{"author_link":"\/author\/alpha_rat\/","author_name":"alpha_rat","author_uid":"39704","comments":[{"author_name":"Spacemyname","author_uid":"31852","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 2:26am","epoch":1418005260,"text":"How exactly does this game work? I don't understand what exactly I'm supposed to do..."},{"author_name":"alpha_rat","author_uid":"39704","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 2:45am","epoch":1418006400,"text":"you can click throw some food for the organisms, it is pretty basic and maybe too simplistic\r<br\/>you can get some information by hovering your mouse on the &quot;?&quot; sign on the top&egrave;left corner of the screen\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Thanks for your feedback, I'll try to make it clearer"},{"author_name":"Spacemyname","author_uid":"31852","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 4:05am","epoch":1418011200,"text":"I meant on the &quot;evolving and breeding&quot; part, am I supposed to have them grow? Or do I just keep splitting them?"},{"author_name":"alpha_rat","author_uid":"39704","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 12:08pm","epoch":1418040180,"text":"Once they reach a determined food intake, they evolve by themselves"},{"author_name":"jsmtux","author_uid":"45579","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 4:55pm","epoch":1418057400,"text":"Really addictive simple game with great graphics. Could have more mechanics though."},{"author_name":"rabbeni","author_uid":"44113","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 5:05pm","epoch":1418058000,"text":"there was really good mood in this :)\r<br\/>Good job"},{"author_name":"ghostinthesoft","author_uid":"20530","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 6:59am","epoch":1418108040,"text":"Strange game :) I didn't understand what to do but it was nice clicking everywhere to feed and evolve"},{"author_name":"nicotuason","author_uid":"21669","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 7:14am","epoch":1418108940,"text":"lol, my plankton turned into frogs. Cool game!"},{"author_name":"LittleThor","author_uid":"26496","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 9:24am","epoch":1418116740,"text":"A nice-looking game with an interesting concept! Put more food to challenge the player on his speed and stress management. Nice work!"},{"author_name":"Kerdelos","author_uid":"30088","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 10:40pm","epoch":1418164500,"text":"There is not much of a goal which is sad because the game is gorgeous and all the evolutions are really good looking. It's nice to see the cells evolve in something more complicated."},{"author_name":"Elemental Zeal Games Studios","author_uid":"12839","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 1:57am","epoch":1418176320,"text":"Lovely aesthetics. Fun to watch them evolve"},{"author_name":"zulubo","author_uid":"46961","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 2:15am","epoch":1418177400,"text":"Pretty fun! I really liked the graphics. There wasn't much interesting gameplay though..."},{"author_name":"Jyrkface","author_uid":"20894","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 3:33am","epoch":1418182080,"text":"Not sure I understood what was going on, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching it :)"},{"author_name":"Hellequin","author_uid":"20522","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 2:26pm","epoch":1418221260,"text":"Awesome art style ! Great game! I like it ^^"},{"author_name":"Rocketship","author_uid":"39351","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 2:28pm","epoch":1418221380,"text":"It reminds me of a simple tamagotchi, kind of. It looks and sounds nice but the gameplay is really barebones. I would've liked maybe different foods to grow them in a different way or something. Still I always have a soft spot in my heart for games like this :)"},{"author_name":"egos","author_uid":"20701","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 2:35pm","epoch":1418221800,"text":"i like  it is it possible to see the source code ?\r<br\/> The link isnt the capx file ?"},{"author_name":"RyanNielson","author_uid":"13891","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 2:36pm","epoch":1418221860,"text":"Nice little game, looks good and sounds pretty good. I wish there was more to do, but it was interesting watching the little dudes change even though I'm not exactly sure what\/why I was doing it."},{"author_name":"JoshuaBurr","author_uid":"37414","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 2:37pm","epoch":1418221920,"text":"I love the look of the game. I couldn't get the plankton to evolve past the first stage though (where it grows a tentacle thing). I only realised there were more stages after seeing your post."},{"author_name":"alpha_rat","author_uid":"39704","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 2:42pm","epoch":1418222220,"text":"@egos : I just added the .capx file in the entry! ;)"},{"author_name":"Kim Sj\u00f6berg","author_uid":"44790","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 2:58pm","epoch":1418223180,"text":"Cool idea and very nice art!"},{"author_name":"jonah1nine","author_uid":"45941","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 3:03pm","epoch":1418223480,"text":"Nice feel to the game. I like the details you put in - particles and stuff. Mechanics can be improved though.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Well done!"},{"author_name":"uvwar","author_uid":"40468","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 3:04pm","epoch":1418223540,"text":"I love pretty much anything thats simulated life, so you get points for that alone! Plus the awesome colors and cool movements of the creatures, of course. I couldn't get my thing to turn into a frog though, not sure if it was bugged or what but I fed it a ton and it never got beyond the fat blob that swims erratically."},{"author_name":"Manou","author_uid":"29477","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 4:54pm","epoch":1418230140,"text":"Life simulator mate, 4* ! \r<br\/>Maybe we can do something with both our projects? :D"},{"author_name":"alvarop","author_uid":"31332","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 5:50am","epoch":1418276700,"text":"Really interesting concept and well executed. With some more feedback to the player, this could be a great one. This is the type of game that needs a lot of content to really create a sense of wonder and discovery for the player. Obviously, in 48h that's not a possibility, but what about... post-compo? :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>As a sidenote, I'm always very happy to see a fellow C2 user. Hello c2 brother!"},{"author_name":"Franklin's Ghost","author_uid":"35424","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 10:08am","epoch":1418292180,"text":"Really liked the graphics, thought your colour choices worked really well and liked seeing the evolution occur. Got upto 27080 points and then my guy seemed to stop moving, think I overfed him. Nice entry and would be nice to see it expanded upon with more content."},{"author_name":"Trite Games","author_uid":"47531","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 4:00pm","epoch":1418313300,"text":"Ok so I fed a lot to grow a lot...but where does it go and where does it stop? You should only have limited food and make it more obvious where you have to put the food...But I somehow still enjoyed the feeding and growing. Just needs more work :)"},{"author_name":"Carduus","author_uid":"7279","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 11:51am","epoch":1418471160,"text":"Nice idea!"},{"author_name":"Zi","author_uid":"46572","time":"Dec 15, 2014 @ 8:17am","epoch":1418631120,"text":"Cool game! Nice graphics and sound. Quite fun and addictive, even if the goal isn't clear. I wish the planktons would be more active in getting the food so they don't starve to death. In any case, good job!"},{"author_name":"SecondDimension","author_uid":"14838","time":"Dec 15, 2014 @ 11:12pm","epoch":1418684820,"text":"Interesting idea, and I really liked the colours you used, they created a nice atmosphere"}],"images":["ld31\/39704-591f5eba367351f3a657b2c2fd3e8b48.jpg","ld31\/39704-9c0afb9e2659445ef1401fe525607334.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/alpha_rat.itch.io\/plankton","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/zc992jd8wxyz1zv\/plankton.capx?dl=0","text":".capx file"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/ki5skgglqup8ygy\/AAC_PXqXJANLP5xwjpOFxDava?dl=0","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"13567","g_author":"39704","g_event":"LD31","g_eventkey":"26","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"13597","g_title":"Plankton","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"838","g_commentcount":"29","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\/\/407933\/39704-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/39704-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"second participation to the ld\r\n\r\nGoal : make your planktons breed and evolve and keep them well fed.\r\n\r\nCONTROLS :\r\n- click to give some food\r\n- you can get some information by hovering upon the \"?\" sign on the top-left corner of the screen\r\n\r\nWARNING : the game presents a few bugs\r\nYou can reload the game with spacebar at any moment\r\n\r\nTools used :\r\n- Construct2 for development\r\n- Audacity, Bosca Ceoil and Bfxr for sounds\r\n- Graphics have been created from scratch in photoshop\r\n","title":"Plankton"}