This is like Inception but with hats that are also gardens! It's so cool to see characters inside of characters inside of characters! Wonderful concept and execution! I would love to see it if you made another release!
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Fertile Hats's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #534 | 3.957 | 3.957 |
| Overall | #2078 | 3.232 | 3.232 |
| Presentation | #2596 | 3.087 | 3.087 |
| Enjoyment | #3097 | 2.652 | 2.652 |
Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Your character's hat is the world for another character, whose hat is the world for another character, whose hat is the world for another character, whose hat is the world for another character, whose hat is the world for another character
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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Thanks a lot! I'm working on it right now :D
If you want to see the updates, maybe it's possible to follow the game on itch.io? Or if not, my profile?
I'm thinking about joining the "post-jam" event also ( https://itch.io/jam/post-jam-jam-7 )
Thanks for playing! Yes the game needs better instructions. The pages can give you some hints, and the "supposed" goal was to find a way to get a crystal and put it on the central slot.
Among the possible interactions, you can:
- drop objects on your hat or your character (with different effects)
- combine two objects (wood branch + rock) to spawn a tool
- use the tool to break big rocks
292 days ago(+1)
Thanks a lot, I may go further with the concept!
Too bad for the crystal slot, it's a bug and that's the second time I hear about it :(
The lake was supposed to give you drops of water to give you some stamina, as the fruits do. Stamina is only changing your move speed. It was there o you have to choose between giving something to your character or your hat ^^
I'm thinking about changing "health" by age as it's only a timer (at start I thought we could delay it with water or fruits but...).
293 days ago(+1)
Thanks for your comments!
The interactions you suggest are in the game, but I did not have the time to put the instructions in the game, only on the page :/
Like:
- putting rocks and fruits on your hat, which make spawn the same object in a bigger version.
- combining rock and wood to make tools.
- you can actually control 2 characters at the same time.
Here are the controls:
- Right click to control the camera
- Middle click to zoom in and out (this way you can switch between the 2 alive characters)
- Left click to interact (take objects, combine them when it's possible, use them on your character, use them on your hat)
- WASD for move
It was a bit ambitious and experimental for a solo dev, so I could not find enough time to present it well, sorry for that!
293 days ago(+1)
Thanks! Totally agree about the explanation problems, I would have loved to get a bit more time for that!
Actually the "end" (just a message in the UI) happens when you insert a crystal on the center crystal slot
Oh thank G-Ro! Sadly I hadn't the time for proper instructions and UX, it was a bit ambitious.
You mean the below screenshot square slot disappeared? :o This would mean my bug list will increase even more ^^""
Thanks also for finding that "spawned on a lake" bug!
Actually the lake was supposed to spawn a drop in your hand (and you could use it to make more lakes spawn on your hat => new feature creap but cool idea: maybe spawning 3 or more lakes on a hat could change it drastically!!!).
Totally agree for the too short lifetime. I think about making it last longer + getting a way to shorten it (fast forward in time).
294 days ago(+1)
Yeah, this camera transition was the far most difficult thing I made. Working with titanic scale changes if hardcore!
After making the "zoom in" I thought "zoom out" would be the same but in reverse, and... not at all :'D
Sure there is so many crazy things to do!
294 days ago(+1)
Yeah it needs some informations about that. You win when you fill that "crystal slot" in the middle of the hat, I admit it's not easy to reach!
Key features for it are that:
- you can drop some objects on your hat (rocks and fruits), and they become bigger versions of themselves there.
- you can combine some objects together (big dropping one on another).
Please check the game's infos on the game's page before playing! https://lukuluk.itch.io/fertile-hats
Or at least check this picture about the controls: 
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