Alien Breeder

Category	Rank	Score
Innovation	441	3.21
Graphics	467	3.11
Humor	535	2.26
Mood	607	2.79
Overall	728	2.95
Fun	829	2.58
Theme	860	3.05
Coolness	1817	37

danbolt 2015-12-14 13:06

Hi! Excited to try it, but I'm running into a little bug. Do I need to manually link LWJGL?

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no lwjgl in java.library.path
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:1857)
at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Runtime.java:870)
at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:1119)
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 org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.<clinit>(Display.java:135)
at org.newdawn.slick.AppGameContainer$1.run(AppGameContainer.java:39)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at org.newdawn.slick.AppGameContainer.<clinit>(AppGameContainer.java:36)
at core.Core.main(Core.java:47)

goffmog 2015-12-14 13:13

I like the idea but I had some problems with the game freezing when I assign a new breeding pair while two are still on their way back from the, err, breeding tubes.

bjarnovikus 2015-12-14 13:16

It seems to be an okay game with a small amount of depth. But sometimes, aliens can get "lost" while breeding (I need to wait until the first alien arives before sending the next one, this is counter-intuitive). There were also problems were aliens refused to walk. I'm afraid they are know living their own live somewhere on my computer.

5you 2015-12-14 13:19

Quite a few bugs made it impossible to play:
Aliens get stuck in the mating chamber, UI disapear, builds sometimes doesn't happen...

It's too bas because the game was really interesting ! Maybe too ambitious for a Compo.

divineomega 2015-12-14 13:25

The genetics idea is a very clever game mechanic. Reminds me a bit of the old Creatures Labs games, however this one has some strategy to which of the various traits you wish to select to breed.

Good idea, well implemented.

afenda 2015-12-14 13:52

Good idea ! But i have bugs on win7 x64 with java 8. Occasionally the game crash or control panel follow alien ! So good job !

itsfrank 2015-12-15 02:45

Sorry aboout the bugs guys, it was very ambitious for my modified slick engine, ill try and get them ironed out after my finals!

teamkawaiiju 2015-12-15 05:28

it crashes before i can start mating :(

weeping-rupee 2015-12-15 05:37

This has some potential. I'd like it if breeding maybe took a little longer. That way you'd have to think a little harder when picking what subjects to mate and what subjects to work. Additionally, with further development it would be awesome to see your creatures physically evolve as you progress. You could make dominant and recessive traits and go the whole 9 yards with the genetic aspect.

niccholaspage 2015-12-22 20:34

Interesting concept, aliens aren't too responsive to controls/demands, slightly confused about some gameplay mechanics.