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PlanetoLution by stigmawall

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made by stigmawall for LD29 (COMPO)
PlanetoLution v1.0.3
( Planetolution is a crappy name. I know. )

Portmortem here:
http://www.piritubano.com/2014/05/04/planetolution-a-postmortem/

But heeeey, here is my LD entry. You manage a planet, avoiding him to explode with lava making him cold. But you have to me carefull, because you can freeze the planet as well.

The objective is survive as long as possible, don't lose all the planets.

Tools used:
- Unity 3D
- as3sfxr
- Firework for GUI

Updates
- v1.0.2: Music added (my own), color correction of the planet

- v1.0.1: Sfx added
LD Version http://wallacemorais.com/ld/29/v1.0.0/
Src http://wallacemorais.com/ld/29/LD29 - Planetolution.zip
Updated Version http://wallacemorais.com/ld/29/v1.0.2/
Follow Me http://twitter.com/stigmawall
Portmortem http://www.piritubano.com/2014/05/04/planetolution-a-postmortem/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=6116

Ratings

Coolness 69% 3
Overall 2.93 798
Audio 1.84 945
Fun 2.85 709
Graphics 2.63 892
Humor 2.55 469
Innovation 3.35 365
Mood 2.97 570
Theme 2.83 894

Feedback

Armanky
28. Apr 2014 · 02:36 UTC
Cool idea, probably much easier with a touch screen than with a computer mouse!

I should note that you can easily survive just by focusing on one planet. At least as far as I could gather.
OhFiddleDiddle
28. Apr 2014 · 17:45 UTC
This would be really cool on a touch device. :D
I found it impossible to keep two places alive with a mouse. :)
Lacaranian
28. Apr 2014 · 17:45 UTC
Yeah, I for the life of me could not maintain more than one planet for very long. Which was fine, as one planet was enough to keep the humans living.
ccglp
28. Apr 2014 · 17:48 UTC
Cool idea, but I also think it's impossible to keep two planets with a mouse >_<
Jeffalisk
28. Apr 2014 · 17:48 UTC
Yeah, not really very playable with a mouse! But the idea seems like it would be fun on a phone or tablet.
lorancou
28. Apr 2014 · 17:49 UTC
As Armanky said, you can survive forever by just focusing one planet... Something's missing for the mechanism to be complete. Still, with some more work it could become a nice mobile game.
revilossor
28. Apr 2014 · 18:59 UTC
had trouble with the mouse on laptop track pad, but love the idea. Elegant design, well executed. Good job!
João Kucera
28. Apr 2014 · 23:42 UTC
Very cool minimalist game!
conormn
29. Apr 2014 · 01:31 UTC
Seems like this has some nice potential. Would love to see pixel civilizations and ships around the planets that migrate between worlds. Really liked playing it tho, thanks for making.
VictorDoval
29. Apr 2014 · 01:33 UTC
great style!
pedro.thiers
29. Apr 2014 · 05:18 UTC
the graphics are BEAUTIFUL! Feels kinda empty without music (I know its space and all, but still...) but I still liked it very much =]
cr2crstudios
30. Apr 2014 · 00:54 UTC
Good effects and design, although it does seem like you can survive by focusing on one planet. :)
maloki
30. Apr 2014 · 01:16 UTC
Neat idea! Could be something to play on a mobile device. :D
cavf88
30. Apr 2014 · 01:17 UTC
It's so hard to play it with my mouse! lol! it's very addictive
Crazi456
30. Apr 2014 · 04:56 UTC
Addicting game. Very entertaining! Good work!
tomvert
30. Apr 2014 · 11:43 UTC
I've played until 60 milleniums, didn't find more to do. I liked the minimalistic style and slick presentation. A classy entry.
wdebowicz
30. Apr 2014 · 12:02 UTC
Nice concept, unfortunately I couldn't handle to keep 2 planets more then few seconds on computer mouse. Anyway I had a fun.
Jupiter_Hadley
01. May 2014 · 18:16 UTC
Hard but fun game! I included your game in part 6 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series! http://youtu.be/K5ATRciKj24
lowcade
02. May 2014 · 14:11 UTC
Good and fun game!
Simple and direct (your criticize about god was very interesting :] )
When the new world show up, I freaking out, it is To Hard!
mortus
05. May 2014 · 06:01 UTC
While the gameplay is basic and balance is almost nonexistent in this game, I still like the idea. Could be a fun game with expanded mechanics and some balancing.
FrederickK
05. May 2014 · 23:17 UTC
Simple and clever concept, I liked it!
TobiasW
08. May 2014 · 14:13 UTC
Like others said, it was impossible to manage multiple planets even for a short while. An idea for improving this: Have planets lava grow at different rates, and change that over time (maybe only in short bursts), so that people have to pay attention to different planets at different times.

I liked the intro a lot!