Ludum Dare #26compo

Strategia

by frr171

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.43

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.67

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.43

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.70

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.97

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.90

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★53%

The mechanics didn't end up as well as I had intended, and the lack of path-finding screws AI up, but the game is at least playable.

Strategia is a Puzzle-RTS - every level should only have one solution, requiring you to tactically use different unit types.

There are 8 levels.

MAC + LINUX USERS: You can still play the game! If you have Love 0.8.0 (https://love2d.org/) installed, then you can just download the .love file and run that in the engine.

Controls:
Left-Click - select a unit (hold shift to select multiple)
Left-Click and Drag - box selection
Right-Click - assign a way-point for all selected units

R - Restart current level
Esc - Leave current level and return to level select

Use the scroll wheel to zoom in and out.

Hints - http://pastebin.com/GGELWV8y
Timelapse - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kGFariyQ7c

Comments18

karsyf29 Apr 2013, 06:29

I really enjoyed this, found the music and sound effects to make it feel cute while you massacre the reds

Perry29 Apr 2013, 06:37

Nice, quite an achievement completing an rts in 48. Well done. Well made, with a nice amount of polish and juice.

San29 Apr 2013, 06:44

Original for a LD game, simple graphics, simple sounds, really in the theme. I've not yet finished it but the lack of real pathfinding is a bit annoying. Still a good job!

Uhfgood29 Apr 2013, 06:56

Liked this pretty good, played all 8 levels.

ericlass29 Apr 2013, 16:41

I enjoyed. Played through all levels.

JimmyLord30 Apr 2013, 17:41

Simple and fun, enjoyed turning the tables, it never got challenging, which is a relief considering a lot of the LD games I've reviewed are brutally hard.

Meep30 Apr 2013, 18:04

Very fun game. Nice to see another RTS in this LD. :)

LoneStranger1 May 2013, 03:08

I liked it. The pathfinding was annoying, and did throw off a little of the fun, but for the most part you could plan around it.

Andy West1 May 2013, 03:08

Surprisingly fun... and minimal!

pvwradtke1 May 2013, 03:09

Cool to see games that work out the box with very little effort. Had no problem whatsoever to run it. Nice take on the classical RTS game. Very simple to pickup and enjoy.

sP0CkEr21 May 2013, 03:30

epic win! -- nice and easy to play and followed the theme -- awesome job!

bushmango1 May 2013, 03:38

Very nice, although I think the later levels are easier than the early levels :)

dalbinblue1 May 2013, 03:48

Nice easy controls for a typically complicated genre. Two comments: would like to have seen a few harder levels as it wasn't too difficult, and on the last level I got a few shooters lodged in the wall somehow and couldn't get them out. I was able to complete the level without them though.

Jellycakes2 May 2013, 06:39

Pretty cool game, the mechanics coupled with the relaxing music really do make it enjoyable to play. Nice job!