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Aqueduct Architect by Multitudes22

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made by Multitudes22 for LD36 (COMPO)
RECOMMEND downloadable version or fullscreen web version to small web version; it gets really crowded in such a small window.

My first Ludum Dare game! I'm very proud of Aqueduct Architect, and I plan on working on it more after LD is over. Scroll down on itch.io for downloadable versions and source code.

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Directions:

Manipulate Camera----------WASD/Arrow Keys
Build Mode--------------------B
Cycle Build Segments-------C
Rotate Segment-------------Mouse Scrollwheel (or Z and X, or < and >)
Place Segment--------------Left Mouse Click
Select Existing Segment---Right Mouse Click
Erase Mode------------------Delete
Pause-------------------------Esc

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Tools:
Unity Personal Edition 5.4
Blender 2.77
Microsoft Visual Studio Express
GIMP 2.8
Crazybump 1.2

Originally:
www.abundant-music.com

Post-Compo Music by Eric Roper
Web https://multitudes22.itch.io/aqueduct-architect
Windows https://multitudes22.itch.io/aqueduct-architect
Source https://multitudes22.itch.io/aqueduct-architect
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-36/?action=preview&uid=33097

Feedback

quentinus60
29. Aug 2016 · 02:14 UTC
good game. the gameplay is interresting
Baknik
29. Aug 2016 · 02:19 UTC
I enjoyed the graphics and the controls were easy to use. I didn't find the gameplay too interesting or challenging though.
zhtroy
29. Aug 2016 · 02:37 UTC
The music and graphics are enjoyable. But I don't think the game is very fun to play
PetterBergmar
29. Aug 2016 · 02:42 UTC
I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would.. There is a strange satisfaction in getting the parts to fit together..
NinjaNic
29. Aug 2016 · 02:43 UTC
Very fun and well-made game for just 2 days! Good work! I loved the puzzles.
BurntFeelings
29. Aug 2016 · 02:45 UTC
yeah i think the same way as @baknik but the controls were a little confusing at the beginning
KevKevOnFire
29. Aug 2016 · 02:46 UTC
Oh no! 404 on the embed! Good polish on the game, but I think it might need a little more something to allow the difficulty to extend past what's here.
pogo575
29. Aug 2016 · 02:53 UTC
Really enjoyed the music. The interface was a bit cumbersome but the concept was solid. Would have loved to see the water flow after solving a puzzle.
Gray Sullivan
29. Aug 2016 · 02:57 UTC
Great theme implementation - nice game mechanics, too.
CMLSC
29. Aug 2016 · 03:03 UTC
The version on this page gives me a 404.
The web link works though.
The puzzle's idea just doesn't really appeal to me.
Also, try making your own music instead of using abundant-music. I could tell right when I started the game, something was weird with the music. .-.
CMLSC
29. Aug 2016 · 03:04 UTC
One more thing, the controls weren't very easy to use.
kazoo
29. Aug 2016 · 03:20 UTC
I like the idea, kind of like those pipe games but with an added dimension. A small detail, but it would have been satisfying to have an animation play at the end where the water goes through the pipes.
McMutton
29. Aug 2016 · 05:47 UTC
Well done. Would have been nice to have Buttons on the bottom for each type of segment (in addition to the keyboard binding)

Was fun to play. :)
Only issue I encountered was that the music turned itself on again after changing levels.
tomdeal
29. Aug 2016 · 14:57 UTC
That's a very good use of the theme. I like the placing mechanics, reminds me of building water slides in rollercoaster tycoon. Too bad that the water does not flow in the end, that would have been nice. Also great music!
tenpn
29. Aug 2016 · 17:03 UTC
The play button above gives a 404!
tenpn
29. Aug 2016 · 17:09 UTC
but I followed the itch link and found it, and it was one of my faves this ld. as a former rollercoaster tycoon dev, it gave me satisfying nostalgic flashbacks, and was surprisingly puzzley.
oskardevelopment
29. Aug 2016 · 19:56 UTC
Master Aqueduct Architect of All of Rome! I won't promise to defend the honour of all architects out there, though I must say it was a really fun game! :)

Nice music and love the building! In usability I'd enjoy if after I built a piece that the next piece I got was the same one as the one I built, so I don't have to get back to the last construction again. I'd also love to be able to move the camera more freely somehow.

Cool game and well implemented, thanks! :)
🎤 Multitudes22
29. Aug 2016 · 22:21 UTC
@tenpn Funnily enough, I was exactly a day old when the first rollercoaster tycoon came out!
🎤 Multitudes22
29. Aug 2016 · 22:36 UTC
@oskardevelopment Haha thank you very much! Could you explain what your comment about usability refers to? I'm not sure I understand. Thanks!
oskardevelopment
30. Aug 2016 · 16:34 UTC
@Multitudes22 I meant that if after construction, I would've liked if the next piece I can build with would stay the same (not change so I had to use 'C' to get the same piece again). :) Thanks for the game!
SimonHutchinson
31. Aug 2016 · 00:35 UTC
Neat! I don't have a mousewheel, just my Mac touchpad gestures, so the sensitivity on rotating stuff was a bit manic (again, a nice clicking scrollwheel would be different). Of course I read later that you can also use Z and C....
runvs
31. Aug 2016 · 19:25 UTC
Very nice game! The puzzles are great and the graphics are also very clear and the controls are intuitive. We played this as a two-player game, one controlling the mouse and one the keyboard, which was quite some fun. The music seems a little bit repetitive and it would be nice if mute would stay the same even on a level change (I know this can be quite hard using unity)
LittleDoomDevs
01. Sep 2016 · 12:55 UTC
This game is a nice relaxing puzzle :)! Fun to play and easy to use controls if you play from PC. Nice Job !

^^Alina^^
TheZiggy
01. Sep 2016 · 15:44 UTC
I like this game a lot. I came up with this same idea myself, but I'm glad I didn't do it because you way out did anything I could have done.

My only suggestion is for the water to actually flow down the aqueduct.