Volcano soother by MaximeG

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made by MaximeG for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Volcano soother

Screenshot 2021-10-06 030849.png

This game was made for the Ludum Dare 49, the subject was "unstable". We made this game in 72h. We are two french students from an engineering school CYTECH Pau.

Objectif

Calm down the volcano Pick up ice from the factory Drop it into the volcano Fast

Command

Drive : WASD/Arrows E : Pick Factory Ice Space : Detach rope U : Unstuck Escape : Escape

Ratings

Overall 1511th 2.381⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1507th 2.214⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1460th 2.405⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1394th 2.625⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1329th 2.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1205th 1.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1412th 2.028⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

Vhalenn
05. Oct 2021 · 11:56 UTC
Your Itch IO page seems restricted, I cannot access it :/
Fernando Sydenstricker C.
05. Oct 2021 · 12:41 UTC
cant play the HTML version
achef122
05. Oct 2021 · 13:02 UTC
Can't acces either of the links
GabrielGameDev
05. Oct 2021 · 13:29 UTC
Link is broken
🎤 MaximeG
06. Oct 2021 · 01:06 UTC
@vhalenn @fernando-sydenstricker-c @achef122 @gabrielgamedev Sorry, didn't pay attention, but the link is now working !
Hope you will enjoy what I made.
Vhalenn
06. Oct 2021 · 07:19 UTC
This is a very ambitious game to make a 3D vehicle ! Maybe signs can help understand what road to take because actually the ice factory is putting us in the direction where there is no road to the top of the volcano.
We can go into the Volcano but once there we are stuck.
A good advice I think is do less things and try to polish them as most as you can. If you want to make a 3D vehicle, do a game with just one very fun to control !

Have a great day :smile:
achef122
06. Oct 2021 · 10:47 UTC
i played the game now, the vehicle physics are good. Trawling ice behind also works good, could only use a bit more polish on textures/sounds imo, but its understandable that time runs out quickly, especialy for 1 person projects.
GabrielGameDev
06. Oct 2021 · 14:24 UTC
It would be interesting to add sound effects and some music. The rope gave me some bugs but I thought the idea was interesting
Alex Chertilin
08. Oct 2021 · 08:40 UTC
Thank you for the map here, it would be good to have it also in the game. I got so much fun to ride on lava in mouth of a volcano)
ashtheevil
08. Oct 2021 · 08:52 UTC
I really like the idea! With better defined roads to the objective and some variaty of challenge (different ice shapes or melting it by time) it may be even more fun to deliver. Good job done!
afells
08. Oct 2021 · 08:52 UTC
I like the car design. I think the game would have benefitted from more obstacles. Must have been a lot of hard work making a 3d game Great job:).
vivyhasadream
08. Oct 2021 · 20:18 UTC
I was surprised that the car could go on the lava. and then I was trapped there...
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BinaryPrinciple
14. Oct 2021 · 01:03 UTC
I like the car model a lot, reminded me of Tron.

It's a cool idea of having a rope to drag the ice to cool the volcano. Here's my feedback about that mechanic, what if we can launch it? like a cannon, and you need to make sure you hit the best spots like in a darts game.

I recommend adding sound (with random pitch to avoid repetition) and music. Also, a minimap. Nice entry.
negator2vc
20. Oct 2021 · 09:49 UTC
Fun game with excellent vehicle controls and good visuals!
Good use of the theme with the volcano/ice mechanic.
Great job!
FromTheChasm
20. Oct 2021 · 17:46 UTC
​Driving around a desert always reminds me of San Andreas. Felt like the germ of an idea fora GTA mini-game, driving around unwieldy objects. I instantly binned the jeep into the lava once I'd dropped off the load. A map in game, would have been nice, and a chance to change view. Very cool.
thatdevhuddy
20. Oct 2021 · 22:20 UTC
the vehicle controls are so amazingly amazing
Hawkin
20. Oct 2021 · 23:23 UTC
I had fun driving around at the beginning! From your screenshot, I expected this to be a top-down driving game, which I thought could be fun also. At least having that map accessible in the game would help with navigation (could be accomplished with a 2nd camera!)

I had a hard time getting up the first dirt road to the volcano. Maybe you intended it to be not traversable? I was also disappointed that hitting the Unstuck key also deleted my ice :(
Vladadamm
20. Oct 2021 · 23:50 UTC
It feels a bit like you tried to be too ambitious there. Vehicle physics and controls are a very hard thing to do well, and the ones here aren't bad considering the time frame they had to be done within. The game would benefit from some indication to where to go (minimap or arrows to indicate the direction ?)
pcmaster
21. Oct 2021 · 09:35 UTC
Hi! I drove immediately to the yellow circle at start and pressed E but nothing happened. At least I couldn't tell. Did I pick up the ice? Then I got lost, had no idea where to drive :( Also pressing space does nothing, just U works.

It needs a minimap, as everybody suggests and any kind of a feedback.