Doc's Heist Starring Snuggles the Cat by hints

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made by hints for LD25 (COMPO)
Doc's Great Heist: Starring Snuggles the Cat

Play as Doc and Snuggles, his pet cat, to steal all the gold on each level. Gameplay involves utilizing all of Doc's tools and Snuggle's ability to reach high places. Move crates, pull switches, freeze unsuspecting civilians, teleport around, and most of all steal gold.

The compo version features 6 levels, and takes about 15-20 minutes to complete.

WASD to move; Space to interact with objects; 1 2 and 3 switch gadgets; and the mouse is used for Doc's tools. Pressing Z will toggle control between Doc and Snuggles.

To run the LOVE version, you have to install the LOVE framework, linked below.

To run on Linux or Mac, you will need to install the LOVE framework, and use the LOVE distribution.

Powered by the LOVE framework: http://love2d.org/

Created for Ludum Dare 25: You Are The Villain
http://www.ludumdare.com

Libraries:
Zoetrope: http://libzoetrope.org/
TESound: https://love2d.org/wiki/TEsound

Tools used for development of code and assets:
GIMP: http://www.gimp.org/
LMMS: http://lmms.sourceforge.net/
Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
sfxr: http://www.drpetter.se/project_sfxr.html
Tiled: http://www.mapeditor.org/
Programmer's Notepad: http://www.pnotepad.org/

Thanks to my friends for keeping me honest and motivated.
A very special thanks to the viewers on my livestream cheering me on and their support throughout the weekend.

Ratings

Coolness 59% 3
Overall 3.53 101
Audio 2.96 188
Fun 3.26 169
Graphics 2.90 383
Humor 2.86 257
Innovation 3.07 272
Mood 2.71 398
Theme 3.00 450

Feedback

馃帳 hints
17. Dec 2012 路 05:14 UTC
Got some feedback that the controls are a bit confusing. Here's a bit more in depth explanation:

a/d to move left/right
w to jump
z to switch between Doc and Cat

Space bar to interact with signs and levers and vaults.

Gadget 1 is hands: click on boxes to pick them up. You have to be close to them. Click again to drop it.
Gadget 2 is freeze ray: Hit people to freeze them in place.
Gadget 3 is portals: Left click is exit, Right click is entrance.
leothecool
17. Dec 2012 路 06:11 UTC
Be careful not to get the doctor trapped in level 2!
aeveis
17. Dec 2012 路 06:17 UTC
switching led to some interesting puzzle solving. Only one of them has to reach the door though in order to get through, so that felt a bit weird. some of the people look zombie-ish?
馃帳 hints
17. Dec 2012 路 06:18 UTC
I didn't even realize that was possible, I tried to avoid getting letting you get stuck until level 4.

I forgot to mention there is a pause menu, by pressing Escape. You can restart the level or return to the main menu for Level Select from there.
馃帳 hints
17. Dec 2012 路 06:21 UTC
Yes, just Doc has to get to the vaults, cats can't open doors.

And yes, some of the guys are zombies -- a representation of how I felt when I was making those sprites.
enfyrneaux
17. Dec 2012 路 06:24 UTC
Controls stutter a bit, but otherwise a charming and fun game. Nice switching mechanic!
Dr. Mo
17. Dec 2012 路 06:44 UTC
Wow, there's, uh, a lot going on in this game. There were lots of buttons, and I feel like I was going all over the keyboard and mouse buttons to do stuff. Music was good for the first few minutes, but it got really repetitive toward the end of the game. I'm looking forward to the next version!
MrEvilGuy
17. Dec 2012 路 07:05 UTC
Had a nice feel to it. Transporters pissed me off so much - kept mixing up the left/right click red/green. Cat was fun to control.
LucaPavone
17. Dec 2012 路 07:10 UTC
I liked it! Reminded me of the Lost Vikings. It didn't take long for me to get a hang of the controls and I liked how far you took the core mechanic.

However, I tried putting both portals on top of each other and I ended up hearing a terrible noise. Maybe make a check to see if the other portal isn't right on top of it and deny deployment?

Otherwise, I found it very enjoyable!
leafo
17. Dec 2012 路 07:31 UTC
I like this game. There's a lot of content. The levels are interesting along with the different items.

Good job
TomK32
17. Dec 2012 路 07:45 UTC
There's too much going on with the controls, they aren't smooth. E.g. hitting space to close the textbox i just opened with space would make so much more sense.

I don't feel the evil rising in me, maybe it's the lack of display of the gold I've stolen so far, or the lack of any sign of danger. how about police cars arriving outside after a while, making their way through and hunting me. just 1 * for the theme. The puzzles though are great fun.
ddionisio
17. Dec 2012 路 07:57 UTC
I think I got the doctor trapped...if that's the idea of the game, then that's ingenious! Never would I have expected the cat as the double-crossing villain!
comrad_gremlin
17. Dec 2012 路 18:46 UTC
An interesting approach :) Fun game.
agumaster
17. Dec 2012 路 18:51 UTC
i really liked this one, the concept is great,but is a bit buggy. Luck with the compo
singpolyma
18. Dec 2012 路 16:04 UTC
Seems to be using WASD without keysym conversion, so even when I tell my OS to temporarily switch my keyoard layout to QWERTY is still acts as though it is Dvorak. Makes gameplay basically impossible for me.

Maybe support arrow keys?
singpolyma
18. Dec 2012 路 16:07 UTC
Also, as I walk I fall through the floor and can't get back up? Seems like a bug.
TheCze
18. Dec 2012 路 16:12 UTC
Very nice game! Had fun
oldtopman
18. Dec 2012 路 16:22 UTC
Excellent game, with stellar level design. A little rough around the edges, but such is the norm.
馃帳 hints
18. Dec 2012 路 16:32 UTC
Sing: I'm sorry to hear about your input trouble, I hadn't thought about alternate keyboard layouts -- next time I will!

Where are you falling through the floor? There are issues with doors closing on you and pushing you out of the level, but other than that I never encountered it.


Thanks to everyone for your kind words
jujule
19. Dec 2012 路 09:10 UTC
This looked really interesting and fun but there were to many unpredictable collision bugs : the cat or the scientist suddenly teleports outside of the map making it impossible to complet the level. I couldn't go further than level 2 after 5 or 6 tries. Frustrating. I'd love to play a fixed version though.
MarekkPie
19. Dec 2012 路 22:48 UTC
Extremely clever and competent puzzle platformer.
blob
25. Dec 2012 路 12:44 UTC
Lots of content for a 48h game !
mkpictures
29. Dec 2012 路 15:55 UTC
Fun game, I liked it :)