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Planet LD-28 by Tragon

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made by Tragon for LD28 (COMPO)
Your robot arrived on the distant planet LD-28. There seem to be other robots around.
The transmitter was damaged while landing. You only get one frame per second.
The objective is to find any artifacts and analyze anomalies on the planet.

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Features:
- You only get one FPS
- Random world generation around the player
- Many parameters for balancing can be set
- Feedback after your death to alter the settings according to your performance

(There is no actual win condition)

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Controls:

Mouse - to look around and shoot
WASD - to move
M - to mute the sound
ESC - to go back to the option menu

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Used Tools:

Unity

Grafics:
Photoshop

Sound:
sfxr
Bosca Ceoil
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19541963/LD28/WP.html
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19541963/LD28/Planet_LD28_Win32.zip
Linux https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19541963/LD28/Planet_LD28_Linux.zip
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19541963/LD28/LD28.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=26966

Ratings

Coolness 80% 2
Overall 2.38 931
Audio 2.13 644
Fun 2.05 938
Graphics 2.46 729
Humor 2.31 462
Innovation 3.51 151
Mood 2.31 791
Theme 3.54 147

Feedback

kunzbe
16. Dec 2013 路 05:53 UTC
It looks interesting, but lags way to much :/
馃帳 Tragon
16. Dec 2013 路 06:32 UTC
Since you only get one FPS, thats how it should be ;)

But if you mean real lag (Camera not smooth, Particles lagging),
try disabling the "Use lighting with flashlights" option.
icedmetal57
16. Dec 2013 路 08:22 UTC
Very interesting use of the theme. I no longer take my FPSes for granted after having played this. :) Having to predict where enemies are going and shooting at 1 FPS was kind of hard.
TobiasNL
16. Dec 2013 路 08:34 UTC
Haha "lags way too much" :] Love the idea of 'one'frame per second. It worked quite well, although my head wanted to burst after playing it for a while. The music is, well, not that good. Thanks!
Darkcoder
16. Dec 2013 路 08:49 UTC
Frustratingly interesting :) The options screen was a nice touch, but there needs to be some sort of goal.
ThatGuy
16. Dec 2013 路 09:28 UTC
Very interesting take on the theme, haven't seen games built around the idea of 1 fps. Nice work!
Sebastian
16. Dec 2013 路 09:31 UTC
Haha never thought I'd see lag advertised as a feature! Not sure how well it works from an enjoyment point of view, but I found it a thoroughly interesting idea. Nice ;)
Robinerd
16. Dec 2013 路 09:32 UTC
Interesting concept! Not sure how to evolvethis idea further, but you used the theme in a really clever way!
ParaPup
16. Dec 2013 路 09:38 UTC
This was very stange that it was goo that you tried something diffrent.
milugames
16. Dec 2013 路 10:32 UTC
1 FPS was a very interesting idea on how to use the theme. Haven't ever seen that before. Everything worked great. Awesome game!
BraindeadGeo
16. Dec 2013 路 10:47 UTC
Interesting concept but I think a lifetime of getting arsey about framerates has made my mind just want to scream when a game is choppy :)
Thingus
16. Dec 2013 路 11:23 UTC
Good spin on the theme, made me giggle.
joppiesaus
16. Dec 2013 路 15:12 UTC
It's interesting, but not really fun. Nice graphics and sounds, but too much options, it's a bit frustrating. Nice try thoought.
gusanolocovg
16. Dec 2013 路 15:13 UTC
Didn't read the 1 FPS before playing and was was extremely annoyed. Now knowing about the 1 fps as your hook, I am still extremely annoyed by it.
X-0r
16. Dec 2013 路 15:15 UTC
1 FPS... I'm so glad you didn't create that game for LD 27 (Theme: "10 seconds") xD

For a game, there are a bit too many adjustable parameters...
Maybe use difficulty presets, and add a customizable one. It's just that I prefer to play games the way they have been designed... without "modding"
Eric
16. Dec 2013 路 22:06 UTC
This is infuriating addictive and fun. Also nice use of the theme!
Nancybeast
16. Dec 2013 路 22:10 UTC
A very interesting take on the theme, haha. I was confused at first but this is a very different and ultimately fairly enjoyable game.
rnlf
16. Dec 2013 路 22:13 UTC
Hm, nothing happened for me. I see my robot, run around and nothing happens. But I also didn't see any text on the menus, which I had on other Unity games. I will therefore not rate, but it looks like an interesting game.
dementor561
16. Dec 2013 路 22:17 UTC
eh
ZXeno
16. Dec 2013 路 22:30 UTC
Fascinating. I never would have thought of doing only 1FPS. Very good job!
OriginalBigDan
16. Dec 2013 路 22:53 UTC
I definitely enjoyed it more after a little argument with a button in the options screen!
Interesting idea though.

Was there an win-condition?
馃帳 Tragon
16. Dec 2013 路 23:45 UTC
No, there isn't any win condition. Edited the description.
Only feedback afterwards, functioning as a score and to alter the settings according to your skill if you were very bad or a bit better.
phi6
17. Dec 2013 路 11:41 UTC
Whoa what a crazy game! Thought it was lag at first but realised it was part of the gameplay :P
Alismuffin
17. Dec 2013 路 11:42 UTC
Ha! Nice. 1FPS
Great idea
archaeometrician
20. Dec 2013 路 16:30 UTC
One frame per second haha nice implementation of the theme ;) Original !
Nelien
20. Dec 2013 路 16:35 UTC
Haha, I thought having one frame per second would be a terrible idea but it turned out ok! It felt like I was remote controlling the robot from a far away location and therefore had only limited data (hence the 1 FPS). Overall a cool concept!
ratboy2713
01. Jan 2014 路 17:37 UTC
Very interesting concept. Nice take on the theme. Leads to a lot of spray and pray gameplay.