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Idle Office Inc. by 0xkalle

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made by 0xkalle for Ludum Dare 45 (COMPO)

You have nothing. But at least you can start a job, which will get you some cash. :money_mouth:

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Just go to the Twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/friikydev) and start idleing today! :moneywithwings: screen1.png

Yes you read that right. This is a Twitch Playes Multiplayer Idle Game. :sunglasses:

IMPORTANT NOTE (08.10.2019): Sorry to say, that I had to make 2 fixes today. 1) the money you get from shares while you are away was not calculated correctly 2) had to fix chat disconnects

Both changes do not affect the gameplay at all. Mechanics and content stays unchanged.

Youtube https://www.twitch.tv/friikydev
Youtube https://gitlab.com/0xkalle/idle-office-inc-ld45
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/idle-office-inc

Ratings

Overall 33th 4.01⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Fun 112th 3.606⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 3th 4.548⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Theme 173th 3.635⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 125th 3.721⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Audio 166th 3.32⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Humor 59th 3.53⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Mood 102th 3.65⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Given 56🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

iozsaygi
06. Oct 2019 · 19:47 UTC
This is really solid game. Very good idea and good work for a game jam. 10/10
kuviman
07. Oct 2019 · 00:40 UTC
Really well executed, but playing this game is a lot of work :)
FoolishFire
07. Oct 2019 · 07:08 UTC
Very nice job! Definitely unique and I love the sound and visuals, especially with the camera panning around the office.
Typing out each word feels a bit much for the what you get in return.
ZwodahS
07. Oct 2019 · 07:12 UTC
awesome, not quite sure how to view this, innovation 5/5
Corrade
07. Oct 2019 · 07:35 UTC
The use of Twitch is stunning, but the level of polish in the graphics and audio is also incredible. I'm floored by this entry.

It'd be nice to have a list of all the commands instead of waiting for them to cycle through. The camera panning provides a welcome dash of variety but sometimes hides a player's balance or income. Maybe a chatbot with commands like !balance would help.
blint6
07. Oct 2019 · 07:36 UTC
Great idea for sure, respects to you for going not traditional! I like the graphics, the sfx is simple but works. I would have loved an audio background track to fill up the atmosphere with a cool mood. Still, good job!
congusbongus
07. Oct 2019 · 08:48 UTC
Oh man this is so interesting! Great idle game!
okkolobr
07. Oct 2019 · 08:49 UTC
I just told my buddy at the end of compo : next time, I'd like to do something with twitch. Love your idea, great game !
n_one
07. Oct 2019 · 08:50 UTC
I really love the concpet and how its made, 10/10 game really!
I would playe more if I could
Darylsteak
07. Oct 2019 · 10:53 UTC
This was really interesting. I really liked how it was a game done in Twitch of all things!
The fact that it is multiplayer also gave me a slight sense of teamwork and unity when I looked at the 'LD45 earned' counter.

The audio was also pretty good, nicely capturing an office atmosphere.

Not much gameplay, but as expected of an idle game. Great job!
coachsisyphus
07. Oct 2019 · 10:56 UTC
awesome idea and execution!
NachtWitch
07. Oct 2019 · 14:48 UTC
Really cool graphics there
Baturinsky
07. Oct 2019 · 14:59 UTC
Me: how do people get so many point? Game: "pros write a bot".
Best score for humor from me so far.
🎤 0xkalle
07. Oct 2019 · 15:04 UTC
Thank you all for your comments. I noted suggestions for a post ludum dare version. :) Thanks also for that.

@Baturinsky : The crazy thing is: Till now there is only one bot. Some where there for several hours while I were developing typing (and copy pasting) words by hand!
BRTEK007
07. Oct 2019 · 20:00 UTC
Wow, that is some good use of twitch!
MrPiedPiper
08. Oct 2019 · 08:51 UTC
This was really cool. Great idea, and you executed it really well. Great for practicing typing :sweat_smile: Great job!
squid109
08. Oct 2019 · 11:32 UTC
Honestly cant stop playing its so fun and really well executed
zimennik
08. Oct 2019 · 14:58 UTC
Oh wow! Awesome idea!
That moment when I see myself on the screen =)
WanSou
08. Oct 2019 · 17:59 UTC
Its a really cool game, i like how you made it so you can play it on Twitch!
loved it!
tmullet
08. Oct 2019 · 22:47 UTC
I have no idea how you got this done in 48 hours. Brilliant.
paulhocker
10. Oct 2019 · 03:42 UTC
well done -- i hope more games are made like this in the future -- great work
Porocyonak
10. Oct 2019 · 04:47 UTC
dude this is wicked, very creative! good stuff
Keppu
10. Oct 2019 · 08:35 UTC
Nice to see Twitch integration explored with this theme. I think this is executed really well. Overall atmosphere is satisfying and I like the fact that audio is minimalistic. Only echoing keyboard clicks are heard from the environment. It gives more room for the coin sound, that acts as a satisfying player feedback. Graphics are solid and I like the toned down color palette.

I wonder what is the maximum player amount that can play this game at once? Have you stress tested it?
🎤 0xkalle
10. Oct 2019 · 08:47 UTC
@keppu No, I have to admit that I did not test it. I am still waiting for it to crash because of to many players. :sunglasses:
Keppu
10. Oct 2019 · 11:29 UTC
@0xkalle Well, that would be a positive problem wouldn't it. I bet eventually your game reaches that game crashing popularity. :smile:
🎤 0xkalle
10. Oct 2019 · 12:52 UTC
@keppu would be cool :dark_sunglasses: , but currently the popularity is decreasing a bit.
coffeedrinkers
11. Oct 2019 · 19:40 UTC
Sir, you got my mind blown... Definitelly will check you source! :) Great work and entry!
KrisDev
12. Oct 2019 · 11:06 UTC
Innovation 5/5 dude wtf :D
Lexyvil
14. Oct 2019 · 04:08 UTC
Very innovative! I love seeing these interactive Twitch games.
Karanveer
18. Oct 2019 · 08:47 UTC
Wow I like the way you integrated twitch within the idea..Loved it..and pretty neat. Good work!
🎤 0xkalle
18. Oct 2019 · 10:16 UTC
Thank you for all you feedback again. After the ludum dare voting phase I will release the post LD version which in cludes new things to buy, more offices, and will also make it harder for scripters.

All your feedback is in this next version, so thanks for that again.
vlandemart
20. Oct 2019 · 17:26 UTC
Wow, that is a genius idea. This is the first time I see twitch game on LDJam.

Great work
DeathStorm
25. Oct 2019 · 05:43 UTC
A very cool game idea and I like the approach for a Twitch Game as a LD Entry.
The game looks already "finished" in first place. Maybe some more content for late game or a good motivation for players to keep typing, because after a certain point you will not type anymore only let the game be the idle game which it is in the core.

But overall a nice Game, very well done.
🎤 0xkalle
25. Oct 2019 · 07:20 UTC
@deathstorm thanks for your comment.

Yes you are totally right with that. I already prepared a relatively big update which I release after the voting phase. Still the typing might not be worth enough, still. We'll see. :)
🎤 0xkalle
29. Oct 2019 · 21:51 UTC
Thank you so much for the ratings everyone!!!
elysiagriffin
30. Oct 2019 · 02:36 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream! I played it today in the last few hours of voting :)

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/501424047?t=2h18m31s

Hope you got some valuable feedback on your game and looking forward to seeing you next LD jam if I dont catch you before then! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin
🎤 0xkalle
30. Oct 2019 · 06:57 UTC
@elysiagriffin Thank you very much for playing it :)

Good to be able to observe someone playing it for the first time. The main difficulty is the "long"delay I guess. So you do not get instant feedback in the jam version. In the post jam version this changed.

We'll see how far TwitchPlays games get (not this one but the category in general) as it has potential, but also some restrictions (because of the delay and the screen size).