Light Year Wars by nicotuason

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made by nicotuason for LD30 (COMPO)
A Galcon-like with gracefully arcing swarms and no numbers.

Ratings

Coolness 56% 3
Overall 4.02 34
Audio 3.70 75
Fun 3.94 33
Graphics 4.37 26
Humor 2.17 663
Innovation 3.23 508
Mood 3.93 42
Theme 3.67 255

Feedback

petrocket
24. Aug 2014 · 20:10 UTC
Sweet! Really like this idea and looks nice too
tillrobby
24. Aug 2014 · 23:08 UTC
Wow this look really good O_O Note for self: learn to do art :P
franciscotufro
24. Aug 2014 · 23:47 UTC
Lovely. I really enjoyed it!
Geckoo1337
25. Aug 2014 · 05:23 UTC
Nice mood for this little war. Original concept and minimalist environment. Well done ++
ZoneOne2
25. Aug 2014 · 06:55 UTC
It has a very relaxing vibe. The sound and graphics were beautiful.
varun
25. Aug 2014 · 07:01 UTC
The minimalist style is really great - the relaxing tones and soft colors complement each other well. My only grip is that the dragging is a bit finicky/repetitive.
iSamurai
25. Aug 2014 · 07:14 UTC
Awesome art and sound. It's very nice that RTS can be simplified to this dimension, and yet keeps what's most fun about it.
Your work also reminds me of another game Solar Max 2. It's quite impressive to have done so much in 48 hours.
The only minor flaw may be the game is "too minimalism". For me, I would like a bit more data about the current world status. But anyway, impressive work!
cmayhem
25. Aug 2014 · 07:27 UTC
One of the best so far, quite relaxing even when you are frantically trying to win a planet over.
Gets tedious though in the end. Needs more variety.
iSamurai
25. Aug 2014 · 07:42 UTC
I want to make some more comments after I finished all the levels.
The game becomes deeper as progress further. More sides are added and more strategic consideration are required to win. This is nice as sometimes you need to act fast, sometimes you need to think more. This adds more variety to the game.
Joshua_S
25. Aug 2014 · 07:49 UTC
The graphic style and mood combined with the simple sound fx help this game stand out.
Tanner
25. Aug 2014 · 07:51 UTC
Nice! Great visualization of sending swarms to another planet.
LaFleur
25. Aug 2014 · 07:51 UTC
Wow. This is flawless. Great mood, easy to understand gameplay, and cute art! Great job!
SteveSalmond
25. Aug 2014 · 07:51 UTC
Very addictive! Also loved the way the information was presented. Nice one :)
polarkac
25. Aug 2014 · 07:52 UTC
Awesome. Really like the game. Great for relaxing.
Kedume Bits
25. Aug 2014 · 07:52 UTC
Very nice. The best game of the Ludum Dare i've played until now.
Vandash
25. Aug 2014 · 07:53 UTC
If you haven't played it yet, play Galcon :)
Split82
25. Aug 2014 · 09:45 UTC
Even though the gameplay is almost the same as in galcon, this looks and plays very sweet. Good job.
pythong
25. Aug 2014 · 10:24 UTC
very polished game, good job
fizzd
25. Aug 2014 · 10:40 UTC
Wonderful style! Took me a while to understand what the legend meant (filling from outside vs filling from inside for example) but once I did it struck me as being very elegant.
simplesmiler
25. Aug 2014 · 11:10 UTC
Gorgeous. Sound, visuals, atmosphere -- everything fits together.
Lars Faust
25. Aug 2014 · 11:12 UTC
I could spend hours playing this.

Absolutely fantastic.
Agecaf
25. Aug 2014 · 15:27 UTC
This is so fun! Also, the graphics and audio are executed brilliantly!
SaintHeiser
25. Aug 2014 · 17:27 UTC
Wow! This game Is EXCELLENT! Love the mechanics and beat this one!
Last level is very interesting =)
ViliX
25. Aug 2014 · 17:48 UTC
The concept is not very innovative, but the game is very well polished and kept me playing for a long time.
Laralyn
25. Aug 2014 · 18:05 UTC
Great game! I'd love to play/buy a full version of it!
thedeadlybutter
25. Aug 2014 · 18:08 UTC
Beat all 12 levels, that was fun!
Hyoga-3D
25. Aug 2014 · 18:24 UTC
Pretty impresive achiviment on flash.
JaJ
25. Aug 2014 · 20:12 UTC
I love this. I love how you made size and travel distance between set points an important factor. Makes it feel very fresh and more strategic than similar games.
sharpcoder
25. Aug 2014 · 21:03 UTC
Amazing game. I had a lot of fun with this. It's actually pretty engaging.
Mali
26. Aug 2014 · 00:27 UTC
Spent a silly amount of time on this. Nice one!
PixelOaks
26. Aug 2014 · 02:35 UTC
This was a pretty fun play. The minimal graphics really looks nice. I wouldn't mind playing something like this on my iPad - SrB
maloki
26. Aug 2014 · 09:49 UTC
Loving it! Clean style with addicting gameplay. :D
brian
26. Aug 2014 · 11:06 UTC
cool game!
syawqy
26. Aug 2014 · 11:53 UTC
simple graphic but feel polished
EnigmAraigne
26. Aug 2014 · 13:34 UTC
Nice game i like this one.
dustyroom
26. Aug 2014 · 16:52 UTC
Very, very addictive. Clean good-looking style. The audio is clipping though. Congrats!
graebor
26. Aug 2014 · 20:36 UTC
Love it, nice zen feel, easy to pick up and play. Beautiful.
Robinerd
26. Aug 2014 · 20:41 UTC
Really great atmosphere from the sounds. Great color palette too.
nikki93
26. Aug 2014 · 22:54 UTC
Initially I thought this wasn't gonna be fun, but I was hooked after I won the first level. This is pretty great. The art style is good too. Good work!
jomomomo
27. Aug 2014 · 02:17 UTC
That was really really satisfying. Thanks!
kebabskal
27. Aug 2014 · 06:37 UTC
Easily my favourite so far. Had a blast playing it :) Perfectly balanced for my skills. The clean graphics style is great, emphasises the strategic elements. AI was pretty good and level progressing felt perfect. Good job!
Romko Pidstryhach
27. Aug 2014 · 09:33 UTC
Nice. A love galcon-like mechanics and this one is polished so good. Minimalism rules.
Majko
27. Aug 2014 · 10:05 UTC
This is the most entertaining game here. The concept is so beautifully simple! This is the one and only game here, I've finished. The only minus is sounds. When it plays at one time, it became really annoying. But otherwise, really, gj.
Navarckyx
27. Aug 2014 · 12:19 UTC
Didn't work in my browser, but the screenshot looks awesome. I like glowy shiny colourful things.
RFMTeam
27. Aug 2014 · 18:52 UTC
Gorgeous take on a classic mechanic!
DragonXVI
27. Aug 2014 · 19:06 UTC
Nifty little twitch RTS. Have to react quickly for the best advantage, and gets ridiculous later on. Nice simple visuals & easy to understand concept. Nicely done!
stasss
27. Aug 2014 · 22:16 UTC
Stylish, polyshed, great result. Nothing redundant, everything fits perfectly.Like a lot!
sekaru
28. Aug 2014 · 01:24 UTC
Nice, simple and well executed, loved it.
43iscoding
28. Aug 2014 · 14:44 UTC
Great game! Reminds me of my own a bit :) I really like such strategy/puzzle games!
CaptainNakou
29. Aug 2014 · 10:14 UTC
Please, release it for mobile :D
nonetheless
29. Aug 2014 · 13:09 UTC
Amazing visuals and sounds. It looks and feels really incredible. Audio seems a little overamplified but maybe it is an error on my side. You did really great job, I love it :)
mrexcessive
29. Aug 2014 · 19:11 UTC
Hi there. Fantastic abstract game. Really like the movement and the speed - just great. Sounds fit perfectly. Really good job!
franciscotufro
29. Aug 2014 · 23:14 UTC
Now that I can vote I vote for it. Again, I loved it! About my game I put a few comments explaining what's going on! haha.
goosetickler
30. Aug 2014 · 04:47 UTC
Fun fast paced twitch game, really liked the minimal style.
bytegrove
01. Sep 2014 · 17:00 UTC
Wow! This is really a favourite of mine! The minimalistic art style manages to convey space battles of a much more epic scale. I feel like I'm watching the battlements display on a large battle cruiser in deep space. The ambient sound effects really solidifies the mood. I like that you've implemented a "progress" bar at the bottom as well.
Really nice work! :)
Simon
02. Sep 2014 · 13:17 UTC
Very cool game. Great job. Look&feel is perfect. Maybe it would benefit from different planet behaviors so that you can have more strategy!
Soup With Bits
03. Sep 2014 · 15:53 UTC
Pretty! :D
vividhelix
07. Sep 2014 · 06:58 UTC
Beautiful graphics and colors and solid gameplay!
silentlamb
07. Sep 2014 · 09:00 UTC
Please, do mobile version after the LD. I'd pay to play this on my phone. Awesome game.
NicePenguins
09. Sep 2014 · 21:41 UTC
Well this is Eufloria :D But it's fit with the theme, the minimalist art is beautiful and the sound design very good. Well done.
NicePenguins
09. Sep 2014 · 21:49 UTC
Oh i forget, the gamepley needs you to react and think quick wish is cool !
Moosefly
12. Sep 2014 · 23:06 UTC
Haha, even though our aesthetical approaches are totally different, the core gameplay is almost a 1:1 match (well, we did take inspiration from the same game after all :P). Loved the style, even though sometimes the sound effects were a bit jarring and sounded "scratchy" for some reason.

Trough my inside knowledge I dominated the AIs with ease. The multiple selection was really handy and made the game a lot more fun to play! Really good compo entry all in all!

Anssi@MooseflyGames
mcapraro
15. Sep 2014 · 04:48 UTC
wow, such a lovely and smooth execution. i really really liked this one. great job!