Ludum Dare #38compo

Crash Cassini FOR SCIENCE

by 2kah

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.95

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.90

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.38

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.81

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.89

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.75

Crash the Cassini probe into Saturn for the benefit of science!

Link

https://2kah.itch.io/crash-cassini-for-science

Can't link to files directly, but on there you'll find:
- WebGL build
- Windows build
- Linux build
- OSX build
- Source

The Linux and OSX builds are untested, please let me know if you have any problems :smile:

Controls

- Left click, drag, and release the mouse button to thrust in the direction of the pointer
- The longer the thrust line, the more powerful the thrust and the more fuel used
- Press ENTER to restart

Instructions

- The green arrow shows the direction of Saturn
- The moons have gravity wells, shown by the rings around them
- Gravity is stronger than your thrusters, so use the gravity wells to slingshot yourself towards Saturn
- Don't run out of fuel or you'll be at the mercy of gravity!

Tools used

- Unity 5.6
- VS 2017
- Paint.NET
- Bfxr
- http://wwwtyro.github.io/procedural.js/space/
- http://asoftmurmur.com/

Tags: #2d, #gravity, #physics, #space

Genres: action

Tools: Bfxr, Paint.net, Unity

Comments14

Bill Wheatley1 May 2017, 13:31

Neat game, I liked the focus on space & science. The thrusting was a little confusing but i got the hang of it eventually.

Heinrix1 May 2017, 13:49

I too was a little confused by the thruster at first , I felt like it should have worked backwards - instead of dragging in front of the probe to point it forward it may have been better to click and drag behind it to propel it forward.

Other than that I enjoyed it, I didn't ever manage to reach Saturn but I enjoyed trying :)

🎤 2kahauthor2 May 2017, 18:31

@heinrix Thanks for the feedback, I like the idea of an 'invert controls' option!

ectucker12 May 2017, 23:40

The gravity wells are a cool mechanic. This kind of game would work better with multiple levels, to provide more of a challenge. It's disappointingly short as is.

As @heinrix said, the controls are opposite of what most would expect from thrusters.

GenericToast3 May 2017, 06:08

I felt that the thrusters didn't really give me much of a boost, even when i wasn't in a gravitational pull, making it a bit frustrating at first. Still, a very cool and neat game!

Brandon Diaz4 May 2017, 02:35

The gravity is a fun mechanic, although like others I was very confused by the thrusters at first; I used almost all of my fuel before I realized it was backwards from what I expected.

PietPtr7 May 2017, 18:32

Gravity is always fun to play with. Well done!

Samusoidal10 May 2017, 00:27

CASSINI HAS BEEN DESTROYED

Never in my life have I been more happy to hear those words.

I liked the minimalist audio in this one, it really added to the atmosphere. The gameplay was challenging but not too hard, and yes, the thrusters are backwards.

Overall, nice game!

geeitsomelaldy17 May 2017, 11:53

I think the thrusting arrow should be in the opposite direction, but otherwise a fun little game.

applejam17 May 2017, 12:17

Cool game!

Thruster arrow direction was little confusing.

It would be great if probe was destroyed after collisions.

Also, game is really challenging, I had to use all my Kerbal Space Program skills :D

All in all, good work!

josefalanga17 May 2017, 13:39

Hard mechanics! I loved it, really loved it. Didn't manage to win, but it's a solid 5 for me!

bog1317 May 2017, 14:12

It was a good game experience, I had some fun with it. Good job :)

Joyfulxp17 May 2017, 14:14

Cool idea!

Screw Gravity!!XDDDDD

La mecanique du plastique17 May 2017, 14:31

> ‒ Houston I'm going way too fast, I think I'm gonna crash on some planet in the way here.

> ‒ That's okay Jimmy, that's totally the flight plan. Bounce on it. Bounce on it really good.

I'm not sure it was the ideal path, but I did some pretty cool 360's with a spacecraft.

That was great, bravo !

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