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Terrarium Zen by Antarres

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made by Antarres for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Game created for calm evening, thinking what combinations can work best together. You need to chose components for your "forest in a jar" terrarium. Keep it live enough and you will have opportunity to sell it, unlocking new things. Find way, to keep it thriving!

Some screenshots: T1.png

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Controls:

one left side of screen are two important enviroment buttons. First, lets you move jar to shade, reducing amount of sun and temperature. Second, sprinkles water into jar, balancing moisture. Use them wisely. On bottom right, you can find controls, for passing day and selling terrarium when it's possible.

Created by:

Szymon "Antarres" Adamus - Art, Code

Wojciech "Voidazol" Plaza - Sound design

Have fun!

Youtube https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SRm3TaRKuXnNv_qvtMTUQQHu5vr0P2nZ
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/terrarium-zen

Ratings

Overall 1653th 3.304⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 2143th 2.804⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1439th 3.182⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 881th 3.804⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 326th 4.261⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 541th 3.636⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1818th 2.25⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 529th 3.773⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 3🗨️

Feedback

Arvuti
20. Apr 2020 · 18:05 UTC
Really unique take on the theme! Loved the simplistic yet beautiful visuals. Gameplay wise was kind of confusing though, after awhile the notifications kinda get lost on you and your not sure what's going on.
bobost2
21. Apr 2020 · 23:19 UTC
I like the visuals a lot in this game :D
isaque-picao-sanches
22. Apr 2020 · 11:20 UTC
amazing 3d work
gameplay is a bit weird / wonky conceptually, but cool nonetheless
Makse
22. Apr 2020 · 11:34 UTC
Soothing game, just a bit confusing at the beginning. Wonderful Audio!
kostasvs
22. Apr 2020 · 11:34 UTC
great graphics, well done! I would recommend more animations in the game or the UI to make it feel less static!
Cloud925
22. Apr 2020 · 11:44 UTC
i like the visuals of the game a lot but the gameplay gets a little bit monotonous over time
Snowirbis
22. Apr 2020 · 12:22 UTC
Great visuals, good music, that was a good experience !

Now I can point out some flaws, when we move the camera around, there is a lot of screen tearing (google it if you don't what it is). This can be removed by enabling the vertical sync.

The option menu doesn't work when you pause the game.

There is no feedback on the player action, I clicked 10 times on water only to see the day after that I put to much water. An audio feedback of water, plus some visual would have been welcome.

Anyway, that's a good job and it lives up to its name !
davidvfilipe
22. Apr 2020 · 15:00 UTC
Those visuals transmit a really relaxing mood
Mickxe
03. May 2020 · 06:42 UTC
The most relaxing game I've played this LD.
The UI helps you determine what to do but some visual feedback on the actual plants would be cool.
jk5000
03. May 2020 · 18:10 UTC
I love playing slow and relaxing games, and if nothing else so do this game feel slow. The game idea is interesting, but when you start playing the game then is there really not much to do. Okay, I can change how much sun light the plant gets, then I can water the plant, and when it is grown I can sell it.

The games visual style and the music is pretty good, but when the game first starts every thing looks a bit static, and I do not believe I ever so any changes on the plant.

Overall is this an okay little jam game, and with a bit more work this could be an really interesting little game.
ryjcio
05. May 2020 · 16:26 UTC
Very nice and peaceful game. Fantastic music and graphic.
Psychedelia
08. May 2020 · 17:39 UTC
Hello, I really like the atmosphere, very cozy, the music fits the mood so well, I was relaxed! Sad to see I had to sell the terrarium and I didnt get to see the plants grow more, but such is the botanical business! We have to make MONEY
hlo-world
09. May 2020 · 07:28 UTC
A very, very soothing experience. It really stood out from other entries, the lot of which are action shooters and other snappy games. This one just makes me want to brew up some coffee and stay a while. Well done!
ZenriS
09. May 2020 · 07:53 UTC
Graphics looks good, a peaceful experiences.

Some sound effect when you water would be nice, at first I didn't think it did anything, didn't notice the humidity percentage at first.
Extrone
09. May 2020 · 07:55 UTC
Really calm and cool game, also glad to see another UE4 Game :smile:
GOD COLO
09. May 2020 · 08:15 UTC
Awesome music! Nice and cozy atmosphere! Greato Jobu! :smile:
Kevin H
09. May 2020 · 09:02 UTC
It's a nice and calming game.
Maybe managing multiple plants at the same time could be interesting.
Some tooltip about the needs of the plant when playing could be usefull.
LaZZyDev72
09. May 2020 · 09:40 UTC
Graphics are very nice. Good music too. Unreal is a poweful engine However I find this

![Annotation 2020-05-09 150836.jpg](///raw/be5/e2/z/33e24.jpg)

but overall well done Keep It up. :v:
🎤 Antarres
09. May 2020 · 14:50 UTC
@lazzydev72 Thanks, that's a very complicated bug :smile: I made models as always, but perfect glass in UE creates that weird effect :v: