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Hello Dear Friend by ruthiepee

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made by ruthiepee for LD33 (COMPO)
Have you ever dreamed of being an email scammer? L@@K no further-- Hello Dear Friend simulates sending emails, hiring employees, upgrading your computer systems, and getting rich quick!

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Code: HaxeFlixel
IDE: Sublime Text 2
Graphics: Adobe Illustrator
Sound: Milkytracker
Fonts: Roboto Medium & Roboto Slab Bold

Shout out to RVA Game Jams for hosting this weekend.
Special thanks to Will (@x01010111 ) and Momin (@foolmoron) for their helpful code tips.
Web http://ruthieswebsite.com/hellodearfriend/
Source http://ruthieswebsite.com/hellodearfriend/hellodearfriend.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=36556

Ratings

Coolness 48% 1268
Overall 3.76 99
Audio 3.68 71
Fun 3.46 188
Graphics 4.10 76
Humor 4.50 6
Innovation 2.62 704
Mood 3.64 105
Theme 3.90 144

Feedback

crare
24. Aug 2015 · 07:18 UTC
Great looking game. Fun to play, I would like to see more upgrade options. Works with theme.
lubos
24. Aug 2015 · 09:28 UTC
I can't help it, I always get hooked on clicker games!
bodsey
24. Aug 2015 · 19:23 UTC
I loved the premise and the take on the theme, but I just hate cookie clickers, sorry :/
charliecarlo
24. Aug 2015 · 19:27 UTC
$5 for a textbook. This game definitely gets a 5 for humor.
razavidn
24. Aug 2015 · 19:28 UTC
Mmmm clicker games. Love 'em to death. Unfortunately, these puppies rise and fall on the ability to keep unlocking new things, and once you start getting employees, the game kind of breaks. Awesome entry, just needs some super expensive things that aren't upgrades! (Maybe super-powered employees qua different color dinos?)
Clurect
24. Aug 2015 · 19:30 UTC
Wow this was really fun and simple! :) I really like the graphics
Demy
24. Aug 2015 · 19:30 UTC
hehe, fun clicker. Cool game!
Jawesome
24. Aug 2015 · 19:32 UTC
I loved every bit of it!!!
Zerkruemler
24. Aug 2015 · 19:32 UTC
Cool clicker game with funny story and nice graphics and sound. I didn't find any further upgrades or any hint for a goal to reach.
JackDegree
24. Aug 2015 · 19:32 UTC
Hilarious! ANd cool art/music!

Just a heads up: employees seem to be making 10 bucks a second, not 1 as indicated on the status screen?
uvwar
24. Aug 2015 · 19:36 UTC
Hm, yes, the Icthyosaur are very reminiscent of De la Beche's drawings, a nice touch.
MrSylar59
24. Aug 2015 · 19:38 UTC
Nice art, I like those kind of games, it's quite fun to play
BuffaloPhil
24. Aug 2015 · 19:40 UTC
That was great
MaesK
24. Aug 2015 · 19:46 UTC
Nice clicker game! Reeeally funny, the spam in general but specially the animation of the employees. Awesome :D
frokes
24. Aug 2015 · 20:24 UTC
Sorry this is not my kind of game. Nice music and the graphics are good but it gets boring pretty fast. Would be nice if you would know your goal...
garygreen
24. Aug 2015 · 21:28 UTC
That was fun and funny. Great graphics. :-)
boardtobits
24. Aug 2015 · 22:28 UTC
Great look and actually gave a purpose to inane clicking. Nice work... you monster.
omaha
25. Aug 2015 · 03:26 UTC
Nice! I loved the premise, and I particularly loved the animation of the employees.

Was there something I could click to go back and show my dad how wrong he was?
🎤 ruthiepee
25. Aug 2015 · 11:45 UTC
@JackDegree: oof, that's my mistake-- forgot a zero. Thanks for pointing it out.

@omaha: No, there's no ending.

@razavidn: Great suggestions. If I expand upon the game, I'd introduce floors of the office building, then buildings, then office parks, and so on for upgrading your $$$ exponentially.

Everyone else: BACK TO WORK!
mrcdk
25. Aug 2015 · 23:30 UTC
RIP my mouse :( Brb, need to spam more!
WolvesbaneTeam
26. Aug 2015 · 12:31 UTC
Pretty sweet deal - some arbitrary goal would have been nice, just because I know you would've had a really funny scene where the hero one-ups his dad or something. I've been thinking about doing a clicker for some time, maybe you've finally convinced me to do so, Dear Friend! All I need is some start-up capital - please wire it to the following banc account number by expres cheque now!
01010111
27. Aug 2015 · 05:13 UTC
I clicked so much that employees were $0 so I got 2k, and then I noticed my money freaking out! I kept wishing there were commas in the numbers because I felt dumb looking at big numbers and not knowing which one was bigger :P Anyway, the art is really really good, and you managed to make another really funny game!

Awesome job!!
highlyinteractive
27. Aug 2015 · 09:58 UTC
Great fun, although after my second billion I started to get a little bored
psychonull
27. Aug 2015 · 20:39 UTC
Hello dear friend, this scamming-simulator is great! everything feels just right. The graphics are great, they remind me about the game "to build a better mousetrap". Every detail (email templates, employee curriculum, etc) is a big plus.
Thousand separators or other kind of number representation (such as 200K, 2M, etc) would make the game so much enjoyable towards the end. Other than that, congratz on this awesome entry.
rustybroomhandle
29. Aug 2015 · 20:24 UTC
Haha. At first, I thought "Spam-sending clicker game, funny" and was not planning to go very far... but then I thought "well ok, maybe just let me make enough to hire one employee" aaaand then the compulsion-loop snagged me. Good job! :)
OnionBlaze
30. Aug 2015 · 08:31 UTC
Lol, funny game! :D
dukope
31. Aug 2015 · 06:34 UTC
Nice! My only wish was for comma-separators in the numbers. And an ending.
valid4life
01. Sep 2015 · 04:41 UTC
Lots of fun! I actually had quite a few employees and had 4048 EPC!
OadT
01. Sep 2015 · 09:59 UTC
Very funny story. The gameplay needs some additional balancing, but it already makes quite fun :) Graphics and audio is great, I also love the different e-mail texts :D
Is it possible to have 3 bosses like in the screenshot? I had all employers but hadn't see an option to get a new boss. Maybe I simply overlooked it or its an older sceenshot. Anyway nice game!
tripleVisionGames
02. Sep 2015 · 11:25 UTC
Addictive! And I felt evil the whole time I was doing it. Great entry!
Drauthius
02. Sep 2015 · 19:11 UTC
You know what they say, the first $50 is the hardest. Nice game! Must have been either really enjoyable or really frustrating to write all that bad engrish. :D
6DownStudios
04. Sep 2015 · 05:06 UTC
Great take on the theme, very funny! Art style and music really matches the hilarity of the premise, kudos!
Jupiter_Hadley
13. Sep 2015 · 12:13 UTC
Funny idea! I included it in part 28 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/UzsNzPlW29s