Smooth Operator
Screenshots
You are an elevator operator
You work at a luxurious underground hotel. The guests are very picky about moving between floors, and it's your job to make sure they make it to their destination before they get upset and complain to your manager!---
How to Play
What to do
Move between floors, picking up passengers and automatically dropping them off when you stop at their desired floor. Be careful how you prioritise passengers, though, because you can only carry six at a time, and they will complain to your manager if you take too long to service them!The game is over when too many complaints have been logged against you.
Controls
| Control | Description |
|---|---|
| Up Arrow | Move the elevator up |
| Down Arrow | Move the elevator down |
| Left Arrow | Invite a passenger onto the elevator |
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Who Made This?
Team Members
| User | Credits |
|---|---|
| @quandtm | Programming |
| @robert-van-duursen | Programming, UI |
| @tad | Art, Music |
Extra Credits
| Credit for | Credit to |
|---|---|
| Coolvetica (Font) | Raymond Larabie |
| Park Lane NF (Font) | Nick Curtis |
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Lyrics for "Elevator Operator"
#### Sung by "Cole Teleporter" and distributed by Elevator Music International (EMI)> Elevator operator,
> where are you going to now?
> Accelerator, actuator,
> take us deeper underground, somehow.
>
> Elevator operator,
> come on and level with me:
> will the rotor, or the stator,
> of this elevator give up suddenly?
>
> [Chorus]
> Take us high above,
> to somewhere we can see the sky.
> In your gilded box
> you will convince us we can fly.
>
> When I call you to me
> a sudden joy fills my soul,
> and I'll tip you handsomely
> when I finally,
> finally reach my goal!
> [/Chorus]
>
> In New York, they prefer pork;
> in London it's beef they like.
> At the end of the meal, whether fish or veal,
> the elevator saves us all from a hike!
>
> Stairs dismay us, and delay us,
> from getting to our floor on time.
> Any tower, without power
> for an elevator is a war-crime!
>
> [Chorus and musical solo]
>
> Elevator operator,
> I hope you don't give me the shaft!
> Floor curator, level aviator,
> It lifts me up when I see you working your craft.
>
> Elevator operator,
> I like it best when it is non-stop.
> Smart dumb-waiter, person-freighter,
> Take me up, right to the top!
>
> [Chorus]
>
> Elevator operator,
> where are you taking us now.
Comments18
I feel that more guest kinds that bring challenge to the game were missing..
Anyway, nice concept. It's fun operate a elevator. Good job :smile:
The art was really nice and the sound was fitting. Just needed a little more polish on the gameplay mechanics.
One issue is that the queue indicator goes off the bottom of the screen when in fullscreen on my ultrawide monitor. Also, when I restarted, it reset the complaints to 0, but not my score or the people waiting.
For controls, it might feel more like an old school elevator or interesting if you had to use a brake instead of pressing the opposite direction to slow down. Is that how they used to work? IDK.
I would try ramping up the difficulty over time. Probably by slowly increasing the rate of customers. I got to $1000 without any complaints.
So I think you have room for improvement, but you made a fun game and the mood is great. You should be proud of your game :)
I love the song, and the gameplay is fun.
I got to 2500 score but the difficulty was the same, maybe make it scale a bit, nevertheless, I played more than I wanted cuz of the music :)
Good job.
I like how you can't really stop at the ends directly.
Makes you more careful with driving.
More tolerance with floors would be nice but overall i like this game.
Graphics look good and sounds fit just fine.
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/hellevator-operator