{"id":2023,"edition":11,"categories":1,"features":0,"size":6497,"name":"Castle wars","authors":[{"name":"Mefistofel","twitter":"Polar0cean","login":"mefist0fel","gh":1374506}],"description":"

Minimalistic web strategy game. Player have to capture all enemy castles.

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Vanila JS.

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Controls

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This is a fun strategy game! Galcon but medieval. I dig the style of the castles, too.

\n","games":["Super Castle Game"]},{"at":347469853,"author":"Chris Glover","login":"madmaw","gh":1129626,"twitter":"mad_maw","text":"

I played this for way longer than I expected to. Fun game, I liked the visuals too

\n","games":["Dragon Simulator"]},{"at":347669694,"author":"Santi Herranz","login":"santiHerranz","gh":961911,"twitter":"santiherranz","text":"

Nice gameplay, good engagement and well balanced

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I would like to make a version for tablets by dragging your finger

\n","games":["Battle commander - Middle ages"]},{"at":348045856,"re":347669694,"author":"Mefistofel","login":"mefist0fel","gh":1374506,"twitter":"Polar0cean","text":"

Yes, didn’t get enough time for tablets. Also I think game needs some optimization.\nThanks for feedback

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Game looks amazing for not using a 3d library. Fun to play on desktop, but I guess lots of clicking, may work better on tablet.

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I liked all the little soldiers moving around the map, but after attacking I wanted them back to attach other bases.

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I did ok in the tutorial when the enemy didn’t attack back, but past that I didn’t do very well, the CPU was a formidable opponent.

\n","games":["Princess of Corinium"]},{"at":348045819,"re":347845780,"author":"Mefistofel","login":"mefist0fel","gh":1374506,"twitter":"Polar0cean","text":"

Well, soldiers are dying until enemy castle lives moves to 0, after that they became castle garrison)\nIt may be not optimal rules\nGame isn’t perfectly balanced

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But you are right, AI isn’t really smart, but super fast, so fast clicking is crucial

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Thanks for feedback

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This one is a hidden gem. For sure could be expanded to larger game. Emergent gameplay is great, just needs a few tunes and it’d be perfect.

\n","games":["Merlin vs Alfonso"]},{"at":348045961,"re":347895065,"author":"Mefistofel","login":"mefist0fel","gh":1374506,"twitter":"Polar0cean","text":"

Well, game isn’t perfectly balanced\nAlso it’s not my rules, there are many games with that mechanic, like galcon.\nSo this contest game is more about tech and hacks of fast prototyping)

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But I’m working on my mobile game and hope it will be also such strategy, but more innovative.

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Thanks for feedback.

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Enjoyed playing, graphics are good and the controls and gameplay works well.

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clicking very quickly seemed to be the best tactic, would have been good to have some other important choices to make.

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I like the variations in levels / enemy colours etc

\n","games":["Fort Knight"]},{"at":348046108,"re":348032519,"author":"Mefistofel","login":"mefist0fel","gh":1374506,"twitter":"Polar0cean","text":"

Thanks for feedback

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Yes, game are not enough balanced.\nBut I’m working on similar strategy (even more innovative) for mobile.

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Yes, I can imagine more gameplay options - special buildings, global strikes (like spells for mana or spy for gold) etc

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But this project was concentrated on tech details and also it’s super hacky to fit into JS13k

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Impressive 3D: I like the camera movments and the ondulating landscape! The IA is great and the levels progression is perfect. Maybe adding some some music would be great

\n","games":["Cathedral builder"]},{"at":348126143,"re":348121949,"author":"Mefistofel","login":"mefist0fel","gh":1374506,"twitter":"Polar0cean","text":"

Thanks!\nYes, I also wanted some music and effects and even started with some audio lib, but didn’t get enough time.

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Very simple and effective renderer; has a nice chill vibe to it.

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The interface is nice ’n clean. It’s clear what you’re supposed to be doing and how to do it. Nice!

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Gameplay-wise, it’s satisfying to send large armies after your enemies. The numbers don’t seem to “match up”, tho, by which I meant: if you have, say, 100 population and you attack an army of 50, it seems like your target “heals” as you’re attacking (or something), so your attack won’t finish off the army (but it feels like it should). A “fix” for this might be pausing the spawning while an attack is ongoing.

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The maps with multiple enemy factions get very complex and interesting! It does make me yearn for a little more complexity in the inputs / decisions available to me, but maybe those are possibilities for the sequel.

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Overall very playable and well crafted game for just 13K! Good work.

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Thanks for feedback!\nYes, it’s because they still produce the same amount of soldiers on attack.\nMaybe stop generating on attack time would be interesting mechanic, but then you also need to stop offender spawn too.\nAnyway, I also thought about some balance and gameplay improvement.\nMaybe in my mobile game, I’m trying to finish my mobile project.

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Lots of fun, this one! I played for quite a while because winning felt so satisfying. The animations, the strategy and the upgrades. The vibe of the graphics is really cool as well. The only thing missing is some background music or sound effects! The one thing I would complain is the lack of feedback when I’m clicking. I never know if my clicks are actually doing something or if I’m over-clicking for nothing.

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I found that in this game the best strategy is usually brute force. I was very aggressive right off the bat sending all my troops out because if I could conquer more neutral castles first, that gives me an edge.

\n","games":["Market Street Tycoon"]},{"at":348824949,"re":348461923,"author":"Mefistofel","login":"mefist0fel","gh":1374506,"twitter":"Polar0cean","text":"

Yes, it would be better to add some additional strategies beside brute force, like spy or magic (not for 13th century ofk)\nAlso it looks like some combinations aren’t balanced - small castles almost useless and you should have a chance to capture enemy castle without level reducing.\nWell, lack of time, as usual.\nThanks for playing!

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I love this kind of “conqueror like” game! Unfortunately you don’t bring noting new to this kind, however I did play a lot, and I could play for hours if it was multiplayer. And the visual is pretty good!

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The left click to improve is simpler and faster, however you need the user to read the manual. It sometimes is mandatory for 13k games, but we must try to escape form demanding manual reading. A button over the castle could be better.

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The CPU opponent is not improving its castles. That helps me to always easily win.

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Did I told I loved it? Because I loved!

\n","games":["Feudalistic Overlap"]},{"at":348825041,"re":348664962,"author":"Mefistofel","login":"mefist0fel","gh":1374506,"twitter":"Polar0cean","text":"

He should sometimes improve them, it’s weird.\nBut yes, he is artifical idiot, so. But he is fast at least.

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I think balance and gameplay can be improved a lot in many ways.

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Thanks for playing!

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What I liked:

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What I liked less:

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Overall, it is a great game. I wish I had a mouse, as playing with a trackpad makes it way harder.

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Yes, there are some problems with balance and on some point it became fast clicking contest.\nAlso not adopted for touch or trackpad.\nI planned for sounds, even added some library and tested some effects, but as usual, lack of time.

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Thanks for playing!

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Oh and I’m hooked on this game… I’ve played all the levels and some random ones too - I really enjoyed it - congrats!

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I think some relaxing music would improve the game! And multiplayer mode with different game modes is also possible: NxM, etc…

\n","games":["Crusaders and their Journeys"]},{"at":348740496,"author":"Marcin Walczak","login":"wiserim","gh":18725798,"twitter":"wiserim_","text":"

Fast paced, engaging and fun strategy game.

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I like the blocky visual style and animation of terrain and castle’s upgrading / degrading.

\n","games":["Petty kingdoms"]},{"at":348825258,"re":348740496,"author":"Mefistofel","login":"mefist0fel","gh":1374506,"twitter":"Polar0cean","text":"

Yes, I also wanted to add some levels on the island and add animated sea with same floating effect, but lack of time.\nAs wel as for sound.\nThanks for playing!

\n"},{"typ":2,"at":348796696,"author":"Taufik Sani","login":"tictacx-gm","gh":106235867,"url":"https://linkedin.com/in/taufiksani","twitter":"gorilatictacx","text":"

The good:\nThe game might’ve been developed with vanilla JS, but gameplay isn’t vanilla at all! This being in real-time feels exhilarating, forcing players to make mistakes under pressure.

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I like the variety of levels with different scenarios - the game pans to the whole spectrum of players.

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I tried)\nNext time maybe will try WebGL also\nI don’t like JS in general, so don’t want to learn libs, this fast hacky contests - my best options, at least they limited)

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Thanks for playing!

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