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Grow and Regrow by Mantlair

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made by Mantlair for LD34 (COMPO)
Grow as a plant and reproduce! Freely decide which way to grow!
You have limited energy. Collect sunlight in order to make seeds. Drop your seeds on green areas and regrow.

Growing costs 1 energy.
Seeding costs 10 energy.
Sunlight gives 20 energy.

Seeds will fall directly below so if ground below is not green you can't seed.
There will be a visual indicator whenever seeding is possible. And it will show where your next plant will be. Hit the plant target on each level and unlock sandbox/playground.

Game is roughly a proof-o-concept because I did not spent any time on polishing.

-- Controls --

Left/Right Arrow: Change Direction
Up Arrow: Grow
Down Arrow: Drop Seed
R: Restart
Enter: Next Level (When target is reached.)

--Tools--

Unity 3D: Engine
Paint.net: Sun Logo

Spent a total 9 hours. (A bit less.) I think this is very good for 9 hours of effort so I am happy.

I forgot choosing zip filetype so if you can't open rar files and it stopped you from playing my game tell me so I can feel bad.

Apperantly someone made the concept I was going for at the start into a game. Consider checking this one out after mine. If you happen to enjoy my game you will love this one. http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=30402
itch.io (Win/Mac/Linux/Web/Source) http://mantlair.itch.io/grow-and-regrow
Timelapse https://youtu.be/BG_24vQqzhw
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=49861

Ratings

Coolness 58% 3
Overall 3.37 372
Fun 3.23 424
Graphics 2.07 871
Humor 2.17 569
Innovation 3.67 188
Mood 2.57 730
Theme 4.07 184

Feedback

SplittyDev
13. Dec 2015 · 02:01 UTC
Really cool concept! Sadly I only played the first three levels because I'm busy working on my own game. Lovely game!
shar
13. Dec 2015 · 15:20 UTC
Very enthralling! Played up until the playground! gj
SplittyDev
14. Dec 2015 · 14:40 UTC
As I said yesterday, I love this game. Rated now :P
aare
16. Dec 2015 · 17:07 UTC
A bit more polish would be really nice, but the core idea is really interesting. I get to the 4 level, but could not make the 7 seeds :P
vicious_br
17. Dec 2015 · 01:06 UTC
Ow, greate concept. I would like to take this opportunity to ask a favor. You already rated my game, but I was not allowed "innovation rating." Please could you assess this item now? Take the opportunity to play with some corrections. Very thanks:http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=36629
ChaosCult
18. Dec 2015 · 19:50 UTC
Interesting mechanics prototype.
daveh
18. Dec 2015 · 19:53 UTC
Interesting take on the theme. Not sure my solution to the level with target of 7 was correct (make a big loop with 1 vine and then just drop all 6 seeds in a line?) Worked well.
Blake_Lead
20. Dec 2015 · 11:58 UTC
Cool puzzle game. I think this concept could make a great game in mobile stores
f7f5
20. Dec 2015 · 12:49 UTC
Cool concept. I got to the level with the 7 seeds
Gyfis
20. Dec 2015 · 14:23 UTC
Very nice game! Took me two iterations to beat the level with limit 7, but otherwise pretty straightforward. I like the gameplay, I'd be interested in continuous growing of the vine, decreasing the 'sun' in time (just like clock), so that you would have to only take directions.
SayRafon
20. Dec 2015 · 14:40 UTC
Very good ! :D
The only problem is that I'm spamming the arrow to go foward, it should have been possible to keep the arrow pressed to grow !
Jwatt
20. Dec 2015 · 18:53 UTC
Starts getting pretty tricky later on. Zero production values, but it's got heart.
randomhuman
20. Dec 2015 · 19:11 UTC
Good gameplay. A few more levels would be awesome because I was getting really into it.
ShellfishGames
20. Dec 2015 · 20:31 UTC
Not bad, especially for 9 hours. Basically a growing based puzzle game. Would surely be interesting to see a more polished version of this.. could definitely become a very entertaining little game. :)

Also sorry for only providing a 64bit version of my game and your struggle to get it to run. I've added a 32bit download now and will upload a video later, so feel free to check back at some point. Cheers!
JaytleBee
21. Dec 2015 · 19:47 UTC
My main problem is that there isn't more of it. Love it! :D
Knowledge
21. Dec 2015 · 19:48 UTC
Cool game, got stuck on some level.
Hybrog
21. Dec 2015 · 19:54 UTC
I love the idea, and the execution! I must have spent 10+ minutes in the sandbox, just trying to make pretty curves with the vines! I like this one a lot, one my favorites so far. Especially impressive considering it was made in less than 9 hours! Fantastic job.
gebirgsbaerbel
22. Dec 2015 · 16:05 UTC
I liked the concept, but I would prefer the plant to grow automatically, while I only control the direction, as there is not enough that I actually have to think about to make it interesting as a puzzle game.
Captain Awesome
22. Dec 2015 · 16:10 UTC
That was fun!

A PvP versus mode where you race against someone else would be A LOT of fun. I could probably play that for a couple hours a a time.
Stending
22. Dec 2015 · 16:11 UTC
Awesome concept!
Loved the fact that it is a bit more strategic than excepted!