ollie 2012-08-27 10:30
Couldn't run this on Win 7 64-bit. PlayWindows.sh flashed up the command prompt but didn't seem to have any result, running the jar file resulted in a Jave Exception
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD24 → Literally; Earth Shaping
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theme | 248 | 3.22 | ||
| Graphics | 447 | 2.68 | ||
| Innovation | 447 | 2.67 | ||
| Audio | 513 | 1.94 | ||
| Coolness | 570 | 49 | ||
| Mood | 658 | 1.86 | ||
| Overall | 713 | 2.16 | ||
| Fun | 758 | 1.33 |
Couldn't run this on Win 7 64-bit. PlayWindows.sh flashed up the command prompt but didn't seem to have any result, running the jar file resulted in a Jave Exception
^^ that's because it's a linux .sh file
You can't expect a .sh to be double-clickable on Windows, now do you? :P Try making playWindows.sh -> playWindows.bat, and have it have this code iniside:
java -Djava.library.path=lib/windows -jar LD24Game.jar
(The old version couldn't run on win, and wrongly pointed to the osx libraries anyway)
Now, time for the actual game - I couldn't really figure out what to do. I messed around for a while, but couldn't really figure out what all the buttons did, even in the tutorial. I finally figured out that they toggle between views after viewing the debug log. :P
Game is interesting. Graphics are good. Gameplay is kinda boring.
Can't run this on Windows 7
Hi there,
I am on Win7, and to play it I've copied all *.dll from /lib/windows and then I paste this files where is the LD24Game.jar file.
I had a little trouble working out how to play the game at first, but it seems like quite an interesting concept!
Really couldn't figure out what to do in this game. Not sure if the ice meteors so anything.
The idea and premise is good, but yeah, the gameplay needs a bit more work!
Kittens!
Got an exception in W7 64bits
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Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no lwjgl in java.library.path
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(Unknown Source)
at org.lwjgl.Sys$1.run(Sys.java:73)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at org.lwjgl.Sys.doLoadLibrary(Sys.java:66)
at org.lwjgl.Sys.loadLibrary(Sys.java:95)
at org.lwjgl.Sys.<clinit>(Sys.java:112)
at adventurist.Game.<clinit>(Game.java:39)
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I got it working on Windows 7 by running:
javaw -Djava.library.path=lib/windows/ -jar LD24Game.jar
from my command prompt.
Got it to load, but couldn't figure out what to do. Was sorta fun firing solar flares at my planets repeatedly, but didn't understand what to do past that.
I couldn't figure out how to actually play the game. I was sending out solar flares, but that seemed to be the only action I could tell was actually doing something.
Couldn't play =(
Note: in the windows.sh you point to the osx libraries.
Good graphics, except for the "life stages" which could have been cleaner. Couldn't work out really how to influence things, maybe the tutorial could have been more friendly. Random solar system generation was a nice idea over static levels.
Very interesting concept - Wasn't sure what the tutorial was trying to tell me, but I think I got the gist eventually.
Any chance you'll be adding to this?
pentaphobe, I am pretty sure I will.
not sure how to get it working, get a java exception, and changed windows.bat.sh to just .bat but just opens cmd and closes. On windows 7 64bit.
The first system I got was empty, but past that it was fun to watch the planets explode with fish...
It ran for me, and I like the general idea but I was at a loss understanding how my actions affected the simulation, or what the goal was. The mechanics seemed cool -- i like the idea of using volcanos and solar flares but it wasn't clear what they did. Needs to give the player much more feedback.