4F - Faith, Forests, Fire and Floods
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Play 4F - Faith, Forests, Fire and Floods (HTML5)
tl;dr
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A turn based sandbox god game!
Move the map with WASD/cursor keys. Space to center map. Mouse to use godly powers. Mouse wheel to zoom.
F11 for fullscreen.
Description
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You are God. You have created flat earth. But it is devoid of life. Create the very first humans and support them by burning down forests and by flooding barren soil to create the promised grassland where the humans can build their farms and thrive and multiply.
The inspiration for this game was my last LD entry (hexagonal grid) combined with a cellular automaton (think Conway's Game of Life). For the theme I combined turn based gameplay with a god game. While it doesn't sound incompatible, I can't think of any god game that is turn based. If you know one, please tell me in the comments - I'd like to play it.
I almost achieved all the goals I set myself except for two things.
* The graphics are still placeholder graphics
* I wanted to add a mechanic where the glaciers would melt if too many settlements produce too much heat causing the ocean to rise and the land to shrink
Other than that, I'm quite happy with my game. Have fun, enjoy being God and leave a comment :).