I had a hard time coming close to failure in this. Being easy is kinda nice for some games when you're judging a lot of 'em, but in this case I'd like some challenge so I can more easily see the game mechanics at play! Starting at the top and going down, I had very little difficulty.
Great game!!! :D Starts out a bit slow, but I really love the concept and mechanic! The controls could be improved a bit more mouse play, dragging the bits are a chore, but it fits great for touch devices. The tutorials were well done and clear. Very very overall package especially for a jam. Well done I think this has tons of potential to go far :)
very well made! the mechanics were fun an unique. It definitely could pick up in difficulty faster- I was being pretty greedy with my pipes, and the citizens didn't seem to mind terribly!
"Um, boss, we need one specific pipe to finish the pipeline without contaminating the ground." "Well, keep ordering pipes until the pipe company gives us the pipe we need. And make sure you use all the pipes you order." "But, boss, wouldn't it b.." "Do as I say, damnit!"
Nice job! I enjoyed the concept, however I didn't really understand what's the idea with the rotating world..? Plus, it's a bit too easy, as I can just scatter the unfitting pipes all around the map. :)
Hi, this is Vector from the Victory Garden team! (posting under Solifuge's account)
Same thing as TyrusPeace for me--it's a really cool idea, making a game about fracking and getting the word out--but going from the top-down and merely placing the not-straight-up-and-down pipes without connecting them to anything at all (so I could cheese the randomizer and grab straight pipes only) meant contamination pretty much didn't happen, and so I didn't wind up doing much of anything even though I got up to the 40-barrel version to see if any new missions would appear. I didn't even see the clean water part of it!
There was clearly a lot of work put into this game, and there were a lot of things going on.
It makes me sad that it was so easy to game (placing pipes disconnected from the main line). If you ever update this game, maybe consider having pipes cost some money, or requiring new pipes to attach to previous pipes. After a while the game started to become a bit tedious (especially since it was mostly throwing away pipes), so I only played until level 14. Overall well done.
Nice mechanics, the rotating planet and pipeline. Though the rotation needs to play more of a part in the game, as I had no reason to rotate at all. Pipes need a cost of some sort, and perhaps a higher penalty for open ended pipes?
This was great! I haven't played a good pipe game in a long time, and the addition of planet spinning and protester satiating was a great feature to add.
I love the concept and the visuals, but it's too easy right now. On every level I've gotten to I could just build a straight pipe down to the oil without any forks by 'discarding' every pipe segment except the straight vertical ones (placing all other segments somewhere disconnected to both my tower and the World Oil Deposit). Sometimes, though, I had to go around impassable blocks, but it was done in the same manner and absolutely safely to the environment. Some balancing or self-imposed restrictions (don't build anything disconnected from your pipe network) makes this a fun and addictive game though!
Nothing much to add to the others really, but I found that winking victory smiley somewhat horrifying :D. The controls could've been made a lot better if you could scroll trough your current pipes with the mouse wheel or with 1, 2 and 3 keys. You managed to get quite a lot done in such a short time, good job!
I like the concept! A pipe-based puzzle system with some environmental effects sounds like something that can be (ahhah) refined into something amazing. I'm especially impressed with the HTML5 coding. :D
Salut! The pipe rush mechanics go really well with the theme! The peoples' mood part feels a bit weird though, as I didn't give too much effort in paying attention to the mood bar, I just kept connecting pipes. Still, fun fun fun.
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Cake&Code7 May 2014, 04:07
As others have said, a more fleshed out score/win/lose mechanic would have been nice. I did exactly what Ludipe screenshotted when I noticed that no one cared if I polluted the ground with random pipes.
Still, I felt compelled to keep playing so that's always a good sign! :)
Really nice concept, and I also LOVED the graphics. Well done! I included it in part 16 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you'd like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/ruvs0qoO4zU
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"Well, keep ordering pipes until the pipe company gives us the pipe we need. And make sure you use all the pipes you order."
"But, boss, wouldn't it b.."
"Do as I say, damnit!"
Same thing as TyrusPeace for me--it's a really cool idea, making a game about fracking and getting the word out--but going from the top-down and merely placing the not-straight-up-and-down pipes without connecting them to anything at all (so I could cheese the randomizer and grab straight pipes only) meant contamination pretty much didn't happen, and so I didn't wind up doing much of anything even though I got up to the 40-barrel version to see if any new missions would appear. I didn't even see the clean water part of it!
P.S.: Cute name :]
Puzzle game with a lot of intelligence in it!
http://i.imgur.com/VKxyYky.png
It makes me sad that it was so easy to game (placing pipes disconnected from the main line). If you ever update this game, maybe consider having pipes cost some money, or requiring new pipes to attach to previous pipes. After a while the game started to become a bit tedious (especially since it was mostly throwing away pipes), so I only played until level 14. Overall well done.
Overall, was very well done!
Nothing much to add to the others really, but I found that winking victory smiley somewhat horrifying :D. The controls could've been made a lot better if you could scroll trough your current pipes with the mouse wheel or with 1, 2 and 3 keys. You managed to get quite a lot done in such a short time, good job!
Anssi@MooseflyGames
The pipe rush mechanics go really well with the theme! The peoples' mood part feels a bit weird though, as I didn't give too much effort in paying attention to the mood bar, I just kept connecting pipes. Still, fun fun fun.
Still, I felt compelled to keep playing so that's always a good sign! :)