Birbs Chat by SpaghettiCupcake

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made by SpaghettiCupcake for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Chat with other players at The Seeds Restaurant! PLEASE DON'T PLAY THIS IF YOU'RE UNDER 13 because this game is NOT actively moderated! screenshot.png You don't know how much I've been looking for an excuse to make an online multiplayer game for Ludum Dare! When I saw the "Tiny Creatures" theme I imagined a bunch of, well, tiny creatures together. I decided that those tiny creatures would be birds and that it would be online multiplayer!

This is not a competitive game. Just chat with the tiny birds! If the server is not down, of course.

How To Play:

To move click anywhere on the game's screen.

To chat click on the chat textbox, press Enter to send.

The game will probably be empty most of the time, but you could tell some friends to play it with you!

Also, the server might be down sometimes.

I probably should also clarify that to make this I used an online multiplayer base I made much before this game jam. That's why I didn't submit this for Compo. For the jam I basically just removed unfinished logic, swapped textures, modified and added a tiny bit of code, and had to figure out how to host it! (Actually, the hosting part took the most amount of time.) Also, I had never tested this on multiple computers so I didn't know whether it would even work!

Ratings

Overall 988th 2.938⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 962th 2.78⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 819th 2.942⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1027th 2.635⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 902th 2.88⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 756th 2.62⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 982th 2.78⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 0🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

Foursay
07. Oct 2024 · 03:43 UTC
looks interesting plz pin me when the server is online!
LDJam user 43351
07. Oct 2024 · 06:51 UTC
I tried this yesterday while the server was online. I love that you made a literal working chat room for this jam. Multiplayer is no easy task so I applaud you for making this in such a short timespan! I think some small minigame for everyone to participate in would be fun, like a word on the wall that gets slowly revealed like "b**d" and people could guess it like "BIRD" and then it would just show "Jejkobb guessed the word first!". Anyways just a potential idea if you decide to keep working on it a bit. Great job!
🎤 SpaghettiCupcake
07. Oct 2024 · 12:31 UTC
@jejkobb Thank you!!! I probably should clarify that to make this I used an online multiplayer base I made much before this game jam. That’s why I didn’t submit this for Compo. For the jam I basically just removed unfinished logic, modified and added a tiny bit of code, swapped textures and had to figure out how to host it!

I added this clarification to the game's description now!
Mael Rios
07. Oct 2024 · 22:25 UTC
This is awesome, had ton of fun playing with @spaghetticupcake !! (I'm mexican by the way).

the graphics make a really cozy and also troubling mood for the restaurant, I love it!
Mechazawa
07. Oct 2024 · 22:39 UTC
I enjoyed my time at the restaurant. Compliments to the chef for the exquisite bird seed melange
Foursay
08. Oct 2024 · 03:44 UTC
I showed up when you pinged me so guess who that was! ;) Appreciate the chill vibe here lol
MikeyA
08. Oct 2024 · 13:36 UTC
It is fun chatting with people
Timonpoika
08. Oct 2024 · 13:48 UTC
Fun base for something, but sadly no interaction other than chatting. But great work getting it working on time!
WegPast
08. Oct 2024 · 14:02 UTC
This was a really nice experience right after a Ludum Dare x)
I had fun talking to other devs :)
Should keep a server up and, like, create a "After Ludum-Dare Cafe" where exhausted dev come to say "hi" :3
Nice job, a bit far from the theme though
![2024-10-08_15-54.png](///raw/415/d1/z/67ecb.png)
Temperance
08. Oct 2024 · 14:05 UTC
funny
dhim
08. Oct 2024 · 14:59 UTC
Nice design, controls are smooth. Sadly I was alone, I shouted a bit, Don't know what to do when no one is around.

Multiplayer on game jam are tricky if no one shows up when you are there to rate them.
Maybe have some sort of replay of previous players, repeating what they said before (that would probably lead to hilarious conversation) Trying to guess if you are alone in the room, if other are real birds (or drone by the gov :D )
Kevin Meissner
08. Oct 2024 · 15:01 UTC
Not really a game, but a nice idea, like it
thanks
panicmore
08. Oct 2024 · 15:05 UTC
What a unique idea for a game jam! Chatted with a couple of other players about their games and whether it was chatGPT or not (I don't think it is)

I wish there was some more interaction - maybe chequers or something (Ambitious in the time frame i know)

Felt like a nice little break
velvetlobster
08. Oct 2024 · 15:28 UTC
I enjoyed sitting here pretending to be the bar manager. 😄

![Screenshot 2024-10-08 122638.png](///raw/0e4/e/z/67f35.png)
Fupi
08. Oct 2024 · 15:55 UTC
I love games like this! It's really simple but it does all it seeks to do, so I think it's good!! I invited some friends to play but unfortunately I think we crashed the server ;w; after 3 people joined we were disconnected and can't log back in.

Unfortunately I didn't finish my game in time so I can't rate, sorry, just wanted to appreciate the work!
🎤 SpaghettiCupcake
08. Oct 2024 · 15:57 UTC
@fupi Thank you!!! I started the server again now! It might work this time!
Theyflower
08. Oct 2024 · 15:57 UTC
It didn't work for me. I could send chat messages but didn't see myself or anyone else. Did you test it on firefox/linux?
🎤 SpaghettiCupcake
08. Oct 2024 · 15:59 UTC
@theyflower The server crashed for a moment, it could've been that! It's running again!
erasemenot
08. Oct 2024 · 16:06 UTC
nice lobby chat, I wish we can eat and drink there
Theyflower
08. Oct 2024 · 16:07 UTC
I tried again and it didn't work, wonder if me joining crashes it? LOL
Fupi
08. Oct 2024 · 16:08 UTC
I'm so sorry me and my friends joined again and it crashed again :sob: I don't know what I'm doing!
🎤 SpaghettiCupcake
08. Oct 2024 · 16:15 UTC
@fupi @theyflower Now I actually shut it down myself for a second, you probably joined at that precise moment! Sorry! It's (probably) running again!

Thank you for having wanted to try it!
SMielke
08. Oct 2024 · 16:21 UTC
Such an interesting concept! It’s really unique and captivating.
petit
08. Oct 2024 · 17:59 UTC
The server is always down. :(
Wendel Scardua
08. Oct 2024 · 20:40 UTC
My suggestion seems to have backfired, sorry (but at least I got to play it enough to rate it)
🎤 SpaghettiCupcake
08. Oct 2024 · 20:44 UTC
@wendel-scardua It's OK!! I actually wanted a streamer to play it since before the suggestion anyway!
Thank you for playing it and for the rating it!!!
Lizz
10. Oct 2024 · 03:46 UTC
I wanted to check it out, give me a ping when you put it back online!