Harbour Master by hierarch

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made by hierarch for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

Manage a congested harbour in the industrial revolution. Make shillings, smoke tobacco, become an exemplar of logistical dominion.

Ratings

Overall 389th 3.75⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 380th 3.667⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 117th 4⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 570th 3.639⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 662th 3.444⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Audio 368th 3.528⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 582th 3.5⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 8🗨️

Feedback

Wbertrand
02. Oct 2023 · 22:13 UTC
Art, audio, and mechanics were all really well done! Would have been nice to have a bit more info / tutorial at the start, but once I got the hang of the interactions it was a lot of fun lining up the cargo to the correct ship!
Dioinecail
02. Oct 2023 · 22:40 UTC
I really like the crisp graphics, they have a certain oldschool aesthetics :)

At first I thought that you push the lane that's supposed to move, but after a few fails I understood that it's the other way around

I don't know why but after a few levels I got a bit anxious and decided not to continue playing. I feel like it would be better to select the lane to move instead of moving two other lanes but it might be just me

Overall id say it's a top 5 contender, very well made!
Chaineddreamer
03. Oct 2023 · 12:42 UTC
Great idea and execution. one of the most fun LD54 games I've played. Art and mood are fantastic. The game mechanic works great too. maybe it needs a tutorial level. I dumped lots of stuff in the water at first!
Scott Cooper
03. Oct 2023 · 14:39 UTC
Took a second to figure it out, but I liked the idea, and the art style was pretty cool too! Good job!
Zach Rouhana
04. Oct 2023 · 04:13 UTC
Awesome mechanics. Would like to see this with deeper gameplay loops
Jagman
04. Oct 2023 · 09:56 UTC
It took me a while to understand that I have to choose ships and choose their cargo types, but after that it's quite an interesting and novel idea. I can imagine that with more content it will be a nice game.
c42
04. Oct 2023 · 10:01 UTC
It took me a couple of minutes to figure out the game, but it was fun when I did! A short tutorial (even on the LD page) would be great, and I would really like to be reminded of the order of the items on the ship, which I found a little counter-intuitive. Otherwise a nice concept!
digital bacon
04. Oct 2023 · 10:06 UTC
Nice game. Took a minute to figure out what I was supposed to do, but got there in the end. Well done!
ArivanEverdingen
09. Oct 2023 · 00:59 UTC
took a minute to get started but once i figured everything out it was really fun!
LDJam user 309641
09. Oct 2023 · 23:53 UTC
It took a few attempts to figure out what was going on, but one I did I really enjoyed the mechanics and the atmosphere! You could take it to the next level with some explicit tutorials and background music!
someone
16. Oct 2023 · 22:26 UTC
Nice idea, well executed. Smoking the pope was a nice touch to give it more personality.
The mechanics were a bit unclear at first, such as what order the items had to be in the ship, but easy enough to figure out through trial and error.
I did run into some situations where it didn't seem possible to survive. I managed to get 80 shillings, but then hit a game over trying to figure out what the wave button that appeared did.
Some explanations would have been nice, but overall, great job.