Robot squad by chabuduo

made by chabuduo for LD27 (COMPO)

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HTML with javascript tested only on chrome
drawings with paint.NET
no sounds T.T
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Plan a sequence for your robots to execute and diffuse the bomb before the time!
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Controls:
select with leftmouse button.
assign moves and deselect with right mouse button.

Instructions:
-deploy your team on the blue markers(starting positions).

-to defuse the bomb a robot must reach it and then have one second to diffuse it.

-badguys chase the closest robot and kill it if they reach it (they are assholes).

-Hacking computers changes the on/off state of the lasers.

-lasers kill your robot if it passes trough it.

-they kill badguys as well.

-game is pretty buggy sorry, especially the badguy wow.
enjoy thanks for playing^^

Windows	http://www.ld27robotsquad.appspot.com
Web	http://www.ld27robotsquad.appspot.com
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=24888

Ratings

Coolness	37%	1452
Overall	2.32	1111

Fun	2.18	1063
Graphics	2.09	1023
Innovation	2.68	778
Theme	2.55	1016

Feedback

FacticiusVir

26. Aug 2013 · 02:35 UTC

Tried the first level of the web version (Windows 8, Chrome), but when I move my robot onto the bomb nothing happens.

🎤 chabuduo

26. Aug 2013 · 02:57 UTC

Thanks alot for the feedback, you have to specifically assign a diffuse command for them to do it because they arent very bright.

DanHayesGamer

26. Aug 2013 · 03:33 UTC

I had no idea what to do... placed the robot, then picked up the other one to place and couldn't interact with anything.

robashton

26. Aug 2013 · 10:56 UTC

I couldn't work out what to do - some better instructions perhaps might be helpful!

Martin_Monosys

26. Aug 2013 · 20:15 UTC

Hmmm... wasn't that much fun, as I really didn't know exactly what to do, or why... Also, I was missing some sound. :(

Exergy

26. Aug 2013 · 20:17 UTC

A really good idea. A bit buggy still ;)

Vasileiadis

26. Aug 2013 · 20:19 UTC

The game is quite fun actually once you work out the controls (perhaps a tutorial is needed)

DissidentDan

27. Aug 2013 · 00:32 UTC

Very cool! I like this idea a lot. Polish it up, and set it free! Some constructive criticism: Trial-and-error is the only way to tell which laser changes happen when you activate a switch. It would be nice to have some visual indication of that. Also, it would be nice to be able to start with your last plan and tweak it, instead of having to start over.

fgielow

28. Aug 2013 · 00:43 UTC

I found it pretty unintuitive to discover what to do.. I got the robot to disable the bomb, but sometimes it used more actions than I meant it to due to right clicking the same spot more than once. Liked the idea though!

Christina Nordlander

28. Aug 2013 · 22:03 UTC

This took me a while to learn how to play, but once I got the hang of it, it turned out to be a clever little puzzler. Pretty original premise. Unfortunately, the graphics felt a bit boring and hard on the eyes. Having the instructions on the screen was probably a good idea, given the relative complexity of the gameplay, but they made it feel a bit cluttered.

I never managed to beat level 5. Maybe I'll come back to this when I'm not so tired.

I didn't see any bugs.

Christina Nordlander

28. Aug 2013 · 22:05 UTC

Addenda:

Would be nice to have some way of showing when you've chosen the "wait" command.

Needs some proofreading: "bery good"? Also, you "defuse" a bomb, not "diffuse" it.

Jupiter_Hadley

29. Aug 2013 · 03:37 UTC

Found it a bit weird/confusing. Didnt really get how to get by the lasers, however, I featured this game in my compilation video of Ludum Dare 27 games, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/okyxuWBF5Yw

loxo

09. Sep 2013 · 18:32 UTC

Nice concept! This will be great with some additional work. I would like to see some sound effects, maybe a tutorial to help get started and definitely more levels. Also it shouldn't be necessary to choose the level after a failure again.