Mole Rancher: Out of Control
It's been years since C. Rodney's been on the ranch, but he's the first person they call when something goes wrong. With his trusty control rod in hand, he's here to ranch some moles and get this reactor back under control!
Controls
Use the mouse to move Rodney into position, then click to swing his control rod to clear up the molecules before they trigger a chain reaction. Hold to charge for a bigger swing, but you'll be unable to move while you do so! Try to survive and rack up a highscore by taking out as many of those moles as you can!
TL;DR: Point and click!
Known Issues
The web build can take a while load, so please be patient. If the game doesn't seem to be displaying correctly then try refreshing the page or trying a different browser. All assets are preloaded before the menu spawns so once the game is running there shouldn't be any issues.
Also, the audio can sometimes stutter, though this is just due to the processing limitations of the web build. If you find this too off-putting, try the downloadable version!
Sometimes fast molecules can clip through Rodney's bat. His world is 3D, he probably just missed... (This is usually caused due to framerate drop in the web version).
If you find the molecules too difficult to see, then there is a slightly higher contrast version available in the downloads!
Additional Notes
Made in 9 days for Bevy Jam #6, with the theme "Chain Reaction".
Source code available on Github! Excuse the working title, I was too afraid of last minute build issues to change any project/file names.
Untested on Linux and MacOS, though downloadable version should run faster than the web version. If you run into any issues, let me know and I will try my best to help!
Credits
SoysCodingCafe - Lead Programmer and Project Coordinator
Ogelnac - Programmer and Technical Artist
PandorasCake - Lead Artist and Visual Designer
SpilledCereal - Lead Musician and Sound Designer
Special thanks to Bevy for hosting the jam and providing their game engine, to NiklasEi for the bevy_game_template, and to Pixabay for the assorted sound effects.
Download
Install instructions
Just unzip and run the executable. On Windows, if the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen pops up then just click "More info" and "Run anyway".
Untested on Linux and MacOS.
The source code and jam builds are available as releases on Github.
Thanks for downloading, and please get in touch if you have any issues!
Comments
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Really love the graphics and audio. Wonderful stuff. I will say the gameplay's a bit simple, but still really cool and fun.