Thanks for trying it out and giving feedback! Originally I was planning to do merging with the map itself too, and the platforms, but I started running out of time :(. I learned a lot though, this was fun.
It was my first time doing a tile-map with hex tiles, so first I read a bit on redblobgames, and then decided on using the "offset coordinate" approach since it looked the easiest. The data for the tiles is just a 2d array of integers, same as I would use to make and orthogonal grid, then when I render, or convert pixel coords -> hex grid coords, I have the pixel offsets hard-coded in. I just copy and pasted tiles together by hand in my pixel art editor to find the offset values. Check out src/map.c source file in the repo to see (its messy and the offsets are all just magic numbers). Overall, probably not the cleanest way to do it, but I didn't want to spend too much time on it either.
Nice game! Has a surprising amount of depth, while still being intuitive to pick up and play. If it's going for more of a strict board game feel, maybe spawning shouldn't be chance based; or if not, maybe have it show some sort of dice roll type of thing to the player. But it's fun to play as it is, and well thought out for this jam. Good work!
Awesome game. It's been difficult to judge so many puzzle games in this jam since I don't play many otherwise, but I really like the use of themes here, and satisfying soundtrack and fx. The progress screen is a really nice touch too. Great work!
Nice game. I'm impressed with the Player v. AI setup, even if it needs some balance. I like the feedback that Caduckic gave in the comment below, so I'd echo those points. Great work!
This is pretty cool. I can imagine this becoming a really fun game! I like the concept of being a space ship squeezing through an asteroid field, balancing its load and mobility, doing docking maneuvers, etc. So much potential with this. Great work!
By wave 10, the difficulty should be high enough to see the merge mechanic and another enemy type. I didn't have that much time at the end to play test and balance unfortunately. otherwise I would have that introduced sooner. Maybe you already saw those, but it adds a tiny bit of variety.
Thanks for the feedback! Bullet variety would would be really neat to add after the jam too.
Yea, I was scrambling towards the end, By around wave 10, the difficulty should be enough where the big bots merge together, so at least you get to face a new enemy. It's possible you already saw them on the 6th, but that's my fault for not making the first 10 better.
Fun arcade game! I like how the enemies spawn in randomly and bounce around until they collide and merge. A little theme song and some power ups could make it a lot more fun too.
Nice little game.2 minutes and 4 seconds before the deadline? wow, that's clutch haha. I'm guessing that's why there's no victory screen, but the higher priority things are finished well. Great job!
Cool game. I found it very relaxing to play. I see you already noted the bug with merging the bees into a queen, but that was the only issue i ran into, Great work!
Yea, i was referencing that game for the steering movement and visual fx too. I was hoping the title might make that relationship more clear for people haha.
This is really cool. I wish it was more balanced because I had fun playing and wanted to keep going. I saw in the description you're already aware of that (and yes, the frost towers along the outside does help). You should definitely keep going with this! It has a neat soundtrack, and aesthetic too.
I'm also curious about the shader you use to get the convex look for the screen (like a CRT monitor). Id love to know more about that.
I made it to wave 7. It's a fun game and feels complete with the soundtrack and everything. I thought the difficulty was a bit hard after the first few waves, but that might just be a skill issue on my part, haha. Solid interpretation of the themes as well. Good work!
Hi, I like this one. With a chill soundtrack and a more developed economy system, the potential of this could really shine. It's already a neat little game. Great job!
Well done on this game. Feels and looks polished besides a few quirks (like what people have mentioned with the fire rune). You're very close to have a solid game. P.S. You should finish this one after the jam!
Thank you! it's my first gamejam, so I'm still learning how to fit everything in the time constraints. Glad you like the MC too, but maybe next time ill just do hats ;) haha.
