*I suggest that you download the game if you want to play free mode. Free mode is pretty much unplayable in the web version*
*Check the guide in game if you are unsure of what you are supposed to do. Press space to open the menu and then click on guide.*
Known Bugs: An error will sometimes occur when you try to destroy a building or farm. I know what is causing it, but I won't fix it until after the competition. I have, however, uploaded a version that will let you keep playing after the error occurs.
Controls: Left-click = give Right-click = take Space/Esc = open menu If you're playing on the LD page, it is best to hit both fullscreen buttons. That way your space bar won't be interfering with the webpage.
Give and Take is a god game where the player is restricted to only two actions, giving and taking. When the player takes something from the world they must give it back before they can take something else.
I had this idea during a past LD, but the theme never matched it very well. With the dual theme this time, I thought it would be perfect. Not only are there only two actions in the game, there is an element of growth as well.
I like the idea of games with very few rules creating a lot of complexity. While this game has a lot of stuff going on, the underlying mechanics are easy to grasp.
There is a guide in game that has some information on the kinds of tiles and objects, but it is not complete. I thought it would be nice to leave a lot of discovery for the player.
Things I'd like to add in the future that I didn't have time for during LD: Factions of people that war with each other individual animal species weather
Due to the large variety of possible worlds I thought it would be cool for people to share screenshots of their worlds. If you share a screenshot on twitter with #GiveandTakeLD, then I will try to respond with a heartfelt thank you.
I like God games, I like A-life, this seems to be a little of both so it makes me happy :) Still confused as all heck though but it's an interesting confusion.
Wow, that was extremely cool! I loved the interpretation of the theme, and the amount of complexity you managed to get out of it. Really well done, I'm impressed!
Very fun! Has a feel sort of like Act Raiser? I liked the way that things grew without your control, so the whole system kind of evolved while you tried to manage it. Would like to see this "grow" into a bigger game!
This is awesome, I love seeing the growth and life happening. My only complaint is that after I set up the initial conditions, everything seems to happen on it's own and without any real problems. Making it less of a game and more of a fishbowl. Still awesome nonetheless.
This is really cool, it was hella satisfying once I realized how to work the resource distribution. It threw some errors while I was playing, though, specifically when attempting to murder people.
I didn't quite understand it at first, but then I read the guide and it all made sense. I even had two towns with farms on my island ^^ Nice little game and I love the music
It's amazing that you finished this in 48 hours. Then again, you're using Unity :P
Still, I love the idea of just letting the world develop on its own, occasionally pushing it like you would push a kid on a swing. Does that make sense? Nah, forget it. Still, awesome game!
Didn't really figure out the graphism (what is the light blue ?) but had fun playin god! Good concept, music and introduction! I would have given a good mood note if it was availiable.
I love god games! It is very interesting to try out different interactions but sometimes I don't know what I am doing. For example I have no idea what AV is. Eventually I got stuck because I don't have the place to place the mountain and the town seems to stop growing for some reason. It is fun though I enjoyed the game.I guess it should let the player to discover the interactions between object but it should at least show me what the object is.
I haven't wrapped my head around how to navigate this properly, but there's something oddly satisfying about fostering human life from a single volcano. Bravo!
I really tried with this one. the pictures looked amazing, but every time i just made volcanoes, and then eventually i couldn't do anything at all, so i was left with a bunch of stone and mountains. real shame too because the pictures look awesome. also, i'm not sure what the other symbol i got was. it kinda resembed a tribe maybe? it had a food counter on it whatever it was.
This is a very interesting game. I actually really like how hands off it can be. You only have to perform a few actions to get things going (it's a lot like Sim Earth, a little bit of tweaking, and not much micro managing). I did get an exception twice using the web build, both times while taking an item (once was a mountain, the other was a church). Unfortunately debug support wasn't turned on so I couldn't get you an specifics on the error.
I honestly wasnt sure about this type of game and kinda didnt know what to do half way through but that music omg i loved it :) makes me way to get a little keyboard lol
ye i think with the additional features you mentioned this would turn into a great game would be good to see it fully done
I'm not saying I understood the whole idea but there's a very pleasant feeling of cellular automata and god game here which made me nostalgic of my Populous days.
Interesting game. This was a very creative interpretation of the theme. It was cool to see things combine in different ways to make the environment more varied. Great work! I tweeted a picture of my world to #GiveandTakeLD
The game was confusing, but it was the kind of confusing that makes you want to figure out what's going on. Good job! I have wanted to make a game similar to this in the past, so I'm glad you uploaded your source. Thanks, and good job!
I enjoyed this sim. You did well to model all of those phenomena in such an abstract game, everything felt reasonably balanced. I'm not sure I understood fully how I was interacting with the system, some kind of indicator would have helped. If you expand on this game, consider a growing world map! I'd love to see this happening at 5x the size :)
It was very difficult to understand the game at first. But once I understood it, it was interesting. Unfortunately, it does nor really communicate well, what combines into what. That makes it difficult to steer the game.
This game is amazing, I really hope with all my heart that you keep working on this, I'd love to play a finished version. The only thing I really think is missing is a way to kill the little ungrateful shits... '0 belief' ...
P.S: The joke about how the bible begins was hilarious, good job man!
I'm not 100% sure what's happening behind the scenes, but this is lovely. I like how it sort of grows a life of its own, allowing you to just watch it and be hypnotized :)
Interesting concept. I like it a lot, but no idea what's going on. I figured out that different tiles can become other tiles, but not why, nor what the people needed or wanted.
Nice entry! I have been playing it for a long time to figure out how everything works. Then I read your description again to see there is a guide in-game and everything became clear haha. Well executed, good god-like game ;)
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Still, I love the idea of just letting the world develop on its own, occasionally pushing it like you would push a kid on a swing. Does that make sense? Nah, forget it. Still, awesome game!
Good concept, music and introduction! I would have given a good mood note if it was availiable.
Check out Digicross, playable in solo/multi/coop :
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=46758
I felt a little bad making the people become believers by hurting them, funny enough. The game is a bit of a statement in itself, lol.
click, click, things happen.. why?
For who don't understand what is going on: just explore combinations, this is key point of the game!
It freez me, i must was other games. ;)
ye i think with the additional features you mentioned this would turn into a great game would be good to see it fully done
Well Done!!
I tweeted a picture of my world to #GiveandTakeLD
P.S: The joke about how the bible begins was hilarious, good job man!
God Game
Fits Theme
Simple Generates Complex
Pixel Art
but in the second play i was able to create greens!! <3