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Celestial Wheatfields - (Roguelike Farming Game) by ludovic-moge

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made by ludovic-moge for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

WEBGL NOT WORKING PLEASE USE WINDOWS BUILD

Patch: tuesday 10th january -> reworked enemy spawner so that more enemies may spawn -> Smooth music transition between battle and main music

https://youtu.be/qsjpWK4bYpI

Get ready to harvest some serious fun in our new game, Celestial Wheatfield! You'll be tasked with cultivating a bountiful crop to repay your debt to society, but watch out for those pesky creatures lurking in the fields. They might look cute, but they can get feisty if you don't keep an eye on them. Think you have what it takes to survive the pace of work required of prisoners ? Play now and find out!

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Move with AWSD or arrows, rotate your scythe and slice with the mouse.

Refil the silo before the end of the time otherwise you loose. Finish every mission and you'll be free. Each time you finish a mission you get a free perks from the corporation.

Music here : https://on.soundcloud.com/yxGWL

The build we made in time is "CelestialWheatfields.zip" Download "buildpatched.rar" for a better experience !

Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/celestial-wheatfield

Ratings

Overall 196th 3.813⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 267th 3.594⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 406th 3.29⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 68th 4.274⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 242th 3.969⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 229th 3.563⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Humor 535th 2.548⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 305th 3.613⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 6🗨️

Feedback

JoshH
10. Jan 2023 · 00:32 UTC
I got a 404 error when trying to play the html version. The artwork looks awesome though! I also enjoyed the music.
Phibian
10. Jan 2023 · 00:32 UTC
I'm unable to open the game, it says index.html is missing.
Erivas_Soulares
10. Jan 2023 · 00:33 UTC
The game is very well done!
I Get a bit divided about the audio... it could be better mixed (Enemy spawns are too loud), bas yout ambience is very well built. The windy background, the chill vibe from the music. Its quite pleasant to play.

The loop is fun, while simple. A nice cozy game, if I could say so.
Congrats
Cassreads
10. Jan 2023 · 00:35 UTC
This was one of my favorite ones to play thus far! The art, the music, the sounds, and the gameplay all really came together! I'd love to see more with the end where you can move on to other levels and such, but overall this was excellent! Great job!
Fuse in a Bowl
10. Jan 2023 · 00:56 UTC
Very satisfying harvesting! You could have probably stopped there and still done great in my eyes.

I wasn't challenged by the combat or oxygen timer, so I didn't spec into them when upgrading. I think I'd have preferred if you'd focused on making one of the problems more interesting and removed the other one completely.

Still, I got to swing a scythe and had a good time doing it! Also, I am now freeeeee
bytecauldron
10. Jan 2023 · 01:02 UTC
I loved the sprite for the ship and the ambient harvesting music was awesome. The core game loop is definitely worth exploring. Tying the distance from the ship to uncut wheat is an interesting mechanic that can get balanced out with subsequent upgrades. Good stuff.
morpheyz
10. Jan 2023 · 14:07 UTC
I really like the art style, the ship looks great and the wheat sprites waving in the wind honestly look amazing. I feel like the actual cutting action could be a little more satisfying. I wish I wouldn't stop movement during the scythe action and sometimes I didn't understand how far exactly I could cut. Sometimes the scythe visual looked like I hit an enemy, but did not deal any damage. Otherwise the game feel is super nice and the upgrades already feel quite impactful!
Lerg
10. Jan 2023 · 15:04 UTC
Please let me know when the web build is ready or at least make a video playthrough. Looks really interesting.
juzdepeche
10. Jan 2023 · 15:24 UTC
I get a 404 error when trying to play on this website, make sure to follow the Unity steps for embedded games at this (link)[https://ludumdare.com/resources/guides/embedding/]. Ping me when the game works :)
🎤 ludovic-moge
10. Jan 2023 · 15:40 UTC
@lerg @juzdepeche @phibian @joshh
Hey, sadly we got big issues with the webGL build. it was our first time we trying to make it work and made have some unsolvable problems with this one. We got a downloadable build if you still wanna try it!

Good call Lerg for the video, we are working on it, hoping to publish it tonight.

Thanks for your feedbacks, glad you liked it !
Cheers
kodingnights
10. Jan 2023 · 16:06 UTC
Do I download Celestial_Wheatfield.zip or build_patched.rar?
gubidubi
10. Jan 2023 · 17:15 UTC
Fun game and the fields looks great! But sprites are rendering in a weird order, for example the player is always completely above the fields, I recommend to try using custom axis on sort mode (https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-GraphicsSettings.html#Camera) with y set to 1, that way sprites that are below will appear on front, masks may also be helpful. Also the hitbox and animation of the scythe don't match and feels a bit weird.
Leonard SG
10. Jan 2023 · 18:26 UTC
@kodingnights Download build_patched.rar for a better experience !
zimny11
10. Jan 2023 · 18:26 UTC
Beautiful art style! And music fits nicely too. Enemies could appear fast and be more aggressive, since I was pretty much done when I saw first few! Besides that, cool game!
🎤 ludovic-moge
10. Jan 2023 · 21:40 UTC
@gubidubi thanks for the tip! We'll sée if we can push another build later this week (or maybe later)
megalukes
11. Jan 2023 · 01:47 UTC
Impressive entry. Loved the music and graphic style. Everything was really well made. My only complaint is about damaging enemies. There should be some feedback when the enemy is hit otherwise it's a bit tough to see whether you hit it or not. I played it until the end and the upgrades were such a nice touch. Congrats!
Hawkin
11. Jan 2023 · 03:51 UTC
I loved the visual style! It made me want to explore further and get lost in a wavy field of golden wheat. The upgrade system added nice variety and progression to the gameplay. I do think the art could have been a little more consistent between the wheat, the ship/player, and the scythe. Individually, they looked nice, but altogether they weren't quite cohesive.

One other idea for more player feedback: some additional indication that my backpack was full. Even though the bar was showing how much I had, my eyes were often on where I was swinging the scythe. A lot of times, I had swiped 3 or 4 more times than I needed to, wasting wheat!

Great entry, great job to the whole team!! The music was very pleasant to listen to. By the way, next time, you should look into y-sorting so that the player doesn't appear on top of the wheat!

![wheat.png](///raw/319/53/z/560e5.png)
MaximBegunov
11. Jan 2023 · 08:58 UTC
I could imagine playing the game longer after it ended. Harvesting wheat feels satisfying, I like that glow shader effect on it. Upgrades are good, they give a good sense of progression and everything is useful. I could see this game expanded into something bigger, for example adding endlessly generating fields many more upgrades. The movement felt a bit weird though.
Leonard SG
11. Jan 2023 · 10:55 UTC
@maximbegunov Thanks a lot for your comment, It was supposed to be a vaste world to explore with multiple biomes, creatures, Bosses, Weapons, Ruins and Shipwrecks but time was running out ! The Concept is always ambitious ! ^^
Have a great day!
Leonard SG
11. Jan 2023 · 11:00 UTC
@hawkin Thank you ! Scythe was a place holder we forgot to change, but it's fixed in the patch ! I totally agree on more feedback for backpack and ennemy hit (surely player hit too), Assets were done but time was running out for implementing it ! As for sorting the player, maybe another patch will fix that "later this week (or maybe later)" Have a nice day !
His the Unknown Painter
11. Jan 2023 · 13:57 UTC
Good game, good mood.
I like the music and sound about cuting wheat. it kinda satisfied!
But i really recommend you guys should be add some more intense sound effect when player hiting enemy.
Other thing is great! Thanks for made this game :D
LDJam user 289545
11. Jan 2023 · 14:05 UTC
@his-the-unknown-painter Thank you for playing the game and giving your feedback !
The game isn't as we want it to be, we had our issues during the jam but did our best. We probably will fix some of the issues y'all pointed so far so thank you all once again for sharing your thoughts !
Skaoonette
11. Jan 2023 · 14:09 UTC
Really cute experience, easy to handle. The music is really sweet and the sound effects are nice and fun.
I also really like the art style, really clean. Can’t wait to see your next game.
LDJam user 300422
11. Jan 2023 · 14:21 UTC
Great game. First of all the graphics just look amazing. I love the swaying of the wheat, i always liked those features in games. Upgrading the scythe and then farming with increased range was just great.
The combat however, was too easy, i don't think i got hit once and never upgraded my damage, just walking to the side and attacking those scorpions was enough.

A fun and amazing looking short game, good job :thumbsup:
iesnihS
11. Jan 2023 · 15:12 UTC
Why you kicked me out of the game in the end :'( I was so much fun :'''''( XD gj btw ^^
LDJam user 246128
11. Jan 2023 · 16:14 UTC
Cute art style, great choice of music! Upgrades give nice sense of progression.
D3kryption
15. Jan 2023 · 17:35 UTC
This was a fun game. I loved the upgrades.
Its my favorite type of arcadey game. Run around do stuff, go back to base and upgrade :id:
This was it.

nice job! :D
Avi
20. Jan 2023 · 03:05 UTC
Very satisfying and relaxing game :) I loves the simplicity of the game, and loved the art + music. Altogether the game feels very polished and professional!
RaggedyJam
21. Jan 2023 · 08:18 UTC
Awesome game with great visuals, music and purpose behind what your doing. Was satisfying and fun to collect the wheat and to get the upgrades when progressing. Stopping to swing your weapon felt a bit off to me. Combat was lacking some it would of been nice to hear more of the battle music seeing as it sounded dope although the surprise that came with the initial engagement was cool. Just finished the game with I think 3 seconds of oxygen left. I loved it great job.
Sarah
27. Jan 2023 · 04:53 UTC
This looks amazing! I love the animations and effects on the wheat. It feels more complex than it seems with teh upgrades, but overall well done!