Range anxiety by StubbyRogue46
A game made in Java. Additional tools include: paint.net, Audacity, Eclipse and Notepad++.
======Description======
In a dystopian future you drive through the lands in your electric car to escape the alien onslaught covering the world originating from the impact crater of the asteroid they arrived in.
To continue your journey you must rely on batteries that you find along the way. Your only mode of defence is your electric laser gun which you must use sparsely to conserve the energy needed for your journey.
For how long will you survive?
This is our first Ludum dare entry and we greatly underestimated the time our game would take to develop. Therefore our game isn’t really as polished as we had hoped and sadly lacks many of the features we had planned to add. Nevertheless, we are satisfied with what we performed and hope that you as well will enjoy our game. //Security Exception Games
=====Controlls and tips===== - Move with WASD or arrow keys. - Hold LEFT mouse button to fire laser. - Use E to interact. You can loot the car-wrecks several times. - The game window can be resized
When you have 500 Joules you can interact with the car to progress to the next day but you probably want some more so that you have some left to start out with. Try stealthing around enemies to conserve energy. You regenerate your health between days.
=========NOTE==========
Java 8 is required to run this game! Download: www.java.com/download/
=========FIXES========== - The mac & linux versions have had their .exe removed and .jar renamed. If you are attempting to play on these systems you should start the .jar file.
- Fixed bug where game accidentally closes when trying to create new game after game over. This was due to an unexpected null-pointer exception.
Ratings
| Overall | 787th | 2.733⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 782th | 2.448⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 636th | 2.69⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 423th | 3.483⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 577th | 3.103⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 398th | 3⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 605th | 1.84⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 619th | 2.828⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 33🗳️ | 19🗨️ |
Anyway, it's great that you finished! The mood and the world is interesting, i just didn't really figure out what to do. Sorry!
So, it's a little too challenging - I thought the game was bugged when I spent a few seconds running from/shooting at a runner, and it just wasn't dropping dead. Some more firepower would've been nice to have!
Aside from that, pretty solid top-down shooter. Good use of the energy theme too - having your energy split between your weapon and your vehicle is a great touch.
Congrats, great entry!
The monsters stick right to you and do pretty consistent damage, maybe shooting them should knock them back a bit (if you develop this further and i think you should).
The music was good, atmosphere was one of the better ones I've seen so far, and you hit the theme too. It's an ambitious game for a jam, so good work!
The enemies are too fast and difficult to aim and you can get lost pretty easily. I tried to stealth as written in the description, bu the camera is too zoomed in, you can't see enough around you. The enemies see you before you can see them.
Anyway, that's a pity because it could have been a really entertaining game. Still, congrats for your game!
The graphics are quite good, the music is very strong. The UI could use some love, the opening screen with the arrow key-controlled inventory system is a little clunky. Pressing ENTER to quit after you lose the game isn't the best choice - you want your players to play another round, right? A restart option would be better.
Congrats on your first LD!
Apart from these issues I really enjoyed this game.
It's a great concept, but I think there could be a little more explanation on what I should achieve.
Anyway, congratulation on your first LD! (This is my first time on the jam too, so I know how you feel xD)