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A jam submission

Solar GardenerView game page

Gardening with alien plants in space
Submitted by Fruity Fusion, nilolo (@nilolo_), OrangeJam, Paul Shelley (@pshelleyaudio), Thimras — 1 hour, 14 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Innovation#293.8003.800
Overall#383.8503.850
Gameplay#463.6503.650
Audio#663.6003.600
Graphics#903.7003.700
Theme interpretation#2013.0503.050

Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

GitHub repository
https://github.com/nwallenfang/solar-gardener

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

What an incredible game! I feel like I could play for years and still not have figured out the perfect way to grow the plants... but, that's the point, isn't it, beauty being subjective?

The cliche theming seems slightly tacked on... there were a few notes I found where the previous gardener talked about trying to incorporate cliches into the garden, but that kinda feels disconnected from what you're actually doing in the game?

Developer

I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder is also a cliche after all ;) Glad you enjoy the game!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Hello! I really want to check out the game, but I am having the same problem as mentioned below with the browser build (and I'm on a lame Mac, so I can't download). 

When opening the developer window, I am getting a mad stack of errors and they are all stemming from this test.js in line 369. It stacked about 7,000 times. There is also an error on line 9.  I added pictures below.

There are actually two other games in the jam where I encountered the same problem that crashes my Chrome: Annoying Radio and Cash is King. Both are made with Godot, as is your game. Both also have the same error on {whateverfile}.js line 369. So maybe it has something to do with the way Godot is building the game, or the way Godot builds play on browsers on Mac? (Not sure if the other person with this problem is also on Mac).

Either way, wanted to share this information with you in the hopes that it is at all helpful! Cheers.


Developer(+1)

Thank you for putting in so much effort! This really helped us a lot!

I did some research and there seems to be a bug with browser exports of Godot games for Mac. I assume this could be the issue since you mentioned having it for other games as well.

But I have good news: I’ve just added a native Mac version. We tested it on a friend’s Mac (M1). If you still would like to play, you just need to download it and right-click “open” :)

Submitted(+2)

I'm so glad you guys did the Mac build because I LOVED the game! What a complete experience. I love the Outer Wilds feel, especially in regards to organic discovery (and also the Outer Wilds easter egg with the marshmallow stick). Best Gameplay of the jam for me for sure - it is my style of game, but also super solid design. Controls felt good, and I liked the eventual hover to be able to see my creations from above haha. The design of the plants was really cool! All the evolutions and different mechanics of each. The music fit the vibe of the game perfectly.

Just overall a great experience! Great job to the entire team!

And I have a problem when it comes to games that I like - I am a completionist.

Developer(+1)

Cheers! Thank you for your kind words, glad you enjoyed this game so much :) Sounds like the game was a good fit with the Outer Wilds vibes.

And congrats on completing :P

Submitted(+2)

Wow, amazing... Experience? Adventure? I don't know, really loved it. Found the last of the five notes, but still half of the seeds I can't grow past the second level. Easy to grasp, hard to master. The music, the voices, everything works. It's the most polished and round entry of the jam, easily. I'm glad to see it's been made with Godot. Congratulations! And thank you for this gem

Submitted(+2)

I couldn't stop until I maxed everything, and I finally did it! Awesome game, kudos again 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Developer(+2)

ohh thank you for your kind comments <3 glad you enjoyed the game!

Submitted

I was desperate to play this as everybody is saying such good things about it but it crashes my browser every time at about 75% loaded. Message pops up about not responding and if I leave it eventually the browser shuts down :(

Developer (2 edits) (+1)

Sorry to hear that :( We didn’t encounter this in our tests but unfortunately there are others with the same issue. I’m hoping we can fix this in an update. Could you share your OS, CPU and GPU type?

If you have the time and will you could also help us a lot by sharing the outputs of the developer console. You can open it by pressing F12 (Chrome/Firefox) then clicking the button to load the game. Some error outputs are expected (typical jam experience :P) but maybe there are more for you that could lead us to the fix.

Apart from that: If you still want to try playing the game, a safer bet is probably the downloaded version :)

Submitted(+2)

Beautiful game, not sure if it fits cliche though, I actually thought this was very creative. Made me go wow. Very well made. I like the voice-over for the character and the level design was again wow. Cool game!

Developer

Thank you very much! It’s true, we interpreted the theme cliche a little liberally and have put some of our thoughts on cliches into the voiced logs, hehe.

Submitted(+3)

Waouh 👏. So great game, I love it.
The ambience, the sound, it’s so nice. When I unlocked the ability to go to other planets, I almost shouted out of excitement.

Developer

Oh my, thank you! Glad we could provide a wow-moment :D

Submitted(+1)

Hey there!

This was a really nice game good job on that!

The gameplay was smooth, tutorial made it easy to understand but still hard to master. The graphics were nice, i loved the voiceover and generally running around those round planets was really fun.

A very solid entry overall! Keep it up!

Submitted

When I was following tutorial and and the journal, settings menu opened and was reopening every time I close it.

Developer

Oh.. sorry to hear that! We actually had tried to fix that bug but it seems it’s still in there. Hope you could still enjoy the game!

Submitted(+2)

Amazing mechanics and concept

Developer(+1)

Thank you!

Submitted(+3)

Best theme interpretation ever! 

Submitted(+2)

Really cool game and chill experience. Did not manage to get any of the plants to stage 3, not sure what should I do…

Developer(+1)

Hey, thanks for playing :) To get a plant to level 3, every need needs to be met. It’s definitely tricky and for some plants you have to create synergies with other plants for it to work.

Submitted(+2)

This was great! I really enjoyed the loop of finding new plants and experimenting to figure out their needs and traits. I could totally see this being extended to a full game where you use plants to solve puzzles around the planets. Awesome stuff!

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the game loop :)

Submitted(+2)

This was by far the longest I've ever spent playing a game jam game. Something about it was just so captivating and therapeutic. Really cool game.

Developer

Aww, thanks for playing and that nice comment! Glad you had a therapeutic time in the game world, that’s all we could wish for!

Submitted(+2)

Absolutely love this game. From the idea, to the narration, to the game mechanics, to the graphics you killed it! It was very relaxing and satisfying. Well done.

Submitted(+2)

I'm impressed that you have been able to put together a game of this scale, with 3d level, a distinctive visual style and audios.

Also, these kind of game tend to run poorly on browser and while I experience a long loading time in the beginning, the rest of the game was pretty smooth. That's impressive.

Developer

Thank you for your comment :) We put a lot of effort into optimizing for performance, so glad it ran well!

Submitted(+2)

Nice game! Very much difference mechanics. It's like Space farming simulator

Developer

Hehe ye Space Farming Simulator fits :D thank you for playing and commenting!

Submitted(+2)

I love this game so much! Love outer wilds - definitely has that vibe. Fun to see the plants in all their growth stages. So well polished, it's all the little things like how you collect the seeds in your shed. Also it is very satisfying when the plants start to synergize. Good voice actig too! Ihr könnt stolz auf euer Projekt sein :)

Developer

Danke für deinen lieben Kommentar :) Outer Wilds was definitely our main inspiration, so we’re glad it struck a chord. Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

The game quite grindy for me but love the mechanics nonetheless. Especially love the effort put into audio design. 

Submitted(+3)

Very relaxing. I had a lot of fun with learning about the different plants and how they thrive.

Walking around on a mini-planet and flying to others was a super cool mechanic!