orbit by JRPGKING

[raw]
made by JRPGKING for LD30 (COMPO)
First Ludum Dare!

If it's running a little slow in the browser try a desktop build.

I had an absolute blast making this. Let me know what you think.

Unity/VS2013/Photoshop/Ableton Live

You can find me on twitter @JRPGKING

Ratings

Coolness 48% 1265
Overall 3.19 575
Audio 3.71 72
Fun 3.41 271
Graphics 2.94 663
Humor 2.17 663
Innovation 2.59 950
Mood 3.93 42
Theme 2.91 774

Feedback

kirbytails7
25. Aug 2014 · 02:44 UTC
More of a toy than a game, I suppose, but very enjoyable regardless.
TowelKing
25. Aug 2014 · 03:05 UTC
for a game without any goals or objectives, I had a "blast" playing it. The visuals and audios worked great together and the game was enjoyable to play.
Roknsk
25. Aug 2014 · 05:45 UTC
Pretty.
micdoodle8
25. Aug 2014 · 05:49 UTC
Nice job, spent longer than I intended trying to get a nice circular orbit :)
pa3kc
25. Aug 2014 · 05:51 UTC
Sandbox fun!
naksrifati
25. Aug 2014 · 07:07 UTC
Very meditatively. I think this idea can grow up to somthing whery cool
FerrenReve
25. Aug 2014 · 07:09 UTC
Fun sandbox playground.
shasharala
25. Aug 2014 · 07:15 UTC
Wow. For being a sandbox that was really well designed.
I liked playing with the gravity around that center bit and was pleasantly surprised to find planets from earlier orbiting around the center, spiraling back onto the screen.

What really impressed me was how the sounds of planets falling into the center merged perfectly with the main song.

Overall, a great job. I would love to see it taken further.
Mr.Cassels
25. Aug 2014 · 07:23 UTC
top-notch and mesmerizing!
shashwat
25. Aug 2014 · 07:32 UTC
Fun! Doesn't a similar game already exist, though?

http://www.stefanom.org/spc/
mrexcessive
25. Aug 2014 · 07:54 UTC
Really fun toy you've made there! I got obsessed with making orbits closer to circles, eccentric and slingshots reasonably easy, but... grr at the gravity. Excellent implementation of nice idea. Like the sounds too.
ljdp
25. Aug 2014 · 11:37 UTC
Coding orbital mechanics is fun isn't it? This could be made into a nice little music toy, like the pitch and volume of different tracks depends on the speed/mass/distance from center. Would be nice to have an option to see a trail of each body.
nonetheless
25. Aug 2014 · 14:41 UTC
Could be nice experience if you would add some challenges ;)
Split82
25. Aug 2014 · 15:28 UTC
Very relaxing experience. Thank you! :)
r0x0r
25. Aug 2014 · 16:02 UTC
I had to download the windows zip, to run the linux version(the donwload is only the binary, without data files), but it works just fine
orbitantlers
26. Aug 2014 · 17:04 UTC
Nicely done.
(For some reason it took me a bit to figure out that you can create planets anywhere, not just by clicking and dragging out from the center point. Obviously this led to planets not orbiting at all. Clearly a problem with my brain, not the game, but I thought you might want to know.)
Lokiman
26. Aug 2014 · 17:51 UTC
Congratulation on your first LD entry! :D It was truly a mesmerising experience.
handkor
27. Aug 2014 · 00:38 UTC
Great music.
John Drury
27. Aug 2014 · 06:41 UTC
Very interesting simulator. Enjoyed the mood that was created with the music!
Lissar
27. Aug 2014 · 07:30 UTC
This was actually pretty neat! Very relaxing, I enjoyed getting a bunch of planets into a good orbit and then just watching and listening to the sounds. Bookmarked for later!
fizzd
27. Aug 2014 · 10:01 UTC
Hey this is a really nice sandbox game! Love the drone music and how the how the notes meld perfectly into the soundtrack.
Hyoga-3D
27. Aug 2014 · 12:50 UTC
Did not know what to do in the game, my planets keep going to the black holes D: