A Moving Service by Irene02
Join the tiniest crew running a moving service, where size doesn't matter, but balance does!
Note: Fixed bug that changed input sensitivity for some players, making it more difficult.
Controls:
Arrow Keys(left/right) to move
Q + E to balance
P to pause
Rules:
- Don't scratch the furniture on the ground!
- Don't get drowned by a raindrop :)
Credits:
Irina Stambuleac - Game Programmer/Game Designer/2D Artist
Bogatu Angelica - UI Designer
Marius Stepa - Sound Designer (music)
Victoria Rusu - Project Manager/Game Designer
| itch.io | https://irenevonm.itch.io/ant-moving-service |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/a-moving-service |
Ratings
| Overall | 570th | 3.526⭐ | 59🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 636th | 3.286⭐ | 58🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 258th | 3.64⭐ | 59🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 160th | 4.149⭐ | 59🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 433th | 3.825⭐ | 59🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 404th | 3.391⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 184th | 3.696⭐ | 53🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 481th | 3.582⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 54🗳️ | 91🗨️ |
@cobear25 Thank you so much! :hugging: The score on the losing screen is definitely a good idea, will definitely implement it in the future
@alezjl Thank you so much for playing ^^
@eerongal Haha, thank you for playing anyways xD The difficulty was a bit of a gamble, glad u like it though!
@kaiynest Thank you for downloading it! I've encountered this same problem with another person, seemed to be a browser issue :(
A little more feedback on the scale, like a circle that gets smaller as you get closer to the sound, or a sound when you get the drop, would have been cool :D
For now the secret is gently tapping the balance keys, rather than pressing them, but at a later date I will fix the difficulty issue :smile:
I think I learnt how to balance, but the 2nd mechanic (rain) is now killing me :D
good job :)
- Show a bit of a drop shadow when something is about to hit the ground. Make it more obvious at what point it would touch the floor.
- Show a dropshadow of the water droplets on the floor that gets bigger the further down the droplet goes. Makes it more obvious that you're not supposed to stand under it (I didn't understand you could drown in the beginning and felt like it was a bug that I failed)
- Since all the controls are keyboard-only, I would've loved to be able to press [SPACE] or something to retry instead of having to use my mouse :)
But this is high-level criticism, it's already a pretty nice achievement what you accomplished in such a short time :)
I got fired a lot ! :D
And the graphics are awesome :3
Visually it's really cute and the music is catch!
@kazetheroth @george-k @coke Thank you so much!
@jungledorf Really glad the itch.io page helped, thank you for letting me know! And yes, noted!
Even if the game is difficult, it all makes you want to play again. I think we can therefore call it a success.
I decided to play till I, at least, succed to put one think in the house. And finaly, I made a score of "2". It's not a lot, but I'm still proud of it x)
Here is my best score after a large number of attempts:

You could've implemented space bar to restart
Very fun to play, easy to pick up, difficult to master. Well done.
PS: what gym coach does the ant go? I'd love to build some muscles too. :smiley:
The music fit well and was nice and relaxing.
I think the difficulty is well tweaked.
I found it very difficult when I first played the game a few days ago, but now that I came back to it I found it much more manageable.
It's probably a matter of me being more focused when playing now, and having a bit more practice.
It's a fun and cute little game, well done!