Leap of the Lemmings by bigbazwa

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made by bigbazwa for LD24 (COMPO)
Not really much of a game, but a somewhat interesting experiment.
Press "Run" to make the "lemmings" jump off the cliff. The ones that survive will reproduce and then you can make them run off the cliff again and again. There is a button to make the camera go to the top off the cliff, and a button to go to the bottom of the cliff. I had much more planned, but of course, there is only so much time.

Alt+F4 to quit Windows standalone exe.

[EDIT] Web Player link is now fixed, thanks for pointing that out!

My intention when making this game, was that each generation, you would be able to pick some sort of mutation to be applied to the newborn lemmings, which would either help or hinder their survival of the fall. Then those ones that survived would go on to reproduce. I never got that far though unfortunately.

Ratings

Coolness 22% 986
Overall 1.93 745
Fun 1.79 718
Graphics 2.21 633
Humor 2.46 241
Innovation 2.14 651
Theme 2.36 576

Feedback

kyyrma
28. Aug 2012 · 20:51 UTC
Like you said, not much of a game. Would be interesting to see you finish what you had planned for this game. As it is, I still had some fun watching those little dudes plunge to their deaths :)
DustyStylus
28. Aug 2012 · 20:51 UTC
Hiya, change you link from HTTPS to HTTP! There's an issue where people keep being asked to download the Unity Webplayer even though they have it installed! i.e., I changed your link to HTTP and now it runs fine!

Now onto the game: Hehe, yes, it's quite fun to throw them off the cliff. :D Reminds me of the bit in Skyrim where you push your "favourite fan" off the top. Is the camera-look meant to be connected to the cursor this way? I found I was looking at the sky when I clicked "Run" and had to re-orientate my viewpoint. Fun though!
DevoreUK
28. Aug 2012 · 20:51 UTC
My browser wouldn't load unity because the link is https but the content is http. If you change the link to a http address it will work correctly for everyone!
RARoadkill
28. Aug 2012 · 20:54 UTC
It is really funny to watch them run off that cliff
Killerbug
28. Aug 2012 · 20:57 UTC
Interesting. What were you thinking of making from that initially? :)
darkshadow
28. Aug 2012 · 21:00 UTC
Its quite a funny little game, even the gravestones for the lemmings which should be sad. The UI is very basic and the camera controls can be a bit annoying but the cliff is huge and this physics seems good.

I can't seem to tell what traits make the lemmings more survivable. Also please fix your link from https to http as with the first version the page didn't recognise I had unity.
Andrew
03. Sep 2012 · 20:59 UTC
It would be nice getting some feedback on why some lived/died. I like how they have names though, makes me feel that much eviler for making them jump off.
Kmad
09. Sep 2012 · 09:53 UTC
It's a funny idea that fits the theme. Could be turned into an interesting game.
kato9
09. Sep 2012 · 21:56 UTC
Ha! well is is a funny concept, too bad you ran out of time.