Smiley Gems Volcano Run (Jam Version)

Smiley Gems - Volcano Run - Jam Version

My entry for GoDot Wild Jam!

YOU WILL DIVE DOWN THEN ESCAPE UPWARDS!

That's gotta be the cheesiest instructions I've ever put in a game.

To be fair, one of my taglines for the first Smiley Gems flash game was WATCH OUT FOR THE MINES!  So I guess it's on brand and all that.

Controls

Use the mouse cursor to steer smiley around.  Click to explode.  You will build a combo as you collect gems.  Exploding resets this combo.  It's up to you to balance your greed vs surviving longer.

I highly recommend getting a good mouse or other pointing device, as a track pad controller is probably a disaster, sorry.

Known issues

• Sometimes the explosion isn't on top of smiley despite setting the position directly through code.  I think it has something to do with the physics engine not liking intersecting collision parts, but even with the explosion set to layer 4 all by itself, it still happens.  If anyone knows how to fix it, I'll see what I can do.
• The MINES ARE SNEAKY and sometimes can be hiding behind the gems, resulting in very unfair deaths.  I didn't have time to find a solution to this one.  If I ever make a full game the mines will certainly be set to display above everything else.  Sorry in advance if this happens to you!
• There isn't actually any volcano.  I ran out of time.  So yep, MARKETING LIED TO YOU AGAIN.  Sorry.