Stellation by atomic_swerve

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made by atomic_swerve for LD30 (COMPO)
Stellation is an MMO. Made in 48 hours. For serious.

Use the mouse to guide your light around the play area, and interact with other people from around the world! Travel to the edges of the screen to change colour, and form bonds with those closest to you.

I recommend putting on your own soundtrack, something ambient and chill, if you're going to play this for more than a just the minute or so to rate. The experience is improved quite a lot!

This is my first attempt at any game networking, as in, I started learning it when the 48-hour challenge started. The server should be able to hold up to 5000 players, but you may see performance issues on your machine before it reaches that point!

Ratings

Coolness 26% 1872
Overall 3.88 53
Fun 3.53 195
Graphics 3.67 218
Innovation 4.27 14
Theme 4.56 3

Feedback

ViliX
25. Aug 2014 路 03:18 UTC
It's quite hard to get to know the controls and what's actually happening. But most innovative game I've played so far :)
masamunedragon
25. Aug 2014 路 04:37 UTC
I wish I could see how this plays with more than one other person playing.
Seraphic Media
25. Aug 2014 路 04:43 UTC
5 stars all around! This is the best implementation of connected worlds I've seen so far. Also a very cool idea in general! Amazing!
馃帳 atomic_swerve
25. Aug 2014 路 04:48 UTC
@masamunedragon you and me both! Despite room for 5000, I've only seen up to 10 people on during the "stress test" :(
LabOne
25. Aug 2014 路 05:16 UTC
2 starts, Nice to meet you, stranger.
McFood
25. Aug 2014 路 11:20 UTC
A fantastic idea, I think I'll leave it running and see who turns up.
alaslipknot
26. Aug 2014 路 09:13 UTC
Good job !!
Empyrealhell
27. Aug 2014 路 03:09 UTC
Sat on waiting for about 10 minutes before a couple of people joined. It was interesting, but it really needs more than three people to get the experience, I think. Especially when one person just sits there. Eventually a fourth joined, at that was pretty fun. What you can communicate with just a ball of light surprised me.

I think it might be a good idea to put some bots on it or something, so we can see more than just our own cursor if nobody else is playing. I don't know if that would be considered cheating, since you wouldn't have to actually modify the game code, and it would give people more of a chance to play your game (like the porting rule). Just a thought.
Canyon
28. Aug 2014 路 10:52 UTC
5 Stars for everything except audio and humor. So cool!
dickpoelen
28. Aug 2014 路 10:57 UTC
Nice little experiment
馃帳 atomic_swerve
04. Sep 2014 路 03:06 UTC
Alright guys, I had to take the server down due to ridonk costs and no-one playing. Sorry, but the game won't work anymore!
apiotrw
13. Sep 2014 路 14:43 UTC
Very relaxing.