Pale Blue Dot

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.06
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.83
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.40
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.41
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★17%
As a result of a cataclysmic stellar event, your tiny world is threatened by a wave of huge asteroid.

Keep your people safe to allow as many civilians to escape the planet before it is destroyed.

EDIT: source is now linked on the web page! Sorry, forgot about it.

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Comments19

jonbro23 Apr 2012, 08:55
haha, silly. It took me a while to figure out that I was controlling the rings. It also took a while to figure out what the costs actually were. I do like these strange tower defense variations that you are making though, you should keep doing them!
jonbro23 Apr 2012, 09:02
ah, also high score of 25 ships saved, 257 asteroids destroyed.
JohanAR23 Apr 2012, 09:21
My highscore is also 25 and 257
Danik
Danik23 Apr 2012, 10:27
I like the concept a lot, but it needs some balancing as it quickly goes out of control. Once you have enough solar panels it's just a matter of how fast you can spam 2 and 3. :)

At 44 ships saved, 1977 asteroids destroyed I had what I thought was an impenetrable defence. I didn't see an asteroid get past but I still died somehow.
tametickauthor23 Apr 2012, 12:34
Thanks everyone for your kind remarks!

jonbro - I actually didn't originally meant it to be a TD, but it came out that way anyway :)
jonbro23 Apr 2012, 14:23
lean into it man. I really enjoyed pakkuman defense, and now this. Your month for TD! Do another one quick before the magic wears off.
amodo24 Apr 2012, 18:28
I really enjoyed this one. So much that I had to force myself to quit playing and continue with my game! It's really amazing how you balance games to such addictiveness, just like CQ. Don't wanna be a bootlicker, I really mean it.
Thotep
Thotep24 Apr 2012, 21:47
This is really good! I needed to play a few times to get a hang of it. It's fun and somehow tactical (up to a certain moment, where you can't see anything apart from aseroids ;)). Nice how you mixed the concepts of RTS and TD games.
jrasmussen24
jrasmussen2424 Apr 2012, 22:15
Pretty hilarious, honestly. There have been quite a few similar games in LD23, but the inclusion of Carl Sagan had me laughing.
KevinWorkman
KevinWorkman25 Apr 2012, 22:21
This was pretty addicting and really well done. I think this is one of my favorite games of this Ludum Dare. And hey, we gave our games the same name!
ghRibacki26 Apr 2012, 16:57
Adorable game! Very simple. The graphics and sound make the perfect mood for a space game. One of the most fun LD23 games I played so far! Thanks for such a nice game. =)
matthias_zarzecki26 Apr 2012, 19:49
Nice take on tower-defense! It'll take some time to figure out the best way to stay alive as long as possible, although I didn't really understood what the buildings did.
Ranoka
Ranoka28 Apr 2012, 16:56
This game is one of the best I've played for gameplay wise! I enjoyed experimenting and learning how to play from trial and error. The game ramps up very quickly! The graphics and audio is simple but suits the design well. Where's the source?
ratking
ratking2 May 2012, 21:48
GREAT GAME!
BTW, you have to upload the code for the compo version.
tametickauthor3 May 2012, 15:05
Hey guys, sorry I forgot about the source. It's linked now.
tametickauthor3 May 2012, 15:05
And thanks for the compliments everyone!
jwolf4 May 2012, 00:56
Pretty fun entry! I have to agree with Danik--there seems to be a lull where you can spam solar panels for a bit, followed by laser turrets and factories. I only got 32 / 857, though.
Rex Peppers
Rex Peppers4 May 2012, 20:04
Great game! Gets tough quick but still fun!
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