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SplatterCars by itsatony

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made by itsatony for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

Welcome to Splatter Cars, where every 10 seconds the racer with the least painted-surface gets eliminated!

We did not really love the theme.. needed almost a full day to come up with a game-idea for it... Then we decided to use the new UI Toolkit .. that was... painful ...

Now, we are building .. yay :)

Instructions: - For WebGL please scroll down & right to click the fullscreen button - Use WASD to drive your car - Try to cover as much surface as possible with red paint - Check the ranking in the top right to see how you're doing - Every 10 seconds the car with the least painted-surface gets eliminated - Have fun!

Gameplay-Code: @Hermeus Design: @sebwod Music: @Aleksandar UI-Code: @itsatony

itch.io https://heremeus.itch.io/splatter-cars
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/splattercars

Ratings

Overall 586th 3.517⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 379th 3.6⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 224th 3.75⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 425th 3.817⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 664th 3.5⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Audio 560th 3.161⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 38🗨️

Feedback

Firebelley
03. Oct 2022 · 23:22 UTC
Awesome idea! Love the take on the theme and feels like a nice innovation on the classic Tron game. Nice work!
LDJam user 259831
03. Oct 2022 · 23:22 UTC
Seems to be an error when trying to run this game in browser. I ran into the same issue, had to upload the game to Itch.io instead!
ColeB
03. Oct 2022 · 23:25 UTC
Fun game, the ai was a bit too easy, but that is probably hard to do in the time frame. The song, controls and the graphics were all really tight though.
Str0nkyK0ng
03. Oct 2022 · 23:26 UTC
I'd love to see a multiplayer version of this! Well done :)
LDJam user 268647
03. Oct 2022 · 23:26 UTC
Really awesome game! Super stylish. It's practically a 10 second battle royale which is a great idea
Would have loved to pick my colour, and it should have some kind of gong/feedback when someone gets eliminated.
BeetleBox
03. Oct 2022 · 23:27 UTC
Haha wow, that was fun!
I'll admit, it took me a while to understand the mechanic where racers get eliminated (I just didn't see the cars disappearing) but then like a minute later I realized there were only a couple cars left, and the game got super intense.

So it happened that at first I didn't understand what I was doing, but the last 30 seconds of the game were probably one of the more adrenaline-fueled experiences I've had recently :D

Awesome game!
confusedsoph
04. Oct 2022 · 02:45 UTC
Feedback:
Try adding some sort of particle effect or outline to the player character car to make it easier to keep track of.
Also, the menu with the cars and standings is way too big.
ZungryWare
04. Oct 2022 · 03:49 UTC
Cool idea! It definitely should have a particle effect and sound when a car gets eliminated. (Maybe it explodes and its color of paint splatters all over the nearby area.)

It would be cool to see how this plays in multiplayer and with levels that have walls and other obstacles.
Heremeus
04. Oct 2022 · 10:13 UTC
A lot of great feedback, thanks! Many of the points were on our list of stretch goals or things that had to be cut due to time constraints. Could have used another few hours just for polishing. E.g. there is an explosion sound when a car is eliminated and a pixel dissolve effect but it's barely noticeable, even if you know it's there.

@gabriel-chan what browser are you using? Just ran into the game not loading at all on Firefox. We'll try to get the build up on itch.io as well :thumbsup:

Edit: Itch.io build has been added. Hopefully that works when the ldjam embedded build fails.
Lorwon
05. Oct 2022 · 13:22 UTC
I won !
Even if you did not liked the theme, the idea is great !
The game is fun to play and the pain effect is really well made :)
The game could be even funnier if you had some powerups or something like that !

Good job, i really liked your game.
Golin
05. Oct 2022 · 17:40 UTC
LMAO THIS IS BETTER THAN SPLATOON 3. As a F1 fan, I'm glad to see myself beating the greatest drivers in F1 history lol.
FredRicGames
06. Oct 2022 · 10:41 UTC
Very nice ! I love it i want more extra maps, modes, its really fun (not work in my firefox)

GG
jandourek
09. Oct 2022 · 00:49 UTC
This game is awesome! It's very satisfying to paint everything your color. I found painting near the edges to be the best strategy. The only thing I would improve would be the UI to make it easier to see who is the next one to be eliminated (maybe sort the players based on area covered, highlight the player, and add a timer). There's a lot of potential here! The music is also very nice! Great job!
MrBamboo
09. Oct 2022 · 16:22 UTC
I played so many games ! Very addictive concept, great job !
Hexela
11. Oct 2022 · 16:02 UTC
A really neat game, driftin end covering oter car's fresh trail feels very nice. Very nice game!!
Alchemic
15. Oct 2022 · 03:16 UTC
Pretty solid. Nice implementation of the idea. Nice audio.
fireKS
16. Oct 2022 · 12:58 UTC
Really cool concept! I think it could be multiplayer to be more fun! Looking forward into it!
Molpe
19. Oct 2022 · 23:02 UTC
Simple, yet fun :slight_smile: Nice music :slight_smile:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g84Td2RiAA4