Falling Sand Java game
Monday, January 2nd, 2006 - 11:45pm
This is really really neat.
Steam Id: Yoyoson | Amoebic: after climbing up BurningManCraft's leg, I was a little too close to the subject matter and I lost my sense of scale. I didn't realize the thing was bigger than his arm.
Quite seriously, I tought about posting my praise for that game for a good twenty minutes. I thought about it, and intended to do it. But that thing is just so relaxing, so Zen, that I couldn't pry myself away. The slow nature of it makes forward planning possible. It's nice to set up an elaborate series of events, and watch them slowly play out. It's almost ludicrously theraputic. I will stop playing... Any. Minute. Now.
I made this as well, while I was still stuck on actually creating stuff with this. Soon enough, though, I was just doodling. Relaxing as hell. It's like one of those rock gardens.
"PEACE ON EARTH. GOOD WILL TO MEN. PUBLIC SHELTER. ADMISSION 50¢"
Glad you like it Morro.
And that is a clever piece of work.
A little more explanation for the click-shy:
This is a Java based paint canvas/playground with a palette consisting of about a dozen different "substances" that interact in different ways with each other.
Water makes Plant grow. Fire burns plants. The "??" is wildfire, it burns through everything. Cera means "Wax". The Namekuji is a slug, so feeding it water makes it grow, and feeding it salt makes it shrink.
Steam Id: Yoyoson | Amoebic: after climbing up BurningManCraft's leg, I was a little too close to the subject matter and I lost my sense of scale. I didn't realize the thing was bigger than his arm.
Wow that's really quite nice. Thanks for sharing that.
I made an.. umm... exploding... device... thing.
Built a big container out the wood stuff and filled it with oil, then made a fuse out of the wood and lit it.
NOTE: Not a doodle bug.
Steam-XBox-PSN: Lobstermancer
Diabolical!
I asked my wife the same thing last night. She replied with "stop being a moron and wash the damned dishes" -- Paleocon asking his wife about zombies
It's very addictive. I wasn't even experimenting with the intereactions just making things fall and trying to catch them in rather elaborate circles and things. Started running very slowly for me after a while though.
Fletcher wrote:
I'm sure my company appreciates me streaming this game through my dumb terminal from the one server everyone shares. Here's to productivity!
Danjo Olivaw Lives
Holy crap that's insidious!
I just spent an hour watching that...that...that THING! It seemed so peaceful. And I just wanted to see what would happen if I did this. Or this. Or THIS.
Thanks for the link, though.
"I am a cipher; a cipher, wrapped in an enigma, and smothered in secret sauce!" - Jimmy James
That was awesome. I realized everything except for the slug - which I had fun setting on fire. So cool.
Brian says:
I started laughing until I cried
both that they approved it
and that we have something called wang resin
Love it! I set up salt traps for the slug, make pretty waterfalls and design oil bombs with slow burning wicks. Wicked fun!
You can burn the slugs? BRB...
BHA: Lyonroar, Mundor, Slycke
You can also freeze the slug by dripping way on him.
"PEACE ON EARTH. GOOD WILL TO MEN. PUBLIC SHELTER. ADMISSION 50¢"
Wait a minute, how do you drip wax on something?
Steam Id: Yoyoson | Amoebic: after climbing up BurningManCraft's leg, I was a little too close to the subject matter and I lost my sense of scale. I didn't realize the thing was bigger than his arm.
Cera is wax. Light it on fire, and watch the melty goodness.
"PEACE ON EARTH. GOOD WILL TO MEN. PUBLIC SHELTER. ADMISSION 50¢"
2 hours of boredom
"Once you can accept the universe is matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy." -- Albert Einstein
souldaddy, that last one is AWESOME.
I heard that they were keeping Elysium in the ICU not because he needed intensive care, but because they needed to be careful of his intensity. - Wordsmythe
Holy CRAP. Took me a minute to recognize it, but MAN, that's good. Especially since it's turned 90 degrees. That's talent, man.
"PEACE ON EARTH. GOOD WILL TO MEN. PUBLIC SHELTER. ADMISSION 50¢"
Souldaddy, that is incredible! You have either got some tremendous talent or way too much time on your hands.
Xbox LIVE: oldman GWJ
2007 GWJFFL2 Champion
2008 & 2011 GWJFFL Champion
LobsterMobster wrote:
uhhhm I don't get it, what am I missing
"My motto is, if it's not strong enough to release bowel control, it's not strong enough!"
Morrolan
He must have posted sumptin'. I don't see it either.
BHA: Lyonroar, Mundor, Slycke
Xbox | PSN: LiquidmantisGWJ
Web
--
The bouncing doesn't bother me. Mine don't bounce much at all. - EvilHomer3k
It's a brilliant java sand representation of The Scream:
Edit: Damn. Not fast enough!
I never minded piracy. Anyone who minds about piracy is full of sh*t. Anyone who pirates your game wasn't going to buy it anyway! -Warren Spector
GWJFFL1 2010 Champion
Souldaddy, that is crazy awesome.
Also I noticed that it's hosted on idisk.mac.com, which apparently creates a tiny icon version of whatever picture you're posting. So right click on his version and copy image location, and then paste it into an address bar to see what I'm talking about. Works for me in Firefox 1.5.
Edit: Duhh, I should have just given you the link. This also helps for those that can't see it displayed here in this thread.
http://idisk.mac.com/souldaddy/Public/Picture6.png
Steam Id: Yoyoson | Amoebic: after climbing up BurningManCraft's leg, I was a little too close to the subject matter and I lost my sense of scale. I didn't realize the thing was bigger than his arm.
Holy crap souldaddy, that is amazing. From this point forward you are forever debarred from claims to modesty, for you clearly outstrip us all in every respect.
The market has much to answer for as to why gaming is NOT an art. -- illum
Admittedly, the third picture is really impressive, but I also have to say that the second picture is really neat as well.
XBox Live: PoppinfreshGWJ
LobsterMobster wrote:
The guy has made a sequel to this world of sand
Hell of Sand
My days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle.
Steam Profile
My Gamercard
LOL. Get this man to a doctor!
"Once you can accept the universe is matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy." -- Albert Einstein
souldaddy, he said no more modesty, and I agree. Now shut up and take the praise.
"Shell me, beaches!" - NSMike
Yeah, souldaddy, that made me say "holy crap" loud enough to startle the cat.
Holy crap, man.
I actually saw this on reddit already, or maybe it was on digg. But great game eitherway.
----------------------------------
Email - tonyjlabs[at]gmail.com
AIM - dolphinlabs
Yahoo - tonyjohansen1980
Free Petition
Well that's good, because this thread is like 2 years old.
Do you ever walk alone like a drifter in the dark?
---------------------------------------------------------------
Steam: Bordone