Nationbuilder by killthealias

made by killthealias for LD34 (COMPO)

Instructions

Make as much money as possible! You are the great leader of a wondrous new nation. Ensure that your growing nation has the happiness (H) (top left), population (P) (top right) and budget (top centre) to grow and grow! You earn more money the more people and happiness you have, but be careful, if either drops below zero you'll start losing money!

Controls

WASD - Camera Control
Shift/Tab - Zoom
Left Mouse Button - Build

Windows	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B24WCyY_Q8ZLMl9FeGJiNW9XaHM/view?usp=sharing
Source	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B24WCyY_Q8ZLdXdyczhYUmtQejQ/view?usp=sharing
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=36494

Ratings

Coolness	32%	1952
Overall	3.00	673

Audio	3.06	294
Fun	2.82	709
Graphics	3.59	236
Innovation	2.76	699
Mood	3.07	398
Theme	3.47	677

Feedback

Versace_Python

13. Dec 2015 · 15:49 UTC

Hey, the game look cool. Very tight design. The mechanics aren't really fleshed out though. Pretty much every tile is a net plus. So you can just build forever and there is no challenge.

Tensoplast01

13. Dec 2015 · 18:26 UTC

Very nice design. I like the way you took the subjects. But unfortunately, and as Versace said, there is no big challenge, no big difficulty.
But the concept is cool, your game just need one more challenge than earning money :)

George

13. Dec 2015 · 21:10 UTC

Very aesthetically pleasing :)

ProjectX593

14. Dec 2015 · 07:21 UTC

Good looking game, a bit relaxing, though no real objective.

yumaikas

14. Dec 2015 · 07:23 UTC

There's not much here other than a decent song and large grid of cells to click into. On the positive side, it's not painfully hard.

davesoft

14. Dec 2015 · 19:56 UTC

A nice relaxing game :)

Kep

18. Dec 2015 · 15:07 UTC

Balancing games is very difficult. I like the idea, but ran into issues.
On my first try, I got stuck with negative money while loosing money.
Second try I did better, but got to a point where I had enough to click on tiles as fast as a could without thinking.
The game has potential with some work. Best of luck.

OberynMartell

19. Dec 2015 · 01:54 UTC

As others said, the game is not very challenging, but I believe it can be fixed with some minor changes in gameplay.
The art and sound are pretty good!

Rodaja

20. Dec 2015 · 16:12 UTC

Nice concept, but as a game lacks any kind of challenge. There's no strategy further than "don't build if it makes you go negative", which only works at the beginning of the game, and then it becomes just click click click. Work on your game balance and you will have something here. Keep it up!

hadesfury

20. Dec 2015 · 22:06 UTC

Nice game ... it's seems a little too easy to have a lot of money ..

Zanzlanz

01. Jan 2016 · 05:47 UTC

I like your idea! I wonder if you could expand this prototype into a simple tycoon-type game. Or I guess it also could be an idle clicker game, haha.