{"author_link":"\/author\/mcburrobit\/","author_name":"mcburrobit","author_uid":"25317","comments":[{"author_name":"electric_monk","author_uid":"51798","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 11:33pm","epoch":1429572480,"text":"Mac build doesn't seem to run for me. Running .app file doesn't appear to do anything."},{"author_name":"mcburrobit","author_uid":"25317","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 12:13am","epoch":1429574880,"text":"Yeah, I unfortunately couldn't test the Linux and Mac nekoVM-versions, and even on Windows the neko binaries have horrible performance compared to the native binaries.\r\rThis is mostly a result of trying to stay in the spirit of the keynote and trying something new; a language I've never used before and a framework I've never worked with :D\r\rAfter I get some sleep I'll try and break out my Mac Mini to see if I could hack together something that works."},{"author_name":"joaovitorbf","author_uid":"51047","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 12:30am","epoch":1429575900,"text":"The game lagged a lot for me, but other than that, thats a pretty nice game."},{"author_name":"sugarbyte","author_uid":"34276","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 12:31am","epoch":1429575960,"text":"I click the "Linux" link, and wait, but nothing happens."},{"author_name":"Sim00n","author_uid":"29770","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 12:32am","epoch":1429576020,"text":"Interesting graphics. I love the HUD indicator in the top left and the rough edged"},{"author_name":"bossmojoman","author_uid":"41214","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 12:41am","epoch":1429576560,"text":"The download wont start on Itch.io for me (windows Version)"},{"author_name":"SolarflyStudios","author_uid":"53071","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 12:45am","epoch":1429576800,"text":"As several people seem to state, the mac build isn't working for me also. But, the graphics in the game look great, and so does the gameplay! I'll be sure to bookmark this page, though, and stay updated to see if there is a change in the build. Anyways, best of luck in the competition!"},{"author_name":"monkeedude1212","author_uid":"43464","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 12:46am","epoch":1429576860,"text":"Download Link not working?"},{"author_name":"Supernovadx","author_uid":"49333","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 12:47am","epoch":1429576920,"text":"Yea, the windows link is broken too."},{"author_name":"gene-z","author_uid":"26095","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 12:49am","epoch":1429577040,"text":"to lag,,, but interesting"},{"author_name":"mcburrobit","author_uid":"25317","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 12:50am","epoch":1429577100,"text":"Welp, seems itch.io's dropbox integration was less than perfect. Windows link should be fixed now, removed the mac and linux builds as people have reported neither of them work (which I actually sort of expected, I'll see what I can do about that)."},{"author_name":"mcburrobit","author_uid":"25317","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 1:06am","epoch":1429578060,"text":"If the game is lagging on your system even without the shaders enabled, I would love to hear about your system specs. We had no time to test this very thoroughly so I have no idea of the performance, other than the fact that the native version seriously outperfomed the nekoVM binary on my desktop."},{"author_name":"wesley.laferriere","author_uid":"39939","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 1:09am","epoch":1429578240,"text":"Can't really figure out how to kill."},{"author_name":"Shimmergloom","author_uid":"51106","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 8:03am","epoch":1429603080,"text":"I liked the idea of the gun merging with you to make blood bullets but was disappointed that after that bit of story it;s basically a generic platform shooter. :(\rAlso too much text ingame."},{"author_name":"RoryD","author_uid":"50071","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 8:08am","epoch":1429603380,"text":"Really fun. There's a great trade off between risk and reward. Control felt a bit floaty to me, but then again it was super useful when I needed to get out of there."},{"author_name":"agilejoshua","author_uid":"39858","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 8:21am","epoch":1429604160,"text":"Cool idea - shooting in the flash version on OSX isn't reliable alot of times no shot comes out..."},{"author_name":"mcburrobit","author_uid":"25317","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 8:29am","epoch":1429604640,"text":"Actually that's probably the fact that the gun is very inaccurate when you have a low amount of kills, If you're on the ground and shoot fairly horizontally, the shot can come off at an angle where it just hits the floor immediately.\r\rIf i'd had a bit more time I'd have tweaked the levelup mechanic a bit to avoid scenarios like that or included instructions to always try and shoot from the air when starting out.\r\rThanks everyone for playing our game!"},{"author_name":"Archonthewizard","author_uid":"52352","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 8:42am","epoch":1429605420,"text":"Fun game. Took me a little while to figure out the strategy. The first few levels were a little intimidating - maybe try starting out a little easier. But I love the concept, lots of potential."},{"author_name":"Big Cow","author_uid":"51323","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 8:43am","epoch":1429605480,"text":"Pretty fun! The audio was awesome. Unique game mechanic."},{"author_name":"Dejvo","author_uid":"49267","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 8:44am","epoch":1429605540,"text":"it's not very playable cause when you fire, it doesn't go where the line is. and you have too low ammo to figure out how to fire it. also, it's unconventionally placed weapon and not unconventional weapon. but at least, you have OK AI unlike my game"},{"author_name":"Mixer","author_uid":"16241","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 10:33am","epoch":1429612080,"text":"ha, loves the animations and concepts! That run animation was so smooth, and cool game mechanic."},{"author_name":"Franklin's Ghost","author_uid":"35424","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 1:37pm","epoch":1429623120,"text":"Nice entry. Liked the feel of the player movement, felt like I was in control of where I wanted to be. I wasn't the greatest at it though with the use of the flashlight. My highest kills was 7 and that took me sometime to get."},{"author_name":"SinclairStrange","author_uid":"44332","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 4:39pm","epoch":1429634040,"text":"Overall a nice solid game, has a pretty cool mechanic with the weapon\/bullets. Ran fine on my computer. Over all good stuff!"},{"author_name":"pixzleone","author_uid":"44497","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 4:42pm","epoch":1429634220,"text":"Nice graphics."},{"author_name":"Drauthius","author_uid":"52478","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 6:36pm","epoch":1429641060,"text":"I like how you have to put yourself at risk to get more bullets. Very well done."},{"author_name":"Shugor","author_uid":"14284","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 11:13pm","epoch":1429657680,"text":"I like your interpretation of the theme, especially because of how much it lends itself to adding challenge to the gameplay. It would be nice if you could absorb energy to fire back at a faster rate, but that might have just been some lag running the game on my computer. Also, it could have been more interesting if you had expanded more on the bit of story shown in the beginning, maybe making several different stages to explore. You still did a great job with what you have~"},{"author_name":"cgmorton","author_uid":"52622","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 1:50pm","epoch":1429710300,"text":"This is a fun game, with a weird concept. I really do not understand. You use your health as ammo, okay, but you also gain health when an enemy shoots at you, as long as they're in the light from your flashlight? Did I get that right?\r\rI also found it frustrating that so many of my shots ended up colliding instantly with the ground. I eventually took to only shooting while jumping, but I'd rather have all the options.\r\rAnyway, awesome game!"},{"author_name":"Flygamer101","author_uid":"48756","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 2:30pm","epoch":1429712700,"text":"Graphics are pretty cool, and everything else was nice."},{"author_name":"fixitteam","author_uid":"52954","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:46pm","epoch":1429735260,"text":"wow, nice graphics and music :)\rcan it be played with 3d glasses for 3d effect ?"},{"author_name":"mcburrobit","author_uid":"25317","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:59pm","epoch":1429736040,"text":"Unfortunately no :D The chromatic aberration effect is meant to convey the effect the "alien technology" has on the player character, didn't have time to modify the shader to disable it for the menus and before the gun is picked up, so it's on all the time :D"}],"images":["ld32\/25317-9db87b6c6f751634c1a8ac6a0f9a2899.jpg","ld32\/25317-591a4dd34ff55f07bdb74057a7dcaf26.jpg","ld32\/25317-74966db663f681948df5c00b748523e7.jpg","ld32\/25317-573f63f324d83ae92bbc99b41ca3c625.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/mcburrobit.itch.io\/ld32","text":"itch.io page"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.mcburrobit.com\/LD32\/","text":"Flash version (very rudimentary and feature stripped)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"11344","g_author":"25317","g_event":"LD32","g_eventkey":"27","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"11374","g_title":"GunHeart","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"885","g_commentcount":"30","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/25317-shot0-1429603086.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/25317-shot1-1429603086.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/25317-shot2-1429603054.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/25317-shot3-1429571966.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"UPDATE: THERE IS NOW A VERY STRIPPED DOWN FLASH VERSION FOR NON-WINDOWS USERS TO TRY, CHECK THE ITCH.IO PAGE OR THE LINK BELOW!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWhat happens when a strange alien weapon fuses with your body? Not much, it turns out, expect you must balance health and gunplay as every shot drains your hitpoints and the only way to gain them back is to engage enemies in close quarters and dodge their shots.\r\n\r\n===\r\n\r\nTo gain back ammo\/health, keep enemies in the beam of your flashlight while they shoot, and dodge the shots.\r\n\r\nWASD for movement, left mouse to shoot.\r\nMenu works with WASD\/Arrows and ENTER\/Return.\r\n\r\nThe game launches without GLSL shaders by default. There's a shortcut icon provided to launch with shaders, or you can manually provide the command line parameter \"-enableshaders\".","title":"GunHeart"}