Up From The Abyss by Windmere

made by Windmere for Ludum Dare 45 (COMPO)

Up From The Abyss is about escaping a hellish void starting with only bedrock and building a tower as high as you can. Avoid getting knocked off the tower by a never ending wave of haunting masks as you try and escape! Discover new weapon upgrades and block types in a semi-survival semi-horror arcade-style FPS.

CLARIFYING: YOU HAVE TO KILL AN ENEMY AND PICK UP WHAT THEY DROP TO PLACE A BLOCK. ONE BLOCK PER ENEMY.

Controls - WASD: Movement - Shift: Sprint - Space: Jump - Left Click: Shoot - Right Click: Place Block

Screenshots:

Youtube	https://drive.google.com/open?id=1saY53eqQ1QaYv5rcUhVRn4VLDh3TNCwS
Youtube	https://windmere.itch.io/up-from-the-abyss
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/up-from-the-abyss

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Feedback

LegendaryHippo

06. Oct 2019 · 23:15 UTC

I think there might be something weird with the movement controls and mouse sensitivity. I couldn't move at all and aiming took forever. Looked like an interesting concept but unfortunately I couldn't play it properly

S a m

07. Oct 2019 · 02:06 UTC

I started sinking through the floor and the aiming didn't seem very accurate. The right click doesn't place blocks, either

philliptrudeau

07. Oct 2019 · 02:20 UTC

Mouse sensitivity is too low. Right-clicking doesn't seem to place blocks?

Ruby Interactive games

07. Oct 2019 · 03:23 UTC

same as legendaryHippo. Hope you fix it! Unfortunate!

🎤 Windmere

07. Oct 2019 · 22:54 UTC

Just thoguht I'd clarify a few things because there seems to be some missunderstanding between bugs and intended features. Right click will only place a block if you pick one up off a dead enemy. "Aiming" block placement is also wildly imperfect, it will drop where you tell it to but about 5 meters up and falling/physics/other blocks will alter it's cource. Also the floor moving upwards is the whole point. Don't drown. Build. Up. From the Abyss...

CrubeYawne

11. Oct 2019 · 12:47 UTC

I found the controls were really slowed down (FPS delta?) but I really liked the art design/visuals as a whole. Had a really eerie vibe that felt like a mix of star fox and devil daggers

BLK Dragon

16. Oct 2019 · 17:31 UTC

Nice eerie atmosphere (music seems a bit off though).
Aiming/shooting feels wrong, slow and imprecise.