As a homage to the legend that was Keith Flint, I have him on a camping trip , kicking trees to drop wood and avoiding wolves.
There's still a ton of actual game mechanic to make, but this time I reckon I've done a better job on the light effects.
And if anyone interested, I am streaming intermittently. It was fun to have my first viewer after 5 years or so.
Still need to make it a working game... no panic. Only 9 hours. Ahhhh.
You play the legend that was Keith Flint, you start and keep your fire going throughout the night, besieged by foxes stealing your wood, and possibly bonus enemies..
Here's some progress - music / sound/ menus / wolf sprites/gameplay not done yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBCe3Apv38s
I need to upload the post-dare version with the jiggled variables so it's a bit easier to play.
Here's me an hour ago being slightly less tired than I am now, are people powering through 48h no naps?
My game , being it's about Fire starting is a tribute the late legend Keith Flint of Prodigy fame.
I'd meant to add in more Prodigy easter eggs, but I barely scraped a finished game. I'll maybe patch things post-dare. :smiley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEnCsg-BHzw
Since it wasn't clear why you won, I updated the GUI. I also added a tutorial/guide to show what to do!
Play here:
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/keiths-flint-steel
Pics:
Since I didn't see posted, here's a repeat of the ones from 45. Give props to these users for saving you from RSI / Carpal Tunnel Syndrome via smashing the MOre MOre MOre button for another grid of 6... !1111
https://tsjo.st/r/ld46/
Allows you to pick a random one, or search by type etc. Loads of options.
It's also is good for seeing how original your idea is - like, I search 'fire' / 'campfire' this round, I get 26.
Copy and paste into excel :nerd:
Allows you to see WAY more than on the LD rollodex
http://ludumdare.itch.io
Thanks to @ithildin for pointing out last LD that Itchio had this! :)
If you've not played yet, the Firestarter keeps the fire going throughout the night!
A little tribute to the legend that was Keith Flint.
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/keiths-flint-steel
Play here https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/keiths-flint-steel
Now includes indicators to help you find the fire, grid snapping for kicking trees, and squirrels that fall out the tree when you kick it.
I'll do a playthrough shortly.
I did a quick playthrough of my game - this one shows also some of the fixes / tweaks post-compo.
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/keiths-flint-steel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veXFOIi3CL0
Time for sleep now!
A tribute to the Firestarter Keith Flint of the Prodigy.
Kicking and Throwing is done automatically. Arrows / Touch controls if mobile.
Music/FX in FlStudio, Game in Construct 2, Visuals in Adobe Photoshop CC 2015
I'm thinking I should have made it more descriptive of the game than just a floating head. Now I've added the 'HTML 5' , it says a lot more right? This is my tribute to the original Firestarter and legend Keith Flint.
Here's my entry into the 'Keep the campfire alive' sub-genre for LD 46.
I can't remember if I shared. I added / fixed some of the major things mentioned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veXFOIi3CL0
If you've not played yet, the Firestarter keeps the fire going throughout the night!
A little tribute to the legend that was Keith Flint.
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/keiths-flint-steel
Damn, maybe next year I'll upgrade my PC and do something that's not a pixel art platformer with chiptune.
My bets are on 'Stuck in a loop', 'Decay' or 'Layers' - with the more ambiguous interpretations possible.
Sonic homage , to be played as 2nd person, taking in a theme that didn't make the cut as a bonus. ( Whatever happened to the 'official' bonus themes? :confounded: )
I had a half baked idea for the first day that had way too much scope to be done well, this is what I came up with today, hence it's rather basic look.
There are hamsters and acid though.
Here's a Post-Dare update - it didn't help scrapping the first days work after creating a horrendously complicated system to do some very simple things ( and trying to do player AI ).
Apologies if I've not played so many this compo, I'm in the same boat as a lot of you I guess and trying to find work in an increasingly difficult environment! I'm going to make sure I've played and rated before the compo ends!
Play the Post-Compo version here : https://johnnysix.net/games/HamsterLoops/
Day 1 game - Scrapped
Day 2 game - with Post-Dare Polish( Gameplay / UI etc. )
I tried - the Post-Dare one is what it could've been if I hadn't have procrastinated on the first day with a terrible mechanic I ended up scrapping on the second!
After going off into the weeds with the last one, going way to big with scope on the first day, I'll keep it simple this time, so I have more time for polish / gameplay etc.
I've been doing a bit more 3d stuff since the last compo, and even got a machine that can run Unity at a decent speed, however I might just stick to the old tried and tested Construct 2, given it's now being retired this year and I won't be able to use it for the next jam!
