Planet Hopper
27 May:
Fixed bug which affected the cameras.
Drive, refuel and BLAST OFF to other tiny worlds!
3d Game in which you control a flying saucer. FULL SCREEN RECOMMENDED
Drive around on the surface with the W A D keys and try to find the fuel.
When you have refuelled you can take off with the space key.
Flying Controls
Middle Mouse Button - Toggle Mouse-Look
Mouse Left / Right - Thrust Forward / Back
Space - Thrust Up
WASD - Rotate
Q / E - Spin
Return - Respawn
F1 - Pause / Stats
Once you land, find the next refuelling station to top - up on thruster fuel. Each time you refuel on a new planet you will set the spawn point to that position. If you crash, press F1 to respawn.
The position of the planets is random but they will all roughly line up.
Tip: Use the thrust sparingly and keep an eye on your velocity. If you go too fast you won't be able to slow down in time and you will crash or overshoot. Very easy to do.
As you approach a planet, try to lower your velocity and use trusts to change your trajectory. Facing forward, the planet should grow larger in the centre of the screen rather than moving around, that is how you know you are not going to overshoot. Use rotation and spinning to get in the right position to execute a directional thrust.
There was much more I wanted to include. Enemies, for example. But I ran out of time.
I want to keep working on this though. Would be grateful for any comments or advice.
Acknowledgements:
Skybox is from a free Unity pack by Dogmatic: https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/2d/textures-materials/sky/free-skyboxes-sp...
Sounds from freesound.org
Refuelling barrels (pictured) by Kay Kit, free for participants of this Game Jam.
Some particle effects free with the Gamedev.tv Unity 3d course.
Font - Gameplay by Geronimo: https://www.dafont.com/gameplay.font
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Very cool game. I like it. How many planets are there in total
When you land on a planet, the next one is generated. So there is no limit. There are 6 different looks to them which will repeat.
But, to be honest, once you have made one successful landing you have pretty much experienced the game. I wanted to make the surface stuff more fun, there were going to be enemies which you had to avoid and they would sometimes drop rocket fuel. This is my first 3d game though and I ran out of time. I defiantly want to do more jams though.
Ok, cool. Definetly really good for your first 3d game. Well done!
Cool mechanics!
Pretty hard to land safely lol. Well done!