Ludum Dare #50compo

Waiter Tray

by ramil-dev

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.48

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.69

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.90

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.14

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.90

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.14

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.05

Don't break the golden wine bottle or you'll be fired! Try to maintain the balance of the tray by placing other bottles and glasses on it.

Browser game hosted on itch.io.

-- Highscores --

Service provided by globalstats.io

Highscores hosted on https://globalstats.io/leaderboard/624a0eeb5f5e8834a18b47b2

-- How to play --

Place objects on the tray to maintain balance as long as you can. If the golden bottle falls from the tray the game is over. Every object has 4 seconds to be placed, or it will place itself! Each object placed increases the place cooldown.

-- Controls --

-> rotate camera - A, D keys

-> choose place position - mouse

-> place object - left click

-- Credits --

Source code available on itch.io as a Unity Package

All coding and 3D models by me

Highscore service and GlobalstatsIO.cs server communication script by Globalstats Team (https://github.com/globalstats-io/unity-library)

Software used: Unity 2020, Blender

I did not manage to add menus nor highscore view (there's a link to the tables on the game page), but I'm happy it's playable. Game jams are tougher than I expected :D
Thanks for playing :)

Tags: #arcade, #browser, #physics, #unity

Tools: Blender, Unity

Comments18

Vilmantas4 Apr 2022, 14:02

Couldn't get more than 20 points. What's the optimal strategy here I wonder? I think it would be easier to plan ahead if there was an outline of the object I'm about to place as I assume they have different weights.

badoomtch4 Apr 2022, 14:48

I managed to get 32. It was fun to play, gets chaotic fast, but overall good game.

stasm5 Apr 2022, 22:08

Nice work! An interesting variation on the "as long as you can" interpretation of the theme -- making the game about balance is relatable and realistic. Having a time constraint forces suboptimal moves which then require corrective action, which I thought was a fun way to introduce chaos to the game. I wish I could tilt the camera up and down a bit too. It's cool that I can check highscores recorded by other players! (I contributed mine, 78, too).

Ramil Devauthor6 Apr 2022, 20:48

@vilmantas Yes they have different weights, the bottle is the heaviest and the glass the lightest. In regards to the strategy, I like to place as close as possible to the center as (I think) it adds stability and prevents the wine from tilting. Thanks for the feedback!

@badoomtch Thanks for playing!

@stasm Thanks for the feedback and congratulations, you hold the world record :)

TheGamerASD6 Apr 2022, 21:32

Cool game! Keeping the tray balanced was challenging but fun.

MAT4DOR6 Apr 2022, 21:41

Nice. Got one 49 and then over 50 but didn't submit. It's very cool, I didn't read the instructions so at first I was just spamming objects, but then it became easier once I did. Very cool and simple graphics.

Jeff Kerman6 Apr 2022, 21:41

Nice game. I like to imagine waiters have to train on this. This could make a cool vr game too!

PerfectSquare6 Apr 2022, 22:05

Cool concept! I got stuck around the 30 point mark but might come back later to try to get higher :) I like that the things on the tray also bump into each other so once you get a full tray you have to make sure you don't accidentally knock everything over, it added an extra layer of complexity.

Imaginary9 Apr 2022, 18:04

Love it. It's.... I mean, it's so simple. The stuff I'd suggest changing is cosmetic, really, mostly. Although I personally would prefer the game to last 10-15 seconds longer minimum. Tough game, good idea, good execution.

Stuntcomposer11 Apr 2022, 06:08

Wow! Great concept and highly playable. And fun! Only wish it was an optional faster way to rotate the camera.

Very well done!

Dan Smith11 Apr 2022, 14:46

Fun concept for this theme, enjoyed playing it. Good job!

aligator11 Apr 2022, 17:51

Interesting idea, works great!
I like it.

masterkrepta12 Apr 2022, 02:27

cool concept . i suck at it but this was more of the unique games ive tried

NeneChico12 Apr 2022, 16:45

Haha ! lot of fun playing it. Tried to my daughter also. Nice job, a little music and noises would bring more fun

LDJam user 27954612 Apr 2022, 20:50

The second I put the first glass down my stress levels rose. Very cool. Good job!

Astoeth13 Apr 2022, 16:56

That's Fun ! I got a bug where i couldn't enter my name after my first try but after reloading the page it worked well.

xCarl14 Apr 2022, 00:51

Cool idea! I like that the objects have different weights, makes you think where to place them instead of spamming them around the tray. Great job!

0x74656417 Apr 2022, 22:04

Neat concept! Sometimes it felt like I was doing better only to actually do worse. Leader boards made me want to keep trying to get a better score.

Some sound effects when placing the objects might have been a nice addition. I think some tense music could also have really added something.