Shepards Island by Zhorky

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made by Zhorky for LD 43 (JAM)

Breed sheep for the sake of genetical mutations, but be aware of overpopulation!

Controls:

A and D : Camera rotation

Mouse: UI to breed and kill sheep

* WebGL: Play in full screen for best experience! (Cursor bugs around in webgl) *

Ratings

Overall 520th 3.426⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 711th 3.015⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 406th 3.279⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 753th 3.103⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 217th 4.057⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Humor 516th 2.848⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Mood 525th 3.303⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 24🗨️

Feedback

Simone
02. Dec 2018 · 21:54 UTC
<3

Lovely!

With more time I would have added more mutations, but in general this is really a small jewel :)
🎤 Zhorky
02. Dec 2018 · 21:57 UTC
@simone Thanks for your review! Yes. Actually i planned like full fleshed out mutation tiers of evil and heavenly sheep, but as you said. The time was kinda rough with me :smiley:
Bart Huylebroeck
02. Dec 2018 · 22:00 UTC
Relaxing gameplay, funny idea, nice animations.
The buttons/mouse cursor don't alway react snappy, and the rotation seems a bit jerky in fullscreen web player.

No idea if there is a goal or what the maximum genetic mutation can be. After 10 minutes I didn't see anything new so I quit.
🎤 Zhorky
02. Dec 2018 · 22:07 UTC
@bart-huylebroeck that's fine. WebGL builds are kinda weird on custom cursors and i really tried fixing it. The game has no goal and is more of a atmospheric game. Thanks for playing!
CodeKoto
03. Dec 2018 · 11:53 UTC
It's nice but it's rather confusing on what i am supposed to do >.<
pcmaster
03. Dec 2018 · 14:45 UTC
Cute but poor mutated sheep :D Good job and I hope you pursue this concept further :)
Alex Davies
03. Dec 2018 · 19:27 UTC
Nice idea! Not quite sure it fits with the theme that well, but it's quite a fun game.
Fat cat
03. Dec 2018 · 19:31 UTC
Lovely 3D models and well programmed AI movements. Not sure about the theme but it was still enjoyable
Haneton
03. Dec 2018 · 20:22 UTC
I try it on web and it didn't work (cursor bug). So I donwloaded it and I enjoyed spending some times with the sheeps. It would be cool to have a reference of the mutation to know which one we missed. I like the 3D graphic, they are very cute.
Carbonara
03. Dec 2018 · 20:25 UTC
Nice graphisms, the animation do the job and the choice of colours is elegant.
I had some trouble to know when I had reach the full potential of this game, but it was relaxing and interesting to play.

Thanks for the experience.
🎤 Zhorky
03. Dec 2018 · 20:25 UTC
@haneton Thanks for your review. Yes WebGL is somehow bugged with switching cursors in runtime and clicking at lot. I've read this on others peoples entries too.
David Hunter
03. Dec 2018 · 20:37 UTC
Interesting, I like on concept and the visualization of the mutations, but I'm not sure what the goal is. I tried to create a field full of purple sheep, just to see if I could.
🎤 Zhorky
03. Dec 2018 · 20:39 UTC
@david-hunter that's what it is about: you create your own goals :smile: It's more of an atmospheric game really.
BinaryLynx
03. Dec 2018 · 21:07 UTC
I was curious what variations I could get and how to maximize the mutation probability. I just noticed that chance is higher the more variations of sheeps you have atm. At the start I was on the opposite trying to breed the same looking sheeps over and over again. Somewhat fun to play and really interesting, great work!
Raindrinker
03. Dec 2018 · 23:01 UTC
Really cool! Love the graphics and how polished it looks even thought its quite simple. The sheep movement and behavior feels very organic. Some more tools to manage the sheep, feed them... and you have an amazing clicker/relaxing game.
Kszaku
03. Dec 2018 · 23:40 UTC
Looks nice. Some of the mutations are really funny. Chill, relaxing game :)
Rowdy3
03. Dec 2018 · 23:53 UTC
Game crashed after a while, but I really enjoyed it anyway. Very cute! :)
erebus
04. Dec 2018 · 10:53 UTC
Fun zen game. Thanks so much for bringing it by the stream!
squaredev
04. Dec 2018 · 13:48 UTC
Very nice spin on the theme, sacrificing sheep for the sake of science! Love the graphics and sounds, very comfy.
🎤 Zhorky
04. Dec 2018 · 15:05 UTC
@squaredev thanks for the kind words. I've seen some of your work in my Twitter feed. Followed you ;) Great to see some "known" faces on my game :smile:
Noa Calice
04. Dec 2018 · 16:33 UTC
Lovely art and very relaxing gameplay :) ! Cool sound effects too !
Papabirb
06. Dec 2018 · 12:12 UTC
Very relaxing and adorable, except that killing sheep without actually seeming to need to made me feel sad :( so I didn't do that and just kept breeding green ones with horns for a few minutes. I didn't notice any particular bugginess with the WebGL cursors on my end, as far as I know.
🎤 Zhorky
06. Dec 2018 · 18:41 UTC
I'm sorry @papabirb , but sacrifices must be made :cry:
Thanks for playing.
Twisted Hive
06. Dec 2018 · 19:14 UTC
Perhaps the orbiting of the island could be mapped to the mouse to make the navigation easier, loved the overall atmosphere and feel of the environment! As well, Thank you for sharing the game on our stream :) here is a link to the gameplay - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/345040549?t=51m54s
DeXP
09. Dec 2018 · 13:38 UTC
Niiice! One of the most polished and interesting games over the jam. It's feels not as a concept, but almost full game. Great job, thank you!

The only confusing feeling is - what's the gola of the game? Is it possible to win or lose?
Franciszek Pyrć
09. Dec 2018 · 20:09 UTC
It was peaceful game. I like games like that.
🎤 Zhorky
10. Dec 2018 · 09:31 UTC
@dexp Thank you for playing! No it's more of an atmospheric game where you set your own goals and explore the possibilities (and sadly there aren't too many of them yet... it's more of a technical test)

@franciszek-pyrc Thank you for playing too. This is exactly what i planned for, since i feel like a lot of people did something more action heavy ;)

Since a lot of people quite enjoy the game i am currently planning of creating the game for mobile with even more possibilities. Can't give any details though since im quite busy at work. I'll have some time over the holidays and im going to post updates about the game here on my Feed and on Twitter. (I'll probably going to post a official announcement within the next few days :wink: )
HitchH1k3r
28. Dec 2018 · 04:58 UTC
Beware my army of spinny backed, horned, winged sheep!

:thumbsup: I liked the color shifting of the sheep to highlight how fast and far they have drifted genetically. The game presents everything all at once, but the mechanics can be explored in isolation, so the player is not overwhelmed, but instead gets the pleasure of finding out what everything does (It was cool to see that the lower the population the higher the mutation rate... or at least that's what it seemed like to me).

:point_right: I would have liked to see if there were more sheep beyond wings, but when I tried to breed them the game would crash. :(

:star: Overall great job. Thank you for making this!
🎤 Zhorky
30. Dec 2018 · 18:25 UTC
@hitchh1k3r thanks for your in depth review. Actually the mutation rate exactly matches the 1 - population percentage, so when the population is 0, the mutation rate would be 1. At the moment there are not more than the mentioned mutations. (There aremore in the works :wink:)