IMPORTANT: Freezed v0.6 compo version: http://www.tbam.com.ar/play--caverns-ld48.php Latest version (WITH HINTS SYSTEM): http://www.tbam.com.ar/play--caverns.php === Caverns v0.6 === Caverns is an experimentation game. It's about tiny life forms coexisting in a cavern. Try to find them all! Mess around with the enviroment and free your imagination. -------------------- Mouse: Paint tiles (palette at bottom) C: Rotate through the materials (instead of clicking in the palette) X: Mute sounds (keeps music) 0: Mute all -------------------- Freezed compo version: http://www.tbam.com.ar/play--caverns-ld48.php Latest version: http://www.tbam.com.ar/play--caverns.php Contact me (link on top of the game) if you need a hint sheet (but please play it for at least 10 minutes, I promise you'll be able to find more races if you play a little longer) -------------------- Made in AS3 (Flex), using the Flixel lib. Tools: FlashDevelop, sfxr, Audacity, Reason 3, GraphicsGale. ================================ 2009/08/31 Thanks for all your nice and encouraging comments and also for checking out this game! I'm glad you liked the musical ambient/sounds. Even thou they're mainly made with sfxr I tweaked each of them by hand. And I wanted the music to give a mellow misterious ambient, that doesn't bother to "leave it on". I'm not a musician so I was not sure how it would work, but thanks to your comments I feel like it fits ok. I'll try to answer some of your comments: * I've prepared a hint sheet. If you really want it, please email me through the Contact link on the top of the game's page. But I employ you to try for at least 10 minutes. Most of the people finally figures all out, just by spending a little bit more time. * There will be achievements in future versions: Finding X races, Making X races coexist, The generation you got to (cascaded mutations) etc. * I didn't understand well the lack of content comment. I did this game in about 10 hours because my girlfriend was home for the weekend. I have a lot more of ideas but I've freezed the game at v0.6 for the competition (you can check the latest post-LD48 version from a link on the game's page) * I couldn't see the differenc between a toy than a game. If it entretains you and makes you happy, you're still playing :) You can play it just to fullfill objectives (finding races) like regular games [i]or[/i] you can also design a nicer cavern, make colonies, withstand life for as long as you can, etc. Thanks again for taking some time with this game! -Martin 2009/08/31 Last update: I include a link to the SWF file for convenience (in case someone is doing a pack or something) http://www.tbam.com.ar/CavernsV06_LD48.zip -------------------------------- 2009/08/30 - v0.6 Ok, I'll continue development on my own, but I've set up a link to "keep it freezed" You can check the latest updates at: http://www.tbam.com.ar/play--caverns.php Just in case, here's the official entry link (freezed at deadline hour 0): http://www.tbam.com.ar/play--caverns-ld48.php Good luck! -Martin 2009/08/30 - v0.5 Well this is the version 0.5 Has music and some sound effects and a lot more of life. -------------------- 2009/08/29 There is not much of a background, the idea struck me today around 10AM and what I've achieved so far is the thing I'm posting. I don't want to disclose any gameplay info or tips because it's meant to be experimented with. You can change the cavern with the mouse and the palette in the bottom in different ways... you'll start seeing some interesting stuff soon! It was made in AS3 using the Flixel library. I used Graphics Gale for the graphics. I hope you enjoy it! -Martin
It's a tad hard to figure out what does anything, besides that different types of material makes different creatures. Beyond that, I never got them to interact or anything. Otherwise, cool concept.
Love the ecosystem concept. Found 8 races so far. I like how some of the critters interact in ways that are counter-productive to your goal, like the tarballs killing trees, or the tomatoes blocking some animals.
Might be cool if producing one or more of a certain race unlocks a character bio telling more about it, like in Tanaka's Friendly Adventure.
Cute sprites. The cave palette somehow reminds me a lot of lemmings.
Really cool game, I wasn't able to figure out the last race but it was fun playing around with it trying to set them up and the audio design was great.
Aww they're ADORABLE! Haha. Love the critters. The sound is amazing in this, great job with it. I like the concept a lot, but I couldn't get into it. I couldn't get an investment in the creatures... I guess I didn't feel like they were doing enough in the world for me to care. If there is a way to make them interact with the world or each other more, I wasn't able to find it... and wish I could have. :(
It's cute! It's not really my thing, but this is the kind of game my wife really enjoys. Some sense of achievement other than just finding all the races would help me enjoy something freeform like this much more.
i like the way the creatures interact, and that the goal of the game is to see as many varieties of them as possible. i think there could be a wider diversity of behaviors and interactions - most creatures seem to move back and forth, changing directions when they encounter something. i appreciate that each creature makes a distinct sound.
i'm also glad you added the ability to select a type of tile by clicking on it, because my biggest frustration with the original version was my inability to do that.
Loads of fun, though, I couldn't get the last two creatures and (perhaps related) could not figure out what on earth the Green material was for. I'm going to try the hinted version after voting, maybe that'll help me figure it out.
Anyway, very creative, liked it a lot.
(EDIT: Just wanted to say, my girlfriend and I played the expanded version together for over half an hour. That's pretty good!)
I played this for over an hour trying to get the last pesky race! I managed to find all the others and it was strangely quite enjoyable and pleasurable to do so. I enjoy all the discovery involved as you try to setup the environment to encourage the positive interactions that will lead to new creatures. Definitely enjoyed the music and the graphic styling of this game. I can't believe how long I played this so congrats on that! ;)
Interesting. Once I got the plant you get a load of new critters to play with. Quite nice for the short time, it however doesn't lend itself to repeated play once you figured everything out.
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Might be cool if producing one or more of a certain race unlocks a character bio telling more about it, like in Tanaka's Friendly Adventure.
Cute sprites. The cave palette somehow reminds me a lot of lemmings.
Quite fun to play with, but more of a toy than a game really.
i'm also glad you added the ability to select a type of tile by clicking on it, because my biggest frustration with the original version was my inability to do that.
Anyway, very creative, liked it a lot.
(EDIT: Just wanted to say, my girlfriend and I played the expanded version together for over half an hour. That's pretty good!)
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The graphics are cute and the music adds a lot of atmosphere.
Good graphics and music; my only complaint is that it lacks content. Other than that... good job!
Quite nice for the short time, it however doesn't lend itself to repeated play once you figured everything out.