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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #395 | 3.114 | 3.114 |
| Graphics | #401 | 3.457 | 3.457 |
| Overall | #755 | 2.724 | 2.724 |
| Theme | #793 | 2.600 | 2.600 |
| Game Design | #809 | 2.600 | 2.600 |
| Audio | #852 | 2.400 | 2.400 |
| Fun | #982 | 2.171 | 2.171 |
Ranked from 35 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You as the train dispatcher manage calm train traffic, but a storm is approaching, and soon, too many trains will overwhelm the tracks. You must keep control before chaos strikes.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes I wrote the code myself, and most of the visuals.
Sounds and some of the office models are not mine.
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it is a real good idea but a little difficult to understand ( and no music :x ) great job !
Thanks for the feedback!
Ye definitly some space for improvements :D
the game was a little difficult to understand, but i think thats the nature of this type of game. its just the type of game that needs a very thorough explanation and takes a couple minutes to get used to. i think this would make for a nice story game, since you have this really nice strategy game going on that has a quite a bit of downtime. you could add a phone for instance, where you get calls from various people and story starts being told. etc etc. really nice visuals, nice puzzle complexity, nice atmosphere. really great work, thanks for submitting! honestly the best thing ive seen so far, i hope this wins!
WOW! Thank you so much for the kind words!
I'm really glad you got the vibe and the idea of the game (even tho it isn't really finished :P)
I really wanted to add the elements that you mentioned! Would be so cool and I'm happy you agree.
I'm planning to add more elements such as phonecalls (plot) as well as random events which brings a twist to the game. I do really have to work on better functionality and a nice tutorial aswell, as many mentions.
Again thanks so much, you inspire me to polish the game! :D
The core idea of trying to prevent train collisions is interesting but I struggled to understand how to play. I also had a problem where my camera drifts to the right, making it really difficult to hit the right panel buttons.
Oh okay, thanks for the feedback!
Helps a lot! Well done on your game aswell :D
The 3D graphics look fantastic! awesome work
Thanks so much! Appriciate it :D
Nice game, I like the coffee idea it made me chuckle :)
Hahah thanks! I will add more coffee next time ;)
the visuals looks good and the gameplay has cool potential! a sensitivity slider would be great.
Great idea! Thanks for playing :)
Hee-ho. In this game you can drink coffee, do you need anything more? Good art and very smart gameplay (i couldn't win even once)
Hahah couldn't agree more. Might have to tweak the difficulty :P
I think it's a huge mistake to have to turn the camera away from the trains to push the buttons. This game would be a lot easier if the camera was locked in place and the buttons were below the trains.
I planned to make the buttons / switches more visable and user friendly with text etc, but sadly I didn't have enough time for it :/
Nice thought! Appriciate the FeedBack! :D
I thought the gameplay would be too monotone if everything was infront of you, so I wanted the player to feel like things got "out of control (The Storm)" :)
I can understand where you're coming from and I will try to find a good in-between.
Running out of time is completely understandable. I had to recycle one of my old games to meet the deadline at least you made something original.
really cool idea, it has a "keep the plates spinning" kindda vibe. It is a bit hard to understand what's happening at first, but it is helpful that you have posted a video.
Thank you!
Thanks for commenting!
I will try to make the games more "straight forward" next time :P
Really nice job! Once I sorted how to play it was a nice time. Agree with other folks, but had a nice time nonetheless :)
Thanks a lot!
Ye, sadly the game got some issues..
Thanks for the feedback, I'll try to do better next time!
Hey, awesome game! Super original, I’ve never played something quite like it before. One thing that might make it even better is adding textures or icons to the buttons so you can easily tell what each switch does without having to hover over them. That way, it’s a bit quicker to find the one you need. Just a thought!
Thank you for the well-thought-out feedback!
I will def add that next time, it was my originally plan, but I suck at planning :D
it is very calm playing the game (badum tsss) before the storm is close. When you've done the last polish with death/restart, and gotten some of the 2d into 3d, it's gonna be great!
Thanks so much! I was a bit disappointed for not transfering everything into 3D, but thanks for the feedback! I will definitly polish it now with new motivation ;)
Love the concept, and again, it's hard to figure out what's going on ://
I figured it out after a bit and did have a lot of fun. Great job
Yep my bad :P
Will polish and make a tutorial so it's playable hahah
Thanks so much!
I like the concept, but agree with the other commenters that it's a bit of a struggle to grasp what's going on. I like the presentation style of trying to simulate the train dispatcher. Some quality of life improvements like just having the switches be labelled on the board instead of having to hover over them could make a big difference in playability.
Thanks so much! Yep I definitely planned to make it a lot different from the start, and the labels and buttons were kinda last minute... But I didn't have time to transfer everything into 3D until yesterday :P
My bad, making two games hahah.
Thanks for the feedback!
The game restarts at a certain point while playing, does it mean I lost? Do I lose with contact between 2 trains?
Yep if two (green lights) collide u lose.
Did not have time to implement death / restart :P
I really like the 3D environment and the audio, it has a really nice cozy atmosphere
Thank you! Thanks for the reply! :D
Cool concept, but i haven't really understood how the game must be played.
Thanks, ye I'm sorry. I didn't have enough time to make a tutorial.
The Green lights on the main screen represents the trains.The Red Signals needs to be activated for the train to pass.
You can controll everything by interacting with the WHITE BUTTONS on the LEFT-SIDE PANEL.
Turn on / off signals and switch the rails.
Thanks for playing either way! :D
Couldn't really rate the game loop itself as it isn't finished but it looks pretty nice, also runs very well on the web. Good job!
Thanks! Appriciate it!
To controll the trains, use the buttons on the right panel.
I'm sorry but I lost time that I thought I had, so The game isn't finished...
It's still playable and you can get the feel of the game.