Somalia by Tomski

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made by Tomski for LD29 (JAM)
Welcome to Somalia!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EXcmczV3ns


You are a member of the East India Trading company, you have to sail your fleet across the ocean avoiding pirates and creatures that dwell beneath the surface.

Use your cannons and submerge under the water to reach the glorious booty that lies ahead.



Controls -
A - Left
D - Right
LMB - Cannons, point to aim
E - Submerge and emerge, go under water, beneath islands, but watch out for the creatures below that will gobble you up!

If caught by the kracken, shoot till he lets go!

Made by:

Tom Wojciechowski (Code Monkey) @AsidikGames

Oscar Stretton (Art & Animation) @OzzoCube

Tools:
Built with Java
Libgdx Framework
EsotericSoftware's Spine (Skeletal Animation)
Intellij

All assets and code created within 72 hours from scratch.

Hope you enjoy :)

Ratings

Coolness 99% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.91 39
Audio(Jam) 3.95 56
Fun(Jam) 3.79 43
Graphics(Jam) 4.47 32
Humor(Jam) 3.38 112
Innovation(Jam) 3.44 172
Mood(Jam) 3.87 71
Theme(Jam) 3.32 289

Feedback

Snoother
28. Apr 2014 · 21:02 UTC
Looks really good, but it crashes for me on startup. I'm running windows 8.1, if that helps.
longshorts
28. Apr 2014 · 21:03 UTC
Your screenshots look gorgeous, and I'm impressed it is generated with LibGDX, but I have tried running the JAR and it just dies before anything launches.
SenorDiablo
28. Apr 2014 · 21:03 UTC
hey same looks beautiful but instantly crashes when opened. I'm windows 7 64 bit
SunShiranui
28. Apr 2014 · 21:04 UTC
It crashes on OSX for me :(
SzRaPnEL
28. Apr 2014 · 21:04 UTC
Screenshots look awsome, but it crashes on launch! :(
I'm running on Windows8 Java Version 7.
🎤 Tomski
28. Apr 2014 · 21:05 UTC
Taking a look!
miwuc
28. Apr 2014 · 21:08 UTC
Crashes for me too, I get:

Exception in thread "LWJGL Application" com.badlogic.gdx.utils.GdxRuntimeException: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/esotericsoftware/spine/AnimationState$AnimationStateListener : Unsupported major.minor version 51.0
at com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl.LwjglApplication$1.run(LwjglApplication.java:120)
Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/esotericsoftware/spine/AnimationState$AnimationStateListener : Unsupported major.minor version 51.0
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClassCond(ClassLoader.java:637)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:621)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:141)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:283)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$000(URLClassLoader.java:58)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:197)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:190)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:306)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:247)
at com.ld29.game.screens.GameScreen.create(GameScreen.java:173)
at com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl.LwjglApplication.mainLoop(LwjglApplication.java:136)
at com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl.LwjglApplication$1.run(LwjglApplication.java:114)
🎤 Tomski
28. Apr 2014 · 21:35 UTC
Thanks for all the bug reports! I've uploaded a newer version that should fix these problems. Please give it a go!
SunShiranui
28. Apr 2014 · 21:47 UTC
I tried it again, but performance isn't the best. It gets really slow after I start the first level. Looks cool though!
marccspro
28. Apr 2014 · 21:50 UTC
Realy good game It's an all stars !
I havent got any craches on win 7 x64
javierecf
28. Apr 2014 · 21:57 UTC
really interesting, very fun and pretty too.

the jar runs without problems on my windows 7 machine.
Crabman
28. Apr 2014 · 22:03 UTC
Worked for me on Win 7 x64 too. But more importantly, OMG SO PRETTY :3
friken
28. Apr 2014 · 22:43 UTC
very nice artwork and mood!
Moist
28. Apr 2014 · 22:44 UTC
Absolutely incredible visuals and mood. That's one charming game, congrats!
stenol
28. Apr 2014 · 22:46 UTC
Wow great game. Great graphics, great cannon sound. Good job
BallpointPress
28. Apr 2014 · 23:01 UTC
Hmmm I avoid most games that don't offer a web version but this one has me curious.
hexabeast
28. Apr 2014 · 23:10 UTC
Just beautiful!
tschery
28. Apr 2014 · 23:13 UTC
nice those shadow effects and the graphics in general =)
DannyG59
28. Apr 2014 · 23:14 UTC
Really lovely game :) graphics are beautiful and audio
Mago
29. Apr 2014 · 05:48 UTC
Amazing art, and original gameplay. Very good job guys!
🎤 Tomski
29. Apr 2014 · 09:44 UTC
Added a video in case you cant play for some reason!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EXcmczV3ns
nonentheless
29. Apr 2014 · 09:58 UTC
It crashed when the octopus appeared, looks pretty nice and it's fun to play.
Shire
29. Apr 2014 · 10:02 UTC
I couldn't get out of the sea monster by shooting
hirngespinst
29. Apr 2014 · 11:40 UTC
lovely art, nice music and quite fun. Made it to voyage 8 before it crashed. Funny texts in between - the thing about the son ("...move on") made me laugh.
I always had to dive for the pirates - cannons didn't seem to help. Is that intended? If so, the angle in which your cannons fire seems random - coudln't recognize the pattern at least.
Great entry though - congrats!
flavio
29. Apr 2014 · 11:46 UTC
Lovely game ! Maybe the interface could be slightly improved (like changing the police) and the overall purpose made clearer. Also I couldn't feel a real change in the levels difficulty. But firing canons on pirates is always a pleasure ;) Good job !
SzRaPnEL
29. Apr 2014 · 15:20 UTC
Expected more but its fun to play :) Sparkling graphics!
dector
29. Apr 2014 · 22:04 UTC
App crashed on 7th level.

But I think it's beautiful. Please, make post-compo version!
Jupiter_Hadley
30. Apr 2014 · 03:36 UTC
Really amazing graphics and a nice game to go with it :) Well done! I included it in part 3 of my Ludum Dare 29 compilation video series, if you'd like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/pi2GfgHfAZM
🎤 Tomski
30. Apr 2014 · 05:05 UTC
Should have got that crash fixed!
Boltz Game Studios
30. Apr 2014 · 05:34 UTC
I love the submarine pirate ship, nice touch with the sonar ping. It lagged really badly for me and eventually crashed. Also my mouse wouldn't move while holding in a direction to move.

Beautiful game and great mood though!
copain
30. Apr 2014 · 06:40 UTC
nice, I like the long window.
BlazingFanfish
01. May 2014 · 00:43 UTC
The games closed several times when I played it. It still run in the task manager, but I can't find it. Good Game though. :)
rincewind_cz
01. May 2014 · 10:47 UTC
Well, it's unplayable for me due to lags after I click on play :-(
🎤 Tomski
01. May 2014 · 11:08 UTC
Seems Macs are having a lot of trouble with it, I don't have access to one so I cant debug currently :(
sharpcoder
01. May 2014 · 14:53 UTC
Amazing job, the polish is just stellar! The graphics are beautiful, the theme was nicely integrated, and the sound was top notch. My only suggestion would be to consider giving the players a bit of time to float around during the start of each level, so we can prepare for battle as opposed to just being in battle. But that's just a nitpick thing, overall this was a fantastic entry. Well done!
holgk
01. May 2014 · 15:32 UTC
Wow! Nice game.
ob6160
01. May 2014 · 16:20 UTC
AMAZING :D The best so far.
UltimateWalrus
01. May 2014 · 16:46 UTC
I get invalid or corrupt jarfile for the Windows build, tried redownloading to no avail.
JimmyBoh
01. May 2014 · 16:59 UTC
This is awesome! By far the best I've played so far!
🎤 Tomski
01. May 2014 · 18:06 UTC
How are you launching it Walrus?
hbocao
01. May 2014 · 20:16 UTC
The graphics and music really sets the mood of your entry. I was having some fun until the game crashed unexpectedly, but with no error. It simply closed. :(. Despite that, awesome job!
lasagnegames
01. May 2014 · 20:19 UTC
Beautiful lighting effects and music, which combined, create a really nice chilled out pirate blaster.
Empyrealhell
01. May 2014 · 22:03 UTC
The graphics are exquisite, the music and sounds are great, the gameplay is just a little flat.
Sparrow
02. May 2014 · 09:57 UTC
Awesome game, everything just fits and creates a pleasant experience. Good job!
loxo
03. May 2014 · 17:14 UTC
Beautiful game! Nice graphics and animations with all the details. It's fun to play, looks and feels very polished.
praporomsk
03. May 2014 · 21:47 UTC
Very beautiful graphics and fun gameplay, you rock!
yourlittlehelper
03. May 2014 · 21:48 UTC
Crashes for me too... :)wish i could play#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
# EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x04c5288c, pid=5856, tid=3092
#
# JRE version: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (7.0_51-b13) (build 1.7.0_51-b13)
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (24.51-b03 mixed mode, sharing windows-x86 )
# Problematic frame:
# C [ig4icd32.dll+0x24288c]
#
# Failed to write core dump. Minidumps are not enabled by default on client versions of Windows
sP0CkEr2
04. May 2014 · 16:21 UTC
from what I was able to play it was good - too bad it kept crashing on me (win764) - hope you keep working on this - added to my favorites
Hammervuis
06. May 2014 · 12:10 UTC
I love the sharks!
gapgen
06. May 2014 · 12:14 UTC
A fun little game, the feel of it is pretty fun. I'd prefer the game to restart on the level if you die rather than restart the whole game; I only got a few levels in and didn't really want to replay the first couple of levels over and over.
SoupWithBits
06. May 2014 · 12:16 UTC
W O W
Looks, sounds and plays amazingly!
Love it!
ceosol
07. May 2014 · 12:10 UTC
Really like this game. First time it closed on 5. Third time I got stuck on crates and the octopus and a ship took me out. I couldn't hit the ship because the oc was in the way and I couldn't move because the crates were jammed up. Still, very enjoyable game. Please continue working on and refining this. I think you have something good going on here.
Pavel M. Dlouhý
08. May 2014 · 21:45 UTC
Mac version started without any problem. Nice and polished game. It's fun to play. It took me some time to realise that LMB is not L, M and B on keyboard but LeftMouseButton. :D One of the best entries I rated so far. Good job!
DonovanWu
09. May 2014 · 01:17 UTC
The game is awesome, especially in graphics and audio. Perhaps some more game balance factors can be added in for further development, because submerging seems to be a bit OP to me.
Martin Ysa
09. May 2014 · 12:06 UTC
Love the gameplay... reminds me afternoons playing monkey island ...
Great job with the audio and art.
pIMGale
09. May 2014 · 13:06 UTC
let us be the pirates an take away goods from their 'rightful owners'
!
KevinWorkman
10. May 2014 · 14:29 UTC
This is a fun concept. It needs a little more polishing though, as I was able to beat most of the game just by going underwater to pass all the bad guys.
pinkmonkeyhead
11. May 2014 · 05:54 UTC
Amazing!!! I loved the graphics and gameplay
GFM
11. May 2014 · 15:26 UTC
Woooooo, fireworks!! Man... those graphics! And those particles... and you get more cannons as you progress, which means even more particles!! *-*
This game is beautiful! XD
The night/day cicle, the shadows and the reflection were also pretty good! Only the anti-alias of the ship wasn't nice, when not day time... but I can deal with that. XD
The music and sfx were really good and fitting. It's great to see a game this polished!
Also, it's really fun. Shooting things, with all this polish, is always fun.
udo
12. May 2014 · 12:20 UTC
This was simply awesome, so cute and so nicely done. Very smooth, I loved it!