Flock! by frondeus

made by frondeus for LD35 (COMPO)

Very important note! Wow wow!
Plz use fullscreen.
And plz be careful - music and sounds can be loud!

Yeah, i made it!.

Flock - you are the leader of the group.
Lead your bird friends.
Give them food (bugs).
Use shelter (trees).
Avoid hunters! (trees).

And most important rule - STAY IN CIRCLE.

How long can you stay?
...

Ok. Many of you may ask - "Shape shift?" ... Well for me when I see birds outside (ok. Not right now. It's the middle of the night) I feel impresive how the flock is changing. It's constant movement! So.. I decided to make game about it.

Bugs and issues I know about:
* Performance.
* Some strange movement glitching.
* Performance.

Things I'm proud of:
* Music and sounds. Pure evil.
* Flock algorithm.
* Background.

Things I'm not:
* Flock algorithm, could be better
* It's not juicy, I could add explosions, and blood and other very important stuff.
* Performance - damn you javascript! (or my pour skills).

So.. Yeah... Good luck!.

Web	http://frondeus.pl/LD35/
Source	https://github.com/frondeus/Ludum-Dare-35
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=41007

Ratings

Coolness	28%	1902
Overall	3.07	584

Fun	2.60	788
Graphics	2.67	654
Innovation	3.67	160
Theme	2.87	754

Feedback

HunGARE

20. Apr 2016 · 21:33 UTC

I like the art style and your idea. The control did feel a little off and I was a little confused about the obstacles

sP0CkEr2

21. Apr 2016 · 00:21 UTC

quite interesting - i liked the idea of the flock shifting in the air and you having to guide them - there were too many trres/hunters it was very diificult - nice job

Faulkin

23. Apr 2016 · 13:57 UTC

A really interesting concept, but I didn't feel like i had much control over the flock. I think adding some extra controls could help, maybe something like I left click to form a tight ball and a right click to scatter.

neondx

23. Apr 2016 · 13:59 UTC

158 points! it was fun playing with the bird shapes, but the fact that you have less of less gives your main mechanic less power -> more and more of them would be great as a reward for the player

Four Quarters

04. May 2016 · 16:36 UTC

nice game!

A-Flat Miner Studios

04. May 2016 · 17:51 UTC

Fun idea. We did some flocking stuff with our game and it's weird to get right, you did a good job with yours. LOVED the sounds, they made me laugh.

Ellian

04. May 2016 · 18:55 UTC

Not sure about how much it fits the theme, but the idea was really innovative!
You can be proud, this was really surprising, in a good way. Kudos!

LeReveur

04. May 2016 · 19:05 UTC

The bird animation is good, the sounds are... er... original. I was a little lost on what I had to do except stay into the circle. ^^