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3 pointskrisdigital9mo ago9 comments

Three levels (+random) so far - can you beat the game?

It is not polished by any means but I checked it on all devices I own (in landscape) that it is beatable :)

Tips: Move quickly and don't forget to upgrade your towers...

Geodefense was a popular iPhone game in 2008 which is no longer available (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoDefense)

I did it mostly to play with shaders and three.js.

9 comments

gus_massa9mo ago

I beat level 1 and 2, still trying 3...

I'm not sure if you are trying to mimic the original game but ...

For me, it's too fast passed. I like tower defense games where I have time to think and place the towers and then sit back and watch the carnage.

There is too much money initially, in most games you get money for 2 or 3 towers and then collect more money during the game to place more towers. I don't like that I can't use all my money.

It would be nice that towers are sticky, so it's possible to place many "shot/green" towers without moving the mouse back to the bottom of the screen.

I'm not sure how hard it is, but it would be nice that when I'm a trying to place a new tower and the small forbidden circle of a tower overlaps the road, then the position is shifted to the closest legal position if it's a few pixels away. So it's easier to place new towers near the roads. Now if I make a mistake by a few pixels I have to go back to the bottom of the screen and pick the tower again.

Does the "missile/purple" tower cause splash damage?

krisdigitalOP9mo ago

Thank you for playing and the Feedback :) it is not a polished game and I did not try to copy the original closely, I would not know how to get it anymore… yes this game is more about moving fast, I run out of money pretty quickly ;) Downside is that one is so busy with moving and upgrading that it is hard to watch the game - though at a certain point when everything is set up you can usually sit back and relax. I may add more levels before the current ones to make the entry more smooth :) I noticed that balancing levels is not easy at all ;)

About placing the towers - this is actually part of the game and should not be too easy ;)

The purple missiles only damage the target they are hitting!

Good luck with level three! If you get stuck let me know, I can give some hints!

gus_massa9mo ago

I finally got level 3!

> yes this game is more about moving fast

That's fine, if you prefer that.

> About placing the towers - this is actually part of the game and should not be too easy ;)

It's makes the game harder without adding fun. I strongly suggest to change that.

I'm using the trackpad in my notebook. Are you using a real mouse?

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MasihMinawal9mo ago

played first round, thoughts: 1. its starting but what am i supposed to do? 3. i see there are towers in the left corner, may be dragging them helps 3. yes really cool! i love TD. 4. oh man i lost

would love to have 1. keyboard shortcuts 2. grid area to know where i can place the towers before dragging them

played on windowsOS laptop.

krisdigitalOP9mo ago

Thank you for your feedback! Yes the introduction is missing! There is just a little help screen that tells you to place the towers. I will add some more info! The missing “grid area” is part of the difficulty;)

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gus_massa9mo ago

I beat level 1 and 2, still trying 3...

I'm not sure if you are trying to mimic the original game but ...

For me, it's too fast passed. I like tower defense games where I have time to think and place the towers and then sit back and watch the carnage.

There is too much money initially, in most games you get money for 2 or 3 towers and then collect more money during the game to place more towers. I don't like that I can't use all my money.

It would be nice that towers are sticky, so it's possible to place many "shot/green" towers without moving the mouse back to the bottom of the screen.

Does the "missile/purple" tower cause splash damage?

krisdigitalOP9mo ago

About placing the towers - this is actually part of the game and should not be too easy ;)

The purple missiles only damage the target they are hitting!

Good luck with level three! If you get stuck let me know, I can give some hints!

gus_massa9mo ago

I finally got level 3!

> yes this game is more about moving fast

That's fine, if you prefer that.

> About placing the towers - this is actually part of the game and should not be too easy ;)

It's makes the game harder without adding fun. I strongly suggest to change that.

I'm using the trackpad in my notebook. Are you using a real mouse?

1 more reply

MasihMinawal9mo ago

played first round, thoughts: 1. its starting but what am i supposed to do? 3. i see there are towers in the left corner, may be dragging them helps 3. yes really cool! i love TD. 4. oh man i lost

would love to have 1. keyboard shortcuts 2. grid area to know where i can place the towers before dragging them

played on windowsOS laptop.

krisdigitalOP9mo ago

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