{"author_link":"\/author\/ocarson\/","author_name":"ocarson","author_uid":"42418","comments":[{"author_name":"Last Man Standing","author_uid":"41895","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:48pm","epoch":1409082180,"text":"Only controllable with controller, so I couldn't play it"},{"author_name":"Exeneva","author_uid":"21296","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 6:33am","epoch":1409380080,"text":"In the future, please make a version that doesn't require just a dual stick pad..."},{"author_name":"JonathanG","author_uid":"11515","time":"Sep 15, 2014 @ 10:25pm","epoch":1410819600,"text":"I'm sorry, I tried to persevere with it but I just couldn't last more than a few seconds each time I restarted :(  I did fiddle around and manage to get the controls working reasonably well with an Xbox 360 pad, but the black squares just appear out of nowhere really fast and I wasn't quick enough to avoid or shoot them. Also there are a lot of controls to deal with - I'm essentially trying to move 3 things at once with two hands. I did try :("}],"images":["ld30\/42418-98e7e3f6cf411c0810f1cc0459d0c019.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/4134591\/NegativeSpaceInvaders_Win_LD72.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/4134591\/NegativeSpaceInvaders_OSX_LD72.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/4134591\/NegativeSpaceInvaders_LINUX_LD72.zip","text":"Linux"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"16418","g_author":"42418","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"16447","g_title":"Negative Space Invaders","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"3","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\/\/375043\/42418-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"NEGATIVE SPACE INVADERS LD72 VERSION\r\n------------------------------------\r\n\r\nRequires a dual stick pad.\r\nWill probably require setting up controls in launcher.\r\n\r\nExplore and climb the world to get points.\r\n\r\nThere are 2 viewports on the screen, you control their positions with the thumbsticks.\r\n\r\nWhen they overlap, you can move between the viewports using the yellow space.\r\n\r\nYou move with the d-pad\r\n\r\nJump with the X button.\r\n\r\nWhen you press the triggers, you will fire at the viewport you're not in.\r\nif you're in the yellow viewport however, L trigger fires at the red viewport, and r at the green viewport.\r\n\r\nEnemies will attack from the negative space around the screen. Shoot them.\r\n\r\nThats it.\r\n\r\nThanks for taking the time to read this! Follow me on the tweets.\r\n\r\nAlso thanks to my pals Tom and Christa for making some music for me :3\r\n\r\n--------------------------\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/OhCarson\r\n\r\n--------------------------\r\nNOTES\r\n--------------------------\r\n\r\nThe shader seems to default to black, and not colour on some systems but theres no time to fix that!\r\nIt's 2:20am!\r\n\r\nConsider it a feature.\r\n\r\nI streamed 95% of the making of this on twitch. It's all archived if you have a spare 15 hours.\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/ohcarson\/\r\n\r\n--------------------------\r\nASSETS AND TECH USED\r\n--------------------------\r\n\r\nUnity 4.6 beta (still some shader bugs mr unity)\r\n\r\nUnity chan model\r\n","title":"Negative Space Invaders"}