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Traffic Manager by keksdev

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made by keksdev for LD27 (JAM)
Take care of the city's traffic! If any driver waits more than 10 seconds, you lose!

- Click on a crossing to switch the traffic lights
- Complete 3 different levels
- Beat your highscore

Team:
Christoph, Dirk and Rico (Programming)
Timo (Graphics)
HTML5 http://j.mp/ld27manager
Windows, Linux, OS/X https://googledrive.com/host/0B9Ss8mmLXjMlNlhoNkxJTWVUNTQ/ld27traffic.jar
Android https://googledrive.com/host/0B9Ss8mmLXjMlNlhoNkxJTWVUNTQ/ld27traffic-android.apk
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=4439

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1196
Overall(Jam) 3.24 230
Audio(Jam) 2.31 427
Fun(Jam) 2.90 306
Graphics(Jam) 2.52 498
Humor(Jam) 1.77 442
Innovation(Jam) 4.07 9
Mood(Jam) 2.54 418
Theme(Jam) 2.68 468

Feedback

Animated
25. Aug 2013 · 22:22 UTC
Nice idea but one level glitched on me and a car kept warping back to an intersection
jihop
25. Aug 2013 · 23:43 UTC
Very cool idea. I kind of wish the cars moved faster? It bogs me a little that the traffic is so slow. (maybe that is the point)?
ModestArcade
26. Aug 2013 · 15:20 UTC
This can get really hectic! It's a little buggy, but it's got potential.
gre
26. Aug 2013 · 17:04 UTC
Very good and addictive game
Lightmare Studio
27. Aug 2013 · 00:15 UTC
Great idea! As someone said before, maybe the cars could have move a little faster...
Zerkruemler
28. Aug 2013 · 10:15 UTC
Nice idea, but gets very fast difficult.
I think such a game is hard to balance. Longer distances between the intersections would make it easier to plan. I am not sure if the 10 second limit is even needed since the traffic automatically ques up when you don't do it right.
It runs very good on my android tablet
matthias_zarzecki
29. Aug 2013 · 04:22 UTC
Ha, lovely. I remember playing something similar around 2000, rarely see those games again. Also props for making an android-build!
Mironix
29. Aug 2013 · 10:52 UTC
How to fix sim city in 3 simple steps :D
wine
29. Aug 2013 · 10:54 UTC
Hah, I'm hardly a good traffic manager ) Nice work!
namrog84
30. Aug 2013 · 11:23 UTC
kinda difficult at times.

honk honk!
michail
30. Aug 2013 · 11:46 UTC
Nice game! Reminds me another traffic sim from previous LD - 'Mind the gap'. I like this kind of games.
Moosefly
30. Aug 2013 · 11:51 UTC
Great game with lots of potential!
KevinWorkman
30. Aug 2013 · 15:34 UTC
I don't see what this has to do with the theme.

That being said, I really like the idea here. I would definitely play a full version of this game. Some polish would be nice, and there were a few buggy interactions (being the nice guy I am I tried to cause large accidents, cars just drove over top of each other!)

Nice work though. 4/5.
van noctar
31. Aug 2013 · 12:57 UTC
Good idea, but the collisions between two cars not exist...
Pixelfan Games
31. Aug 2013 · 13:05 UTC
cool idea, good job!
Oana
31. Aug 2013 · 14:22 UTC
I beat level 3! I really had fun with this entry, nice job overall. The sounds however were really annoying, but they really helped notice if jams were happening.
bitserum
31. Aug 2013 · 14:24 UTC
Really cool idea. Also the sound effects really creates that panic mode. You could really work on this with few intro levels. It gets hard pretty quick.
Very good job.
Thermite
31. Aug 2013 · 14:24 UTC
Nice idea, I couldn't tell immediately how the cars picked their route, made it a bit challenging :)
Gaspard_
31. Aug 2013 · 14:26 UTC
Good that our trafic lights are now automatic!
TeamWithoutLegs
06. Sep 2013 · 09:38 UTC
A very cool idea, well done :)
LTyrosine
08. Sep 2013 · 15:45 UTC
Clever idea, fun gameplay.
Level 2 should be level 3 with a easier level 2 to make difficult curve smoother.
Good job.
lordjosephdeburg
14. Sep 2013 · 23:44 UTC
I tried making a traffic sim with some friends when I was in college so I probably enjoyed this more than I should lol. Interesting concept controlling the traffic lights good LD guys! I love the game over sounds :)