The atmosphere and art style are pretty cool, but I have an issue with the Devil. I'm not sure if you were specifically going for making him scary but I just found him annoying more than anything else. Like it just felt as if my survival when he attacked was pretty much luck based. I didn't find a consistent way to avoid damage, which may have been the point, but it just meant that if I was too far from a salt circle I was going to die not really due to any fault of my own.
Unless, of course, there was a way to know when roughly he was going to attack that I just missed entirely. If that were the case I guess you could go "alright I have about this much time, so that should be long enough to reach this salt circle" which means it would have been my fault if I was caught with my pants around my ankles. I also would have had him show up less frequently but be more dangerous when he did.
Oh, and to anyone who finished this game on "Unforgiving" i salute you!
Edit: Oh, the wind chimes. Wow, I'm an idiot, never mind.
Thanks for playing! Glad you enjoyed the atmosphere of the game. The wind chimes indicate a nearby salt circle. If you want to avoid getting hit by fireballs, you’ll notice that the devil will start to change colour as he “builds up” to his attack. Hope that helps!
Oh nevermind the wind chimes thing then. I noticed the color change, I just wasn't skilled enough to avoid the fireballs after they were fired. It may just be an issue of skill, but even so it just ended upe being frustrating.
his attacks have certain time between them that doesn't change, after few encounters I was able to predict exactly the time when he strikes (which helped me get plenty of 1 type of resource, I'll let you figure that one out by yourself)
Have you considered making a mobile version? I’ve looked a lot into it but haven’t got a computer, I think it’d be successful on mobile but don’t know the process to actually get a game on an App Store. Just something to think about
I have thought about mobile versions! I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Unfortunately, I would probably only be able to target Android, since you need to own a Mac to put games on the app store (I only have Windows). Thanks for the suggestion though, there seems to be a lot of interest in mobile versions, so I think it’s something I’ll do in the near future!
I don't know if you know yet, but Markiplier just uploaded a playthrough of this game. And I think he really liked it. I really liked it, it seems a combo of Don't Starve, simplified Terarria, and weird Legend of Zelda vibes.
I played this game on Unforgiving mode on Oct. 2. This is almost like an 8-bit version of Don't Starve, but with added elements. This is a well made game :D
I’ve already looked into this before, and it seems that some antivirus programs will occassionally mark Unity games (or .exes) as viruses. I think its because your computer considers it an “unrecognized” file type. I scanned the uploaded files, as well as my computer, and they both appeared to be clean. That being said, if you aren’t comfortable downloading the file, then don’t do it! My apologies if this gave you a scare.
Awesome! It looks like the UI got cut off in your video though, not sure if that's a bug or if its just how you recorded. Either way, I'll take a peak at that when I get the chance. Thanks for playing :)
This was honestly one of the best game jam games I've played in a while (and I play a lot of game jam games). I made it about 7 days or so and explored three islands. I definitely would have played it all the way to completion if not for the permadeath. I respect the choice to design the game that way, but I was really starting to get in to things when I unfortunately died.
My only issue was the lack of water early on. Given the slow-ish movement speed and very small energy bar, it was a big hassle having to first build a bridge (when you're still learning what to do) and then truck water for minutes at a time to bring it home. Is there any penalty for not having enough resources when you go to sleep? There were a few times when I was missing one resource or the other and aside from a comment it seemed to be mostly forgiven.
Anyways, I thought this one was great! I enjoyed my time with it so I put together this short video. I'll keep an eye out for more cool stuff from you in the future!
Thanks so much for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed it! If you go too many days without a resource, you will die! The amount of days you can go without resources is pretty generous though. I hope you decide to give the game another play through at some point :)
Ah, gotcha. Who knows if I'll have the patience to hop back in anytime soon, but I'll be looking forward to your future projects. Good luck with everything and keep up the great work!
I defeated the devil, but I got warped outside of the main island (the one with the sky background) and now I can't access the thing. I think I was moving around as it died and that messed up the teleport. I've tried quitting only to be taken back to the main game where I can defeat the devil again, but am teleported exactly to where I was previously. in the second map. I would post an image, but I'm trying to avoid giving any spoilers away here. I hope you can look into this, I'm probably going to restart in the meantime.
Damn. Thank you so much for letting me know. That is a bug I was aware of but I *thought* I fixed. Obviously it still isn’t fixed! I’ll try to get a proper fix for that soon!
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The atmosphere and art style are pretty cool, but I have an issue with the Devil. I'm not sure if you were specifically going for making him scary but I just found him annoying more than anything else. Like it just felt as if my survival when he attacked was pretty much luck based. I didn't find a consistent way to avoid damage, which may have been the point, but it just meant that if I was too far from a salt circle I was going to die not really due to any fault of my own.
Unless, of course, there was a way to know when roughly he was going to attack that I just missed entirely. If that were the case I guess you could go "alright I have about this much time, so that should be long enough to reach this salt circle" which means it would have been my fault if I was caught with my pants around my ankles. I also would have had him show up less frequently but be more dangerous when he did.
Oh, and to anyone who finished this game on "Unforgiving" i salute you!
Edit: Oh, the wind chimes. Wow, I'm an idiot, never mind.
Thanks for playing! Glad you enjoyed the atmosphere of the game. The wind chimes indicate a nearby salt circle. If you want to avoid getting hit by fireballs, you’ll notice that the devil will start to change colour as he “builds up” to his attack. Hope that helps!
Oh nevermind the wind chimes thing then. I noticed the color change, I just wasn't skilled enough to avoid the fireballs after they were fired. It may just be an issue of skill, but even so it just ended upe being frustrating.
his attacks have certain time between them that doesn't change, after few encounters I was able to predict exactly the time when he strikes (which helped me get plenty of 1 type of resource, I'll let you figure that one out by yourself)
Have you considered making a mobile version? I’ve looked a lot into it but haven’t got a computer, I think it’d be successful on mobile but don’t know the process to actually get a game on an App Store. Just something to think about
I have thought about mobile versions! I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Unfortunately, I would probably only be able to target Android, since you need to own a Mac to put games on the app store (I only have Windows). Thanks for the suggestion though, there seems to be a lot of interest in mobile versions, so I think it’s something I’ll do in the near future!
Atmosphere that sucks you right in. Overall good quick game that made me feel proud of myself after finishing it. You deserve those 2 dollars :)
Wow, thanks so much!
I don't know if you know yet, but Markiplier just uploaded a playthrough of this game. And I think he really liked it. I really liked it, it seems a combo of Don't Starve, simplified Terarria, and weird Legend of Zelda vibes.
Haha, I did see his video! I was very surprised to see such a big name play my game and enjoy it! Thanks for playing :)
I played this game on Unforgiving mode on Oct. 2. This is almost like an 8-bit version of Don't Starve, but with added elements. This is a well made game :D
Awesome!! Thanks for playing!
Antivirus say a dangerous file...
I’ve already looked into this before, and it seems that some antivirus programs will occassionally mark Unity games (or .exes) as viruses. I think its because your computer considers it an “unrecognized” file type. I scanned the uploaded files, as well as my computer, and they both appeared to be clean. That being said, if you aren’t comfortable downloading the file, then don’t do it! My apologies if this gave you a scare.
Yep but I downloaded it anyway and a scan with Windows Defender comes up clean.
Thank you for playing! :)
Thanks so much for playing!! :)
REALLY fun game, most likely going to play it again, is there a way to kill that thing?
Thanks so much for playing! And uh... I'll be vague, and just suggest that you try to explore the world a bit more ;)
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Awesome! It looks like the UI got cut off in your video though, not sure if that's a bug or if its just how you recorded. Either way, I'll take a peak at that when I get the chance. Thanks for playing :)
This was honestly one of the best game jam games I've played in a while (and I play a lot of game jam games). I made it about 7 days or so and explored three islands. I definitely would have played it all the way to completion if not for the permadeath. I respect the choice to design the game that way, but I was really starting to get in to things when I unfortunately died.
My only issue was the lack of water early on. Given the slow-ish movement speed and very small energy bar, it was a big hassle having to first build a bridge (when you're still learning what to do) and then truck water for minutes at a time to bring it home. Is there any penalty for not having enough resources when you go to sleep? There were a few times when I was missing one resource or the other and aside from a comment it seemed to be mostly forgiven.
Anyways, I thought this one was great! I enjoyed my time with it so I put together this short video. I'll keep an eye out for more cool stuff from you in the future!
Thanks so much for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed it! If you go too many days without a resource, you will die! The amount of days you can go without resources is pretty generous though. I hope you decide to give the game another play through at some point :)
Ah, gotcha. Who knows if I'll have the patience to hop back in anytime soon, but I'll be looking forward to your future projects. Good luck with everything and keep up the great work!
Fair enough! Thanks for the kind words :)
How to get more energy?
ya gotta go to sleep!!
Yes, but how! I tried
Hang out in the bed for a few seconds, when you are low on energy! The screen will start to fade to black.
I defeated the devil, but I got warped outside of the main island (the one with the sky background) and now I can't access the thing. I think I was moving around as it died and that messed up the teleport. I've tried quitting only to be taken back to the main game where I can defeat the devil again, but am teleported exactly to where I was previously. in the second map. I would post an image, but I'm trying to avoid giving any spoilers away here. I hope you can look into this, I'm probably going to restart in the meantime.
Damn. Thank you so much for letting me know. That is a bug I was aware of but I *thought* I fixed. Obviously it still isn’t fixed! I’ll try to get a proper fix for that soon!
Just wanted to let you know that I uploaded a new version of the game. The bug you mentioned should be fixed now :)
Fun, but I want to know if there's definitive end in the game, an objective to pursue, or a bit of story further in?
There is a definitive ending to the game. There are some hints on how to get it on the different islands. It requires a lot of exploration!
Thanks for playing though! :) Seeing videos of my games is always a lot of fun.