Ludum Dare #39compo
Solaris - Dying Sun
Solaris is a game about surviving a solar apocalypse.
As the sun dies and releases less and less energy, humanity must find a new way to survive: Offworld
Build parts to complete your rocket using energy harvested from the sun, while defending your city against aliens, who, for some inexplicable reason, are attacking you.
#### Gameplay
- Look around the world with the A and D keys
- Select buildings to place them
- Launch your rocket before time runs out!
#### Tools Used
- Unity Game Engine
- Photoshop, Blender and Substance Designer for graphics
- Audacity for audio
*This is my first time using unity ever, so some bugs are present and I wasn't able to add as many features as I would have liked. Still, I hope this is enjoyable.*
Comments9
Cornelia Xaos1 Aug 2017, 02:42
So.. first things first, you seemed to have messed up your Linux export slightly. The folder names for the Solaris_Data are wrong. The one that is called "Solaris.x86_64_Data" is actually the x86 data. I had to delete the other folder "Solaris_Data" as it was the x86_64 version and there was no x86_64 executable. Then I renamed the first folder to just "Solaris_Data" and I could run the game!
As to the game, I really liked the planet rotating idea. It seemed very interesting and fun to do.. though I didn't find much of a reason to rotate as I could place things down on top of each other.. When I realized this I started spamming solar panels in one spot and a few defense guns to keep the aliens at bay. It was rather easy at that point.
But, I still liked the rotating planet mechanic and found it really innovative.
As to the game, I really liked the planet rotating idea. It seemed very interesting and fun to do.. though I didn't find much of a reason to rotate as I could place things down on top of each other.. When I realized this I started spamming solar panels in one spot and a few defense guns to keep the aliens at bay. It was rather easy at that point.
But, I still liked the rotating planet mechanic and found it really innovative.
AlteredGalaxy1 Aug 2017, 03:03
Linus export has been fixed. Thanks for the feedback!
hoogmin1 Aug 2017, 03:21
This game at first confused me but when I gave it another chance I actually understood what I had to do. When I did the game was quite enjoyable. I am not gonna bash you for having a short game because my submission was quite short as well. Hope you enjoyed this LD.
Shaolin Dave1 Aug 2017, 05:43
Made with Unity, why not build for WebGL so Mac users can play too?
rigdonware1 Aug 2017, 06:18
This was a very interesting and a pretty fun game. After you get a couple solar panels up you can just spam them and get the game over with very soon. Pretty fun though good job!
johnnwfs3 Aug 2017, 11:37
Nice game. If expanding, I agree with rigdonware that at a certain point you can span the solar panels. Some balancing out of costs, maybe increasing over time, might make game play a bit longer. I did get irritated at the aliens blasting my panels until I realized if I kept two at a spot I wouldn't have panels destroyed. Cool mechanic in the planet rotation.
DeathStorm21 Aug 2017, 19:50
Nice Game, pretty good work.
Awesome for that time. Nice Job
Awesome for that time. Nice Job
Gulyasarni6622 Aug 2017, 12:42
Great game! It was really short and easy, but definitely worth my time. Keep it up!
But well , for a compo it's realy nicely done :)