Atomic Space Vikings by AtomicVikings

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made by AtomicVikings for LD31 (JAM)
Atomic Space Vikings

This is Atomic Vikings’ 4th ludum dare entry!

This one is called: “Atomic Space Vikings”.

In this real time strategy game you must harvest asteroids to earn credits.
Said credits will provide you with the ability to build units.
These units can then fight against the enemy and ultimately bring down their station.

You can build different ships:

Harvester - This ship can only mine asteroids for valuables. This ship has no guns and thus is completely defenseless.

Frigate - Your basic fighter, equipped with a standard issue PewPewLazer™ 2000.

Cruiser - This hunk of metal features a pretty sizable cannon to shoot down enemies at medium range

Carrier - This ship causes destruction everywhere it goes. Equipped with a PewPewLazer™ 9000 and a PewPewLazer™ 3000, this ship can blow enemy ships to pieces from afar, while putting up a defense against close range ships.
This ship is the only ship that is able to destroy the enemy station.

Controls:
1-4 = build harvester, frigate, cruiser, carrier.
c = removing the last added order from the factory order list if the order is not already in production

The rest of the controls are pretty much standard RTS controls:

Left click a unit selects it.
Left click and drag, then release to select multiple units.
With SHIFT or CONTROL held down you can select multiple units by clicking on them. Every unit you click adds to the selection.
With a unit selected, right click to assign them to move to that position.
Units attack automagically, but you can always give them a specific target by right clicking an enemy

When a unit is selected, you will notice a red circle around the unit, this circle indicates the range of the unit’s weapons.

Game is written from scratch in Java. We have used libGdx as OpenGL library.

Enjoy! :D

Ratings

Coolness 37% 1783
Overall(Jam) 4.22 10
Audio(Jam) 3.96 47
Fun(Jam) 4.13 10
Graphics(Jam) 4.07 140
Humor(Jam) 2.52 543
Innovation(Jam) 3.31 328
Mood(Jam) 3.74 103
Theme(Jam) 3.89 201

Feedback

RedPanda
09. Dec 2014 · 02:11 UTC
You guys rock!
sharp911
09. Dec 2014 · 02:16 UTC
Good job
Punio85
09. Dec 2014 · 02:16 UTC
nice one ;)
Interface
09. Dec 2014 · 03:01 UTC
Really cool. I'll try again now that I know I need a carrier to destroy the enemy mother ship :)
hazarman
09. Dec 2014 · 04:13 UTC
I cannot seem to open the file to play it after downloading :( looks nice though
p1x3lruckus
09. Dec 2014 · 04:17 UTC
ehh... it's too big for my monitor, can you make one that's either resizable or smaller? IDK I guess it's after submission. Looks good though and I wish I could play.
uchiro
09. Dec 2014 · 04:51 UTC
A complete strategy for Ludum Dare is cool.

I think you need to consider the situation. I waited a long time that I have accumulated 5000. My frigates are not allowed to leave even if they had money.
And I'm about two minutes looking at the accumulation of money, ship construction and destruction of the base.

But I liked the game. You are cool.
puppetmaster
09. Dec 2014 · 08:45 UTC
Very cool game. I like the style of the graphics.
Domicuc
09. Dec 2014 · 09:56 UTC
Nice game. :) Also check our project -- P.S cute graphics x)
sirdorius
09. Dec 2014 · 10:05 UTC
Great entry guys! I beat the AI silly but I don't understand how to actually finish the match
Hellequin
09. Dec 2014 · 10:08 UTC
Great game! I really loved to play it! Well done guys!
🎤 AtomicVikings
09. Dec 2014 · 10:15 UTC
To finish the game you have to destroy the enemy factory. This is only possible with a carrier.
Yarek
09. Dec 2014 · 10:39 UTC
Really cool game
janovbyrnisson
09. Dec 2014 · 10:48 UTC
Well done. :)
arg-games
09. Dec 2014 · 10:48 UTC
Great to see another strategy game entry! :)

Had fun playing it, even though the game was too big for my laptop and not resizable. Some interactions could use a little visual feedback (like a harvest-click on a rock). And the move-target for the units could be rendered on top of everything else, so it's always visible.

Had fun watching the Carrier crush everything! :D And love the trail particle effects. :)

Cheers
Team-KwaKwa
09. Dec 2014 · 10:51 UTC
A really good game, maybe a bit slow, but I played on easy mode, so it is expected.
Really good mood.
Here is my playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27flhiwwomc
Gamepopper
09. Dec 2014 · 10:55 UTC
This game looks great! I really need to get better at RTS games.
muramasa
09. Dec 2014 · 11:00 UTC
It's a beautiful game. I love these games. I like the atmosphere, and the theme, and the way things are. I would like to see a later version of this.
Overall this game is great, but in terms of innovation it lacks a little. It's the only thing! Because the game is lovely and I enjoyed playing it (on the easiest since I am the worst at playing games).
RougeRogue
09. Dec 2014 · 11:28 UTC
This game is pretty damn fun to play! Music is great, graphics are great, gameplay is great... One thing I didn't like, though, is how, one you destroy the enemy harvesters, the game gets a bit too easy. Since the enemies can no longer generate money, they aren't able to create any more ships and the game becomes really dull and boring. You probably could have made it so that the money will slowly increase whether you have harvesters harvesting money or not. But nonetheless great game.
biscuitWizard
09. Dec 2014 · 13:14 UTC
Really great game! Suffered from vulnerability to the 'zerg rush' problem, but it was a great idea to make the carrier the only ship capable of taking down stations.

Good design, and I'm surprised you were able to flesh it out so completely in so little time!
🎤 AtomicVikings
09. Dec 2014 · 15:20 UTC
@all: we fixed the zerg rush problem, we considered it gamebreaking, it is still possible, but now it requires more effort
🎤 AtomicVikings
09. Dec 2014 · 15:24 UTC
Timelaps of our development is coming soon...Still downloading everything. If you want to stay in contact with us please follow us on twitter: @atomicvikings
efux
09. Dec 2014 · 21:57 UTC
One of my favourite entries so far. Very complete! 5 out of 5!
zompi
09. Dec 2014 · 22:01 UTC
Yaay, I won on easy mode :D I'm so awesome. And this game is awesome - full powered RTS. This is something I wouldn't expect.
I made a huge army and put enemy to his base. And then Carrier has arrived! Whoa, this game is awesome, I bow before you for it.
Warboys
10. Dec 2014 · 03:13 UTC
Great game, seriously. Really fun stuff. The only issue I have (which is what a lot of others have been saying) is that only the Carrier can kill the base which means you have to wait ages even if you've already effectively won the game. Letting everyone attack the base would open up a lot more strategies
oranebeast
11. Dec 2014 · 06:34 UTC
Best. LD. Game. EVER!
drnick
11. Dec 2014 · 07:01 UTC
So interesting to see a RTS in LD!
It is also interesting to see that apparently all team members cooperated in the making of the game, even surprisingly there was more than one guy doing programming.
olligobber
11. Dec 2014 · 07:18 UTC
Awesome
Aru Nyan
11. Dec 2014 · 13:56 UTC
Unplayable as well, too big for my screen.
Boracho
11. Dec 2014 · 13:57 UTC
wowzers! this is one of the best entries I've seen this time round! art is awesome, sound is awesome, gameplay seems balanced. Are you sure you only did this over one weekend? Color me beyond impressed. My only complaint is it's not an overly clever play on the theme. Awesome work guys!
pjimmy
11. Dec 2014 · 14:07 UTC
nice little strategy game, well done
Gins
11. Dec 2014 · 14:23 UTC
Wow that was really impressive, and I'm not really a fan of strategy games but this was really well made! Congratulations on this!
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
11. Dec 2014 · 14:25 UTC
Really fun game, great entry. :)
cabezotta
11. Dec 2014 · 15:56 UTC
Great entry! i really enjoy strategy games!
indie4fun
11. Dec 2014 · 18:05 UTC
It was hard to build the carrier, but I made it! Nice game, the music really fits in, reminds me of Starcraft :)
Recursiveanomaly
11. Dec 2014 · 18:12 UTC
Love this game. It was a lot of fun ganging up my ships on them. Very polished.
Crocanti de Pollo
12. Dec 2014 · 12:17 UTC
I built three carriers. There is no enemy now. Only space dust. Good.
MintArcade
12. Dec 2014 · 18:54 UTC
Nice entry. Graphics looks really solid and space is .. vast. Coll strategy, take me a while to figure out tactics, but overall it's a fine game.
Sutivu
12. Dec 2014 · 20:42 UTC
Nice strategy game, balanced gameplay and awsome soundtrack :). The Hp barr of our own ships we will more recognizable if they were green tho :)
alyphen
14. Dec 2014 · 15:48 UTC
This was awesome. Loved the music, graphical style, and kept me occupied for ages. Kind of surprised you didn't do a GWT-based version, since you were using libgdx, but it doesn't detract from the game itself at all. With a bit more expansion (multiple galaxies or something?) and maybe online multiplayer, this could definitely become something sellable.
flouiz
15. Dec 2014 · 22:05 UTC
The graphics are really cool, the vessels do not really out of the ordinary but they are good. The game reminds me of the mobile game Mothership. Anyway on a weekend with all that has to do is good work :P
Zayron
18. Dec 2014 · 15:56 UTC
This was a lot of fun!
rd127p77
29. Dec 2014 · 22:45 UTC
Great game