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Coastal Postal by dom

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made by dom for LD 40 (JAM)

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Think island life is easygoing? A simple escape, free of challenges? Maybe that’s why you took your new job at Coastal Postal, the delivery service on Coastal Island. But where resources are scarce, things just aren’t that simple, and as demand grows, you’d better maximise your efficiency- that is, if you want to keep your new neighbours happy!

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Currently only Windows and macOS binaries available (Linux too, but currently untested). This is our first Ludum Dare game so feedback very much appreciated!

Repo: https://github.com/dom96/ld40

Controls

Arrow keys - Move the map

Space - Selects stops and moves the dialogue along

Esc - Show exit title screen (no progress is saved after exit, sorry!)

M - Pause music

P - Toggles delivery route guide

Linux-specific info

You will need to install SFML/CSFML to run the game. This is usually called sfml, csfml or libsfml, libcsfml in your package manager.

Changelog

  • v1.2.0 - Fixed issues on external displays and added scaling for Windows - 14:37 GMT 05/12/2017
  • v1.1.1 - The macOS version is now a nice little .app bundle - 12:50 GMT 05/12/2017
  • v1.1.0 - Small bug fixes to text rendering - 02:11am GMT 05/12/2017
  • v1.0.0 - Initial release - 01:44am GMT 05/12/2017
macOS https://github.com/dom96/ld40/releases/download/v1.2.0/Coastal_Postal_v1.2.0_macOS.zip
Windows https://github.com/dom96/ld40/releases/download/v1.2.0/Coastal_Postal_v1.2.0_win32.zip
Linux https://github.com/dom96/ld40/releases/download/v1.2.0/Coastal_Postal_v1.2.0_linux_i386.zip
Source code https://github.com/dom96/ld40
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/coastal-postal

Ratings

Overall 165th 3.865⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Fun 233th 3.681⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 275th 3.527⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Theme 451th 3.566⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 143th 4.256⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Humor 493th 3.091⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Mood 194th 3.769⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Given 32🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

iovorobiev
05. Dec 2017 · 14:01 UTC
Great entry! It was very interesting and I completed the game. Puzzles are not very difficult but still force you to think, which makes the game relaxing and entertaining
meursault
05. Dec 2017 · 16:25 UTC
Very good game, i really like it. The graphics are nice and some of the routes are difficult to figure out. The controls are a little clunky, just not really smooth. Besides that i loved it!
kokirisandfriends
05. Dec 2017 · 16:28 UTC
Nice graphics and very well executed retro vibes! However, the pixel typography is a bit hard to read sometimes but it's still enjoyable thanks to its colors and puzzles!
roNtz
05. Dec 2017 · 17:22 UTC
Nice Puzzle, it makes you think a little bit, and i like the retro graphics =) In the beginning, i didn't get which routes you can take, and which not. The music is relaxing. Well done!
papacheech
05. Dec 2017 · 17:29 UTC
this is great. The graphics were killer especially for such a low res art style.. good work!
flip120
05. Dec 2017 · 17:35 UTC
Nice art, I love it 👍
unfinished
05. Dec 2017 · 17:59 UTC
Great game. I just did not really get, which nodes are reachable from a node and which ones are not. For example I could not go from the post office to the flower farm, but all the way to the residence on the top left? This could be made a little bit clearer? Or did I not get something in the instructions? Nice work anyway!
AmyPie80
05. Dec 2017 · 18:13 UTC
Hey @unfinished, thanks for all the lovely compliments. Our stop bypasses were chosen to be relevant to the puzzles- just a little misdirection to keep things interesting! :)
CremaGames
05. Dec 2017 · 19:55 UTC
I'm in love with the minimalist art. Very nice game and a really good idea. Moving the map is a bit pain in the ass but bearable thanks to the lovely graphics and music.
🎤 dom
05. Dec 2017 · 20:37 UTC
@cremagames thanks! Yeah, I wanted to give it a little bit of a retro feel by making it keyboard-only. Moving the map via the mouse probably would have been much better.
Wakka2
05. Dec 2017 · 21:15 UTC
Very nice puzzle game. Played through all levels :)
Nozomu
05. Dec 2017 · 23:30 UTC
I love these graphics, I wish could sprite as good as that! And the game was really fun, thumbs up from me!
AndrewJAdams
05. Dec 2017 · 23:37 UTC
Great concept but I echo what was said above about the controls being a little "clunky". Tapping the cross hair felt a bit jarring, maybe move the cross hair and then smoothly glide the camera to the new position?
Xeloglaz
05. Dec 2017 · 23:37 UTC
Great concept, great execution. I like the style of this game and it demand to think a bit :slight_smile:
Jean
05. Dec 2017 · 23:40 UTC
Nice puzzle with lovely graphics!
The text font is kinda hard to read in my opinion tho :(

Great game!
🎤 dom
05. Dec 2017 · 23:43 UTC
@andrewjadams I actually had the same idea but didn't get a chance to try it. I wonder if this could count as a bug fix, probably not :)
Jupiter_Hadley
06. Dec 2017 · 16:18 UTC
Very cute game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 40 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlEs2Zt4em8
Sherwood
06. Dec 2017 · 17:20 UTC
Very nice little puzzle game. I really like the way you played on the theme with these kind of puzzle. Also the way you gave it a context.
However I'm being stuck at a the same point as @unfinished. Don't know if I'm not smart enough or if it's a lack of explanations.
Great entry though !
roycocup
06. Dec 2017 · 19:09 UTC
This is very good indeed!
The screen size is actually too big for my screen but everything else is really good fun :)
🎤 dom
06. Dec 2017 · 22:52 UTC
@roycocup what's your screen resolution? :)
arly
07. Dec 2017 · 06:46 UTC
Sweet interpretation of traveling salesman! :grin: I really liked the art style and music - they really conveyed the homey island feel. Thought it was a bit confusing that you could cross back over small sections of roads, even though you couldn't pass the same stops again. Maybe to move through the map, you could actually just jump right between different nodes, since they're on a grid system anyway?
stmatn
07. Dec 2017 · 08:17 UTC
Very nice game! The music is great, but the program crashed when it seemd, that the music track reached its end. It was a bit strange, that I couldn't move to the flower cottage directly, while there was a crear path. It would be nice, if you could make the movement radius visible, somehow. However I really had fun playing the game. Great work!
🎤 dom
07. Dec 2017 · 20:52 UTC
@stmatn interesting. What OS is this on? Thank you for the kind words. We tried to get you to explore by making the paths a little less clear, hopefully it wasn't too confusing (although I also wonder where you were travelling from) :)
tuzepoito
09. Dec 2017 · 11:55 UTC
Nice little "travelling salesman" game! I like the simple, relaxing retro graphics. As stated by another commenter, the main drawback is that it's sometimes not very obvious which locations are reachable from a given location, and which ones aren't. Good job, overall!