Planet Protector by jthistle

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made by jthistle for LD30 (COMPO)
My fIrst LD entry! I started off making a game then at the end of day I scrapped it and started again.

Programmed in Python 3 and Pygame 1.9.2.

Python and Pygame (if you don't already have them) installation instructions:

Python for Windows and Mac (use version 3.4 for best results, compatible with version 3.x): http://python.org/downloads/
Pygame for Windows: http://pygame.org/
Pygame for Mac (follow instructions): http://coding2learn.org/blog/2014/03/11/installing-pygame-on-mac-os-x-with-python-3/

Running instructions:
Windows + Mac: Go into the game.py file and press F5 or go to Run -> Run Module.

Any bugs, please report them to me: info-AT-jamesthistlewood.co.uk

Enjoy!

Ratings

Coolness 86% 2
Overall 2.61 1053
Audio 2.31 750
Fun 2.55 966
Graphics 2.37 993
Humor 2.20 641
Innovation 2.54 973
Mood 2.55 915
Theme 2.65 918

Feedback

ViliX
25. Aug 2014 路 08:27 UTC
It's quite hard to run.
馃帳 jthistle
25. Aug 2014 路 09:32 UTC
ViliX, sorry, it's the only game language I know :P
yodamaster
25. Aug 2014 路 10:23 UTC
Why not create a directly playable version for online play? Couldn't get it to run.
馃帳 jthistle
25. Aug 2014 路 10:35 UTC
yodamaster, I'll see what I can do...

Also, why can't you get it to run? (Please specify operating system)
Peping
25. Aug 2014 路 10:44 UTC
You could've just used py2exe for the windows folks...
PaperBlurt
25. Aug 2014 路 10:47 UTC
Old school classic fun.
馃帳 jthistle
25. Aug 2014 路 10:47 UTC
Peping - Thanks!
Majko
25. Aug 2014 路 11:11 UTC
Build missing...
馃帳 jthistle
25. Aug 2014 路 11:13 UTC
Majko - umm...
Tomker
25. Aug 2014 路 18:01 UTC
Old stylished graphics, simple and nice. Good job
Endurion
26. Aug 2014 路 09:01 UTC
Sorry, no Windows executable.
Endurion
26. Aug 2014 路 09:02 UTC
Having it py2exe'd would help a lot of people ;)
馃帳 jthistle
26. Aug 2014 路 10:22 UTC
Endurion - I'll see what I can do :)
MrSylar59
27. Aug 2014 路 09:31 UTC
Can be more accessible to run...
eemmbbeerr
27. Aug 2014 路 16:39 UTC
I tried running it on Linux, and I got an error at game.py line 264 invalid foreground rgba argument.
DvanderAart
27. Aug 2014 路 16:43 UTC
I installed both python and pygame using the links you provided. I even restarted my pc thinking it may help but it did not. I see the DOSbox for a sec and then it vanishes and doesn't start a game. Could it be cause I am running a 64bit Windows 7 and pygame is 32 bit? Anyway.. lot's of effort put in but no result. Kind of a bummer..
馃帳 jthistle
27. Aug 2014 路 16:52 UTC
DvanderAart - sorry, I'll get the game Py2exe'd as soon as possible
馃帳 jthistle
27. Aug 2014 路 16:53 UTC
eemmbbeerr - I'll look into it
Retr0spectrum
27. Aug 2014 路 18:48 UTC
I got it to run on linux by renaming smallFlat.png to smallflat.png, but I couldn't get the keyboard input to work.
xxmicloxx
29. Aug 2014 路 07:23 UTC
You should fix your filenames in game.py. They have to match the case of the actual files to work on linux.
馃帳 jthistle
29. Aug 2014 路 17:13 UTC
xxmicloxx, OK, I'll do that. Thanks for telling me.
KingBolonzo
31. Aug 2014 路 20:19 UTC
nice Retro feel i like the mood it created
swistakm
01. Sep 2014 路 20:14 UTC
+1 for trying to do it in python. Welcome to python gamedev masochists club.
馃帳 jthistle
02. Sep 2014 路 15:13 UTC
I had to look up that word :P