Overboard (Global Game Jam)
A downloadable game
A LAN Co-op fishing game where you try to achieve a high score by catching the most fish! Use your trusty fishing rod to reel fish up onto your deck. But be careful, these fish are feisty! Keep as many unruly fish on your boat until the timer runs out!
All Assets were made by hand during the Game Jam
Controls
WASD - Movement
Left Click - Attack, Play fishing minigame
Right click (on fishing spot) - To fish
Credits:
Carlos Suarez - Programmer (LAN Multiplayer, Systems & Gameplay programming)
Chris Lee - Tech Artist (Water Shader), 2D Artist (Fish and Ui art), Audio (Soundtrack)
Jasmine Cobb - Programmer (Fish Spawning, Fish Ai, Fishing Minigame)
Vu Nguyen - 3D Artist (Whale Boat, Player Character, Scene Setup), 3D animator (Player Character Animations),
* This is a pre-pre-pre alpha build that still has many bugs, particularly in regards to the LAN multiplayer. It works, but there will definitely be some unintended interactions! We are considering continuing development so let us know if you'd be interested!
Download
Install instructions
Install the Overboard_2 Zip file and unzip it. Run the Overboard.exe
Instructions for connecting to Multiplayer:
1. Make sure the the players are on the same wifi network. LAN will not work otherwise.
2. Run the Overboard.exe (You might have to run as administrator bc LAN multiplayer)
3. Press Start Game
4. Designate one player as the host and the other as the client, the host should click start game (note that due to the time limitations, the client side does not have the same functionality as the host side. (known bugs: Client side cannot fish)
5. The host should find their IP address by typing "ipconfig /all" into your command prompt
6. The client should enter the host's ip address into the ip address field and press join.
7. Have fun!!!
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