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Colour Rocket by wilsk

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made by wilsk for LD32 (COMPO)
In the distant future the Empire of Humankind is ruled by evil black and white overlords who have leached all colour from the universe. A small band of rebels have been building a secret weapon which we believe will restore balance to the Empire.

Using your remote control system (WASD) pilot the weapon past the obstacles and defences until it reaches the Empire controlled planets and liberates them. Don't run out of fuel.

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NOTES:

- The first note in the "play" menu is quite loud/piercing/ouch - you've been warned! :)
- Using too much fuel makes your controls go dead, there is no visual cue, but its not a bug

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Things I would/could have done if I'd had more time:

- Make some of the levels a bit more difficult!
- Made a "fuel low" alert (sound and graphics) as people just think the controls are broken :)
- Reduce the volume on the first loud noise on the planet menu
- Add some more levels.
- Add a bit of a storyline


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This is my first LD and my first attempt at making music. Thanks for playing and for your feedback... it's been a fun ride!
Web http://wilsk.itch.io/ld32
Windows http://wilsk.itch.io/ld32
Unity Web Player http://wilsk.itch.io/ld32-unity
Source https://bitbucket.org/willhart/ld32.git
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=50407

Ratings

Coolness 48% 1347
Overall 2.92 782
Audio 2.76 517
Fun 2.60 893
Graphics 3.13 503
Innovation 2.67 841
Mood 2.65 781
Theme 2.67 963

Feedback

leafo
21. Apr 2015 · 09:13 UTC
nice idea, someone seems broken though as the controls stopped working as I was flying
monkeedude1212
21. Apr 2015 · 19:23 UTC
Controls seemed to stop working. Music and audio seemed good though.
TailyILoveYou
21. Apr 2015 · 19:24 UTC
Neat little idea, I like the graphics, though a little easy. Flying right down the center seems to win the first level :P
ndebruyn
21. Apr 2015 · 19:25 UTC
Same as above, controls are lost.
Yazara
21. Apr 2015 · 19:34 UTC
The spinning asteroids look really cool, but a background of space would add a lot to the space feel.
And that fuel mechanic should be mentioned alongside with the controls, I didn't read the last sentence at first and was confused that the rocket stopped.
mitchellsha
21. Apr 2015 · 19:59 UTC
Didn't care for the high-pitched noise that played when you select a planet
JacksGamesSucks
21. Apr 2015 · 20:00 UTC
it took me a while to get that wsad keys work, i didnt see that at the beggining because rocket didnt move.
but i love the idea, well done!
Jerre
21. Apr 2015 · 20:03 UTC
At first I did not get it, but when I did it was a bit more fun. Too simple though, low poly models look good, although also very simple
scorder
21. Apr 2015 · 23:45 UTC
I found it really cool.
Really liked the models and black&white.
More challenging asteroids fields would have been even better.
Eskoala
23. Apr 2015 · 08:23 UTC
I think the controls stop working because you have run out of fuel (blue bar in top right). Fun game, I found it confusing that the background moved rather than me, if you see what I mean. In the end it was more awesome.
Andrea
25. Apr 2015 · 19:11 UTC
Pretty idea for a game but the controls are a little too stiff for it to be interesting! We should start from farther, go faster, en turn faster!
The music is a little stressful too :S
Nice game though!
jumpalottahigh
27. Apr 2015 · 11:20 UTC
Overall very nice idea, I'm assuming the first 3 levels are intended to be easy but if you do expand you have a lot of options what to include or how to evolve the game. Fun idea really! GJ!
MonoS
29. Apr 2015 · 14:25 UTC
Great possibilities of expansion.

Liked the simple and lowpoly graphics and the music, not to short.
mystakin
03. May 2015 · 19:47 UTC
Neat concept, though the perspective makes it difficult to avoid rocks sometimes... and I felt like one time a rock hit me through a planet, but I may just be bad at the game.
A Flat Miner Studios
08. May 2015 · 18:35 UTC
At first I didn't like it, as changing direction was so slow, but then I realized I was approaching it wrong (was expecting it to be more "action-y" at first, so the slow controls seemed wrong). As a "zen" game, it works great, though! This is the type of game I could play for a long time, in the right mood.