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A jam submission

Black Flag CircuitView game page

Submitted by oliguegames, adberger — 44 minutes, 46 seconds before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
X Factor	#11	3.583	3.583
Fun & Design	#15	3.667	3.667
Focus & Theme	#33	3.417	3.417
Overall	#54	2.986	2.986
Technical	#69	2.583	2.583
Music & Sound	#82	2.250	2.250
Graphics & Animation	#84	2.417	2.417

Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Did you credit all assets in-game (including your own) as required by the rules?

Yes

How did your team implement the focus (and optionally, the theme)?
The ships race each other and against the pirates. The ships have to escape the bay to get to the see into freedom

Team Size

Pair (2)

Will you continue work on the game after the jam?

Undecided

Which diversifiers did you use, if any? (optional)

Mouse Only

Comments

MagnSubmitted98 days ago

Great racing concept! Are boats supposed to sail on land? Seems like a bug to me.

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Astroway

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oliguegamesDeveloper97 days ago

haha, congrats you found a bug :D

no theyre not supposed to do that >.<

i think we had that once when playtesting but it didnt occur anymore after that so as any good gamedesigner we just ignored it ;)

Thanks for plaiyng :)

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berySubmitted101 days ago

I know AI is allowed, and you disclosed it, but the music just sounds so hollow and soulless. I think instrumentals would’ve been better, but even still.

Apart from that the gameplay is unique and fun. I enjoyed

Submitted

[GLYPH_NODE]

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oliguegamesDeveloper97 days ago(+1)

im sorry you didnt enjoy the music :(

since we both are no sounddesigners and had limited time we decided to go in that direction and thought the pirate music adds a fun motivation.

thanks for playing anyways :)

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berySubmitted97 days ago(+1)

Yeah, the game itself is really fun. As I said, unique and interesting. I’d recommend going to YouTube channels like @FreeMusic and sites like epidemic sounds for your music and effects, because they have a lot of cool ones for free.

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2bitdreamSubmitted101 days ago(+1)

Cool concept! Was challenging to know when to start slowing down, and when to avoid the pirates! I think having health pickups or other items would be a cool addition, but this feels nice as-is! :D

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The Rat Race

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oliguegamesDeveloper97 days ago(+1)

Pickups were definitely on the list and also different kinds of enemies like cannons that shoot from the coast

but we were just too slow :D

Thanks for playing :)

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FreludeSubmitted102 days ago(+1)

Great game. Of course the game will benefit some cosmetics, SFX, animation, but the gameplay is brilliant.
It looks like some child game (It's not pejorative) done with a graph paper. With simple rule, you have to master acceleration/deceleration, momentum to manage your turns, avoid crashes.
I found the map a bit long, and some visibility on the next turn will be good with some mini-map, or a way to move the camera, or simply a blinking sign telling you where it gone turn next...

Good game. Congratulation !

Submitted

Raiders of the Golden Bait

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oliguegamesDeveloper97 days ago

yeah definitely, sadly we both are no artists or sound designer so the time didnt allow for that :)

but we had a lot of fun and might add some improvements in the future :)

thanks for playing

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PotreikSubmitted102 days ago(+1)

Really cool concept! Turn-based racing is a really cool idea, once you pick up speed things get pretty hectic, so you have to learn when to slow down to be able to make the turns.
Liked it a lot! :)

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Veggie Run

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oliguegamesDeveloper97 days ago

thanks for playing and im glad you enjoyed it :)

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DankNSteinSubmitted102 days ago(+2)

i had fun playing this, getting a last minute turn in and watching the other ships crash around you is rather satisfying - nice one!

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Disaster Kart

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oliguegamesDeveloper97 days ago(+1)

Thanks for the comment :)

im happy you enjoyed it :)

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KevinSubmitted103 days ago(+2)

This 'ere be a lovely game!

One thing you could improve is when clicking outside of the dots, it follows the currently selected path. A minimap might also be nice, but that could also alter the gameplay too much.

Nice job!

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Grappling Hero

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oliguegamesDeveloper97 days ago

Hey thanks for playing :)

yeah theres a lot of room for improvement. We also thought about adding more camera movement options but didnt have the time :)

glad you enjoyed it :)

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