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SHOTGUN DERBY by lunkums

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made by lunkums for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

Note

This game would qualify for the Compo, except that I didn't make the sound effects by myself! Other than that, the game is made entirely from scratch in MonoGame. All the source code can be found on GitHub.

About

SHOTGUN DERBY is an arena shooter where you mow down zombies with a shotgun and lob grenades to explode them to bits. Every 10 seconds, a new wave of zombies spawns as the horde grows progressively larger. I didn’t have enough time to make coins useful or to add a dynamic arena, but I was able to spend a lot of time polishing the core gameplay.

I hope you enjoy!

Instructions

This build is Windows only

  1. Download
  2. Unzip
  3. Double-click LD51.exe

Controls

  • Move: WASD
  • Shoot: Left Mouse Click
  • Grenade: Right Mouse Click
  • Select: Enter / Left Mouse Click
  • Volume up/down: +/-
  • Exit: Escape

Post-Jam Updates

​Version 1.1

  • Add FPS counter (toggle with F12)
  • Add grenade cooldown
  • Improve enemy collisions
  • Block mouse input if game is not in focus
  • Enable key rebinding (see MonoGame docs​​ for options; use "Name" field)

Extras

If you want to mess around with some of the settings, go to the settings folder and open "settings.json."

Source Code https://github.com/lunkums/LD51
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/shotgun-derby

Ratings

Overall 1015th 3.048⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 794th 3.143⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1200th 2.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1099th 2.857⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1081th 2.452⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 569th 2.867⭐ 17🧑‍⚖️
Mood 993th 2.921⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 10🗳️ 22🗨️

Feedback

salamandur
04. Oct 2022 · 01:21 UTC
Sik game. I like the effects. Simple but effect!
lululululu
04. Oct 2022 · 01:25 UTC
simple fun
LDJam user 306251
04. Oct 2022 · 02:24 UTC
There's a certain charm to the Atari VCS block graphics. We don't need no stinkin' sprites!
It plays nice. The only criticism I have is that oftentimes I wipe out the zombies, or zombie, quickly and I sit around waiting for the timer to reach zero. It'd be cool if the game would spawn an extra zombie or two in those situations.
Overall, fun game.
Coda Highland
04. Oct 2022 · 03:15 UTC
Not bad at all! Simple, effective. Solid gameplay loop. As a matter of personal preference I'd like something a little more frenetic (faster reload but more enemies) but this is a well-executed game.
PhoenixofForce
04. Oct 2022 · 15:11 UTC
Sadly the game doesnt start for me(both versions). The command line shows no error.
TheFlanMan
04. Oct 2022 · 16:23 UTC
Sick af good stuff!
goody
04. Oct 2022 · 16:31 UTC
nice game it's a fun simple loop with crunchy sounds, if the shotgun had some knockback that might be a nice little touch
dod108
04. Oct 2022 · 16:34 UTC
Doesn't work for me, any idea why?
🎤 lunkums
04. Oct 2022 · 22:55 UTC
@phoenixofforce @dod108 did you run LD51.exe/ShotgunDerby.exe? Do you have .NET installed? What platform are you? Any additional information you can give me?
PhoenixofForce
04. Oct 2022 · 22:59 UTC
I ran both, both didnt work. I am not sure if i have .NET but i would lean towards no. I am on Windows 10.
LDJam user 298987
05. Oct 2022 · 01:23 UTC
Simple but amazing - this brings back retro vibes lol. Great work on this game! I loved the different sizes of the enemies, and the corresponding speeds and healths.
CasualNothing
05. Oct 2022 · 01:25 UTC
Simple and clean.
Empty Set
05. Oct 2022 · 01:49 UTC
Simple but fun. I found the contrast between the realistic sound-effects and the square player/enemies to be entertaining. I like that the reload sound effect clues you in on how fast you can shoot, without any sort of visual indicator being necessary. I also like that the grenades can kill the player, too, so you have to be careful with them. On the other hand they take so long to go off that they can be a little hard to use since the arena is quite small.

The game is a little bit sparse for content - more weapons, a use for coins, or maybe a boss would be cool. But, such is the nature of game jams.
theslate
05. Oct 2022 · 05:29 UTC
Take that red squares! Ha! Great simple game. I didn't notice the grenades until I read the comments. I think I got a high score of $9, but the score cleared when I died, so I don't know. Great work!
dod108
05. Oct 2022 · 09:38 UTC
@lunkums I tried both LD51.exe and ShotgunDerby.exe, installed .NET, still doesn't work. I have Windows 11.
🎤 lunkums
05. Oct 2022 · 13:40 UTC
@dod108 @phoenixofforce I think I figured out the issue. If curious, see below. Otherwise download ShotgunDerby1.1.1a.zip and if that doesn't work try ShotgunDerby1.1.1b.zip. Let me know if you have other issues.

Explanation: My build tool wasn't configured correctly and it was leaving out files that would otherwise make the game a standalone executable. The new .zip includes the .NET runtime which is why it's a lot bigger.
dod108
05. Oct 2022 · 14:14 UTC
@lunkums Should I have .NET installed? I uninstalled it after last try and now neither ShotgunDerby1.1.1a.zip nor ShotgunDerby1.1.1b.zip works.
🎤 lunkums
05. Oct 2022 · 14:30 UTC
@dod108 You should not need .NET installed with ShotgunDerby1.1.1b. I explicitly built the game as a standalone application. At the least, it should run if you reinstall .NET 6, but I'm going to figure out why it won't run by itself in some cases
🎤 lunkums
06. Oct 2022 · 20:18 UTC
@phoenixofforce @dod108 Worked with bytinggames (check out his [game](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/zombie-rush-3-escalation)) to fix the issue. Looks like there was a localization issue. Try **ShotgunDerby1.2.zip**.
dod108
07. Oct 2022 · 10:10 UTC
@lunkums Now it works. The core gameplay is fine but it needs some polishing in my opinion. Bullets could be faster with smaller spread and enemies larger, that would make it more satisfying. Also larger enemies feel too spongy sometimes. Money counter doesn't seem to do anything, I picked up some yellow stuff once and it didn't increase my money. So, not bad game, but could be polished more.
exaggegen
08. Oct 2022 · 10:35 UTC
I don’t know why, but I couldn’t collect coins when I got 9. And so somewhere around 15-16
jandourek
08. Oct 2022 · 20:59 UTC
Pretty cool! I really liked the particle effects, but it's a shame they don't always appear. Also some sort of scoring or combo system would be really nice! Other than that, it was simple, but really fun!