We just wanted to say thank you for all the positive feedback we received! The Ludum Dare was a blast and we will update our game St. Hestia with all the information we got in the upcoming days. Even Vesta will make it into the game then!
Since our team had lots of fun developing our Ludum Dare entry St. Hestia, we decided to deliver a massive post Gamejam update! We received a lot of feedback for our game and dealt with most of it. In this posting you can find out which changes have been made and which content has been added.
For those who want to play it and still haven't - here's the link: https://sleeprunner.itch.io/st-hestia
Global Timer - After a few tests and a lot of feedback, we decided to shorten the timer to six minutes (for now). This should result in a different game feel. The value might be adjusted after a bit more testing.
Compass - Some of you got lost in the woods, so we implemented a compass for you. The widget always points in the general direction of the campfire, which makes it a lot easier to find your way back.
After that being said we want to thank you for all the positive feedback we received.
Also thank you @jake-marks for playing the game and streaming it on Twitch! We gained so helpful insights through your stream.
Thanks for playing St. Hestia - It means a lot to us!
If you find any bugs, feel free to message me or my team members! :)
In order to reduce the data consumption on our private PCloud address, we have removed the PCloud download link. The link was replaced by the game’s official Game Jolt site, which is now live.
We also updated our Ludum Dare Site and put some fancy gifs in there.
You still can download St. Hestia via Itch.io, but for those who prefer Game Jolt, this is the way to go:
In the meantime I have found the time to play some of the Ludum Dare titles. There are thousands of submissions this time, which means that you will most likely only get to see a small fraction of all games. Anyways - I would like to introduce you to some of my favorites:
* Woodpunk * - Seriously? A complete Soundtrack with 22 tracks and a highly polished game? Good Job.
* MELT * - Great Idea, great execution. Perfect Jam Game.
* Milk for A Dead Man * - Deliver Milk to a Papyrus-esque skeleton king. A super funny game, where you play as the dungeon's traps.
* Mount Ookie * - Fell in love with the artstyle and it turned out to be a great game too.
* Remember, Apollo * - The first game I tested - instant bullseye. Poetic, artistic, and well executed.
* FireKeeper * - More like an artsy experience - I don't want to spoil it at this point. Definitely worth checking out!
* Delivery Hero * - You play as a cute little bird and deliver some toilet paper to isolated people. Corona leaves its marks.
* Embers * - Beatiful pixel art, high level of polished and very fun to play.
The selection is - of course - purely subjective. If you have any recommendations, feel free to comment or message me!
If you want to check out our game, you can do it here: * St. Hestia *
Stay healthy and don't let them real life shadows harm you!
Ludum Dare 46 comes to an end - there are only three days remaining to vote for all of those precious games.
For those who want to play St. Hestia and still haven’t - here’s the link: https://sleeprunner.itch.io/st-hestia
Have a nice weekend and stay safe!