The Dark Sea

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.02
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.82
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.72
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.90
Disclaimer: Our group had to attend to school, so we only spent 48 hours on the game. If there are any issues, game-breaking or not, it would be nice if we were notified via the comments section

Theme: Sacrifices must be made.

Idea: Turn-Based Resource Management Game - Submarine, all abilities use energy, can SACRIFICE (trade) health for energy

Roles:
@Jickamangah - Game Designer, UI Designer/Producer, Audio Designer/Producer, Character Sprites |
@NotLivingPool - Game Designer, Programmer, Producer/Compiler, Team carry |
@Kintama45 - Game Designer, Character Designer, Mechanics Designer, Backdrop, Idea Origin|
Solon - Tester

Instructions:
You are facing four soviet units: The scout, the heavy hitter, the tank and the final boss. You have these tools in your trusty submarine to help you survive:

EP=Energy Points
HP=Health Points
DMG=Damage

-Torpedo (-10EP, 7DMG) |
-Guns (-5EP, 3DMG) |
-Flak (-2EP, 2DMG) |
-Rest (+4HP) |
-Sacrifice health for energy (
-1HP, +2EP |
-3HP, +5EP |
-7HP, +10EP)

Good luck, be resourceful and HAVE FUN!

*IMPORTANT* LAUNCH INFORMATION:
We aren't software designers, so we did not create the proportions perfect for every setting. So, when launching the game you MUST set these settings:

- 1440x900 screen resolution |
- Ultra graphics quality |
- Windowed ON

Screenshots:

Title:

Screen Shot 2018-12-03 at 6.37.10 AM.png

UI:

Comments29

Aleksander3 Dec 2018, 09:38
I can't play your game, because of lack of files when I download exe file on itch.oi
Jickamangahauthor3 Dec 2018, 09:53
@aleksander I'm really sorry, none of the people in our team owns a windows computer, so there's no way to find out what the issue might be. Instead, we will try to upload a webGL for the browser
paperjack3 Dec 2018, 10:37
I couldn't run the game too
Aleksander3 Dec 2018, 11:12
@jickamangah when you create Windows game in unity it is build in one folder and you have to share this folder
Jickamangahauthor3 Dec 2018, 11:43
@aleksander Oh really? It doesn't matter now though because I think we can all agree that WebGL is much more convenient than having to download something
NotLivingPool3 Dec 2018, 11:52
@aleksander @paperjack The game now also being supported on WebGL, I'm sorry that it still does not work on windows, but WebGL should do good enough. Some browsers sometimes do not support WebGL, so if that problem occurs to you then use another browser, even if it means that you have to use Internet Explorer.
NotLivingPool3 Dec 2018, 12:14
@Everyone thank you for leaving a comment and rating! (I know @Everyone does not exist I just wanted to thank everyone, actually maybe someone's username could be "everyone")
Dazzumbledor
Dazzumbledor3 Dec 2018, 12:27
The metal door transitions are wonderful and add a lot to the mood of the game. I enjoyed it, but I found I could not get past the third ship :ship:
NotLivingPool3 Dec 2018, 12:33
@dazzumbledor Thanks for the comment! The game is indeed quite hard, but we tested it a few times and beat it a couple of times as well, but losing in the majority of the time. This game also has more and more luck when the game progresses, which makes it more fun and also harder, maybe we made it too hard to the point where it was not fun, I don't think so though.
Sarwin
Sarwin3 Dec 2018, 14:34
Cool concept. The art is really good.
bugninja
bugninja3 Dec 2018, 15:20
I had trouble figuring out how to play it and what was happening. Maybe if there were more clear feedback as to what happens whey I push the buttons, but the art and music were great.
Aleksander3 Dec 2018, 15:44
Finally I played your game and I have to tell you that it is brilliant. I would play this all time, really. However I see some problems with balance. I quickly found a tactic: many time click rest and then when I have enough amount of hp and ep I attack, but that didn't work all time. Probably on fourth enemy it stoped working. You should work a little time on design and then you can seamlessly launch it on android.
Kibou Entertainment
Kibou Entertainment3 Dec 2018, 17:27
Interesting concept :D a bit hard to understand at first but definitely worth to complete!
JerryCrab3 Dec 2018, 19:46
A simple but fun concept. good game!
oxrock
oxrock3 Dec 2018, 20:24
I'll parrot what others said, I liked the metal door transitions and especially that sound effect. I'm gonna bang cooking pots for my next Ludum Dare, this I swear! :)
NotLivingPool4 Dec 2018, 10:09
@aleksander The first round is supposed to be an easy one that lets you spam rest to heal up, it is just a tutorial, then the rest is a lot of luck but still requires strategy.
nanocube75
nanocube754 Dec 2018, 12:12
WebGL isnt working for me :(
Jickamangahauthor4 Dec 2018, 12:48
@bugninja I'm sorry to hear that. We couldn't find time to fit the instructions into the game so we wrote it out on the description.
Jickamangahauthor4 Dec 2018, 12:48
@nanocube75 try using the default browsers for your OS (Safari, IE), they usually can run WebGL
thunderkerrigan4 Dec 2018, 14:37
fun one! easy to play :). pretty well designed. Great job
6664 Dec 2018, 14:47
Nice art. But not intuitive gameplay. And for me it was so hard even to kill first enemy.
JohnnyGinard4 Dec 2018, 18:04
Awesome, great work! :smile: :top:
Azayiah8 Dec 2018, 08:37
Super enjoyable, hope you guys had the full 72 hours to add more variety but already impressed with what you guys have !

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