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tiny world war

By grimfang4

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness372
Fun1053.49
Audio3492.69
Overall3643.09
Mood3772.75
Humor4532.18
Innovation5672.63
Graphics5852.60
Theme7772.26

Comments

binary_girl 2012-04-23 14:58

good job man...altho i didnt have anyone to play it with ;(

suese 2012-04-23 15:53

Didn't work on Windows XP.

grimfang4 2012-04-23 16:27

I just tested on XP and it works for me. It probably depends on your hardware or drivers. It uses OpenGL+extensions.

bcdefg123 2012-04-24 17:42

I tried running it and the window automatically closed as soon as it opened.

cubertoy 2012-04-25 02:39

Gamplay works great. Really fun to play. Didn't enjoy the arts though... But hey, who cares ? Game are also about fun ! And it is fun ! GG

chtulhu 2012-04-25 13:57

I love the intro music so much! You should play it during the games. How did you make it?

murrayl 2012-04-25 14:42

I liked how each player seemed to have their own little army of AI tanks! Definitely deserves some more development.

voidchronos 2012-04-25 15:00

Great Entry! I liked this game from it's beginning! Adding extra weapons was really great idea! One problem is NPC, cause in the 2v2 battles they can only ruin the game (IMHO)

grimfang4 2012-04-27 15:09

@Chtulhu
The music was done in Fruity Loops. I just tossed it together quickly. It's really only a beat loop and an arp loop.

@VoidChronos
Yeah, I wanted to add more control over how many teammates you have. You can edit the level file and remove some "Player" entries to remove the corresponding AI players. Save it as a new level and it will show up in the game's browser.

rynti 2012-04-27 22:50

Really nice, I guess playing this with friends would be awesome =)

jwolf 2012-04-28 22:56

Pretty fun game! The AI could use a bit of work (can get mutually stuck across a building), but overall this is a really solid entry.

patacorow 2012-04-30 18:56

Sweet game, I loved how fluent it is, I played with 3 more friends and it was a blast :D

cltatman 2012-04-30 21:04

This is really fun! I played alone, but the AI was lively enough to keep things interesting. I liked the balance between arcade-y gameplay and the slow turning of the tanks, it made for an interesting challenge. :)

I thought the theme was a bit missing, but it's good stuff anyhow! Congrats!

vigrid 2012-04-30 22:24

Controls are a bit dodgy. I couldn't tell which tank do I control, and how do I control it. Collisions - I couldn't tell if I can go behind a building or not. Other than that it's a fun little game with real multiplayer potential. I played solo though, so I guess I've missed some fun. A good candidate for an XBOX or PS game.

tfendall 2012-05-01 01:51

Fun concept! I just played with AI, but playing with friends would likely be a blast. With some improved graphics, AI, and controls this would be a game I'd want to play over and over. Like vigrid said, this would be fun on Xbox.

demonpants 2012-05-01 18:06

Any chance for a Mac port?

grimfang4 2012-05-01 18:38

@demonpants Only if someone out there wants to help out. I don't have a Mac, but the game builds on Windows and Linux so it should work on MacOS without trouble.

grimfang4 2012-05-01 18:45

Anyone can send an email (found at code.bluedinosaurs.com) if they're interested in that.

grimfang4 2012-05-01 19:29

Umm... That's not an email address in parentheses, though it looks like it. Boy, I stink at this. :D Go to http://code.bluedinosaurs.com/about/

dcolgan 2012-05-02 18:18

Ooo, a multiplayer game. I didn't have anyone to play with either, but this looks like it would be fun with more people. Also, the game crashed after I finished a round.

mrphil 2012-05-02 18:22

Sadly, it wasn't playable for me. The game runs choppy, the controls where confusing and something weird was going on with the physics. Looks like it could be fun, too bad.

grimfang4 2012-05-03 17:27

@MrPhil It does run much better in a hardware fullscreen mode, but toggling fullscreen in this build doesn't work on Windows... :(

You can keep an eye on code.bluedinosaurs.com for an updated version... once I get around to putting one up.

hybridmind 2012-05-04 04:40

Took me the longest time to even understand how to start playing. Could only play alone w/ the AI. In the end I couldn't figure out the controls. Seemed they would move and pivot randomly and make my tank behave all strange. Also, strafe controls for a tank w/ treads? That made me laugh a good bit. :D

grimfang4 2012-05-04 13:13

@HybridMind Ah, that's too bad. The controls are a little messy because of the turning rate and they're unexpected because people are used to relative mapping instead of natural input mapping in games like this. It doesn't help that your tank is unidentified to let you hide from other players among your allies. Once you get past that, I think it works alright. Yeah, the strafe controls were meant to apply to separate treads and turret, but I didn't take the time to do that.

robcozzens 2012-05-10 07:29

I would try it if you had a Web or OSX version.

dr-pingu 2012-05-11 16:05

Nice work :)

someone 2012-05-11 16:07

Works in Wine, but without sound.
Nice game, The tanks didn't feel much like tanks though, and I had some trouble with the controls.
The menus are a bit unpolished, but well done for adding that much functionality.

icefallgames 2012-05-11 18:06

Looks like it might be neat, but I couldn't figure out how to get into the game. It always says "All Destroyed", even though (I think) I managed to put two players on different teams.
Also the game froze when I put focus in another window, and then back to the game (though I've seen this in other LD entries, so it may be whatever library you're using)

davidwparker 2012-05-11 18:12

Sorry, I don't have Windows.

wampus 2012-05-11 18:39

I thought this was well put together and fun for a 48hr game. It would be excellent if taken further.

davedobson 2012-05-11 18:57

I tried to play, and set up the game, but then the screen went black for 5 seconds and "All Destroyed..." showed up. Then the game froze. This is Win 7. Ah, that's what happens when you don't pick the level file. After that, a fun game, but very hard to control the tanks. I died, and the AI proved unable to even get to where it was supposed to fight, so it stalemated. The free-for-all is fun and exciting. Very impressive for the time involved, with the AI, different weapon sets, and the apparently customizable terrain and team play.

raptor85 2012-05-11 20:21

tried to test but the controls dont seem to work in WINE, just drives into a corner and gets stuck. good audio though

geekygenius 2012-05-13 02:10

This made for a pretty fun game! The particle effects were good, but the level graphics weren't as polished. Good fun game play though!

scgrn 2012-05-13 04:39

Closed immediately under XP