Telecaster is a game where you click Planets to Telecast to them in your Ship. Once abroad, various local effects occur that affect your mission. The goal is to acquire as many resources as possible in your exploration of all castable planets.
Written in ImpactJS using an old template (Hence why this is a Jam)
EDIT: (8-24-14 1:50pm PST) Way more to do, way more planets, better sprites, tons of kind-of-instructive text!
You take your crew on an epic voyage through the telecaster, embarking on strange new worlds and frequently being sought out by the local wildlife. You are are a voyage to get as many Crystals as possible, they are required by your civilization to survive. If your crew dies, your fuel runs out, or your hull gets destroyed: You and your people lose. Winning is simply a trade off between the long sought out Crystals and the precious (but expendable) lives of your crew. Post screenshots of your high score with a brief bio of your Captain for a chance to be included in the next round of new planets!
You should give some hints in what amount going to a planet will change your stats, so you can plan ahead of where to go. Currently it is a blind guess...
Cool use of the theme, some of the narration of the planets was great :D Actually manage to tell a cool story! Nice entry, although somewhat confusing to figure out gameplay from the word go
Interesting game, it feels like FTL but later on I find it feels more like an interactive novel instead. It is like a novel because you pretty much have no control over the outcome (there was little information on how good/bad a planet is), the choices are pretty much random but I like how your choices will become a unique story for you. The text may need to be re-positioned a bit because it was obscured by the planets. It does give you the fun for purely exploring but it would be better if the player is more informed.
Hi there... Novel design! The planets on first screen after splash get in way of text. Couldn't see any way to develop a strategy, so more of a digital toy than a game to me at least... did I miss something ?
After I played a few times I realized that it was a strategy to go back to the planets you visited before to refuel and get more crew. But I still couldn't figure it out. I kept loosing all my crew, even if I had 200+ before I went to a new planet. Cool concept though, and I like the detailed descriptions of each planet.
I liked this outer space oregon trail. I think it would have been nice to see my current inventory to see how low I was on fuel and how damaged the ship was / needing scrap metal. Interesting take on the theme.
I like the concept a lot! Like an Oregon Trail set in space. It would be nice to have some more options when visiting a planet, e.g. attack or try to steal resources and escape, to spice it up.
I really liked this. I don't mind that it is completely up to luck. Wouldn't exploring space realistically be like that? It is nice to have your own experience even if your choices weren't informed.
Very similar to Faster Than Light though with less options available and a more confusing storyline. It would be great to see all the options in one screen and to get feedback when you arrive at an end condition. For your second Ludum Dare it is quite a good effort. Keep it up!
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