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Cave Astronaut - First LD! by Slader16

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made by Slader16 for LD27 (COMPO)
Cave Astronaut-
Is about an astronaut that is exploring an alien planet, but soon find's out that it is already inhabited - BY ROBOTS!


Hi, I'm Collin Clifton:
This is my first Ludum Dare entry, And my first game.
I was going for a Spelunky meets Capsized style.

It fits the theme "10 Seconds" because you have 10 lives, hence 10 "Second Chances".


The robots projectiles were all supposed to be shooting forward, but I didn't have enough time to finish it.
Press "Q" to restart the level :D

Please e-mail me at slader155@gmail to submit a bug report, thanks!
Windows http://www.mediafire.com/?048yrh9b47ux4ll
OS/X http://www.mediafire.com/?zez4k9hef3ch46b
Linux http://www.mediafire.com/?vwkt0qzfj8ltkzm
Web http://gamejolt.com/games/platformer/cave-astronaut/17149/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=26474

Ratings

Coolness 48% 1156
Overall 1.76 1198
Audio 1.47 930
Fun 1.78 1164
Graphics 1.61 1164
Innovation 1.50 1194
Mood 1.59 1073
Theme 1.82 1168

Feedback

cafeine
26. Aug 2013 路 15:05 UTC
Your download is missing the assets folder I think.
ezolotko
26. Aug 2013 路 15:05 UTC
Doesnt start: There should be 'Cave AstronautStandalone_Data'
folder next to the executable
Jools64
26. Aug 2013 路 15:08 UTC
I could not get this game to run I'm afraid. I came into the following error when I tried to run the exe:

"There should be 'Cave AstronautStandalone_Data'
folder next to the executable"
Tifu
26. Aug 2013 路 15:21 UTC
Ditto for me :(
馃帳 Slader16
26. Aug 2013 路 22:07 UTC
Sorry about that guys, I fixed it :D
Feysoura
26. Aug 2013 路 22:14 UTC
Got a bug and couldn't continue. Astronaut went way too high and into the blue unity abyss.
馃帳 Slader16
26. Aug 2013 路 22:25 UTC
I'll work on a fix for it Feysoura :D
馃帳 Slader16
26. Aug 2013 路 22:35 UTC
Feysoura the fix is up now, That was a bug that I noticed but I forgot to fix, Sorry!
Tifu
26. Aug 2013 路 23:25 UTC
Seems to work now :)
Though I can press up to fly into the sky and I seem to have a lot more than 10 lives, I seem to be able to die however many times I want :P
Its playable and all though, managed to win, so good job for first try :D
馃帳 Slader16
26. Aug 2013 路 23:29 UTC
Thanks for the awesome feedback Tifu!
Dark Acre Jack
26. Aug 2013 路 23:30 UTC
Congrats on your firsts, Collin Clifton.
馃帳 Slader16
26. Aug 2013 路 23:31 UTC
btw the reason why he can keep on jumping is that he was supposed to have a jetpack, I just didn't have enough time to model it. :p
phaed
26. Aug 2013 路 23:37 UTC
Congratulations on finishing! I definitely hit some weird collision detection bugs. Knocking over dalek-creatures is fun.
olafurw
26. Aug 2013 路 23:38 UTC
Keep at it!
馃帳 Slader16
26. Aug 2013 路 23:42 UTC
phaed- Knocking down and shooting them across the map is my favorite part in the game :P

Dark Acre Jack- Thanks!

olafurw- I definitely will man!
doonay21
27. Aug 2013 路 18:59 UTC
Honest congratulations! As or fist game (and compo) you did good job! Keep it up!!
Pinktreeleaf
27. Aug 2013 路 19:03 UTC
could not get passed the first few enemies. kept getting stuck on the ceiling and dying. good try though. much sleep to you.
VDZ
27. Aug 2013 路 19:23 UTC
I'll give my honest thoughts: The game is a buggy mess with no challenge, ugly graphics, and barely any content (there's only one level and it's really short), and it has nothing to do with the theme.

But everybody starts out making shitty games. Keep making games and you'll improve over time.
馃帳 Slader16
27. Aug 2013 路 19:50 UTC
@VDZ I appreciate your honesty!

@Pinktreeleaf there is a lot of sleep in my future :P

@doonay21 Thanks, I will!
馃帳 Slader16
27. Aug 2013 路 21:22 UTC
If anybody finds a bug please press "Q" to restart the level and e-mail me at: slader155@gmail.com
tripleVisionGames
28. Aug 2013 路 18:16 UTC
I wasn't sure what was killing me but I love the idea of Spelunky meets Capsized so keep working on it!
馃帳 Slader16
28. Aug 2013 路 20:45 UTC
@tripleVisionGames lol the robot models did look really rushed. I think that I am going to continue the game and build off of Spelunky meets Capsized.
Nick Weihs
28. Aug 2013 路 22:04 UTC
The idea for the theme was good.
馃帳 Slader16
28. Aug 2013 路 22:15 UTC
@Nick Weihs, Thanks!
CustomPhase
30. Aug 2013 路 14:58 UTC
Not bad for a first game, but still far from being any good, in larger scale, sorry to say that. Good luck on your next ludum dares.
馃帳 Slader16
03. Sep 2013 路 01:07 UTC
@CustomPhase: I agree that it's really far off from being a large scale game, so it's all good :P
I'm really looking forward to December's Ludum Dare!
fdevant
04. Sep 2013 路 20:41 UTC
On mountain Lion I try to open the game and nothing happens.
vikingpotato
04. Sep 2013 路 21:15 UTC
Congrats on ur first entry.
The game needs a lot of work, but i liked the way i can toss enemies with my bullets.. work the controls more enjoyable
fferro234
04. Sep 2013 路 21:46 UTC
Nice first Ludum Dare entry.