Coffee Crisis by Outfrost

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made by Outfrost for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Your shift has begun and the air conditioner is broken. Can you serve your customers while staying cool to keep your cool?

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How to play

Accept orders from customers, prepare their beverages, serve, and hopefully satisfy their demands. You'll need to manage your cool, so that you don't break down before the end of your day. Some customers will be more picky than others!

Credits

Art and animation (characters, furniture):
CJGladback
Instagram | Twitch

Art and animation (appliances, props, building), writing:
666Savior
itch.io | Twitch

Music, sound design:
Marek Domagała
YouTube | itch.io

Programming:
Kiskadee
itch.io

Programming:
L1Q
itch.io

Programming, producing, visual tuning:
Outfrost
itch.io | Twitch | GitHub | Discord

Additional assets (posters, lamps):
Alex Tengu
Twitter

CC assets used to make derivative SFX

"Drill" by GowlerMusic
CC BY 3.0 (changes: pitch-shifting, time-stretching, volume adjustments)

"Pillar Drill Drilling Wood" by jameswrowles
CC 0

"Rain Drips" by TheGloomWorker
CC 0

“Restaurant” by vdm.r
CC BY-NC 3.0 (changes: looping, cutting, volume adjustments)

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Links

Ratings

Overall 1393th 2.919⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1427th 2.622⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1114th 2.959⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1267th 2.905⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1082th 3.216⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Audio 898th 2.794⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Humor 690th 3.015⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1026th 3.153⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Given 80🗳️ 47🗨️

Feedback

VarunDevs
05. Oct 2021 · 05:02 UTC
Nice
LittleW00D
05. Oct 2021 · 13:28 UTC
I survived the day and served zero customers. A day well spent!
jitspoe
06. Oct 2021 · 03:30 UTC
Just like in real life, nobody seemed happy with my service, but I made it through the day.
marcmagus
06. Oct 2021 · 14:57 UTC
I wish the machines were labeled, but the core loop is satisfying, and customers willing to take whatever you give them and only complain after drinking is interesting and sometimes hilarious.
BiOs3008
06. Oct 2021 · 21:05 UTC
Really nice game with a interesting perspective. : D
rufson
07. Oct 2021 · 04:41 UTC
I played this while drinking my coffee because I'm addicted to caffeine. I felt very bad that the clients could not satisfy their desires either, even though I was cooling myself until the fridge fell to hell :fire: I love the coffee piramide picture.
LDJam user 156819
07. Oct 2021 · 18:51 UTC
Thanks for checking out our game! Loving the feedback so far. Maybe we can improve a few things for later!
Neeko69
07. Oct 2021 · 21:04 UTC
I did have no idea of what I was doing, but with the power of clicking on anything it works, really fun overall. I think some of the coffee machines could have some labels.
Martin183
07. Oct 2021 · 21:13 UTC
I can't get it to run on macOS, my computer just says that the app is broken :(
LDJam user 156819
08. Oct 2021 · 02:02 UTC
@martin183 Interesting. I checked and the binary has execute permission inside the zip. How does macOS run apps typically? Do you launch `LD49.app`?
fabula_rasa
08. Oct 2021 · 02:07 UTC
I really wished the machines had some labels, or some other visual clues, to tell me which one makes which coffee. As there is no immediate customer feedback on whether you did well or poorly, it's hard to figure out, which machine makes what. If the customer would be screaming "heeeeey, that's not what I ordered" (or something to that effect) immediately after picking up the tray, the player could easily figure out the machines on his own. As it is now, not so much.

Core gameplay is solid and engaging, even if you manage to serve only one customer during the whole day, and you're not really sure why :laughing:

I liked the visual style as well, except for the gray floating customers, who were kinda creepy - just like in real life ;). But I'll take a guess that their grayness and floatiness is a result of a lack of time, which we all know well.

Overall, it's a solid piece of a jam game and nice work!
Forik
08. Oct 2021 · 03:07 UTC
Interesting game, but strange control for me
LDJam user 156819
08. Oct 2021 · 03:21 UTC
Thanks for checking it out @forik! Anything in particular that felt strange for you about the controls?
Simpathey
08. Oct 2021 · 04:28 UTC
Fun game! But I would color coat the customer to the thing they want or use some kind of really clear BIG icons. If you do a post jam version that would make the gameplay easier to succeed in. Also a queue that shows what customer is up next and what they want. Impressive graphics for the time period of a jam, gosh dang. :D
Steve7411
08. Oct 2021 · 11:16 UTC
When you try to open the macOS build, it just says '“LD49.app” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash.' My best guess is it's related to app signing. In any case, if you manually run the executable inside the app package from the terminal, it works fine.
Inokentii_Best
08. Oct 2021 · 18:33 UTC
Funny game. The concept is cool =)
LDJam user 156819
08. Oct 2021 · 18:41 UTC
@steve7411 Ah, unfortunately if it is due to codesigning, there is nothing I can do about it.

As Steve said, for anyone running macOS, it should work if you open a terminal in the same folder as LD49.app, and run:
```sh
LD49.app/Contents/MacOS/LD49
```
Singular
08. Oct 2021 · 18:44 UTC
I Like the Idea, im nor sure if the "trial an error" was planned. You dont know witch coffee is wich one. Im not seeing the "Unstable" Theme in this game. But over all: Good idea, great artwork. I Like the game
gdesecrate
08. Oct 2021 · 19:46 UTC
The menu shows main character - the room. When you start the game the filthy humans appear and ruin all by their presense!
Artyom Volkov
08. Oct 2021 · 21:27 UTC
I like this fun game, I wish I never got to such a caffee.
LDJam user 156819
08. Oct 2021 · 21:40 UTC
Thank you to everyone who has played our game so far, thank you for 20 ratings and all the feedback! :sparkling_heart:
JPGFG
10. Oct 2021 · 04:38 UTC
Checked out after your stream! Cool entry!
Emkani
10. Oct 2021 · 11:55 UTC
I like this one, I don't know my coffees so it took some time to figure out what was what. I also feel the theme is a bit thin but not bad.
Basset Romain
10. Oct 2021 · 14:10 UTC
Nice Game, but the machines needs labels.
ColeSlaughter
10. Oct 2021 · 23:54 UTC
[Thanks for submitting your game to stream!](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1171489560?t=03h04m33s)

As god as my witness, I will serve at least one customer when I pick this back up again...
JaviCoder
11. Oct 2021 · 10:42 UTC
it is a good and original idea. The graphics are not bad for a gamejam. The animations would have given a quality point, but it is normal to run out of time. It plays quite well.
elysiagriffin
11. Oct 2021 · 17:01 UTC
Hi team! Thanks for submitting your game for me to play live during my Twitch stream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1172268556?t=6h52m20s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin
LDJam user 263763
14. Oct 2021 · 12:21 UTC
i like the concept but maybe put the names of the machines helps, i cant serve even 1 customer, dont get it how u serve them the coffees, good game!
Ismael Rodriguez
15. Oct 2021 · 00:06 UTC
Cool game. I made it through the day serving 0 customers, not sure that's supposed to be possible. I just kept clicking on things, and I thought I was doing it right, but apparently no one gets coffee in my shop lol

I guess it's because I don't know which machine should be used to serve which customers, and I didn't notice any feedback to tell me if I've served them correctly.

Visually the game looks really good, although it's incomplete (grey characters with no animation), it looks like it was coming out great.

Good job overall!
LDJam user 156819
15. Oct 2021 · 00:20 UTC
Thank you all so much for checking out our game and all the excellent feedback!

**We'll be trying to balance, polish and finish our game this weekend!**

Tune in live on Twitch, and look out for a new, post-LD build on [itch.io](https://outfrost.itch.io/coffee-crisis)!
[Outfrost](https://twitch.tv/outfrost) | [666Savior13](https://twitch.tv/666savior13) | [CJGladback](https://twitch.tv/cjgladback)

The itch.io page: https://outfrost.itch.io/coffee-crisis
BougieBirdie
15. Oct 2021 · 01:59 UTC
Thanks for sending your game to my stream!

I love food-service games, and this hits all the right time-management buttons for me. It does need some more love for the user-experience though, like being able to tell which machines are which, and I didn't get a really clear indicator if I passed or failed an order.

Your scene is really lively. All the little bits and bobs, the look of the place, and the art on the walls made it come alive. It felt like an actual coffee shop, and it was easy to overlook the unanimated/textured customers because of it.

I'm looking forward to seeing your post-LD build, I'd definitely play more of this!
Togis
18. Oct 2021 · 04:46 UTC
Hey there! This game was a bit complicate to play but still fun and showing a lot of potential! Thanks for joining us live!

I finally had the time to come back and rate everything I played so far!

Here is a link to the vod of the review if you wish to see it again: https://www.youtube.be/watch?v=AiVWayIqffU&t=19148s
SplitPainter
21. Oct 2021 · 16:48 UTC
Very fun game, fits well the theme. It required a bit of guesswork, but fun anyway.
Ultimer
12. Nov 2021 · 08:28 UTC
Wow, how many coffee cups! I try not to use paper cups for coffee because I think it is very harmful to the ecology. I went to https://kcupsforsale.com/k-cup-brands/eight-oclock-the-original-medium-roast-k-cup-coffee-pods/, these are capsules that I make at home in my coffee machine, and then I use a silicone cup to take coffee with me.
Statiko
14. Jun 2022 · 23:42 UTC
this is insane info
Hasanis
14. Jun 2022 · 23:43 UTC
I prefer to drink coffee at work, and there is not much time for careful brewing, we use coffee capsules. I find it very convenient and the coffee is great, of course, if you choose the capsules that you like the most. I usually find Coffee pods in USA [granomilano](https://granomilano.us/) here and I recommend you to look too. I personally like full-bodied coffee with a dark roast, but sometimes you can get ristretto capsules as well. I think you can experiment here already.