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Delve Deeply by belk

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made by belk for LD25 (COMPO)
This turned out to be a sandbox-type game where you have the ability to change the landscape, and spawn zombies!
The original goal was to create a tower defense map, but the time it took to create all the art assets, create and code mobs, and implement an A* pathing algorithm ate up the time I needed to make a proper tower defense.
You can kindof do it if you pick a spot, build a fortress, set the target destination and spawn zombies around the outside of it!
Zombies are damaged by spikes, and if you kill one you're a good guy again!

Hope you guys have fun messing with it, and I can't wait to see your games!

Source is included in the jar.

Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/iby2gnbfhfgdicw/DelveDeeply.jar
OS/X https://www.dropbox.com/s/iby2gnbfhfgdicw/DelveDeeply.jar
Linux https://www.dropbox.com/s/iby2gnbfhfgdicw/DelveDeeply.jar
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=14219

Feedback

gigimoi00
17. Dec 2012 · 01:50 UTC
"Could not find the main class" error message on launch.
jurnacsr
17. Dec 2012 · 02:18 UTC
No errors on launch - but I don't quite understand how to play.
jurnacsr
17. Dec 2012 · 02:20 UTC
To clarify - I can just spawn zombies. How do I do anything else?
Xeke_Death
17. Dec 2012 · 10:38 UTC
"Could not find the main class: com.belk.dg.Game" error message on launch.
zedutchgandalf
17. Dec 2012 · 11:00 UTC
Works fine on Mac, no error messages. But how is this even a game? There's no goal whatsoever, you've got unlimited gold and you can't seem to be able to die :/
🎤 belk
17. Dec 2012 · 16:26 UTC
Just a note, if you get the "Could not find the main class" error, try running it from the command line:
java -jar DelveDeeply.jar

All you can really do is spawn new blocks, set the target location for spawned zombies, and spawn zombies on your location. Like I said, it's just sandboxy at the moment, not really a game
🎤 belk
17. Dec 2012 · 17:07 UTC
Oh, one important note for anyone who didn't get it. WASD keys to move around.
CoffeeOnimal
20. Dec 2012 · 08:12 UTC
Got it to run, but no, it's not a game yet.
Some interesting tech here, but nothing really works.
TehSkull
24. Dec 2012 · 05:14 UTC
Classic graphic styling and gameplay. I wish there was actual "gameplay" to it though, and not just walking around with buildings and skeletons.
Norgg
28. Dec 2012 · 14:12 UTC
Ran for me, put some lava around the place.
jhrrsn
06. Jan 2013 · 11:27 UTC
Interesting idea, but as you've stated there isn't a lot to do at the moment. I'd love to see a finished version at some point!