Thank you

Thank you so much for playing and for your honest feedback.

That would also make a good title.

Thank you very much for your positive feedback and for taking the time to play it.

Thank you very much for playing my game.

I'm very happy to hear that you enjoyed it. Yes, that's a valid criticism regarding the reward/penalty system, and there is indeed a missing dialogue that explains what went wrong.

I mentioned this somewhere before, but the scoring system is currently more of an optional visual feature and does not have any real impact in the game jam version because the proper gameplay integration is still missing. Unfortunately, I ran out of time and wasn't able to implement it.

My main goal was to get the core gameplay loop up and running.

Once again, thank you very much for your kind and detailed feedback.

First of all, thank you very much for taking the time and effort to play, review, and comment on my game, and for listening to the call of the "Goélans."

The translation of "Goélans" into English is "seagulls" and into German "Möwen".

No, I don't work in that kind of environment. I do come from a skilled trade that is indirectly related to it, but I have a strong interest in these kinds of topics, especially when it comes to technology.

Yes, I agree with you regarding the play area boundaries and the use of colliders. However, for the game jam, I didn't consider it particularly important.

You're right about the clouds, they are indeed a bit dark and hang quite low. Interestingly, I didn't really notice that during development.

Thank you very much for your feedback on the Linux version. I'm glad to hear that it worked well for you.

Choo Choo!!!

Thank you for taking the time to play my game.

No, you cannot turn off the music. However, I have already reduced it to 30% so it only plays in the background and doesn't feel too dominant. The vehicle sounds are currently set very low, as many people wanted the beeping to be quieter or turned off completely. Both are below 15% volume.

I admit there was no proper sound balancing at all. Normally I take my time for things like this, but this time I simply didn't have the time.

Thank you for your kind feedback.

Thank you for taking the time to play my game. Also, thank you for the detailed review.

The issue with the player panel should be fixed and working again in the next patch. However, in the jam version it does not have any real gameplay function and is mainly there for visual purposes (a nice-to-have feature). Unfortunately, I ran out of time to properly connect it to gameplay mechanics.

Regarding your comment about the penalty fee: I checked again, and there is indeed a missing dialogue that explains the reason for it.

Most likely, you did not place the container exactly within the green zone, which is why you received deductions. The UI shows the container in yellow when it is not perfectly aligned, and in green when it is 100% within the target area.

Thank you for taking the time to play my game and for the detailed review.

The Z/Y key issue should now be fixed. In the end, it was just a typo in the description, and with the next patch the hint text has also been removed. If you still encounter any issues, please let me know.

The UI issue should also be fixed with the upcoming patch. It was caused by an incorrectly set tolerance for the yaw axis in the UI itself, which was previously set to ±2° deviation.

The duration of the dialogue displays is indeed quite short, I admit that. This could be improved in a future larger patch.

I can try to build a Linux version, but I currently don’t have a Linux machine available for testing, so I’m not sure whether it will work. I will upload it with the next update. Feel free to let me know whether it works for you.

Thank you very much for taking the time to play my game. I'm very happy to hear that you enjoyed it.

I have updated the description, as it still said "Z" instead of "Y". I can completely understand the confusion.

I'm glad to hear that you would like to keep following the project. However, I won't be expanding this version much further. Instead, I'm planning a new standalone version, which I will also release here on Itch. I still have many ideas that I would like to implement, but they didn't make it into the jam version due to time, scope, and complexity constraints.

You probably know yourself what jam code can look like and that it's usually not a good idea to keep building on it long-term. :-)

Once again, thank you very much for your detailed feedback.

1. The Z key works perfectly. I developed the game using a German QWERTZ keyboard layout, where the Z and Y keys are swapped compared to many other keyboard layouts. This is probably what caused the confusion.
2. That is a valid criticism. I originally planned to include a tutorial that would explain everything, but unfortunately I ran out of time and was unable to finish it. I completely understand why this was confusing.
3. The size of the spreader can be adjusted using the 1 key in the top number row of the keyboard. No workshop or unlocks are required for this. That being said, I really like your idea of implementing a workshop feature.
4. The same thing happened to me all the time. During the early testing phase, there wasn't even an indicator showing whether the handbrake was engaged.
5. You bring up a very important point, one that only became fully apparent to me during Dragonspirit Games' stream. I completely understand how frustrating it is to have to restart when you get stuck, because there is no way to teleport the vehicle to a safe location or reset it at the press of a button. That is absolutely valid criticism.

I would like to thank you once again for your review. You provided a lot of useful feedback and valuable information that will help me improve the game.

Thank you very much for taking the time to play my game.
I am very happy to hear that the UI was helpful.
Thank you very, very much.

Thank you very much for playing my game, and also thank you for the stream.

I watched the stream segment, and I noticed that the game tabbed out of fullscreen or lost focus when the F1 key was used. Normally, that should not happen. Until now, I was only aware of this behavior with the Escape key in the web version, but your video showed that it can apparently also happen with F1.

The number of controls for the grabber exists for a reason: you do not have to position the Straddle Carrier perfectly over the cargo. Smaller inaccuracies can be corrected directly with the grabber, instead of constantly having to drive the vehicle forward and backward.

You can rotate the camera by holding down the middle mouse button.

Thank you very much for taking the time to play my game, stream it, and review it. Your feedback gave me very valuable information.

Thank you very much.

Thank you so much for playing my game, and thank you for all the great feedback.

That is a really lovely review. I am very happy to hear that you and your wife had so much fun with the game and that you spent so much time playing it.

I use a lot of assets from Synty. I really like their style and the variety they offer.

About your question:

I am someone who always has to look behind the scenes, no matter where, to understand how something works. Especially in game development, most of the interesting things happen behind the scenes. So when I find a mechanic interesting, I try to question it: “How did they implement this? How does that work?” After that, I start rebuilding that mechanic myself, usually with several attempts until it finally works.

The grabber mechanic in my game, for example, is the result of my exploration of the game “Docked” on Steam.

One of my strongest skills is that I have a very good technical understanding and can mentally put myself into objects to understand their mechanics. I practice a lot, test things, experiment, and try to avoid using pre-made gameplay mechanics or systems from asset packages whenever possible.

I also focus very strongly on simulation games. That is why some of my skills in this genre are especially well developed, because I use and improve them again and again.

Thank you very much for taking so much time for my game. I really appreciate it.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Thank you so much for your kind words.