Bridge Dweller by Somfunambulist

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made by Somfunambulist for LD33 (COMPO)
You are a lowly troll under a bridge, but you've got big dreams. You're going to be king one day! Amass power and infamy on your path to glory!

In case it's not clear, you let the units run into you to fight them. You have to choose your battles, hide from enemies you can't defeat yet!

EDIT: Removed some testing features, if your game started with the army attacking or allowed you to kill units by clicking on them, redownload!

Ratings

Coolness 39% 1668
Overall 3.14 453
Audio 2.60 517
Fun 2.81 609
Graphics 3.59 220
Humor 2.88 394
Innovation 3.27 296
Mood 3.11 380
Theme 4.23 37

Feedback

TerraCottaFrog
24. Aug 2015 路 03:11 UTC
Norton is screwing me over today, but I don't want to disable it and risk an actual virus :/

Couldn't play it.
Korso
24. Aug 2015 路 03:21 UTC
Like the graphics and the mood is good, but you can won only holding LMB (I think that attack is linked to mouse_down instead of mouse_pressed)
Enrymion
24. Aug 2015 路 03:23 UTC
I played earlier version and I think that might have caused a problem mainly that I instantly attract an army and infamy seems to be at max.
patvanmackelberg
24. Aug 2015 路 03:27 UTC
Agree with Korso, I also use Game Maker, it seems like you missed the "pressed" part of the mouse function! It looks like you just ran out of time though. The mood really feels great, you've got a shop, I can't seem to buy anything or make the eating/goblin button work.
馃帳 Somfunambulist
24. Aug 2015 路 03:29 UTC
Woops, the left mouse feature was for testing! That's not gameplay, you just let them run into you and you do a little turn-based combat!
Orni
24. Aug 2015 路 08:57 UTC
please continue working on this!
looks great - I'd love to play a post-compo version

well done :)
raducumiczzz
24. Aug 2015 路 15:33 UTC
A little odd with with the mouse, but i enjoyed the feel and art very much. Would love to to play a sequel or extended version of the game.
Latency
24. Aug 2015 路 15:41 UTC
That was fun, good job. Loved how you need to surprise your victims
Odefus
24. Aug 2015 路 15:56 UTC
The concept is very nice. I like the idea of being the troll under a bridge and having to prey on the weak to get stronger.

The controls seem to go unresponsive whenever an enemy is walking on the bridge. If it's intentional the UI should probably indicate this in some way.

It seems like the enemies in green clothing can sniff out your location from miles away and will just stand on the other river bank and fire arrows at you regardless if you're hiding or showing. Surely it is a bug and unfortunately it is game ending whenever it happens.
馃帳 Somfunambulist
24. Aug 2015 路 16:53 UTC
(You need to buy the slingshot to defend yourself from the archer)
Odefus
24. Aug 2015 路 18:36 UTC
I dont think I made enough money to buy the slingshot by then. Perhaps I was too selective with my targets or wasted the money on something else. Oh well!
馃帳 Somfunambulist
24. Aug 2015 路 21:36 UTC
Amittedly I didnt have a chance to really -play- my game after it was done. All the features work, however balancing is a crapshoot
McFood
25. Aug 2015 路 13:07 UTC
The game play could be a bit faster paced I think.
Otherwise, it had a great progression. Lots of features letting you build up your monster filled woods.

Sort of borrowing from Tower Defence and Moba in a way, Its a neat combination. Great work!
gnuwilliam
25. Aug 2015 路 17:28 UTC
Like the graphics and mood
HotBoxGames
07. Sep 2015 路 19:51 UTC
Cool entry!
The graphics are nice and fit well and the gameplay seems well thought out.
goooooood job!
weirdway
07. Sep 2015 路 20:01 UTC
The action is a little slow paced but I liked the rate you unlocked the different features. Definitely something to build on. Well done!
Dizzyman572
10. Sep 2015 路 18:19 UTC
I thought this game was pretty cool, feels like it needs a bit more polish but overall it was pretty good. :)