Ludum Dare #34compo

Volcano

by uvwar

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.15

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.71

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.44

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.63

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.37

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.15

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.15

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★51%

Grow Volcanoes!

Scroll in and out with the mouse wheel, left click to pan the camera.

WASD or ARROW KEYS to move your little red cursor

PRESS F to SPAWN a VOLCANO

MASH SPACEBAR to GROW and ERUPT a VOLCANO

Be careful of spawning a bunch of volcanoes before you erupt them! This can bring the game to a standstill. Erupt as you place!

Special Thanks to:
Will Blanton
Momin Khan
David Byers
Kirk Musngi
Sebastian Lague
Mentalogicus
Jasper Flick

Comments19

Tensoplast0114 Dec 2015, 07:15

Great concept! I love doing eruption :D

Fathom15 Dec 2015, 05:16

I enjoyed this. I enjoyed setting of volcanoes. Great work, you've got a nice style going here.

GAFBlizzard15 Dec 2015, 09:20

Doesn't really seem like a game, but cute graphics and unique concept. :)

Davision15 Dec 2015, 22:26

Pressing F doesn't spawn volcanoes for me, a little particle effect is all I see.

uvwarauthor15 Dec 2015, 22:52

That is the volcano spawning Davision, you have to cause it to erupt by pressing SPACE.

flakoflak16 Dec 2015, 00:54

A little difficult to understand, but idea is original.

purrpurr16 Dec 2015, 01:07

I really liked this concept, it's unique and vibrant. Though it seems more like a toy. I would probably enjoy seeing this worked out.

DrFallos16 Dec 2015, 11:36

Good models, enjoyed eruption!

Elit3dGaming16 Dec 2015, 11:37

Nice idea, not so much a game but it is a very interesting concept :)

gebirgsbaerbel16 Dec 2015, 11:38

I love the way you did the tutorial, it was surprising and looks fun.

stargardengames16 Dec 2015, 11:57

Nice work! It was fun to spawn multiple volcanoes at once, even though it slowed the game down at times. The interface in the beginning was really interesting. Would recommend adding more visual feedback when you have pressed F to place a volcano.

Ryusui17 Dec 2015, 00:24

Spiffy little toy you've got here. I just wish the controls were a little less cumbersome, like maybe locking the camera and the cursor to each other to an extent. Like, the cursor auto-centers when you pan around, and the camera will also move if you move the cursor past a certain "deadzone".

Jupiter_Hadley17 Dec 2015, 15:09

Simple, well made little interactive! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/DppxuiW8XzY

Sir Magic17 Dec 2015, 20:06

Nice concept, I love destroying worlds :)

0101011118 Dec 2015, 01:54

ah man I can finally hear the audio. I really love where you took the game from the second night on into sunday - the clouds, the green, and especially the water were huge improvements. I wish there were more systems to interact with - did you see managore's planetarium?

foolmoron19 Dec 2015, 22:47

I think this is definitely your best game so far. The graphical style is really cool and makes the low-polygon stuff look really good. The ominous music really fits the "beginning of the world thing". But the volcano animation and the particles and the moss growing and turning into land is the coolest thing for sure. I really like growing a bunch of volcanoes at once and getting a really loud sound effect...

sP0CkEr224 Dec 2015, 08:28

not sure this is a game - but interesting idea

thebrickanator28 Dec 2015, 19:35

Would have loved some life to grow and flourish on the islands, or be destroyed by the eruptions... idk but the game worked well and looked quite nice :D and greetings from Mt Etubo :P good work.

oparisy2 Jan 2016, 14:03

Hello, haha indeed we had a similar idea and the same basic shortcoming (turning it into a game). Anyway I enjoyed your visual design and herb growing animation. Sound design was a nice touch too!