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Unstable connection by redsti

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made by redsti for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

You have an unstable internet connection, solve small puzzles to fix the connection!

Note: there is a bug with the sound, just go into the settings and drag the sliders and that should fix it!

clarification of the rules:

orthogonaly adjacent: on the square nest to it to the north, east, west or south diagonaly adjacent: 1 square north-east, north-west, south-east or south-west

after you swap places with a symbol (move), the rules at the top of the screen must be fulfilled, that is if the rule is "each square must be diagonaly adjacent to atleast 1 triangle", then after you move, all squares must be have a triangle diagonaly next to it, if this isnt the case, the game won't let you move.

WASD to move the green circle, it will swap with the symbol next to it, get to the green arrow to finish the level.

BUG FIX: all level select buttons where loading one level, they now load the correct level

Link https://redstoi.itch.io/unstable-connection
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/unstable-connection-1

Ratings

Overall 1335th 3⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1261th 2.909⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 886th 3.182⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1401th 2.614⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1341th 2.455⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 966th 2.324⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Given 32🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 147227
04. Oct 2021 · 19:24 UTC
Interesting! but I can load only first level, even choosing others
Jega Studio
05. Oct 2021 · 13:50 UTC
Cool idea, I really liked the visuals, overall great puzzle game
greenphox
05. Oct 2021 · 14:02 UTC
Nice game, with interesting mechanics and nice level design.
Nicolas B
05. Oct 2021 · 14:03 UTC
Some puzzle where way easier than the previous ones, pictograms would have been easier to tackle than a long sentence or something like "square need 2 circles to move" something short. I endend up just moving around randomly and I got through 3 puzzles (like level 9, I just moved 2 pieces and that's it, did read the instructions at all.

Going back to the title screen game me a feeling that I lost even if I manage to stabilise the connection, going back to the level selection or "go to next level" would have been cool :smiley:
Tuile
07. Oct 2021 · 07:11 UTC
A nice idea that needs a bit more work to translate better to the average gamer - but definitely a great job done that could have easily qualified for a compo. While minimalistic, it stays true to the theme and itself quite well. Thanks for sharing this!
Glen Chang
08. Oct 2021 · 01:54 UTC
Really cool idea. But I got bored reading all the rules so I just mostly read the only rule that would solve the last square beside the exit and trialed and errored everything else. It was fun just doing the trial and error and eventually intuitively figure it out. For impatient people like me I would suggest adding a highlight to indicate when you can move into a space. That way the player realizes they satisfied a rule and can intuitively figure it out without reading. Just my two cents. Like the game very much over all. Good job.
LDJam user 259103
08. Oct 2021 · 19:13 UTC
I think more of a tutorial would've really helped this game - it took me a long time to figure out what I was supposed to do. It's a neat idea, though, and definitely has potential!

Another small annoyance I had is that you're kicked back to the menu after completing each level. I think it would've been better to immediately jump to the next one.

Overall, though, good work! :)
potkirland
08. Oct 2021 · 19:14 UTC
the concept is good the visuals are beautiful but the rules being random made it too unintuitive that i forgot what i was gonna do when i started doing it.. and had to look at the rules again.. so i had to solve it again and again but another problem was, the rules became so complicated that they left no room for error and many levels were just try until something moves.. and that is the solution because the rules do not let any wrong move to happen... still a good game keep up the good work :thumbsup:
LDJam user 142503
09. Oct 2021 · 04:41 UTC
Cool game,rules is clear,graphics is good.
Maybe goto the level select scence when someone win a level~
LazySeal
09. Oct 2021 · 13:31 UTC
Cool game, but need better tutorial
Sli
09. Oct 2021 · 21:25 UTC
Fun idea. I liked it. It got a little difficult for me after level 5 with all the reading of the rules, so I couldn't finish it.
djcoil
16. Oct 2021 · 04:01 UTC
Interesting design but I also struggled to parse the rules for movement and mostly went by trial and error. Tying the shapes to their rules would have helped to reinforce them within the game space, and more space to tutorialize would have helped as well.
Togis
18. Oct 2021 · 04:32 UTC
Hey Red! Thanks for submitting your game during our live, I finally had the time to come back and rate everything I played so far!

As I said live, your game was really innovative and interesting. I think the rules are not too complex but they are too hard to understand in a text form. Other than that, once we understand them, your game is pretty fun and a good challenging puzzle! Great Job! I am curious to see what you will create in the future (and beyond)

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=9601s