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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | Co | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23 | Tiny World | "The best" CCG | compo | 880 | 1.85 | 1.38 | 2.73 | 1.15 | 1.25 | 1.17 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 60 |
I really like this idea. I was also confused at first (I used to think you have to make them ALL the same). I had to replay before understanding how I can influence the outcome.
Sometimes tool changes didn't work (not sure why).
I like the keyboard aiming. An increase in difficulty over levels would have been nice (more red squares, further apart, etc).
A small issue: health didn't reset after a game over.
This was interesting but as you said, unfinished. Also bubbles and fonts didn't load properly for me but maybe its because I'm using an old browser.
I also got Jezzamon's error at first. I think its because java doesn't add lib to its classpath by default. I tried copying the base littleSheep.jar to lib and running it from there but got a different error now.
I'm not well versed in java but will be back if I figure out how to make it work (I'm on Linux). Leaving this unrated for now.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/newdawn/slick/state/StateBasedGame
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClassCond(ClassLoader.java:632)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:616)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:141)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:283)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$000(URLClassLoader.java:58)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:197)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:190)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:248)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.newdawn.slick.state.StateBasedGame
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:202)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:190)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:248)
... 12 more
I figured it out. There were some .so files in lib/native/linux. So running
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`/lib/native/linux
before the usual
java -jar littleSheep.jar
worked. I'm assuming Mac users would need to somehow use/link to the files in lib/native/macosx/
I'm out of time now and will play and comment on the actual game at some later time.
Nice atmosphere, though it was a bit short. I didn't find anything on the second planet (but I assume I'm supposed to?). So I only found two end states.
Also, the rabbit came with me even our conversation suggests that it would not (I don't know if this is a bug).
I remember this board game!
But I'm a bit confused when the spider and fly are not pushed when I insert a tile on their row or column (the tiles change below them).
I liked the concept. It works fine in Wine (on Linux) But I didn't understand the ending (as to why you need/want to create this new planet or just exactly what happened to the old one).
I received the following error when attempting to compile with scons (on Linux)
scons: *** Two environments with different actions were specified for the same target: lapi.o
File "/path/to/aidas-src/src/malka/lua/SConscript", line 36, in <module>
I don't know this tool and am unable to fix it myself. I will leave this entry unrated for now. Maybe this would be useful?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6194900/how-to-work-around-scons-warning-two-different-environments-were-specified-fo
@azmaeve: If you are back to read this, could you elaborate a bit on what confused you in the rules? I agree that a lot was taken out so the theme is no longer obvious (and some of it is little rather than tiny).
@angrygeometry: Thanks for trying. If it still doesn't work, could you run "python.exe menu.py" from command line and see what it does (or change the properties of "run.bat" so it doesn't close the window after execution)? I can give you more specific instructions if you are willing to help me test.
Thank you everyone for your feedback and comments. I like to read them, both positive and negative.
For packaging, it seems that py2exe needs a Windows computer to start with (not impossible, but its hard for me to find one). However, given that it is text-based and I came across this:
http://shell.appspot.com/
I might look into hosting it server side (as a post-competition entry) if its not too difficult. (I might as well attempt to use the lack of a GUI to my advantage. :) )
Alternatively, I might also consider a post-competition PyGame entry. But in that case, I'm pretty sure I'll have problem distributing though.
@artefon: I think you are spot on and some of the confusion about the rules could be cleared up with a GUI. The current visual disconnect is making this game hard to grasp.
@SusanTheCat: That's odd. Maybe Fileden is being unreliable. I've uploaded it elsewhere just in case (the original entry).
@Cosmologicon: Having only swaps (or permutations) was the original design but then I ran into the problem cakemonitor stated above. Basically, you couldn't gain a significant advantage in that case. The secondary effects were added to give you a more permanent advantage.
That's quite some luck for winning in two rounds twice! I guess nobody got to level 3 before. Thanks for reporting the bug (its a function renaming error)!
I've done PyWeek before under a different pseudonym (and really like your work there, by the way). Unfortunately, I can't afford a weekend worth of time anymore, much less a week.
@cakemonitor: Some of the things you can do is to increase your hand size (by drawing), decrease your opponent's hand size (by making them discard) and increasing compromise. Also, originally I intended
@NAMKCOR: You guessed correctly and PyGame is what I intended to use for the GUI. I think even a GUI with no proper graphics would have helped. (Also see my comment about py2exe above.)
It runs very slowly for me for some reason. I don't think I can add much else to what has already been said (that it feels like the LD version of IWBTG and it needs checkpoints).
No bad. Needs more branches though. And I can't door :( At least I'm king.
I am both glad and disappointed that fewer people have trouble launching your game than mine.
Looks like this could become something good. (Needs more instructions though.)
This was really well made and polished and balanced!
The only thing is that I wish I knew which buildings/actions were availble even if I didn't have the resources (for example, I didn't know the bridge existed until the second game).
Otherwise, very enjoyable.
Very nice concept. I didn't play as strategically as I probably should have though. And that Overking sure had a lot of money (684 gold!).
I liked this. I thought two of the levels were too similar (the tree and inverted tree) but then realised how much I learned between these levels. So I think it was a good difficulty ramp.
I'm not sure if this is intentional but its really hard to aim properly while spinning (holding space).
This was a hilarious idea. It could use more variation though.
It seems impossible to defend the flank. When no new panzers appear they stopped moving.
This is exactly the kind of interface (and tutorial) I needed to add to my entry (also a card game)! I didn't know you could do this in RenPy either.
I really enjoyed this although it seems to depend a bit too much on your luck in your initial hand. If you are able to play a lot of cards at the beginning (regardless of which ones they are), you can go through your deck a lot quicker (and be able to "search" for what you need). Maybe there should be a possibility to discard 2 cards so that using an ability is costly in some sense.
Also, two thing that should be mention in the tutorial (or maybe I missed it) is that you always draw back to 7 and reshuffle the discard pile back into the stock when its empty.
I have to say, this is the only game where I cannot tell the difference between a bug, a feature and a spoiler. Well done!
I'm not sure if I won. I'm stuck after a long conversation (where they say the place creeps them out) and now my options are limited and I can't seem to progress further (if there is further to progress or maybe its telling me to leave the room on this side of the computer screen :) ).
I had to edit a few lines in tinyboxes.py to get it to run on linux. But after that the game worked just fine.
I wish the shooting mechanics was used for more things than just sliding though (and racing against the clock). Some of the later levels were a bit annoying because of the restarts needed when making a mistake.
It seems to be a bit buggy in general for me (I had to "say" multiple times before it worked). I also think I crashed it by typing "t" with no arguments when I was supposed to draw.
Seems like it could be interesting but the interface frustrated me a bit much (requiring to be too specific).
I have to give you points (lots) for the technical aspect since the matching system is working fine. I'd still suggest focusing on gameplay and making it easier to play first (long term project or not). It does need to have an account system, for example, especially if that's not the selling point of the game.
Unfortunately, like many others, I wasn't able to play a game since I couldn't see who is available (and could only challenge one person).
Still I'd like to see more entries like this.
I also get the "We're sorry, but something went wrong." error each time I try to return to the games list.
I like the humour in this one. It could use a bit less typing though (with shortened commands and saves). Also, a bug and a remark.
>go
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: -1
at java.lang.String.substring(String.java:1937)
at java.lang.String.substring(String.java:1904)
at df.smallworld.world.World.mainLoop(World.java:26)
at df.smallworld.Main.main(Main.java:69)
Welcome to the land of food!
Brave Adventurer, Before entering the land of food, may I know your name?
>Yes
Ah, so you're YES The Brave, hrm?
I have the same comments as Cosmologicon. I've uploaded my version of the source here (for anyone else on Linux):
http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/4/22/3295546/Furaingu%20ki.py
The game itself could use a bit more variation though.