Minimal Annihilation by Zener

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made by Zener for LD26 (COMPO)
Minimal Annihilation is a minimaslistic RTS, the gameplay, the graphics, event the dimensions are at a minimum.

All the actions can be done with the mouse. Select units, collect minerals, build a barracks and start training units to terminate the enemy. It comes with 4 difficulty levels (not very tested, start with easy)

The inspiration has come from many places: 8 bits games like army moves, game over, moon patrol, ... RTSs like Command and Conquer, Dune and Starcraft of course.

It has been developed using flash for the code, Paint Shop Pro for the gfx and Autoracker+Sfxr for the music&effects.

A lot of effort has been put into the game, I hope you enjoy it.

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall 3.95 42
Audio 3.10 318
Fun 3.89 32
Graphics 3.75 163
Humor 2.22 557
Innovation 3.07 599
Mood 3.56 126
Theme 4.07 115

Feedback

Tater_hater
29. Apr 2013 · 03:04 UTC
Awesome!
FenrisWolf
29. Apr 2013 · 05:38 UTC
So much fun! I loved it! Finally an RTS that I can understand! Looks great and plays smoothly. Well done.
evoker
29. Apr 2013 · 05:38 UTC
Fun game.
Mark Hildreth
29. Apr 2013 · 06:00 UTC
When I played the first Starcraft as a teen, I concentrated so hard on macro. You've basically created my teenage years with this game. Well done!
Algerator
29. Apr 2013 · 07:40 UTC
I love it! ^_^
Ithildin
29. Apr 2013 · 07:44 UTC
Brilliant! This is RTS at its purest: collect resources, build units, kill everything that moves....PROFIT!

Both sound and graphics are detailed and nice, and the black and white look adds to the mood.

This is contradictory with the theme but...are you planning to expand on it? Unit queues and the ability to cancel a building's construction would be a nice addition 0:-D
🎤 Zener
30. Apr 2013 · 12:01 UTC
Thanks! I plan to expand it sometime in the future. I have many ideas already ^^
josefnpat
30. Apr 2013 · 13:16 UTC
A few years ago there was a video of "Starcraft 2d";

http://vimeo.com/11759670

I'm so glad that someone finally took a shot at making a small game that is along the lines of this video!

Great job!
Yoni
30. Apr 2013 · 13:17 UTC
Really liked it. Good amount of challenge and fun mechanics.
Qaterknan
30. Apr 2013 · 13:19 UTC
I liked it! The graphics are cool and it is quite fun, although it is a short game.
goerp
30. Apr 2013 · 13:25 UTC
VERY VERY good. The minimal 8 bit style really works. Graphically perfect.
And like FenrisWolf mentioned, very easy to understand with a simple and clear GUI (a big contrast with my game). Mouseover and click.
I played on easy which is a good way to see what the game is.
Good good good.
The only thing is; after doing some Ludum Dares I'm not to keen on Autotracker anymore. The melodies all start to sound the same.
miharbi
30. Apr 2013 · 14:28 UTC
Really loved the idea behind the game and after playing it, really loved the game itself. It was simple, fun and really captured the decision-making needed for an rts in a very simplified form. Also really love the graphics.
Ysty
01. May 2013 · 12:48 UTC
Nice. Very easy to understand and well built.
Husky
01. May 2013 · 14:33 UTC
The is really really impressive!!
Simple yet brilliant!
Good job :p
ddionisio
01. May 2013 · 17:53 UTC
Solid RTS! A genre that is the most difficult to develop and you pulled it off in 2 days! I love the art, the units are very distinguishable, nice!

This sort of RTS works great on mobile! You can probably add the other features back in: like queue, priority attack, etc.

As a starcraft player, siege tank is imba!
GranaDa
02. May 2013 · 14:49 UTC
Marvellous! Please, make a full featured game of this gem.
Blizzil
02. May 2013 · 14:49 UTC
Very fun to play! Graphics are incredible, almost every important information is delivered with only black and white.

Impressive job!
jacklehamster
04. May 2013 · 05:15 UTC
Nice minimization of Starcraft!
zkenshin
08. May 2013 · 16:11 UTC
Very fun, enjoyed a bit of a simplified RTS. Once in a while a drone of mine would seem to stop mining and stand just past the mining area and I would have to click on him and back onto the minerals, but only a small nuisance. Well done. :)
TurboDindon
10. May 2013 · 16:03 UTC
I really like the pixel graphics. :)

- SEPHY (@sephyka)
naufr4g0
11. May 2013 · 07:07 UTC
Some time ago I saw a video of a hypothetical version of starcraft 2d, this game seems to be ispired from that video.
That's a good thing for me, cause I love that fake game! :D
I really enjoyed it and I love graphics and gameplay.
It deserves a better music anyway. :)
Alink
13. May 2013 · 20:42 UTC
Excellent. Very good music and nice arts.
KevinLaity
14. May 2013 · 01:47 UTC
Wow! I wasn't expecting an RTS, very well done. Would love to see a full featured one as a mobile app.
lorancou
14. May 2013 · 18:08 UTC
Great !
Martin_Monosys
16. May 2013 · 21:09 UTC
Cool game, I like it... Music got a bit repetitive after a while, but the game is very nice! Good job!
Colapsydo
17. May 2013 · 14:42 UTC
Nice work on this RTS.
Little drones looks familiar.

In response to your post mortem, you can use Right click in flash player since 11.2, you have to target this version or superior and it will work in browser.
geckojsc
17. May 2013 · 21:55 UTC
This is very well made! Simple, polished and with solid controls enemy AI. Maybe there could have been a way to stop the rate of income from growing so easily. I'd love to see the game extended further!
namuol
18. May 2013 · 05:19 UTC
Really captured the essence of the sort of micro strategy minus most of the tactical stuff. Perfect for the theme, and pretty fun, too!

Bonus points for TA reference.
admund
18. May 2013 · 16:28 UTC
Awesome!
tcstyle
20. May 2013 · 20:44 UTC
That's a true minimalistic game. Great idea and fun to play.