azlen 2017-12-05 01:53
I can't seem to get past the initial screen. The window is not accepting keyboard inputs (MacOS).
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD40 → Karma Run
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 510 | 3.50 | 39 | |
| Fun | 557 | 3.33 | 38 | |
| Innovation | 224 | 3.62 | 38 | |
| Theme | 528 | 3.48 | 39 | |
| Graphics | 517 | 3.59 | 41 | |
| Audio | 233 | 3.58 | 36 | |
| Humor | 547 | 2.96 | 33 | |
| Mood | 622 | 3.22 | 36 |
I can't seem to get past the initial screen. The window is not accepting keyboard inputs (MacOS).
Ouch... I have no way of testing and debugging that right now :( The menu screen was done in a hurry so it might be totally broken. If I can't find the bug I'll try publishing a version without it.
I managed to get it working by moving `pygame.init()` after `tdl.init()`
I'll incorporate that in the source code! thanks!
@draysound thanks for incorporating that tutorial! :)
Python is a pain to package! Your options are really just pyinstaller and py2exe. If you are still interested in roguelikes but don't want to deal with python, I recommend rot.js. It's got a lot of features and since it's javascript, it'll run on just about anything no problem.
About the game itself: I love it. The ascii graphics are super blocky and cute. The music is good, and the game incorporates mechanics I've never seen before. Be proud of your game!
@towerhufham thank you for the compliment! :)
yes... the last 3h of the jam I messed around with both pyinstaller and py2exe with no success... it's a dissapointment because coding in Python is very fun :) I'll keep trying to find the least painful solution. If not, I will consider other languages/frameworks. Thank's for pointing out rot.js
I just realized I could slap the the three songs back to back, maybe loop the first one once, I doubt people will play long than 7min either, put it all into one file. It may not be linear with the game, but it would encompass the darker theme as the player becomes more skilled. Yay or Nay?
@THX1342, if you enjoy coding in python, you might want to check out the [Godot Engine](https://godotengine.org/). The syntax is very similar to python and the engine itself has — over the last few days since I started using it (I have a habit of participating in Ludum Dare using languages and engines that I haven't used before) — impressed me with its ease of use.
Too late https://soundcloud.com/user-711563966/the-whole-karma-saga
Just realized I was on the wrong thread XD not the on we were using, it's your discretion which you like better, good karma is definitely the most fun even as a standalone, I don't know if a variety of music scores higher or not, either way I'm pretty satisfied with the result, you could make the karma due to to moves/time a little easier though haha.
I have had problems getting pyinstaller and py2exe working as well, you might give cx_freeze a try though. Game is great and has bit of ftl vibe with the split paths and wall of doom.
Just tried the game and it's awesome! Had no problems running it.
I suggest taking a look at cx_freeze as @exploding-bits mentioned.
Man, what pain it was to get python installed and running. You'd think it would be easier, sheesh. Game is interesting. I wish I understood better what the number keys are doing. I hope you continue to improve the game. Thanks.
@exploding-bits I've tried cx_freeze also :( but I didn't really dive deep into any of them because of the time restraint. Thanks for the feedback!
@ryuzaki-mrl I'm glad you enjoyed it! How far did you go? LVL 9 was my record :) lvl9.PNG
@draysound I really like the idea, but not sure if I can change the game now (for LD). But I will do some more work on it and I'll included the extended track! :) Also, I might try to use some game elements to mix and match the mood of the tracks
@azlen I've played a bit with Godot a few years back and enjoyed it. Not quite python but seemed familiar anyhow. In any case, I'm playing with making games more as a programming learning exercise, but if I continue enjoying sharing games as much as I am now, maybe I'll need to broaden my toolset :) thanks for the feedback and tips
@mrphil thanks for the feedback! sorry you had a hard time using Python :( I was just thinking about giving a better description of whats inside the game (without spoiling the surprises)
LVL7 was my best. The karma really got me on there.
Yes... after Level 6 things can get a bit hectic with that bad karma pilling up :joy:
@thx1342 I'm 90% sure (only 90) you can update external things like music as long as you aren't altering the core game itself, I've seen it happen in other games.
Great
I LOVE this idea and I love the graphics too, and I'm really excited to see it come to life.
yeeeaah! python))) good game, sq for fun!
@machocodes @kkneville @kirill-venzhin glad you guys enjoyed!!! :)
Unique game. Felt a bit forced though, like I was just going through the motions, almost like I was expecting to lose too early on. I like the map effect and the layout was pretty concise
I saw you around when posting posts so I bookmarked you! I have played for some time now and I really enjoy this game.
Concerning the graphics it looks awesome! Despite the simple graphics you could not have done better. Love it!
Concerning the audio, that’s the best thing with this game. I just want to listen to it all day long. So relaxing!!!
Overall I like this game very much. I had an amazing time playing it. I’ll definitely come back and play some more, but there's a lot of games to explore right now! 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!
// Isak from @liquidbrain
This idea is fresh, but the relation between choice and result seems not obvious enough,
Original minimalist graphics, simple but efficient gameplay
I would like to play, but seems like this is a 64bit version only. Or my PC is going crazy. If there's something you can do for me to play, I'm available.
@victor-sette yes, only 64bit :( Not sure how I can export 32bit without access to a 32bit Windows machine (which I don't have).
You could try running from the source code. You need:
1. Python 3 on your machine 2. Clone my repo `git clone http://github.com/gcmartinelli/karma` 3. Go into the game's main directory (`/karma`) 4. Install the necessary dependencies with `pip install -r requirements.txt` 5. Play! Type `python karma.py`
@dudum-lare thanks for following the development and playing the game! I'm glad you enjoyed it, even in this raw form :) The audio is indeed amazing! @draysound did an awesome job and even more amazing is that he volunteered to do it when he saw my posts here on ldjam during development :)
@tmpxyz thanks :)
@laylow well, being inspired by roguelikes you are expected to die a lot :D
but indeed the game is not as fleshed out as I hoped it would have been. Unfortunately I ended up having bigger issues than expected during development and content ended up suffering because of it. I hope I can have better time management next time :)
@fugu thanks! :) glad you enjoyed it
@dudum-lare @thx1342 guess the happy audio was the way to go afterall :) Also thanks for commenting on audio dudum, was kinda getting worried when no one was saying anything cause i got a lot of feedback in my first game entry. Glad to know you liked it :)
@draysound everyone I spoke to mentioned the audio positively! you did an amazing job
Would love to play and rate but can't start it on my device, sorry.
Really cool! I love the aesthetic It's a kind of retro-modern looking rogue-like and it's super cool! And the audio is so cool and relax The game is great and i like the interpretation of the theme!
Great job :D
*PS thanks for the Linux Build!*
An unusual game, I like it. It would be nice if it was clearer what your actions do.
This is super interesting and I love the concept. It plays really well, though I'm not sure why I kept insulting old people 0.0;; It fits the theme nicely and there's a lot of potential for a larger game from this.
All in all, great job!
@willoxs sorry to hear that :( what device are you running?
@togimaro hey! glad you enjoyed it and glad the linux build worked fine! my first time exporting an executable so I'm having some issues on that front
@yancouto glad to head you liked it! yes, I totally agree that its confusing right now.. I set myself a very harsh constraint by the screen size and didn't manage to fit all the necessary information I needed in the time I had. Maybe in a newer version I'll increase the text box size or something. Thanks for the feedback! :)
Noname-Notebook running Windows10. I'll test it on my pc tomorrow.
I got to level 41 XD, too many keys2gud.PNG
:O that must be a world record! :D
but those keys are valuable when you're in a crunch! Enjoy because next version I'm dialing down on items ehhehe the shipped version shouldn't have had that many drops :P
Love the minimalistic graphics and audio. And karma it's a perfect fit to the theme! :D
@acamara thank you! cc @draysound
Although I find it gorgeous (i really enjoy simple art ) and I loved the music I had the impression of not really having the choice to behave in a good way, sometimes people were just in my way and I had no other choice but to be a bad boy. Maybe providing a bit more explaining or freedom would go a long way. Good job anyway ! Keep working on it !
This took me a bit to get running on Ubuntu. I managed to install libtcod and TDL and run from source eventually.
I like the idea of the game. I like the clean presentation. But the gameplay itself was meh. The calm music was at odds with the theme, which was good because I like the music, but I don't know if that was a deliberate misdirection. The transcript window was a bit small. I almost wanted to play this in an actual terminal, but a bigger window.
I like what you're going for, and how you stay true to the Berlin Interpretation, but something is missing if you want to make this work. This is less of a coding/more content problem and more of a design problem: How do you make moral choices meaningful?
I doesn't help that I personally hate games that force you to do a thing to progress and then judge you morally.
To end on something positive: This look much better than my first game for LD (also in Python), so keep it up!
Nice game.
Just some things.
I'm running Xubuntu 16.04 LTS and the executable for me was broken.
Tried running from source but tdl install failed several times. I search a bit and had to install the following with apt-get for it to install properly: gcc libsdl2-dev libffi-dev python-dev libomp-dev
So, you might add that to the "how to run from source"
Congrats on the game and thanks for making it runnable in Linux!
wow, now i have one of my favourite games from this LD! GJ! i wish i had choosen something more simplistic like that.
@blubberquark there was a longer soundtrack that got progressively darker, but I felt like the nice one would be more enjoyed. There all on the soundcloud link above regardless, if you get time let me know if you felt the other two would have fit or no, it's sometimes hard to tell as a music creator rather than player.