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Drone Drop by Kazatan

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made by Kazatan for Ludum Dare 53 (COMPO)

📦 About

Drone Drop is a game about flying a drone and dropping parcels!

You can play it to try and get the fastest time. 😊

I recommend you play it via the WebGL or Windows link below as LDJam's player is a little small but the option is there to play 👍🏻

I hope you enjoy it! :smile:

drone-drop-gameplay.gif

📦 Play

📦 Controls

  • WASD / Arrow Keys to move your drone.
  • SPACE to drop a parcel.

📦 Tips

  • You have unlimited parcels to drop!

📦 Tech

  • Unity - Engine (https://unity.com/)
  • GIMP - Graphics (https://www.gimp.org/)
  • Audacity - SFX Editing
  • Ableton Live Lite - Music compositing

📦 Dev Notes

There were some things that got cut to meet the deadline: - There's no low quality version. If I see comments mentioning poor performance I may try and make a seperate higher performing version. - Power ups. I wanted power ups!

Thanks to everyone who makes LD so awesome 👏

Link https://github.com/KazatanGames/Ludum-Dare-53
Link https://kazatangames.co.uk/projects/ld53/
Link https://files.jam.host/uploads/$355433/Windows.zip
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/drone-drop

Ratings

Overall 197th 3.545⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 158th 3.545⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 247th 3.182⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 33th 4.341⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 216th 3.523⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 142th 3.5⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 323th 2.119⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 302th 2.905⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 38🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 302410
01. May 2023 · 09:04 UTC
I found the gameplay repetitive and not challenging but man did I like the music! I also liked the graphics, there is something to it.
theguy
01. May 2023 · 09:05 UTC
The embedded version on here (ldjam.com) doesn't seem to load for me.
But the linked version seems to work.
It was a bit difficult to see the pink pixels on the map. I only understood that they are the targets after I found half of them by accident.
Also I think there should be a penalty just spamming packages, which I started doing, since it was a bit difficult to aim and I thought I might hit some targets on accident (since I didn't know about the pixels on the map yet).
The music is nice and also makes some pressure together with the timer.
Good job!
Jack Sims
02. May 2023 · 07:32 UTC
I actually think this is my favorite submission so far. The physics were terrific, the minimap was informative, overall great game. It works super well as a speed runable and highscore game. Had a lot of fun with this one.
aschab
02. May 2023 · 09:37 UTC
Great game! Short, but fun.
There should be a penalty for spamming boxes, it seems to me unintended that I can just fly randomly and spam boxes to quickly deliver.
kromeboy
02. May 2023 · 10:09 UTC
Nice challenging physics, good 3d art, and the minimap is a nice touch
🎤 Kazatan
02. May 2023 · 11:43 UTC
@dysleixc @aschab If I were to work further on the game then I think lots more stats (including "wasted" boxes), power-ups, and some simple enemies (birds) to avoid would be my plan. I agree with your feedback - thank you.
AndideBob
02. May 2023 · 12:49 UTC
Cute little game I agree that wasted boxes should influence your result, so you could go for a 'perfect' run! Either way this was fun and I think I did alright:

![droneGameScreenshot.png](///raw/1bf/8/z/5a99e.png)
LDJam user 280707
03. May 2023 · 01:40 UTC
Really nice! Got a time of about 1:20! Solid entry!
Kerdelos
04. May 2023 · 14:34 UTC
Easy to pickup and quite fun. I felt especially thrilled when I could deliver a package at full speed or by bouncing it against a building :smile: I didn't understand exactly how the drop worked because the package seemed to pickup a bit of my velocity if I moved too soon after dropping it !
Good job, it's a nice entry :)
PaulDee427
04. May 2023 · 17:06 UTC
I liked how boxes preserved momentum. It raises the potential skill ceiling for speedrunning which is good. The 2.5 d view worked nicely. The sound effects and music complemented the experience well.
x16
05. May 2023 · 14:34 UTC
Awesome game, love the physics implementation. Wish there was a hard mod with parcel limit for some challenge!
Yossarian
05. May 2023 · 14:35 UTC
A fun little game, nice to kind of zone out and complete. I had to go get a package from outside while playing (the irony!) so my score was around 05:30. I never quite nailed the momentum based delivery- probably because it was difficult to tell how high up I was.
zbugba
05. May 2023 · 14:36 UTC
Well I think I might have found soft hack for the game :P The game is about good aim and speed, but there is no penalty on constantly throwing parcels. So once I start approaching next checkpoint I start pressing spacebar and I'm pretty confident at least one will hit and I can already start moving to the next one. I think limiting or giving penalty on throwing parcels and missing would improve the experience.

On the other hand, I love how the drone looks like when it tilts towards the direction you are flying.

Great game, cheers!
cavedens
08. May 2023 · 13:49 UTC
The flying around felt really good. Great submission!

![Screenshot 2023-05-08 084902.png](///raw/d23/d2/z/5b993.png)
Phlip45
08. May 2023 · 16:19 UTC
My first attempt was a 1:30, but this was my best:
![2023-05-08 09_12_53-Drone Drop _ ldjam.com _ Ludum Dare game jam.png](///raw/68a/3/z/5b9ad.png)

I think I would want the ability to do seeded runs so that the times could be more directly comparable and so I could practice particular map layouts.

It is very satisfying to fling the packages in from far away and then keep on moving. Very nice polish on this one. Really liked the music, especially the way the start screen is a pared back version of the more frantic in game music.

Thanks for making it and have fun out there!
island-jam-2-group-3
09. May 2023 · 20:41 UTC
I missed a more challenging gameplay but I loved the music and the graphics! Congrats!
Hakro
09. May 2023 · 21:45 UTC
Cool little game. I like how the physics are quite predictable, and after a few tries, I got the hang of it and was able to release the packages from quite fare with confidence.
Neat idea, nicely done.
cheesepencil
11. May 2023 · 00:17 UTC
i enjoyed it quite a bit, and it was nice not to have to worry about altitude
Braveskin
11. May 2023 · 05:37 UTC
Nice little game! I completed it in 1:39, but I could see people getting really fast times once they got the hang of how long it takes the box to drop. Controls feel smooth and if it weren't for the clock I'd say it was almost relaxing. Good amount of finish with the effects and camera feel.
congusbongus
11. May 2023 · 11:16 UTC
Not bad, getting the hang of the mechanics was fun, it's like a bombing game :) The gameplay is very simple, it would have been nice if you could extend it with obstacles to avoid, or scores for accuracy, hitting moving objects, that kind of thing. The music is pretty neat!
digital bacon
16. May 2023 · 11:36 UTC
Nice game! Well done!
JulienLussiez
18. May 2023 · 18:03 UTC
I like the concept. You need to be fast and precise at the same time. It's also very cool to pilot a drone through the city ! Good job !
Skel3ton
18. May 2023 · 18:32 UTC
i did it in a lame 2 minutes. At times it felt like the boxes were flying as they wanted, even though I felt like I was standing still, but then I started taking advantage of the fact that I have an infinite number of packages, and the game immediately started to be more fun. Really great start