the graphics are gorgeas and awesome
i loved it
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A Hole In Space's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #8 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
| Innovation | #37 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Audio | #38 | 3.708 | 3.708 |
| Theme | #74 | 3.833 | 3.833 |
| Overall | #84 | 3.583 | 3.583 |
| Game Design | #266 | 3.083 | 3.083 |
| Fun | #379 | 2.625 | 2.625 |
Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments
4 years ago(+1)
Thanks!
Yes the video is interesting at first, but can be too long for later. In the new version I will let it only play if you press the Intro button and if a video plays, in the bottom right corner is a hint to press ESC to skip it.
You will have more awesome views in the latest version due more options and a galaxy camera. I will upload it after the rating is over.
4 years ago(+1)
Yes, it is very difficult to see the center black hole especially if the galaxy is set to small.
I think I could add to the center black hole something like this:
So stardust from previous destroyed stars.
Thank you very much!
You can skip videos by pressing ESC.
The flickering happens, if the stars are far away and you or the stars are moving.
In the latest version, which I will upload at the end of the two weeks rating phase, the flickering is reduced due a rescale of the game, but not completly gone. (1 Lightyear -> Not 1 but 0.01 Units) This also fixed the black screen bug, if you have gone to far from the center.
The gameplay itself did not really changed, but it's less of a struggle to move the player black hole. It's still force based moving though.
So, thank you for your feedback!
4 years ago(+1)
Wow. Thank you very much for this very detailed criticism!
I understand your points and a better version will come after the rating time has come to an end.
It will come with:
- a galaxy camera
- better control of own black hole
- help vectors which will show the velocity and force directions you fly
- ingame description for game goal and controls
- options for: seed to be able to get the same galaxy; toggle sun gravity and orbital velocity; mouse and scroll sensitivity
- neutron stars and pulsar
- and more
Yes, the start is tricky, but once you absorb one sun, it gets easier.
So you have multiple monitors and the mouse moves away? I locked and hidden the cursor, if you start the game in main menu, so that would be a strange behaviour you encountered. Moreover, I can't really test it, because I have only one monitor.
The "black" you experiences is probably the void. Not all the space is filled with stars and you can look in directions where absolutely nothing is.
Mouse is hidden on the game screen... ... but does go off the screen (visible normally) and is still active, if I use mousewheel, visual studio (for example) starts scrolling and the like. The black is just that - black - it's like a weird clipping issue I can't really identify or describe correctly, you just turn a fraction and poof - nothing. Move the angle back, and they all pop back into view.
On a plus side, I got a lovely long tail of stars behind me this morning, and they were all chasing and locking into the tail - looked fantastic :) I think this is a play when you want to relax kind of game :)
4 years ago (+1)
Okay, so I have to fix the mouse somehow on the game screen. Unity has probably a feature for this issue. I will look for it.
I encounter the 'black' you were talking about now by myself. This seams like a render problem with high float numbers. For me the 'black' only appears, the farther away I go from the center. Perhaps I can fix this, if I reduce the length scale of everything.
That sounds nice. Yes, it is a slow-paced relaxing game. Definitely not a pace like in shooter games.
Thank you.
Yes, the zoom goes up to 1000 light years, so you can zoom a lot until you reached the end. It goes a lot faster if you have a mouse with a mouse wheel which can be "unfixed", so that it scrolls without friction.
I think an option to adjust the scroll and mouse speed would be good here.
An extra camera which is looking from far away on the galaxy is also a good idea.
4 years ago(+1)
Thank you. That's what it is about, a fantastic space panorama.
I admit that the control feedback is hard to master. That is the case, because everything moves by forces. Normally, for quick responsive gameplay, one uses velocity directly. But in a space environment that would make no sense.
Perhaps a velocity and a force vector would help, so that the player sees in which direction the black hole actually move (velocity) and the player wants to move (force). These vectors could be toggled on/off with a shortcut on the keyboard, like the HUD.
The gameplay is as follows:
- Absorb stars to grow in mass.
- If you are bigger than the center black hole, you can absorb it.
- With this additional mass it is a piece of cake to absorb the rest stars.
- After you absorb everything something really beautiful will happen! (To achieve this faster, choose a small circle galaxy)
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