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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #1906 | 3.098 | 3.200 |
| Creativity | #2541 | 3.227 | 3.333 |
| Overall | #2653 | 3.034 | 3.133 |
| Presentation | #3339 | 2.776 | 2.867 |
Ranked from 15 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?
The player will have to drastically change strategies as the game progresses and the environment gets harder to survive in.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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So, how does it fit the theme exactly?
The point is that the environment is driving you to constantly change your strategies and your role in the map. For example, you could be all in on solar one moment, but then need to switch to wind rapidly as solar output dwindles. Or be super pro-environment with planting trees to delay the storms and decreased energy output, but then the next moment cut down all the trees to get enough energy to replace with infrastructure to survive. You as the player must role-reverse your interaction with the environment and what you create as the game progresses. It's not the closest or most creative match to the theme, but I think it is there is some capacity.
The game looks good, i like the mecanics. Keep the good work. If you want can you rate my game?
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This is pretty impressive for just 48 hours!
My favourite game so far, took me a while to get the mechanics but when i got it was really cool. Had a bug i think where it was ALWAYS cloudy and ALWAYS 100 wind so i capped energy production forever. Game is great nonetheless.
Thanks for playing, and the bug report... Oops!
Very interesting concept! I had some issue in understanding some mechanics, but the idea behind the game is very original from my point of view.
Very cool idea! And this is also one of the only browser games that runs smoothly on my device. Good work!
My best was just under 10 days. I really like this concept, I think the costs need some balancing and there was no sign of how much the last item costs. But it was fun seeing how the conditions changed over time and how sticking with one strategy doesnt work. Fun game
Thanks for playing! Definitely needs some balancing... That last icon was supposed to be a bulldozer, to allow for reclaiming previously-built tiles for 50% of the original cost - some tool-tips would have been useful.