salt by lody

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made by lody for LD32 (JAM)
stop the snails from destroying your garden with salts!

controls:
* wasd/arrow keys - move
* q - switch between salt, water, and seeds
* space - use items (water and salt needs to be held down)

items:
* seeds - make plants!
* water - heals plants to full hp, they start off weak and snails make them weaker
* salt - deter the snails from eating your plants!

it is a bit difficult as we didn't get to play test too much, but we hope you like it!

update 22/4/2015:
* fixed input propagating to browser causing page to scroll down on space input
* fixed game resetting on end (replay)
* fixed bug causing salt item to spam and replace other items (typo)
* fixed bug of array bounds not spawning snails to all locations
* cleaned source

Ratings

Coolness 45% 1497
Overall(Jam) 2.69 924

Feedback

Techblogogy
22. Apr 2015 · 19:20 UTC
I'm so freaking salty
Larzan
23. Apr 2015 · 08:19 UTC
Nice concept, but diificult, i couldn't grow more than one pepper... and even that was a fight...
Bardikus
23. Apr 2015 · 08:50 UTC
A little too difficult
lebrokholic
23. Apr 2015 · 09:18 UTC
Yeeeeeeah, I like hardcore games! :D
Demy
23. Apr 2015 · 09:31 UTC
Is there any option to salt snail befor it eate plant? I actually couldn't do it.
🎤 lody
23. Apr 2015 · 09:40 UTC
no there isn't >3< i didn't think of that - the best you can do is heal the plant up as much as possible but the timing makes it very tough! yeah it is a bit hard~ i didn't have time to properly test it, however it is possible to stay alive for a very long time! thanks for the feedbacks! :)
gormed
23. Apr 2015 · 11:03 UTC
Puh, this is hard, managed to grew only one :P
yuigoto
23. Apr 2015 · 11:46 UTC
The idea is pretty nice, but it's a little bit difficult! >_<

Still couldn't grow a plant, but will keep playing 'til I get to. This whole "change your tool, then use" makes it a little bit hard to salt the snails, because they're too...erm..."fast"? :P

But I liked the concept of the game overall, building upon a strategy/tower defense style in a different way.
GTA LUDUM V
23. Apr 2015 · 17:03 UTC
Too difficult, the snail always eat my plant.
ruerob
24. Apr 2015 · 08:36 UTC
Very difficult game but nice game!
jmborden
26. Apr 2015 · 05:10 UTC
Another salt/slugs/snail game. This makes it the fifth I've seen so far, including mine. Oh well, at least we're not in the fart game club =).
Adreqi
04. May 2015 · 12:42 UTC
I see the point, but I simply couldn't make it :')