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They Are Coming by PeaNud

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made by PeaNud for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Story

Ah! I remember the beginning of spring as if it was yesterday. It was a beautiful evening with a gleaming sky I have never seen before ... almost resembling northern lights. Jane and the kids were hiking up to the mountains to have a better view. Back then we didn't know that this phenomenon was the beginning of the end.

Help our lone hero to survive as long as possible to delay the inevitable demise he will face in a world that has changed forever.

LD50 Screen1.png

Controls

  • WASD to run

  • Space to dash

  • Left Mouse to shoot

  • Esc or P to get into the Menu

-> It is highly recommended to use the Windows-Download for an optimal experience! <-

The Team

  • PeaNud (Phil): Game Design, 3D Art & Programming

  • Walnut (Marc): Game Design & Programming

  • Xenobey (Luke): 3D Art, Map Design, Game Design

Everything (except Sounds) has been handcrafted by us in the last 3 days. I hope you all had the same amount of fun that we did.

Cheers

Play in Browser https://xenobey.itch.io/they-are-coming
Download (Recommended) https://xenobey.itch.io/they-are-coming
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/they-are-coming-1

Ratings

Overall 597th 3.588⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Fun 515th 3.551⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1218th 2.663⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Theme 864th 3.513⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 360th 4.038⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Audio 480th 3.488⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1043th 2.265⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 304th 3.851⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 34🗨️

Feedback

Matt Swieboda
05. Apr 2022 · 02:05 UTC
Cool, I like the graphic style. And dashing was pretty slick, I liked seeing the dash lines on the screen. One thing is the auto-fire pickup should last longer, unless it was a bug, but sometimes I picked it up, didn't use it yet, and it went away. Maybe only a timer vs use thing? Anyways, good work on the AI enemies, and the variety of enemies in further waves! Excellent overall!
whiskeybadger
05. Apr 2022 · 02:18 UTC
I like the visual style! Gameplay felt very classic fps! Nice work for a 3 day game!
Carlos Murillo
05. Apr 2022 · 02:20 UTC
The art-style and 3D models are fantastic! I also love the variation in enemies as the waves continue.
YellowKamel
05. Apr 2022 · 13:38 UTC
Nice graphics! The shooting felt nice, good inclusion of mouse sensitivity setting. Only a bit of hit feedback on the enemies would be nice, so that I know when I actually hit them! Overall, a nice entry!
LDJam user 238142
05. Apr 2022 · 13:38 UTC
this looks really nice,great 3D models, shooting feels quite good too. Congrats!
Gabriel Dias Oliveira de Almeida
05. Apr 2022 · 16:21 UTC
Graphics and artstyle are amazing guys, congratulations!
nyanpierre
05. Apr 2022 · 19:31 UTC
The controls are nice even if the sensitivity is way too high. I would have liked with a feedback when my weapon hits the enemies, even if I am a fan of disassembly when I kill them. the art side is in line with the desired mood, it looks good
MartinK
06. Apr 2022 · 16:48 UTC
Probably the best one I've played yet. The movement was satisfying, especially the dash. The graphics were good and I loved the aesthetic you went for, it had a really cool vibe.
sawtan
06. Apr 2022 · 18:28 UTC
Great FPS submission to the jam, the mood is quite excellent, feels a bit dystopic all an all with a soundtrack and art style that makes me think back on the classic adventure games such as Another World and Beneath a Steel Sky. As mentioned earlier the mouse sensitivity was a bit high, not on the x axis but on the y axis (and as the old fart that I am I actually play my FPS's with inverted Y which made it a bit hard, I won't blame you for this though as I know I'm a bit odd with that one!) So a solid game with a great atmosphere!

Chainsaw Cheerz
Supersonic
06. Apr 2022 · 20:36 UTC
everything is amazing, really well done guys!
Jean-Francois
06. Apr 2022 · 20:37 UTC
One of the best game played so far :) congrats !
theheheo
06. Apr 2022 · 20:41 UTC
Wow! Good job, the visual is great and the overall mood is really nice. The movement felt good and I liked the dash. The shooting felt nice aswell but would have loved to see some more weapon types or something to vary the gameplay. But overall great job!
Lvl99Chicken
06. Apr 2022 · 20:50 UTC
Really like the graphical style and atmosphere! I think the music could be a bit more upbeat but minor complaint. The shooting satisfying and precise and powerups were a cool addition. Overal really enjoyed this submission!
LDJam user 280755
06. Apr 2022 · 22:04 UTC
Solid shooter, nice and fluid. Would be cool to see more powerups as the game progressed!
Conroy
06. Apr 2022 · 22:04 UTC
Pretty cool man, I especially liked the city, was very well done.
ReRonin
07. Apr 2022 · 11:44 UTC
Ran surprisingly smooth on my laptop! Great game! I started getting overhwelmed around wave 6 (Where I died just as I picked up some health, oops)
Langotriel
07. Apr 2022 · 14:56 UTC
After adjusting the mouse sensitivity (thank you so much for the option), the game feels great to play! I am beyond impressed by the visuals; kudos to the artists! I also like that the game gives you health and power pickups as well as multiple enemies for some variety! Very good entry!
owca
07. Apr 2022 · 17:17 UTC
Very fun game. I like the art style, level design and dashing mechanics. I only wish that mouse sensivity settings were saved in PlayerPrefs so I don't need to adjust them every time.

One question - how did you solve the issue of preventing player hands and weapon intersecting with the environment? I saw that usually it's done by rendering them on separate camera, but WebGL doesn't support that (at least it didn't work for my game). I ended up using additional render pass to do that but maybe there is a better/easier way to do that.
STiN
07. Apr 2022 · 19:48 UTC
Very fun game. I like dashing mechanics it feels really good.👍
Korvack
07. Apr 2022 · 19:50 UTC
Good game easy to handle and well balanced. The style is really nice and the gameplay is solid. It just lacks a bit of variety in the use of the weapon. Other power-ups would be welcome =) Well done to the whole team! =) (I reach wave 14!)
Walnut
07. Apr 2022 · 20:13 UTC
@owca as you said we just took a second camera that just renders the weapon and nothing else. I dont know why it didn't work for you but it seems it works in our webgl :/
Xenobey
07. Apr 2022 · 20:21 UTC
@korvack Glad you liked the game! You reached the same stage as me, congratz :)
owca
08. Apr 2022 · 06:46 UTC
@walnut thanks for the info! Can you tell me which version of unity you used?
Xenobey
08. Apr 2022 · 09:03 UTC
@owca We used Unity 2020.3.32f1 (LTS).
Forgin Bits
08. Apr 2022 · 12:54 UTC
Well done, nice eerie feeling to the game and great assets design. Nice take on the theme. I did have a sort of ghost mouse movement when my mouse wasn't moving which made it pretty challenging to aim properly. All in all, a nice entry, great job
The_Fazzo
08. Apr 2022 · 13:25 UTC
At first I thought it would be a detective noir style game by looking at the menu and listening the music. Then the actiong begun...

The mouse sensitivity is very high at the beggining but it can be change in the options (althought everytime you die it goes up a little bit, a bug maybe?).

The music menu doesn´t loop, so when afters it finishes, the game becomes silent.

You could add a bit of variation in the sounds and make the gameplay music more intense to make the player feel that he´s being under attack. As I said earlier, it matches to be a pacing game rather than an shooter one.

Althought these are details, the game itself is very well done. Congratulations!
Anaxie Studio
08. Apr 2022 · 13:26 UTC
I saw this game on stream a couple days ago. It's soo pretty! The atmosphere feels polished, especially considering this was made in so little time. The shooting felt good and it's better now with the clearer hit indicators. I usually had to walk over/around powerups a couple times, so I would suggest making their hitboxes slightly bigger so they're easier to pick up while running away from enemies. The mouse sensitivity slider is a nice addition, and the music and sounds are also pleasant. I don't want to imagine what you could create with more time lol. Or maybe I do, it'd probably be pretty awesome. Good job guys, all in all the game is neat! I made it to wave 4.
Stefan Funke
08. Apr 2022 · 13:42 UTC
The city looks cool. I was just running around and looking at everything for a while.

The flying bots are definitely more interesting than the normal ones.

Got to wave 7 by barricading me next to the stairs. But then too many flying bots appeared.

The camera movement was a bit fast. Made it hard to aim.

Had a good time with the game. Good job!
chrissx2
08. Apr 2022 · 14:35 UTC
Please tell me You created that one wheeled enemy to avoid rigging and animating humanoid character :P. We made flying monster just because of that reason:D

Good job with the game. Great atmosphere and very punchy hit indicator :)
Xenobey
08. Apr 2022 · 15:06 UTC
@chrissx2 This was the exact reason^^ I made the robot enemy and all the animations in the beginning to make sure it doesn‘t take up all my time. Modeling, rigging and animating a humainioid would‘ve been way too much for the short timeframe.
chrissx2
08. Apr 2022 · 15:41 UTC
@xenobey Yep. I always tell my team that we should make a game with no character or characters so simple, they can be represented by a simple shape, and we always end up with a game where character is the focal point of it >.<
John llyod Apolo
10. Apr 2022 · 15:05 UTC
The game looks good. I like the feel of the gun when shooting. Good thing mouse sensitivity can be change since the default one too much. Over all great submission.
Erkberg
13. Apr 2022 · 20:44 UTC
A really solid shooter with a great atmosphere! Very much enjoyed playing it on the stream today! Here's the link if you want to rewatch it: https://youtu.be/yTi05MSwqXU