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StoneWalker by Jamie Guillemette

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made by Jamie Guillemette for LD33 (COMPO)
StoneWalker

The nearby humans have stolen the birth stone. Invade their base and get it back!
But be warned. They intend to melt it. Take too long and it will be lost.

As a rock elemental speed is not exactly your strong suit. Pick your fights wisely as time is against you.

Controls:

WSAD to move the StoneWalker
Mouse to move camera
Mouse1 / Space to attack
Mouse2 / E to "boulder up"

The entire development process was recorded via Twitch.
http://www.twitch.tv/WindPoweredGames

NOTE: I am getting reports that the web version is laggy. In that case please try the native versions that are also provided.

For those that can't play it I have now included this youtube video:

https://youtu.be/lX6skkDi0h0


[UPDATE - FIX1]
i found a huge contributor to the slowness people were encountering. The issue was in the collision handeling and was driving up CPU usage. I have made a fix and new links are now up.

thx
j.
Windows_FIX1 http://windpoweredgames.com/LD33/Fix1/win/LudumDare33_win_fix1.zip
OSX_FIX1 http://windpoweredgames.com/LD33/Fix1/mac/LudumDare33_mac_fix1.zip
Windows_Orig http://windpoweredgames.com/LD33/LD33_Win.zip
OS/X_Orig http://windpoweredgames.com/LD33/LudumDare33_mac.zip
Source https://github.com/jmguillemette/LudumDare33
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=55117

Ratings

Coolness 79% 2
Overall 2.66 820
Fun 2.44 819
Graphics 3.08 472
Humor 2.13 710
Innovation 2.52 753
Mood 2.48 753
Theme 3.28 546

Feedback

FlashMonkey
24. Aug 2015 路 02:40 UTC
The Physics is very cool but it lags a bit in my browser.
psyduckfreak
24. Aug 2015 路 02:40 UTC
Rock man needs a run
Flygamer101
24. Aug 2015 路 02:51 UTC
Pretty Cool
dustinaux
24. Aug 2015 路 02:59 UTC
Nice work on making a large world! It did lag a bit in my browser as well however.
馃帳 Jamie Guillemette
24. Aug 2015 路 03:00 UTC
FROM THE DEVELOPER: it does lag in a browser. Feel free to use the native clients in the links :)
chunkybrewster
24. Aug 2015 路 03:06 UTC
StoneWalker is frustratingly slow, game looks pretty neat, though!
otato
24. Aug 2015 路 03:06 UTC
Seemed interesting but I was unable to really play it due to the massive lag (even with the native client running on my gaming pc). Looked good from what I saw though.
markoburzan27
24. Aug 2015 路 05:08 UTC
I liked the physics.
stahlmanDesign
24. Aug 2015 路 05:30 UTC
WOW. Crazy cool graphics especially the explosion when I died in the melee of battle with tiny sprear-throwing creatures and their canons turning my way. Too slow, but what a world for 48 hours. Amazing what can be done in 3D in the browser these days. Maybe that's why it's so damned slow as you mentioned
Pusty
24. Aug 2015 路 05:32 UTC
Looks fun but the rock man is way to slow :D
SuperPokeunicorn
24. Aug 2015 路 05:34 UTC
A bit slow going to start, but things really picked up once you got into combat. The physics were really fun. Good work!
andyman404
24. Aug 2015 路 05:49 UTC
Wow! I appreciate all the different pieces that went into this game - from the guards AI, to the smash able buildings, and the funky looking trees, the cutscene. Well done for only 48 hours. I wasn't able to save the birthstone despite not taking many breaks or detours or fights. I just wish the Stonewaller could go just a bit faster, or at least have some music or something to do while waiting for the StoneWalker to get there. But nevertheless, congrats on this accomplishment.
馃帳 Jamie Guillemette
24. Aug 2015 路 05:51 UTC
Thanks :)
there is a path that the stonewalk can take and win.
for this reason alone i didnt speed him up. I want part of the fun being the experimentation to find that path.
As for music your right the game needs it.. i just ran out of time.
Acerio
24. Aug 2015 路 05:56 UTC
He's literally a monster. <3
kirilllosev
24. Aug 2015 路 08:56 UTC
Sadly, I can't play it, because the game lags on my computer =\
peterthehe
24. Aug 2015 路 09:36 UTC
The web version was a little laggy (it was probably the grass) but a really cool entry overall. 5/5 theme :)
TwixtorTitan
24. Aug 2015 路 09:53 UTC
Very lagy even on native client. And player moves incredibly slow (Due to not multiplying movement speed by delta time?).
terop
24. Aug 2015 路 10:28 UTC
Your screenshots alone gave you the points.
nonetheless
24. Aug 2015 路 15:09 UTC
It's interesting game but very slow. +1 for run option. Other than that it's a nice entry :)
pirate_shell
24. Aug 2015 路 15:39 UTC
I like it!
moon519
24. Aug 2015 路 16:00 UTC
Looks like a really nice game, but it's just impossible to play on my laptop.... ;/
Dukio
24. Aug 2015 路 16:51 UTC
Can't play it properly on my computer. I downloaded the windows version and launch it at the lowest resolution but the lag keeps as hell D:
Birke
24. Aug 2015 路 21:32 UTC
Game looks good but you walk way to slow or the distances between objectives are too big.
Jelinib
24. Aug 2015 路 23:14 UTC
I also enjoyed smashing the buildings and people, but it takes quite a bit of time to get to them (and I can't spend much time doing it, so that I could still intercept the birth stone).

I think the stroll would be more interesting with sounds for the stomping, and perhaps some camera shake.

The golem model is pretty cool! His walk cycle also definitely makes him feel heavy! Very nice.
blurryroots
25. Aug 2015 路 03:37 UTC
Cool physics ;) Cute little enemies. Almost felt bad crushing them into the ground =P
The growing effect of the trees looked amazing!
Crosstales
25. Aug 2015 路 03:42 UTC
Really like the theme and the animation

My Sniper Game is fixed now
Ninja Garage
25. Aug 2015 路 04:24 UTC
It is kinda hard to play but I loved the graphics and the amazing work you had here!
mklee
25. Aug 2015 路 06:43 UTC
Very cute with the blocky guys and the buildings that resemble Lincoln Logs. Wish the destructable physics were a bit more "real", the current buildings don't fall apart as much as spawn new blocks that tumble. Very classic interpretation of the theme, good job!
Karai17
25. Aug 2015 路 07:27 UTC
I like how the trees actually had leaves instead of billboards. Truly revolutionary. :)
Benier
25. Aug 2015 路 08:46 UTC
I love the destruction! Although the slow travel speed adds weight, it felt more like a barrier toward the next segment of fun. Despite that, awesome job!
Sicilica
25. Aug 2015 路 19:01 UTC
An interesting game. I liked the physics with destroying the buildings. It would have been great if there was some way to like roll around or move around quickly, as the game does seem to drag on.
Niebule
25. Aug 2015 路 21:15 UTC
Nice work Jamie! You seem to have gotten many people to play so far! ^_^ I do agree with most people here that the movement is a tad bit slow, but over all it all works great for a 48hr game! hope to speek with you in the future too! and thanks for the talks before the dare!

Our game lack in narrative, but has a neat atmosphere and spooky feel. too bad we didn't have the time to add all the narrative things and the music. ^^
theholychicken
28. Aug 2015 路 21:06 UTC
Very cool!
A sprint/charge ability would give the player a bit more control over the pace of the game.
I also suggest giving the flying debris/knocked up soldiers a spin force. They'll a lot more dynamic while flying!
guoboism
28. Aug 2015 路 22:36 UTC
Nice game. Hard work in models and animation. The environment looks really good.
mubox
04. Sep 2015 路 21:18 UTC
Needs a lot of polishment, but the initial graphics are very cool.

Maybe the mobility could be improved and some audio could help.