More Energy! by Kodiqi

This game doesn't have sound but if you need a soundtrack, I suggest this on loop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJdMjRHRLfg
Update: Fixed a typo, as well as a display bug (decimal places in numbers). HTML5 port added.
| Windows | https://kodiqi.itch.io/more-energy |
| HTML5 (web) | https://kodiqi.itch.io/more-energy |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/more-energy |
Ratings
| Overall | 435th | 3.346⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 214th | 3.5⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 285th | 3.308⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 631th | 3.154⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 698th | 2.731⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 80th | 3.68⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 430th | 3.208⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 15🗳️ | 24🗨️ |
Hope to see it further developed!
Unfortunately its chance based.
- The advantages of coal is that it is cheap, and you control how much energy you produce. The disadvantages is that it pollutes quite a lot and can make people unhappy. Coal ain't running out anytime soon, but the country can choose to close its coal mines, so it has to be imported.
- The advantages of solar / wind energy is that they produce quite a lot, the problem is that nature has the ON / OFF switch. Solar produces more energy in summer, for example. Also, there's more clouds and wind near the coast, more wind in hills, and less clouds in deserts. This could make it so that choosing the location of wind / solar power mattered. Also it is more expensive at first, but becomes cheaper and better as time goes by and we have better technology (avocado lubricants).
- The advantages of nuclear is that it is actually relatively clean, and very powerful. The disadvantages is that... well earthquakes. That is, events can really screw you up.
Event-wise, just taking them randomly from a given list could give it enough replayability.
Having said that, I quite enjoyed the game, and found the event system / choosing power plants duality a very balanced way of keeping the game interesting (Only one of the systems by itself would not have been as enjoyable). The bank loan system also makes it so that the game is not about "pushing the next turn button until you have enough", which helps keeping the pace of the game at a good speed throughout. Great Job!
Maybe i had not enough patience. The music was great. :)
I recorded some gameplay as well, can I upload it? (I will link back to you ;)
Optional soundtrack choice was great! *More energy!*
Questions were funny sometimes too. Should I sponsor someone going.. what was it.. over a waterfall/hydroelectric-dam in a barrel? Heck yes I should.
Only thing I would have suggested is to direct players back into the buy/map screen at the end of a year. I was answering questions for ~4 years before I realised - ha! Nice work. :thumbsup:
Overall a game with a lot of potential. I enjoyed while playing and I loved the humor in it as well. Well done!
With a bit of polish, I think you can release a better version of your game :)