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MANIFOLD

By microwerx

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness367
Audio5482.79
Humor7692.15
Mood9222.58
Fun9472.55
Graphics9502.55
Theme9962.62
Overall10262.68
Innovation10852.28

Comments

davidb 2014-04-29 11:37

chrome display a "virus alert" when I downloaded the binaries.

microwerx 2014-04-29 19:59

Yea, that's simply because it's a new file to the internet; therefore, not too many people have downloaded it and Chrome will try to warn you of that fact (not that it may have actually checked it for viruses). I encourage you to scan it with a real virus checker to confirm that it is safe.

f7f5 2014-04-29 20:39

sorry, I don't have windows :(

lemmingsurvivor 2014-04-29 20:44

File is safe.

Game feels unfinished but has a lot of potential. T'was fun, but I got stuck in a wall corner on level 4. You might also want to decrease your mole counter on kill rather than despawn, as the delay feels a bit weird.

All in all, good job!

voxnexus 2014-04-29 20:52

It says i'm missing a certain .dll when I try to run it?

kragnir 2014-04-29 21:02

The shooting in the wrong direction thing really is a problem that need to be fixed. The game itself is lacking depth. There needs to be something more. The intro was pretty nice and designed exactly for my reading speed.

mcburrobit 2014-04-29 21:12

@davidB, no worries; Chrome displays a "virus alert" (what it actually says is that the file is not well known and MIGHT be dangerous) for any while that has only been downloaded by a small number of Chrome users, ie. any very new file or any file only interesting to a small minority of Chrome users.

mcburrobit 2014-04-29 21:15

Fun game, really solid controls and fun gameplay.

figglewatts 2014-04-29 21:15

Game was missing MSVCP120.dll and wouldn't start.

ashdnazg 2014-04-29 21:27

The audio, both music and sound effects, is very good, and I liked the intro with the bible quote!

Graphics are alright, but gameplay is a tad pointless since you can't lose. You'd probably want to invest more time in that department in the next LD.

If it interests you, I hit a bug where you got stuck near a corner and couldn't move.

eerongal 2014-04-29 21:40

I like how fast the player moves, but the bug you mention in the description can get annoying at times.

microwerx 2014-04-30 21:01

Thanks for the comments folks. These are all pretty much issues I have on my "Things I wish I'd figured out before I started" list! Hehe. It's mildy distracting to have to figure out how to make sure you don't get stuck in corners in the middle of a 48 hour contest! For example, it's missing the bats and random earthquakes and a better maze for the levels.

microwerx 2014-04-30 21:01

For those of you missing DLL files, please install this redistributable package from Microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784

pumpkin 2014-04-30 21:57

Arf. Not Win32, right? Such a shame. Poor old computer... No fun games for you tonight.

sudorossy 2014-04-30 21:58

A got stuck in a wall :( But the first two levels seemed pretty fun

pighead10 2014-04-30 21:58

Simple game but oddly fun.

tuxxilla 2014-04-30 22:00

I played some waves until I got stuck not being able to control the player anymore.

I had fun playing it :)

dreii 2014-04-30 23:09

Missing MSCVP120.dll, cant run :(

vdogamez 2014-05-01 00:16

I really liked the fast paced gameplay, even though it made it hard to aim. It made the game feel really fun. The game felt like it was missing a failure condition, however, something to be trying to prevent. Also, the aiming controls seem to not respond all the time to the last direction you pressed, which is a bit frustrating.

microwerx 2014-05-02 10:03

I fixed that keyboard bug. I was assigning the missile DX/DY coordinates when the game loop was processing keyboard input, but not when the key was being pressed...big difference.

greatbigjerk 2014-05-03 13:00

Couldn't run :(

microwerx 2014-05-04 04:16

I added the DLL files to the binary ZIP. Please let me know if it doesn't run out of the box for you...Thanks!

rojo 2014-05-05 23:30

Cool take on the theme. The guy moves way, way too fast on my machine, which makes me think your gameplay code is tied to FPS rather than time slices. Still it was playable and blowing up the moles felt really good. Nice sound too. A little more challenge would be good (something my own game could use). Maybe limited shots or something would be a positive change.

benjamin-soule 2014-05-05 23:57

Its not working here. I'm getting an error as soon as I launch the game. I'm running window7

teesquared 2014-05-06 09:56

The intro did a great job of setting the mood. Good music too. I like the firing mechanic. The moles aren't much of a challenge.

jordanfitz 2014-05-10 05:41

Fun game, I liked the effects when the moles died :P

jlay 2014-05-13 01:35

Nice implementation of the quote. Had a hard time whacking the moles.

csanyk 2014-05-14 21:06

Good death animation for the moles!