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LOWREZJAM 2020

Hosted by JackOatley, Gurpreet Singh Matharoo · #LOWREZJAM
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A jam submission

Chroma Canyon Run ONLINE - LOWREZJAM2020View game page

64x64 'MMO' Splatoon-inspired persistent arena racer with no end in sight! Completed in ~two weeks for LOWREZJAM2020
Submitted by TyPhyter (@TyPhyter) — 3 minutes, 58 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Authenticity (Use of resolution restriction)#1434.3534.353
Gameplay#1952.9412.941
Overall#2013.2213.221
Graphics#2302.8822.882
Audio#2302.7062.706

Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Did you work in a team?
1 member, mostly.

All art and code by me, Tyler Jenkins.

Sprite color conversion script from Leighton Jenkins.

Music (purchased from and created) by Steven Melin https://stevenmelin.itch.io/

Was the resolution a challenge?
The resolution was challenging for sure, but it inspired the design and game play in cool ways. Constraints are powerful.

What did you learn?
I entered the jam to see if I could whip up a multiplayer game from scratch in two weeks. And I learned so much in the process. Can't wait for next year!


ALSO
It's likely that there will be FEW or NO OTHER PLAYERS online when you play. To test that the game is in fact multiplayer and you can see other players, I recommend opening up at least two tabs and joining the game twice on the same team (so that both vehicles start near each other). You can join different teams, it will just take you some time to get to the other side of the map.

FINALLY
The full world view triggered by TAB has something of a 'fog of war' effect, in that your client will only reveal the world within a certain distance from you, which may explain why you don't see much painting when you first join, depending on who has been on your side of the world.

Thanks for checking it out!

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danwithfaintpraiseSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Really cool and ambitious concept! I think I may have tried playing it too late, as when I joined the whole map was blank. Once I had painted the map blue, I was able to join as other teams and paint a bit more. Unfortunately I did not encounter another player, but I'm really impressed with what you were able to make here!

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Laser Recoil Jaunt
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TyPhyterDeveloper4 years ago (1 edit)

Thanks for giving it a run and for your compliments, and I'm glad you found it at least entertaining enough to play for multiple sessions!

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rsvp asapSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

This was such a cool little idea! Really impressed! 

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Hive Five
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TyPhyterDeveloper4 years ago

Thank you for your kind words and for playing! I know it wasn't complete, but I'm glad some people were able to see its merits :)

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LynxJSASubmitted4 years ago(+2)

I spent too much time painting a virtual world green tonight. :)

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Whammy
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rsvp asapSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

big time this. team green n'all! 

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ElvendwarfSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

I opened the game in two tabs to get the most essence of the game. It is a very risky idea to make a multiplayer game for a gamejam, but it also has a lot of merit, I like it. the game is quite good, I hope I can play a match with friends, the map is huge.

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TowerFell
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TyPhyterDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

Thank you for the kind words!

I'm thinking about trying to get as big a group as possible together to play this weekend and see what the server can handle, especially during some of the final hours of the judging period.

If you (or anyone else who reads this) is down, drop a line here and we can try to set up something! 

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ElvendwarfSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Put the day and hour in public and i'll try to be there ^^

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Armen138Submitted4 years ago

sadly, the game does not seem to run for me (Linux, firefox)

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Tiny Tactics
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TyPhyterDeveloper4 years ago

Surprised to hear that. Any particular errors?

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jujuleSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

I like the take on a persisting Splatoon ! Fun idea ! I didn't encounter any other player. Is that the intent ?

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Sentimental Wake
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TyPhyterDeveloper4 years ago

Hey, thanks for checking it out!

The intent was certainly not for you to not see other players, but other players' vehicles do disappear from the map after they close the client.

But you are welcome to open the game in as many tabs as you want to test that you can in fact see other players.

Or maybe the game will catch on a little this week and you might find some players online another time!

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jujuleSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Hey ! Thanks for the answer ! I'll probably ask some firends to play with me, so I'll be sure to see others !

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SargeSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

This was a very interesting idea, I wonder of the world map is colored by all the players here, and do we have a chance to come up with them on the map. So far I did not see anyone. 

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Landlord
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TyPhyterDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

Thanks for checking it out! 

To answer your question, yes, all players colors are painted in real-ish time and other players will show up on your screen if you get close enough to see them. There may simply be no one else online. You are free to open as many tabs and play as many sessions as you would like to test that for yourself!

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SargeSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Amazing!

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