Hatchet by mackthehobbit

made by mackthehobbit for LD26 (COMPO)

This is a game. A game involving gold, potatoes, cuttable trees and potatoes.
Controls: Arrow keys, ZXCVB to use items and S then right arrow for crafting.
Trade by using items you want to sell, or an empty slot to buy. Traders buy/sell certain items for gold.
Make a maximaliser and fix the graphics to win!

Requires Java, the jar should run on any platform.
(Also, Potato Challenge complete :D)

Note: Some people seem to be having problems with the web version (IllegalStateException). If you get any issues, it'd be great if you could post your OS, browser and JRE version.

Windows	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/y3vfftwe888j45t/hatchet-ld26.jar?token_hash=AAHz1I6YVshIVhdnyBC4qgnTqJMKUWdQO-6203U6e6t24A&dl=1
Web	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/73865620/hatchet-ld26.html
Source	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/qhqbg7gns2f9i9m/hatchet-ld26-src.zip?token_hash=AAHmMHtmLIBF4eFbMA8YR_WZ-S3VYgIo79qFJnUFgyJKGA&dl=1
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=21333

Ratings

Coolness	45%	1411
Overall	2.95	790

Audio	2.21	839
Fun	2.76	759
Graphics	3.00	569
Humor	2.44	419
Innovation	2.71	871
Mood	3.06	431
Theme	3.14	928

Feedback

Andrew Shouldice

29. Apr 2013 · 04:04 UTC

The web link appears to be broken. (403 error)

🎤 mackthehobbit

29. Apr 2013 · 04:08 UTC

The web link should be working again.

cjacobwade

29. Apr 2013 · 04:12 UTC

I got an Illegal State Exception when trying to play the web version. It says that buffers haven't been created.

Suese

29. Apr 2013 · 04:13 UTC

Web link is broken :(

🎤 mackthehobbit

29. Apr 2013 · 04:22 UTC

That's very strange, the web version seems to work fine for me. What browser and java version are you using?
Maybe try downloading the jar.

Jesse111

29. Apr 2013 · 05:31 UTC

Web version isn't working for me either - For some reason it downloads the html to my computer, and then when I open that, it tries to load the jar and fails with "Buffers have not been created"

Jesse111

29. Apr 2013 · 05:35 UTC

Downloadable version works great, though! I like it a lot! The graphics remind me of Ultima, and it even has a potato!

Waynetron

29. Apr 2013 · 07:10 UTC

Web link is broken for me as well. Just tries to download an html page.

Zathalos

29. Apr 2013 · 07:34 UTC

Played the windows version. The game is very grindy. It was taking me forever to get gold so I didn't finish. The graphics were interesting and collecting potatoes was funny. Good job.

Spierek

29. Apr 2013 · 07:38 UTC

Web version is also broken for me. You're probably storing the game and the *.html file in a private folder on Dropbox. Try moving them to a subfolder in the "Public" folder, and then right-click it to "get public link".

The *.jar version works fine, though. The game is alright, but it does get repetitive soon enough (I was just plowing through the game, mashing Z and X).

🎤 mackthehobbit

29. Apr 2013 · 09:35 UTC

There, the web version *should* actually work properly now.

m64

29. Apr 2013 · 10:21 UTC

How do I use the shops?

Xgor

29. Apr 2013 · 10:36 UTC

Bit too grindy.. Do like the take that to the theme though :P

🎤 mackthehobbit

29. Apr 2013 · 11:48 UTC

To use the shops, you use the item you want to sell when facing the trader. They only buy certain items(Butcher-meat etc.) If you use an empty slot, you can buy items or trade resources.
Thanks for the complements guys, and I did realise the game did get a bit too grindy in the end. I would have preferred to have gotten a few more features in that varied the gameplay more, but sadly I didn't get to.

Rabbits...

01. May 2013 · 05:27 UTC

I really enjoyed the opening sequence.

🎤 mackthehobbit

01. May 2013 · 11:09 UTC

Thanks, I did try to get at least a tiny bit of humour into the game :)

hypp

01. May 2013 · 15:16 UTC

Sorry, couldn't get it to run

woftles

02. May 2013 · 00:34 UTC

Couldn't play the weblink "IllegalStateException Buffers have not been created"