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Star to Dust by Chii

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made by Chii for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

Create Your Own Universe!

Please use 1920*1080 if possible! :smile:

Music: Switch BGM with M

Control: - Left Click: Move your star - Hold 'A': Make star smaller - Hold 'S': Make star bigger - 'D': Summon a star - 'F': Summon a galaxy - Space: Clear stars

Utilities: - 'R': Save a screenshot (C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\LocalLow\Chii\Stars) - Esc: Quit game

itch.io https://misairu.itch.io/stars
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/star-to-dust

Ratings

Overall 1087th 3.018⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1161th 2.571⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 727th 3.214⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 880th 3.268⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 983th 2.929⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 162th 3.926⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 979th 2.273⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 525th 3.611⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 34🗨️

Feedback

Congeesetador
15. Apr 2024 · 17:40 UTC
Really interesting concept for this theme, sometimes the game would bug out and I wasnt able to make my star bigger but i just relaunched the game and it worked just fine, loved the music for this aswell! I love when games take the theme to a whole different direction than other people do, Good Job!
LDJam user 141701
15. Apr 2024 · 17:45 UTC
Nice entry! I kept trying to build some cool fractals, but i could never *quite* figure out the controls.

One question on asset usage: Did you make the music?
🎤 Chii
15. Apr 2024 · 17:49 UTC
@sirlich thanks!! D is quite trivial, F basically copies the entire current universe (screen), randomize the position, scale (always shrinking) and rotation, then puts it back on the screen.

And yes I made all 4 soundtracks used in this one :)
🎤 Chii
15. Apr 2024 · 17:51 UTC
@congeesetador Thank you!! I haven't been able to reproduce that bug myself, but I will take a look if more players report of the same.
LDJam user 141701
15. Apr 2024 · 17:52 UTC
@chii Nice job on the soundtracks! They were good enough that I questions a bit if they were created for the jam :)

My girlfriend who's more musically inclined than me says the third track is her favorite.
🎤 Chii
15. Apr 2024 · 17:56 UTC
@sirlich Glad to know that you guys enjoyed my music! I made the bgm for my other 3 LD entries as well, with mixed feedbacks (ratings). Curious to know how this one turn out ^^"
Brandon McDonald
15. Apr 2024 · 18:00 UTC
Like others I had some issues with making the start bigger as it would just increase the size of everything.
Movement was very smooth and sound was high quality!
It would've been nice to have a controls screen in the game (maybe a UI menu?) or some kind of intro so that I didn't need to keep going back to my browser.
🎤 Chii
15. Apr 2024 · 18:05 UTC
@brandon-mcdonald Thanks for your feedback! I'm speculating that it might've been a resolution issue. Would you mind sharing what your resolution is?
Brandon McDonald
15. Apr 2024 · 18:36 UTC
I was full screen on my laptop which is 1920x1200. I recommend you set your canvas to "scale with screen size" if it isn't already
🎤 Chii
15. Apr 2024 · 18:44 UTC
@brandon-mcdonald I'll check it out when I get some time. Thanks again!
Moonblast
15. Apr 2024 · 19:38 UTC
Simple but amazing game, very experimental idea, ethereal graphics and music create a great atmosphere
LDJam user 383763
15. Apr 2024 · 20:20 UTC
I like the experimental idea and the way how I can move star and change the star to smaller one - then it looks like the star traveled to far away galaxy :). Almost it looked like the moving star can be friend with every star or galaxy created.
Bronino
15. Apr 2024 · 21:49 UTC
Absolutely not what I expected, but ended up chilling and creating something nice.
Well played, this is a very original entry.
schizoid2k
16. Apr 2024 · 01:32 UTC
Music was great and really added to the atmosphere. I spent some time just listening to the music and relaxing with the stars. Well done!
MetaGen
16. Apr 2024 · 04:42 UTC
Music...is good.
Brandsma
16. Apr 2024 · 10:52 UTC
As others mentioned, music is good. Also enjoy the fact that it is not Yet Another Run Of The Mill Summoning Game (YAROTMSG). Nice one!
ffffchai
16. Apr 2024 · 13:28 UTC
I enjoyed pressing F to see the random stars, and the mood is great.I also can't see the UI in full screen at 1920*1080 resolution. But it doesn't matter. Nice Job!
Sodoj
16. Apr 2024 · 16:45 UTC
This was a very calming and relaxing experience. Sometimes the only thing you need is an empty canvas and a star shaped brush to express how you are feeling. Well done!
xuanqiuyun
17. Apr 2024 · 03:02 UTC
Beautiful games,It feels so relaxing.
Nomus
18. Apr 2024 · 00:27 UTC
I had fun, very nice little game and dope music

![screenshot_20240418_022554.png](///raw/630/32/z/643f2.png)
Parker8283
18. Apr 2024 · 00:50 UTC
Cute little game! And either my keyboard is on backwards, or maybe I'm crazy, but for me 'A' was to make the star smaller, and 'S' was to make it bigger. Which is backwards from what the post says.
Thanks for participating!
🎤 Chii
18. Apr 2024 · 03:36 UTC
@parker8283 omg I just noticed I got the instructions wrong the whole time nooooooooooo haha thanks for pointing it out! :smile:
🎤 Chii
18. Apr 2024 · 03:38 UTC
@nomus Yours is better than anything I came up with!
Sariiger
19. Apr 2024 · 21:31 UTC
This game feels like an out-of-body experience. It's very relaxing and something I would've never expected to see. Good job!
LDJam user 375382
20. Apr 2024 · 08:57 UTC
An interesting experience. It felt like there was a bug somewhere, so I was unable to do anything anymore. Still, good, relaxing experience among all the more action and horror oriented submissions!
AffinityChris
27. Apr 2024 · 18:08 UTC
Cute! It's a neat little experience, with some nice music.
JamieOK
28. Apr 2024 · 18:08 UTC
Just a nice little fun time :smile: I spent a few minutes delicately placing stars of various sizes before I hit the 'Galaxy' button before spamming it to see the stars get smaller and smaller. A strangely calming and artistic entry, thanks for making it!