Hell Wars XVIII: Soul Harvest by quill18

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made by quill18 for LD33 (COMPO)
Hell Wars XVIII: Soul Harvest
Created in 48 hours by Martin "quill18" Glaude

The End Times of the End Times are upon us. The ruler of hell has been slain, and now all the Demon Lords fight for control over the souls of the fallen.

As one of these great and terrible Demon Lords, you must collect as many souls as possible and use the power they contain to build defenses for your realm, for soon your rivals will come calling...

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INSTRUCTIONS

Build chambers that match the colours of the lost souls!

The souls of the fallen will regularly appear from a portal -- build the correct soul chambers to contain them and draw power from them.

Every 30 seconds a Demon Lord will appear and try to steal your souls to damage your portal. Defend your soul chambers with turrets and improve them with boosters and upgrades.

You lose if your portal is brought to zero health.

You win if...well, why don't you try to unlock all of the upgrades?

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CONTROLS
Move Camera: Click and Drag with Mouse, or use arrow keys.
Use toolbars or 1-9 and QWERTY to build Soul Chambers, Turrets, and Boosters.


NOTE: Unity 5.1 has a bug where if you run full screen in a non-native aspect ratio, the mouse will be "offset" some distance. Either make sure you have the correct aspect ratio or run the game in a window.

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CHEAT COMMANDS
CTRL-SHIFT-Z: Gain one million bucks!
SHIFT-D: Instantly spawn a Demon Lord. (This is the opposite of a cheat, I guess.)

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Created in 48 hours by Martin "quill18" Glaude
quill18@quill18.com
http://youtube.com/quill18 -- Gaming Previews, Reviews, and Let's Play
http://youtube.com/quill18creates -- Unity 3d Programming Tutorials
http://twitch.tv/quill18

A huge thanks to everyone who watched me livestream the entire creation of Hell Wars XVIII and a double extra special thank you to the subscribers and donators who continue to support the channel. I'll see you in hell!

P.S. Also super lotsa love to all my awesome and amazing moderators who kept the chat (mostly) sane during this weekend.

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Names of Demon Lords and Lost Souls are from Twitch subscribers and supporters. As far as I know, they are mostly non-offensive, but be warned that something may have snuck through.

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UPDATES:
[2015-08-24]
- Removed .git repo from the source submission, shrinking the download size by 80%.

Ratings

Coolness 39% 1668
Overall 3.98 33
Audio 3.54 111
Fun 4.15 16
Graphics 2.87 582
Humor 3.93 43
Innovation 3.42 213
Mood 3.40 203
Theme 3.59 337

Feedback

firetitan
24. Aug 2015 · 00:39 UTC
"Hell Wars 18: Soul Harvest", a Ludum Dare Submission. This game was created by quill18. All craftsmanship is of the highest quality. It is filled with demons and souls. It depicts a demon leading the souls of the damned into limbo in the late summer of 2015. It menaces with the names of Twitch Subscribers. It is studded with homemade assets made of Unity.
anoutsider
24. Aug 2015 · 00:44 UTC
Watched as quill created this awesome game over the past 2 days and i am just blown away by how well it turned out, fun game and awesome sound effects.
ea1001827
24. Aug 2015 · 01:57 UTC
This game is great! Best one yet Quill. Keep up the good work!
markoburzan27
24. Aug 2015 · 02:05 UTC
i LOve it
Chunck26
24. Aug 2015 · 02:07 UTC
I love the game! I watched you build it on twich while I was working on my own. You game me tons of great ideas and tips. It's great to watch someone who knows what they are doing and enjoys interacting with the community.
Soulzbro
24. Aug 2015 · 03:51 UTC
Tower defense may be my least favorite genre but "Hell Wars XVIII: Soul Harvest" is better than most and that's saying a lot for a game built in just 48 hrs. The game lures you into a false sense of security and makes you think that you have the upper hand on the Demon Lords for a good stretch of the game. Do not be fooled! I had a lot of fun with this game.
markoburzan27
24. Aug 2015 · 03:57 UTC
awesome game I watched your stream and loved it.
Twiebs
24. Aug 2015 · 04:05 UTC
Incredibly deep and well polished tower defense game. There are some serious game mechanics employed here that are very impressive for a game jam. The audio is absolutely amazing and the game follows the theme very well. A lot of fun to play. Very balloons tower defense like.
ferdbold
24. Aug 2015 · 04:07 UTC
I spent WAY too much time on this. Crazy fun! It could be a bit harder though, after 10 minutes of play my portal still hadn't lost any health, and demon lords were being burned very fast.

Still, gameplay is rock solid, so that's what counts most!
mactinite
24. Aug 2015 · 04:56 UTC
A nice tower defense. So many upgrades.
Cynapse
24. Aug 2015 · 05:01 UTC
Would get demoted to middle management again. Great work, Quill!
KrisDevelopment
24. Aug 2015 · 05:07 UTC
Watched the stream, awesome game :3
Evergreen Games
24. Aug 2015 · 05:29 UTC
Super fun! Amazing depth. the graphics are kinda weak but it doesnt really matter
filiph
24. Aug 2015 · 06:15 UTC
Wow, how did you manage to build this much content in 48 hours?

Anyways: very fun game, with a nice twist on tower defence (with the soul chambers mechanic). Lots of options.

Works on Mac, btw.
Gaius Baltar
24. Aug 2015 · 09:07 UTC
This one's gonna be up there
Donnerbalken
24. Aug 2015 · 09:29 UTC
Awesome game, built in just 48 hours on Lifestream! Loved to watch you and to enjoy the game.
Nikolajboll
24. Aug 2015 · 10:21 UTC
quilltastisk :D very fun :D love the sounds :D
Wevel
24. Aug 2015 · 11:06 UTC
Great game, the soul zooka doesn't fire demon lords who are stealing souls which makes the late game very difficult.
garvon
24. Aug 2015 · 11:12 UTC
It was really fun. I lasted over 20 minutes.
Rongon
24. Aug 2015 · 11:27 UTC
Interesting game, audio is superb. If you don't win in audio category, then don't know who will.
Very playable and a lot of content for 48h competition.
Watched the beginning of Ludum Dare at your twitch channel, keep up the great work.
Hippieshaman
24. Aug 2015 · 12:42 UTC
The source provided does not have the subscriber names array populated.
Ventura
24. Aug 2015 · 12:55 UTC
I watched developing it in twitch at the end, It was very exciting. I think the code looked very good organized and the game was complex to do, good done! :D
Ventura
24. Aug 2015 · 12:58 UTC
I think it would be intersting to watch some LD games in your youtube channel too. :)
chunkybrewster
24. Aug 2015 · 12:58 UTC
This is a great tower d, I'll probably be playing this a lot! Also very inspiring, I was amazed at how much you were able to accomplish in the 48 hours, it was pretty incredible watching you on the stream.
mathias234
24. Aug 2015 · 13:28 UTC
Great game, If you didnt tell me i would never guess that this was made in 48 hours :)
Multitudes22
24. Aug 2015 · 14:59 UTC
Such an amazing game. I think it's your best one yet!
xgeovanni
24. Aug 2015 · 15:01 UTC
A great game as always Quill. Linux version works fine on my machine.
jk5000
24. Aug 2015 · 17:31 UTC
I knew that limbo was evil. Great game.
CodeNMore
24. Aug 2015 · 18:38 UTC
Expansive map, cool idea!
WizzardMaker
24. Aug 2015 · 20:42 UTC
Great Game! The Soundeffects are just gorgeous. Great Humor!
RoboNebula
24. Aug 2015 · 21:38 UTC
Very nice, quill. Audio could've been better.
unnamed1334
24. Aug 2015 · 22:16 UTC
Cool game. The sound effects were defiantly the best part. The game did start to get repetitive near the end but I quickly enough that it didn't matter. The only thing that felt missing was a sell button.
liquidmedia
24. Aug 2015 · 23:57 UTC
Great Game. I Watched the stream of the creation, and The only Game I have downloaded the zip for.
D3giler
25. Aug 2015 · 00:04 UTC
Extremely Fun, well done quill18, the sound effects,especially the quirky humorous ones really made the game xD
BoskoSokolov
25. Aug 2015 · 00:43 UTC
good game and good idea nice job man!
goost
25. Aug 2015 · 00:44 UTC
Finally, a Tower Defence Game which I like! But the sound effects are killing me, great!
KunoNoOni
25. Aug 2015 · 02:25 UTC
Watched you make this off and on throughout the 48 hours. Lots of fun. I stored 782 souls and lasted 35 waves.
mzmiric5
25. Aug 2015 · 02:26 UTC
Classic Quill18 game, really fun, easy to get lost in. I watched Quill make it on his stream during my breaks, always a great resources. The only negative is that the sounds sometimes get annoying, so the mute button comes in handy :)
Divitos
25. Aug 2015 · 03:44 UTC
Very fun game!
Karai17
25. Aug 2015 · 04:15 UTC
Didn't fit the theme that well but otherwise a very solid game.
wg_phancock
25. Aug 2015 · 04:16 UTC
Doesn't fit theme particularly well, but not bad gameplay and pretty decent voice effects.
DragonGino
25. Aug 2015 · 10:05 UTC
build your own hell and defend it.the game it self is really good balance between the amount of souls comming and powerfull demons.and sounds voiced by the man it self. what could you ask more.
Lee1121
25. Aug 2015 · 11:52 UTC
Great game Quill :)
Kakureta
25. Aug 2015 · 17:25 UTC
Awesome game! It was fun and kept me playing for a while. The graphics are basic but cool and the sounds are funny!
I had a lot of fun.
General
25. Aug 2015 · 20:27 UTC
I noticed your screenshot 2 days ago and made a mental notice to play your game. Glad to see a defense game! Quite unusual that I can't upgrade a single tower, as in most TD games, but this system works nicely.

Here're my video reviews: http://youtu.be/AkOdas_qL9A
Your game is at 13:22
Linus123xbb
25. Aug 2015 · 20:52 UTC
Very humoristic kind of game, I always enjoy playing your games. It was nice to see a 2D game for a change.
tweedle
26. Aug 2015 · 00:45 UTC
Wave 41! really fun play thru, nicely done! some schmancy art and this would have been 5 stars -T
fraanns
26. Aug 2015 · 12:13 UTC
Great game as always quill
Mythalore
26. Aug 2015 · 19:48 UTC
Very nice overall good audio decent art and fun gameplay, not much sense of threat though.
dusho
27. Aug 2015 · 07:29 UTC
watched the steam a bit, you were really trying hard to fit in subscribers into game
the background graphics doesn't fit other art, you could have hand draw something as well
still.. fun game, good work as usual
WanderTeam
27. Aug 2015 · 17:09 UTC
Very funny game. Its incredible that is possible male this type of game in very short time.
The theme are perfect for this ludum.
jofra
28. Aug 2015 · 22:54 UTC
the firing sound is the best one i have heard so far ahah awesome. Very nice game.
Gj!
Literal Games
30. Aug 2015 · 15:29 UTC
Nice, surprisingly well balanced, so managed to get to the "end" but not without being worried I might lose. Lots of fun!
tomdeal
30. Aug 2015 · 21:19 UTC
Cool game! The graphics could use a bit more work, but the gameplay is good
Anti
03. Sep 2015 · 20:21 UTC
A very good game. Very fun and addicting! Did have some weird UI problems on linux with a 16:10 resolution but I think that is more of a Unity problem. All in all, a very good submission!
kidando
06. Sep 2015 · 12:00 UTC
There's depth in this game. Not bad for a compo entry. I didn't play very much, but imagine if you had multiplayer where you could sabotage your opponents efforts (as opposed ai devil) :). Great job on submitting your entry
los.pixelados
11. Sep 2015 · 18:07 UTC
Awesome as always. And even more content than last time.
The sounds are so funny.
GG quill18 :)

Cheers.
Morco (Los Pixelados team)
Sparrow
11. Sep 2015 · 20:35 UTC
Awesome work! Had fun and played this for quite a while. Almost made it to the last upgrade.
Ibai Aizpurua
13. Sep 2015 · 14:04 UTC
I really love the sound effects. At the beggining I didn't know what was going on... 30 minutes later... I still didn't know what was going on, but it was fun!