Summary: You are given a randomly generated plot of land to plant a seed, then start growing a tree. You must carefully choose to place the randomly chosen card or skip the turn, and slowly grow the largest tree you can !
Note, you will lose the game if the nutrients or energy falls to -20 !
Controls: Left Mouse Button: Place the card on the board. Right Mouse Button: Skip a turn and draw a new card. Mouse Move: You can move the camera around the board area.
I like this! I don't think I'd quite call it a roguelike since the similarities stop at randomness and permadeath, but it's a fun concept! Unfortunately I run out of energy very quickly almost every time I play since there seem to be far more cards using it up than producing it, and a stable system doesn't seem to last so waiting isn't a very viable strategy. I think I'm just bad though.
I was confused at first, but once I figured out how to get a solid start, everything went well. I didn't ever figure out what to do with fruit, though. It was a very neat toy for a little while. Some sort of variety or objective might increase replay value!
Hey all, thanks for trying it out ! There is definitely room for improvement in terms of explanation and mid to late game variety and challenge.
Currently the fruit doesn't do anything other than look pretty.
To give some tips, soil with blue dots give bonus water. Sky with yellow dots give bonus light. Try avoid soil with grey (less nutrient return) and soil with purple crosses are poisoned.
Was fun, but i felt too "random" - if you got a tree up in the first few turns, great, if not, start again. If you keep rolling fruit and leaves only you're in trouble :) Once you get a stable one going it seems interesting enough though.
Great game! A nice little strategy, pretty difficult to balance the actions... With some additional features, it could be a fun little thing to pass time repeatedly :)
Really cool concept, but I couldn't get a seed on my second play. I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/BarqoQ2BpLQ
@Jupiter_Hadley Thanks for trying it out ! It does always start with the seed, but I think you skipped it -- I should have thought of that :o I have updated it so it can't be skipped.
This is a very unique game! I loved the card system, though I wish you could save cards rather than having to pass them by. With some balancing, I think it could be even better. Well done!
I think I'm just bad though.