Beehive Simulator
A downloadable toy for Windows, macOS, and Linux
About
Ever wanted beastmaster powers to control a buzzing hive and make it follow your whims? Today's the day! In this small digital experience you can have a fun five minutes ordering around a procedurally generated beehive of your own, playing around with various values to even further customize its routes and shapes~
Featuring:
- 5 unique movement algorithms with whooping total 15 of possible formations and infinite variations based on parameters changeable in real time!
- 3 colors of bees - Clockwork Orange, Maroon 5 and Deep Purple!
- Two mouse-controlled patterns!
- True 8-bit color field with mapped transparency and special animation effects!
- Atmospheric ambience with sounds of real beehive, BZZZZ!
How to play:
(Please use QWERTY keyboard layout - switch to English keyboard)
Enter/Space to confirm menu option
Esc to open/close option menu
<> to change parameters
-+ to change the value
Up, Down arrow keys to change Signature - the movement type which
determines the pattern
Left, Rigth arrow keys to change Subtype - the pattern variant
F12 to take a PNG screenshot
Ctrl+F12 to start/stop recording GIF - feel free to post your most bizarre results in the comments!
Values explained:
Particle count - number of bees, from 1 to 500
rangeX/Y - the movement range for the random number pool
Offset - relative to position on screen
Time - in some cases determines movement speed, positive value
Probability - in some cases determines chance of "reseeding"
Anim range - pattern update frequency
Spriteset - 1,2 and 3 are valid values, changes the color of bees, but
will only update when new particle is created via Particle count
Made with OHRRPGCE game engine in about 3 days
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (3 total ratings) |
Author | Prifurin |
Genre | Simulation |
Made with | Audacity, Aseprite |
Tags | 2D, 8-Bit, Creative, endnless, ohrrpgce, Pixel Art, Procedural Generation, Relaxing, Sandbox |
Code license | GNU General Public License v2.0 (GPL) |
Average session | A few minutes |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse |
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It's a good game, am I the only one who sees bees as beer, hahaha
Your simulator looks nice, but it's kind of hard to use with a German keyboard, because you (or your engine) use the keyboard scan codes instead of the character codes. So I have to guess where that <, >, +, -, ... character is on an English keyboard.
Yes, exactly, it uses scancodes, I'm sorry for the inconvenience!
Really impressive simulator!
Thanks!