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Calculix

Author:

Zoglu

Submitted:

14th April, 2008

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Genre:

Miscellaneous

Downloads:

210

Rated:

142nd Place

(4 / 5)

Edited By Zoglu on 12/3/2008

If you like maths (really?), you will like Calculix. If you dislike maths...you could give it a try anyway

The goal of Calculix is to find the results of the operations which are scrolling on the playfield, before your time limit expires. To do so, you click on an operation, then you type the result on your keyboard.

Features :
- Graphics almost entirely made with a pen, for a unique graphic style ! The two sheets I used to make the game are included in the download, so you can see how awful my writing is. Still, the graphics are really original

- Fun gameplay involving maths. Yes, it's possible.
- Scoring system which looks like the one in The Yellow Shape : there is a combo system which multiplies your score, and you can earn twice more points if you are really fast.
- Great sounds and musics completely taken from MMF 2 libraries ! (Anyway, they are still great)
- 5 levels of difficulty, 2 of them are locked when you start. Your best scores and your best combo for each level are saved.
- 2 languages ! So not only you have fun with maths, you can also learn French while playing !

That's it, have fun ! You may even like maths after playing this

Review This Download

http://www.zoglu.net/fichiers/calculix.zip (2.9mb )

Posted by Assault Andy

15th April, 2008

Rated :

I find your one's completely illegible!

They look like 4's. Cool game though. One thing that I suggest you do however, is make the menu/front page easier to read. It's hard to tell what's a background, what's an option and what's just going on. Maybe a bit of red pen would look cool? Or put circles around the things that you can click?

Posted by Cecilectomy

15th April, 2008

Rated :

i agree. the menu needs to be a little more drawn out and legible. your ones DO look like 4's.

also its a pain to have to click on a mathematic statement and then go over to the keyboard to type the answer. or maybe its just me. i can't concentrate on typing and clicking at the same time. (no numpad on laptop)

all i saw were additions and subtractions and multiplications. there should be division, powers, logs, roots, algebraic equatioins to up the anti

Posted by Zoglu

15th April, 2008

Thanks for your comments

There are divisions in the hardest modes. You must unlock them by playing the Normal mode.
I created this game on a laptop, so... yes, it's hard to click (especially when you don't have a mouse) and then to type numbers like "19".
And for my writing... maybe I could be a house doctor, later

Posted by CraigT

15th April, 2008

Rated :

Boy do I suck at maths! However, despite the comments on the menu screen and your number 4s (I got used to your writing eventually anyway) above which I agree with it is a good game. Think I'll stick to easy mode tho!

Posted by Zoglu

15th April, 2008

I made an update, because there was a bug which prevented the player from losing...

Also I made the non-clickable menu elements a little more transparent, but I wanted to keep the menu's style. So, it doesn't change much.

Posted by Impresario

15th April, 2008

Rated :

Heh I played for maybe 15 minutes and it wouldn't end. Great idea though, I was thinking something like this but for kids and very cartooney.

Posted by Zoglu

15th April, 2008

Yes, this bug is now fixed

Maybe I'll make another games based on maths later, with more legible graphics, as someone gave me another idea

Posted by Zezard

15th April, 2008

Rated :

Except for the fact that it was a bit awkward having to klick each of those little problems, the game felt very well made and kind of entertaining.
I don't think your ones looks like fours.

Posted by Zoglu

15th April, 2008

Yes, it's hard to click and then to type the solution. However, if you didn't have to click on a problem, which one would you solve?

Posted by Sphax

15th April, 2008

Rated :

Nice job: It's a very nice game but it's a bit too frustrating to use the mouse and then use the keyboard (on a laptop it's very annoying).

Posted by Cecilectomy

15th April, 2008

Rated :

you would solve the one closest to going off the screen.
or maybe a key that tabs backwards through them and highlights them with like a highlighter or something?

Posted by Zoglu

15th April, 2008

Oh, you're right

EDIT : The game is updated. I've added an "auto-click" system, as suggested. Thanks to everyone for these useful comments

Comment edited by Zoglu on 4/15/2008

Posted by Airflow

19th April, 2008

Rated :

I appreciate this type of game. Fast and insane! Top job!

I haven't played it without the autoclick mind.

Posted by Zoglu

19th April, 2008

It should be more enjoyable with the autoclick, anyway

EDIT : I've updated the game again. Now you can choose an operation with the arrow keys, so it's slightly easier and maybe less frustrating.
Comment edited by Zoglu on 4/20/2008

Posted by Zezard

25th April, 2008

Rated :

Yeah, now it's awesome! Except for the confusing menu...
The alternatives could at least highlight in some way when you hold the mouse over them.
This would have gotten my gotw-vote if it had been published in its current state earlier.

Posted by Jon C-B

29th April, 2008