Lazy River Racing by sacredbacon

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made by sacredbacon for Ludum Dare 47 (COMPO)

Compete in a heart pounding race, collect power ups and become the fastest inner-tube on the lazy river compressWaterShaderX.gif Enjoy this water shader that i spent the majority of my 48hrs making.

Chose from over 5 characters (there are 6) loopcat.png

Please leave harsh criticism about the poor quality in the comments, thank you!

Ratings

Overall 535th 2.953⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 374th 3.129⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 592th 2.433⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 482th 3.145⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 444th 3.063⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 327th 2.984⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 113th 3.333⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 374th 3.017⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 37🗨️

Feedback

neonjeff
05. Oct 2020 · 02:08 UTC
I was ready for some chill lazy river and then tony hawk ramped over my head! I like the style!

Loop Cat didn't look furry enough! Shader 2.
EvoGenGames
05. Oct 2020 · 12:36 UTC
Great mapping! Loved that you could just go through the landscape :smile:

Good racing game, was very easy :-)

That water shader :smirk:
Great job and thank you for the game
BumDag
06. Oct 2020 · 11:21 UTC
Great work. Nice water shader. I liked the pick your player.
ianmust
06. Oct 2020 · 12:43 UTC
I thought I'd never play as Tony Hawk again ahahah
It was fun :smile:
Nick Rafalski
07. Oct 2020 · 00:32 UTC
I found the true meaning of winning, so theres that! Fun game. The music was a pretty repetitive loop (ha!) but it had a great groove that I really enjoyed. Nice job!
madbookstudios
07. Oct 2020 · 00:56 UTC
The water was really well done with the racers bobbing along the river. Well done on getting this done so quickly! Great stuff!
sop the turtle
07. Oct 2020 · 00:56 UTC
This was a super chill game. I thought it was pretty fun. Some collision issues with the edges but that wasn't a big deal. Great job!
candlesan
07. Oct 2020 · 05:23 UTC
Great interpretation on the theme. I love lazy rivers. I like that there were multiple characters to choose from.
JudgeZedd
07. Oct 2020 · 15:44 UTC
Nice and relaxing, please make a series of loop cat plushies. Thank you.
Tsunscreen
08. Oct 2020 · 06:49 UTC
So, uh, I'm guessing I wasn't supposed to be able to go through walls? I didn't actually notice at first until I turned too late once. Otherwise pretty chill.
Curly
08. Oct 2020 · 13:27 UTC
Unusual interpretation, good idea and its implementation, thanks for the experience!
Wendel Scardua
08. Oct 2020 · 13:41 UTC
I did enjoy the water shader :)

I liked how even with the lack of collision with the walls the game didn't let me cheat my way to victory.
Hanra
08. Oct 2020 · 16:48 UTC
Nothing harsh to say here, it was fun and had replay value :)
Eugenik
09. Oct 2020 · 16:57 UTC
Outstanding!
schraf
10. Oct 2020 · 01:59 UTC
That was my first Ludum Dare game that had a character selection screen. Nice!
Thooom
10. Oct 2020 · 10:27 UTC
Cool little game. Nice character selection screen, controls were good, the boosts was a nice touch. The only thing I am wondering is, did the power ups do anything? (I missed 1 :( )
Frogman
10. Oct 2020 · 10:56 UTC
Really nice game! It included some features rarely seen in Ludum Dares (character select, (bad) AI opponents, that amazing water shader), which was rather impressive. I managed to find all? 3 victories. The shadows were a bit too strong (maybe you forgot to Generate Lighting in Unity?) and the landscape had no collisions, but other than that, great entry!
Raivk
12. Oct 2020 · 13:56 UTC
Best entry yet. Look no further, we have this ludum winner RIGHT HERE. Congrats !
Samdwester
12. Oct 2020 · 21:19 UTC
Enjoyable chill game. I was able to go through walls, I think if you could use just a 2d sprite instead of a sphere for the character on the tube it could help with the immersion
Pincushion
12. Oct 2020 · 21:21 UTC
Had fun. The character select was a nice touch.

After finding an alternate ending, I started looking for more hidden things. In the house? Under the fisherman? Nothing.
ditam
13. Oct 2020 · 10:48 UTC
This game made me nostalgic for some racing games of my childhood, off-roading to try to find the invisible checkpoints that made the game think I completed a lap. Except off-roading here means traveling with my boat under ground. And my boat is Tony Hawk.
Milmalissa
13. Oct 2020 · 15:22 UTC
Wow, that's a really cool game. Choosing character is awesome and the water shader is amazing! Good job.
LTyrosine
13. Oct 2020 · 23:49 UTC
"Enjoy this water shader that i spent the majority of my 48hrs making."

I Did enjoy each pixel. Fun game, even nicer after I discovered that terrain limits are a matter of opinion and I could freely cross the track like no tomorrow.

Then I thought "oh what lies beyond this track? I want to see the open seas!", as your game kicked me out of the race. I took it for a success and I'm ready to score (5/5 humor for sure)
Frank Gevaerts
18. Oct 2020 · 14:05 UTC
Great shader! :)

Nice idea for a game, looks like you ran out of time before you got to the actual mechanics. The music is nice, the graphics are decent, the water current is, well, not really there... Still, you participated, which does count!
Ale
25. Oct 2020 · 17:27 UTC
This was amazing. It was hard to choose between "TONY HAWK" and "KING SHARK", but in the end I went with "PIRATE" because why not. The race was pretty easy at first, since the AI doesn't seem to use the boost ramps....then I realized the walls have no collisions. After that, it was just a matter of figuring out where the invisible waypoints are to find the optimal cheating path. :)

Also, the water looked good.

Nice job!