The Mosquito Effect (mosquito simulator) by 01rafael

made by 01rafael for LD31 (JAM)

"The Mosquito Effect" is an awesome mosquito simulator. There are no overweighting screens here. Just only one screen is included to entire the day of mosquito life. Oh, I forgot! The entire day of mosquito MUTANT life! You will enjoy this insane game.

By the way, we have created this game by taking a part in a Moscow Microsoft GamesJam on last weekend. The entire game was written for 32 hours by 6 people.The original version of the game was ported to the Oculus VR. If you have Oculus VR then you will download oculus version soon. In any case, you can download the PC version and enjoy this creation.I hope that you will enjoy the mosquito simulator. It's so good , how good may be the game creating for 32 hours.
And one more thing ! The man, who stands by the black stroke - it's a bug ! Do not kill him and fly farther )) And try to aviod collision with any surrounding objects because of camera begin to behave strange.

Management:
up, down , left, right - mouse
acceleration - space

Oculus :
up, down, left, right - turn of the head
acceleration - space

Trailer	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPzNjfLe9A4
Windows	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/65541665/TME/TheMosquitoEffect.rar
Oculus	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/65541665/The%20Mosquito%20Effect%20(all%20platforms%20edition).rar
Late Version (17.12.2014)	https://www.dropbox.com/s/sd1gf09ii01oxyh/TheMosquitoEffect%20%2817.12.2014%29.rar?dl=0
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=11984

Ratings

Coolness	100%	1
Overall(Jam)	2.78	844

Audio(Jam)	2.77	479
Fun(Jam)	2.81	686
Graphics(Jam)	3.06	606
Humor(Jam)	3.17	235
Innovation(Jam)	2.85	622
Mood(Jam)	2.71	733
Theme(Jam)	1.95	1013

Feedback

Kate Kligman

09. Dec 2014 · 05:08 UTC

I like the screaming, also, I didn't realize I was a large mosquito until I was near the two men. I have an Oculus, will be interested in trying the VR version!

🎤 01rafael

09. Dec 2014 · 11:03 UTC

Hi Kate! We broke oculus version tomorow and got to fix it as soon as possible. I will let you know when we finish that. Please stay tuned!

Thanks,
Mike

besieger1

09. Dec 2014 · 22:44 UTC

Has to be the strangest game this LD, yet absolutely brilliant. I can see this being a steam game.

Wezley

09. Dec 2014 · 22:46 UTC

5 star everything from me! Great job! :D

guldlock

09. Dec 2014 · 22:47 UTC

Cool idea but how is it connected to the theme?

🎤 01rafael

09. Dec 2014 · 22:55 UTC

guldlock, I'll try to explain. Well.. mosquito watch only one screen every time during the lifetime. And this screen is his life.
Well... its a joke :)
Seriously, I dont know how to connect this game to theme, but anyway I like this game and I really want to show it to somebody else.

fil00dl

09. Dec 2014 · 22:58 UTC

completely crazy and awesome, nice soundtrack in chillout zone

ENDESGA

09. Dec 2014 · 23:10 UTC

Awesome game :) love it

🎤 01rafael

09. Dec 2014 · 23:12 UTC

thank you guys!

d3garcia

09. Dec 2014 · 23:13 UTC

Really good idea but you should have enemies like frogs that eat you or pest control humans

caryoscelus

09. Dec 2014 · 23:20 UTC

Had more fun with it then with Goat Simulator. Then again, always thought that watching paint dry is more fun then playing Goat Simulator.

lonely2012

🎤 01rafael

09. Dec 2014 · 23:26 UTC

caryoscelus, we should try to make this game more like a game :)
this is onle concept. But we'll add some features soon, that's boost up gameplay. for example a gunmans that will shoot the mosquito and many many more.
Please stay tuned.

masterhyjinx

10. Dec 2014 · 08:18 UTC

Reminds me of Mr. Mosquito. Interesting idea, hope you had fun making it. I didn't make it to killing all the Unity Engineers.

I hit a fence and broke my mosquito.

🎤 01rafael

10. Dec 2014 · 08:46 UTC

Oh.. poor mosquito. I promised to him thats he'll be ok.
And we try to fix all this bugs very soon :)

iShadow

10. Dec 2014 · 11:32 UTC

Oversized mosquito hunting humans - OMG!
And I though after goat, rock, grass, [you name it] simulator nothing would suprize me.
Nice Game!

aare

10. Dec 2014 · 11:35 UTC

Nice game, I would love to try it out with oculus :) I wish though the scale would be cranked up a little mit more. So that the landing on a person would feel like a real challenge.

🎤 01rafael

10. Dec 2014 · 11:39 UTC

aare, I'll get in touch with you, after we submit fixed oculus version.

SoulGame

10. Dec 2014 · 11:49 UTC

What the hell :D Crazy game. I would have continue playing but at some point the camera was completely out of control: to see my mosquito centered on screen, I had to scroll all the way to the right, very weird. Still, impressive work for 32h. P.S: I've read your description but I'm not convinced by the theme interpretation though...

🎤 01rafael

10. Dec 2014 · 12:01 UTC

SoulGame, when this bug with camera is happened is better to restart game. This is my quick fix :)
About a theme. We not much try to convince somebody, because all proofs is rediculous. But, anyway, game build only on one screen. No menu screens, end game screens, etc. I hope this is our alibi ;)

Dietrich Epp

11. Dec 2014 · 08:34 UTC

Run, puny humans! This is the sound of your death! The controls seemed a bit janky, but that's part of this game's charm.

stevekratos

11. Dec 2014 · 09:08 UTC

Good work...

loopinlouie

11. Dec 2014 · 09:21 UTC

We have a lot of mosquitoes where I live. I think this helps me understand them better. :)

Yaroslav Kravtsov

11. Dec 2014 · 09:48 UTC

Idea have a potential, but controls and level design makes me cry. I think you can make killer of Goat Simulator if you find proper designer in your team.

apiotrw

11. Dec 2014 · 13:05 UTC

Nice idea

Divitos

11. Dec 2014 · 15:49 UTC

This game's amazing!

spitfire87

11. Dec 2014 · 15:50 UTC

BTW, mosquito is the most dangerous specie in earth, after humans ofc. Not that this game has any social background anyways, its just about the lols. One of the funniest games, great job!

Gemberkoekje

11. Dec 2014 · 16:59 UTC

Reasonable game, I found it a bit confusing what I was doing, and why I was doing it, a mosquito killing humans by touching them... The graphics were good, the screams were... unpleasant. Maybe I missed something, so it could use a bit more guidance or tutorial.
Finally, i was unable to exit any other way than using Alt-F4, so please add that when pressing Escape the game quits or at least goes to a menu or something!

🎤 01rafael

11. Dec 2014 · 17:45 UTC

Gemberkoekje, we'll definitely fix this bug with Alt+F4 and have to advance sounds to create them a bit groovie.
Thank you for advices and stay tuned. Improvements coming soon!

goodbadokay

11. Dec 2014 · 22:43 UTC

Wow, what a nice turbo Mosquito thing))
I wish I could play this with Oculus Rift)))

badlydrawnrod

13. Dec 2014 · 18:10 UTC

The screaming took me by surprise, despite the comments here. Those firemen sure do make a lot of noise when they see a mosquito.

Cheetoturkey

14. Dec 2014 · 01:07 UTC

Well dang if i saw a mosquito that big i would scream to, Haha nice game man it was fun

Team Klappermann

14. Dec 2014 · 19:05 UTC

Well that was unexpected. Not sure what was the goal of the game. Did not fit the theme at all. But well done?!

Poupi

14. Dec 2014 · 21:20 UTC

Nice work :)

Croze

15. Dec 2014 · 03:20 UTC

Very interesting lol

fierysquirrel

15. Dec 2014 · 05:27 UTC

It's crazy to be a giant mosquito!! hahahaha those humans that panic like that... pussies! xD great job

Geckoo1337

15. Dec 2014 · 22:52 UTC

Mosquito simulator. After goat and rock I have waited this many years. Lol - well done ++

Cliff Lee(CL)

16. Dec 2014 · 04:13 UTC

Good idea but the camera's movement behaved weird.

Kitch

16. Dec 2014 · 05:12 UTC

Very interesting entry. Different, and fun. Looking for a theme connection... and not coming up with a lot... but good luck with it in the future! It's a really cool idea.
Thanks!

benmcnelly

16. Dec 2014 · 07:19 UTC

Finally! Someone else with an Oculus version! I tried it very nice! I should do the Jam next time, 2 days was just not enough for me to finish all my game concepts. You did great though!

Meta-link

16. Dec 2014 · 20:20 UTC

The concept is really cool, I liked it !
But it's really hard to get accomodate to the gameplay and control our mosquito, maybe it's easier with the occulus version ...

MrBadIvan

16. Dec 2014 · 21:53 UTC

Very fresh experience, but a strange one also =)))

ynots

17. Dec 2014 · 16:20 UTC

nice//

Mach60KAS

17. Dec 2014 · 22:20 UTC

I have no idea what I just played. I turned all those workmen into a paste made of cubes? I'm so lost. A chair was playing music. 10/10

davidB

18. Dec 2014 · 10:05 UTC

I can't run it on my windows 8 32bit, and no linux version.

🎤 01rafael

18. Dec 2014 · 11:21 UTC

We'll try this out on 32-bit. And, also, upload the Linux version soon. Plese, stay tuned.
Thanks,
Mike

igoramendola

18. Dec 2014 · 19:28 UTC

hahaha it's a really funny entry! xD
Like others said: although it hasn't a direct relation with the theme, it's very original and is a nice work :D

mathmadlen

19. Dec 2014 · 01:35 UTC

Great, now I'll also have recurring nightmares about giant mosquitoes...? ,)

Insane. Absolutely insane. In a good way.

cardboard

21. Dec 2014 · 01:12 UTC

Even though the camera was rather wonky, I enjoyed exploring the map and pestering the humans. The music is nice as well.

Submundo Games

21. Dec 2014 · 17:33 UTC

Nice game dude!!! I like the mosquito!!! hehehe

sP0CkEr2

22. Dec 2014 · 06:37 UTC

omg - crazy but fun game - camera is out of control tho

peterthehe

23. Dec 2014 · 16:38 UTC

Brilliant! I'm not too sure about the theme though :P The scaling seems a bit off too but great game overall :)

PigeonsFromOuterSpace

27. Dec 2014 · 10:27 UTC

Really neat idea for a game :) Definetly something I would like to see developed further :D

Dunric

27. Dec 2014 · 22:47 UTC

Cool!!

BabaJaga

28. Dec 2014 · 17:05 UTC

Can confirm, the screams are accurate

kirbytails7

29. Dec 2014 · 05:44 UTC

Nice and goofy. The audio balance is off, though.

Anachron

29. Dec 2014 · 09:02 UTC

Wacky and hilarious! The humans are evil and must be punished. I can see this becoming the next Goat Simulator-like blockbuster.

local minimum

29. Dec 2014 · 14:56 UTC

Flying a mosquito was awesome. It was a bit hard to get a grip on the position of the mosquito and direction of flight in relation to the humans. Part of it may have been that I never use inverted Y axis on mouse... so I would recommend adding the ability to toggle that. I also suppose the way the camera moved around is optimized for VR?
I liked the panic screams and the work on the graphics is really great.

banana4life

29. Dec 2014 · 17:43 UTC

Kinda boring

🎤 01rafael

29. Dec 2014 · 17:53 UTC

banana4life, this discussion open for any offers and solutions, not only strong opinions ;)
Sincerely,
Mike

Kate Kligman

29. Dec 2014 · 20:20 UTC

I'm away on vacation without my rift, but if you leave it up, I'll play it when I get back!

Piscythe

29. Dec 2014 · 20:58 UTC

Cool. I liked the audio environment and the concept, but the PC controls felt limited and the camera easily lost sight of the mosquito. It was quite fun chasing around screaming guys though.

maxmetallica

30. Dec 2014 · 00:29 UTC

nice graphics

orion_black

30. Dec 2014 · 01:56 UTC

Weird in a good way, reminded me of Mr. Mosquito. The camera is kind of off but would love to try it in an oculus.