as i always do..i spent faarr too long wrestling with java to put my game in an applet.. every ludum seems like a different error.. this time i couldnt crack it.. some daft error constantly popping up. and for some reason now all my previous game applets give me the same error. maybe its an update thing.. anyways it doing my head in for the last.. i think im done with java forever ;p
anyhoot.. hope you enjoy my little ditty (i didnt have time to do much but i tried with what little time i did have)
sorry for it being a downloadable jar (small) if anyone wants to help me get it working in a applet your more than welcome haha
Just to be clear, actions are very limited, yes? Otherwise I thought it was pretty good joke. The environment looks awesome! It's a shame there aren't more mechanics.
cheers guys.. yes the actions are limited and its very short but i was nursing two hangovers and fighting with java security things for most of the time haha.. but i kind of like what i managed to squeeze in :)
Trust me, I wasted time trying to deal with my own share of Java applet problems, so I know the feeling. I finally cut my losses and decided I would just pack it up as a download when the time came. I probably should have experimented with that BEFORE the competition, but I didn't even realize I was going to do it until the last minute! Anyhow, what you've got here turned out well, the artwork is good and the animations are smooth. It's just unfortunate that you couldn't get any gameplay elements added. Nice work nonetheless!
Agree, the art is very nice. Loved the fact that being told up front that there wouldn't be opposition didn't stop me from thinking that there would be.
Yeah it's not actually funny, and semi decent graphics can't make up for that. Sorry to be so harsh but it's bugging me to see all this ridiculous praise.
I like the moody graphics. it clashes a bit with the silly pun this game is, but they are nice. I saw in your profile, that you are a musician. This game could have used some moody or silly music. Or have I missed it? Maybe next time music and no applet attempt?
I can relate to your Java applet annoyance. It's a nice idea but too much hassle (and a fair chance it will not work on someone elses computer). For a Ludum Dare a jar is fine, a lot of people post .exe files, so why not a .jar?
haha i think he looks like he's backwards moonwalking already .. but good idea ;p ya i really always want to put audio/music in my entries (it might even be my favourite part) but i just really didnt have time this time.. just speaking from personal experience im always in favour of just clicking a web link as opposed to downloading and running something ..i supposed its not too much hassle tho ;p cheers guys :)
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Why did you do that?!
Sorry to be so harsh but it's bugging me to see all this ridiculous praise.
just tried yours.. doesn't run for some reason..
I like the moody graphics. it clashes a bit with the silly pun this game is, but they are nice.
I saw in your profile, that you are a musician. This game could have used some moody or silly music. Or have I missed it? Maybe next time music and no applet attempt?
I can relate to your Java applet annoyance. It's a nice idea but too much hassle (and a fair chance it will not work on someone elses computer).
For a Ludum Dare a jar is fine, a lot of people post .exe files, so why not a .jar?