Ludum Dare #50compo

Unpreventable Eruption

by the-wind-code

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.10

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.18

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.24

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.63

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.05

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.13

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.16

Protect a town from an unpreventable volcanic eruption happening nearby. Buy and build buildings to delay the lava for as long as possible.

Tags: #3d, #fast-paced, #lava, #volcano

Genres: strategy

Tools: Audacity, Blender, Krita, Unity

Comments10

ROBOWARRIOR19824 Apr 2022, 13:11

The rythm of the game is very slow, The idea is interesting, blocking the balls of lava.
To make the game more fun i think you need to increment the speed of gaining cash.
PS : That remind me a sand game.

muriel4 Apr 2022, 14:06

I really like this game, this reminds me to a sad situation that we lived in Spain (in la isla de la palma) but i really achieves what it was designed for, I would love to see a version where I have unlimited resources to build from the beginning :)

Thanks for this game.

mwillsey5 Apr 2022, 03:22

Great take on the theme! Really felt like I was delaying the inevitable. Building the walls got a little wonky at times, but still great fun :)

Who8 Apr 2022, 04:25

I love it! Very cool implementation of the theme. First few attempts I tried to contain the lava from the beginning, then slowly made my way back towards the town trying a combination of the pumps and walls. I thought I could get away with a just building a huge wall that veers the lava away from the town, but unfortunately the little holes in the walls (and sometimes the lava would go under the walls) gave the lava some room to go through. So I had to quickly patch them up and divert the stragglers.

Again, very cool!

KreGames10 Apr 2022, 13:46

Great way of executing the theme. Really liked it. Cool lava effect.

lody_giving_teacup11 Apr 2022, 12:18

The game is very good , it's a very nice idea , I really liked it !

AutoGibbon16 Apr 2022, 14:05

I couldn't do better than 2min30 because of my poor planning skills :)

Nice relaxing game, well done!

elimarable21 Apr 2022, 07:39

The audio really sets the mood well. The mechanics are pretty interesting, trying to divert and capture the flow. It's a little hard to make plans, though, since the lava movement is so random. It seems like you have to play a few times to get a sense for where the "flows" will appear. Maybe some additional textures will help signpost those very subtle variations in the terrain. Great work!

LDJam user 27954621 Apr 2022, 15:24

Simple game with a nice atmosphere. Good work.

matthewrobo21 Apr 2022, 15:51

Really cool idea, I also tried to make a massive wall to divert the flow but eventually a bit got through. I do think some of the lava travels too fast though, so I didn't really feel like I was "delaying" the lava when some sparks just hurtled at full force towards the town.

Does it take multiple embers to destroy the town or just one?