Flight Club by dj_pale

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made by dj_pale for LD 38 (JAM)

Flight Club

Game made for LD38 "Small World" - Jam by Digital Apathy

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Credits

  • Code: dj_pale
  • Gfx: plink
  • Music: skurk

Gameplay

Control flight destinations and avoid hurricanes. If you make enough money, more airports and slots will be at your disposal! Route via multiple airports to avoid hurricanes and traffic congestion!

Controls

  • Select flights with mouse button, and select designated airports
  • Pan map with mouse, WASD or arrow keys

Screenshots

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Tools used

Ratings

Overall 501th 3.16⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 382th 3.16⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 411th 3.08⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 716th 2.44⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 562th 2.92⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 330th 3.04⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 498th 2.273⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 612th 2.739⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

Samurai Spark
30. Apr 2017 · 22:26 UTC
Nice entry!

I like the pressure of time you have while playing.
The pixel art map looks quite accurate :grin:
But sometimes I never know why I lost the game.
Some indicator why I died would be nice :)


Overall you did a really good job! :smile:
hbocao
03. May 2017 · 01:21 UTC
Oh cool!
Very pretty entry! Props to plink!

I like this management games, so it was easy to get into. What bothered me was that at the beginning I was kinda confused about what did wrong to fail. But once I understood, it was very challenging.

Awesome entry, guys!
Smiling Cat Entertainment
03. May 2017 · 01:30 UTC
This was a lot of fun. I felt like I was doing terrible with planes crashing everywhere and missed flights, but the game kept going for a good long while. Catchy little background music, too. Great job!
sambrosia
03. May 2017 · 01:50 UTC
It was pretty difficult figuring out how to play. Eventually I got it down, I think! The game is fairly interesting, but I am personally not a huge fan of management type games. I did like the music quite a bit.

The dollar amounts seem pretty low, but that's not important to the game of course!

Overall it seems well-done! Challenging enough to stay interesting for a while.
ratking
03. May 2017 · 07:51 UTC
Very nice, reminds me of a frantic MiniMetro! I didn't understand how I can circumvent hurricanes in such small timeframes, but overall I really liked the idea and the gameplay.
Krylos
03. May 2017 · 21:36 UTC
Solid entry. I had fun directing flights for quite a while (I got to over 100 successful planes). At first, I thought that the game was unfair with its close deadlines, but when you start getting the hang of it, it's actually quite fair.

The graphics were not very remarkable, but the sound was really nice. The gameplay was certainly interesting and I could see how this idea could be expanded and polished.
nevaermorr
03. May 2017 · 21:48 UTC
The idea of the game is interesting and quite unique. Graphically it's a bit plain but on the other hand it's just simplistic, everything is clear. Overall, good job guys!
CreamyBacon2
03. May 2017 · 23:33 UTC
I do agree with @sambrosia It took me a bit to figure out how to play. But I to got the hang of it! Good Job!
OccultOne
04. May 2017 · 00:44 UTC
I Played this on Livestream Today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_6NTcovuI0

I never figured out how to play, it comes at you a little fast and it might be worth easing the player into the system with an easier tutorial phase.
makiki99
04. May 2017 · 10:03 UTC
I like how you interpreted the theme. I also like the minimalist graphics. The bgm functioned as a good background, the sfx was well made.

But, there are some things that weren't done well. I didn't know why I lost the game. I can only assume it's because I had run out of money. Also, it is kinda weird to see hurricane in Europe.
Jupiter_Hadley
04. May 2017 · 11:54 UTC
Very addictive game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 38 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15RvXBjxVuU&feature=youtu.be
Hethsin
04. May 2017 · 14:19 UTC
Nice aesthetics, very pleasing. Gameplay seems solid, a good entry overall.
SimonReiser
04. May 2017 · 14:24 UTC
Great entry! Nice graphics, fitting music and it's nice that you have a main menu where the most important things are explained!

In my opinion, you have a too short timeframe for those flights, especially if the departure and destination airport are very close, then you REALLY have to be fast. Because of this short timeframe, the game looses depth, because routing a flight via multiple airports to avoid congestion and hurricanes won't make the flight arrive on time, also I'm too stressed and I don't have enough time to think about clever routing. Also a option to toggle fullscreen mode would have been nice.

I'd love to see an enhanced version of your game :thumbsup:!

PS: I can confirm that the linux version is working (at least on Ubuntu Mate 16.04)!
krunoslav
04. May 2017 · 19:29 UTC
Very fun game, at first i didn't really get it, but then i spend a quite long time playing it, although i'm not such a good player, specially when in my notebook.

Simple, but solid graphics and cool music.

In any case, congrats and thanks for the Linux version ;) (works with Manjaro)
Tat2Tim
04. May 2017 · 21:26 UTC
An interesting idea for a game, but I had a little trouble discerning how to play in the (admittedly) little time I had to play it. Props for porting to Mac AND Linux!
gamechoy
04. May 2017 · 22:46 UTC
Great job! A nice reaction time game with a twist! I'm not very good at the game, so I couldn't get very far. I enjoyed playing it though, and that's what's important. The music and sound was nice too.
giusex27
04. May 2017 · 22:56 UTC
After playing it what I can tell you is that it is definitely a really cool and original concept, the music was great, however about the gameplay it would have been better if you had like a really small visual tutorial at the beginning to help people understand better how the controls work in the game. Also, if you would have made much clearer when storms where approaching and also made the game a little easier at the beginning to let people adapt to the flow it would have made the game a little more exciting and attractive. Still, despise all that, what you ended up having was a very solid product and I do congratulate you with that. Keep more games coming!
Gurbx
06. May 2017 · 10:55 UTC
It feels like a very clean and polished game and I enjoyed playing it. I think it's a little bit too difficult in the beginning, and it gets very hectic very quickly. Other than that I think it was a great entry with cool art style and good fitting music and sound. Great name as well! :)
davikin92
07. May 2017 · 22:04 UTC
It's unconventional for a "small world", which makes it awesome theme-wise! I also loved the music because it encourages concentration and planning ahead of time.

Difficulty can get annoying since it does not get balanced when you need to avoid a hurricane and make additional stops for a flight, the flight's indicator keeps going as fast as if I could tackle it with a direct flight, so it gets impossible. Anyway, it is a very fun game and I played a lot. Great job!!
Veralos
19. May 2017 · 01:04 UTC
Neat game. It's a pretty unique concept and its executed quite well. I would have liked it if the airports were spaced out a bit so you had more routing options. It also feels like is starts off a bit too difficult. Other than that, the visual style is nice and the music is quite good.