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The Semi-Realistic City Game

By jan

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2173.8027
Fun1703.7827
Innovation6093.1325
Theme4893.5226
Graphics7013.2617
Audio5213.0025
Humor8332.3317
Mood7563.0424

Comments

small-little-alduin 2017-12-05 12:48

Good job for your second entry in Ludum dare, really liked it! :)

gaschrom-music-person 2017-12-05 12:53

At first it seemed like a lot to take in but I think you did a good job making it easy to understand. I don't think it's super challenging yet, so maybe changing some conditions could make it more exciting, I did really enjoy it though! :)

interpol 2017-12-05 14:15

Amazing progress for weekend game jam. At first it looks complicated (because so much buttons and very big text tutorial), but immediately it become more intuitive.

You could be in Compo, but as I understand, you've ran out of time, yeah?

jan 2017-12-05 14:31

@interpol Thank you! Yes, unfortunately I ran out of time to add all the things I had in mind. I certainly needed the extra 24h to get the game to where it is now.

meursault 2017-12-05 15:47

Was looking forward to playing this, but when i press P to unpause the game in the very beginning it crashes or something? It stays open but mouse clicks and key presses don't to anything, also the red rectangle stays in the same place. Before that when it's paused i can change building selection and so on.

jan 2017-12-05 16:03

@meursault I am sorry to hear that. Can you please try running the game from the command console with: java -jar "The Semi-Realistic City Game.jar"? That should output whichever error is happening in the console. Then I could see what is going wrong.

meursault 2017-12-05 16:09

@jan Sure, here is the exception:

Exception in thread "Game" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javazoom/jl/decoder/JavaLayerException at game.Game.addSound(Game.java:736) at game.Game.tick(Game.java:464) at game.Game.run(Game.java:140) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

simonbeats 2017-12-05 16:14

A very cool game, at first i didnt get what it has to do with the theme but later i found out. I gave you a good rating, you did a great job!

machocodes 2017-12-05 16:21

Fun to play

tvtom99 2017-12-05 16:35

Very fun and well put together game :) Slight lack of depth in the building types, but for a game put together so quickly that's expected. I really liked how you have to plan for garbage as well as food, it added a second dimension to the whole experience!

jan 2017-12-05 16:37

@meursault: It seems to be that Linux has problems with playing the MP3 sound files of the game. I added a link to a version of the game without sounds. I hope that helps.

twinghosts 2017-12-05 17:21

Holy moly, this is a nice game :) . Always loved sim-city type games. I was a bit quick to "finish" the game, but still an awesome job.

meursault 2017-12-05 17:42

@jan i got it working with the new jar. Though i'm on Windows 10, not Linux ;-)

The game is really impressive. The controls should be the big week point but it works really well even without "real" UI. I also like the art style. Good job!

wojciech-bruski 2017-12-05 17:50

Wow very good game I enjoyed to play game didn't made in Unity. Easy to play.

machrom 2017-12-05 20:24

I enjoyed the game a lot, simple but easy to understand, with nice graphics and also, the train is lovely.

A minor note: maybe you could make it a bit more challenging? :)

Great job!

james-dunlap 2017-12-06 04:53

This is a very nice city simulation game. Obviously, it would be great to see cars, tractors, people, and the garbage trucks moving around, but there is only so much that can be done in the time limit. (This desire will not be reflected in the score.) I am truly impressed with where the game is now. The warehouses, though, seemed to have a very limited range.

dudum-lare 2017-12-06 14:15

I have played for a long time now maybe too long, I love this game.

Concerning the graphics it looks pretty good, even though the graphics are kind of simple they look great! This kind of graphics fit with this game.

Concerning the audio, I liked the bird noises. But I wanted more, it felt empty. But that’s fine because the bird sounds made me relaxed.

Overall I like this game very much. I had an amazing time playing it. It’s kind of addicting. I could definitely have played more if I had the time to do so. Thank you so much for this experience and good luck in the future! Have an awesome day, and I hope to see you in the next jam!

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// Isak from @liquidbrain

rowdies 2017-12-06 16:40

This is easily the best game i have played in the jam so far! I love management games - This is made beautifully! At first i was unclear on how to play - but as soon as i learned it was amazing! My citizens often left me because ileft them to starve - but they soon returned as well when the food came back!

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Here is my score. I can play this game forever!!

Some of my ideas would be to show the number of houses/farms/ and other buildings i have.

Other than that - maybe add other needs that need to be met for citizens.

Very well done! One day i too shall create good games like this!

reality-blind 2017-12-06 19:51

Nice game, well done :)

lazard 2017-12-11 14:14

Really neat game, you nailed the Sim-city vibe ! Had fun building my city ;)

shivur 2017-12-13 21:28

Original concept!