Ludum Dare #31compo

Front Line

by enepomnyaschih

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.95

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.85

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.80

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.63

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.89

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.63

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★30%

Well, my previous games all were arcades. And I just thought - "Why didn't I ever see strategy games in LD?" So, I've decided to make one!

Your goal is to find an opponent and destroy all its bases, while keeping your bases operational. Build new bases and make more forces to overwhelm the enemy.

Game will automatically select units and bases for you. If it selected a unit, right-click somewhere to move unit to this position. If it selected a base, left-click at a unit type at the right side to start producing it. If "End Turn" button is green, click it to start the next turn. If you are not sure what to do next, click "Next unit/base" button. That's it!

To build a new base, produce a Mobile Construction Vehicle and bring it to a free spot. At the next turn, select it and click "Build base" button. There is a distance constraint - you can not build the bases next to other bases.

I wanted to create a game that I can really enjoy. I've put a lot of effort into opponent player AI, so be prepared - it can expand and defend effectively, and sometimes even catch you off guard! It took me 2 hours to beat an enemy at 135% difficulty.

Recommended browser: Google Chrome

Comments15

Spacemyname8 Dec 2014, 03:44

I did not understand the controls of your game, it was rather confusing

enepomnyaschihauthor8 Dec 2014, 08:31

Ok, I've added more instructions in the entry description. Thank you for feedback!

Vulture Tamer8 Dec 2014, 11:05

not clear how to expand your base...

moving etc works but with my mobile base I can't do anything

enepomnyaschihauthor8 Dec 2014, 12:04

Updated description with instruction about how to build a base.

GeeItSomeLaldy8 Dec 2014, 15:10

A nice battle-focused version of Civ. Impressive. Lots of things in there already that could be taken a lot further with more time.

Vaclav8 Dec 2014, 20:07

"Wunderwaffe" cool :D Is there a shortcut for ending the turn? Also, finally a game that uses right click too.. It's rare to see good strategy games.

Drtizzle9 Dec 2014, 11:17

I would like to see a hotkey to end the turn, clicking the button becomes tedious. Very fleshed out, the fog of war is impressive. A bit too slow for my liking.

mrexcessive9 Dec 2014, 11:43

Hi there. Looks like your game has a lot of depth in there somewhere, but apart from moving a few Army units a couple of squares, couldn't work out how to do anything. Needs a tutorial, simple start I think.

Jacksendary10 Dec 2014, 18:15

Very cool little strategy game!

Maurogik10 Dec 2014, 19:25

It's nice to see a strategy game but since I didn't see anything happening exept me moving around I stopped playing. Nice effort still !

Divitos11 Dec 2014, 16:18

A bit confusing, but fun once you've gotten the hang of it!

lase12 Dec 2014, 01:22

Pretty impressive! The first strategy game I've played on here. It was a bit hard to see, but was still pretty fully featured for the time constraints. Good job.

MrMordem12 Dec 2014, 01:26

Nice str, a little hard to understand controls etc etc but nice works. Like it

ShellfishGames13 Dec 2014, 21:52

Wow, that was surprisingly engaging. The only thing I didn't quite get was the cost of units.. I never knew how much I had to spend and where that money/resources came from, so everythign that happened and the units I could order kind of seemed like magic.
Also kind of impressive that you pulled off to write a complete working AI for such a deep strategy game!

Crosstales16 Dec 2014, 20:48

Nicely done, a bit hard to understand the controls though :)