I'm not making progress as much as I probably should be after over 24 hours, but oh well, that's game jams for ya.

I now have the basic mechanics implemented, including the "LoopBots" that copy your movements to harvest resources (and more, to be implemented later)

A pic isn't enough to do it justice, I'd need a video/gif, but I lack the wizardry needed to make gifs within the size limit for Ludum Dare