Falling Rooms

oscartrevejo 2018-04-23 23:59

Nice work lads! We also did a very original too, ye mid check it out?

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/hype-time

utoxin 2018-04-24 00:56

Very interesting little game. Certainly unique.

vinterskog 2018-04-24 10:19

Crashes instantly when I try to run it unfortunately.

thepelranthean 2018-04-24 22:33

@Vinterskog, thanks for reporting the error. Unfortunately, I don't have a ready solution for you.

I've gotten a few reports of crashes, but no specifics about why they might be happening. The main error reporting method I have are the game log files, which aren't being created since the game isn't starting properly. (The log should be called `FallingRooms.log` and be located in the same directory as the executable.)

My machine was running Windows 10 Pro (Version 1709, Build 16299) when I built the game. I'm curious if there's a version discrepancy or if I'm failing to include all the necessary DLLs. If you notice any useful error messages, those would be a great help.

bryyrt 2018-04-24 23:15

This is one of the better games I checked out. I'm a huge fan of Tetris, and this is a very creative idea. I'm assuming the two genres are rogue-like and arcade puzzling. Never thought I would see a game this clever.

incobalt 2018-04-24 23:22

I was really excited to play this, but it crashes at start for me too. No log gets generated. Windows 8 64-bit. I suspect a missing .dll, since there are none at all.

wojworks 2018-04-24 23:31

This is actually a really great concept. Make a version that's much more polished and less glitchy and I think it could be phenomenal.

thepelranthean 2018-04-25 03:12

Thanks @bryyrt and @WojWorks. It's good to hear that the idea is good.

My original concept had to be chopped down to a minimum viable product due to time (that's what I get for picking a lofty goal), but I'm glad I was able to deliver something playable. The original idea was to combine Tetris and a rogue-like, so yes @byyrt, you assumed correctly.

It is a cool concept that would be fun to finish (adding in more rogue-like elements, etc). I make no promises, but Lua gave me a hard enough time this weekend that I might just take a second stab at it using the knowledge I gained.

Thanks again for the encouragement.

thepelranthean 2018-04-25 03:15

@incobalt, thanks for helping me debug this problem. I don't have a solution yet, but this gives me something to work on.

I tried getting a Win 8.1 VM installed, but it's not running for some reason. I'll have to troubleshoot why that is so I can try to duplicate the problem you're seeing.

It's always annoying when you see a game you like the look of but can't play it because of some incompatibility. Also, as a result, I miss out on any feedback you might have had, so it's a loss for both of us. Sorry that the game isn't working for you yet.

shp 2018-04-25 15:03

Very cool concept, shame about the bug with the S key, but doesn't ruin the game

holyblackcat 2018-04-26 18:06

Win 7 user here, crashes too. Managed to get a stack trace with a debugger, not sure if it's of any use:

FallingRooms.exe caused an Illegal Instruction at location 0000000000D87CFF in module FallingRooms.exe.

AddrPC Params 0000000000D87CFF 0000000001212520 0000000000000001 0000000000000010 FallingRooms.exe!0x987cff 0000000000D87854 0000000001212540 000000000102D078 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FallingRooms.exe!0x987854 0000000000B073F3 0000000000000001 000000000000FFFF 0000000000F52F50 FallingRooms.exe!0x7073f3 0000000000B0741D 0000000001377F50 000007FEFE0E13D2 0000000000000003 FallingRooms.exe!0x70741d 0000000000CC4CB2 0000000000000000 0000000000000043 0000000001215468 FallingRooms.exe!0x8c4cb2 00000000004013CA 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 FallingRooms.exe!0x13ca 00000000004014FB 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 FallingRooms.exe!0x14fb 000000007706652D 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 kernel32.dll!BaseThreadInitThunk 000000007729C521 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ntdll.dll!RtlUserThreadStart