Announcing NARWHAL ONLINE!

bscotchseth

[UPDATE] The prototype is now OFFLINE.

We made it this past weekend!

Go get it before someone takes your spot! Only the first 1,000 players to sign up will get to play, because it's super alpha mode. You'll need a BscotchID to play.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzQkhygSlFU

Blog post here.

Duh83

Just downloaded!  I have a whole folder on my android home screen just for your games! 

bscotchseth

HOORAH! This one's a bit on the rougher side since we slapped it together over a couple days, but it's a pretty fun little prototype. Let us know what you think! We're considering making a full game out of the concept.

CyberKlown28

Installed on PC.

Played a couple times.
You just click around, learn enemies, and avoid & kill them, yes? Just making sure I'm not missing anything.  

I like the whole singleplayer-yet-MMO team effort mechanic.

bscotchseth

Yep, that's the whole game!

Not a lot of content, since it was made in a couple days. More of a proof of concept.

WearyAmoeba

That was a ton of fun.  Great soundtrack too.  It felt like the enemies were spawn camping and for some reason I found that really fun.  Can't wait for more.

bscotchseth

Cool, thanks for the feedback SENOR AMOEBA! I definitely screwed up the enemy spawning algorithm; they don't try to spawn very far away from you. But then again, they're giant worms, which means they're sort of dicks.

bscotchseth

@PattyC‌ You got some props on the soundtrack!

Ulnarevern

That's pretty fun! I wonder what you'll do next.


All of the stuff under is technical details that may interrest you even if it's not useful by itself.
I didn't find a bug.
However, the menu seems to act weirdly when the connection is really slow (it is only a suspicion, based on my try of a chaotic, slow, open wi-fi on Android) since it shows text like there's no connection even if there is one.
That's sad that we can't keep our progression from Android to PC
It is also possible to run both at the same time. You may, if you want to continue further, add a verification process.
In other things, the process is still called "Fence" and the web link too.

Ulnarevern

XP counter does not reset after dying.

bscotchseth

YEAH... XP counter is definitely a bug. No worries. That's how an alpha do!

R4V3N

I suspect the team randomization is not too random (Judging by the leaderboard).Although having been assigned to the winning majority I'll protest about the inequality quietly. Are the upgrades capped at 6 or is mine just bugging? Hoarding copious amounts of spice in the hopes I come across some other ingredients, thinking a stew or curry.A suggestion for the excess spice after reaching stat cap, possible one time boosters to be purchased on start or a large number of spice to be converted into one juice?Loving the main menu music, took a break and can still hear the melody echoing around the inside of my head.Come on you Greens!

bscotchAdam

Some answers:

It is random, but this is a small sample so we've got some SELECTION BIAS. The future version will force an exact 1:1:1 ratio (though this will get skewed if one team has fewer active players!).

Upgrades are capped to the community depth (6 at the moment), so they go up when the community levels up!

We do indeed have plans for the excess spice.

Thank @PattyC‌ for the killer music.

R4V3N

Okay I'm ranked #1 (Yay Me!), and I've noticed that the reward/time ratio is off.In that I am able to gather more juice in a shorter period of time if I repeat depths 1-3 than die. As the difficulty seems to get ramped up at about depth 4, taking longer to clear, but the chances of me getting a juice remain the same, making it more profitable (although boring) to repeat the easier levels where the Mobs die quicker. Perhaps if there was a chance the larger versions of mobs dropped juice or if later chests gave more juice there would be more incentive to get deeper.Finally managed to get depth 6 and caught a nasty spawn between some rocks and some large critters,got stun locked on first dash.Loving the game and still loving the music, thanks @PattyC

Doc

Since the current point of factions is to be on a team that will get upgrades. Could it be like Planetside 2 where when you win a round then you will get a perk for the next round instead of keeping one for the current round. Or maybe even get a cool item

bscotchseth

@Doc not a bad idea!

@R4V3N GOOD POINT. It is the case though that on the final depth, every room you clear drastically increases the chance of getting juice.

R4V3N

Alternatively you could reduce the chances of a juice drop on the first few depths, because even with an increased drop rate at later depths I am able to clear depths 1-3 (multiple rooms/multiple chances) in about the same time it takes me to clear 2 rooms (2 chances) at depth 5. Also what's up with the lack of chest when clearing a depth? Clearing a depth should be rewarded, perhaps when the floor portal thingie opens it could spit out a few spices and a chance at an item/juice?

Doc

R4V3N said:

Alternatively you could reduce the chances of a juice drop on the first few depths, because even with an increased drop rate at later depths I am able to clear depths 1-3 (multiple rooms/multiple chances) in about the same time it takes me to clear 2 rooms (2 chances) at depth 5. Also what's up with the lack of chest when clearing a depth? Clearing a depth should be rewarded, perhaps when the floor portal thingie opens it could spit out a few spices and a chance at an item/juice?

     Yesss... give that thing some nice slimy lips and have goodies be spat out like watermelon seeds.

TimConceivable

this damn game is addictive!  i want to help out Bluish though.

fatbard

Nah let them struggle! They don't even have a proper color name, screw em  

B3A5T

is it possible to switch between factions??

B3A5T

The links above to the applications don't work anymore- it says "The file you're looking for has been moved or deleted." The links on the website still work tho. Why?

bscotchAdam

OH because we reorganized our Dropbox and didn't fix those links...

bscotchseth

Fixed!

bscotchseth

B3A5T said:

is it possible to switch between factions??

Not in this version, but in the final version... PROBABLY!