Tail Power by maartene

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made by maartene for LD34 (COMPO)
# README #

## Ludum Dare 34 entry ##

* Theme: Growing
* Game created from scratch in 48 hours by Maarten Engels (maarten@thedreamweb.eu).
* Licensed CC4 BY NC

### About the game ###
Frantic top down shooter where growing your tail grants you power. But beware, as too long a tail might bite you in the...
You will need the power because enemies become exponentially tougher, muhahaha.

### About the entry ###
This game was created using the following tooling:

* Unity3D
* 3D models: Blender
* 2D images: Pixelmator
* Sound effects: AS3SFXR (http://www.superflashbros.net/as3sfxr/)
* Music: Abundant Music (http://www.abundant-music.com)

Unfortunately, I couldn't add everything I wanted:

* power-ups
* using the tail as a weapon itself
* more enemy types

### This repository ###

* Contains work in progress version so no guarantees it works;
* You can use the assets (scripts, "art", music / noise, ...) as you like within the limits of the License.
* Final delivery in Stable Build folder

### About the author ###
First ever Ludum Dare entry. Main goal: finish the game and submit it!

Ratings

Coolness 41% 1679
Overall 3.10 602
Audio 3.33 187
Fun 3.48 249
Graphics 3.05 506
Innovation 2.80 672
Mood 2.94 490
Theme 3.24 809

Feedback

Elenesski
14. Dec 2015 · 07:53 UTC
Good game. Fun to play. I found it hard to line up and take a shot. Perhaps we could turn faster? minor point. Good Audio too.
DustyStylus
14. Dec 2015 · 16:43 UTC
Cool little take on the 'snake' game. On OSX, Ctrl + arrows did something funky... D: But as long as I don't press them at the same time, it's fine. :D
MorseAmalgam
14. Dec 2015 · 18:25 UTC
Decent little game. My only complaint is that the sound is painfully loud, and with the rate at which you fire, it gets even louder. Giving the player a turn radius adds a little more strategy to gameplay!
Auroz
15. Dec 2015 · 21:31 UTC
Fun game, controls seemed a bit off though.
-SPiRiT-
15. Dec 2015 · 21:32 UTC
Snake shooter !!! I like it :D
TomenLuca
16. Dec 2015 · 23:17 UTC
Great game. Love the music. Found it a bit hard to aim, but alas.
Hot Box Games
17. Dec 2015 · 22:53 UTC
Was a little hard to aim but other than that good job!
I like the music
Crawler Studios
18. Dec 2015 · 04:27 UTC
Nice game
Drtizzle
20. Dec 2015 · 19:18 UTC
Well done! The graphics and music are decent, and the idea is very good! Too bad the controls give you too little precision to aim at the enemies.
Good job!
Aaranos
20. Dec 2015 · 23:30 UTC
Neat little game. I saw in the notes that the tail was intended to be a weapon later. I think that would make it a lot more interesting than making it snake like.
alyphen
23. Dec 2015 · 04:03 UTC
Pretty fun variant of snake, without the unstoppable movement and with shooting added. Models are alright, but could be improved. I wasn't too keen on the colour palette used, but by no means does that subtract from the gameplay. The music was alright, and while it could be improved, it was decent enough.
Sound effects were fitting.
Adding online highscores or some other replay value would be a nice way to keep players hooked.
🎤 maartene
27. Dec 2015 · 12:33 UTC
I want to thank you all for your constructive feedback. I'm currently working on a post-compo version that will have more responsive controls (including controllers), improvements to rendering, online high scores and audio volume sliders. ;)
🎤 maartene
28. Dec 2015 · 19:32 UTC
Note: I've added a post-compo version (standalone player only). It has improved rendering, more responsive controls, online high scores and audio volume sliders. Note: I'm still working on controller support. Unfortunately, I only have a PS4 controller, so can't test with the more common XBOX controller.