Ludum Dare #42compo

Petrocket LD42 Running out of space

by petrocket

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.28

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.28

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.89

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.38

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.83

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.31

Uploading what I got because I may not have a chance to do more tomorrow!

To Run

1. Extract the .zip file
2. Make sure you have the VS 2017 redistributable installed (you probably do, otherwise grab from Microsoft)
3. Run the PetrocketLD42.bat file (Sorry, didn't make this easier)
4. The game starts right away with no instruction screen :|

Controls

KEY	ACTION
W	Move Up
A	Move Left
S	Move Down
D	Move Right
Left Click	Fire

To Win

Complete the cours without hitting any walls, lasers, energy beams.

Pads

Color	Effect
Green	Speed Boost
Blue	Health

Other things
- score isn't hooked up
- no audio :(

UPDATE Fixed the crash when you press continue.

UPDATE Blog post with timelapse and more images: http://alexcpeterson.com/2018/08/22/ludum-dare-42-entry-running-out-of-space/

Comments6

BlueBlu12 Aug 2018, 17:50

Awesome graphics! Have to be honest though I glitched through a wall or two

nihilaleph28 Aug 2018, 02:33

Very nice game! Great assets and fun mechanics! Only a bit too hard for me :sweat_smile: Also I don't see the point of having a laser, as it didn't seem to destroy anything, though it was cool to pass over them while speed boosting :laughing: The lack of sound is also truly sad :cry:

Cheers!

petrocketauthor28 Aug 2018, 03:10

Thanks! Yeah, I didn't make the laser very necessary. You can destroy the red turrets with them, but I didn't make the turrets that hard. If I hooked up the score I would definitely give you points for destroying more stuff!

bobismijnnaam28 Aug 2018, 11:07

Nice game! I liked the visuals and the gameplay. it was fun to discover that the lights give you some sort of speed boost, because first I though "cool!" and then I though "oh shit now it's even harder". Not sure what the shooting did but it was implemented in an interesting manner, I could certainly envision some interesting gameplay with that mechanic. After the first segment it got really hard though. But kudos! It plays very well for such a classic game.