Nothingness by Mazen Morgan

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made by Mazen Morgan for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

Hi guys, I went with a more like Simulation game where you start with nothing and end with nothing.

Enjoy and would really appreciate feedback and more Gameplay mechanics ideas !

keep dark energy low without losing the dark matter, Create planets with dark matter and establish link to the energy origin to reduce dark energy.

Contact me if you have any question: morgan.mazen42@gmail.com

Nothingness Pic 3.jpg

Nothingness Pic 1.jpg

Ratings

Overall 901th 3.06⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1009th 2.62⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 321th 3.52⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 259th 3.74⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 788th 2.19⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 779th 3.06⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 30🗨️

Feedback

N0ught234
07. Oct 2019 · 13:18 UTC
Looks good and looks like it would be fun but I was really confused as to what to do. I replayed and still confused...
🎤 Mazen Morgan
07. Oct 2019 · 13:27 UTC
@n0ught234 Thanks for the feedback, the idea is to try and keep balance between dark matter and dark energy so the energy source won't expload and universe ends.
This is my first ever Ludum dare :D
Polyethyleneglykol
07. Oct 2019 · 13:35 UTC
Pretty awesome idea! A simple tint on the buttons would go along way to give the player feedback if they have selected a planet or not :) But other then that a very creative submission!
Kanonix
07. Oct 2019 · 13:36 UTC
That was quite fun, the game looks quite good and the universe (litterally) that you used for the game is appealing (I love space games). Nice work for a first time dude :)
Ngato
07. Oct 2019 · 13:40 UTC
Nice idea and nice game It is fun and challenging
🎤 Mazen Morgan
07. Oct 2019 · 13:42 UTC
@polyethyleneglykol Thanks A lot for your feedback !
🎤 Mazen Morgan
07. Oct 2019 · 13:45 UTC
@kanonix Thanks a lot <3
Kisann
07. Oct 2019 · 14:15 UTC
Nice art *_*
Daniil Krylov
07. Oct 2019 · 15:21 UTC
Good idea and solid execution!
🎤 Mazen Morgan
07. Oct 2019 · 15:38 UTC
@daniil-krylov Thanks alot man !
Tomcus
07. Oct 2019 · 16:38 UTC
Hi. Good game but just one thing. The UI information are too spread aout so It's hard to keep check on Dark energy and Dark matter. But I loved your Black Hole shader
Fupi
07. Oct 2019 · 17:26 UTC
I don't think I understand how the game is played... What are the connections for? How do I stop Dark Matter from increasing?
🎤 Mazen Morgan
07. Oct 2019 · 17:32 UTC
@fupi Hi fupi, you have dark energy it increases over time and in order to stop it you need to consume planets by creating the planet and establishing the connection between the planet and the energy while keeping in mind not to get dark matter below 0.
each planet has like Energy bar, when you establish the link between the planet and energy power, it sucks its energy faster and it reduces the planet energy and the dark energy :D
🎤 Mazen Morgan
07. Oct 2019 · 17:33 UTC
@tomcus Yeah I guess i should kinda add some more improvments to the UI,
You can find a good tutorial for the shader here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWJZcQvTmnw
mira
07. Oct 2019 · 18:50 UTC
very good game...i was play it maybe 10times...is it posible to play longer than 6 minutes? :smile:
Asue
07. Oct 2019 · 19:10 UTC
I really like space games, so it was a pleasure to try your game =D The visuals are cool, very nice to look at!
🎤 Mazen Morgan
07. Oct 2019 · 19:16 UTC
@mira Hi mira, Thanks for the feedback , really appreciate it. well Actually I had in mind that the player would eventually lose :D so I guess if you realllly tried to keep the dark matter at ( 1 ) you would be able to go beyond 6 mins :D , I am Playing your game now, very very cool :D
daria-toni
07. Oct 2019 · 20:10 UTC
I actually really like the idea (I love space, what can I say!) and the graphics (pretty!). But it's so freakin' fast, I never had enough time to build a big pack of planets. Big plus from me for using dark space stuff in theme about NOTHING :)
🎤 Mazen Morgan
07. Oct 2019 · 20:14 UTC
@daria-toni Thanks a lot for the feedback ! glad you liked it, well I had in mind to put more mechanics to build a Big pack of plants but kinda ran out of time haha
Cristiano T.
07. Oct 2019 · 20:40 UTC
Nice Idea For the Game ... Congrats!
gasgiant
09. Oct 2019 · 00:48 UTC
Not sure what I was doing, but it looks cool to be sure.
🎤 Mazen Morgan
09. Oct 2019 · 01:10 UTC
@gasgiant Haha, Thanks for the feedback, you were trying to manage both dark energy(keeping it low) and dark matter(not going below 0 ) by feeding and connecting planets with the Core
Nisovin
09. Oct 2019 · 01:41 UTC
The game has some cool visuals. It felt like dark energy increased a bit to quickly, though I guess the idea was to make the game go fast.
Danilo Freire
09. Oct 2019 · 13:04 UTC
If you can generate a mac or web build it would be great! : D
NachtWitch
10. Oct 2019 · 13:24 UTC
Really fun, I love games where you have to build and manage stuff, definitely deserves it's own game and 10/10
🎤 Mazen Morgan
10. Oct 2019 · 17:37 UTC
@nachtwitch Thanks a lot <3
🎤 Mazen Morgan
10. Oct 2019 · 18:23 UTC
@danilo-freire Hi mate ! , I have added webgl you can find it here: https://gamejolt.com/games/nothingnessld45/443330
Danilo Freire
10. Oct 2019 · 18:46 UTC
Thaaanks! Will play tonight after work <3
Captain Nakou
14. Oct 2019 · 00:21 UTC
Really cool effects. And a nice concept but I didn't got very far unfortunately x).