Ludum Dare #48compo
Super Jackhammer
Your goal is to dig as deep as you can with your super powered jackhammer. It gets really fast, but the problem is you can't slow it down yourself.
Controls:
Down - Powers up the jackhammer if you are going slow. If you are going fast, pressing it will do nothing as the jackhammer will power itself.
Left/Right - Move left and right. Used to maneuver past obstacles and to get ores. (Note: you can only dig to the side while going down)
Blocks:
Silver/Gold/Diamond - Collect these for extra score.
Obsidian - Used to slow yourself down if you are going too fast. Be careful though as you can lose all power and lose if you hit too many too fast.
Lava - You will die if you fall into it.
Changelog:
(4/30/21) - New link added to JAR compatible down to Java 8
Controls:
Down - Powers up the jackhammer if you are going slow. If you are going fast, pressing it will do nothing as the jackhammer will power itself.
Left/Right - Move left and right. Used to maneuver past obstacles and to get ores. (Note: you can only dig to the side while going down)
Blocks:
Silver/Gold/Diamond - Collect these for extra score.
Obsidian - Used to slow yourself down if you are going too fast. Be careful though as you can lose all power and lose if you hit too many too fast.
Lava - You will die if you fall into it.
Changelog:
(4/30/21) - New link added to JAR compatible down to Java 8
Comments28
tomn11426 Apr 2021, 04:50
@sonicpixelation Hi so sorry you couldn't run my game. I think I used Java 15
sonicpixelation26 Apr 2021, 05:09
It's up to you but I would recommend building it in an older version. Because the Java 15 JDK is locked behind creating an account with Oracle, as far as I can tell, not as many people will play it. I think open JDK can target up to version 11. Just my opinion. I will keep any eye on it I am determined to play it.
P.S. Congrats on completing your first Game Jam. You should be proud of yourself.
P.S. Congrats on completing your first Game Jam. You should be proud of yourself.
Wunarg26 Apr 2021, 05:41
Sorry it seems to create an JNI error occured so i couldent run your game. Hope you still had fun
tomn11426 Apr 2021, 06:19
@sonicpixelation Thank you, I will look into using an older Java version when I get the time. It seems like other people also have a hard time running the game as well
wooliii26 Apr 2021, 07:21
Hm I couldn't seem to get the game to run. It looks like you worked really hard on it though!
YourFather_Milk26 Apr 2021, 08:28
good game! simple but fun
tomn11426 Apr 2021, 19:49
@yourfather-milk Thank you! :)
Pierce Brooks28 Apr 2021, 03:53
Had to update my JDK, but it was fun! Thank you for the experience :)
tomn11428 Apr 2021, 08:39
@pierce-brooks Sorry for the inconvenience, I'm figuring out how to fix it. but thank you so much for playing my game :D
smt29 Apr 2021, 03:22
a simple idea but it feels pretty good and it's fun, for a first jam and one day this is real good!
Pierce Brooks29 Apr 2021, 04:01
@tomn114 Not an inconvenience at all in my case, I enjoy the meta game of getting things to work!
xpoho29 Apr 2021, 07:39
What can I do with this?
tomn11429 Apr 2021, 09:13
@xpoho Oh, sorry for the error. Make sure the .jar file and the "res" folder are in the same folder. The error is happening because I hard-coded the path for the image files in the res folder so the res folder has to be in the same folder with the jar. Like this:
Hopefully that works!!
Hopefully that works!!
xpoho29 Apr 2021, 09:40
Yeah, thanks a lot! It helped!
Nice little game, man! ^_^
Так держать!
Nice little game, man! ^_^
Так держать!
Roboolet30 Apr 2021, 07:53
General presentation leaves a lot to be desired, but the gameplay itself is pretty satisfying.
Hugison1 May 2021, 11:26
I actually liked this a lot. Was fun to play and a great idea. The graphics do need some polishing but I understand the lack of time. Was my problem as well.
So the core gameplay is nice and fun but could need some adjusting in my opinion.
So I think the Jackhammer is getting too fast too fast. I think it would improve gameplay to reduce max speed and acceleration a bit.
So the core gameplay is nice and fun but could need some adjusting in my opinion.
So I think the Jackhammer is getting too fast too fast. I think it would improve gameplay to reduce max speed and acceleration a bit.
GameDev and Architecture2 May 2021, 13:33
Good job making this game.
The Java 8 version works like a charm!
The gameplay may be simple, but that what makes the game fun to play! ;)
The Java 8 version works like a charm!
The gameplay may be simple, but that what makes the game fun to play! ;)
tomn1142 May 2021, 23:29
@gamedev-and-architecture Thank you very much! Yeah I aimed to make the concept as simple as possible so it would be easy for people to play my game but I also didn't want to overwhelm myself on the side of making it either. Glad you enjoyed it, even though there are a lot of flaws :D
michaelyount3 May 2021, 13:21
Fun and simple, Thanks
tomn1144 May 2021, 02:45
@michaelyount Thanks for checking my game out :D
exilegl8 May 2021, 17:41
Pretty fun flowing around breaking lots of tiles - I like the unique take on the downward block breaking thing with the fact that you can easily slide around breaking a bunch of stuff pretty much at once.
Played it a handful of times, here's my highest score :) (a highscore display on the hud would be a cool addition)
Played it a handful of times, here's my highest score :) (a highscore display on the hud would be a cool addition)
```
Error: LinkageError occurred while loading main class com.tomn114.main.Game
java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/tomn114/main/Game has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 59.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 55.0```