HAIRDIVERS by Surfa
ATTENTION HAIRDIVERS
The embedded HTML5 version of the game may not load in all browsers, please try the version linked on itch.io (below) if the embedded version shows an error. For an even better experience, download the native Windows or Linux builds from itch.io. These will perform better than the web versions.
Please note that with godot HTML exports there can be a stutter on the first play of new sound effects. Also with the single threaded export scene loading can take a little while so after the intro the game might take a second to load.
Introduction
HAIRDIVERS is the action shooter you have all been waiting for. Fight for the honourable NITMIN CO. HAIRDIVERS as you ensure that every scalp is clear of nits/lice and super.
Those tiny creatures won't know what hit them as you utilize such weapons as: * Pistol * SMG * Shotgun / Auto Shotgun * Mini Gun
Dive feet first into hair in the first ever nit extermination video game!
Dropped into pates unknown, its your task to deal with the local head lice infestation. Wipe out enough to get the attention of the queen, and exterminate them! You'll receive regular support in via hair care packages.
Weapon drops have limited ammo, keep an eye on your remaining ammo on the right of your screen. Watch you health at the bottom of the screen too!
The in-game introduction cinematic will explain everything else. Good luck!
Controls:
- WASD Keys - Movement
- Mouse - Aim
- Mouse button 1 - Shoot
*Controller Support is there but mainly for desktop downloads. Web support for controls is not ideal but remapping can make it work.
Running on Linux: Grab the file from the itch.io links and then you will need to mark the file as an executable:
$ chmod +x HAIRDIVERS
Or use your GUI of choice.
| Link | https://mistagiggles.itch.io/hairdivers |
| Link | https://mistagiggles.itch.io/hairdivers |
| Link | https://mistagiggles.itch.io/hairdivers |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/hairdivers |
Ratings
| Overall | 62th | 4.161⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 27th | 4.226⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 641th | 3.18⭐ | 63🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 69th | 4.311⭐ | 63🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 527th | 3.694⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 207th | 3.758⭐ | 62🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 6th | 4.492⭐ | 63🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 152th | 4.042⭐ | 62🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 65🗳️ | 122🗨️ |
I would have felt more of a Helldivers vibe if there had been more bugs \*laugh\*
PS: nice voice-acting 😎
Art style, sound design - everything is just perfect. Absolutely great job!
There was some initial lag when playing for the first time. I think it is Godot compiling shaders. Check out this youtube video how to fix the shder compilation problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG-H-IfXUqI&t=437s
@alyxx116 Yeah, it definitely is very frustrating when you get surrounded. I wish we had a bit more time to add some sort of pushback powerup or something as a last ditch effort to not die in a mosh pit of headlice :laughing:
@obliterine The care package DEFINITELY can go out of bounds... We should have done something about this but felt it wasn't quite as high priority as some of the other tasks at the time.
@martta Is it definitely shader compilation? We noticed the hangs when loading but presumed it was when new sounds were being loaded in. We tried to fix the problem but couldn't dedicate any more time to it unfortunately :frowning2:
@bobap The difficulty definitely is quite RNG. I was responsible for trying to balance difficulty and I tried very hard to make sure you would always get useful supply drops. It's almost there but sadly sometimes it seems you're just destined to not be able to win...
Making the bugs (or the hair) different color would have made the hair care a bit easier! Well done and fun!
*~~Scratches head~~*
**oops!**
very fun game though, those guns are gonna give me carpel tunnel though.
Some nitpicking. I would liked to have weapon selection so I could manage the ammo of weapons though trying to get enemies stack up before shooting for optimal shotgun use is fun too. The final boss was little easy since there was no adds.
I dont know why but i missed first carepackets appearing which discounraged me from moving encourage me to mostly circle around. I expected that behaviour would let carepackets to no miss/go far which appeared to work. There could have been couple of voicelines for the carepack drop since your sounds where otherways so good but hearing exact same voice line got little old and i was expecting some jokes etc more.
I did get stuck for some reason so I died but I understand about having bugs.
Overall sick game!
CARE PACKAGE INCOMING!