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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202046Keep it alive👥The Reefjam15863.332.473.954.073.853.381.633.54
201945Start with nothingSprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Editionjam8603.123.023.323.402.582.612.78

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Comments by jakemchugh1

LD45 — Start with nothing

Ball of Duty: Special Drops by LandoSystems 2019-10-09T06:20:01Z

This was legitimately a really good game. I enjoyed playing it allot.

Star Smasher by kakarotsan 2019-10-10T17:10:49Z

This reminds me allot of kerbal space program. Good job!

MØN : Master Of Nothing by saintheiser 2019-10-10T17:06:43Z

This is an amazing game. Good job!

empty canvas by pragmascript 2019-10-10T18:08:55Z

amazing graphics. I found it very difficult to paint with the brush.

Rude Bear Refurbished by alexrose 2019-10-12T03:59:26Z

This is such a unique art style. I love it!

Begging Simulator 2019 by lekiy 2019-10-09T06:26:17Z

That audio hurt my ears dude lol. Funny concept though.

Mage in Exile by Nikolay Zapolnov 2019-10-10T21:19:23Z

It's a good game! It takes some skill to get used to.

A Little Light Above by Roberto Romao 2019-10-08T06:07:45Z

Great game. I kept dying and decided to move on. But I love the artwork and this definitely gives a dark unsafe feeling

Jesaouf VI by shubart 2019-10-12T04:11:54Z

I'm not quite sure how it fits the theme. But that was interesting.

We Are The N-O-T-H-I-N-G by paulhocker 2019-10-12T04:08:15Z

I loved the art style. The movement, screen transition and animations are so smooth. I love it.

Sword Of Nothing by Birdlay 2019-10-08T05:47:21Z

I couldn't get this to run on windows. It was missing some dlls

Snake Farmer by sorecactus 2019-10-08T06:44:18Z

I ran into glitches as soon as I tried to harvest my first crop. A big error message appeared.

Moroi by kothead 2019-10-28T20:57:53Z

Interesting game. Having some sort of tutorial system would make it more appealing from the start.

I Will Survive by Lepletier 2019-10-10T20:49:10Z

Good concept, but was incredibly short

Ethuzhi by Pie-Tras 2019-10-08T05:52:14Z

This startled the hell out of me. I like the art style.

Lawless Island by Swynfel 2019-10-21T17:18:37Z

Great game! I loved the music in the background

You are Nothing by ectucker1 2019-10-09T16:19:40Z

Very unique style and gameplay, well done!

Full Moon by slimabob 2019-10-08T05:12:33Z

During the fist fight I fell out of the level and just kept falling. You got me on the full moon name though, very clever.

Words With Foes: Quest for the Lexinomicon by MattWoelk 2019-10-12T04:21:52Z

Really well done game! Excellent graphics and a clever concept!

Guns & Stuff by matharoo 2019-10-10T18:01:35Z

Great game. i like the artstyle. Very difficult but fun to play

Maybe All Alone by bb_buster 2019-10-10T21:15:38Z

Seems like a cool concept, but I didn't run into anyone.

From Nothing to Mine by DeathStorm 2019-10-10T20:58:49Z

All around I like this game! You can tell allot of thought went into it. A little bit slow at first but once I figured it out the game took off.

Over The Threshold by redcubegames 2019-10-10T17:22:51Z

A bit slow to start out. But overall a unique experience.

You Gotta Buy Everything by MiltonNH25 2019-10-12T04:00:48Z

I would have loved to see a more complete version. Great concept.

Roomba Rumble by Markus 2019-10-28T21:08:23Z

Death to the roombas!!!! This was such a good game. So clever, I enjoyed it very much.

LD45_PickUpTheSword by NickyKendy 2019-10-09T06:36:59Z

It says 404 not available

ChopChop by jkniest 2019-10-12T06:31:50Z

This is incredibly ambitious, I am surprised how put together this is for a 48 hour game jam

Lucky Legal Llama by hijomo 2019-10-12T03:54:38Z

I love sailing games, this has great potential and I would like to see more.

First, you get the potatoes by Kodiqi 2019-10-08T05:28:43Z

I love potatoes. This is awesome.

Totally Safe Space Systems by Tim Eriksen 2019-10-28T20:54:12Z

Fantastic concept! I would love to see this as a full game.

Polychromatic Escape by BLK Dragon 2019-10-10T16:44:48Z

This has great graphics!

Garbage Shop by MRUniverse 2019-10-12T03:49:06Z

Nice game. Life is pretty hard for a homeless person.

Deal with your Death by nikchernyakov 2019-10-10T21:23:20Z

This is fantastic! I didn't know a game like this could run in a browser. The mouse sensitivity was a bit high though.

Lost Cube by Ninben 2019-10-09T06:28:11Z

I can't get this ot run on windows​

Voidborn by Shelvid 2019-10-10T21:01:58Z

Fantastic art style! This reminds me of megaman games.

Lonely Planet by shieldgenerator7 2019-10-08T06:00:02Z

I enjoyed this game! I was a little confused at first, I was trying to suck as many of the planets in as possible. Turns out that's not what you're supposed to do. I had to play a few times to get the hang of it.

UnderShell by KaueSilva 2019-10-12T04:17:16Z

Nice game. I really enjoyed the art style.

Slinger by Bungalow 2019-10-21T17:22:41Z

Fantastic game. It has addicting gameplay, I found myself playing it for longer than other ldjam games

Red Metal Gatherer by Yohsk13 2019-10-10T17:00:01Z

I feel productive now

Palely by Fluffy_Kaeloky 2019-10-20T19:36:45Z

This is an absolutely beautiful game. I loved the watercolor effects. I would love to use this to make a game of my own.

VychVyzhProm by BOOtak 2019-10-10T21:28:57Z

This is a great game! It is a bit complex at first, but I feel accomplished when I succeed!

Basil by Abdul Zakkar 2019-10-08T05:38:10Z

This is a great concept and I enjoy playing it! I like the crispness of the artwork, I do recognize that once you have yourself set up then it is really hard to lose the game, it essentially turns into how long your attention span is.

Spirited Back by Tomssuli 2019-10-10T20:54:15Z

I like the rain effects on the umbrella

What have you got there? by kirroyal 2019-10-10T21:34:27Z

This is so clever! It captures exactly how I felt as a kid playing with a stick. I would rate this higher than 5 if it let me.

Super Nova Loader by Thulium Games 2019-10-10T21:05:20Z

I loved this game! It is tons of fun. I found the controls a bit difficult. The game definitely is a challenge.

Little Guardian by JUSTCAMH 2019-10-11T03:17:52Z

This is by far the best game I have played on here yet.

Nude In The Forest by Sarah_lkv 2019-10-10T17:41:12Z

Great graphics!

Ex Nihilo by Alexascher 2019-10-10T21:12:19Z

This is a beautiful game with fantastic artwork!

UPgrade by honzapat 2019-10-10T17:31:59Z

Interesting concept. I got a little confused at first but figured it out.

Desert by Pedroso 2019-10-12T21:33:48Z

Fantastic game! I loved the art style.

Rogue Magnon by Les strateges 2019-10-10T18:04:32Z

Good technology in the game. The controls were very difficult to use.

ONE PIX by essarrgee 2019-10-09T18:53:44Z

Very cool concept

Meanwhile in Boston by nightcrawler9001 2019-10-09T16:22:52Z

Clever theme

The Quick Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog by TheGameGuy 2019-10-08T06:39:59Z

I can't get this to start in windows.

Alien Planet by Steffy 2019-10-11T03:18:55Z

Very unique art style. I would like to see more of this.

ReFormer by yokuday 2019-10-08T05:21:39Z

I very much enjoyed playing this game. It is light, quick and responsive. It has great replayability. I will be showing it to my friends as well!

Game Master by Rodrigo Robles 2019-10-12T04:25:16Z

Interesting concept. I had an issue on finding out what to actually do. Some instructions would be helpful.

Wanderings of a High School Boy by 2 Odd Diodes 2019-10-10T17:27:51Z

Very impressive artwork!

birb. by dygar 2019-10-08T07:03:13Z

I could really see this being on an actual gameboy. I reached a glitch where I pecked and then it wouldn't stand back up or let me move.

Shadow Monster by adhi1400 2019-10-10T17:46:07Z

404 not found

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-08T06:32:42Z

@jummit @pierre-fuille-studio I just fixed it so that the game can run on a minimum of java 8, older versions should now work! Please try again!

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-08T06:35:15Z

@vovin Thank you for the feedback! I did not use libgdx, I used LWJGL 3 and Slick util!

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-08T06:46:12Z

@sigod is this on windows? I have found that it cannot be started from a command line. clicking and executing does however work.

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-08T06:57:09Z

@sigod yeah I'm not sure what is wrong with it loading in the console. I have tried this myself and can't get it to run. But if you run it natively on the desktop it works.

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-08T07:18:56Z

@sigod I am sorry. I am unable to recreate the issue on my end. Everything seems to be working. It is working on my end, my recommendation right now would be to make sure that java is up to date on your computer and re-download the game file. I apologize for it giving you this much trouble.

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-08T16:15:18Z

@sigod I just did that to no avail. Everything still runs as it should. I also downloaded it from my online source to verify that the uploaded copy wasn't somehow corrupt. I have uploaded the source code in case you would want to run it from that.

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-08T19:40:24Z

@ausstein I don't know if you might have a different operating system. But I just uploaded the files it needs to run on linux and mac. Previously it would only run on windows.

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-09T00:39:59Z

@joseph-yannessa was your tree at the proper height? Playing it I have found myself trying to upgrade before I am at the proper height.

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-09T01:27:27Z

@joseph-yannessa I am glad that you tried at again! and am impressed that you found the secret :)

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-09T16:15:03Z

@hcursino It makes me so happy to hear you enjoyed my game. Thank you so much for the feedback!

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-09T20:56:43Z

@ausstein @sigod @pierre-feuille-studio @jummit @mad-brokli Hey all, I believe I have fixed the issue. I can now run the game in the command line without any warnings. I had to reduce the sampling rate of the audio, so the audio quality is slightly less now. On another note the file is only 18mb now!

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-09T21:33:29Z

@ausstein fantastic! Thank you for the feedback, I'm so glad it works now

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-09T22:14:25Z

@bootak I missed your tag i'm sorry. It should work for you now!

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-10T03:02:53Z

@smitto what wasn't working? others have reported it working on windows. Were there any errors you found?

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-10T17:49:02Z

@yohsk13 thank you for playing! I am glad that you were able to enjoy it!

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-10T19:45:58Z

@hijomo did you have your tree at the proper height to get the upgrades? Others had complained saying that they couldn't upgrade and it turned out that their tree did not meet the requirements.

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-10T23:09:39Z

@fupi no that is not an intentional feature. What operating system are you on?

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-11T02:16:52Z

@quadape thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-11T02:17:47Z

@fupi I am sorry but I am unsure on why it is doing that for you. I am unable to recreate this gripe. What resolution is your screen?

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-11T03:11:40Z

@fupi shoot. Well I designed the dimensions of everything in the game to run at 1280x960. So there may be an issue with the screen ratio that is causing that. I am so sorry that the full functioning game doesn't work for you.

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-11T16:34:57Z

@danilo-freire it should work with mac

Sprout: Tree Simulator - Evergreen Edition by jakemchugh1 2019-10-28T01:12:04Z

@atomfox0213 thank you for the feedback. It has to do with the screen dimensions. I am unable to fix that without starting over. I now know how to prevent it in future releases. I am sorry that you are unable to fully enjoy my game.

Space Beggar by Carlos Lennon 2019-10-08T06:49:02Z

Very clever, this is actually a really fun game to play. It is very difficult however.

LD46 — Keep it alive

Tiny heart by vidarn 2020-04-21T09:28:36Z

I liked how crisp and responsive the visuals were!

Dorfromantik by yazara 2020-04-21T09:18:30Z

this game is stunnung

104 BPM by codyhansen 2020-04-24T05:51:04Z

I never thought I would be playing a ddr type game for this theme. But here I am. That was amazing. I need to get better at typing.

A Healer's Tale by Space_man 2020-04-22T04:56:35Z

I like the mini boba fett guy. The artwork is fantastic. I think this looks really cool. It was a bit to get use to at first, but the ai is really good.

Continuity by LogFlames 2020-04-21T09:39:44Z

I found a little difficult to get started. But overall a good game

FRANKY IS ALIVE... don't let him die now by Cowgummiboy 2020-04-21T08:52:35Z

I liked the artwork, the art style really set the mood. All of it was so crisp.

Keep LD Servers Alive by Johnny Turbo 2020-04-24T06:16:50Z

This was really cool. I played it for a good minute. But there seems to be no negative side effect to going over the server load.

Toilet Paper Gardener by MaiMai 2020-04-24T05:22:29Z

The link is invalid!

LD46_Charger by Talia 2020-04-21T09:43:13Z

This game surprised me with how fun it was.

Keep'n It Alive by Ifman1 2020-04-24T05:02:57Z

This was hilarious!

2 Souls Together by Lestat 2020-04-22T05:13:57Z

I'm sorry bud, we've all been there.

Eat it by Oune 2020-04-21T09:34:31Z

I hadn't realized what was bad to eat for a minute. I like the art style!

The Appetite of Blaise the Fire by Drunkain 2020-04-21T20:29:23Z

This reminds me of calcifer from howls moving castle!

Mother Hen by beepyeah 2020-04-29T22:49:00Z

This was a shockingly amazing game. At first I was like "well this is cute" then I got attacked by flamethrowers. I love the idea, the artwork is amazing, it fits the theme, the audio is amazing. Hats off to you.

Btw, was this on some sort of emulator? What was the pico thing?

Daisy Danger by Reef 2020-04-24T04:31:26Z

this got really difficult really fast. good game though. Was this made on an emulator?

Wizard Town Lane Switching Showdown by CodeKoto 2020-04-24T04:57:21Z

I couldn't figure out how to use the weapons once I made them. All i had was a craft button.

Keep-Alive by Spanner 2020-04-24T05:21:21Z

This is really interesting! I couldn't beat it though! Very frustrating, very challenging.

My inners are ours by AguaHervida 2020-04-24T04:53:41Z

This was great! Very unique design! I got a good way through before i found out it was okay for the rope(or insides) could touch things.

of_t by taffyko 2020-04-24T05:12:17Z

This is really cool! Just really really hard.

Necromancer by krakadushka 2020-04-22T01:28:58Z

Interesting concept. I liked the atmosphere and the film grain effects, it really set the mood.I recognized allot of the sounds from skyrim.

Bees Like Trees by MuchosWaffles 2020-04-22T05:15:48Z

This wouldn't load for me. I tried to play it.

Hisen's Heroes by Gilokko 2020-04-29T22:57:33Z

This is beautiful! I didn't think I would find an RPG maker game here.

Save The Miracle (Disaster) Dragon! by Can Turker 2020-04-24T05:24:47Z

Your link is invalid!

The Reef by jakemchugh1 2020-04-22T01:43:54Z

Thanks everyone for the feedback! Long nights and allot of work went into creating this. The purpose is to demonstrate how delicate the environment of the reef can be. It begins stable but as natural disasters occur if gets thrown out of whack and you have to adjust it using the sliders. It is difficult to keep the reef alive, but that was intended.

We originally intended to have a web in browser version, but the graphics that were rendered weren't doing it any justice and didn't best represent the hard work that went into the game, so we elected to remove the in browser version.

I have it on my phone and it runs "swimmingly".

The Reef by jakemchugh1 2020-04-22T21:24:48Z

@random-storykeeper thank you for the such in depth and valuable feedback! As to the red text, that is a bug and we will have to look into fixing that. We were programming and working on

The predators colors are actually restricted on the color spectrum from blue to green. We didn't want to make them darker colors because we didn't want them viewed as "bad" because predators are necessary for a healthy environment. So we elected to leave them as vibrant colors but restricted as to distinguish. But maybe you are right and we should do something to restrict them to a greater contrast as to distinguish them from the prey.

We also wanted to have a hunting mechanic where the predators actually "hunted" the prey to cull the population to where it was. We had a version implemented but it wasn't working correctly at release and had to cut it for time.

The main menu was going to have a wave shader that showed the surface of the ocean that was working but we ran out of time to implement.

We did want to have more varieties and creatures, such as crabs, clams and octopus but were constricted due to the lack of time.

The environment was going to react to the disasters, as in pollution would change the color of the water, trash would be visible. Coral bleaching was going to drain the color from the coral. Over time if the environment was healthy then more coral would grow.

This took probably 60 out of the 72 hours to make with both of us working. We were programming and then had to build and upload the game with 5 minutes to spare.

I am planning on fixing a few things and posting a post jam version with some of the other features and sounds we wanted to include, so keep an eye out for that. You can follow me on: https://jakemchugh1.itch.io

I do feel that the simulation is still beautiful and robust given the amount of time we had to work with and am proud.

The Reef by jakemchugh1 2020-04-24T18:27:26Z

@codyhansen thank you for the great feedback! and yes, you were just really really lucky. Every 30 seconds there is a 30 percent chance that there will be a natural disaster.

The Reef by jakemchugh1 2020-05-06T00:25:12Z

@jupiter-hadley thank you so much!

Save The Dinosaur by LungTakumi 2020-04-22T04:39:14Z

This is a really cool game. I played until i had to just mash buttons to stay alive and then kept playing until my laptop couldn't handle the amount of meteors falling down.

Elnelis by Rodi 2020-04-21T09:46:50Z

I really liked the art style!

First Game Jam by silentnight111 2020-04-24T05:23:04Z

This isn't configured correctly. I can't play.

Dungeon Farmer by TheQiwiBoy 2020-04-24T04:38:03Z

This is awesome! I can't believe this was made by a 13 year old. I teach 13 year olds how to make video games and they never make things as good as this.

Pixelated by BlindlyFaceless 2020-04-24T04:59:56Z

This did not work at all

Life of a Battery by EOShadows 2020-04-21T09:31:48Z

I can't escape the first part

Dark Star by manadream 2020-04-22T01:24:17Z

This is awesome, I started cracking up when i saw "hawian shirt guy" 5/5 for humor

Escape With Alive by Arefnue 2020-04-21T22:52:10Z

This is a very interesting take on the theme!

Keep Covid Alive by carlinhu 2020-04-24T05:53:46Z

may be a little bit too simple. I killed it every time in hopes it would slow the virus

The breuh by Joaquim2009 2020-04-24T05:23:32Z

There is no link