Survival Shape by johnnymallie

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made by johnnymallie for LD26 (COMPO)
Here is my First LD Game : Survival Shape

You will need Java installed to run the game( it's a .jar )
Double click on it should work, if not, right click, run with , Java (TM) Platform

It should work for Windows, Linux & OS/X , as long as Java (1.6) is installed.

EDIT 30/04 : I've deleted linux & os/x links, there is apparently some problem :( . The game works fine on WIN 7/8 , I've got 5 people who tried it, i'll try to fix for the other platforms
EDIT 30/04 : Linux & os/x links are back. Remember that you need to have the permission on the files to execute it :) Or you can try with the command line : java -jar pathtothejar

The launch is pretty slow (the song loader take quite some time ( 3-4 sec ) and i don't have the time to see what's wrong ).
Controls :
Left/Right Arrow : rotate
Up Arrow : go Forward
P : Shoot

Goal : Survive as long as you can ( You have 3 HP ), shoot the ennemies with P and try to have fun )

Tools :
IDE : Eclipse
Engine : Slick2d
Sound Effect : sfxr / Audacity
The main music come from http://www.nosoapradio.us/
Graphics : Paint.NET, Photoshop

Ratings

Coolness 40% 1535
Overall 2.70 1027
Audio 3.00 374
Fun 2.59 922
Graphics 2.50 973
Innovation 1.87 1292
Mood 2.40 1003
Theme 3.09 956

Feedback

kreddor
29. Apr 2013 路 14:29 UTC
I get "Error: Invalid or corrupt jarfile LD26-1.6RUN.jar"
Tried both with java 6 and 7 :-/
馃帳 johnnymallie
29. Apr 2013 路 20:47 UTC
Hi kreddor :)
Can you describe what are you spec ? the OS and stuff ?
Thanks :)
Arcana
30. Apr 2013 路 15:38 UTC
Lovely music. Is it an original composition or something else?

The gameplay is solid but a little simple. I think one of the biggest improvements would be acceleration and deceleration of the ship, or some kind of mechanic related to the bullets.

Also, the P button to shoot was difficult because it's too close to the Arrow Keys and thus gets my hands cramped up.

Nice job, keep it up!
馃帳 johnnymallie
30. Apr 2013 路 15:48 UTC
Hello Arcana, The main music come from http://www.nosoapradio.us/
smealum
30. Apr 2013 路 16:05 UTC
nice start but the game felt much too easy. there wasn't really any point in moving around and one-shot kills when the enemies are so slow felt overpowered. so as I said, good start, but you could probably make it a much more interesting game !
Jonny D
30. Apr 2013 路 16:07 UTC
Using premade music isn't allowed, but the game is decent in its own right. I would have liked something more though, so I didn't just sit in the middle spinning and shooting.
Jonny D
30. Apr 2013 路 16:08 UTC
Also, what kind of keyboard layout has 'P' in a comfortable place??
spacechase0
30. Apr 2013 路 16:10 UTC
I got about 35,000 points. :)

Maybe you could speed the ship up a little, and add some pentagons (or something) that shoot back?
bowlercaptain
30. Apr 2013 路 16:13 UTC
It's a good start. As others have stated, it could be made more difficult - having the circles require more than one shot would help. The difficulty could also scale up a bit faster.
馃帳 johnnymallie
30. Apr 2013 路 16:16 UTC
Thanks everyone for the feedback :) Very appreciated

Jonny D : i've use P cause it's in the same spot for QWERTY & AZERTY layout. ( At first it was on Enter but there was a hardware problem that sometimes didn't allow me to shoot )
queader
30. Apr 2013 路 19:44 UTC
Nice game! And the only one thing I would change is to have more bullets on higher levels :)
gmaker
05. May 2013 路 05:53 UTC
nice game! great job man!
netmute
06. May 2013 路 14:34 UTC
I don't have Java installed. Sorry :(
V0ID
09. May 2013 路 16:56 UTC
Fits the theme well and looks good : )
I like it : )
Snail_Man
16. May 2013 路 14:57 UTC
Arrows + p? Not exactly comfortable controls. Good game though.