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A jam submission

Chaos CanyonView game page

Arcade Whitewater Tubing!
Submitted by Cas Windsor — 1 day, 16 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#823.9263.926
Innovation#1173.6673.667
Overall#1493.5933.593
Audio#1513.5563.556
Fun#3063.4073.407
Graphics#3113.6673.667
Game Design#3953.3333.333

Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

In what way does your game fit the theme?
Go for a crazy whitewater ride down Chaos Canyon.

Tap Q and E to make Bob paddle backwards.
Tap A and D to make Bob paddle forwards.
Tap Q and D to make Bob steer clockwise.
Tap A and E to make Bob steer anti-clockwise.

Please see this quick tutorial for a demonstration of the controls:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB3Pr8huAjE

Did you write all the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Yep. The art assets I bought from Synty Studios.

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Submitted

Great game love it.

too many ploygons lower the fps

Submitted

It was 5 fps but still might be the most fun game in this jam.

Submitted

Good sound and graphics:)

Gameplay not so good, it's very hard to control the player and it's not very rewarding. 
Also, the performance was poor on my machine:(

If the controls were more responsive it would have been one of the best on this jam.

Still, an entry that i will remember, good job!

Submitted(+1)

It would slow down from time to time. Nothing that I could see should be doing that. Interesting and fun concept, however I felt the movement controls didn't work for what you were trying to do.

Developer

Do you mean the character in the ring slowed down, or the performance of the game?  Currently, the procedurally generated water mesh has waves which update each frame, and the floating ring is physically effected by these waves.  This means, if a wave is behind you, it will carry you forwards and when your moving into a wave in front you will slow down.  Reworking the water functionality is near the top of my list of things to fix, so it will be simpler in future builds.

Submitted

I got less than 5fps

I couldn't play it without lag

try optimising it

Developer

Ok, that's a shame.  Thanks for trying it out anyway.  I think the problem is with my overly complicated water creation method.  The water mesh is procedurally generated and has waves updating each frame, but I think much of this system is complete overkill.  By my count, around 1 in 4 people are having the same performance problems, so one of my top priorities is to make the water generation less heavy going.

Submitted(+1)

Loved the game, it was funny and a bit confusing (fitting the theme). Reminded me of getting over it. Love the poly art style and physics were cool. Great job.

Submitted(+1)

Nice work! I laughed the whole time. and when my player character died and exploded in glorious light I automatically gave this 5 stars lol

Submitted(+1)

really good game well done , I like the design and the sound the idea is good too,I just had a hard time with the controls

Submitted(+1)

The game moved at 1 frame per second on my PC for some reason. I have a good PC. Not sure why it didn't work. I didn't rate because I couldn't play the game.

Developer

Ok, no problem.  A few others had performance related issues, so when uploads are unlocked I will look into it better.

Submitted(+1)

This game has a pretty good art style, music and sounds. The gameplay can be quite confusing at times, especially with your character constantly spinning, but I think that if I played enough I could get a hang of it. A big problem was the performance, when I went in high speeds frames dropped pretty quickly which made the experience feel a lot less fun. Also, there was no way to know how far I got, and now way to exit the game after I started. This game seems like it could be a lot of fun, but it needs a good amount of polishing before it could get there.

Developer (1 edit)

Thanks for playing.  I will be adding a mini-map in future builds, so players know how far they've got to go.

Also, I've only been running my game on my pretty beefy main PC.  After uploads are unlocked I will look to run it on one of my old laptops and see about making a set of performance mode settings.

Submitted(+1)

So funny!

Submitted(+1)

Alright, I had no idea what I was doing for any of the time I played but I don't care lol. I had a ton of fun just spamming keys and watching my guy fly all over the place! Everything from the music to the graphics and silly physics made it such a fun chaotic experience!

Submitted(+1)

I love the idea but it lagged so much that I couldn't control the player. Bit without that its very chaotic and fun.

Developer

Thanks for your input.  I've only been running my game on my pretty beefy main PC.  After uploads are unlocked I will look to run it on one of my old laptops and see about making a set of performance mode settings.

Submitted(+1)

I love the steering - it makes the game chaotic! Was actually thinking of a control system for a rocket alike yours. Good work.

Submitted(+1)

That was amazing. I found it hard to control, you could describe it as "chaotic to control". It was great fun with a real uniqueness to it, great stuff. I would love to hear your thoughts on my entry.

Submitted(+1)

That's a great game. Extreme game design, very chaotic and fun, audio is great, graphics are nice

But it lagged so much that I couldn't control the player well :(

Btw well done. Nice game :)

Developer(+1)

Thanks for your input.  I've only been running my game on my pretty beefy main PC.  After uploads are unlocked I will look to run it on one of my old laptops and see about making a set of performance mode settings.

Submitted(+1)

Although I've watched the tutorial, still freaking hard lol

Very nice modeling and graphics. That guy is absolutely in a chaotic situation

Very unique gameplay!

Developer

Hi all!  If anyone is having difficulty with the controls then please check out this quick tutorial:

Submitted(+1)

One of the unique ideas of this jam! Good job!
Had some difficulties with the controls, but overall a nice little game!

Submitted(+1)

Very 'chaotic'! Enjoyed the game :)

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