Sky Traders of Jupiter

by xopods
Overall:★★★★★★★★★★3.29(#54)
Fun:★★★★★★★★★★3.07(#65)
Innovation:★★★★★★★★★★3.13(#73)
Theme:★★★★★★★★★★3.20(#98)
Graphics:★★★★★★★★★★4.07(#14)
Humor:★★★★★★★★★★1.43(#184)
Community:★★★★★★★★★★3.33(#57)
Coolness:★★★★★★★★★★5%
* IMPORTANT NOTE: THE VERSION LINKED TO CURRENTLY IS NOT THE LD VERSION. I ACCIDENTALLY OVERWROTE THE LD VERSION AND DON'T HAVE A BACKUP. PLAY IF YOU WANT, AND LEAVE COMMENTS, BUT PLEASE DO NOT VOTE, AS IT WILL BE UNFAIR TO OTHERS *

This is a real-time space trading game with a dynamic economy. I didn't pack all the features in that I wanted, but I think it's still pretty cool, and I'll definitely polish it up over the next week!

Basic instructions here: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2010/04/25/basic-instructions-for-sky-traders-of-jupiter/

NOTE: Due to time constraints, I didn't have a chance to test the gameplay much, and as a result, the Ludum Dare version is much too hard! Very hard to make a profit, and, as has been pointed out in the comments, getting robbed is essentially game over. Better balance is definitely priority #1 for the post-Ludum version... I hope you won't be TOO harsh in the voting out of frustration.

NOTE 2: I didn't know that submitting source was obligatory. I'm submitting now, but didn't keep a copy of the non-LD version. About two hours of work has gone into this since the end of LD, so don't accuse me of cheating if you decide to compile the source and discover it's significantly less buggy and more fun than the compiled LD version.

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Comments8

demonpants
Very cool, you did a great job. Sucks that you overwrote your actual LD version, as I'd love to give you good scores.

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Geti
Sweet game. I managed to get bankrupt a few times but sweet :D
SonnyBone
Great concept! Nice artwork, too. Not my type of game, but I totally respect what you were able to accomplish here.
dgfitch
There's actually some kind of bug where selling a whole bunch in a row sends your cash suddenly into the negative.

But other than that, really impressive simulation game. Liked it a lot!
crackerblocks
Lovely game. It's tough getting the profit ball rolling. Seems that getting robbed once is game over.
the31
Nice. Has a good board-game feel to it. It would have been nice to either stop time when you are stationary, or be able to roll over the material on the right to see prices at each city, so I'm not spending so much time deciding which trade route to take. The gameplay was very well thought out for a 48h game, I like it.
Endurion
It's not exactly my type of game, therefore I refrain from voting on Overall and Fun.
From what I can see it's a very polished entry, but i fail to get anywhere. I've travelled (and walked) back and forth a bit, but wasn't really able to get at higher credits; it did go up a bit though ;)

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