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Tiny Artillery

By rfgpfeiffer

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness277
Theme3243.23
Humor4712.14
Fun5842.55
Innovation5892.60
Overall5922.72
Mood6012.41
Audio6911.62
Graphics7652.19

Comments

m4c0 2012-04-22 20:32

I could benefit from instructions on how to start the game...

rfgpfeiffer 2012-04-22 20:51

hey m4c0, I added some instructions. I will also add a packaged windows executable on monday or tuesday.

rfgpfeiffer 2012-04-23 09:05

Windows exe added

azmaeve 2012-04-23 15:12

Nice! a worms like where you can literally kick your opponent's ass out of the planet ^^.
It works great, although I had to change the controls in the source because my keymap is a little tricky with numbers, damn you french keyboard!

Nice work!!

cosmologicon 2012-04-24 03:59

I found the controls and physics kind of frustrating, as well as the 10 second delay between turns. But I have to admit, blowing the other guy off the planet into the moon was a really awesome moment. I think you've got a great idea here.

raptor85 2012-04-24 11:51

the controls are a little weird to get used to but pretty good, i like the jumping physics between the plant/moon

jonathang 2012-04-24 11:54

We played it two player, liked the planet physics. Having the high ground seems to unbalance it a bit.

quickfingers 2012-04-24 16:45

not bad man, nice work on the gravity

kibertoad 2012-04-24 19:31

Why the annoying "wait" period after having shot?.. Also controls are frustrating :(.

netmute 2012-04-24 21:36

Couldn't rate because I'm using a Mac. Sorry :(

rfgpfeiffer 2012-04-25 04:55

netmute:

You can install pygame on a mac. There are installers on pagame.org and for brew and macports. I thought mac and linux users would just install the dependencies of with the package manager of their choice. It's not just for my game, there are more pygame users on this site!

Anyway, I will try to lend a macbook from a friend and make a statically linked app bundle in the next days.

rfgpfeiffer 2012-04-25 11:24

Linux binaries added. I can also use the same tool for OS/X binaries, when can get hold of a mac. Stay tuned!

monkeyarmada 2012-04-25 11:30

I loved the original Worms games back in the time. I liked the "orbital" twist you gave to this one.
I don't know if there was any music or audio fx, but i couldn't hear anything. You should improve graphics and animations but have a good concept over here. Keep working!!

rfgpfeiffer 2012-04-25 13:00

Monkey: No sound yet.

jeffalisk 2012-04-25 15:58

Good way to fit the theme but could have used a way to go back if you select the wrong weapon - I picked the bat when the opponent was on another planet so wasted a turn.

dr-pingu 2012-04-25 16:13

Nice work :)

voidchronos 2012-04-25 17:34

Well, this entry is not really bad, but i think you should make the power arrow represent projectile speed. Cause when i fired the rocket with the arrow of almost 4 times bigger than start, it just flew almost at my feet.

Jeffalisk: You can use "Q" key to disarm yourself, so you can choose another wep.

Anyway, Good Job!

sudorossy 2012-04-25 21:49

Interesting gameplay. Not many multiplayer games on Ludum Dare. The physics are interesting.

nightsjester 2012-04-26 21:20

Its pretty okay but difficult to figure out, kinda common thing I am seeing in LD Games.

xblinkedx 2012-04-27 07:29

Not bad, it was kindof hard to control. But nice idea overall.

madflame991 2012-04-27 07:30

I think that if you continued to work on this it would make a fine spin-off on the original Worms-like games. I liked the sun and the fact that you made it in python.

joshua 2012-04-27 07:41

Nice! And Python FTW!!! :D

daisuke909 2012-04-27 17:04

Very cool! The sun looks nice. If I could say one thing, the pace could be sped up a bit, but it is really fun.

aquasheep 2012-04-28 04:56

Nicely done! I especially like that the levels are destructible and that gravity really works. Very fun!

namuol 2012-04-28 05:06

Cool! I'm a fan of Scorched Earth, and the gravity mechanic could make for some interesting tactics. Good idea -- you should explore it more with different planet/star layouts.

One complaint I have is that I can't tell which weapons correspond to which keys, but once I select the weapon, I'm forced to use it. Maybe something like a mouse-select or scroll-wheel to select and then space to finally begin aiming/firing.

orangeez 2012-04-28 10:43

physics is somewhat buggy, where sometimes the projectile collides with player and disappears even before rendered, but the idea of several islands with their own gravity and center of mass is damn good. nice job!

netmute 2012-04-28 11:17

Whoa, this was pretty cool! Very much like Worms :)
The hand-drawn planet/moon graphics gave the game a very special charm.
Firing could have used a bit more thrust. The projectiles always fell down before reaching the other player.
Overall quite funny, good job! :)

(Special points for adding a Mac build 'just for me' :)

jiddo 2012-04-28 12:24

Nice idea. The concept is very good and is lots of fun. The physics could use some tuning to feel more natural tho. When I tried it one of the players got stuck in mid-air and just flipped around back and forth. Also wouldn't mind some more graphical detail, but for a 48 hour game it is very impressive. The Linux release works perfectly as well.

jhelle 2012-04-28 12:28

Don't have someone here right now to play it with but it looks quite fun :)

sliv 2012-04-28 13:06

Awesome! I really like the concept, and it looks decent as well. Good job.

ddrkirbyisq 2012-04-29 07:48

Neat idea; try to clean it up a little next time ^.^;

zkenshin 2012-05-01 02:47

My friend beat me, because I blew myself up with the bazooka. She then projected spit all over my arm when she laughed. We approve. :P

william_edwards 2012-05-03 13:45

Loved it!

jfroco 2012-05-06 18:45

Kudos for using pygame. Interesting idea

julianspillane 2012-05-08 18:15

Nicely done! I love Worms-style games and this was a blast.

tcstyle 2012-05-10 20:20

Interesting basic worms-like idea. But the controls are quite counter-intuitive.

jesterblue 2012-05-11 15:54

It was fun how gravity came at you from all directions. I liked thinking about how I am going to send my bazooka on an orbital path that figure eights around the moon... but it never worked out. Maybe if I had a ninja rope...