AsteroidCraft by schsam
Forty years ago an alien race lost a huge of ships in an asteroid field. Now they are sending a small squad to get the points from the asteroids that were left behind on the first go round.
This game combines the hectic pacing of asteroids using the controls of a real time strategy game like starcraft. Heavy emphasis on micro.
Game was written in HTML5 + Canvas, so there is nothing to download and no waiting!! I hope you have fun :)!
Here's a GIF. Here's a YouTube Video.
The game will capture your mouse. Press Escape to set it free!!
I recommend making the browser as large as your screen will allow.
| HTML5 (web) | https://rawgit.com/sschoenholz/LD41/master/index.html |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/asteroidcraft |
Ratings
| Overall | 157th | 3.703⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 65th | 3.859⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 113th | 3.813⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 304th | 3.688⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 295th | 3.375⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 253th | 3.117⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 509th | 2.095⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 301th | 3.096⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 22🗳️ | 16🗨️ |
Maybe my screen is too small and some text overlapped, but not a big deal:
https://prnt.sc/j9g4vd
As someone else mentioned it gets a little tedious after you've lost some units, I think you could solve this by not front loading all the enemies- the most threatening part of the level is at the start, (or slightly after once you've got some asteroid chunks moving about), but post that point it's just mopping up. If the game spawned a few saucers or other enemies during this period it would keep you on your toes.
I thought the big list of controls at the start of the game was a little daunting, the actual controls are pretty simple (as once you've selected your units it's just a case of right clicking to make them move around and attack), but presenting the player with that list right at the start might put people off.
The start of level 2 is brutal, by the time I've selected all my units and commanded them to attack the saucer had killed most of them!
I liked the graphical style and presentation, a few particle fx would be nice.