Secret Weapons Factory! by spin-down

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made by spin-down for LD32 (JAM)
Welcome to the Secret Weapons Factory!

The objective is to build many terrible weapons for the military to use against the incredibly rude pink aliens.

The game is won when the military finally have enough weapons to win the war.

Sadly though, the game is lost when you or your staff are swamped and eaten buy the pink alien hordes.

Such is life in weapons research . . .

Ratings

Coolness 75% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.36 398
Fun(Jam) 3.35 290
Graphics(Jam) 2.45 863
Humor(Jam) 2.91 493
Innovation(Jam) 3.32 363
Mood(Jam) 2.86 665
Theme(Jam) 3.16 654

Feedback

BabaJaga
21. Apr 2015 路 17:15 UTC
I can see only purple screen :(
馃帳 spin-down
21. Apr 2015 路 19:48 UTC
Dang it! Game breaking bug which only took me a few minutes to fix. I've re-uploaded it now and should work fine. thanks BadaJaga!
Zeriver
21. Apr 2015 路 21:51 UTC
I like the concept and gameplay is pretty cool too.
dunin
22. Apr 2015 路 11:48 UTC
Nice graphics. But I don't really understand how it works and the mouse aiming is pretty hard to control.
Acrimiens
22. Apr 2015 路 18:15 UTC
MInimalist and Fun! Good!
HotBoxGames
22. Apr 2015 路 20:13 UTC
I like that you have to pass the items along the chain, good idea! Nice entry
MFEP
22. Apr 2015 路 20:17 UTC
i like the concept, but it becomes boring after a few waves :/
KhaoTom
22. Apr 2015 路 20:29 UTC
Cool minimal retro arcade style. The gameplay is interesting, I like the split between fighting the hordes and running the factory. The player's own weapon is pretty weak, which gives the game a hectic feel. It would be nice to be able to actually use some of those weapons we are building though.
shrapx
23. Apr 2015 路 09:53 UTC
Fun mechanics in this game. I wonder if anyone has managed to survive the pink alien hordes indefinitely? My score: 467400 / 5 weapons made.
Prowler
24. Apr 2015 路 14:57 UTC
This is fun to play :D Very creative game design. I also like the graphics. Reminds me of the C64 Mafia game. Good job! Bust a move!
Tanser
24. Apr 2015 路 14:57 UTC
Interesting entry!
plokdev
24. Apr 2015 路 19:22 UTC
You should have allowed people to rate the game on graphics. I thought it looked pretty nice.

I enjoyed it once I figured out what to do. I'm not sure how to save my researchers though, which seems to be the thing that gives you a game over. The writing is very funny.
馃帳 spin-down
24. Apr 2015 路 20:03 UTC
Thank you all for the comments.

@polkdev
I personally liked how the graphics style came out but, at the time, seeing the efforts others had put into their own art, I thought it would be a bit cheeky to add it. On reflection however you're right, so I've now added it to the vote categories.
CarlsonAndPeeters
25. Apr 2015 路 06:03 UTC
Nice stuff! Really like the idea of managing research/building while also fending off enemies. I think the fighting enemies part could be improved though; they could be more threatening of a foe, and maybe not be so far away from the research. Great job!
Luke Molnar
25. Apr 2015 路 23:59 UTC
Lonely mac :(
frosty
26. Apr 2015 路 00:10 UTC
Really interesting gameplay, mixing the multi-step weapons development and tactical combat. I agree with the others that the minimal graphics work really well. Nice work!
Sytech
26. Apr 2015 路 14:43 UTC
I liked the minimalistic presentation. Fun concept!
Good job!
jprogman
26. Apr 2015 路 21:52 UTC
The shooting is rather frustrating to work with. I do wish for the shooting angle to be more precise so the aiming would be more forgiving.
I love the little auction feature!
Bastienre4
27. Apr 2015 路 15:54 UTC
I'm sad there is only a Windows version, I would love to try out this game.
diegomachado
28. Apr 2015 路 16:29 UTC
I really like the research/defend/manage loop mechanics! Great job!
Tselmek
29. Apr 2015 路 20:04 UTC
Nice gameplay, it was pretty fun. I'd suggest to balance the difficulty a bit more so that we can survive longer and not run out of money so easily. Also it would be nice if we were able to run several steps of the chain at the same, but that's just my point of view. Good job!
lizard455
02. May 2015 路 17:18 UTC
Pretty interesting! I enjoyed playing this and how it makes you think about how to spend the cash you have.
mathmadlen
02. May 2015 路 19:41 UTC
Very interesting concept! The design is pretty good, I really liked the minimalistic graphics, good job!
reiknight
07. May 2015 路 20:24 UTC
Good job! I love the mechanics and the graphics :D. It's a bit repetitive but entertaining.
Yoon
08. May 2015 路 10:16 UTC
I'm taken back to the time of the Atari Flashback. I loved the weapon suggestions and the gameplay requires some management skills while being right into the action.

I would lower the alien's resistance or reduce the cost of guards, because the feeling of firing everywhere like crazy and not killing anyone is a bit frustrating.

Otherwise it was very enjoyable. Well played.