Your mission is to collect all the gems. You can dig down and around but beware of the explosives mines !
You can dig (in dig mode ) or prospect (in prospect mode ). The "prospect mode" is inspired by (copied on) MineSweeper.
Enjoy ! In case of loading issue, please refresh the page !
EDIT : Post compo version changelog : - Press [space] to change mode - Prospection only on ground - Some levels adaptation - Better (I hope) instructions.
Created with JS/Canvas, using parts of code from my previous LD ! Last minute music with GarageBand. Not test on IE, "sorry".
Nice idea to use some Minesweeper mechanics. It's just a little bit confusing, that mines in a rock won't count when it is scanned (only those of it's neigbours).
I really love the minesweeper mix. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong, but I keep having spaces with "0" blow up when I dig them. You could make it slightly more PC friendly if you hat space or tab toggle between prospect and dig modes.
Really nice graphics and the concept is quite nice. I couldn't figure out what to do, so I quit the game. But I went back to try it out again and I noticed the tutorial. I think you should do a better job with it. Move it above the start button. And make it short, just write in simple sentences: "hold button to dig", etc.
And it would be nice if you would map the switch between prospect and dig mode to a button, RMB or something.
It's a fun little game. I think that the controls could be better explained. I didn't realize that when I marked rocks in prospect mode that they could no longer be broken in dig mode. I also love the audio, but it failed a few times. I would start playing, die, restart and the audio would be lost.
They are explained, but not within the game ... I had a hard time figuring them out but then I found them hidden in the text on the first page after clicking the link to the Web-Version: "... You can LONG CLICK where you think there is a mine to "flag" it. ... you can dig some rocks around to find hidden gems by long clicking them ..."
Neat idea to make a classic abstract game less abstract.
I didn't get any audio in Firefox. I would have been happier if the clicking had an effect immediately, instead of having to hold down the button while the robot drills. Falling through the hold in the floor didn't make much sense to me. I'm not sure what triggered it.
Great take on the Minesweeper mechanics! The hold-to-activate control needs a little feedback (perhaps a little animation to show you're doing something). This would work well on a touchscreen.
If you where to improve on the game, I would strongly suggest to give feedback via sound and / or animation upon clicking on a rock. Something like a drill sound on rock and rock debris flying.
Good job making a mine sweeper game with a twist :)
It's just a little bit confusing, that mines in a rock won't count when it is scanned (only those of it's neigbours).