In the last days we have already received a lot of feedback about our game (thank you for that guys!) but a lot of people told us that they didn't understand pretty well how to play it properly. Because of that we have decided to make this short guide about how our game works.

Last Job entry: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/last-job

The goal of the game

This is a survival game and your final score correspond to the time you have survived. In order to stay alive, you have to keep the boilers on by throwing coal into them as quick as possible.

How to do it?

It is easy, let's me explain it in three simple steps.

• Pick coal up from the pile in the center of the room. Just get near the pile and press "E" repeatedly to make the goblin pick coal units. The goblin can carry a maximum of 10 units (But be careful! The more units you carry, the slower you'll move!).

• Throw the coal into the boilers by approaching them and repeatedly pressing "E". You will have to wisely distribute the coal among all the boilers so they don't turn off.

• Keep doing that until the coal pile is empty. Then you have to use the lever to ask for more coal and it will drop in the middle of the room making a new pile.

You have to repeat this as fast as possible. You can see an example of this in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPpHHskbaZY

The power-ups

Each 20 seconds a power-up will drop, helping you with your tasks. Those power-ups (and their effects) are the following:

The boss

The boss will come if two or more boilers are completely turned off. If that happens you have to be quick and turn them on again as fast as possible because if there are at least four of them turned on it will leave the room again and you'll be safe.

If the boss catches you, the game is over :(

And that's it! I think it is pretty simple when it is correctly explained. I hope it helps you to enjoy it in the way we designed it to be enjoyed!

Important!!: As we want to continue working in this game after LD39 and improve this idea as much as possible, all the feedback you can give us is highly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time!

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