Terra by phaze112

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made by phaze112 for LD31 (JAM)
Build a planet!
Send it off to some customer!
Get paid (ingame)!

Playable with mouse or keyboard!

Java means possibly works on Mac and Linux!
Web build coming soon if it compiles!

More exclamation marks!!

Ratings

Coolness 66% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.30 420
Audio(Jam) 2.05 650
Fun(Jam) 3.08 472
Graphics(Jam) 3.08 599
Humor(Jam) 2.04 760
Innovation(Jam) 4.03 45
Mood(Jam) 2.67 758
Theme(Jam) 3.46 589

Feedback

Azlen
09. Dec 2014 路 02:16 UTC
The link sent me to gamejolt.com, where is the download link?
馃帳 phaze112
09. Dec 2014 路 02:32 UTC
Sorry, I set up the entry whilst it was uploading.
Is pointing correctly now.
el-pepi
09. Dec 2014 路 02:43 UTC
Very interesting and innovative. The mechanic is cool!
I don't know if it is just me, but it is really laggy when you submit. Also, some sound would be nice.
BtheDestroyer
10. Dec 2014 路 03:22 UTC
Can't be launched on Mac OSX
ZXeno
10. Dec 2014 路 03:25 UTC
I can't seem to get it to run, just says "A Java exception has occurred." Is there a specific version of Java I need?
LostCodeStudios
10. Dec 2014 路 03:25 UTC
This is so cool! A return to elementary physics, never excited excited me so much,
p1x3lruckus
10. Dec 2014 路 03:30 UTC
Overall a very interesting concept, It seems a very ambitious idea that you pulled off reasonably well, but the lack of audio and the few game mechanics didn't give it that much replayability. But I suppose the limited time has a large part to play in that. Overall a very impressive experiment.
indie4fun
10. Dec 2014 路 03:36 UTC
Quite innovative! I liked the idea a lot. I got more money for a small planet than for a huge shiny nice planet :P
harley77
10. Dec 2014 路 03:36 UTC
Very interesting concept
Jaloko
10. Dec 2014 路 04:06 UTC
This is a very cool game, the concept is awesome. Pity there was no sound.
ZXeno
10. Dec 2014 路 04:10 UTC
Ah, apparently there was a Java update I missed.

This was a very cool concept, but the lack of audio made it uninteresting. Though, I did find a little bit of an exploit: So long as you have the surrounding edge of the planet's core completely covered in fauna, you'll make ~$5k every time, even with very little expenditure.

Very fun though, a lot of fun watching the physics in action.
馃帳 phaze112
10. Dec 2014 路 05:51 UTC
Glad people at least enjoy the mechanic, even if there is very little 'game' around it.
There IS music, but for some unknown reason it will not play in the compiled jar, and I didn't have time to fix it..

@p1x3lruckus - it was much easier to implement than I thought it would have been, but I was visiting family over the weekend so I wasn't able to put much time towards it (hence the jam entry).

@ZXeno - the earnings calculations were kind of slapped on last minute, so I'm not surprised by that, but it's better than always losing money or never earning any.
Junuxx
10. Dec 2014 路 07:29 UTC
Even after updating to the latest runtime I'm getting "A Java Exception has occurred" :( That's on Windows 7.
Boracho
10. Dec 2014 路 07:35 UTC
The idea is neat, but its hard to tell if you've reached the requirements of the customer. Maybe that's the point? either way, seems like it could be an interesting game with a little more time.
TriSquare
10. Dec 2014 路 20:33 UTC
This is a confusing but cool game. First game ive seen to impalements physics
馃帳 phaze112
10. Dec 2014 路 23:13 UTC
@Junuxx - after looking at my config, it appears I may have accidentally compiled under java8, so I've reuploaded with java7 in the hopes that it fixes that exception.

@Boracho - the original idea was to have a pic of what you should try to match, but I didn't have enough time to implement it and what's there now was real quick to add.
(you could always press ESCAPE to toggle the debug info, that includes the current percentages)
EquipeJAM
10. Dec 2014 路 23:46 UTC
This is so cool!
Andynonomous
11. Dec 2014 路 00:16 UTC
I had it crash on me a couple times. Really cool simulation though, and an interesting idea.
sorlok
11. Dec 2014 路 00:20 UTC
Really creative idea; would love to see where this ends up in the end (like, millions of years after planet formation). Cool job!
eerongal
11. Dec 2014 路 00:23 UTC
Interesting concept, but is you planet supposed to just fall apart when you submit? Because that's what happens to me...
Soron
11. Dec 2014 路 08:37 UTC
Nifty little program! It feels more like a tech demo than a game, but it's fun nonetheless.

And the physics is fascinating... Particularly given that there's no perceptible lag, despite all those (potential) interactions. Seeing the source would be interesting, I think.
馃帳 phaze112
12. Dec 2014 路 18:26 UTC
@eerongal - it is, I thought that was a better effect for clearing the board than just having it disappear.

@Soron - I agree, but I thought it was fun enough that I could try to pass it off as a game anyways. The physics are done with Box2d, so that's probably why. I'll post the source though for those interested.
memilian
13. Dec 2014 路 13:47 UTC
Still need optimization to build big planets (mine collapsed ;( ) but other than that great game !
Very innovative and fun to play :)
ponk
14. Dec 2014 路 04:34 UTC
WooOoow...!! Awesome :) !!!
TehSkull
14. Dec 2014 路 05:28 UTC
This is not my regular genre, but it's not completely unfun like I thought it would be. Reminds me of that old Java sand simulator or whatever.
mortus
16. Dec 2014 路 13:55 UTC
I like it, finding out various combinations instead of looking them up in readme is quite fun, wish there were more. It's also nice that you don't see stats of your planet right away, adds some challenge.

The positive effect of correlation of your planet's stats and requirements evaded me though, I've always earned around the same amount, maybe it just looked like that, I'm not sure.
01rafael
20. Dec 2014 路 19:15 UTC
Great concept! But I'm waiting for more reactions.
zompi
20. Dec 2014 路 20:44 UTC
Hmm... After the first planet the mouse button stop works. But I made a planet with a volcano. And an Eden with magma floating in orbit (because of comet). I also could make a lake near to volcano... with a tropical forest! 5/5 :D (ok, 4/5 because of technical problems :P )

PS. Also, so many particles with physics, how do you compute them?
OttersDen
20. Dec 2014 路 20:49 UTC
This was very unique and interesting! I wish there were a couple of sounds here and there, but overall, it was fun to experiment around with different elements.
ShellfishGames
20. Dec 2014 路 22:05 UTC
Interesting concept, it's always cool to see something new. :)
BarrensZeppelin
20. Dec 2014 路 22:07 UTC
Really cool concept and execution. The physics are mechanically solid and it feels bugfree. ;)
Could've used some audio feedback though.