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GMTK Game Jam 2024

Hosted by Game Maker's Toolkit · #GMTKJam

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A jam submission

Mountain MakerView game page

Build mountains for your climbers to scale

Submitted by Idlejacko — 1 day, 1 hour before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Creativity	#2518	3.280	3.280
Overall	#3686	2.827	2.827
Enjoyment	#3837	2.600	2.600
Style	#4364	2.600	2.600

Ranked from 25 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 change the terrain height to build mountains for climbers to scale

Development Time

96 hours

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Comments

Evan McRaeSubmitted18 days ago

This is really charming! I do wish there were a little more gameplay meat and bones here (perhaps a puzzle challenge where you design the terrain that'll take the climbers from predetermined points A to B) but as a sandbox it's fairly fun in its own right. Especially impressed with the terrain raising/smoothing and climber AI. Great solo work!!

Submitted

Dear Ants, I HATE YOU!!

IdlejackoDeveloper18 days ago(+1)

Thanks for playing! I was torn between a Lemmings-style puzzle game and a management sim when designing this. With how much is here there's probably still room to go either way! I used up almost all of my time getting the terrain and AI working so I'm really happy that you liked them :D

Evan McRaeSubmitted18 days ago(+1)

Yeah, makes perfect sense. Really great groundwork (pun intended) for a future game, if you choose to continue development :)

RNGamesSubmitted19 days ago

Nice sandbox game! I'm interested in how you got the AI working for the climbers.

Submitted

IdlejackoDeveloper19 days ago(+1)

Thanks for playing! I used the free version of the A* pathfinding project for the AI. It's a grid graph with a 90 degree slope limit and a high step offset on their character controllers :)

sanderzwSubmitted19 days ago

Really fun concept! The game is very relaxing to play enjoyed it a lot!

Submitted

IdlejackoDeveloper19 days ago

Thanks for playing! :)

All You NeedSubmitted20 days ago

You've got a nice chill atmosphere here! Terrain tools are intuitive to use and the little climbers are charming to look at! Music fits really well too!

Submitted

Olympiture Golf

IdlejackoDeveloper19 days ago

Thanks that's great to hear! :D

overpressuregamesSubmitted21 days ago

Really cozy little game, was very fun to experiment! A small quality of life thing would have the mountains still raise and lower while holding down click rather than having to move it, as it made it a bit harder to be

Submitted

Orbital Drifter

IdlejackoDeveloper21 days ago

Thanks for playing! It's funny you say that about the mountain raising as that's how it worked when I first made it, then I changed it to try and copy how Unity's terrain brush works. Something for me to have another look at!

CuppySip22 days ago

Cool little mountain buidler. It's satisfying to watch the little climbers struggle on my big steep spiky profane peaks

IdlejackoDeveloper21 days ago

Thanks for playing!

indieEndSubmitted23 days ago

Omg! Soooo cute. Really cozy. Wish it was also snowing, maybe you can consider this if you would like to develop further. :)

Submitted

Quest of Kardashev

IdlejackoDeveloper21 days ago

Thanks for playing! Snowing is a great idea, I was wanting to have snow showing on the ground of high peaks so that would go with it well :)

ShroudeyeSubmitted23 days ago

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Cute game. :D

Submitted

IdlejackoDeveloper21 days ago(+1)

Thanks for playing! Great teamwork to reach new heights :P

Pavel SimaSubmitted23 days ago

Nice little game, maybe to keep it relaxing sandbox you could add some ways to build up that base camp to give it some progress, otherwise nice game, good job :)

Submitted

IdlejackoDeveloper21 days ago

Thanks for playing! That's what I was hoping to do with more time, also being able to make trek routes that can get longer as you expand :)

SonnyMakesGames23 days ago

I had a good time making a couple of mountains with this, unique idea and strangely relaxing!

IdlejackoDeveloper21 days ago

Thanks for playing!

PaintbucketSubmitted24 days ago

Relaxing. and potential for fun gameplay

Submitted

IdlejackoDeveloper21 days ago

Thanks for playing!

stepan-330124 days ago

hmm/

so fun

IdlejackoDeveloper21 days ago

Thanks for playing!

MiraCakes24 days ago

More controls/assets or an enemy/objective would really help this one

IdlejackoDeveloper21 days ago

Thanks for playing!