Rail Rush by Notaveerus
WASD to move, click to chop trees. Walk into the train engine to drop wood into it and keep it fueled up. Goal is to get the train to the far side of the map without it running into any trees or running out of fuel.
The game didn't turn out very fun but I learnt a fair bit for next time. Spent the last few hours trying to figure out ways to improve it but just blanked.
| Youtube | https://github.com/Notaveerus/ludum-dare-46 |
| Youtube | https://notaveerus.itch.io/ludum-dare-46 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/rail-rush |
Ratings
| Overall | 488th | 3.475⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 511th | 3.3⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 233th | 3.675⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 345th | 3.85⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 913th | 2.725⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 585th | 3.125⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 25🗳️ | 0🗨️ |
It wasn't immediately obvious how everything worked here, might be good to add an explanation screen with controls and explaining that wood=fuel.
I found this quite hard, it seemed like no matter how quickly I was chopping I couldn't keep the train fueled up.
You have to feed the train :-)
However, on my 4th attempt, the camera stopped scrolling after about 5-10min. I think I ended up in the corner of the world. The tracks lead right into this corner, and when the train hit the wall it declared it as I lost. Was this a bug or a winning condition not implemented? I had a score of 4390
Balancing chopping trees and refueling the train I think is a good mechanic - it feels like the kind of game which might be better with puzzle-like levels that are handmade! Nice work.