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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #5372 | 2.095 | 2.364 |
| Style | #5723 | 2.095 | 2.364 |
| Overall | #5856 | 2.095 | 2.364 |
| Creativity | #6058 | 2.095 | 2.364 |
Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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The game interprets scale as mass the bigger the scale the heavier the mass. the player must keep the masses on both sides equal to win if the sides are too unbalanced, it is GAME OVER and the player scores 0
Development Time
48 hours
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Some of the source code was taken from Don't be Too Overpowered, which i devloped myself. BOTH GAMES ARE OPEN SOURCE https://ladybug-studios.itch.io/dont-be-too-overpowered
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THIS code extract will explain the mass balancing mechanic
the game does involve a bit of skill, stratergy and luck.
scale=randint(1,2)
if scale==1:
adding=randint(1,10)
print("You have been given a small scale mass of",adding,"KG")
print("you have",Rejects,"rejct points left")
print("to reject the mass type 'REJECT' to accept the mass press enter")
rejected=input()
if rejected=="REJECT":
if Rejects>=1:
Rejects=Rejects-1
else:
print("you have spent all of your reject points")
print("the mass will be automatically accepted")
sides=int(input("what side do you want to add the mass to? Type 1 for side 1 and 2 for side 2: "))
if sides==1:
side1=side1+adding
Masses_added=Masses_added+1
elif sides==2:
side2=side2+adding
Masses_added=Masses_added+1
if side1>side2:
differnce=side1-side2
elif side2>side1:
differnce=side2-side1
elif side1==side2:
differnce=0
else:
sides=int(input("what side do you want to add the mass to? Type 1 for side 1 and 2 for side 2: "))
if sides==1:
side1=side1+adding
Masses_added=Masses_added+1
elif sides==2:
side2=side2+adding
Masses_added=Masses_added+1
if side1>side2:
differnce=side1-side2
elif side2>side1:
differnce=side2-side1
elif side1==side2:
differnce=0
elif scale==2:
adding=randint(25,100)
print("You have been given a larg scale mass of",adding,"KG")
print("you have",Rejects,"rejct points left")
print("to reject the mass type 'REJECT' to accept the mass press enter")
rejected=input()
if rejected=="REJECT":
if Rejects>=1:
Rejects=Rejects-1
print("MASS REJECTED")
else:
print("you have spent all of your reject points")
print("the mass will be automatically accepted")
sides=int(input("what side do you want to add the mass to? Type 1 for side 1 and 2 for side 2: "))
if sides==1:
side1=side1+adding
Masses_added=Masses_added+1
elif sides==2:
side2=side2+adding
Masses_added=Masses_added+1
if side1>side2:
differnce=side1-side2
elif side2>side1:
differnce=side2-side1
elif side1==side2:
differnce=0
else:
sides=int(input("what side do you want to add the mass to? Type 1 for side 1 and 2 for side 2: "))
if sides==1:
side1=side1+adding
Masses_added=Masses_added+1
elif sides==2:
side2=side2+adding
Masses_added=Masses_added+1
if side1>side2:
differnce=side1-side2
elif side2>side1:
differnce=side2-side1
elif side1==side2:
differnce=0
if differnce>=100:
scale_points=0
print("GAME OVER!")
print("You have failed to play your scales right and you score 0 scale points!")
break
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