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CUBE RUNNER by itsBoats

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made by itsBoats for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

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Post Jam Update 5/6/23:
*-Press H To toggle between jam version and post jam version. All of the below changes require Post Jam Version to be toggled on *
-Each version tracks deliveries separately so you can keep toggling between the versions
-Increased difficulty
-There's always 3 delivery positions available
-5 minutes to complete as many deliveries as possible -Additional indicator for delivery position. Indicator points towards closest delivery
-Boost increases trail size + color
-Mouse sensitivity settings: +/- keys
-Updated self stabilization. More consistent/predictable
-Delivery positions have a wireframe cube, instead of solid color
-Delivery size increased 8 -> 20
-Deliveries generally spawn closer
-Timer includes how many deliveries you have completed
-Beacons are wider (and deeper, but I meant to make them taller xD)

pls use the download version https://itsboats.itch.io/cube-runner
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/cube-runner

Ratings

Overall 173th 4⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Fun 125th 4⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 262th 3.739⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Theme 248th 4.228⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 98th 4.467⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Humor 241th 3.711⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Mood 38th 4.37⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Given 51🗳️ 34🗨️

Feedback

Dominic Graziano
02. May 2023 · 03:52 UTC
fun game, controls are a bit clunky but i love the graphics and overall mood.
Rustywolf
02. May 2023 · 04:09 UTC
Man this game is beautiful
Tomáš Selmeci
02. May 2023 · 20:20 UTC
Wow, the map is so big and visuals hit the right spot :)
ghodan
02. May 2023 · 20:31 UTC
Lil' Wormy Corp forever! I like the slippery controls, feels very QWOP, and makes the game a nice challenge.
Jvdwijk
02. May 2023 · 20:32 UTC
Great great entry! the polish on this was amazing. I do recommend to show the player how to look out for boxes as for the first part I just followed the road (even when I figured out I could fly), and I even got stuck in that road D:
[bug.png](///raw/88b/c2/z/5aceb.png)

Other than that small bug, I played until 20 deliveries, so chill and addicting
mikyll
02. May 2023 · 20:34 UTC
Incredibly cool game, loved the assets and setting in general :slight_smile:

The controls are a bit odd in the beginning (the mouse sensitivity is almost too high in my opinion, maybe you could add some sort of settings to change it) but I quickly got used to them ![cool game.png](///raw/cb9/65/z/5ad06.png) I'm a cube dude :sunglasses:
Josh Bothun
03. May 2023 · 00:39 UTC
Simple but really solid game, love the rocket league controls, was having a lot of fun trying to go fast and make tight turns and stuff :)
Wadlo
03. May 2023 · 00:42 UTC
"Look, the year is like 40 billion. The people need their cubes"
Syafire
03. May 2023 · 00:45 UTC
Hey Boats! You never fail to impress me. They are awesome! Loved the intro and the graphics. The car designs are awesome along with the bits of humor added them.

The biggest thing for me was it was tough control wise and I wasn't really sure when I was using the boost so maybe adding some effects to see when I was boosting.

Otherwise great concept and beautiful game :D
Squidly
03. May 2023 · 03:24 UTC
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Rincs
03. May 2023 · 08:25 UTC
I want to just run around and explore and chill and vibe.
RookRules
03. May 2023 · 09:27 UTC
perfect game to use as footage in the background for ANY podcast just a chill time 5/5
LDJam user 258850
03. May 2023 · 14:13 UTC
True ending: become Icarus ^^ multiplayer? :eyes:
Koolruz
03. May 2023 · 21:34 UTC
I was really impressed with the fluidity of the car controls - I had a really hard time finding the first cubes, and figuring out where I was supposed to be delivering my cubes, but I was having a great time just flying around and vibing that it wasn't a huge deal! Killer mood, and really appealing graphics. Great job :)

My only complaint that brought me out of the experience was that the camera controls were very sensitive with my mouse settings - The camera would do a 180 if I moved the mouse more than a centimeter. A sensitivity slider would have been a great addition to help support a wide variety of mouse settings

Overall though, really stellar entry :)
potkirland
03. May 2023 · 22:47 UTC
![Icarus.jpg](///raw/828/f3/z/5b268.jpg)

I HAVE GONE TOO FAR!

Loved the mechanics. It is begging for a dirfting multiplayer mod if you ask me. Love the vibe and the looks.
jitspoe
04. May 2023 · 01:59 UTC
Super chill game. Loved the aesthetic! Feel like this could be expanded to a nice open world game where you just drive around and do chill stuff.i
WeirdBitGames
04. May 2023 · 19:41 UTC
I feel betrayed! I was expecting an MSPaint-style top-down racing game and instead I got an amazing-looking neon-bloom 3D car game! I like the sun in the background and the vapourwave feel. The music is awesome too! Also hover cars ftw! Good job on not making them like Tron bikes! The car feels so good to drive/fly too! Incredible work!
resacaGames
04. May 2023 · 19:42 UTC
The cover image is very misleading! Love the art style of the game, you can never have too much bloom 😍
Cars were a little floaty tho, even for flying cars.
Little Doctor Games
04. May 2023 · 20:55 UTC
This game was so sick. Figuring out how to best control the car was cool, but honestly it was pretty fun to just not be able to control the thing and smash into buildings and fly off the road. It made me laugh (cuz itsboats) so that was cool too. Loved how there was no time limit so you can just zoom around at your leisure. Sick

Edit: vod
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1809195655?t=01h45m43s
kuviman
05. May 2023 · 05:37 UTC
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AndideBob
06. May 2023 · 21:06 UTC
This game has such a chill vibe. Loved every minute of it, and I find the controls super impressive. You have managed to build a free 3D movement system with super intuitive controls and that deserves my respect! I wish there was a time attack mode in which you have to deliver packages as fast as possible. But all in all this is just plain cool!
Ategon
07. May 2023 · 08:06 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game to be played on the stream! If you wanted to watch my reaction again here’s the vod timestamped to your game
https://youtu.be/0LdDwOAkfzc?t=7380
Francis
08. May 2023 · 02:40 UTC
Well done with the aesthetics! Having the radio was a nice touch, and I loved how you had 3 different cars to choose from :)

I didn't really find the gameplay to be all that interesting though, and the controls were quite difficult to get used to. Perhaps to make it easier to fly: you could limit the maximum up/down pitch of the car, or maybe make it so that W is accelerate and Ctrl/Space to descend/ascend. I would've loved to race as a hovercar along the tracks that you've placed across the map.
BorderDestroyer
08. May 2023 · 04:11 UTC
Woah slow down there Icarus!

Absolutely fantastic game! Had a blast playing through this! Lots of funny little details hidden throughout it that made it very enjoyable to play! Great job!
Honest Dan
08. May 2023 · 22:45 UTC
I had a good time with this. The multi directional driving made for an original experience, that took a little time to master but felt rewarding. Who doesn't love doing a barrel roll? The post jam improvements dealt with almost all of my critique, so good job with that. I liked how you paid tribute to previous jams with the names of your building too :)
Skvader_418
09. May 2023 · 15:31 UTC
Really fun game and super relaxing.
idan9000
09. May 2023 · 23:35 UTC
Very polished and fun game. It took me a little while to get adjusted to the controls but once I did I was flooded with memories of playing Nitronic Rush as a kid and movement started to feel tight and fun. I loved the logos for the different corporations and I loved all the easter eggs on the building sides nodding to previous boats games. It almost felt like a love letter to your ludum dare career. The map was also designed with some fun nooks and crannies to navigate through. Only criticism is that due to the buildings only being lit around the edges it's a little easy to get lost in the geometry at times when a few of them overlap. All in all, great game. Cube Dudes represent.
Follett12
13. May 2023 · 02:34 UTC
Absolutely awesome game. Had to give it a go after watching it on stream. Loved it, great work. Art and music are amazing and the controls made learning it even more fun.
LDJam user 336560
13. May 2023 · 23:51 UTC
Fun game & great esthetic. I think it could benefit from more simple arcade style controls - more snappy, faster turning, no roll control (could be adjusted automatically), easier recovery when you hit things / get stuck. Right now it feels like I'm controlling a NASA mission :smile:
cheesepencil
16. May 2023 · 13:01 UTC
I could only play the web version, it's weird but the camera keeps spinning around the car making it impossible to see where I'm going - I assume it doesn't do that on the download version judging by the praise in the comments.

So I couldn't really get far into the game but the mood and graphics were rad as heck!
LDJam user 250426
16. May 2023 · 21:03 UTC
@cheesepencil awww sorry there's camera issue, I saw a few streamers play webgl version just fine. I just recommend download version because of performance/graphics issues, but they should run the same otherwise. My best guess is its picking up another input device (like upside down controller with the joystick pushed in a direction, That happens to me an embarrassing number of times xD)

I'll look into it when I get home though, thanks for heads up and for playing <3!
cheesepencil
16. May 2023 · 23:41 UTC
I'll give it another try tonight with a different browser. My first attempt was with Firefox, under win 10, with no input devices other than a cheap USB mouse.
cheesepencil
17. May 2023 · 02:48 UTC
...maybe it was the cheap mouse? lol it worked way better without the mouse plugged in, still a struggle to control with a laptop trackpad, but doable. i completed a delivery and got to see a bit more of the game content so that's great thanks <3
Aurailus
20. May 2023 · 00:56 UTC
This game looks super super good! I was reverse catfished by the image in the game post, so when I saw the super polished low-poly graphics I was really impressed. The gameplay was a lot of fun, especially the post-jam hardmode, and the world looks really nice. I found the easter egg ;) Great game!!