I agree. I was just tired of auto correct telling me it was misspelled in the browser and figured I'd get a ton of Americans telling me I spelled it wrong. Everyone else in the world is used to us spelling things wrong so probably would just not care.
The thing you missed on the game, was the chance to upgrade the satellites so that they could take more damage hits, or fire nearest meteors reducing their damage. Or have a timed spawn rate, and satellites that give bonus while they exist, like extra armor, faster spawns, etc. I guess you were just too tired during this jam to see beyond what you've already made. Maybe you should write yourself a cheat sheet list of things you can use to improve any game, while you are discovering them. It will make your life easier in the future.
I found your channel around a month ago and I've been just binge watching all your videos. Being an indie game developer myself, your channel has quickly become one of my favorites in a very short time. Keep up the good work man! 👍
For saying you struggled to get this going it looks absolutely fantastic! I participated in this jam myself and Around and Back inspired me heavily, so I just wanted to say thanks.
Happy you were able to make something cool just in time! Sometimes the theme can suck but it's great practice and experience to make something under pressure.
Great as always Vimlark! You’re really a game jam master! I hope I can be like you someday and also be so good at participating in game jams (till now I only participated in one game jam). The game idea you came up with for LD 47 is great, and the music is very good too! :-)
This is so endearing to see. Decent ideas, but not ones you resonated with for most of the video. Sometimes people are like, "OH WOW A TH-camR HE MUST ALWAYS BE GOOD AT THIS" When I realize you're humanx just like us(lmao) and game dev is tough as hell. Good job sticking with it though! Very inspiring! Also it's a good lesson about game feel that you kept this idea for most of the jam, but every slight tweak to controls REALLY improved it substantially. It's all great game dev lessons
Nice! I had somewhat similar idea a couple years ago: you had layers of the atmosphere (each contains planes, satelites and other stuff depending on the altitude) and you rotate those layers like a DJ to prevent a space stuff to fall on the Earth
Personally I like your take on the game. One of the first things I think of when someone says "stuck in a loop" is Groundhog Day (The movie not the holiday) or having a huge case of déjà vu. So when I heard the theme I thought that you didn't like it because it was too straightforward and you couldn't think outside the box, but from my perspective that's exactly what you did haha. And get some sleep Vim- I know firsthand that being a workaholic can ruin you.
When you first went to quit the game you ended up making. I got super excited about how you could make it into a really cool version of Missile Command. It's really cool as is though. I really like the concept.
I like to see struggle, failures, start over, giving up then not giving up. Not because I'm mean, but because I find it pretty inspiring to see what he deals with, things we all have to deal with. 100% success stories are boring and pretty dishonest tbh. We all have our highs and lows.
Oh man, I feel your pain on this one, I did the same thing, I spent the first day working on a game that got way to complex that I just had to bin. Nice to see another Construct user in the compo too! :)
Really liked the controls and concept of the game (for some strange reason I wanted to collect the parts with my mouse while controlling the satellites with the arrow keys), Like you said the theme wasn’t the best but most of us got through it in the end. Rated your game on the site. 👍
certainly better music than I have created... and damn your game looks good given the number of restarts... looking at it the only thing I might have done differently (other than making much worse music) would have been to do the damage to the satellite as removing 1 solar panel as well as adding the fractures. Oh and as a brit Defence is the better spelling... especially if you are approaching it phonetically (unless Americans spell "Fence" (wooden structure for boundaries or person you sell your less than legally obtained items to) with a "s"...)
I think physics was what was missing. The satellites need to 'drift' more through space! That's why adding the opposite rotation helped, it's like a basic version!
You could add a space program in the planet where you have an additional job of protecting ships sent out to explore. Dialogue with ground control to develop story and keep people invested
a few ways you could give this longevity would be to add different satellite types that you can purchase in between rounds, that you get semi randomly in game (say, you have 8 maximum satellites. if you have 5 type 1s and 3 type 2s equipped you are guaranteed to have those exact amounts if you have max satellites, but if you have less then the distribution will be somewhat random). other satellites could be one that only survives one hit but shoots lasers at nearby asteroids that destroy the asteroids in 2 hits, and a bouncing satellite that bounces asteroids away and potentially into other asteroids that can survive 5 hits. Also I would make a round go on forever (ie until the earth gets destroyed) and ramp up the difficulty over time until the player loses.
Maybe could have made it that not all asteroids would hit the planet, so the player has to find out which ones are dangerous and try to avoid the others to save up satellites. Just a thought, nice game as always!
Hard mode would be: you can't spawn new satellites, only repair damaged ones. Oh, and you have to collect the item with the satellite, you want to repair 😨
I think it would have been a nice addition if the sattelite parts were deployed by earth it self. Meaning instead of spawning in space, the earth shoots out a rocket with parts that you have to collect
when they said the theme was "stuck in a loop" then I saw the cat, I immediately thought of a puzzle game where the player is a cat in a 9 life loop, & needs to complete certain tasks using these 9 lives..
I haven't tried the game, but it looks fun. The story makes no sense though, and I think the switch needed is just to call the satellites ships. Satellites don't zoom around, and they're not stronger than the earth. Maybe also letting the earth get hit more than once could also fit the idea better.
I wonder if it would have helped the game feel to have the satellites able to shoot lasers outwards, more like missile command or an old bullet hell arcade game. I know it's against the mechanic of crashing the satellites into the asteroids, but it seems natural for this kind of game where you control multiple objects at once
Hello Vimlark. I don’t know if you will ever read this but I love your work and you’re my favorite indie dev. I always wanted to be a game dev and you make it look interesting, but when I went into game maker, I was like.. I’m out... should I give up game design or should I keep looking into it?
you know what would've been really great too? if the satellites were spread out evenly depending on the number of satellites you have. that'd increase the satisfying look even further!
If you made the satellites spin super fast and asteroids coming super quick with some flashy explosions when they hit the satellites it would be really fun and challenging
I think 2 two thing that would improve the look of the game is: -Earth, it is not very appealing with this color. Maybe it needs details or different colors. -Better Space Background
I love how he mentions spelling defense wrong but that he's also right while earlier in the video instead of comet he wrote commit
I said I'm terrible at spelling. Did you think I was lying? :P
Vimlark guess that’s compensation for how great of a game dev and enjoyable TH-camr you are :)
@@audinionkundesu *vimlak *compensachione *gaem
Thank me later I'm not an English major for nothing
@@garorade ok
Now:now
i feel like you could’ve added a repair function when you had the maximum amount of satellites
I thought about it but it was a bit late when I did and I didn't want to risk breaking something.
You have a GREAT poker face, at first I thought you loved the theme.
Perfect, going to Vegas! Wish me luck
@@Vimlark lol
11:45 as a Brit defence looks more right to me
Defense
Defence
I’m from America and defence looks more right to me lol
@@imaginemiles1133 lol i was about to comment the same thing xD. I always spell it defence.
I use both, but defence more.
I am not a brit, neither american, but I speak "american"-english. But I never knew they write it with an s. For me c is better
I agree. I was just tired of auto correct telling me it was misspelled in the browser and figured I'd get a ton of Americans telling me I spelled it wrong. Everyone else in the world is used to us spelling things wrong so probably would just not care.
The trails that follow the satellites are so so satisfying, like honestly they look beautiful
“I went over board on a game jam again” lol
The spawning of new satellites could be, instead of just appearing in orbit, be launched from the planet and move up to the right orbit level
I wanted to do that but didn't have the time to figure it out. I'm sure there is a fairly easy way I didn't think of.
Honestly, I love the relief of only having menus left during game jams
The thing you missed on the game, was the chance to upgrade the satellites so that they could take more damage hits, or fire nearest meteors reducing their damage.
Or have a timed spawn rate, and satellites that give bonus while they exist, like extra armor, faster spawns, etc.
I guess you were just too tired during this jam to see beyond what you've already made.
Maybe you should write yourself a cheat sheet list of things you can use to improve any game, while you are discovering them.
It will make your life easier in the future.
I guess you can say that you got stuck in a loop of starting again
I found your channel around a month ago and I've been just binge watching all your videos. Being an indie game developer myself, your channel has quickly become one of my favorites in a very short time. Keep up the good work man! 👍
This sounds like my comment...
@@bixarrio5251 exactly mine too
I love your conversations between past you and future/present you!
That music is my jam!
For saying you struggled to get this going it looks absolutely fantastic!
I participated in this jam myself and Around and Back inspired me heavily, so I just wanted to say thanks.
Happy you were able to make something cool just in time! Sometimes the theme can suck but it's great practice and experience to make something under pressure.
I love ur cool graphics they are so simple yet so detailed
Bro why is that beat so fucking hard, almost made me start spittin
I always love the games you make and your streams
Great as always Vimlark! You’re really a game jam master! I hope I can be like you someday and also be so good at participating in game jams (till now I only participated in one game jam). The game idea you came up with for LD 47 is great, and the music is very good too! :-)
This was a really fun jam. Great video! Keep up the good work.
This is so endearing to see. Decent ideas, but not ones you resonated with for most of the video.
Sometimes people are like, "OH WOW A TH-camR HE MUST ALWAYS BE GOOD AT THIS" When I realize you're humanx just like us(lmao) and game dev is tough as hell.
Good job sticking with it though! Very inspiring!
Also it's a good lesson about game feel that you kept this idea for most of the jam, but every slight tweak to controls REALLY improved it substantially. It's all great game dev lessons
Fun fact: In this game the satilites and plant earth have the same duribility.
The art looks amazing! Great Job!
Nice! I had somewhat similar idea a couple years ago: you had layers of the atmosphere (each contains planes, satelites and other stuff depending on the altitude) and you rotate those layers like a DJ to prevent a space stuff to fall on the Earth
Actually that song you made was really good, it's honestly a lot better than some songs I've heard from people who do consider themselves musicians.
Wow, you are amazing. I actually just realize how unpopular can be an indie developer. I love your games. Never Give Up!!
Darn it! Missed another Game Jam! This one would've been so fun.
The visuals are epic!
Personally I like your take on the game. One of the first things I think of when someone says "stuck in a loop" is Groundhog Day (The movie not the holiday) or having a huge case of déjà vu.
So when I heard the theme I thought that you didn't like it because it was too straightforward and you couldn't think outside the box, but from my perspective that's exactly what you did haha.
And get some sleep Vim- I know firsthand that being a workaholic can ruin you.
When you first went to quit the game you ended up making. I got super excited about how you could make it into a really cool version of Missile Command. It's really cool as is though. I really like the concept.
Interesting take on the controls! Good job!
Love how you share the tough parts of your game dev! It be like that sometimes XD I guess it was you who was stuck in a loop of game ideas haha
Yeah, that occurred to me but I couldn't figure out how to make that into a game either lol
Wow, you started this game without any convincement and still got a pretty nice result! I believe the game looks really fun!
I like to see struggle, failures, start over, giving up then not giving up. Not because I'm mean, but because I find it pretty inspiring to see what he deals with, things we all have to deal with.
100% success stories are boring and pretty dishonest tbh. We all have our highs and lows.
Thanks, I just try to show my process as best I can.
@@Vimlark Your journey is really inspiring. Thank you !
Man. The game ended up beautiful. Fell in love with the art.
You are truly an inspiration
Great video. This game actually looks pretty cool. I always love your art :D
Adding those particles behind the satellites changed *everything*.
It went from pretty basic to beautiful and poetic~
Oh man, I feel your pain on this one, I did the same thing, I spent the first day working on a game that got way to complex that I just had to bin. Nice to see another Construct user in the compo too! :)
It’s crazy how such a tiny tweak can change the entire feel of a game.
“Stuck in a loop” the theme that started Friday night funkin exact jam too
they were both in the same game jam well fnf was on the eaiser one
Yep
Really liked the controls and concept of the game (for some strange reason I wanted to collect the parts with my mouse while controlling the satellites with the arrow keys), Like you said the theme wasn’t the best but most of us got through it in the end. Rated your game on the site. 👍
Love your videos!!!!!! DEVLOGS!!!
Bro straight vibing on the music
I actually really like the music you made :)
This is pretty sweet man for an idea -> game in 48 hours. I struggle when I have no deadline!
certainly better music than I have created... and damn your game looks good given the number of restarts... looking at it the only thing I might have done differently (other than making much worse music) would have been to do the damage to the satellite as removing 1 solar panel as well as adding the fractures.
Oh and as a brit Defence is the better spelling... especially if you are approaching it phonetically (unless Americans spell "Fence" (wooden structure for boundaries or person you sell your less than legally obtained items to) with a "s"...)
Looks awesome!
I think physics was what was missing. The satellites need to 'drift' more through space! That's why adding the opposite rotation helped, it's like a basic version!
You could add a space program in the planet where you have an additional job of protecting ships sent out to explore. Dialogue with ground control to develop story and keep people invested
“It’s not great or good” bro what you mean shit fire
Dude, that music is just so damn nice. Am I alone with this feeling?
I had the same reaction when you read the theme "stuck in a loop"
funny how in the time you did the jam your mood was kinda at the same as the theme, going in a loop about what game to do
Kool game bro I like how it came out
a few ways you could give this longevity would be to add different satellite types that you can purchase in between rounds, that you get semi randomly in game (say, you have 8 maximum satellites. if you have 5 type 1s and 3 type 2s equipped you are guaranteed to have those exact amounts if you have max satellites, but if you have less then the distribution will be somewhat random). other satellites could be one that only survives one hit but shoots lasers at nearby asteroids that destroy the asteroids in 2 hits, and a bouncing satellite that bounces asteroids away and potentially into other asteroids that can survive 5 hits.
Also I would make a round go on forever (ie until the earth gets destroyed) and ramp up the difficulty over time until the player loses.
Maybe could have made it that not all asteroids would hit the planet, so the player has to find out which ones are dangerous and try to avoid the others to save up satellites. Just a thought, nice game as always!
"I haven't been sleeping well"
"As you can see it's 4am, I then stayed up til around 6:30am implementing it all."
Hmmmmm......
What sprite editor were you using at @ 7:11?
Great video by the way, you've got a new subscriber!
Amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Hard mode would be: you can't spawn new satellites, only repair damaged ones. Oh, and you have to collect the item with the satellite, you want to repair 😨
Little did they know, a new trending game would rise
I don’t know if this will help but you should include a item shop or upgrades. It might make the game more attaching. Other than that great job!
With more time maybe.
Ya, maybe if you come back to this game, you can add more stuff.
I had no idea, but Vimlark and I somehow both discovered the same game development tools, and for the longest time, I had no idea he existed, lol
For the satellite one it would've been a fun idea to get extra points to send back signals to earth because like google maps or something
I think it would have been a nice addition if the sattelite parts were deployed by earth it self. Meaning instead of spawning in space, the earth shoots out a rocket with parts that you have to collect
Great way to shout out is from uk that spell defence with a c
when they said the theme was "stuck in a loop" then I saw the cat, I immediately thought of a puzzle game where the player is a cat in a 9 life loop, & needs to complete certain tasks using these 9 lives..
Anyone watching this jam knows the one game that has blowed up
Will there be any videos of your game jam?
Yep, it just requires a lot of footage recording and editing. I'm working on it :)
I haven't tried the game, but it looks fun. The story makes no sense though, and I think the switch needed is just to call the satellites ships. Satellites don't zoom around, and they're not stronger than the earth. Maybe also letting the earth get hit more than once could also fit the idea better.
Oh shit that music slaps!
~2:05 KITTY!!!!! 😺😻😺😻😺😻😺😻
Oh wow this was uploaded on my birthday :)
Happy birthday! :)
@@gilbertbeilschmidt4129 Thx :D
Late happy birthday! 😁
@@PeasantForADay Thx :]
Love the music
That music fire it's so cool 👍
have you considered releasing unity versions of your older games? =)
I wonder if it would have helped the game feel to have the satellites able to shoot lasers outwards, more like missile command or an old bullet hell arcade game. I know it's against the mechanic of crashing the satellites into the asteroids, but it seems natural for this kind of game where you control multiple objects at once
Hello Vimlark. I don’t know if you will ever read this but I love your work and you’re my favorite indie dev. I always wanted to be a game dev and you make it look interesting, but when I went into game maker, I was like.. I’m out... should I give up game design or should I keep looking into it?
you know what would've been really great too? if the satellites were spread out evenly depending on the number of satellites you have. that'd increase the satisfying look even further!
Tiny satellites take 2 hits but a big ass planet takes 1, nice haha. Cool game concept tho my guy
The planet is full of vulnerable humans. They are not as strong as the machines lol
Vimlark it’s a game. No logic required haha
Nice Game
Once again, LadyLark is always right, and has the best ideas
the music is good
Came in clutch at the end
the game seems really good
THAT'S IT!!!
I'm inspired, I wanna do another frickin game jam!!
This is the grafik i like the most yet
In this world, nothing is certain, except for the three constants: death, taxes, and shitty Ludum Dare themes.
Nice job. From Pixel Scythe
You should have put that the parts can heal any damaged satellites so you could go with the same satellite over and over
I need to get myself in on the next game jam this looks like so much fun, I mean stress ahaha
Acesprite ?? Is that a new version of Aseprite? :D
I made a similar game about orbiting a body, but with newtonian physics, it was hard because I made from scratch without engine in C
If you made the satellites spin super fast and asteroids coming super quick with some flashy explosions when they hit the satellites it would be really fun and challenging
That song actually kinda bops, even though it’s like three months later could you post just the music?
"commit shower" is wrong in two ways
I think 2 two thing that would improve the look of the game is:
-Earth, it is not very appealing with this color. Maybe it needs details or different colors.
-Better Space Background
1:15 mood
Looks like a fun game, sorry that it was such a struggle for you