This is my first game jam entry! I plan on continuing this game after LDJam, there are a lot of features that I'd still like to polish and a lot of features I still would like to implement. Keep an eye out for Dwindling Kindle on steam! Alternatively, you can follow me on my Twitter for updates (https://twitter.com/Xarlasar), and I am very active on my Discord server (https://discord.gg/nJ4P68s), which is less tailored towards game design and more towards general art projects.
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In Dwindling Kindle, your goal is to keep a fire alive, but make sure not to kill the forest at the same time! You can harvest wood from trees, replant them, and throw the wood into the fire! Make sure to replant trees, or you will run out of wood for supply.
Deeper in the forest, you may find golden trees that are harder to break, slower to grow, but yield more wood.
Periodically, random events will occur, ranging from strong winds, to bandit squirrels, to full-on meteor impact!
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Controls: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W, A, S, D: Move the player. LShift: Dash towards the mouse. Scroll & 1, 2, 3, 4: Select item in hotbar. Left Click: Throw wood, swing axe, or plant seed.
Well done! A pretty fun game. I managed to get to about 100 seconds but the wind got me. The only problem I had was that I seemed to drift to the left for some reason but other than that fantastic!
This was an excellent game! My group had a similar idea of keeping a fire alive but ended up choosing a different idea instead. After a few attempts I managed to make to 138 seconds! The gust of wind definitely caused me to panic a few times which kept the game interesting. Great job!
@josh-gangl Thank you for your feedback! The drifting is actually intentional, though I didn't have time to put in an explanation in-game or any visual cue as to what was happening. At around the 60 seconds mark, the "strong winds" event becomes permanent, so you do get pushed around a little and the fire extinguishes a little faster. I had plans to put visual effects of rushing winds in, but I ran out of time. I will definitely add this in the final version of the game to make things more clear.
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