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Space Cows and Big Problems by saviorium

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made by saviorium for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Care for cows in space! Asteroid hunting - resource management game.

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Code and graphics by:

saviorium, sawa9889, Jeinara

Special thanks to our writer: @LunaticPuppet

Controlls:

Base: use mouse, press Space to go to space

Space: WASD to control your ship F - to enter base Left Mouse - to shoot

We released a new version after the jam. Thanks for all the feedback!

Post Jam changelog:

  • Added help for player. Ingame controls, what to do, etc.
  • Small changes in balance. You can actually survive and win now =)
  • Visual changes in base UI. Now it's prettier and easier to understand
  • New space UI
  • Fixed various crashes in space
Youtube https://github.com/Saviorium/ldjam46
Youtube https://saviorium.itch.io/space-cows-and-big-problems
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/space-cows-and-big-problems

Ratings

Overall 1488th 3.375⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1776th 3.05⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 984th 3.4⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1133th 3.7⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1026th 3.762⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 620th 3.382⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1439th 3.278⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 52🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

Darylsteak
21. Apr 2020 · 02:02 UTC
I tried it for about 10 minutes, still not really sure how the game works.

Got to space and figured out the food and oxygen and everything, but still dont know how to gather resources.
MantarayTV Games
21. Apr 2020 · 20:43 UTC
It's pretty hard to get the grasp of, but once you do, it can be fun, but still chalenging. I like it!
Owen Rees
21. Apr 2020 · 21:09 UTC
I really enjoyed the pixel art graphic and the UI was fantastic. I struggled a bit when it came to keeping the space ship alive
PabloGooseman
21. Apr 2020 · 21:16 UTC
I really loved it but maybe it is a bit too hard to grasp
YorisFresh
21. Apr 2020 · 22:23 UTC
couldn't figure out what's happening but the graphics were nice and it still kept me entertained for over an hour. Could really use some explanation on how to play
Sasha9843
22. Apr 2020 · 08:55 UTC
@darylsteak, @yorisfresh Thank you for feed back, I think we will do the tasks to familiarize the player with the basics
@mantaraytv-games, @owen-rees, @pablogooseman, Thank you, we are glad that you liked to play and and consider that you need the ability to change difficulty or other ways to deal with it
Mathurin
22. Apr 2020 · 13:56 UTC
Nice game, I liked trying to understand everything by my own but I didn't manage to understand why I can only shoot twice and how to gather external resources.
But as I use love2d too to make my game I dive into the source code and understood a bit better what was going on!
I finally managed to fully play it :) Good job my friends (Those code comment in Russian <3), you worked hard on this one!
I find the idea funny, the game is challenging and the graphics are good :p
tylerstraub
22. Apr 2020 · 19:58 UTC
pixel art is very nice but like others, i was totally lost on what to do
omer1615
22. Apr 2020 · 20:02 UTC
Ship controlls were a bit too hard and UI is hard to understand. Sound design is well done, and graphics are ok. Well done. Congragulations.
MatheusBorba
23. Apr 2020 · 12:15 UTC
Very Good work
🎤 saviorium
30. Apr 2020 · 23:28 UTC
We released a new version after the jam. Thanks for all the feedback!

Changes include:
- Help for new players
- Balance fixes
- Crash fixes
- Visual changes in UI

Jam version is still available. Have Fun :smile: