{"author_link":"\/author\/aggrathon\/","author_name":"Aggrathon","author_uid":"37874","comments":[{"author_name":"el_kloklo","author_uid":"24498","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 5:07pm","epoch":1418058120,"text":"I like the concept of indirect control, but it is not quite clear which action do what, and it ends up to be a bit random.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I liked it anyway."},{"author_name":"Rene Damm","author_uid":"45029","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:08pm","epoch":1418072580,"text":"Nicely done. Once you get the hang of it, it's a fun idea. Unfortunately, control over the outcome seems very limited and it feels like you have very little control (understandable given you indirect nature of interacting with the logic). For me, the most successful strategy turned out to be nothing and just let the game play itself."},{"author_name":"Groydis","author_uid":"35367","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 9:16am","epoch":1418116260,"text":"Whilst your instructions are clear in the description, really should of been added into the game in some way, as remembering all of that was quite hard. Was enjoyable however and I haven't played anything quite like it before. Good Job."},{"author_name":"DaRaziel","author_uid":"45632","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 2:49pm","epoch":1418136240,"text":"Love the idea of not having direct control of your bots! The ai system and graphocs needs some more work on them, but the base is pretty solid and fun to play around with! Would like to see a post LD version of it!"},{"author_name":"guldlock","author_uid":"46099","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 9:07pm","epoch":1418245320,"text":"Wow I really liked this game! The concept is so cool! Would be nice to see some graphics later to this game!"},{"author_name":"Coconut Mage","author_uid":"25528","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 10:20pm","epoch":1418249700,"text":"Instructions unclear got D*** caught in fan"},{"author_name":"HotBoxGames","author_uid":"39707","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 10:22pm","epoch":1418249820,"text":"Pretty cool idea! Was a little confusing at first but once I got the hang of it, it was fun"},{"author_name":"flouiz","author_uid":"46501","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 10:29pm","epoch":1418250240,"text":"I hoped for a decision bots simulator and it is not far from what I imagined. The graphics are necessarily ugly, sounds too, but the technical content is nice. I tried to push the number of bots but my PC screamed for attempted homicide haha"},{"author_name":"MrBadIvan","author_uid":"44988","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 6:27pm","epoch":1418408520,"text":"I like this game!=)"},{"author_name":"Taldius","author_uid":"12650","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 1:44am","epoch":1418434740,"text":"I like the idea of controlling a whole team with only external actions, but the game clearly lack of feedbacks.\r<br\/>Anyway, good job!"},{"author_name":"lparker","author_uid":"24424","time":"Dec 27, 2014 @ 4:38pm","epoch":1419697980,"text":"Really like the game and it looks like you spent a lot of time on the AI. Good Work.\r<br\/>Really enjoyed the game."},{"author_name":"maxmetallica","author_uid":"47374","time":"Dec 29, 2014 @ 8:45pm","epoch":1419885600,"text":"nice top view game"}],"images":["ld31\/37874-5fe477f838f1828525826df151aaa14a.jpg","ld31\/37874-c7b8c923d4c5e103f00648ba8cdd3fd3.jpg","ld31\/37874-543f521142b3e2746b0af0abced8895f.jpg","ld31\/37874-d8411ea009f1ee54b260a44c8fb6c436.jpg","ld31\/37874-13b6bb6ad7bb0da8945f563a3c88ad4a.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/Aggrathon\/LudumDare31\/releases\/download\/v1.0\/LD31_Bot_War_WIN.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/Aggrathon\/LudumDare31\/releases\/download\/v1.0\/LD31_Bot_War_LIN.zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/Aggrathon\/LudumDare31\/releases\/download\/v1.0\/LD31_Bot_War_MAC.zip","text":"Mac"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/Aggrathon\/LudumDare31","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"15284","g_author":"37874","g_event":"LD31","g_eventkey":"26","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"15314","g_title":"Bot War","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"578","g_commentcount":"12","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\/37874-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/37874-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/37874-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/37874-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/37874-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Lore:\r\nUsing humans for warfare is plain stupid, bots on the other hand... they have aimbots!\r\n\r\nTo minimize the potential for hacking the bots make their decisions all on their own, however they communicate through a server. Which gives you an angle of attack, change how the bots percieve the world!\r\n\r\n###################\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nWASD, Scroll - Adjust Camera\r\nSpace - Pause\r\nE,R,T,F,G - Abilities\r\nMouse Click - Select Bots \/ Target Abilities\r\nEscape - Back to Main Menu\r\n\r\n###################\r\n\r\nGameplay Tips:\r\n- Use 'Pause', 'Click' and 'Enemy Intel' to get an idea of where the bots MIGHT be going\r\n- The bots have a mind of their own therefor  you cant force them to go somewhere (you can however make a room very tempting)\r\n\r\nAbilities:\r\n- Make Sound\/Sight: Works as if a bot had seen\/heard something in a room\r\n-Mute Room: Removes half the priority gained from sights and sounds (Can be used twice)\r\n-Reset Last Visited: Rooms that have recently been visited by a bot have lower priority (doesn't need to be searched)\r\n-Enemy Room Intel: Show how the enemy bots MIGHT prioritize different rooms.\r\n\r\n###################\r\n\r\nLudum Dare Tip: \r\nDon't make LD your first try at an unfamiliar complex AI system, you  won't get much else done...\r\n\r\nUsed software:\r\nUnity, RAIN, Paint.NET, bfxr.net, autotracker.py\r\n\r\n###################\r\n\r\nEdits:\r\nMissing hallways and center rooms are now generating.\r\nFixed a bug where one team always shot first\r\nFixed bug making bots not pathfind correctly.\r\nFixed a typo making bots avoid the top and bottom rooms.\r\nDue to a fix the Difficulty setting didn't work (fixed).\r\n\r\n","title":"Bot War"}