Orbiter by thatshelby
Orbiter is a game.
The planet rotates, enemies spawn around it, and the buildings YOU placed are defending it.
So yeah, a tower-defense basically.
PLZ READ:
I encourage you to play through to day 10. The first 5 or so are simple. It starts to progress logically around here. I couldn't figure out how to get around it.
CONTROLS:
Mouse:
Left mouse - Place unit
Right mouse - Start round, when prompted
Middle mouse - Rotate planet (note: not necessary to play game, just a neat debug thing, for the gears in the center, I left in)
Move mouse over unit - Shows information about the unit
Scroll wheel - Change selected unit
NOTE: If you don't have a middle mouse button, don't sweat it: UP and DOWN arrow keys do the same as the scroll wheel.
Thanks for playing, and happy 10th anniversary. Good luck.
The planet rotates, enemies spawn around it, and the buildings YOU placed are defending it.
So yeah, a tower-defense basically.
PLZ READ:
I encourage you to play through to day 10. The first 5 or so are simple. It starts to progress logically around here. I couldn't figure out how to get around it.
CONTROLS:
Mouse:
Left mouse - Place unit
Right mouse - Start round, when prompted
Middle mouse - Rotate planet (note: not necessary to play game, just a neat debug thing, for the gears in the center, I left in)
Move mouse over unit - Shows information about the unit
Scroll wheel - Change selected unit
NOTE: If you don't have a middle mouse button, don't sweat it: UP and DOWN arrow keys do the same as the scroll wheel.
Thanks for playing, and happy 10th anniversary. Good luck.
| Windows | http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9942053/GAMES/LD23%20-%20Orbiter/Orbiter%20(LD23).zip |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=4791 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 72% | 3 |
| Overall | 3.54 | 128 |
| Audio | 2.87 | 274 |
| Fun | 3.17 | 239 |
| Graphics | 3.10 | 326 |
| Humor | 2.76 | 205 |
| Innovation | 3.27 | 277 |
| Mood | 3.04 | 242 |
| Theme | 3.39 | 239 |
Triple thumbs.
I like the choice for monocromatic objects: too much old-style! ;)
Only flaw: is a bit too easy! :/
I made the mistake of slapping down too many shields at first, making it actually rather difficult. So, you could easily make a more challenging game by reducing the starting cash.
I like the clockwork graphics. Towards the end, though, I had so many turrets that the planet was starting to look like some kind of microbe. :)
The sounds didn't work for me! D:
The concept is cool but the game is just way too easy. You actually don't need to build anything but DUM turrets. It's still pretty fun though. :D
Balancing a game like this is really hard, and I definitely commend you for going for this type of thing though.
Overall this is a pretty good game! :D
Also looks like you forgot to upload the source!
Thanks for the comments everyone! I'd like to respond to each of them right now but i can't! I'll play all of your games when I get the chance.
The chaos in the final levels is really enjoyable and was my favorite part of the game.
The brightly colored look to it is pretty cool, too. I could see that being awesome with a bloom filter applied to it.