{"author_link":"\/author\/fragileannihilator\/","author_name":"fragileannihilator","author_uid":"49685","comments":[{"author_name":"ker0chan","author_uid":"51317","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 12:00pm","epoch":1429530900,"text":"Promising prototype ! Feels like The Sims for inanimate objects. With a bit more levers to pull and a clearer link between actions and emotions, it could make a nice little game."},{"author_name":"Tasteslikefuture","author_uid":"44588","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 11:16pm","epoch":1429657860,"text":"Very neat idea! Surprising depth of emotion. I felt genuinely bad for bertha after making it sad or angry. Great job!"},{"author_name":"dray","author_uid":"5284","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 11:22pm","epoch":1429658220,"text":"Really like the idea, take some time to put the cannon in the right mood and telling this is already the sign of a good game :) maybe you should push it a bit more?"},{"author_name":"Detocroix","author_uid":"4679","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 11:05pm","epoch":1429743600,"text":"This is definitely one of the most unconventional weapons I've ever seen! :)"},{"author_name":"ConflictiveLabs","author_uid":"15810","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 11:05pm","epoch":1429743600,"text":"Interesting concept, maybe you should try and do a post compo version"},{"author_name":"EverlessDrop41","author_uid":"51214","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 11:05pm","epoch":1429743600,"text":"I love the idea, nice work!"},{"author_name":"Kyatric","author_uid":"5250","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 11:26pm","epoch":1429744860,"text":"It's a pretty good idea in itself.\r<br\/>The game as it is is not really making sense and &quot;responsive&quot;. \r<br\/>I don't know if you actually can get Berta to shoot, but the idea that a defense cannon must be in the correct mood to shoot is one of the best take on the theme I've seen so far.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The GUI is a bit confusing as well, some labels indicates +X, +Y when it is actually -Y which makes gameplay sense.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>There is something to work further on here."},{"author_name":"fragileannihilator","author_uid":"49685","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 11:28pm","epoch":1429744980,"text":"2ConflictiveLabs\r<br\/>Sure, I will definitely continue the work"},{"author_name":"fragileannihilator","author_uid":"49685","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 11:36pm","epoch":1429745460,"text":"2Kyatic, \r<br\/>Thank you, I totally agree that the game lack some feedback and it is very hard for players to find out the connections between their actions and consequences. Probably I should add some hints. And yes, the balance is completely broken, It is the main issue here."},{"author_name":"Yaroslav Kravtsov","author_uid":"44195","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 4:49am","epoch":1429764240,"text":"Yep, idea is good, but the balance was not done. At least, I can recommend greatly increase &quot;time remaining&quot; or simply remove this option. Time pressing rarely can make game better.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Take a look on Gods Will Be Watching game. This game also was done on LD and after that released in Steam. It has similiar management mechanics, when you need balance pluses with minuses. http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-26\/?action=preview&amp;uid=11045"},{"author_name":"fragileannihilator","author_uid":"49685","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 7:58am","epoch":1429948380,"text":"Yaroslav, thanks for advice. Actually, mechanics wise Gods Will be Watching was one of the inspiration sources. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>&quot;Time remainings&quot; refers to the amount of actions a player can perform, not the actual time in seconds. So, removing this will result in removing challenge."},{"author_name":"RockhopperGames","author_uid":"46057","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 11:35am","epoch":1429961400,"text":"Great idea you had here! Having to talk a gun into firing would be a very interesting and amusing challenge! It's just a shame you didn't have enough time to add more possible conversation options. As a thought for your post compo version, perhaps the cannon's mood could influence what effects each choice gives you, like having a negative option give it an anger boost if it's already fired up!"},{"author_name":"resty","author_uid":"3574","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 12:05pm","epoch":1429963200,"text":"Nice idea. I think it will be interesting if you have more time to make some improvements. Need some feedback for player to know whether doing right or wrong."},{"author_name":"Nikteddy92","author_uid":"12659","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 8:25pm","epoch":1429993200,"text":"Woah! the idea behind this game is really nice! You interpreted very well the them! I also like the graphic style! Well done!"},{"author_name":"TeamQuadratic","author_uid":"18547","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 11:23pm","epoch":1430003880,"text":"Awesome concept, but the gameplay seems like its trial and error. Please work on this more though because this could definitely be a really fun game!"},{"author_name":"RARoadkill","author_uid":"13308","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 11:24pm","epoch":1430003940,"text":"Really enjoyed the concept. was fun trying to get everything just right to fire"},{"author_name":"lizard455","author_uid":"42941","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 12:29am","epoch":1430007840,"text":"Ah hah! I finally got it! Interesting game idea :D"},{"author_name":"rburema","author_uid":"50394","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 1:19pm","epoch":1430054040,"text":"thoughts:\r<br\/> - Paging Dr. Susan Calvin, Dr. Calvin, please come in.\r<br\/> - Apearantly you can hit and do '0 damage'? No wonder she doesn't feel like shooting... I'd get stage fright as well ;-)"},{"author_name":"gruhn","author_uid":"50323","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 1:31pm","epoch":1430054760,"text":"Good concept and mechanics. And I liked the intro."},{"author_name":"Dining Philosopher","author_uid":"18490","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 9:26pm","epoch":1430083260,"text":"Interesting concept! I was not sure at first if I was supposed to force it to shoot or to try to prevent it from shooting, and then I read in the description that I should fire, I did not know which emotions would help it to do so..."},{"author_name":"fragileannihilator","author_uid":"49685","time":"Apr 26, 2015 @ 10:01pm","epoch":1430085360,"text":"Dining Philosopher, \r<br\/>it is assumed that the player will find out how emotions affect characteristics by trial and error. Nevertheless, I understand that mechanics is not enough clear to understand and I'm going to improve it in post-compo version."},{"author_name":"TheWzzard","author_uid":"50432","time":"Apr 27, 2015 @ 9:36pm","epoch":1430170260,"text":"Needs music"},{"author_name":"Dege","author_uid":"51345","time":"Apr 28, 2015 @ 7:47pm","epoch":1430250120,"text":"Great idea! I really like this game... its a bit hard to understand what does what but its part of the fun ^^"},{"author_name":"fragileannihilator","author_uid":"49685","time":"Apr 28, 2015 @ 7:49pm","epoch":1430250240,"text":"Dege, thanks! I will try to improve that aspect in the post0compo version!"},{"author_name":"12 Pech\u00e1s Of Souls","author_uid":"53028","time":"Apr 28, 2015 @ 11:15pm","epoch":1430262600,"text":"What a very interisting idea!. Waiting the post-compo version :D"},{"author_name":"JohnGalt","author_uid":"43656","time":"Apr 29, 2015 @ 12:52am","epoch":1430268420,"text":"The concept is so cool. It attracts me at the first moment!"},{"author_name":"Sergi Montaner","author_uid":"50492","time":"Apr 29, 2015 @ 12:39pm","epoch":1430310840,"text":"Nice idea and personality.\r<br\/>The buttons could have some sound feedback when pressed."},{"author_name":"Spit Tex","author_uid":"11277","time":"May 2, 2015 @ 9:09pm","epoch":1430600640,"text":"Pretty fun, but at times can be a bit arbitrary, I wish the whole game was based on the talking to the cannon with more dialogue options."},{"author_name":"Nate","author_uid":"50898","time":"May 5, 2015 @ 10:30pm","epoch":1430864700,"text":"I like the concept. Berta is kind of a b*tch."},{"author_name":"psychonull","author_uid":"31386","time":"May 8, 2015 @ 10:15pm","epoch":1431123000,"text":"Nice idea. It was a little hard to put Berta in the right mood :("}],"images":["ld32\/49685-60241aeb6cf9619c3ed24e1c7959c061.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/goo.gl\/U3pjU0","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/goo.gl\/VajdkA","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B-BE-FxQg0j-YjFJbHkwMFg5VzA\/view?usp=sharing","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"11727","g_author":"49685","g_event":"LD32","g_eventkey":"27","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"11757","g_title":"I don't feel like shooting right now!","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"704","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\/49685-shot0-1429492579.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Sorry, this game is unfinished. There is no audio and a LOT of features are not implemented, the balance is broken etc.\r\n\r\nIn browser, press F11 to enter fullscreen mode\r\n\r\nMechanics explanation:\r\n\r\nAn enemy is approaching and you have a cannon to destroy it. However, the cannon is not a conventional one: it has emotions. So you have to put the cannon in the right mood to make it shoot.\r\n\r\n\r\nThere are 4 characteristics:\r\n\r\n- Probability of success. Indicates whether the cannon is likely to shoot at all. \r\n\r\n- Accuracy. Indicates the probability of hitting the enemy. So, even if the cannon agrees to shot, it can still miss. \r\n\r\n- Power. Indicates the amount of damage the enemy will take if hitted. Concentration also affects power.  \"100  +\/- 20\" means that the final number will be between 80 and 120. \r\n\r\n- Concentration. Affects power. \r\n\r\n\r\nThere are 8 emotions ordered into 4 scales. Some emotions also form pairs and set a certain mood, For example: Trust + Fear = Sumbission, Joy + Trust = Love etc. There are 8 types of mood, each one has some bonuses. At the moment it is hard for players to determine how each mood affects the characteristics. I will work on it and release a post-compo version later.\r\n\r\nEngine: Construct 2\r\nArt: Paint, Paint.net, COnstruct 2 built-in editor","title":"I don't feel like shooting right now!"}