Ludum Dare #22compo

Alone in a Window : A 9 Hour Hack

by sagzorz

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.67

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.33

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.25

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.17

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★1.75

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.29

Mood★★★★★★★★★★1.67

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★36%

Instructions are provided in-game.
Please pay attention to the command prompt.

I apologize for the lack of polish: this was mostly made in the last 9 hours of the jam, with new tools and a crazy idea.

Had fun doing it though and I hope you enjoy it!

The game was made using Python and Pyglet.
I also used one file, a camera class, from: http://tartley.com/files/stretching_pyglets_wings/

If you have any question or issues, please feel free to contact me on Twitter @sagzorz

Thanks,
Sagar

Edit: Thanks Brendan for noticing the crash! I tried it on my laptop today, at it seem to be caused by the use of an integrated graphics card (commonly in laptops)
I've changed a few lines in the code, and this should get rid of the crash bug.

You can view the changes, as well the entire code at:
https://github.com/SagarPatel/LudumDare22

Please let me know if you encounter crashes.
If you experience bad performance, I apologize, I did things with the framework that are probably not meant to be done , + it was hacked up in about 9 hours + first time with framework.

Edit 2: It seems someone else also experience a crash, so I've reduced a parameter, hopefully it will be easier to run on slower systems.

If you experiences crashes or strange behaviors, please post your specs, it will help me a lot in fixing the issues.
You can leave it in the comments or tweet me @sagzorz

Edit 3: More bug fixes. Man I must have been brain dead when I submitted the game...

Comments11

Brendan19 Dec 2011, 06:17

I like it, A creative idea and use of window position.
It is a bit, crash-y.

Hazard20 Dec 2011, 11:30

After giving the amount of friends the window flickers and just closes shortafter.

sagzorzauthor20 Dec 2011, 15:00

If you experiences crashes or strange behaviors, please post your specs, it will help me a lot in fixing the issues.
Also, please make sure to read the command prompt and be aware of the the separate window that gets spawned after the intro.
You can leave it in the comments or tweet me @sagzorz

Kelly Thomas21 Dec 2011, 08:00

Wow.. Mind Blown!

Great, unique game idea, I don't think I've seen the lens of truth concept applied to the operating system GUI directly.

On a minor note when I first launched the game I answered "ten" and received a crash. You might want to check for non-numeric input

summaky23 Dec 2011, 19:26

I had to change the use of the windll to be able to run it under GNU/Linux; I've just set the screenWidth and screenHeight values by hand.

I had some trouble understanding this game, thought. As it turns out, I had the wrong width and height and then it couldn't show any of the "friends". However, with the correct resolution, even if I enter more than two friends, I only see two of them. The game tell me that I found them all if I move the two I can see around some more.

SparkCloud26 Dec 2011, 23:02

Lol, that was awesome! Way to quick, not really a game, but still very hilarious!

pighead1031 Dec 2011, 17:03

Nice idea, was fun to play

jeffz4 Jan 2012, 08:52

Win 7 64-bit. Entered '5' Bunch of windows flashed, then one window which wouldn't let me drag it without it resetting its position?

sagzorzauthor4 Jan 2012, 22:13

To jeffz: yup, that's exactly how it's supposed to work. Problem is the instructions are displayed on the command prompt, which may be hidden behind a window. Make sure to select the command prompt and read the instructions.

nickd30005 Jan 2012, 22:23

Quite a surprising idea, I like the concept, but it's very small for a game - maybe it could have been expanded on a bit?

sagzorzauthor8 Jan 2012, 01:44

@nickd3000 You're absolutely right, I wouldn't even call this a game, it's more like a tech demo. I came up with the idea far too late and wasn't able to finish working on it.