The Last Blacksmith by Cliff Lee CL
This is my seventh time to attend Ludum Dare.
I planned to produce 2D art by myself, but the game logic is too many to handle.
I was behind schedule because of the graduate school's stuffs.
Finally, I still catch up with the deadline by staying up late.
Like always, Hope that everyone will enjoy my game :)
------Game list----
LD30: Parallel Worlds
LD31: Screen Pong
LD32: Coder VS Bugs
LD33: Ninja Cockroach
LD34: You can't see but you can feel
LD35: Medusa Massacre
LD36: The Last Blacksmith
This is an action game.
You play as the last blacksmith that can crafting equipment.
Your country is in the war, but soldiers don't have equipment to fight back intruders.
You have to produce equipments for your allies before they are defeated.
Game Goal:
Help your ally to defeat enemies with your crafting skills.
Tutorial:
1.In the game, you need to produce equipments to help your allies.
So, you need some basic materials like ores and metal bars.
2.The ore will generate in the bottom right corner, and you can use the "Z or left mouse button" to mine it.
3.You can use the "X or right mouse button" to pick up or drop ores, metal bars and equipment.
4.Drop three ores in the smelter (button right metal box) to produce a metal bar.
5.Producing an equipment requires a metal bar and the anvil (next to the smelter).
6.When you bring a metal bar to the anvil, a counter number will show up.
You can use "Z or left mouse button" to add the counter number.
When the counter number is right, which is hinted in the game, you can use the "space" key to produce the correspondent equipment.
7.Drop the equipment to allies to enhance them, and help them win the battle!
Game over conditions:
If the allies reach the right side of the screen, player wins.
If the enemies reach the left side of the screen, enemies win.
If the player is attacked by enemies, enemies win.
Control:
1.WASD type
Use "A", "D" to move left and right.
Use "W", "S" to climb up and down the ladders.
Use "Left mouse button" to perform actions. (mining the ore or crafting
equipment with the anvil)
Use "Right mouse button" to pick up / drop an item.
Use "Space" to produce an equipment with the anvil.
2.arrow type
Use "Left arrow", "Right arrow" to move left and right.
Use "Up arrow", "Down arrow" to climb up and down the ladders.
Use "Z" to perform actions. (mining the ore or crafting equipment with the anvil)
Use "X" to pick up / drop an item.
Use "Space" to produce an equipment with the anvil.
Used tools:
----Game Engine----
Unity
----Version Control----
SourceTree
----2D Art----
Krita
----Chart----
Coggle
Draw.io
Most of art and audio resources come from online resources.
Designed and made by Cliff Lee CL.
I planned to produce 2D art by myself, but the game logic is too many to handle.
I was behind schedule because of the graduate school's stuffs.
Finally, I still catch up with the deadline by staying up late.
Like always, Hope that everyone will enjoy my game :)
------Game list----
LD30: Parallel Worlds
LD31: Screen Pong
LD32: Coder VS Bugs
LD33: Ninja Cockroach
LD34: You can't see but you can feel
LD35: Medusa Massacre
LD36: The Last Blacksmith
This is an action game.
You play as the last blacksmith that can crafting equipment.
Your country is in the war, but soldiers don't have equipment to fight back intruders.
You have to produce equipments for your allies before they are defeated.
Game Goal:
Help your ally to defeat enemies with your crafting skills.
Tutorial:
1.In the game, you need to produce equipments to help your allies.
So, you need some basic materials like ores and metal bars.
2.The ore will generate in the bottom right corner, and you can use the "Z or left mouse button" to mine it.
3.You can use the "X or right mouse button" to pick up or drop ores, metal bars and equipment.
4.Drop three ores in the smelter (button right metal box) to produce a metal bar.
5.Producing an equipment requires a metal bar and the anvil (next to the smelter).
6.When you bring a metal bar to the anvil, a counter number will show up.
You can use "Z or left mouse button" to add the counter number.
When the counter number is right, which is hinted in the game, you can use the "space" key to produce the correspondent equipment.
7.Drop the equipment to allies to enhance them, and help them win the battle!
Game over conditions:
If the allies reach the right side of the screen, player wins.
If the enemies reach the left side of the screen, enemies win.
If the player is attacked by enemies, enemies win.
Control:
1.WASD type
Use "A", "D" to move left and right.
Use "W", "S" to climb up and down the ladders.
Use "Left mouse button" to perform actions. (mining the ore or crafting
equipment with the anvil)
Use "Right mouse button" to pick up / drop an item.
Use "Space" to produce an equipment with the anvil.
2.arrow type
Use "Left arrow", "Right arrow" to move left and right.
Use "Up arrow", "Down arrow" to climb up and down the ladders.
Use "Z" to perform actions. (mining the ore or crafting equipment with the anvil)
Use "X" to pick up / drop an item.
Use "Space" to produce an equipment with the anvil.
Used tools:
----Game Engine----
Unity
----Version Control----
SourceTree
----2D Art----
Krita
----Chart----
Coggle
Draw.io
Most of art and audio resources come from online resources.
Designed and made by Cliff Lee CL.
| Web(itch.io) with WebGL, Windows, Linux, OSX included | https://tommyboys0107.itch.io/the-last-blacksmith |
| Web(game jolt) with WebGL, Windows, Linux, OSX included | http://gamejolt.com/games/the-last-blacksmith/184316 |
| Windows(Google drive) | https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0m0C7BSOpIAalM5aVdkQzRxaTg |
| Linux(Google drive) | https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0m0C7BSOpIAV2tTRldYM0s0Rnc |
| OS/X(Google drive) | https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0m0C7BSOpIANnlVQV8tdENEeUE |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-36/?action=preview&uid=41166 |
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btw, there are 2 different fullscreen buttons (one on the itch.io page, and one in the Unity webgl export). You should probably try to set it up so that you only need one.
The problem was the awkward and confusing controls. To get a weapon to an ally you have to 1) mine with left mouse, 2) pick up ore with right mouse, 3) walk ore to the smelter or throw ore with right mouse, 4)pick up metal with right mouse, 5) set the correct number with left mouse, 6) forge with space, 7) pick up the item with right mouse, and 8) bring the item to an ally.
The number of steps is fine! The problem is having to switch back and forth between the mouse buttons. I don't think it added anything and really only got in the way. Making everything use the same mouse button, or make certain actions happen automatically would have gone a long way to making the game a ton of fun.
However, the game is too easy, right now. I only crafted swords, but that was enough to hold the enemies back.
Also, I got quite confused with the controls. Sometimes, I would mistakenly press spacebar instead of Z (to increase the number on the anvil).