Rocket Maniacs by shp

made by shp for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

Welcome to Rocket Maniacs, the most dangerous and extreme game show on the planet!

In this game show the rules are simple. The contestant will have to reach the prize money on a rocket powered hover board with a bomb strapped to his back. To keep himself alive he must keep his momentum alive or the bomb will blow up. Very simple.

In today's episode the contestant must traverse through rooftops of Neo Helsinki, the prize money is hidden high up on top of a crane. Can he keep his momentum alive or will he blow up? Stay tuned to find out! Let's get started!

The game is kind of a 3D platformer set on city rooftops. You must keep your momentum up to reach the goal.

Controls: Mouse / Arrows to steer, W / Up to boost, S / Down to brake, Space to jump.

Source code is included in the game/src directory under MIT in all the downloads.

NOTE: I made a post-compo hotfix to fix a game breaking visual glitch on Nvidia hardware. If you downloaded before 20th April, 9am UTC, make sure to download the fixed version!

Youtube	https://shp.itch.io/rocket-maniacs
Youtube	https://shp.itch.io/rocket-maniacs
Youtube	https://shp.itch.io/rocket-maniacs
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/rocket-maniacs

Ratings

Overall	90^th	3.962⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Fun	67^th	3.981⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	351^th	3.5⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Theme	847^th	3.231⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	160^th	4⭐	28🧑‍⚖️
Audio	293^th	3.4⭐	27🧑‍⚖️
Humor	462^th	2.891⭐	25🧑‍⚖️
Mood	80^th	3.958⭐	26🧑‍⚖️
Given		34🗳️	24🗨️

Feedback

munmungames

20. Apr 2020 · 07:55 UTC

I like the idea and graphical style, it is appealing !
However there are a lot of LOD bugs (some elements are disappearing even when you are close to them) !

🎤 shp

20. Apr 2020 · 08:58 UTC

@munmungames thanks! I'm doing a hotfix to fix that since it's a bit game breaking... apparently this game doesn't like nvidia hardware

wareya

21. Apr 2020 · 04:11 UTC

you should make it alter your direction when you slam on the ground like DriFTinG

Derek Volker

21. Apr 2020 · 22:45 UTC

Now thats really addictive and frustrating. Could not make it to the end, when i got to the cloud things it became impossible to my poor skills to handle, and even getting to there cost a thousand deaths.

That said, the game is insanely fun. Not that i expected less from @shp from the previous jams but damn. Neat graphics, cool music/sfx, responsive controls. Well, the whole package.

Excellent job again. Keep up the good work.

ROBOWARRIOR1982

23. Apr 2020 · 17:57 UTC

Really impressive for a COMPO game, there is a menu setting to configure control, sound etc that's perfect. The game remind me trickstyle/MirrorEdge a parkour game with overboard, sensation was good but control are a bit rigid maybe because the turns is tight/square. Amazing work !

Week of the agents

23. Apr 2020 · 18:48 UTC

ty for using half-life engine so gameplay was easy with noclip Kappa

🎤 shp

23. Apr 2020 · 18:49 UTC

@derek-volker thank you a lot for the compliments and feedback!

@robowarrior1982 thanks!

@week-of-the-agents almost! it's based on the quake 1 engine, which half-life is based on ;)

Devastus

23. Apr 2020 · 20:37 UTC

A very impressive effort, especially for a Compo entry. Fun gameplay with just enough challenge that it frustrated you to try harder and succeed (which I did eventually). Neat clean graphics and extra points for the intro finglish.

Solid stuff. Excellent job.

🎤 shp

23. Apr 2020 · 20:38 UTC

@devastus kiitos! well done completing the game!

Minrato2

23. Apr 2020 · 22:55 UTC

Dude i did it, i finally beat your game, it took me 50 minutes. Huh i am exhausted, this was a really nice experience!

Bot12313

24. Apr 2020 · 00:15 UTC

This city reminded me the old Spider-Man game on PS1 so I spent little more time playing the game than expected. Good job.

cheesepencil

24. Apr 2020 · 02:32 UTC

Even with customizing controls to use gamepad (awesome for a compo game btw) I couldn't get past neo-Helsinki, but it was a very neat game. Super cool for a compo entry.

Rustimak

24. Apr 2020 · 14:33 UTC

Very nice mood with this game! Nice controls, flow and graphics!

ItsHornUnicorn

24. Apr 2020 · 15:35 UTC

Cool to play, but I didnt realize where the finish is :laughing:

coolestdoggie

24. Apr 2020 · 15:48 UTC

Nice game and graphics are good! I don't understand the essence besides skating across roofs???

Coda Highland

24. Apr 2020 · 16:30 UTC

I’m impressed! It took a little while to figure out exactly how to maneuver effectively, but that’s my only real complaint. The graphics really remind me of PS1-era games, which seems appropriate for what it is. The sound works out pretty well, too. I don’t know if the accent is acted or if it’s the way you normally talk, but either way it fits the style pretty well too.

If I had to provide some constructive suggestions, I’d make it more visible when you’re starting to go too slow, perhaps by having the rocket itself flash instead of just the speed. To take it to the next level I’d consider adding some stunts.

Amazura

24. Apr 2020 · 16:34 UTC

really cool game! love the stunning graphic. really hard to stay on track because it use momentum & timing but that's the main challenge in this game. such an hard work for this game.. good job for it :thumbsup_tone2:

Trexxak

25. Apr 2020 · 09:52 UTC

Vittusaatana was this great fun :D

Very much appreciated the intro with finnish accent.
I was confused at about the third checkpoint though. I didn't know where to go, somehow the buildings led me back to where I was.
Oh, and Windows at first didn't let me run it because it suspected a virus, thought you should know.

Would be incredible work for a jam-game, but as it is a compo game even, I'm at a loss of words. Very nice stuff!

thebreakfast

29. Apr 2020 · 15:28 UTC

Holy crap this is very impressive for a compo entry! Creating all this code and amazing art/animation in 48 hours? Ambitious and incredible! Very well done. It even has sound effects and decent music! Awesome job, I am very impressed! The only thing it's really missing is some visual indication of checkpoints.

jusw85

29. Apr 2020 · 17:07 UTC

Props for voiceover. Native Linux version is **very** much appreciated. Also, good to see a different game engine amidst the sea of Unity/Gamemaker games.

Game difficulty is sadistic. You should consider awarding achievements for beating the game. (wonders if creator beat the game)

[Final segment for the curious](https://gfycat.com/agitatedpowerfulbeardedcollie)

The post game message was slightly disappointing after the effort taken to get there, but understandable given the nature of LD. After beating the game, the game doesn't kill you on slowdown anymore. Would be nice to see time taken and number of deaths after winning. Also, speedrun and onelife achievements.

🎤 shp

30. Apr 2020 · 12:08 UTC

Thanks a lot for the feedback guys!

@jusw85 well done completing it :) Indeed the ending is a bit rushed, I was planning on something nicer but I ended up spending lots of time on a mechanic that I had to cut because it didn't work, and it didn't leave me enough time for a better ending :p

(Also funny enough, I set out to make a game that wouldn't be too hard this time, but failed at it again lol, I can still play the entire game in one take without letting go of boost!)

Kaisean Games

01. May 2020 · 10:05 UTC

Quite a lot of AV software is marking your exe as a malware.
Unfortunatelly, I won't install it. If there's a HTML5 version in the future, feel free to ping me about it.

![virus.png](///raw/311/z/33a49.png)

notke

05. May 2020 · 02:46 UTC

Amazing game! Wish there was more. Really challenging. I like the fact you need to time jumps precisely, it's one of those games that is easy to figure out, but hard to master, like Wipeout. Reminds me graphically of Tony Hawks Pro skater games a bit. And I wish it was a bit faster maybe. Failing really becomes quickly frustrating and makes the game repetitive and "feel slow". Wish you could mouse-look around freely in both axis and not just one axis. Maybe it would be nice to add some wall riding/jumping as well? Also, I felt the platform clouds are very off-putting, didn't match the techno-industrial style of the rest of the game. Also great to see a custom-quake-like engine, I assume?

Morg

11. May 2020 · 10:41 UTC

Really great game! I found it very hard at first but once you get used to the controls there's a lot of neat tricks you can do. I loved the voice acting and the music, really a banger of a game.