pandan 2018-12-03 07:06
Such a great take on the Theme! I hope in the post-jam version you can click the minimap to jump the camera around. :v:
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD43 → Wildfire: Forest Containment
By candlesan
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 81 | 3.77 | 22 | |
| Fun | 146 | 3.52 | 22 | |
| Innovation | 48 | 3.80 | 22 | |
| Theme | 31 | 4.20 | 22 | |
| Graphics | 202 | 3.52 | 22 | |
| Mood | 235 | 3.15 | 22 |
Such a great take on the Theme! I hope in the post-jam version you can click the minimap to jump the camera around. :v:
I loved the fire, was it a made using a shader or the particle system? The graphics are well done and remind me of gaming in the 90's :) The topic of the game fits the theme so perfectly, and I like that you are bringing awareness to this horrible but very real situation going on right now in California. It's a simple yet very powerful game and I enjoyed playing it!
I really like this concept and how the game turned out. I watched the whole development process on candlesan’s live stream. Given the potential scope of this game and candlesans creativity; the biggest sacrifice was not being able to see more implemented!
Raised a lot of awareness into the theme of the game but also to game Jam community too! it has inspired me to take part in the next LD Jam and look forward to being part of the game jam community.
We all know it's a serious issue but doesn't turn the game edgy. it's tastefully done, and more importantly, fun!
@pandan Thanks for the suggestion! I added the functionality to jump the camera using the minimap in the post-jam version.
@kunonooni The fire was done using the particle system. Thanks for the great feedback!
@nottingham Thanks for hanging out in the stream and I'm glad you were able to enjoy the creation of this game. I look forward to playing your next game jam!
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@eric-smith haha yeah i linked @candlesan to your game! Really crazy how two similar ideas were formed under this theme! Both of your guys' fire fighting games are great <3
@pandan I was broadcasting my development all weekend on Twitch so I'm not sure if it was a coincidence but cool none the less.
@eric-smith Hi Eric! I broadcast my development all weekend on Twitch too! This is a crazy coincidence indeed. It's cool to see that great minds think alike. I think if we were both streaming, it would have been pretty obvious to either of our viewers if either of us had copied the other.
@candlesan You know whats even more scary is that I was calling it Wild Fire in the beginning.
Really cool game and I ended up playing it for a while. I don’t think you could have implemented the theme better. It fits it perfectly!
The game seems simple at first but there is quite a lot of depth there. It’s an easy to learn and hard to master kind of game, which is a balance that is hard to hit, so awesome job there. The way the tools in the post jam version were introduced makes it even better.
I got a bit frustrated at the start because I really wanted to contain the fire quickly at the most obvious choke points, but the tractor wasn’t fast enough, and the fire spread out of my control. Eventually I made peace with the fact that some sacrifices must be made and started planning ahead more. A really cool “realization of the theme” moment. After a while I also started to get a better idea of how quickly the fire spreads and could better judge the areas that had to be isolated and when to use the right tools. In other words, the learning curve is super nice! There is also a really cool element of risk and reward with judging how close you can make the isolation zones to the fire.
Some suggestions on improvement.
I think it would be helpful to show the tractor on the minimap. Since the tractor targets the closest marked tree to itself, it’d be useful to know where the tractor is when its off screen to get a better idea of when the tree that you mark will be removed.
It would also be nice to be able to “priority mark” a tree to make the tractor target it immediately. Right now, if you notice that there is a tree that needs to be removed quickly that isn’t next to the tractor, you’ll have to unmark all the marked trees closest to the tractor, which is a bit annoying. Some sound would of course also have been nice.
Overall, it’s a super solid entry and I enjoyed it a ton. I love that you are taking the opportunity to raise awareness for an important cause at the same time. Super awesome!
Original take on the theme, and was very fun and challenging.
@gurbx Thanks for the detailed feedback, this was really appreciated. Thanks also for checking out the post-jam version as well.
Adding the tractor on the mini-map is a great idea. I'll add that to my TODO list!
Good use of the theme in a cool game!
Very cool simulation, great little 3d objects too :P
I loved the progression of the levels here. You introduce the new mechanics at a reasonable rate.
It was fun and brings awareness to an important issue. The theme fit nicely into the game.
THis is a great game. It's fun and really goes and shows the amazing spreading ability of fires. The take on the theme is perfect. less so with helicopters and airplanes, but i get it.
I have to say I really enjoyed this (even though it was frustrating!). The few issues I had:
- unable to zoom out at least a bit - plane and moving map used the same "action" - this was major - I would use different mouse button and/or allow to move map with keys (once the controls got stuck for a few minutes - not sure how or how I fixed it)
But overall a good job and a good game. (just noticed I played the post-jam version I guess)
Nice concept. About the jam version, there was pretty random if you are able to complete the level or not. The mechanics works well. Its always nice to observe the post-jam versions. Showing features one by one is awesome idea with this concept. Nice entry!
Really nice! much better than i expected. Played it multiple times!
This is absolutely stellar for a compo submission. I'm impressed with the depth and balance of the game. @gurbx pointed out how frustrating it is when the fire spreads out of control and the way you eventually "make peace" with having to make sacrifices, and I agree completely. It's a brilliantly-done learning game in that way.
The rough edges are few and far between. It's not terribly clear that you need to click and drag to aim the plane. The tractor is so slow as to be basically useless after the first couple levels. Building fire breaks is an important containment tool so it'd be nice to see that option upgraded in some way on later levels to keep it viable (multiple tractors moving faster, something like that).
And it might be out of scope, but it could be interesting to add another layer on top with managing funding, like use your expensive options (helicopters and planes) less to retain more funds for later levels. Or other municipalities can lend you equipment later if you help them out now. But that's all pie in the sky. What you delivered is already fantastic, and very impressive. Great job!
Just so you know I'm not just saying that to be nice:
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a solid entry here! congratulations! i rope you evolve and launch this game on steam!
@emperor-eagle @patvanmackelberg @masterkrepta @naali Thanks for taking the time to play the game and rate!
@naali @commanderstitch Thanks for the kind comments on theme. Going into the final 20 this was one of my least liked themes but as the firefighting theme expanded it became one of my favorites and I'm grateful for having been "forced" to work with it.
@rplnt Thanks for playing! Yeah the original jam submission had the plane and camera panning as separate actions and I totally agree with you that is a better system. The post-jam version I switched the input to make the game more touchscreen friendly - but ideally I should just have different input mechanisms for different platforms.
@manimal Thanks! I got a suggestion 1 hour after the jam ended to unlock those initial tools one by one and that was one of the very first things I changed in the post-jam version! (that and being able to click the minimap to move it around)
@rumor I'm honored! Thank you - you are too kind. I love the idea of being able to have continuity between levels. I think in addition to a budget you could also purchase your upgrades. Like maybe being able to purchase a second tractor as an upgrade to help you in future levels could be a fun mechanic.
@folex70 Thanks! That'd be pretty neat to continue work afterwards and release on Steam.