Delighted to find sth that’s actually kinda playable on mobile, will try on desktop later.
I guess touch kinda gives you the advantage of being able to teleport, but that’s remedied by having your finger block part of the screen. Combined with the (on mobile) small size of the projectiles, partially low contrast, and lack of player skill, this meant that dodging the projectiles was more a matter of moving fast and being lucky. Still quite fun though!
(In case you actually plan to support mobile: accidentally touching a corner of the screen currently blocks movement)
thank you for playing, glad you found it fun! i actually didn't know if it would be playable on mobile - i'm glad it is, and maybe i'll try to release a patch to support mobile in the future!
It's surprising how many people went with "circle the thing" type games for this jam lol. Clearly, this one is a spiritual successor to Close Knit haha. It's simple, but I enjoyed the enemy variety and how they demand different approaches. Because the cursor/player character is so controllable, it's on the easier side. But it can quickly become difficult if you are slow to catch the enemies. Also... there may or may not be some cheesy strategies that trivialise the game.
LOL honestly i was also surprised, but it makes sense with the theme haha. perhaps great minds think alike!!!
thanks for playing! i definitely struggled to balance this one and ran out of time lol. i was trying to avoid players being able to cheese it by just face-tanking damage and drawing big circles around the whole screen by spawning more enemies around the sides, but i think you can still do that if you just move fast LOL. or were there other cheesy strats you found?
CLOSE KNIT REFERENCED !!! honestly, the fibercraft games are becoming our brand lol. i was actually thinking when i started working on this that, since i didn't have time to flesh this game out much, it could be a proof of concept for a future close knit minigame... so it's super great to get everyone's feedback on it!! thanks for your comment <3
You're spot on with the cheese, it's just looping around the whole screen. The secret is that I'm somehow able to take the cursor outside the the play-space entirely (not playing in full-screen). No bullets can me touch me out there but the cursor's trail is still registered somehow. So I can complete the loop at no risk lol
To be fair, it's much more balanced when playing by the rules. Just as easy to lose HP as it is to get back to full.
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The deep sigh but the straight 5 stars down...ur a real one funiful entertainment !! can't wait for that girp video...girp my beloved
One day I will girp lmao
Delighted to find sth that’s actually kinda playable on mobile, will try on desktop later.
I guess touch kinda gives you the advantage of being able to teleport, but that’s remedied by having your finger block part of the screen. Combined with the (on mobile) small size of the projectiles, partially low contrast, and lack of player skill, this meant that dodging the projectiles was more a matter of moving fast and being lucky. Still quite fun though!
(In case you actually plan to support mobile: accidentally touching a corner of the screen currently blocks movement)
thank you for playing, glad you found it fun! i actually didn't know if it would be playable on mobile - i'm glad it is, and maybe i'll try to release a patch to support mobile in the future!
yipppeeee good job team lavacado!!! the art is chef's kiss and definitely mastering the replayable game loop design. chaser my beloved 🙏
It's surprising how many people went with "circle the thing" type games for this jam lol. Clearly, this one is a spiritual successor to Close Knit haha. It's simple, but I enjoyed the enemy variety and how they demand different approaches. Because the cursor/player character is so controllable, it's on the easier side. But it can quickly become difficult if you are slow to catch the enemies. Also... there may or may not be some cheesy strategies that trivialise the game.
LOL honestly i was also surprised, but it makes sense with the theme haha. perhaps great minds think alike!!!
thanks for playing! i definitely struggled to balance this one and ran out of time lol. i was trying to avoid players being able to cheese it by just face-tanking damage and drawing big circles around the whole screen by spawning more enemies around the sides, but i think you can still do that if you just move fast LOL. or were there other cheesy strats you found?
CLOSE KNIT REFERENCED !!! honestly, the fibercraft games are becoming our brand lol. i was actually thinking when i started working on this that, since i didn't have time to flesh this game out much, it could be a proof of concept for a future close knit minigame... so it's super great to get everyone's feedback on it!! thanks for your comment <3
You're spot on with the cheese, it's just looping around the whole screen. The secret is that I'm somehow able to take the cursor outside the the play-space entirely (not playing in full-screen). No bullets can me touch me out there but the cursor's trail is still registered somehow. So I can complete the loop at no risk lol
To be fair, it's much more balanced when playing by the rules. Just as easy to lose HP as it is to get back to full.
Seems like a Close Knit 2 is in the plans huh?