10,000 Space Leagues from Delta Station by Dan C
Something bad has happened and now you are alone in your escape pod drifting through space.
Make your way to Delta Station to seek rescue.
By Dan Cassidy and Nick Griffiths.
Make your way to Delta Station to seek rescue.
By Dan Cassidy and Nick Griffiths.
| Web | http://www.danielcassidy.me.uk/games/delta-station.html |
| Source | https://github.com/djcsdy/ld22 |
| Playthrough video | http://youtu.be/T9AY9W6EKfA |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-22/?action=preview&uid=2445 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 87% | 2 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.11 | 37 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.06 | 45 |
| Community | 1.95 | 564 |
| Fun(Jam) | 2.94 | 31 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 3.03 | 73 |
| Humor(Jam) | 3.26 | 16 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 2.47 | 67 |
| Mood(Jam) | 2.32 | 69 |
| Theme(Jam) | 2.89 | 44 |
There is a trick to it, you need to be a bit clever to make very frugal use of fuel.
At risk of giving too much away, you generally only need to apply rotational thrust once per game.
It is however practically impossible to reach Delta Station before your tea freezes, but that doesn't actually make any difference to anything. We only really put the timer in for a laugh, I should have slowed it down to avoid discouraging players :(.
The hint is rather unintuitive; wouldn't have discovered it without your help. Perhaps this would've worked better if there was no rotational thrust at all? Just have the ship spin at all times, with only forward thrust available. Can even advertise it as a one-button game then, which is all the rage these days. :)
Best intro I've seen yet by far!