Loved the game, I reached the upgrades late enough that I was in danger from the birds, but early enough that I was able to make it through the days. Amazing game, and from what I've seen in reddit and GameJolt I'm eager for the updates to come.
I was playing and found this bug out with the weight of the bird droppings, I passed the stack back and forth but it remainned.
The pixel art is beautiful, absolutelly loved it. I loved the detail of the traders being gone after you turn back for them, though it only happens if you go back to see them.
Favorite thing anout the game is definitively popping the big birds with the AT Turret, one shot, the sound, the screen shake, PERFECTION.
If for some reason the dev is reading this. Beautiful creation. I got some ideas and feedback if you're down, though ultimatly it's your game and an amazing one at that.
Feedback - I think the repair kits might be a bit cheap, maybe experimenting with it needing an extra alloy or using more than 5 of them will delay departure. After around 30 days I was able to get all the upgrades and turrets and focussed on getting as much iron, through stationss and trading. I felt like I could go on up to at least day 100 (I reach day 69 before choosing to turn around and go head first into the storm).
Idea - Like having the possibility of adding a second car for more space, but in turn the birds will attack it as well and may be out of screen when in turret mode.
Idea - I was really glad that I was able to outrun the storm when I turnned back. But one can stay out of the storm with little sense of danger. Maybe ever so often the storm could have bursts that envelop the train. Maybe the chance for that is related to the amount of time spent in each stop.
Idea - Maybe a chemical turret might be interesting. There would be nuclear waste stations or power plants to give the player the resources to make it. What it would do is weaken the birds but not kill them. Maybe they attack each other or they do die from it, but not for a couple of seconds after being hit.
Idea - Hostile track stops. We can travel to the different stops but unsure if it's safe or not. The gun used to craft the MG turret could be equipped and used for self defense. Maybe other animals have also gone wild. Or other survivors, or more swarms of birds that are nesting in the stop.
Idea - A pet cat. Just a friendly cat that has a little corner in the train and can ever so often be found muchin on a bird after surviving a trip.
Thanks for reading all of this. Yall have a good day. And thx for the game.