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One upgrade for the brood mother would be to place the first of multiple spiders in the hand and the others in the discard pile, so that they will show up in later hands.

Another upgrade would be to add +2/+4/etc. to spiders every time they show up in the hand but are discarded.  (i.e. They are 'growing'.)

I really enjoyed playing this.  One option to increase replayability would be to give players one less card--chosen at random--and one embryo.  That way, players could either choose to buy a card OR upgrade one of the cards they have, right from the start.

...or, rather than '+25', use '>25', so the units will fill to that level--which is mostly what you want to do anyways.

Fun little game!  Some thoughts:

1. Add keybinds.  <1>-<0> for units, <SPACE> for interactions.  This will make gameplay smoother by allowing players to instantly pick the unit they want without needing to stop picking up gold/etc.
2. Add ratio sliders beside each unit and have pressing <SPACE> automatically pick the best unit to maintain the ratios the player selected.  If that unit isn't affordable, give some indication of this, and allow them to either wait or press <SPACE> to pick the next best, affordable unit.  This is needed as the playfield gets more and more crowded and frantic.
3. I love that the archers will kite to try to maintain distance.  The algorithm needs a bit of work, though, as they are still getting ganked by enemies coming up behind them.
4. Unit idea: Knight Captain--upgrade of Knight.  Will select appropriate units and have them work together synergistically to increase their effectiveness.  Upgrading will allow larger squads with more types of units.  Squads should try to evenly cover compass headings.
5. Unit idea: Scout--upgrade of archer.  Roams the edge of the map and indicates the number and composition of enemy forces coming from that direction, which increases the unit detection level in that direction.  Levelling up gives better information.  Has stealth skill to hide from overwhelming enemies.  Shooting an enemy from behind is an automatic crit.

Cheers!

I agree that players should be allowed to decide for themselves when to open the shop without requiring a 'skill check'.  The easiest way would be to A) notice when the player has captured the ball for three seconds, B) pop up a notice saying "Open shop?  Hold paddle button." (or w/e) under the other paddle, and C) open the shop if the player flips the other paddle while the ball is captured.  

Upon leaving the shop, the flipper--and, thus, the ball--should only be released when the button is released, even if the player isn't currently holding the button down.  This will set the game back to the state it was in just before the player chose to enter the shop, without moving the game forward if the player isn't already holding the button down.  (If a multiball event is occurring, also hold the other balls in place until the player releases the captured ball.)

Imagine if you could add BAM to this... 

That has a lot of 'Automate Defend Repeat' vibes and I'm down for it!

If you want to go a different direction from other games in this genre,  older versions of 'Mechanica' offered node-based programming, which was pretty cool and gave players a lot of agency in exactly how their factory ran.   (Here is an example.  It is intended to minimize fuel usage when smelting ore.)

Cheers!

A fun little game!

Suggestion: add a lever to each power-up to let players to toggle whether or not they pick up that resource.  That would allow staying out longer when you are getting closer to maxing out your stats.

There is also the following issue:

That links to here: https://blog.chromium.org/2021/09/user-agent-reduction-origin-trial-and-dates.ht...

When I try to launch the game using the Itch launcher in linux (PopOS/Ubuntu 22.04), I only get a black screen.  When I bring up the dev tools console using <CTRL-SHIFT-F12>, I get the following error messages:

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- Uncaught SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token 
- Temp Build.loader.js:1 Unable to parse Build/Temp Build.framework.js.gz! This can happen if build compression was enabled but web server hosting the content was misconfigured to not serve the file with HTTP Response Header "Content-Encoding: gzip" present. Check browser Console and Devtools Network tab to debug. 
- DevTools failed to load source map: Could not load content for itch-cave://game.itch/app/bin/resources/app/dist/main/inject-game.bundle.js.map: HTTP error: status code 404, net::ERR_HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE_FAILURE

...and then I re-installed it and now launching directly just gives me a blank, white window, while going through a browser gives the same error.

I'm launching it directly from the Itch Launcher, where it opens its own window.  Trying to launch index.html in Edge/Firefox/Chrome/Opera GX/Thorium/etc. all gives the same error:

Error
The following features required to run Godot projects on the Web are missing:
Cross Origin Isolation - Check web server configuration (send correct headers)
SharedArrayBuffer - Check web server configuration (send correct headers)

Unfortunately, this game no longer works.  I get the infamous 'The following features required to run Godot projects on the Web are missing:
Cross Origin Isolation - Check web server configuration (send correct headers)' error.  Please read this so you can patch it: https://itch.io/t/2025776/experimental-sharedarraybuffer-support

Thank you.

It's been a few years since I've played the prototype, but I believe that you add logs to them.

Will do!

Suggestion: Let users use the arrow keys to move the image around in the window.  That way, users can adjust its position if it isn't quite where they want it to be.

Problem: When you add a non-block shape, the background is cut out, leaving a hole.  A better behaviour would be, if a cell is already coloured, to make that colour the background for the new shape, (perhaps) locking the depth for the background to what it was when it was the main shape.  I realize that this might not be a trivial task, but adding non-block shapes onto a background is pretty useful and only being able to use non-block shapes for edges is pretty limiting.

Does that make sense?

Great Update!  Odd bug, though; some shapes mirror correctly, but some are just rotated 90 degrees.

(Suggestion: make the mirror buttons be toggles so users can use either mode or both.)

Hello!

A very cool tiny app!  (I don't actually need it as I usually use OpenSCAD to produce my low-poly models, but you have given so much to the dev community that I wanted to support you.)  Here are a few thoughts on how I think that you could make it even better!

1. Mirrored mode for non-symmetrical shapes:  When switched on, a second panel is added beside the first.  (Also include a 'lock' button to only change the current side.)  When unlocked, placing a pixel on either side will place the same color of pixel on the other, mirrored left-right.  Also, when changing the height of a pixel, the height will be duplicated.  When locked, changes only occur on one side.  That will allow folks to make models that are substantially different on each side without needing a major rewrite of the code.  ...hopefully.  :grin:
   
2. Voxel Depth: Currently, the height value creates voxels that extend to the center.  I would add a second column of numbers called 'depths'.  If the user control-clicks on a pixel, the voxel will have the height from the first column, but only extend behind it as far as the depth.  For example, when making a car, the wheels could have a depth of 1 so that the final model won't have wheels that are a solid cylinder all the way across the car.
   
3. Silhouette mode:  Side and/or top pictures are imported/created to act as masks to further define the model by removing columns that aren't in the picture.   For example, while currently if you drew a car from the side, it would have cylinders connecting the two wheels.  If you also drew a front view, then the section of the cylinder between the wheels would be removed.  This would make setting most of the pixel heights/depths automatic, as they would be adjusted to fit the silhouette.  (e.g.  If you started with a solid 32x32x32 block of pixels and added side, front, and top silhouettes of a car, it would be 90% done with the click of a button, only needing colouring and final smoothing.)

I hope that this helps!
Keith Olson

Very cool little game.  One suggestion I have is to change how the numbers are presented to "<45", "=45", and ">45".   That will make them uniform.  (I noticed that without the equals sign, both I and other players initially missed that a precise number was needed.  ("45+" would need to become ">44".)  Other than that, it is a thoroughly enjoyable experience.  Bravo!

It turns out that I only get that error if I *don't* run it from the Itch.io launcher.  Go figure.

Every time I click on 'Explore', I get this error: 'ERROR: \prefabs\prefab_-1.ini NOT found.' and the above message.

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############################################################################################
ERROR in
action number 1
of Other Event: User Defined 3
for object obj_camp_fire:

Trying to read from undefined INI file
############################################################################################
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
called from - gml_Object_obj_camp_fire_Other_13 (line 47)
called from - gml_Object_obj_prefab_loader_Create_0 (line 35)
called from - gml_Object_obj_resource_generator_0_Alarm_1 (line 3)

I hear you.  One option is make a list of all legal spawning locations for a map, then, for each enemy spawned, loop through the cells in a square around that enemy, swapping that cell location with the one at the bottom of the list of legal locations and decrementing the index of the bottom of the legal list by one.   When all enemies are placed, the player can safely spawn at random(index) location.  Does that make sense?  (I haven't had to use that algorithm for years, so I may have forgotten something.)

I'm finding that I really enjoy playing this game.  The only time it gets frantic is when you spawn in the middle of a group of enemies.  (Yeeeaaaaah, about that...)  The soundtrack is chill and well matched.

I just rediscovered it tonight and went looking for you.   I'm glad to see that you are redoing it!  You should want to check out Fallout Equestria: Remanins, which has a similar vibe.  You might get some good ideas for LoK.

It has already been added to the Steam version.

My friend, you just keep making this exponentially better!  

I do have an idea, though; programmable routers/bridge ends/overflow gates/etc.  When you click on it (as when selecting an item to sort for a sorter), have a window pop up that has togglable '<]' & '>]' symbols (like you see when offloading materials from your vehicle) for each of the four directions.  That way, for example, you can use a router beside a factory without worrying about output clogging an input flow or have an overflow gate only output extras through one side.

Does that make sense?

It's a pretty cool game.  Some issues, if you are ever thinking about fleshing it out:

1. More explanation of the automation would be welcome.
2. Being able to tilt the conveyors to allow going up/down a level is vital.
3. Some items can't be assembled even when you have enough components, as they have a red '(X)' in the box, but no explanation as to why.

Still fun, though!

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No worries!  You can play it for free!  https://www.kongregate.com/games/terra0nova/aground

Cool little puzzle game!

Fun little game!  A few thoughts:

• The controls are really twitchy with mouse/keyboard, and movement is so fast that it can get frustrating while trying to make small movements.  May I suggest a 'Zoom/Slow Toggle' button/key, which doubles the view while halving the character's  movement speed?  This would make placing objects, melee fighting, and driving the truck  sooo much easier.
• A larger pickup range would be very helpful, as would doubling the time objects stay on the ground before disappearing.
• Trees tend to explode into planks that fly all over the screen.  I'm assuming that this is a bug.

Well, let me put it this way.  My system can run SW Battlefront at 20+fps.  This runs at 11.  :grin:  Obviously, YMMV, but just try it out and see for yourself.  I found it completely playable even at 11fps.

Unfortunately, nothing seems to control the menu, and there is no mouse cursor.