Solar Explosion by BingThePing

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made by BingThePing for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

This is my very first Ludum Dare jam game, I tried my best to make it as good as possible but I think it lacks in a lot of areas, I didn't have much time to work on this game. This is also one of my first projects I was able to finish and I am really proud of that. Please tell me what you think (Sorry for not including the web version, It was causing me too much trouble) Capture.PNG

Ratings

Overall 129th 4.033⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 144th 3.935⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 164th 3.862⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 295th 3.984⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 820th 3.483⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 265th 3.897⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

baily
04. Apr 2022 · 14:51 UTC
good
rate my game pls
BetaCat
04. Apr 2022 · 15:15 UTC
Good job
HolyBlackCat
04. Apr 2022 · 15:21 UTC
Nice work for a first game! My only complaint is that sometimes you get unluckly, and your run ends because there are no planets around.
Ambear
04. Apr 2022 · 15:37 UTC
![photo_2022-04-04_20-35-56.jpg](///raw/705/93/z/4a80b.jpg)

Fun
Why you cant score the music? It's really amazing
Good job
Arfilish
04. Apr 2022 · 15:42 UTC
It was fun. I got really far, but i was unlucky with planets.
atomicptr
04. Apr 2022 · 16:44 UTC
Especially for your first one, really solid. The only annoyance I have is that its sometimes a bit too RNG-y whenever or not there is a planet ahead :).
🎤 BingThePing
04. Apr 2022 · 16:47 UTC
@atomicptr thanks for the feedback!
BubakGames
04. Apr 2022 · 17:07 UTC
Fanstastic game with great gameplay.
PinballJunior
04. Apr 2022 · 17:27 UTC
Great game with a unique concept. Although I wasn't sure what key the shop was as I have a European keyboard, I found it in the end (it was the at key).
Nash
04. Apr 2022 · 19:18 UTC
No need to be so humble - this is a great game for your first jam game! The basic gameplay loop works well and it was engaging for a good while. Sure, you could have more content but you cannot do everything in a jam time frame and have to focus on basics.

Some minor notes; the RNG factor in the game is a bit annoying. Sometimes you just have to hope that you will run into a planet. If you pick your launch angle poorly, it is possible that you will see no planets at all. Also, a minor warning for headphone users - the music is quite loud when the game actually starts. I would turn that down a bit.

But overall, a nifty little jam game!
baily
04. Apr 2022 · 19:19 UTC
i can see this on a nintendo switch.....
pls rate my game
Kirill Islibaev
05. Apr 2022 · 06:47 UTC
Very cool and addictive game!
schadocalex
05. Apr 2022 · 13:07 UTC
I manage to reach a planet 8 times after having no fuel, but the 9th ended the game.
Quite cool, it's simple but addictive.
milq
05. Apr 2022 · 15:53 UTC
Very funny and the music is frenetic and accompanies the action. It'd have been spectacular if the gravity of the planets had influenced the ship. Great game!
🎤 BingThePing
05. Apr 2022 · 18:01 UTC
@nash yes i agree, the game does have a rng aspect to it,and i did have another full day left to add features but was unfortunately occupied by other stuff because it was a Monday on the 3rd day
LDJam user 158900
05. Apr 2022 · 20:22 UTC
This Game is just amazing
Eli Delventhal
07. Apr 2022 · 03:21 UTC
Really solid game! You did an excellent job keeping your concept simple but expanding on it in a fun way. Reminds me a bit of my old LD entry Globe Guzzler. :)

I didn't really understand the distinction between the planets and it would have been nice if the purchase menu was either simpler or paused the game while open to give me time to read it. As others have said, you eventually lose because you just don't find a planet, but I enjoyed my time with it.
Noiyy
10. Apr 2022 · 07:51 UTC
Great concept & game :smile: The only thing I would add is a score/distance, to see how far you got and maybe speed up the heat juuuust a little bit :smile: The music was really fitting, good job!
unfinished
13. Apr 2022 · 18:34 UTC
Really nice game. The only question for me is: Why did you choose ~ to enter the shop? :D .. I have no idea what to press on a German keyboard now. Maybe you could change that to the enter key or something else? Despite that, this is a great entry.
🎤 BingThePing
15. Apr 2022 · 13:29 UTC
@unfinished i wanted to make it esc at first but that was gonna be the pause menu so i picked the ~ key which is right below, i didn't even add the pause menu in the end since i was running out of time.
Leandro4002
15. Apr 2022 · 19:51 UTC
The linux executable doesn't work for me
EDIT Nevermind it works, just needed to apply execute premission
Leandro4002
15. Apr 2022 · 20:27 UTC
![solar_explosion.png](///raw/553/82/z/4e0c3.png)

That was way more fun than I expected. I was at point where I didn't consume fuel when flying.

Nice game, but use a more common key for the shop like "e" please, I don't have this key on my keyboard so I had to switch to an english keyboard.
Rhanzoc
17. Apr 2022 · 15:19 UTC
Really cool game, I enjoyed it a lot! :)
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