Radioactive Cavemen

cmlsc 2017-12-04 05:26

Nice game, but I feel like there should be more to do. It seems a bit repetitive. Also, the sprites are very blurry. The concept is a good idea, but I wish you had taken it a bit further. Good work though.

mrphil 2017-12-04 05:29

Neat, lots of potential.

darylsteak 2017-12-04 05:51

A nice game overall that has a ton of potential. But too little content too keep the game interesting.

deathray 2017-12-04 06:27

Thanks for the feedback CMLSC. I fixed the pixel issue in the post-compo version. pixels.png

exezin 2017-12-05 04:12

Lol fun little sims caveman-edition thing you've got here, not really sure if I was doing everything the correct way. Got pretty chaotic fast :D

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Really like the monster sprites!

diptoman 2017-12-05 07:08

That got too chaotic too fast, hahah. Also probably because I was terrible at it. Neat idea though - has a lot of potential.

jack-maxwell 2017-12-06 03:23

Really fun little game! I made a base that welcomed both cavepeople AND mutants. I wasn't quite sure what I was doing haha but it was fun. One problem I had was that I could pan even when the pan tool wasn't selected. This made building difficult. Great game!

tolmera 2017-12-07 16:39

Hey @deathray I played your LD 39 game (Star Hopper Crank), and was really looking forward to seeing what you managed to make for LD40. The games got an interesting feel, though I think it appeals more to peoples aesthetics than actually being mechanics driven. It's an interesting game, that might have been better with polish, but I stuggled to find the fun. I dug a deep hole, dropped a bunch of fires down, then focused on the move command to send mutants to the surface, while everyone else just milled around. Will look forward to your next LD game.

simonhutchinson 2017-12-09 13:48

Nice. I like the aesthetics here (needs sounds!), and I love the art on the mutants. It sure ramps up fast!

logan 2017-12-10 01:39

Hmm, it didn't really feel like what I was doing had much bearing on the cavemen, or vice-versa. After I gave up trying to herd the cavemen into the tunnels to keep them out of the radiation, I ended up hollowing out a huge cavern and filling almost every tile with fire, 'cause I couldn't think of a reason not to. The cavemen slowly did their own thing and either filled my cavern or didn't. I made it to around 30 citizens, then learned I could place fires in the sky. Then I gave up. I dunno, it seems like it needs something more. Like, it's more of a little simulation than a proper game.

chartman 2017-12-12 04:32

Nice artwork and animations. It felt more like a simulation, but it was fun seeing where it went.

zinkler 2017-12-12 09:40

Nice art, but the game definitely lacks a proper gameplay.

valkling-friend-of-all-things 2017-12-13 04:37

It has an addictive quality to it. However, I did not play it for too long because of the panning glitch. The screen would pan every time I tried to use any tool, not just pan, and it made progress annoying. I'm guessing that you forgot to cancel defaults maybe? With that fixed, and maybe a drag or "area" size tool would make this game much more enjoyable to play. Also, a little sound would make it pop. A quick atmospheric track would do and a few sfxr made effects would do.

Anyways, my Compo game is over here, if you want to have a look: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/squirrel-puncher-4000

zirrrus 2017-12-20 08:05

Cool little game, really felt a bit like watching an anthill. Filled with really lazy ants, just wandering about :P

The digging was a bit tedious, a drag mode would have been nice. And some more options for stuff to do, maybe additional build options and such? I really like the sprites, the mutants look very fun.

hunttis 2017-12-23 06:27

Interesting, but I didn't really understand how what I was doing was affecting the characters on screen.

Like Zirrrus said, drag-digging would've been nice.

Definitely something original though :)

2017-12-26 14:52

Good start! I included it in my Ludum Dare 40 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_cfsd64xFk