World of Bacteria by dem0

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made by dem0 for LD24 (COMPO)
You take a control of a group of bacteria. Your goal is to survive as long as possible and grow population big as possible.

All bacteria are different by their abilies, they multiply, mutate and conjugate, die plus you can buy and improve genes and powerups yourself. There are other cells, particles etc for you to eat and lymphocytes and phagocytes to eat you.

You can group and evolve your bacteria to create optimal populations for maximal survival and to prolong your certain defeat.

The game is complicated, so read 'readme.txt'. Randomness is a big factor, so gameplay might vary. One time ends in the beginning and in the other you might success.

!!Note that when you buy stuff you have to have the bacteria you want to update selected, otherwise it won't update it even if it plays the sound


3.9
Uploaded an improved post-compo version, I feedback is appretiaced and I will still improve the game

Changelog:
- Added menu where you can change the screenmode and game speed
- Added mouse-driven shop where you can instantly select your update without playing with keyboard
- A lot of bug fixing
- Improved readme, remember to check it!

Ratings

Coolness 32% 858
Overall 2.86 434
Audio 2.36 387
Fun 2.64 459
Graphics 2.07 674
Innovation 3.36 158
Theme 3.71 83

Feedback

Kortuga98
27. Aug 2012 · 16:28 UTC
This was a really cool game, nice job!
agersant
27. Aug 2012 · 17:23 UTC
I did read the readme.txt but this was still a bit too complicated for me =(
I can see there is potential though, it probably needs some polish and more feedback on player actions to become enjoyable.
Benjamin
27. Aug 2012 · 17:23 UTC
Some interface with buttons would have help to make the game more enjoyable. I spend my time trying to navigate in the menu ( which was extremely difficult with my azerty keyboard... )
kevincorrigan
27. Aug 2012 · 17:26 UTC
I like it, its a fun simulation, and can get difficult quick, good job!
josefnpat
27. Aug 2012 · 17:33 UTC
I got this to run through wine, but the audio was goofed, so I had to N/A for audio.

Otherwise, nifty game. Add a cleaner UI, clean up the movement, and this game would keep my attention for hours.
commanderstitch
27. Aug 2012 · 17:41 UTC
Nice, best i did was pop of 22. don't know how to get those black circles to not turn white and eat all my pink squares. :)
Loyalty
27. Aug 2012 · 17:43 UTC
Very funny game, reminds me in one point of DF:
Loosing is fun :D
🎤 dem0
27. Aug 2012 · 20:14 UTC
TY all for feedback :)

I will surely try to make the game simpler and more balanced, I have already fixed some things and will probably put a new version at some point.

commanderstitch: The phagocytes (black circles) will see bacteria if they are too close to it or a B Lymfocyte (green pixels) catches one of your bacteria, so watch out for them.

Readme.txt should explain everything, but I admit that it's very messy. I will probably remake that too :)
metaldemon
30. Aug 2012 · 15:13 UTC
awesome game! :)
frosty
10. Sep 2012 · 06:42 UTC
Nice entry. The background audio really added to the mood.