DHRDR by johnste

made by johnste for LD26 (COMPO)

DHRDR [Dehoarder]
You are a clutter removal robot, programmed with "state of the art" minimalist algorithms. Your mission is to get rid of unnecessary junk in the world.

You have to use the robots body and the magnet to remove clutter from the designated areas.

Gameplay video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TscmBhFPzn0&feature=youtu.be

Mac and Linux users, visit http://love.org and download LOVE 0.8.0 to run the .love file.

UPDATE: Uploaded a post competition version fixing a lot of issues.

- Hopefully no more jittering physics (fixed timestep)
- Fail condition has been added (respawn if you go out of bounds)
- Restart key added: R
- Refactored a lot of code (you won't notice this while playing)

Unfortunately, no new levels yet, although I've added a new item type in the second level.

Windows	https://www.dropbox.com/s/wt4h198jjwh7fjn/DHRDR.zip
OS/X + Linux	https://www.dropbox.com/s/0g5nuysi80covz4/DHRDR.love
Windows [Post Comp Version]	https://www.dropbox.com/s/s32tfb2koc4yp7z/DHRDR.zip
OS/X + Linux [Post Comp Version]	https://www.dropbox.com/s/1hi2s6qw67bplev/DHRDR.love
Source	https://github.com/johnste/DHRDR
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=5034

Ratings

Coolness	76%	2
Overall	3.09	644

Audio	2.76	521
Fun	2.91	625
Graphics	3.37	331
Humor	2.69	277
Innovation	3.59	211
Mood	3.00	455
Theme	3.20	874

Feedback

Tyro

28. Apr 2013 · 23:19 UTC

Cool game! I really liked the visuals and premise. I got stuck at the beginning though, here's a screenshot if it helps.

http://imageshack.us/photo/myimages/213/screenhunter29apr281822.png/

Good luck with your future projects!

kogyblack

28. Apr 2013 · 23:28 UTC

It said I need to have Lua... Could not play it.

🎤 johnste

29. Apr 2013 · 05:48 UTC

Tyro: Try attaching the magnet to the box above the robot. You can sort of lift yourself out of these pits.

kogyblack: You need to install love2d to play the .love files, but the windows executable should work without any dependencies.

Ludipe

29. Apr 2013 · 08:03 UTC

Looks fun and I like the art style but it keeps crashing often in my computer (windows 7 32 bits ). I'll try it later from another PC.

Frib

29. Apr 2013 · 08:04 UTC

Is there a way to restart a level? Falling off a cliff doesn't seem to do much :D

Nice game though. Fun!

🎤 johnste

29. Apr 2013 · 08:08 UTC

Thanks for the feedback, everyone!

Ludipe: Hm, I never experienced crashing. Does it crash during a level?

Frib: Unfortunately, no. :(

biscuitdough

29. Apr 2013 · 08:08 UTC

I would kill for a reset button, that first dip is really hard, and once I get to the house, keep getting in unwinnable states, and my only solution is to exit and try again. cool idea, but was just too frustrating.

Infin8

29. Apr 2013 · 09:51 UTC

Great concept and great execution! Took a little while to get used the game, but after a while I was flinging things out of the house like a boss.

zerebruin

29. Apr 2013 · 10:39 UTC

Really fun to play! Te quirky physics combined with the simple drawing style feels excellent.

wccrawford

29. Apr 2013 · 11:52 UTC

There was a chair stuck in the floor, so I couldn't continue. And falling off the edge means falling forever.

I also had some trouble with the controls, and often ended up upside-down, which was frustrating.

Overall really well done, though!

🎤 johnste

29. Apr 2013 · 12:09 UTC

wccrawford: There's a bug where the items from the last level tend to show up in the next. They're not counted towards the clutter score though, so you should be able to finish the level. That's the last one though. Thanks for playing! :)

PhilZ

29. Apr 2013 · 14:04 UTC

Little mixed feelings about this game. Graphics aren't anything special, but not horrible. Music was pretty okay. Gameplay wasn't all that great for me, I got bored with the idea very quickly. Also, when I got stuck (literally stuck), I wasn't able to restart from in-game, so I had to exit it. Unless is something I know about, add a "restart" button.

To conclude, maybe it's a good game for someone else, but not for me.

My Milked Eek

29. Apr 2013 · 15:15 UTC

I enjoyed swinging around stuff. But I couldn't finish the game. Cool for a tech demo, needs work to be a game.

quill18

29. Apr 2013 · 17:01 UTC

Lovely art style and interesting concept!

Sgt Squirrelly

30. Apr 2013 · 15:29 UTC

Took quite a bit of practice to even get through the first pit, but this is a really unique, challenging game. Good work!

🎤 johnste

30. Apr 2013 · 19:48 UTC

Seriously, everyone, thanks for you feedback! :D

I agree with most of what you're saying about the game and it certainly lacks a lot of polish (restart button, tweaking of mechanics, etc). I really want to create a better version with fixes and more content (levels, items).

feyleaf

30. Apr 2013 · 19:57 UTC

Very cool. It reminded me of those 'sticky hands' from old UFO-catchers. I liked it, and finished the game. Clever use of the theme, as well. ^_^

KevinZuhn

01. May 2013 · 01:34 UTC

I would like a bit more control over the magnet rope. If you could extend and retract the rope a bit, then you could use that pulling motion to either yank yourself out of pits or jauntily toss grabbed objects behind you!

Nanolotl

01. May 2013 · 05:44 UTC

The art style was really nice. The physics were a bit frustrating. I'd keep getting stuck upside down where I can't use the magnet properly or get stuck on top of the objects.

Goodlookinguy

02. May 2013 · 04:25 UTC

MadMichaelofMetal (on my brother's account)
I played this game on my stream. I broke this game more times than I should have, flying into the empty space. It needed a restart button. I did finish it, but I was disappointed at the end. The physics work against the player.

🎤 johnste

02. May 2013 · 06:00 UTC

Hey Michael, saw your stream and yes - you had some interesting issues with the physics. Sorry about that. I didn't have enough time for playtesting and maybe the single biggest issue was the lack of a restart button/fail condition.

🎤 johnste

02. May 2013 · 06:06 UTC

I wonder what caused the weird bouncing problems though. It might have to do something with a low frame rate causing the physics timestep to be too high. Thanks for testing!

naughtyloose

04. May 2013 · 10:19 UTC

great work however its really hard to move anything with that bouncy bouncy magnet thingy. :)

Beerman

04. May 2013 · 16:43 UTC

That was great. Really nice feel to it.
Somehow that little robot's got a lot of personality for something made out of two circles and a box. :)

avidgamerNino

05. May 2013 · 19:38 UTC

On the first obstacle I got stuck in the trench. I didn't know I could let myself out till I tried a couple of times. The magnet mechanic felt a bit clunky. I wanted to be able to swing over the obstacle Bionic Commando style. I did like the elementary style art. I'd like to see more colors.

goerp

05. May 2013 · 20:10 UTC

Good entry. Needs some work on the levels, but I like the hand drawn style, the music and the physics.
And it is about decluttering so the theme is in there as well.
Nice.

moomoo112

07. May 2013 · 05:25 UTC

I kept flipping over and getting stuck like a turtle..

Cake&Code

08. May 2013 · 06:34 UTC

I tried pressing P at the main menu because of the coloration of the first letters in the menu texts only to find I had to use the mouse and click. A hover state or sound blip would help make that more obvious :)

The game itself was really challenging! Even though it's all very realistic in the physics of the simulation, it was hard to predict how strong the grapply-thing would fire. Fun nonetheless!

MinionStudios

09. May 2013 · 20:38 UTC

I love this game! So much fun to mess around and the floppy crazy mechanics work well!

HelkeGames

14. May 2013 · 18:09 UTC

Nice game, i like the graphic well done!

Misfit

15. May 2013 · 18:54 UTC

Nice game. Art style is great and really fun to play.