I think the text became basically unreadable if the game window was smaller than 1920x1080. I just uploaded a tiny fix (engine setting change), so now it should be readable. Thank you for the feedback, that really helps improving the game :)
Few things getting in the way of enjoying this sadly. For one the crackling. Another is the text isn't displaying properly on upgrades. I'm sure I could read it in full screen but pressing escape exists me out of full screen before affecting the menu.
When I died and lost all my progress something about it felt incredibly unfair. Perhaps because half the damage I took was early on from just trying to figure out the mechanics, the idea of slowly mining at blocks again just to get back to that point sounds dull.
Also not a fan of how I have to buy upgrades I'm not interested in just to unlock ones I may want. Like, the idea of having to buy information is interesting. It becomes less interesting when it's not a choice. Surely the appeal of something like this is the strategy of what to buy.
I'm not sure what causes the crackling, but this is an issue in the browser. The executables don't have it. The crackling comes with the ambience, so if you mute it, it should probably be ok. I wrote that in the description, but personally i never read descriptions :D
I'm not sure i understand the last point. You do have to make a choices at some point - for example what to prioritize in unlocking. Some people go for the laste, i personally like the speed, but the drill is also very useful. You won't have enough resources to get them all. If you got the last drill, you can finish the game by digging down as far as possible (this is not communicated well though).
I understand the annoying fullscreen thing - i changed it to use another key than ESC. Other than that, there is this little button in the lower right corner for fullscreen, this also works.
Consider adding other methods of access/closing the menu, alternate hotkeys, and possibly better handing of different screen resolutions. Playing on itch.io via a web browser means needing expand the game to full screen mode--and that means the ESC key is used by itch.io to exit from full screen mode.
Thank you for sharing this! Very happy with the play mechanics! Had a lot of fun playing it, felt the pressure as the monster timer ticked down! If you want feedback, I want to ask for a theme to play depending on how well things are going (i.e. manic music when the dome is damaged and the monster timer is getting close to zero, etc.). I vote for additional music as a future enhancement if you choose to revisit this title for future updates. (haven't heard the ending track yet)
Awsome, thank you for playing and for the feedback! I was searching a lot for music, but couldn't find anything fitting during the jam. I'd love to add music, ideally fitting into the soundscabe - not sure how it is called, if its chiptune or 8-bit or low-bit or something like that.
It might take a little time. It's not that large with 14mb though, so it shouldn't take ages. If the browser won't run it, there's always the download version (which runs better anyway).
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i wish i could read the text for the info
Wish granted! I hope, at least :D
I think the text became basically unreadable if the game window was smaller than 1920x1080. I just uploaded a tiny fix (engine setting change), so now it should be readable. Thank you for the feedback, that really helps improving the game :)
Few things getting in the way of enjoying this sadly. For one the crackling. Another is the text isn't displaying properly on upgrades. I'm sure I could read it in full screen but pressing escape exists me out of full screen before affecting the menu.
When I died and lost all my progress something about it felt incredibly unfair. Perhaps because half the damage I took was early on from just trying to figure out the mechanics, the idea of slowly mining at blocks again just to get back to that point sounds dull.
Also not a fan of how I have to buy upgrades I'm not interested in just to unlock ones I may want. Like, the idea of having to buy information is interesting. It becomes less interesting when it's not a choice. Surely the appeal of something like this is the strategy of what to buy.
I do like the art and atmosphere.
Thank you for the feedback! :)
I'm not sure what causes the crackling, but this is an issue in the browser. The executables don't have it. The crackling comes with the ambience, so if you mute it, it should probably be ok. I wrote that in the description, but personally i never read descriptions :D
I'm not sure i understand the last point. You do have to make a choices at some point - for example what to prioritize in unlocking. Some people go for the laste, i personally like the speed, but the drill is also very useful. You won't have enough resources to get them all. If you got the last drill, you can finish the game by digging down as far as possible (this is not communicated well though).
I understand the annoying fullscreen thing - i changed it to use another key than ESC. Other than that, there is this little button in the lower right corner for fullscreen, this also works.
Consider adding other methods of access/closing the menu, alternate hotkeys, and possibly better handing of different screen resolutions. Playing on itch.io via a web browser means needing expand the game to full screen mode--and that means the ESC key is used by itch.io to exit from full screen mode.
Thank you for the hint, i changed it to the Pause button or P (or esc, or backspace).
Thank you for sharing this! Very happy with the play mechanics! Had a lot of fun playing it, felt the pressure as the monster timer ticked down! If you want feedback, I want to ask for a theme to play depending on how well things are going (i.e. manic music when the dome is damaged and the monster timer is getting close to zero, etc.). I vote for additional music as a future enhancement if you choose to revisit this title for future updates. (haven't heard the ending track yet)
Awsome, thank you for playing and for the feedback! I was searching a lot for music, but couldn't find anything fitting during the jam. I'd love to add music, ideally fitting into the soundscabe - not sure how it is called, if its chiptune or 8-bit or low-bit or something like that.
Looks fun... it won't load tho
It might take a little time. It's not that large with 14mb though, so it shouldn't take ages. If the browser won't run it, there's always the download version (which runs better anyway).
Yea, i did download it, still dosen't work
Hm, which OS are you running? It most likely only works on 64 bit systems, and i couldn't test linux so far.
I'm using macOS
All it ever shows is the loading circle. idk why