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Vulcanization by arturogcdev

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made by arturogcdev for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

A survival-builder game about an island with an unstable volcano at the center.

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---HOW TO PLAY---

SURVIVE THE VOLCANO

If you survive the 3 rounds of the volcano eruption, you win!

But watch out! If the lava of the volcano touches the water, a dangerous acid rain will cover the island killing all the people. If this happens, you lose...

Each round the volcano generates 1 lava block that.

RAISE A TROPICAL VILLAGE

You can build structures to stop the lava advance:

  • House (Cost: 50 Food) (Health: 50): Gives 1 People.
  • Farm (Cost: 50 Food | 2 People) (Health: 100): Generates 10 Food every 5 seconds.

Each lava block has 100 points of health and needs to destroy the structure before moving to the next tile. So you can build 2 Houses on the way and eliminate the lava block, for example.

RESOURCES

  • Food
  • People

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Link https://arturogcdev.itch.io/vulcanization
Link https://arturogcdev.itch.io/vulcanization
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/vulcanization

Ratings

Overall 1007th 3.32⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1085th 3.1⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 800th 3.26⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 920th 3.36⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 440th 3.926⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 512th 3.48⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 896th 2.696⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 530th 3.604⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 24🗨️

Feedback

Aquilart
05. Oct 2021 · 08:09 UTC
Pleasant graphics, all round nice atmosphere. Just surrounding the volcano with houses as meat shields seem like the best strategy. Nice one!
chesschaser
05. Oct 2021 · 09:20 UTC
Really fun!
Substain
05. Oct 2021 · 09:30 UTC
interesting concept. you can actually terraform using rmb, to extend the 6 directions where the lava has to flow (before it erupts).

it also has nice graphics and a soundtrack that fits
jepjoh2
05. Oct 2021 · 12:43 UTC
Very cool. I think it would be a nice addition if you added that text about why you lost, then there wouldn't be a need for a readme :)

There was something about timing, like building a house once the lava is moving to that tile doesn't seem to count?
Tom Robson
06. Oct 2021 · 14:18 UTC
A cool take on a city builder! Having to use structures as a sacrifice is a nice idea that I'd be interested to see taken further!

Having an in-game tutorial that explains things would be nice, but I appreciate that in a jam, that can take a while for a game like this.

Good job!
TomasAquistapace
06. Oct 2021 · 19:08 UTC
Nice game, but I put the house in the middle of the lava and it won't stop, I don't know why
LauraWilkinson
06. Oct 2021 · 20:24 UTC
Cute concept, maybe would be nice to have more building types so I wouldn't have to sacrifice villagers. Good Job!
LucaVazz
06. Oct 2021 · 20:25 UTC
Very cute concept, especially loved the start animation and the water movement - might have failed my first run by looking at it :D The music is a banger as well

Maybe a way to drop the house while having it "on" the cursor would be nice. But pretty cool concept overall.
Quite Good
08. Oct 2021 · 14:59 UTC
Those're some nice, polished graphics! The gameplay was easy to understand, but I felt like it was a little slow at times. If you wanted the game to become a little more hectic, speeding up the timers as well as adding additional building types might be the trick to taking this game to the next level. But I'd say it was impressive work nonetheless.
oneiromancer
08. Oct 2021 · 14:59 UTC
The concept is interesting, but the gameplay feels a little too simple: you build one mill, and then just always keep 100 food to place two houses once the eruption starts. But the potential is there.
doomshmuck
08. Oct 2021 · 15:11 UTC
The graphics were good. The gameplay I think could have used some more attention... it wasn't clear what to do at first, although I was able to figure it out... but it definitely could have used more feedback, a tutorial, or something along those lines to explain what was happening. The UI elements were also very intrusive (they took up half the screen) and made it harder to see what was going on. I also noticed that the game world was still interactable when the mouse was over a UI element.
🎤 arturogcdev
10. Oct 2021 · 09:21 UTC
@oneiromancer thanks! yeah I know, the original idea was to have more buildings and more volcano attacks with different lava types. But the idea was a little too much for a gamejam :sweat_smile:
🎤 arturogcdev
10. Oct 2021 · 09:26 UTC
@doomshmuck thanks for the feedback! there was no time for a tutorial, so I had to write instructions on the ludum dare page :lying_face:
About the UI I have to adjust it properly for every resolution, what is yours?
Yeah, that is a known bug :/
🎤 arturogcdev
10. Oct 2021 · 09:26 UTC
@quite-good thanks for the feedback!!
🎤 arturogcdev
10. Oct 2021 · 09:27 UTC
@lucavazz thanks! oh, cool idea! I'll try that
🎤 arturogcdev
10. Oct 2021 · 09:28 UTC
@laurawilkinson yeah haha the original idea was to have a building called "Wall" with much health than a House
🎤 arturogcdev
10. Oct 2021 · 09:32 UTC
@tomasaquistapace yes that is a big problem. It happens cause' the lava block checks if the next hextile has a building once before moving. I must refactor the whole lava system because its a buggy messy rn.
🎤 arturogcdev
10. Oct 2021 · 09:33 UTC
@tom-robson thanks! yes a tutorial for a city builder is a little complex for a jam haha
🎤 arturogcdev
10. Oct 2021 · 09:34 UTC
@jepjoh2 thanks for the suggestion! yes that is a bug
🎤 arturogcdev
10. Oct 2021 · 09:35 UTC
@substain oops you discovered it! That is supposed to be a debugging tool but I forgot disable it hehe
🎤 arturogcdev
10. Oct 2021 · 09:36 UTC
@chesschaser thanks!!
🎤 arturogcdev
10. Oct 2021 · 09:36 UTC
@aquilart thanks! yep that is a good strategy hahah
polkoii
11. Oct 2021 · 06:51 UTC
Dam so we're sacrificing our resources to keep the lava from killing us all? It's pretty fun to do tbh. The music helps a lot! A very catchy track. The graphics are really cute as well! Love the overall vibe.

Great work!
yikescloud
12. Oct 2021 · 09:23 UTC
Human versus the nature is a nice theme! Graphic is satisfying, I love the animation of the windmill and the volcano. The game pace is a bit slow and easy, if there is more way to against the volcano then the game can be more dynamic. Overall it's very great as a jam game, great work guys!
🎤 arturogcdev
13. Oct 2021 · 12:11 UTC
@polkoii yeah haha thanks
🎤 arturogcdev
13. Oct 2021 · 12:12 UTC
@yikescloud Thank you! I pretend to improve the game post-jam
leokrechmer
13. Oct 2021 · 12:54 UTC
Hey! Nice small game! Well, the mechanics are interesting but it is sort of obvious how to beat it. No challenge at all :) Anyways, great job! Thanks!
Denzil Gomes
13. Oct 2021 · 13:03 UTC
Nice little game I see you had to pivot because of time but I see what you were going for. The music and visuals go very well with each other and I'd be interested to play a full version of this if you do make one
zimny11
13. Oct 2021 · 15:37 UTC
Cool idea. I love the effect of the map showing up on the screen. I don't like sounds in the background that much to be honest. Besides that, good job!