Unstable Stable

by bufuak
co-authored: @kkrane, @liosdali, @oihd, @ayca
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.15
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.54
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.39
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Unstable Stable is an infinite-runner game made in Ludum Dare 49 of which theme is "Unstable". It is created in Unreal Engine 5.

Every animal has different abilities and gameplay experiences.

Chicken has a size advantage that you can pass beneath under obstacles.

Sheep has a magnet stuck to its fur so you can gather horseshoes from far.

Pig has a horseshoe multiplier.

Goat can jump higher.

Cow has an obstacle-proof body, so you have to hit it twice before you can turn into a human again.

Used asset packs:

Farm Animal Pack (https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/farm-animals-pack)

Farm Animal Sounds (https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/farm-animal-sounds)

Some Quixel Assets

Team:

Anıl Kapıkıran - Unreal Engine Developer

Burak Furkan Akşahin - Unreal Engine Developer

Ezgi Katı - Sound Artist

Göktuğ Yamak - 2D/3D Artist

Mete Baykal - Unreal Engine Developer

S. Ayça Metin Akşahin - Level Designer/Illustrator

Changes made during submission hour:

-Fixed a bug caused by procedural generation that made the game run on lower fps after playing a while.

-Fixed a bug that made the camera drift away from the character.

Comments19

xsangyhix4 Oct 2021, 22:45
I won't rate yet because it is probably submission hour bliss. Nevertheless - show us the game man : )
Destr4 Oct 2021, 23:11
So laggy...
bufuak
bufuakauthor4 Oct 2021, 23:13
It is made with Unreal Engine 5 using the Lumen technology so it is a hypercasual that no mobile device can run it :)
Terabyte
Terabyte4 Oct 2021, 23:22
it's have many laggy
Merri5 Oct 2021, 06:54
Pretty good ! the idea of transformation is pretty interesting
MistaGiggles5 Oct 2021, 18:43
Funny, little but janky but fun to play regardless!
LDJam user 05 Oct 2021, 18:58
Fun game. One suggestion would be to not nest camera under player so you would not get this jarring switch when you move in the lanes. Would require making some small blueprint for camera follower
The Lame Brain
The Lame Brain5 Oct 2021, 19:09
I like the transformation aspect, especially I like how it changes your perspective. I started as a farmer, was able to learn about obstacles from his height, then became a chicken and the lower camera angle was interesting.

Unfortunately, as the chicken I ran into a bug. I went up a ramp that dropped me on top of a stack of boxes, and instead of ending the run, it dropped me through the floor of the world.

This is when I discovered I cannot hit escape to get a menu. You should definitely add that.

Also, it is jarring when moving from one track to another, it would feel better if that transition was smooth.

Overall, this is a fun game! Thank you for sharing it!

Cheers! -LB
ROBOWARRIOR1982
ROBOWARRIOR19829 Oct 2021, 09:06
This is a solid entry ! I like the graphics and the way transformation give you random capacity. I'm not a big fan of the motion blur in game and may be you can change the contrast or the color aof the fence because the color is too similar of the floor but else that's very nice !
ChillerTyp9 Oct 2021, 14:53
Kinda like a 3D Sonic game... but with horseshoes instead of rings.
bufuak
bufuakauthor9 Oct 2021, 16:27
@Anonymous
More dynamic camera would help the game feel solid. I agree with that. If there will be post jam update, first things will be implementing this. Thank you for feedback :)

@the-lame-brain
The pause and returning the main menu is missing, and if we do post jam update, i'll add these features of course.
I am happy that you enjoyed despite these bugs and lack of features. Thank you for these generous feedbacks :)

@robowarrior1982
Motion blur is a big no-no for me too, but we kept open for this project to give players feel of speed. But we need to let players choose if they want motion blur or not. Big thanks for feedback :)

@chillertyp
Sonic with a farmer hat :)
Sli9 Oct 2021, 21:56
Heh. Fun idea. I'd like to see different advantages/disadvantages of the animals. Also the colors were very overlapping and together with the horses can make you a little dizzy. Overall great entry. Good Job!
bufuak
bufuakauthor10 Oct 2021, 08:12
@sli
Every animal has different abilities.

Chicken has a size advantage that you can pass beneath under obstacles.

Sheep has a magnet stuck to its fur so you can gather horseshoes from far.

Pig has a horseshoe multiplier.

Goat can jump higher.

Cow has an obstacle-proof body, so you have to hit it twice before you can turn into a human again.
Bloham
Bloham18 Oct 2021, 21:30
I nearly got the 1000 as highscore but just nearly. It gets pretty fast in the end. I like the transformation part of it. Switching lanes makes me a little dizzy, a tween or something would be nice :D It has something to play such a game with that kind of GFX :D
LDJam user 021 Oct 2021, 07:28
550MB?
Sorry, that's just way too big for me to download for a test game
LDJam user 238700
LDJam user 23870021 Oct 2021, 07:35
Very laggy, but I managed to still push through to give it a try! I really liked the random rolls for a protective hit, and the whole theme of running through a farm was very fun too! I wish my computer could handle it better to let me go after a high score, but still a fun jam game!

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