IMPORTANT: If the game crashes, try the version without music. If the game runs slow while placing buildings, press R to increase the performance. This game might take some seconds to load and doesn't display a splash screen. Be patient
In down under, you have to build your own town. You construct huts for your workers, cut down trees and generate food. But suddenly, one scientist discovers a second world, right below the world you used to live in. The new world provides new opportunities, like very efficient power plants and mushroom farms. But down under is very dangerous, so no you can't build any buildings made of wood.
Controls: arrow keys: scroll map The rest will be explained in the tutorial, so please don't skip it! After you finish the tutorial, you will be able to go to down under, but not earlier.
Menus (might not be visible from the beginning): bottom-right menu: select building category bottom-left menu: select the building in the current category (hover to see its name and the resources you need) top-left: resources top-left button: switch worlds (if down under has been researched)
Credits: Programming: Johannes Lehmann Art: Jonas Wagner and Fabian Meinert Additional art: Laurenz Winter and Johannes Lehmann Music: Laurenz Winter
Software used: Programming: Visual Studio 2013 professional, C#, Monogame framework, Art: Paint.NET, some icons done in Photoshop Colors: mainly Dawnbringer's 32 color palette, but we weren't super strict Music: cubase SE
I am currently working on fixing the crashing which seems to affect almost everyone (but unfortunately, not my own machine). Actually, I'm planning to just remove the audio and add it as another version. Thanks @dancingmad for providing the details on the error
Yay for the workaround version! Glad to get it running, I really enjoyed after all :). I liked the SimCity feel to it. Only thing I would prefer is clearer indicators as to what the numbers mean when purchasing. I figured it's cost/gain-per-second, but an indicator would be nice :). Anyway, good game!
I really like these construction games! The versoin without music worked fine for me. However, I didn't figure out what to do with the second world. I also would like a deconstruction button. Besides that, nice entry!
The game didn't crash for me, rather the music went mute. Neat take on SimCity. I've stopped getting help after I got to where I can add stone quarries, coal mines, and such. I quit after I got the privilege to add water turbines, but there's no way to add them on the map. (Was that a glitch?)
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Hope you can fix it since the screenshots look great.
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Only thing I would prefer is clearer indicators as to what the numbers mean when purchasing. I figured it's cost/gain-per-second, but an indicator would be nice :).
Anyway, good game!
Binaries on Windows 7 64-bits.
Neat take on SimCity.
I've stopped getting help after I got to where I can add stone quarries, coal mines, and such. I quit after I got the privilege to add water turbines, but there's no way to add them on the map. (Was that a glitch?)