This was my first ludum dare, and unfortunately I was not able to finish the game. I was using python for the first time, and I think my inexperience killed it for me. Still was a great learning experience though!
I wrote my own engine during the comp on top of pygame.
dirty paste from the readme:
goal ------------------ the enviroment changes every 45 seconds. During that time it's your goal to collect the dna strings, which transform you into the strongest adapted creature for the area.
switching enviroments will apply damage if you did not succeed to become the fittest.
! THIS GAME IS 2 PLAYER ONLY !
controls -----------------
player1 : WSAD to walk, jump X to punch
player2 : ARROW KEYS to walk, jump SPACEBAR to punch
characters --------------------
bird:
strength: - fly [unlimted double jump]
weakness: - weak punch - flying is relatively slow
dinosaur:
strength: - fast - medium punch - all arounder
mammoth:
strength: - strong punch - great grip on ice
weakness: - slow - low jump
the game isn't done and therefore misses alot of functionality
known bugs -------------- game crashes when a player dies level restarts instead of switching to a different level sometimes spawn of items sometimes gets messsed up
Yeah I didn't really have any time to spend on the mammoth. I only had 5 hours to make the actual game after I finished the engine :( I might finish it later though.
I find that I'm playing the freezing level more often than any-other levels. I believe there are only three in total. I find the punches to be useless as it doesn't do any damage to your enemies. Although, I do see the health-bar drop at some cases. I take it that if your animal isn't adapted to the level they lose health, right? Otherwise, good job with the game, but it definitely needs more entertainment.
Other then that I guess it's okay.