Tiny nomads by Vhalenn

A tiny adventure where you will meet joyful nomads that have been trapped! Help them being all reunited! Gather resources and with the help of your new companions build bridges and break obstacles blocking your way.
Goal -> Rescue all the Tiny-Nomads in cages. (Use "O" the help key if you are lost)
Principle -> Grass feeds your creature at night, (If you don't have enough your shelter will take damage) Yellow creatures don't have special ability, Blue ones can creates bridges with the wood you gathered. Red ones can destroy rocks & they live by night.
Controls -> WASD/ZQSD: Move E / Click: Interact O: Help to find the nearest cage Escape/P: Pause

| Link | https://github.com/Vhalenn/LDJAM56/tree/master |
| Link | https://vhalenn.itch.io/ld-jam-56 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/tiny-nomads |
Ratings
| Overall | 98th | 4.093⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 214th | 3.791⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 342th | 3.547⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 43th | 4.375⭐ | 46🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 27th | 4.67⭐ | 46🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 54th | 4.155⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 21th | 4.407⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 13🗳️ | 12🗨️ |
I'll point out that some bridges are a bit difficult to navigate with 8 directional movement, but nothing too hard.
Great job doing all that in 3 days!
You are great.
I've added it to my bookmarks and will play again!
Loved the vibes and the art!
@fishmasterino To explain more clearly, grass is consumed during the night by the creatures, if you don't have enough your shelter will loose life and potentially be destroyed (game over).
The day & Night cycle changes how creatures follow you, they rest at night except the last kind that is awake at night.
@hajpappan Ha sorry for that, I tried to make a tutorial without any words but Should have done more drawings on the rocks for that and I didn't had enough time. I just added a Help mode with "O" where it gives you the direction of the closest trapped creatures.
I also appreciate you having different music tracks for day and night. Though, they were a little bit repetitive.
Thanks for the entry! <3
One time the little Nomads where stuck in their cage, but apart from that the game worked well. :)
As @Brainoid mentioned I would also prefer a bit more challenge.
Little hazards could be used for example.
What I want you to ask.
Did you have further ideas, which couldn't be included in the game, because of the deadline?
Congrats to your finished game!
Have fun exploring the other Ludum Dare games. :)
Really good job !
I didn't really understead or cared about the management/survival mechanics but the exploration of this tiny 3D world was really cute ✨
@mibi88 I am sorry to read that, I updated this page with way more informations, in game what the first mural says it you need Food and Wood, otherwise your creatures are starving and your camp got destroyed.
@doot Thank you so much for testing the game! Yes I think the management side is so little I could have completely drop it.
@haoro I would have dreamed of that but maybe too much animation work.
@lllarso Originally I wanted to have multiple shelters, you have to fix because the wind damage it, a lot more resources like coal to heat better the camp, but I ended up making the game more friendly and dropping some camp locations because it was way too big of a world to craft/make look pretty.
@brainoid I didn't wanted to make the game punishing as it is a very chill one, so in the end I think it would maybe had a better choice to drop it and be 100% peaceful. Didn't made the best decisions on this.
