I enjoyed the gameplay. A particularly challenging aspect was when people spawned under a shark; it made me have to think about how to time the collision to avoid being pulled into the center.
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Maelstroids!'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality (score low for unoriginal, high for original ideas) | #33 | 3.283 | 3.417 |
| Legitimacy (score low for jam-spam, high for authentic "in the spirit" entry) | #34 | 4.083 | 4.250 |
| Overall | #38 | 3.303 | 3.438 |
| Impression (score low for unimpressive, high for impressive) | #39 | 2.722 | 2.833 |
| Adherence (score low for poor theme implementation, high for sticking to theme) | #42 | 3.122 | 3.250 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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2 years ago (+1)
Hey thanks! Glad you liked it!
Sound effects would be cool! Unfortunately I didn't get time to add them in. Maybe next year! 😂
I'll check out your game when I get the chance!
Lol yep I tend to cut things close xD
And yeah I used vector calculations from physics for this. First there is a vector from the object's position to the center that pulls objects inward at a constant velocity, then there is a perpendicular vector to that one which is used to apply the angular velocity which increases the closer you are to the center. The boat thrust is just a constant acceleration applied based on your angle (using sin and cos), and is calculated separately from the maelstrom velocities. Thanks for asking!
As far as the weather theme goes, I knew I wanted to do an Asteroids-like game at sea where you're caught in some sort of storm. Then I had the idea for the maelstrom which I totally thought was a weather phenomenon...
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