[LD31] GridCars

[Germanunkol]

Hi everyone,

We finished our LD 31 entry:

Grid Cars
It's a multiplayer (yes, we're crazy) game (uh, surprise) made with Löve (yay!) in under 72 hours.

Good news:

• It's multiplayer!

Bad news:

• It's multiplayer only. So find some friends or family and give it a spin!

Update: Post-Compo versions from here: http://germanunkol.de/gridcars/
Download, comment and rate original version on the LD site.


5 player test. Have I mentioned this is multiplayer? It would be absolutely über-awesome if someone could give this a spin at a LAN party or similar, and let us know how it fares with more than 10 players.

Custom Maps:
You can easily create your own custom maps in any model editor (we used Blender 3D). Export as .stl file.
The map itself must be composed of a mesh at z = 0.0, a startline triangle must be given at z = 2.0 and the start positions are small triangles at z=2.0.
For more detail, check out the included maps (import the .stl files into blender) and the README on the github side below

More info and source:
Github

And, last but not least:
A match between Razzeeyy, vrld and me last night (thanks again for hosting and playing!):

[s-ol]

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Wow, this looks promising! And stl files... isn't that quite the hack? Why not use Tiled or something similar?

Will try this when I get home. Local MP only or network?

[Germanunkol]

Thanks!
Network multiplayer only. If you want to try with friends or family who aren't Lövers, a windows executable can be found on the LD page above.

The maps aren't tile-based, they're basically meshes. So tiled wasn't an option. Plus, this way, we didn't actually have to create any tiles!
Import one of the maps into blender and you'll see that this method is pretty straight forward.

Plus, the map loader was written by my team-mate (his first Lua project!), so it was good practice, too.

Also, everyone, share your maps when you make them!
gridcars [at] gmail.com

[s-ol]

Thanks!
Network multiplayer only. If you want to try with friends or family who aren't Lövers, a windows executable can be found on the LD page above.

The maps aren't tile-based, they're basically meshes. So tiled wasn't an option. Plus, this way, we didn't actually have to create any tiles!
Import one of the maps into blender and you'll see that this method is pretty straight forward.

Plus, the map loader was written by my team-mate (his first Lua project!), so it was good practice, too.

Also, everyone, share your maps when you make them!
gridcars [at] gmail.com

Tiled supports meshes (polygons) too
I didn't know you could/would use STL files for smth like this, I only know them in a 3D-printing context.

[Germanunkol]

Yes, we kind of "abused" stl files, but it works quite well!

Can anyone with a mac try if this mac version works?

[master both]

Can anyone with a mac try if this mac version works?

It worked for me, but I didn't play online since I don't have friends :,(

[Germanunkol]

Thanks for testing!

Yes, many people have that problem...
I'm working on a dedicated server atm, might help.

[Germanunkol]

For anyone who wants to join, dedicated server is now online. To join, enter "germanunkol.de" as the IP.
Make sure to download the "post mortem" version!
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-3 ... &uid=26426

[Doctory]

quite a fun game
i love the little reinders

[Germanunkol]

Server is open and I'll be online for a while, if anyone wants to join in!

@ Doctory: Thanks! I'll be sure to tell the artist