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Hovertank 42: Modern Wall-fare by Thought Reactor

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made by Thought Reactor for LD 42 (JAM)

What an exciting Ludum Dare! This is the first one I've submitted in a long time. Finally, we are victorious once more :smiley:.

You can play in the browser: https://thoughtreactor.itch.io/hovertank

Hovercraft 42 is a fun little survival top-down shoot-em-up with a twist. Aim carefully, as your missed bullets will create deadly walls. Dodge and shoot enemies to unlock more Missiles needed to destroy dastardly Orange Walls to survive an endless wave of enemy Hovertanks!

5 different random arenas. 3 pick-ups (Ammo, Nuke, and Health). 4 challenging enemies! How long can you survive the onslaught?

Media

https://youtu.be/SfRcAIaNzpg

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How to Play

Hovertank: Modern Wall-fare is a classic top-down shooter where the player's missed shots spawn deadly walls that kill him on collision. Use missiles to destroy your own walls and survive as long as you can.

Keep an eye out for more ammo, health, and the 'Nuke', which destroys all player walls.

Controls

  • WASD or Arrow keys to move
  • Mouse to aim cannon
  • Left mouse - fire primary weapon; if it misses and hits a wall it spawns a wall
  • Right mouse - fire missile; destroys player walls
  • Press ESCAPE in game to puase

Info

Built in under 72 hours, solo, using Unity, Photoshop, and FL Studio. Thanks for playing! Comment with screenshots of your best results!

Source Code https://github.com/thoughtreactordm/ld42
HTML5 (web) https://thoughtreactor.itch.io/hovertank
Windows https://thoughtreactor.itch.io/hovertank
macOS https://thoughtreactor.itch.io/hovertank
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/hovertank-42-modern-wall-fare

Ratings

Overall 151th 3.855⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 79th 3.879⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 220th 3.6⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 265th 3.887⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 471th 3.597⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Audio 184th 3.633⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 802th 2.13⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 293th 3.463⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 24🗨️

Feedback

Guilhermoni
13. Aug 2018 · 13:50 UTC
Thats one fine game, fun and simple. Only thing, sometimes it gets stuck on the "press space" and nothing happens. Well done tho!
OnePlusOne
13. Aug 2018 · 13:50 UTC
Only played 2 minutes now, but it is a really nice idea. Really enjoy the "missed" shots creating new walls restricting the area you have even more.
Visually it is really nice, and also the sounds fit it very well.
Runs very fluent as well. :)

One Bug I found that sometimes movement got locked. When I pressed W and clicked my mouse at the same time it locked the movement. So I would go endlessly in that direction unless I press W again. (same for the other keys A S and D). Does not happen everytime but occasionally.

Other than that really nice entry! Gonna play a few more rounds now :D
🎤 Thought Reactor
13. Aug 2018 · 14:07 UTC
@oneplusone Thanks for the bug report! I'll have to take a look at that and see if I can't get a fix up. Glad you enjoyed it!
🎤 Thought Reactor
13. Aug 2018 · 14:08 UTC
@guilhermoni Thanks for playing! I'll have to take a look at that bug and see if I can't figure it out. Haven't stumbled upon that one - could be something with WebGL, who knows? :laughing:
kamikaziuk
13. Aug 2018 · 15:24 UTC
This was great :). Love the idea behind your bullets coming back it really mixes up the gameplay. If i changed anything i'd make enemies spawn faster as it takes awhile before they start coming out. Great work!
🎤 Thought Reactor
13. Aug 2018 · 15:33 UTC
@kamikaziuk Glad you enjoyed it! The spawn timing was one of my biggest questions before release. I need to add a way to spawn a batch right off the bat, instead of waiting on the timer. Thanks!
FlyingKiwi
13. Aug 2018 · 15:54 UTC
Man you can be really punished for any misses! So great, quick easy and fun to play. Nice work
Austino Bobino
13. Aug 2018 · 18:28 UTC
Great game, a lot of fun. The game design and concept is very tight and thoughtful, the controls feel great, and it looks stylish. My only suggestion is to add more feedback to the player when you get hit, I found myself down a life every now and again out of the blue without even realizing. Other than that again, great game, very well executed!
Barrier
13. Aug 2018 · 19:01 UTC
Fun, simple, easy to get trapped by your own bullets :D
Chocolat-Endive
13. Aug 2018 · 19:32 UTC
The design is great. Errors can be really punishing but I think it's quite cool.
MarcoValeKaz
14. Aug 2018 · 00:50 UTC
This is very nice. Super good twist on the theme though! really really good!
lespaul59
14. Aug 2018 · 16:00 UTC
i really enjoyed the game. the idea and gameplay fits the theme perfectly!
reizoukin
14. Aug 2018 · 18:44 UTC
The design on this is awesome. There's such a great balance between trying to quickly get rid of enemies but having to be careful not to miss. Great job!
AwiX
15. Aug 2018 · 05:52 UTC
Great graphics and the audio really helps you get into the game.
TheDouche
15. Aug 2018 · 15:03 UTC
Nice game dude, this could be an awesome full game!
RyanJavanshir
15. Aug 2018 · 16:59 UTC
I really had a lot of fun playing this! loved the concept and good inclusion of the theme.
ZephyrExtreme
15. Aug 2018 · 17:27 UTC
Really interesting and intense! Good Work!
Sibi
15. Aug 2018 · 17:34 UTC
Good controls and quite challenging
mrjoshuamclean
16. Aug 2018 · 13:15 UTC
Love the concept. The walls make it really tense trying not to miss the enemies. Controls are solid, love the sounds. Here's a video of my play: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/297349787
🎤 Thought Reactor
16. Aug 2018 · 14:31 UTC
@mrjoshuamclean Thanks for the feedback! I'm planning on polishing it up some more and gamepad support is definitely on the list.

Sorry for the confusion on the data. Things changed mid-way and I didn't know how to update my submission to your list. Thanks for playing and featuring it on your channel!
sebbernery
17. Aug 2018 · 17:49 UTC
Good entry ! It's a little hard (A fast paced shooter where you can't really miss your target, that's need some training !). The audio goes very well with the minimalist graphisms.
Gleb Shishov
17. Aug 2018 · 21:50 UTC
this is a very interesting game, it reminded me of playing the throne where you leave a trace that then hinders you. In this game, a similar mechanic. I liked it, I had fun. good job
Bismark
20. Aug 2018 · 10:54 UTC
Excellent game.

All (gameplay/graphics/sound/music) participate to a good mood.

A very refreshing version of a game known since a certain movie of 82 ;-)
Kciwsolb
20. Aug 2018 · 15:44 UTC
A really simple, but well executed, game. I had a lot of fun with it!