Godot Wild Jam #98

Theme Interpretation
The way to interact with the world is through auras which act as signals, having different effects on different actors. (Also, there were going to be cars and traffic signals (throwback to Frogger™) which auras can *also* manipulate, but that did not make it into this version)

Wildcards Used

Middle Wildcard

The second wildcard (description pending)

Right Wildcard

The third wildcard (description pending)

Discord Username(s)
SecondEpoch8

GWJ Participation Level
5

Team Size
1

Generative AI Disclosure

I confirm that this jam entry does not contain any AI-generated content

Comments

misiakSubmitted2 hours ago

Very original idea :) The gui was a bit cut off on the right side I think (the bar with the "queue" of animal... auras?). I was surprised with the gator (both by its sprite and by its appearance at all, I immediately knew it was dangerous), I also did not go further than it despite trying for 3 times :( But the whole idea is nice and interesting, I liked it and would definitely play a longer version of it, especially e.g. on a smartphone while on commute to work or something, to kill some time.

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Frog Bay Mystery

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Ryan PondSubmitted1 day ago(+1)

Really interesting idea here! I like that you don’t control the frog directly and instead influence it by placing things in the environment. Copying flies and using them to pull the frog where you want gives it a neat little indirect-control puzzle feel.

I did struggle quite a bit with the first gator though.

It moves so quickly that I kept reaching roughly the same point before getting caught, so I never really got to experiment much beyond the basic fly-placement loop.

I’d also love to see the aura system expanded a bit. Right now I could copy a bunch of flies, but once the little inventory filled visually I wasn’t really sure how many I was holding anymore, and I never found much reason to create additional gators.

Definitely feels like an early prototype, but the core idea is interesting.

More creature interactions and more ways to manipulate the frog indirectly could turn this into something pretty cool.

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BLACK WATER NIGHT GLASS

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SecondEpoch8Developer21 hours ago(+1)

Great comment, thanks for your feedback.

I have been working on some animations/ improvements to the UX to make it a little bit more clear how the aura system works. It's a stack, but once you get more than 3 auras in there, the game adds random auras that you've already learned to the bottom, so you never run out. There are already a couple additions to the game that I'm working on - a new actor, and an environmental hazard - and also a routine that randomizes the terrain. I'll try to put out another version close to or shortly after the conclusion of the jam!

(Also, in the jam version, I think the gator is too fast. It will be slower.)

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Ryan PondSubmitted20 hours ago(+1)

Yeah, that sounds like exactly the direction I was hoping this would go.

A new actor + environmental hazard should give the aura system a lot more interesting interactions, and randomizing the terrain could make each run feel much less predictable.

And good to know I wasn’t imagining the gator speed 😂 That thing was absolutely hunting me down.

I’d definitely be interested in checking out the updated version once the jam is over. I think there’s a genuinely interesting little indirect-control game hiding in this prototype.

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Pixel BeaconSubmitted3 days ago(+1)

Very interesting idea for a mechanic!

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Fireflight

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maya-yaSubmitted3 days ago(+1)

Definitely a cute start! I love the artwork!

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Light Work

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Swordmaster300Submitted4 days ago(+2)