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Hexagion by Drabiter

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made by Drabiter for LD26 (COMPO)
Fill area with your colorful hexagonal tiles in limited time. Red, Green, and Blue tile will split into 3, 4, and 5 random tiles respectively. Have no 6 tiles in one spot or lose.

One sound, one sprite, one color palette, one rule, one mission. Is it minimal enough? :)

Not mistaken by Super Hexagon. There is JAR link so no need to extract. Enjoy!

NOTE:
[Android] I want to make post-compo version of this so it's recommenced to install from Google Play (link above) so you will get the update soon. :)
[Web HTML5] The port is kinda unstable, but it won't crash. It has no sound and some random bugs.

Win/Mac/Linux https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54138920/Ludum%20Dare/%5BLD26%5D%20hexagion.zip
Web (GL) http://hexagion.herokuapp.com
Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.drabiter.hexagion
Jar https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54138920/Ludum%20Dare/hexagion.jar
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=8337

Ratings

Coolness 59% 3
Overall 2.70 1027
Audio 2.11 889
Fun 2.70 817
Graphics 2.61 890
Humor 1.78 908
Innovation 3.06 608
Mood 2.26 1097
Theme 3.37 722

Feedback

uprightpath
29. Apr 2013 路 04:20 UTC
It's pretty minimal! I just wish that there had been an extra to turn off the sound to it. That one was actually painful to my ears!
Phased
29. Apr 2013 路 06:26 UTC
run-windows does not work, you have it pointing to game.jar. managed to get 96% of the screen covered.
馃帳 Drabiter
29. Apr 2013 路 07:18 UTC
@uprightpath
Noted.

@Phased
Thanks for the info. It's fixed now :)
ThirteenWB
29. Apr 2013 路 18:25 UTC
That was surprisingly fun actually.
Having the percentage there really gives you something to aim for, although I think my 78% in 15 seconds in kinda pathetic to 96% but oh well.
That was a well made game, good job! :)
Merkoth
29. Apr 2013 路 18:30 UTC
A nice little game, good work. One note though, the OSX readme still points to game.jar, but it isn't that bad.
orangepascal
29. Apr 2013 路 18:31 UTC
it sure is minimalistic ! I'm crap at this type of game, but it's a nice one! ;)
馃帳 Drabiter
30. Apr 2013 路 02:53 UTC
@ThirteenWB
Thanks! your game is good too!

@Merkoth
Yeah sorry, forgot to rename the jar name when exporting.

@orangepascal
I'm crap on your game too, wasting lot time to figure out :) I had to strain myself to keep this minimal.
xgeovanni
30. Apr 2013 路 12:02 UTC
Sorry, but what are the controls?
shines
30. Apr 2013 路 12:08 UTC
Like the written concept, but only could try the web port and I kept getting one gray hexagon and the timer without being able to add/split anything.
Shigor
01. May 2013 路 01:23 UTC
Web version doesn't work (chrome), doesn't react on anything.
Jar version works, interesting concept.
馃帳 Drabiter
01. May 2013 路 10:45 UTC
@xgeovanni
Mouse click :) Click on the hex tiles so it'll disappear and summon new tiles around. Watch out for the tile stack numbers.

@shines
Yeah sorry. The web port is kinda buggy and unstable. I suggest to try the download version.

@Shigor
Thanks for trying. Fixing the web port :)
vandriver
01. May 2013 路 11:17 UTC
Pretty fun, though the sound was a bit grating. I keep seeing all these great minimal games and thinking how much strategy could be added. There's a lot of room to slow this game down and make it tougher, I think. Still entertaining as is, though!
Blinked
01. May 2013 路 14:57 UTC
Very fun. Nails the theme well. Quite colorful, i like it :)
馃帳 Drabiter
02. May 2013 路 05:54 UTC
@vandriver
Yeah you're right. Gonna imrpove it. Thanks! :)

@Blinked
Thanks for playing! :)
Dark Acre Jack
02. May 2013 路 07:48 UTC
Interesting concept. Web version seems busted, can't click. Instructions within game or on game page would be helpful.
馃帳 Drabiter
02. May 2013 路 12:48 UTC
@Dark Acre Jack
Thanks. The HTML5 is still buggy, still spending time to fix it.
mrexcessive
03. May 2013 路 05:35 UTC
Not rated so far, web version broken. Can click to select level, but not click within level. Using Chrome Version "26.0.1410.64 m" on Windows 7. No similar problem with other GL apps
馃帳 Drabiter
03. May 2013 路 14:48 UTC
@mrexcessive
Yeah the HTML5 version is not my primary platform. The game itself is for desktop and android. I hope you can play those version for rate. Thanks for trying.
Markavian
04. May 2013 路 10:29 UTC
Android version played well.
馃帳 Drabiter
04. May 2013 路 14:29 UTC
@Markavian
Thanks for trying the Android version :)
littleball
04. May 2013 路 17:04 UTC
This is interesting. I took a similar approach to my game, although it turned out quite different.

I couldn't get the Mac version running, but it plays great on my Android. I look forward to seeing the updated version!
juaxix
05. May 2013 路 10:25 UTC
Almost achieve 100% in 30s... simple concept, interesting and fun
馃帳 Drabiter
06. May 2013 路 02:07 UTC
@littleball
@juaxix
Thanks for playing! ;)
oskardevelopment
09. May 2013 路 11:23 UTC
Simple game that keep to the Minimalistic theme! :)
Sylvain.p
14. May 2013 路 15:51 UTC
So I have try the web version with firefox...and in the 3 mode there are just an hexagon with 1 inside...and nothing happen, you can just return to the selection menu with right click.
馃帳 Drabiter
18. May 2013 路 07:21 UTC
@oskardevelopment
Thanks! :D

@Sylvain.p
Yes the port was kinda unstable and very random. If you can please try the desktop version which should work on all OS.
cadin
19. May 2013 路 23:57 UTC
Sorry the web version doesn't seem to be working for me.