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Pipe Dream by aa4z2

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made by aa4z2 for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

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Pipe Dream puts you in the space boots of a Wet Water INC. engineer responsible for planning the water drilling and supply operation on Titan.

Try and keep the water running for as long as possible as you have to expand your op deeper under the surface to find more water and meet the rising demand.

Our game is a fast paced planning and construction game based on reading the terrain and making fast decisions. Place the wrong pipe or block a tap and you can run dry! plan your grid wrong and you'll hit a dead end! go deep enough and your pipes up-grid will rust and break!

So plan ahead, learn and adapt as you go and keep these pipes running! Enjoy!

CONTROLS:

  • Mouse - place pipes
  • Mouse wheel or the hotkey for you current pipe - change pipe orientation
  • Up/down arrows or mouse movement - scroll map
  • 1/2/3/4 - pick normal pipes
  • q/w/e/r - pick stainless pipes

CREDITS: Code - Tom (tomkal), Ittai (ittaiir), aa4z2

Art & Music - Amir (amirdu)

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Link https://ld48project.gitlab.io/game
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/pipe-dream

Ratings

Overall 587th 3.711⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 595th 3.556⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 184th 3.947⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 122th 4.263⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1433th 3.132⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 643th 3.5⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 646th 3⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1281th 3.222⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 8🗨️

Feedback

CorbenG
26. Apr 2021 · 21:29 UTC
Usually expect a lot of slow-paced planning from building games like these, but it kept me on my toes with the rapidly draining water! Maybe a bit difficult though. nice job :)
Wallkysek
26. Apr 2021 · 21:34 UTC
Hello, nice idea. I liked the music and gameplay. What bothered me the most was really quick finish, even at beggining of the game. It was unforgiving and sometimes I just "missclicked" and laid a pipe I didn't want to. I think "sell pipe" feature would be really nice.
Spheya
26. Apr 2021 · 21:43 UTC
Really like this game! The high pace works very well
LDJam user 245740
28. Apr 2021 · 01:54 UTC
I wish you could swap out pipes for an additional cost to help manage new incoming pipes. I also thought the music was a bit loud and I'd love to be able to adjust that, but that's super minor.
TheFoppian
28. Apr 2021 · 20:12 UTC
Solid game, brutally hard though haha. I always felt like I had so little time and resources to manage things, but maybe that's what you were going for. Works great technically speaking, maybe could have used a bit more time in play testing, but time is one thing we don't have in Ludum Dare. Good job!
LDJam user 238552
28. Apr 2021 · 20:15 UTC
Enjoyed the game, once I got the hang of switching pipes quickly and rotating them it was really fun. I ran out of water pretty quickly each time. Would have enjoyed more starting funds or a little more rime when water runs low before it becomes critical and empty. Great game.
Totteri
28. Apr 2021 · 20:37 UTC
This game is pretty interesting. I definitely think there should be a way of selling pipes, or swapping them out. The high pace is cool, but in order for that to work I think there should be a quicker way of placing pipes (perhaps maybe clicking and dragging?). Other than that, this is a pretty cool entry. Good job! :)
DwightDavis
01. May 2021 · 03:40 UTC
Reminds me a lot of a game I played on Windows 95 growing up (also called Pipe Dream, lol) - nice work finding a unique spin on the theme! Very difficult, but a lot of potential for strategic gameplay :)
jkyd
01. May 2021 · 03:43 UTC
Really cool idea! I found the fast-paced nature to be a really good fit for the game, would love to see notifications for when new taps are added to the surface -- I lost way too many games confused before figuring out why. And like others have said, the ability to swap out misplaced pipes would be an awesome addition. Overall, I probably spent the most time playing this game than any other submission, it's frustratingly fun, & as a water resources engg -- I approve :)
Adam Selker
01. May 2021 · 20:28 UTC
Ooh man, _so close_ to being an awesome game! I love the concept and the core mechanics. There are two things that make it not worth playing, though:
* Mis-click once, and your whole pipeline is wasted. Yes, this encourages being careful, but it's still frustrating. Same goes, a little less strongly, for forgetting to put a T-junction in the pipe for later.
* Sometimes, the water doesn't seem to flow in the pipes? I'm not sure if this is a bug or just a poorly-explained mechanic, but I'm pretty sure I've lost because a pipe randomly chose not to work. The fast pace makes this a killer.
The intro text is great, and I like the music, it sounds nice and bubbly =)
khaotom
06. May 2021 · 04:36 UTC
I think the cursor was a little hard to read, and I would prefer a slower pace option. Very cool game though.
One_Truth
08. May 2021 · 01:32 UTC
Fun game! Quite difficult, it would be good if you could swap out a placed pipe! Overall good job! :)
Echo GameWorks
10. May 2021 · 01:10 UTC
Loved the mechanics and the theme! The restriction of not being able to demo a pipe really hinders the fun on new buildings/sinks showing up. Altogether, frantic and fun! Great work!
hijomo
10. May 2021 · 18:59 UTC
The core concept was good. It was a little hard to tell the difference between the pipe types. I was not a fan of how fast you fail, though finding a balance during a game jam is really hard. I liked the idea and was fun.
chtimy
10. May 2021 · 19:56 UTC
Thank you for your game.
Maybe a bigger difference between pipes could be good.
Nice job :)