Ludum Dare #37compo

ToyTankCommander

by jack-d-taylor

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.18

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.96

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.80

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.94

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.60

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.71

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★71%

I've ran out of time because I was facing a lot of issues along the road (mostly with 3D stuff and time management), but it's still a game with win/lose conditions and some kind of gameplay.

Destroy enemy tanks to win.

Tools used:
- Unity3D/MonoDevelop
- Blender
- GIMP
- xnView

Controls:
- WASD/Arrows for moving
- Mouse for aiming
- Click to shoot
- Esc to access exit button

Known Bugs:
- Tank can (and will) get stuck if terrain under it is destroyed (Unity physics system is such a pain to work with);
- Movement is clunky: you can't move and rotate simultaneously (the same reason as above);
- Left and right are inverted when using arrow keys;
- Destroyed tank can start moving without any reason;

Additional notes:
- You may need to click at the screen so the game will capture your cursor.
- The game has no crosshair to make aiming more challenging.

This is my first entry for the LudumDare, and I've had a lot of fun participating!

Comments32

victorcrafty12 Dec 2016, 05:50

Nice graphic

tinykidtoo12 Dec 2016, 06:06

The ground deforming is cool. I did get stuck once. The graphics are awesome. I can't put this down till I beat it. I almost go all three tanks.

Attrition12 Dec 2016, 06:12

There are nice graphics here, but it's fun as well! Good job! I did get stuck on the terrain once but I think it was because I sat still too long and the ground got really messed up.

KadaDev12 Dec 2016, 06:22

Would be nice to have an aiming crosshair or arc showing where shells would go.

Takes some skill to get good here, lots of fun. Oh yeah and the terrain deforming is cool going to have to sift through your code on that one.

CMLSC12 Dec 2016, 06:25

If you needed more time, you should've just switched to the Jam. :P
I thought it was fun, but it would've been nice if the game had a crosshair.

hadongee12 Dec 2016, 06:40

The ground deforming was good but I kept getting stuck almost immediately as the game started

Viperfish912 Dec 2016, 06:41

Very nice :) took me a while to get all the tanks.

PowerSpark12 Dec 2016, 06:47

Not bad, impressed with the terrain mechanic but I did get stuck a bit. Movement is clunky, but overall it's fun.

alex-ac12 Dec 2016, 07:30

It's to hard to play with this controls from laptop, especially with non-querty keyboard layout.

siryakko12 Dec 2016, 07:38

Fun game, good take on the theme, love the sand effect and the look of the tank. I think you might have a concept to dig into

Nullz12 Dec 2016, 08:05

The ground terraforming was really cool, but I constantly got stuck :(. I liked there wasn't anything that let me know if my bullet was gonna hit(like a crosshair), more of a challenge :)

Cosmic-Hawke12 Dec 2016, 08:18

Music or sound effects would help heaps. Ground deforming was pretty sweet and those tank models are nice

cjke.777712 Dec 2016, 09:21

Stunning visuals, very well done. The controls could be quicker? Like the concept very much

ferranduran12 Dec 2016, 10:28

Cool game, graphs and gameplay. It only needs some kind of music or sound effects.

JK500012 Dec 2016, 10:55

Great graphics and fun idea.

Bomballroomstudio12 Dec 2016, 11:00

It's a little bit difficult. The ground deformation is a very interesting idea.

Mieeh12 Dec 2016, 11:41

Good job!
Didn't realize it at first but after looking around I realized I played as a toy tank! hehe(Didn't read the title)
I found that getting stuck in ditches was a bit too easy which resulted in my death.

rburema12 Dec 2016, 15:15

The terrain alteration is indeed nice. Any game where you can drive your tank into an upside down position has at least something to recommend it after all :-p

I think some audio-fx would help a /lot/ here, as well as hit/mis indications.

anatolat12 Dec 2016, 16:14

Nice game!

drakekin12 Dec 2016, 16:50

The best strategy is to ram the other tanks, otherwise, their aim is a little too good. Fun though, lots of fun :)

Kalinka12 Dec 2016, 17:27

Ground deformation is really cool

nikitapash12 Dec 2016, 20:11

Not bad

Geckoo133712 Dec 2016, 21:17

Really quickly I cannot move my tank on the deformed ground. However the IA seems to me really efficient. Well done. You should add sounds ++

sfje-team12 Dec 2016, 22:13

That sand... amazing

mrwillowb13 Dec 2016, 05:36

nice try, hard to aim.

Alexander Kondyrev13 Dec 2016, 05:47

Hard to start playing. Please add more gameplay features and improve graphics.

d3uced13 Dec 2016, 06:32

Great work love how the sand deforms, thanks for sharing.

ema1ih13 Dec 2016, 10:57

It's a little bit hard to move, because of the movement, but I really like the graphics and the effects of the sand you made :3

Simple Ghost13 Dec 2016, 11:19

I love the terrain deformation :) It`s hard to play because I usually got stuck after first 15 seconds but the general idea and gameplay is fun! :)

velvetlobster13 Dec 2016, 14:45

The sand looks nice but sometimes when enemies hit the sand the tank gets stuck and cannot move, perhaps that is part of the difficulty though. I liked that it happens on a desk in a room, that is really interesting, makes it look like toy story.

nataha13 Dec 2016, 16:15

Yeah, you have funny graphics

Ygogo14 Dec 2016, 16:44

Nice game, but stuck on the terrain too often.