This is a cooperative drop-in/drop-out online multiplayer game. You are flame bearers, braving the darkness, carrying letters and escorting travellers through the eternal darkness between the mountains to the south and sea kingdom to the north.
Are you alone? Maybe press Space and wait for somebody before picking up the torch. The game will beep if somebody else joins, so you can keep it in the background while you wait (F2 turns off music). Or give the link to a friend - it'll only take a few minutes to win.
If you really want to, you can play alone. It's a bit hard, though.
Controls: - Arrow keys: Move - Move on item: Pick up item - Ctrl: Drop item
Type text to chat. Press Return for new line.
Push against stone to dig. Push against water to make a bridge.
Go north. Ignore sounds in the dark. Don't let the flame die.
This is a really cool idea and it worked well during the stream. It is pretty short, but it's all about having a nice coop experience with other people!
Well done on creating a networked multiplayer game in 48 hours! I thought this was really a clever way to force people to co-operate and it was intuitive to figure out what the limits were pretty quickly. It gave me fond memories of crystal chronicles :)
Wonderful idea for coop. Was the only person playing at this moment but it was still kind of fun, switching between torch and digging. I like the theme of torch bearers in dark caves.
Hi there. Not sure how far one person can get, very hardcore to be so feeble can only hold torch about 5 seconds ;) Great graphics and music, as far as I could get...
Clap clap clap. Played this one with other people from the stream and it was an awesome experience. I like Multiplayer games that does something different and this one is one of them.
The mechanics really force people to team up and coordinate. There are a lot of text that appears on screen but I guess you could say that it adds to the challenge.
Once again, I'll never understand how people do networked games in 48 hours. Nice co-op concept and mechanics! I was panicking trying to keep that torch going haha
I was alone during my first test but it remains interesting. I had to deal with the torch, mining and bridging, it was some challenge. I still have to try it with other persons.
Online multiplayer in 48 hours is quite remarkable. You nicely implemented a simple, but effect method of encouraging cooperation. No one was on when I played, but I'm going to play through tomorrow with my buddy. I could talk about polish, or more variety, or improving graphics, but I I'm guessing you accomplished what you want to with this entry. Well done sir.
Sigh, corporate network is blocking the world, so I'll check and rate your game tonight. I think most of the multiplayer games are suffering from the 'no one is there' issue, yours seem to at least be playable alone. How does some sort of ludum dare multiplayer game matchmaking thang sound? Everyone with a multiplayer game calls a web method when there is an available player. Raters then have a central place to try out multiplayer games and find people to play with... or something.
A very strong entry with beautifully minimalist graphics that perfectly fit the game. And the amount of behind-the-scenes sophistication that must exist to make a multiplayer experience possible pushes this from "cool" to "excellent". The only thing I could possibly hope for is sound effects for the various actions.
That was a really interesting experience, I just wish it wasn't a lonely one! Sadly the solo mission was all that was available to me. It was a melancholy kind of feeling, standing there in the dark, the flames of the torch guttering, wondering if my adventure buddy would ever turn up - alas twas not to be and the torch sputtereth it's last ;) Thanks for the memories!
Great game idea! Loved the mood and the mechanics of the torch and digging/briding through the world. Finished it solo, but it's obvious how this would be even more fun with multiple persons. Great job, especially getting the complete multiplayer code together in a 48h entry!
This is great! I have no idea who I just played with, but it was a mini adventure full of companionship and sharing the load. It's a good atmosphere too, and the (apparent?) threat of carrying too much and the torch extinguishing is enough to keep it tense!
Nice idea! Music fits weirdly well.