Well, Mike ran in to problems getting ldjam.com working properly with about 12 hours left in the Compo, so this is the backup plan.
Tank Commander LD.
You take control of a tank crew who cannot leave the body of a battle tank (the 'room'). You do not control the tank directly, instead you must give instructions to your crew and assign them to the various functions within.
Getting started:
Until you have a commander, you cannot see out of the tank. Likewise, until you assign a driver, you cannot drive the tank etc. etc. The crew can be assigned to the various functions on the right-hand side of the screen. Remember, you only have 3 crew members.
Commander: Assign a commander to view the game world outside of the tank.
Driver: Assign a driver to .. eh, drive the tank
Loader: Needed to reload the main gun
Gunner: Needed to rotate and fire the main turret.
Fix Engines/Turret/Hull: Assign a crew member to fix one of these components
Ext. Guns: Assign a crew member to sit outside and fire at the enemy.
I used Java 1.8 and LWJGL 3.1.
Unfortunately, I didn't have nearly enough time to finish this game, and as such there are no real levels or objectives. I would appreciate any feedback you have about the controls of the tank and the game mechanics (using the power of imagination); as I am thinking to continue this project over the christmas holidays with some proper missions.
Also, bugs, crashes would be great to hear about!
Thanks
Downloads and Links
Ratings
| #495 | Overall(Jam) | 3.27 |
| #1333 | Coolness | 30% |
Comments
this is really great concept, wish it was more completed
i loved how you do not see anything if you remove commander
Cool idea, if you had time to polish it and put a game together.
A pretty cool idea. Feels incomplete (like you said), but I like the concept.
Not sure about all the infantry shooting flimsy bullets at the tank should damage it so. Would probably work better with less infantry and more tank-on-tank action. The overall pace could slow down a bit then too.
Graphics are all right, but it all feels kinda flat. Shadows!
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Nice game.