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Major Tom by OberynMartell

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made by OberynMartell for LD34 (JAM)
---Instructions---

Theme chosen: two buttons.

You are Major Tom, the controller of a satellite responsible for sending messages across the world.
Your objective is to send messages from the source antena to the target antena by reflecting the signal and mantaining it for a certaing time.
The game has 6 levels, each one with increasing difficulty. Try to beat them all!

Tip: Be gentle, you are in space. ;)

---Controls---
left = rotate satellite
right = rotate satellite
left + right = impulse satellite

---Changes---
- Fixed some rotations being bound to FPS.

---Credits---
Fernando Molon Toigo - Programmer - fmtoigo@gmail.com
Filipe Scur - Programmer/Artist - filipe.scur@gmail.com

"Peace of Mind" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Windows https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4Zpq702BFaIS0lJajh5NXNlTjQ
Mac https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4Zpq702BFaIR1NmY1llTlVrTzA
Linux https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4Zpq702BFaIOExXRzhOeE04UHM
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=30386

Ratings

Coolness 82% 2
Overall(Jam) 4.19 27
Audio(Jam) 4.10 45
Fun(Jam) 3.68 141
Graphics(Jam) 4.55 42
Humor(Jam) 2.49 616
Innovation(Jam) 4.28 9
Mood(Jam) 4.38 13
Theme(Jam) 4.32 38

Feedback

xodene
15. Dec 2015 · 04:50 UTC
Well the graphics are definitely a 5/5 - so is the mood and aesthetics. I think the satellite is a little too hard to control, it rotates really slowly and lazy. I would have more fun if the rotation was improved.
JayProg
15. Dec 2015 · 04:51 UTC
Awesome graphics. Very serene mood too, I like it.
GogglesKitty
15. Dec 2015 · 04:55 UTC
Very fun! Trying to stay still while adjusting the angle is incredibly infuriating, but in a really good way. Nice Work.
fergarram
15. Dec 2015 · 05:41 UTC
I love the graphics but I suck at the game! Haha
pvwradtke
16. Dec 2015 · 03:03 UTC
I'm glad I took my time to master the controls (they're very hard) to play this game. Itś really good once you get the hang of it. And the visuals? Man, they're amazing, i really enjoyed how this game looks. The music fits the mmod really well. really great entry.
herniewise
16. Dec 2015 · 03:05 UTC
Loved all of this beautiful game. Congrats
zzapp
16. Dec 2015 · 03:06 UTC
Great game. The graphics are awesome and the sound fits really well and creates a good atmosphere. Once you learn to be gentle it flows quite well and is really fun working the angles for signals out.
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
16. Dec 2015 · 03:10 UTC
This was a gorgeous game. Great job!
MrJoshuaMcLean
16. Dec 2015 · 03:33 UTC
Oh man, my machine can't handle this on WebGL at all - it's like 10 fps. Anyway, got it running on Windows. Cool ambiance with the music, nifty graphics. It's really challenging, but in a good way. Reminds me of old-school lander games.
_HopFrog
16. Dec 2015 · 05:05 UTC
Ground Control to Major Tom: Game is awesome! Loved the artstyle, but control scheme was a bit annoying to deal with at times.. Still, nicely done!
Taldius
16. Dec 2015 · 14:58 UTC
This game is really nice, I've completed all of the 6 levels.
The controls are hard to handle at first, but then it becomes easy to manipulate the satellite.
Also the graphics look awesome.
Excellent job, and one of the best entry I've seen so far.
🎤 OberynMartell
16. Dec 2015 · 15:47 UTC
Thank you everyone for all the feedback! It's very appreciated!

@MrJoshuaMcLean Are you running WebGL on a laptop? Mine has a dedicated GPU (fast) and a integrated GPU (slow), and the browser runs on the integrated by default. If that is your case, you have to force it to run on the dedicated GPU!
PlasterPhantom
16. Dec 2015 · 17:42 UTC
Nice mood & graphics. However, the game is really hard to play.. :(
StrehFox
16. Dec 2015 · 18:16 UTC
Found this to be very relaxing to play even despite the dialtone noise! Great job!
wccrawford
16. Dec 2015 · 18:38 UTC
I got mid-way through level 5 before webgl ran out of memory. OSX/Chrome.
Sean
18. Dec 2015 · 02:10 UTC
Really nice!

btw, there's a small typo in the instructions
Echo Team
18. Dec 2015 · 03:25 UTC
10/10 would spin again
Iman_axe
18. Dec 2015 · 11:57 UTC
The game is super cool! everything implemented well! well done! best entry that i played so far
Switchiers
18. Dec 2015 · 13:24 UTC
Incredible! Can't even imagine how you create this game on only 72h. Beautiful graphics!
teamvr
18. Dec 2015 · 18:54 UTC
This is the type of game I always hope to come across on the android market. 5 stars.
bwatanabe
19. Dec 2015 · 03:09 UTC
Beautiful and meditative experience.
Polith Games
19. Dec 2015 · 17:33 UTC
Really nice graphics. Good job! :)
piper82
20. Dec 2015 · 00:05 UTC
loved the art and the music fits to create perfect mood. gameplay was top notch too.
sP0CkEr2
20. Dec 2015 · 05:12 UTC
very neat game - controls were a little too hard i think which took away some of the fun value - great effort
rnlf
20. Dec 2015 · 14:38 UTC
Despite the fact that this is not at all how satellites are operated or navigated in space, it was a nice little game!

I felt pretty smart when I managed to connect two antennas through one of the extra reflectors.
justinooncx
21. Dec 2015 · 16:09 UTC
Goooooddamnit. Halfway through level 6, and WebGL runs out of memory... Besides the satellite being difficult as hell to control (restarted because I couldn't stop it from boosting), the game is beautiful and challenging.
puppetmaster
21. Dec 2015 · 23:29 UTC
Amazing game! I love the art and the presentation!
5* for mood, audio and graphics
Congrats, for your entry!
mr. a
22. Dec 2015 · 06:47 UTC
Gorgeous presentation -- it's a pleasure just watching the world in motion, passing through its day & night cycles!

Kinda wish this wasn't restricted by the two-button theme. Levels that didn't require the use of an additional satellite were super-easy (but relaxing, thanks to the visuals & sound), but by level 6, I found myself wishing for reverse thrusters to better dial in my speed.

All in all, great work! I think I'll keep this one on my hard drive for a while.
rijnswand
22. Dec 2015 · 18:54 UTC
As others already mentioned, quite difficult to control.

The idea is really interesting, and the tone and graphics are great.
Galvesmash
23. Dec 2015 · 00:56 UTC
I loved your game, really relaxing and fun to play! I loved your low poly art style and the name of the game is perfect (I like David Bowie too).
Awesome job guys!
Imagos Softworks
23. Dec 2015 · 01:08 UTC
The Impulse engines threw me into high orbit and were difficult to get the hang of. After a little practice, maneuvering the satellite became second nature and fun. The music was very fitting for making internet connections from space.
retrogradeorbit
23. Dec 2015 · 04:31 UTC
Wonderful!
bob_fish
23. Dec 2015 · 05:35 UTC
This game is kind of hard but the mood it creates along with the music and graphics are amazing. Really really good work!
Foofanoo42
23. Dec 2015 · 08:20 UTC
It's games like this that make me keep doing LD. Nice job.
recursor
23. Dec 2015 · 16:03 UTC
A cool idea and very well executed. I love the blocky graphics and the game mechanic is simple yet fun. The difficulty of keeping the satellite pointing where you want it is just about right. I enjoyed it.
Bensonance
23. Dec 2015 · 17:04 UTC
Excellent game!

Adore the mood, graphics and music. The gameplay system is really clever and neat. Really loved the secondary satellite idea. I love how much detail you put into the world!

I do think the satellite is a bit too trick to control, but it's really hard to do this right without good playtesting.

Great job and congrats!
Justin Mullin
23. Dec 2015 · 17:51 UTC
This is amazing. It starts out fairly mind blowing, then you start to learn how to manipulate all the angles and it becomes like second nature. I really really enjoyed this. It crashed out of memory just before I completed the final connection, but I'll call it a win. =) Great submission!
Drauthius
23. Dec 2015 · 22:54 UTC
Nice entry. Would have liked a bit more difficulty on the later levels (perhaps less time before a timeout, or more time to transmit data). Right now it was pretty much the same on all levels.
publicidadeba
24. Dec 2015 · 04:10 UTC
Innovation went thought the rough on this title!
Well done guys. Good to know the brazilians are kicking ass :D I would love to keep in contact with you both. Botaram pra fuder caras.
Krafty
25. Dec 2015 · 21:57 UTC
The graphics are really great! The mood and music are also nice. It crashed for me after I transmitted the first 42 gigabytes of data in level 6, but I was glad to have played as much as I did! Awesome game :)
aare
25. Dec 2015 · 22:48 UTC
Lovelly entry. Splendid graphics and really interesting gameplay!
KaiseanGames
27. Dec 2015 · 17:27 UTC
Totally great idea.
I'd like to see this expanded.
Very impressed.
thebrickanator
28. Dec 2015 · 19:57 UTC
Really polished and immersive game! really good work :D I did however meet with a memory leak as the game crashed in level 6.
bitdecaygames
29. Dec 2015 · 01:07 UTC
Such mood... The audio fits this game perfectly. Only thing I wish it had was a little more variety in the game play (different satellite altitudes, any other mechanics to play around how the signal reflects)

But well done, it's clean, it's entertaining, it's relaxing.
Jupiter_Hadley
09. Jan 2016 · 15:21 UTC
Really challenging, fun game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/yY4Ylj7ccuc