Those Gosh Darn Flies by FarawayDrip30

made by FarawayDrip30 for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

HOW TO PLAY: You can dig up to 3 holes at a time by clicking the trowel button then on the ground. Drag a strawberry to it to plant it. Click it when the new strawberries are red to pick them. At the end of a 30 second round your score is the number of strawberries/strawberry plants x round. If a fly touches a strawberry plant it will disappear, so put a strawberry plant in its path to stop it.

As you can tell, I didn't really have much time to finish it and it might not even run (Java is messed up on my PC) but it DOES WORK if you can get it to run. If it doesn't run, I'll fix it later.

Made in Java.

Link	https://farawaydrip30.itch.io/those-gosh-darn-flies
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/those-gosh-darn-flies

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mynvs

10. Jan 2023 · 19:56 UTC

The mechanics of digging holes and planting strawberries are easy to understand, and the added challenge of protecting the plants from flies adds an extra layer of excitement. The 30 second rounds also keep the game fast-paced and engaging. Great work!

Yahel Dooley

10. Jan 2023 · 20:46 UTC

There is something here that I do enjoy, as it's simple and doesn't require a lot of explanation to get going.
Seeing the fruit of my labor is satisfying and there is a flow state that starts. However a few things break up the flow for me:

- Clicking the Trowel button to toggle whether you are digging or not starts to feel tedious. I think simply giving the dig action its own button (right click or spacebar) would solve it.

- The flies always move horizontal and their heights appear to be random, which doesn't leave much room to develop a strategy to avoid them. Since this is the case I think some vertical or even sine movement could help break up the repetitive movements.

Otherwise good job!