Funstable by emk4
Oh no, your animals have unstabled themself and are on the loose!
You need to restable them before they destabilize the surrounding ecosystem. So make use of your unstable tools, which are sure to destabilize before you want them to.
Be sure to talk to the locals; they will gladly help you on your journey. They might know where your animals have gone, but some might be considered unstable.
How to play Walking, Climbing - WASD / Arrowkeys
Talking, Collecting, Interacting - Spacebar
If you are in a build area, the build menu is unlocked and structures can be placed. The following structures are available:
Crate: 3 Wood
Ladder: 5 Wood, 2 Rope
Plank: 3 Wood, 1 Rope
Furthermore, the following items may be unlocked during the story:
Shovel: Used to dig into the mine by clicking on the dirt pile in front of the mine shaft.
Lockpick: Can be used to open locked chests which are filled with resources.
Minimap: Shows your position in the world.
| Link | https://heho.itch.io/funstable |
| Link | https://heho.itch.io/funstable |
| Link | https://heho.itch.io/funstable |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/funstable |
Ratings
| Overall | 833th | 3.466⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1020th | 3.172⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 759th | 3.293⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1045th | 3.207⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 376th | 4⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 417th | 3.586⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 627th | 3.138⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 757th | 3.414⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 48🗳️ | 35🗨️ |
Finding more resources on top of the inn was pretty funny. I couldn't reach the island as it would not let me build ladders on top of planks, or crates in the water. I also got stuck in the cliff to the left, that was a tricky overhang to put there!
I did enjoy talking to the townsfolk, even if I had to meander back and forth for them. I was also unsure what the lockpick was for.
Overall a really good job! I would make the resources more generous, and have them come back in checkpoint respawns. Experimentation is most of the fun in these kinds of games!
Improvement-wise, I think it would be good if the build mechanics were more explained-in game - I ended up softlocking myself by building a ladder, then getting stuck at the top trying to get a chicken from the church.
Finding the animals in odd places was pretty fun. The building system turned out to a be a bit too confusing for me though. I wasn't clear about how to place certain objects - I managed to build the bridge over the river, but then I found a chicken on a rooftop and wasn't sure how to get up there. The ladder wasn't getting placed where I wanted it to, though the ladder icon shows up on the screen.
Eventually I got stuck by climbing a ladder and then accidentally deleting it while standing on it - which kept me hovering in the air permanently, lol.
Pretty fun overall, I wish the building system was a bit more obvious to use, because the puzzles seemed very interesting.
But I got stuck at the beginning, it seems that no matter what I build, I can't get through. When I walk on top of the box, the box is broken immediately and I will fall down. I don't know if I missed any operations
I also had to stop playing when I got stuck on a ladder when trying to get to the chicken in (or is it on?) the church, included a screenshot in case you're interested in trying to reproduce it:
I agree with others that a little more tutorial on using the tools would have helped, but it was intuitive enough from other games to understand--although I did try a few times to figure out how to place ladders! And then I eventually got stuck climbing into the bottom of a floating island to rescue a sheep :( But the game seems pretty long, so I can imagine it would be hard to test all the areas! Great job :)
By the way, I don't see Godot as often! Nice!
Unfortunatley the gameplay is not clear, especially in what you have to press to do stuff (craft items, interact with building areas, etc). I think that if you work a little more on these aspects this entry will improve.
Greetings!
Graphics are really cool and the music does a good job as well.
I also got stuck on a ladder and couldn't rescue myself.