BeetleBall

by nuin
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.17
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.22
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.11
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.33
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.01
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.06
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.96

Online Multiplayer Dung Ball Soccer!



Gameplay


------------------------------------------------------------------| Grow your dung ball!



----------------------------------------------------------------------| Protect your net!



---------------------------------------------------------------| Compete for fresh dung!



-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Score goals!





Controls
MoveWASD
JumpSpace
SprintShift
EmoteE
PauseEscape



The Team


Beetle Rig and Model: Adam Ramsay

Beetle Animations: James Rathwell

Music: Declan Johnston

Game Design: Kyle Cote-Dear

Level Blockout, Particles, Sounds: Phil Levert

Programming: Glen McManus, Cai Plank, Cristhian Mejia



Known Issues


- Sometimes you can't leave or join a lobby. Restart the game to fix this.



Community Discord


We plan to polish this up a ton and release it on Steam, join the discord if you want updates or are looking to play a match :)

https://discord.gg/kMujBmJywt

Comments32

Squidcor8 Oct 2024, 11:16
Played this with a friend. It's actually so good! Works really well.
DanielLochner8 Oct 2024, 11:17
This was a lot of fun to play! Thanks for submitting!
LDJam user 304226
LDJam user 3042268 Oct 2024, 23:34
This was a really goofy game to play, loved it, reminded me a lot of Extreme Football Throwdown from Gmod, really fun game to play with friends. Honestly would be cool if yall extended this
LightningST
LightningST8 Oct 2024, 23:44
So much fun! Really enjoyed it!
Big Nose9 Oct 2024, 03:47
lol @nuin kicked my ass. That was great, I had to get off for work :(
NuiN
NuiNauthor9 Oct 2024, 03:52
@big-nose haha sorry man, you didn't know how to sprint!
LDJam user 2331
LDJam user 23319 Oct 2024, 05:02
Had a blast playing this on Rincs' stream! Great work :D
Sevadusk
Sevadusk9 Oct 2024, 05:17
Game plays a lot like rocket league with a new innovative mechanic. Some QOL changes and you have a stellar game. Great work!
WhiskeyNChill9 Oct 2024, 05:18
beetle ball=coleopteran chaos! such fun :) nice work!
Rincs
Rincs9 Oct 2024, 14:11
I didn't win, but I had so much fun with everyone. I hope you implement that backwards play mode...the true "normal" mode ehehehe. XD
NuiN
NuiNauthor9 Oct 2024, 20:45
@rincs Thanks for playing!
I hope you can try it out on a computer that won't explode haha :)
Mikeandtherest9 Oct 2024, 20:49
Nice and funny game. Rocket league with tiny creatures, love it!
ColeSlaughter
ColeSlaughter10 Oct 2024, 00:19
Ridiculously ambitious game! I love the spin that you take on Rocket League. :slight_smile:

If I had one complaint it might be that I'm not the biggest fan of being able to "explode" a golden ball by adding mass to it. It always felt bad when it happened (whether by accident or maliciously) and made the matches feel a lot longer than they had to be. :confused:

Still, the personality and silliness of this game is off the charts, and I love how it brings people together on streams! Very excellent job with this one! :smile:
Pious
Pious10 Oct 2024, 00:44
Really ambitious to design a MULTIPLAYER game that's team based, well done and seems both funny and also well designed as a viable sport like game with interesting rules. Great take on a theme!

Good job!
Pimping10 Oct 2024, 17:25
I guess the name of the game is bugball
Leo Fu10 Oct 2024, 20:48
Very Unique idea, love it!
Langotriel
Langotriel11 Oct 2024, 00:44
It's a shit game.

And that's what I love about it ;)
coltonphillips
coltonphillips11 Oct 2024, 03:13
I liked playing this game with you. Thank you guys!
LDJam user 273626
LDJam user 27362611 Oct 2024, 13:52
OHMYGOODNESS!!! So far this is my favorite game in the jam. I could not stop laughing the entire time I played it last night. I had to go tell all my roommates and my boyfriend. I can see streaming this from time to time, slinging dung at goals. Rofl. A lot of fun, thanks all of you! :joy:
NuiN
NuiNauthor11 Oct 2024, 17:06
@flyingkaida Wow thank you so much! We're going to turn this into a full polished Steam release, I'll let you know when it's out :)
NuiN
NuiNauthor12 Oct 2024, 21:38
@rickylee should I add frog beetle to the game that eats other beetles
LDJam user 258850
LDJam user 25885012 Oct 2024, 21:53
@nuin hell yeah hahaha xD

environmental hazard frog eats you if you get close lool
MisaRavensoul13 Oct 2024, 04:36
Multiplayer game! Holy Moly! Tons of fun! I would love to see a timer!
Ategon
Ategon13 Oct 2024, 16:49
Thanks for submitting your game to the stream! If you wanted to watch it again in the future heres the vod of the stream (timestamped to your game)


Daniel Alhadeff
Daniel Alhadeff20 Oct 2024, 01:03
Easily one of my favorite games this Ludum Dare. Not only is this take on Rocket League entirely unique, it fits the theme well, and you somehow implemented reliable multiplayer. In 3 Days.

You even implemented a networked taunt system...

Oh and yeah, the game itself is really, really fun with a surprising amount of strategy.

Looking forward to seeing this on Steam!
NuiN
NuiNauthor20 Oct 2024, 04:19
@daniel-alhadeff Thank you so much :) Looking forward to playing against you in a match on Steam haha
deadroach
deadroach25 Oct 2024, 05:58
This is phenomenal! Love this game, really really impressive you guys were able to put this together in 3 days. I played with 3 other people on stream and had a blast. Great 3d models, great music, and a great idea in general. Seriously great work.

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