mclewis 2014-04-29 04:47
When I tried to run the game I got an error saying a Java exception had occured.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD29 → Below Earth
By klianc09
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 2 | 91 | ||
| Fun | 157 | 3.38 | ||
| Overall | 252 | 3.39 | ||
| Theme | 260 | 3.38 | ||
| Innovation | 299 | 3.17 | ||
| Humor | 308 | 2.74 | ||
| Mood | 398 | 3.00 | ||
| Graphics | 440 | 3.21 | ||
| Audio | 509 | 2.68 |
When I tried to run the game I got an error saying a Java exception had occured.
I am getting the same error as mclewis.
I too am getting the java exception error. P.s. update your description :)
You have to download Java 8 to run the game:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html
The game was fun, and I thought the graphics and particle effects were nice. I made it to level 19.
I had a few gripes, though:
- The player movement felt really sluggish, especially combined with the bomb throwing mechanic -- I felt like there was barely enough room to maneuver, much less to get the run-up required to lob a bomb at enemies.
- I felt like the spitting mole things should only take one hit to kill. They're hard enough to dodge as it is.
- When you restart the level, you start with the amount of health you had when you got to that level. That kind of sucks when you only have 1 health left and the level is nearly impossible to beat without taking damage.
Overall, I liked it! Good work. :)
Thanks for reporting the errors, as TheLastBanana already pointed out, it was compiled using Java 8, but since I don't really use any Java 8 features I changed it to Java 7.
@TheLastBanana: I'm glad you like it. And I totally agree with you, tweaking the numbers is really hard during ludum dare when you can't find a playtester in the middle of the night.
The Post-Compo Version has been updated addressing all of your issues in some way and generally making the game easier.
P.S.: thanks petey123567 for reminding me ;)
Classic but fun and well executed. Gamepad support is really a plus. Good job!
Very good game! Player controls are nice and the idea is clever. Felt fun to play around in. Nice job.
The game played nicely, but I died too many times and could not get past level 11. I am that bad T_T
Anyway, it was good, and I liked the enemies (damn sharks. I thought I was safe on the land...). Great job!
Had a great time playing it, got a bit hard towards the later levels, but still a fun game!
I really like how clean and smooth the game is but I suppose you didn't have much time to test. The second level with enemies is impossible to beat if you start with 1hp (after taking damage in the previous level). Overall an awesome game!
Couldn't run on OSX
Really fun, but can get really hard at times. :)
Doesn't run on OSX
This is a great game, one of my favorite so far. I would definitely play an expanded version of this. My only gripe is that when you die, your health should restart- restarting with 1 health point gets old pretty fast.
It's good fun, but it seems like the easiest way to get past the enemies is to avoid them, because attacking them is quite difficult (at least for me...). The levels are very nice.
Wow this game is so good!!!!!! 9.5/10 i dont like the fact that you can spawn near the enemies but the best game ive played right now!!!!!
Nice controls, although it's pretty tricky when you get to a new level and are attacked before you have a chance to move!
Throwing bombs further when moving is a nice touch, dodging all the enemies while throwing bombs is quite difficult, I got hammered by shots, which would've been alright if I could take more of a beating.
Thank you all for your feedback.
It seems like I always make my games too hard, which is kind of a pity. The "spawning besides enemies" issue is my fault, for not paying attention when generating some levels.
And I don't know why I thought restarting with the same health when dying was a good idea. I fixed it in the post-compo version.
@GreatBigJerk: I assumed it would run on OSX because libGDX supports it, but I have no Mac myself so it could take a while until I manage to fix it.
I'm hoping to get a HTML5 build of it done though.
Love the 8-bit style! The monsters were really creative too, fun
It's not very pretty, but the enemy types are very fun, and seeing the interaction between them and things is great!
For instance, the tentacles can slap bombs, even ones held by the little blue guys, and the little blue guys can get killed by the moles(?).
I do think the moles are not a very good enemy type, since there's no way to defend against their shots and they aren't the easiest to hit with bombs, nor the easiest to avoid with the floaty movement. That room filled with many moles is especially hell, since it'll drop your health down, and it'll stay that way for the rest of the game (unless you can get every medkit along the way without getting hurt).
I got the java error people mention, but just running it a second time made it work for some reason.
The game is fun and I like the difference between using bombs vs using TNT. I have to agree that the moles and the sharks were a little annoying as enemies, but I liked that there were a variety of enemy types.
Personally, I prefer designed levels over random levels. That's just a preference, but I think it would've led to more interesting interactions with the enemy types. Since it was random, I think it their role less interesting.
Overall I liked the game, but especially since it was a jam entry, I'm wondering why no soundtrack?
Thanks for sharing this and congrats. And thank you again for playing and commenting on my game! :)
Thanks again for commenting, people.
@admung: Yes, this interactions between enemies weren't intended but I think that's what makes it most fun.
@shadow64: At first I planned to only generate levels, but then I gave in and made a quick level reader that parses a text file for the tutorial level and used it in other levels afterwards too. In hindsight I also realized that somehow the hand-made levels were more fun than the (poorly) generated ones.
As with the music part: I really think that music is important. It makes or brakes a game. And I'm always too scared to add music that doesn't fit or is annoying. And currently I'm not confident enough with audio tools to make some music myself.
Very nice controls... using acceleration to aim the bombs feels really good.