A downloadable game

Well, expecting to not finish as usual, I took it way too easy this time around.

After a number of hours wasted fighting to get some things working, and another hour trying to get VS2017 to help package the Unreal project... it is woefully incomplete. (Not to mention the hours spent just hanging out with friends, but that's more user error than mistake.)

I'm pretty happy with where it was headed, and hope to finish it sometime in the near future. It got VERY ugly towards the end there, and the game SHOULD NOT BE PLAYED.

I'm going ahead with uploading it, because it's the first time I was at least heading somewhere I was happy during a LD. Seriously, DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME PLAYING THIS.

For a solo effort, in the 48 hours, I'm alright with this as a new starting point.

The game does not have a menu, posted controls, explanation, sound, music, polish, a win condition, a loss condition, or... really anything that makes you think "hey, this is technically a video game!"

What it does have, is - technically it runs.

Basically, you're a water sprite, on an island, you start next to a lake.
Trees on the island will spawn fairies, which will accumulate on the lake.
You can gather them, as mana.
You can then spend that mana to douse fires.
Fires?
Oh yeah, the game will spawn meteors, which will impact the island, and spread fire sprites, which will burn down the trees, spawning more fire sprites.
The goal? Keep it alive, of course! (Not supported.)

Controls:
WASD will move you.
Spacebar will jump you.
If you have mana, (Only indicated by your watery size right now.) the left mouse button will douse flames/trees.
The right click will absorb fairies on the lake, in a cone in front of you. (Not indicated at all.)
Escape should terminate the program. (Tip: By not downloading, you can skip to this part.)


I hope everybody had fun participating this time around, I know it kept me busy.

-Lem

Download

Download
LD46 Keep it alive - Watch it burn 488 MB

Install instructions

Don't download.

Don't install.

It's the only way to win. Don't play.

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