Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD39 → BatteryUnknown's PowerGrounds
By udo
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 31 | 4.18 | 29 | |
| Fun | 15 | 4.14 | 29 | |
| Innovation | 191 | 3.48 | 29 | |
| Theme | 129 | 3.96 | 29 | |
| Graphics | 549 | 3.18 | 29 | |
| Audio | 81 | 3.88 | 28 | |
| Mood | 192 | 3.65 | 28 |
Wow the rare online multiplayer game in Ludum Dare. The controls are strange, would have been nice to be able to aim with the mouse or with the arrow keys rather than q and e. Other than that it is a rather enjoyable game. I'm on kinda of a crappy connection at the moment, but the lag didn't seem too bad. Nice work!
Me and my friend just started playing your game and we both agree that it's really good! The concepts really cool, very addictive to play. One problem that I have been having is that when I rotate the camera sometimes make me feel a bit dizzy but other than that I'm really enjoying playing it!
Thank you! You can use the arrow keys as well, just not for strafing. :)
Love this game! Made an account just to comment.I just figured out however that movement and turning speed quickens on a higher refresh rate (144hz) monitor (I was wondering why I managed to get so high on the leaderboard!), however firing rate is decreased. So much fun, maybe consider increasing the base turn speed for 60hz monitors? Otherwise though, great game!
Thank you Shepsy, I remember you killing me several times :D Yes, the turn and movement rate is framerate-dependent, but the cooldown timer for shooting is not. There is only so much I could do in the time I had, but that's definitely something that should be corrected.
Just been playing again and it seems to be fixed (still managed to beat my high score too ;) ). Awesome work udo.
A great game! Noticed it on a @elysiagriffin stream.
First multiplayer game i've played here! It's really well made and addictive! Uses the theme effectively too. I encountered some bugs too with players being invisible but apart from that its great :)
@Boxfort they're not invisible, they're probably only behind a wall at the time
Great game. It has big potential if you spend some more time on it. There are some bugs with players teleporting and vanisihing i have encountered. Other than that great gameplay and music. Love it!
I, too, encountered issues with players being invisible. I almost thought there was an extra mechanic where you are only visible when you move or shoot, but me staying exactly still proved that one wrong. :joy: The audio is really great too - props to Tim. I'll have to come back to this one later on. :thumbsup:
So judging from watching people play it on live streams, I think what throws many people off is that you can only see people if you have a direct line of sight to them. If they're behind a wall, they disappear. Maybe in some cases that's coupled with the fact that, if they have a bad connection, their characters will move in big jumps instead of smooth movement.
Oh, and it's possible for people to spawn directly near an active player, I should probably fix that at some point...
I'm not sure if it was intended, however a really interesting way to play is using both wasd to strafe and left/right arrows to turn. With this, dodging becomes much more of a viable strategy. Once you start to get used to this, there is no going back - movement is so much fun, and playing against my friends who also play like this makes engagements much more intense! In addition, battery pickups grant brief invisibility, meaning you can use that to your advantage if in a skirmish.
Omg a game jam multiplayer game with players. AND IT WORKS. AND ITS PRETTY GOOD!!
Good job y'all. The rotating made me dizzy a bit, but other than that I had a good time playing. :)
Great job! The multiplayer aspect makes the game really exciting. Knowing I am fighting real players put the stake at a high level. The minimalist graphics fits well. Something more realistic would not have been more immersive. I do not know if my Internet line is involved but rotating the player was pretty slow and after a few sec pressing the button my character do 270 deg rotation. So I have strafed a lot to get my opponents. I will definitively play it again when I want to chill out from work.
Good job on a multiplayer jam game! This was extremely fun. I like the simplistic look of it too. I don't really have much to say about it but I really enjoyed it.
I am so damn impressed with this game, especially having multiplayer working in a jam game. This was really fun blowing up people and getting blown up in return.
Whoa! This is actually a nice multiplayer online shooter!
It was better than I thought, it was fun.
Probably the most fun game I've played this competition. The shooting felt and sounded nice. Good job!
Great job, and nicely done on the multiplayer!