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Galaxy Train by biscuitWizard

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made by biscuitWizard for LD30 (JAM)
You are a train. Do what your train heart has always dreamed of. Blast into space, delivering passengers and solving planetary crises.

Controls:
WASD - Movement
Spacebar - Brakes

Super Secrets:
* Hit enough planets to make your train longer.
* Planets with a yellow ! will offer special BONUS REWARDS.
* There are no bugs, only accidental features.
* Go outside the minimap to return to the hyperspaces!

--------- Lame Developer Stuff ---------
I did all the programming for this project (Except for Fade.js, and Messenger/Callback.cs), as well as the art. Voice overs and music weren't part of the plan, but were brought forth with the assistance of others.

Save file generation used to use Newtonsoft, but then I rolled my own. The code I've written in is C#.

+1 Bonus Points For First Ludum Dare Jam
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/94182436/Galaxy%20Train/windows_x86.zip
Mac https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/94182436/Galaxy%20Train/GalaxyTrain.app.zip
Linux https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/94182436/Galaxy%20Train/linux_x86.zip
Source https://github.com/biscuitWizard/Galaxy-Train-LD
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=42186

Ratings

Coolness 26% 1872
Overall(Jam) 3.33 303
Audio(Jam) 3.50 170
Fun(Jam) 3.29 238
Graphics(Jam) 3.00 518
Innovation(Jam) 3.38 202
Theme(Jam) 3.59 178

Feedback

BrainSlugs83
26. Aug 2014 路 03:38 UTC
The controls were a bit gnarly -- didn't feel like I actually had a say in what the train did... also are you supposed to be able to fly into suns like that?
plash
26. Aug 2014 路 03:43 UTC
High score: 1555. Man, this game is hard! I like to think the train is trying to counteract a drunk man at the controls. It's the only thing that can explain how difficult this is to control. Music wasn't too annoying or repetitive, and the voice-over /worked/.

Nitpicks:

- I want to go back to the galaxy map, and I can't figure out how that works. The first time I was pushed back to the map seemingly at random. The second time, I never was. Maybe I failed too hard.
- This train is drunk.
Lissar
26. Aug 2014 路 04:50 UTC
The train was really difficult to control! Audio was fairly pleasant, though.
馃帳 biscuitWizard
26. Aug 2014 路 06:27 UTC
It's a pretty wild train. The physics get ultra gnarly with all those hinges! You can get back to the hyperspace map by pushing outside the solar system boundaries. Editted submission to include that. :)
43iscoding
27. Aug 2014 路 13:34 UTC
Very interesting graphics. Controls are insane.
MechanicMoon
28. Aug 2014 路 15:34 UTC
The control is very difficult and not clear at all what to do
Aevek
29. Aug 2014 路 04:58 UTC
I found the whole drunken space train thing hilarious and fun to try to control. I would have liked to see boosters on the side of the train, personally. Also it would be nice if the other cars in my train could do the interacting with planets. Also, about colliding with the sun... nevermind. It's better the way it is.
ChuiGum
29. Aug 2014 路 05:10 UTC
Great graphics! Cool innovation!
Ted Brown
01. Sep 2014 路 19:10 UTC
Great concept, perfect art and sound. I desperately wanted a way to "quiet" the physics on the train cars... it felt like I was riding a bucking bronco, not navigating a vehicle of any known description. :) Still! The idea has merit and except for the controls was executed well. Good jam!
Tex Killer
03. Sep 2014 路 03:04 UTC
Very well done with a lot of content... But I also think the control of the train is too hard. At least if we could see where the train "boosters" are it would be better, we would know where the force is being applied. Also, all the train parts should be able to collect passengers, not only the first.
Snicklodocus
08. Sep 2014 路 21:16 UTC
Controls were very strange - not what I expected for a train! - but I think they kind of add to the charm in a way. Audio was great. Great job!
IamAcoconut
15. Sep 2014 路 19:45 UTC
Train was hard to control, but I loved the music, and the art was pretty good! Good job!
Catmoo
15. Sep 2014 路 19:48 UTC
Really fun although I found the controls for the train a little hard to get used to.

But there need to be way more games about trains in space! :D