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Yeah this bug was brought to my attention, no clue why this keeps happening and it's so frustrating cuz I can't seem to replicate it in engine. Will dig further in the post-jam update!

Thank you! Yes, you’re right that the health bars could’ve helped! Anything else you’d like in a post jam version?

Thank you! Any features you’d like to see added in a post-jam version?

Yeahhh the A* was definitely slapped together way too fast and doesn’t work the best, number one on the postjam list!

Thank you! So glad you liked it! Other than some of the key bugs found already, any feedback you’d like to add in a post jam update?

Ahahha thanks for the positive outlook on the game! PS. you can drag and drop units around

Ohh yeah there was an issue like that, the only fix right now is either drag the unit away and then it works fine OR restarting the game, sorry about that! Will be the first thing on my to-fix list post-jam!

Thank you! That means a ton ahhaha

Ahahahh mine too! Haven't done one for a jam so I decided to go for it with this one!

Made before the jam started, as proven by the like 300 other jams it was submitted to.

Aw man thank you so much! That means so much to me, I'm so glad you liked it :)

Very cute lil game! I think it definetly needs more work design-wise but there is potential here! Most of the time spent in game is just trying to catch up to the ball, even after I got the bowling ball upgrade it was still super hard. There were a lot of situations I felt I SHOULD'VE hit the ball but didn't somehow, like when it is immediatly above me and so on and the last thing is the impact of the ball. I'd highly suggest looking into making the ball piercing or something along these lines because it feels very unsatisfying to chase a ball for half the wave just to finally hit it and kill a single enemy LOL

Other then that you have an amazing base for a game here and I can't wait to see where you take it!

Wow this is absolutely amazing feedback! Will be sure to add all of this in the post jam release! I love the suggestions and would also like to ask you a few questions that have been bouncing around in my head for a while:

1. How would you suggest the introduction of new content into the game? I have a new huge secret feature coming pretty soon that I think will change the game completely (for the better) and I think it will help with this, but what would you suggest?

2. Should I lean into the incremental side of the game or the strategy side of it? AKA should I add more and more semi-automation mechanics or more and more ways to defend yourself, RTS-style

Thank you so much for this awesome feedback, this is really such valuable insights!

I’ll add that ASAP thank you for the suggestion!

Hopefully yeah! I'd love to turn this into a full game, I'll keep you posted!

Yeah I’ll buff up the mobs and nerf the barracks a little more, and make sure that the mobs can attack houses and barracks and such

Ahh yeah you’re right I see what you mean, will fix!

LOL yeah I do agree the clicking is a bit much, and for the post jam version when I don't have to follow the theme so closely I'll definetly decrease it ahahah thank you so much for playing!!

Hey! Thank you so much for playing, glad you liked it! Yeah the balancing is an issue, in the initial release the spawning was WAY too fast and now it's WAY too easy, definetly the first thing I'll fix post jam! Really glad you liked it! I was wondering, for the full release do you think the barracks are good as they are, or should I add another layer to them? Instead of them spawning every X seconds, maybe the player has to buy them? IDK, thinking out loud!

Very cute little game, great job! Didn't quite get what to do, the water bowl worked like 20% of the time but for 48 hours it's great!

Definetly a cool concept, I felt like it lacked a lot of the "strategy" aspect, waiting for them to get close then dropping a sandstorm seemed to get me through every level no problem but definetly could turn into a fun game if expanded on it! Maybe giving the player more agency over his resources or something?

It didn't quite work too well for me so I won't rate it for fairness sake, but it looks cute and the bit of the game I managed to play was pretty cool! You have a cool concept on here!

Cute graphics! I did find that there isn't really much to do, but still fun for what it is! I'd suggest maybe clearing up the plants mechanic because right now I don't really understand it  much but great job nontheless!

Great job! It's pretty fun for a while, but I do feel like the water mechanic is very punishing, there we're a lot of impossible scenarios like a cactus right after or before the water making it not possible for me to grab it, but great job anyways!

Also for future games, I'd suggest looking into something called Parallax background, which basically just means each layer of the background moves at a certain pace making it look deeper/3D! Could be cool!

Fun little arena shooter, there are a few things I found either annoying or unfair (ex. my hitbox is huge so weaving between enemies is super difficult, and it also felt like the enemy spawn rate went up but the bullets didn't, could just be me) but it feels like a game with a lot of expansion potential! Upgrades, new guns, new enemies and you've got a pretty fun time-waster!

Thank you so much! I agree that the clicking is a bit much,  but since the resources are already not super scarce I thought it would help with the theme

Thank you for playing!

Oooh these are some great ideas! Thank you so much for playing and for the feedback!

I just realized how rude I sound, please don’t take it badly I am VERY tired lol

Thank you so much, this means a ton!

Thank you for your feedback, friendly reminder we had 48 hours but I will definetly work on it further!

Hey! Thank you so much for playing! Yeah I think I could've started the resources off a bit scarcer because the "worship" concept is to remedy the resource issue, the higher your level the more resources you get every day but I see where you are coming from

Glad you liked it!

That's a good idea, now the issue I could see coming up is what is the insentive for the player to crawl deeper in the mines? Thanks for bouncing ideas around with me!

Thank you so much!

Hey there! Thank you for playing! I see where you are coming from with the scoring system, but the issue is that in my opinion it was kinda the lesser of two evils. On one hand, you have the system I implemented where you spend most of your playing time optimizing and maxing out your build and then making on big run for the high scores OR make the money the score and have players simply mine a bit of the environment, go backwards into the lava and repeat over and over again (since the money saves between rounds)

However I did make most of this game overnight so there is 101% chance I missed other options and would love to hear your ideas!

Hey there! I use Unity for most of my games :D

Hey! Your music sounds amazing! I'm working on a mining game and your style would match really well with the vibe of your game, let me know if you'd be down!

Great job! Fuck (pardon me) all these mean comments, you deserve it!

I'd be honored! Thank you so much! Drop the link in here when it's done!

Super cute art style, this deserves more ratings! It was pretty laggy, and I do wish the camera followed me a bit more especially on that second level where the camera was real zoomed out it was hard to see what I was solving. Other than those nitpicks, this is a great entry! I loved the bobbing animation on the candle too 

Thank you so much!