You are a seedling, who must spread roots and absorb nutrients from the soil. Use the arrow keys to navigate the plant's root. Try to collect all of the nutrients. Spacebar will reset the puzzle. Click and drag with the mouse to see the whole playfield. Yes, it is possible to finish. There may be more than one solution, but there's definitely at least one solution.
N = Nitrogen. Energy = 3, speed = 1. K = Potassium. Energy = 2, speed = 2. P = Phosphorus. Energy = 2, speed = 3.
Thanks for playing! Sorry, it's way too hard; ideally there would be smaller puzzles leading up to this one, and a lot more hints and niceties in-game.
Anyway, start off on the same path as in the screenshot. Then, you want to tackle the top-left section, then bottom-left, then top-right, then bottom-right. Hope this helps!
Wow, super idea and really addictive. I didnt solve it, seems really hard but if you could make more levels with a more graduate difficulty that'd be great. You definitely have something here!
Nice game. I've not beaten it yet, but have just seen your comment giving hints as to the solution so I'll take another stab at it. More levels, starting with something shorter would have been a nice addition.
Nice idea for a puzzle game, the puzzle is pretty hard. Don't know how good this idea is try to make a few more puzzles and see if they are any fun to solve.
Cool idea for a game, but you could improve it. It didn't felt like I have a goal enough. I felt like I just have to survive every turn but that I don't have a general goal.
this is a really neat puzzle game, I like the idea of it alot. I should note, however, that passing over a nutrient without actually landing on it (very common when speed is above 1) you don't actually grab that nutrient and it gets locked out because you can't pass over your previous roots. This can be kind of frustrating.
Thanks to all for playing my little game! This was my first Ludum Dare, and only my second or third game project, so it was a great learning experience. Would definitely have liked to add more polish.
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Anyway, start off on the same path as in the screenshot. Then, you want to tackle the top-left section, then bottom-left, then top-right, then bottom-right. Hope this helps!
As others said, perhaps with smaller introductory levels first, and hints, could be a very unique game. Great job!
I'd like to see more of this game. As has been said, a set of ramping difficulty levels (as a sort of tutorial) would make this really shine.
It didn't felt like I have a goal enough.
I felt like I just have to survive every turn but that I don't have a general goal.
I should note, however, that passing over a nutrient without actually landing on it (very common when speed is above 1) you don't actually grab that nutrient and it gets locked out because you can't pass over your previous roots. This can be kind of frustrating.
I've posted the solution online for the curious.
http://www.jestarjokin.net/storage/ld29/solution.png