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Monoskill by Smitty333

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made by Smitty333 for LD28 (COMPO)
You only get one skill and have to survive.

Run_Game.bat should run the game on windows. If you have python and pygame or are willing to get them, then the python version will work (hopefully on any system that has pygame). In this case, run __main__.py from its directory.

Music created with Musagi by drpetter
Sound effects created with sfxr by drpetter and from freesound.org under Creative Commons 0 License

EDIT (FIXES):
- Fixed major DLL issue preventing the executalbe from running on most machines
- Turned on fullscreen (had it off for testing)
- Fixed bug whereby enemy projectiles would try to be destroyed by explosions but crash (supposed to ignored them)
- Fixed issue where health could go beyond maximum with the troll ability
Windows http://www.mediafire.com/download/vbsucv6q28yy7v6/Monoskill.zip
Python http://www.mediafire.com/download/tjaylg24aavy6y7/monoskillpython.zip
Old Version http://www.mediafire.com/download/s5xk1vbrodjp12y/game.zip
Source http://www.mediafire.com/download/vaf353uryk45wyd/monoskillsrc.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=7454

Ratings

Coolness 61% 3
Overall 3.25 306
Audio 2.66 427
Fun 3.53 109
Graphics 2.97 473
Humor 2.60 348
Innovation 3.06 384
Mood 2.96 358
Theme 3.61 122

Feedback

X-0r
16. Dec 2013 · 10:44 UTC
Took me a while to actually use the swapping thoughtfully. The AI isn't too smart and enemies overlap frequently... but it's still fun blasting them to pieces :P
XmmmX
16. Dec 2013 · 11:29 UTC
I really like the variety of skills. The minecraft skill is really funny. The screenshaking effect makes the shoots seem even more powerful. xD
lincore
16. Dec 2013 · 11:37 UTC
Going on a killing spree is always fun :~) ... in games I mean.
I took the shotgun and ignored the other skills after finding out that you can't swap back (or can you?). With the standard gun I died almost instantly. A little grace period before the enemies start eating your flesh or whatever would have been nice, I always had to scan the level for my character before I could start shooting stuff.

Overall: Nice game! Atrocious title music! (look who's talking, I didn't even try to make some for my game)
Stals
16. Dec 2013 · 18:09 UTC
Game is really fun, but i think you move way too slow (or maybe i didn't find the run button?) so i was using knockback effect to move faster =). Good job!
danbo
17. Dec 2013 · 13:42 UTC
I won! I liked using the machinegun to propel myself around the map. Nice game
ob6160
17. Dec 2013 · 17:47 UTC
Refreshing to see a python game :) Great theme and amazing fun :)
whiteknife
17. Dec 2013 · 17:51 UTC
Impressive variety of skills and fun, frantic gameplay! Great job!
ZwodahS
18. Dec 2013 · 17:24 UTC
Cloak is too OP :D
shard123
21. Dec 2013 · 03:26 UTC
Awesome concept and a lot of fun to play! Nice Work
Katamori
21. Dec 2013 · 03:33 UTC
I love everything that has A LOT of skilz!!
tobbez
21. Dec 2013 · 04:22 UTC
Doesn't seem to really offer enough reason to switch skills. Some of the levels had more monsters than needed to make their point mostly the final one. Some more interesting monsters would greatly improve the game.
HuntTheWumpus
25. Dec 2013 · 12:23 UTC
Challenging game, but nice use of the theme. And there are so many useful skills! ^^
lucentbeam
27. Dec 2013 · 17:13 UTC
Lots of skills to try out! Really nice job with a fun little shooter. As others have said, refreshing to see someone using pygame!
tommakesgames
27. Dec 2013 · 17:45 UTC
Solid effort. Could have used some more explanation on how to use the skill swapping (which was kind of the point of the game). But good graphics and great music and it controlled pretty well.
jimmypaulin
27. Dec 2013 · 18:27 UTC
Excellent selection of skills, how you got all this in in the time I don't know - it is very impressive! Good sounds, interesting creatures / attacks etc and nice crisp graphics. This was a good one!
OnlySlightly
27. Dec 2013 · 18:28 UTC
Loved all the skills you offered that was a lot of fun to toy around with. And nice clean aesthetic
HybridMind
06. Jan 2014 · 01:54 UTC
Good fun! Enjoyed all the variety of skills to choose from. Found I could kind of cheat a bit and shoot through walls with the shotgun and the machine gun so I used that to my advantage for sure. In game music is really tough to listen to, but I did like the main menu music. I wish base movement speed was a bit faster for sure.

One other Ludum Dare process thing, you mentioned that you used some sounds from freesound.org. Even if those are OK to legally use license-wise, when you enter the Compo (vs the Jam) of Ludum Dare, you aren't supposed to use any assets created by anyone else. Just a heads up.
uchiro
06. Jan 2014 · 07:14 UTC
I won and got a lot of fun from the game. Almost 40 different skills it's very cool :)
Good job.