[SA Game Jam 2016] B.Y.O.S.S.

Kobusvdwalt9

- Build Your Own Solar System
- Student
- 48hr entry
- Team : @Kousvdwalt9 @The_Sired_Ward

I am making a thing where you build your own solar system to defend against space ships. This is being done in the signature @Kobusvdwalt9 art style of triangles, squares and circles.

*Edit* Changed my entry to 48hr cause Uni starts monday :)

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pieter

Which also means they will be brimming with charm :)
Good luck!

Pixel_Reaper

Good luck Kobus, looking forward to see what you make

Boysano

Wow sounds interesting, especially since I've been watching the Firefly series and movie this past month.

Hope you have enough time, since you make fun games

Kobusvdwalt9

@Boysano Thanks !!

Just wanted to share what my new makegamessa browsing experience is like :

Kobusvdwalt9

Here is a screenshot :

Bracula

Hey man that's looking really good. Really cool art style, even if it is simple. It definitely works

ErNerDragoon

Looking really good :) excited to see how it turns out

Kobusvdwalt9

Thanks @Bracula and @ErNerDragoon !
I will quickly try to shit a playable build out for some last hour feedback..

FanieG

Looks like thumper met Falcon9 and had a baby :)

Kobusvdwalt9

Looks like thumper met Falcon9 and had a baby :)

That just made my day !!

Here is a build : https://kobusvdwalt9.itch.io/byoss

Nadz37

Art style is so simple yet beautiful.
The simplest thing is sometimes the strongest I believe. Goodluck!

Fireprufe15

Okay damn this is legit!

Kobusvdwalt9

Made a last minute change with regards to music.

FanieG

Loved that @The_Sired_Ward's other song was used in a project. I use him for all my music needs. Will play game as soon as I can.

Kobusvdwalt9

This is a bonding moment for us three @FanieG @The_Sired_Ward <3 <3

Anyway added a youtube video to the OP..

FanieG

Wow. I LOVE the way the main menu looks like a video game monitor (warped in corners?). The paritcle effect behind the mother planet are cool, and their slow movement fit well with the sound. Always amazed by the amount of polish you pull of for jams. Well done!

pieter

What my Solar System looked like right before my PC was brought to it's knees (2fps)
Loved the experience though. Kitting each planet with cannons and resource collectors, getting new planets, leveling them up. You've done it again ;)

Kobusvdwalt9

@pieter Holy crap !! That must be some sort of bug but it looks SO cool. Yeah as far as the quality of my code goes.. Well lets just say a napkin could have coded a better performing game. Thanks for playing @pieter !

StormGameDev

This was cool :) I really enjoyed it.

EvanGreenwood

@Kobusvdwalt9 Really nice little game! I'd love for you to take this a bit further (like filling up the construction slots with buildings a player can build).

The aesthetics are really polished and charming as well. Peaceful music and slowly spinning planets.

My PC must be a bit more powerful than @pieter's ... Here's my solar system when the framerate collapsed! (I agree, these make really pretty images)

Kobusvdwalt9

I really want to take this further. I am currently compiling a list of stuff I would like to try out. Different turrents, resource types various constructions etc. What I liked about this game is the core action was fun, just clicking on stuff and building stuff is fun. So expanding on this seems interesting.

Building buildings on the planets is another interesting interaction I want to explore.. Thanks for that !
I will keep you guys updated when I start work on a new prototype.

Thanks for Playing !

blacksheepZA

I don't know how I missed this entry but it looks awesome! Well done and I look forward to seeing future builds :D

Pixel_Reaper

Looks good Kobus

SUGBOERIE

Still no Mac build :'(

Kobusvdwalt9

@SUGBOERIE I added a build, untested, just for you ;)

SUGBOERIE

Thanks bro. :D