Love at TOJam 7

[Charles Randall]

I decided to use Love for the first time at last weekend's Toronto Game Jam. Here's some screenshots of what came of it:




It's a game where you start with a single seed, and genetic algorithms run which causes it to mutate into different things. When you see different types of flowers/bushes, it's because the original genetic data has mutated over generations.

[Nixola]

Could you upload here your .love file or link it to us?

[Charles Randall]

Could you upload here your .love file or link it to us?

Not quite yet -- there's a bunch of stuff we never had a chance to put in that we want to finish up before we put it up for public download. But it'll come.

[Roland_Yonaba]

That's sweet... löve this!
Reminds me of Taehl's Plant Game.

[vrld]

Love the art style. What are the game mechanics?

[Charles Randall]

Love the art style. What are the game mechanics?

Right now, you pick up and plant seeds.

I actually have a full ground viability simulation in there, just didn't get a chance to hook it up. Also the genetics mutations are amped up to show the changes in a short time span. The game will be more about survival + nurturing a dead environment, starting from one seed and working your way up.

In the meantime, I made a vid capture of the game in progress so you can get an idea of what's going on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWVEFkYbEVQ