{"author_link":"\/author\/quill18\/","author_name":"quill18","author_uid":"7862","comments":[{"author_name":"Pixelaborate","author_uid":"42113","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:24am","epoch":1408929540,"text":"Four months ago I saw your ludum dare stream and it inspired me to participate in the 30th. Both of your games that I saw were amazing, and looks significantly more polished. Kudos sir, and keep up the good work!"},{"author_name":"23evilrex","author_uid":"41807","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:24am","epoch":1408929540,"text":"omg this game is osom for a 48 awere game"},{"author_name":"Vulture Tamer","author_uid":"41917","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:38am","epoch":1408933980,"text":"thanks for pushing me to join, although mine is crappy xD"},{"author_name":"xgeovanni","author_uid":"11296","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:44am","epoch":1408937940,"text":"I spent over an hour playing a Ludum Dare, game. I think that says it all, really."},{"author_name":"PowerSpark","author_uid":"38755","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:03am","epoch":1408939080,"text":"Nice job on this one, thanks for your tutorials! Wouldn't be in this if it weren't for your tutorials."},{"author_name":"honestcritic","author_uid":"32252","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:19am","epoch":1408940040,"text":"meh. game is ok i guess for 48 hours but it's not particularly fun. u just link up the places then sit and watch ur blimps float around.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>a little bit like railroad tycoon but without the awesome autistic immersion of trains."},{"author_name":"Nick Weihs","author_uid":"21927","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:31am","epoch":1408944360,"text":"My network of sky pigs is entirely dysfunctional"},{"author_name":"Wertle","author_uid":"22452","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:32am","epoch":1408944420,"text":"This is a pretty fun interpretation of a routing sort of game. It kind of made me think of Spacechem only with zeppelins and waffles :P It was super hard, though! I had trouble keeping track of what I had already routed (like if I already had something going from one place to the cities or not). My solution to all problems was just build more zeppelins, but apparently that's not so great seeing as my population declined x_x Nice work!"},{"author_name":"Weaver","author_uid":"8624","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:50am","epoch":1408945500,"text":"Nice one!  Reminds me of the Anno series a bit :)"},{"author_name":"Lashiz121","author_uid":"9874","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:26am","epoch":1408951260,"text":"It's actually quite amazing."},{"author_name":"vinhuman","author_uid":"40943","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:43am","epoch":1408952280,"text":"Hey just wanted to stop by and say I only started using Unity and programming a couple months ago and I learned largely by using your tutorials. In particle, I've been through your multiplayer FPS series a couple times. I successfully produced a game for this Ludum Dare (although it is incredibly unfinished), but I never would have managed it without your videos. Thanks!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Your videos have really helped me get started in Unity. I'm a bit too brain dead to figure out your game right now, but it sure looks impressive for 48 hours of time."},{"author_name":"IgIzzy","author_uid":"36480","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:50am","epoch":1408952700,"text":"Fantastic as always! This is the first dare I have participated in, but I have played a few of your last compos games."},{"author_name":"SkyWolf","author_uid":"18222","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:57am","epoch":1408956720,"text":"Quill is always great to watch, very entertaining. Everytime i'm torn between making my own game or watching him make one.\r<br\/>This time i made one, so i came into this one blindly, and i kinda liked it, even if i maybe found it too slow.\r<br\/>Anyways great job as always."},{"author_name":"badlydrawnrod","author_uid":"745","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:39am","epoch":1408959240,"text":"Fantastic implementation in 48 hours, but there are some nice touches in the animations. Are you planning on continuing with this after the competition?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>One thing I would like to see - the ability to speed up time."},{"author_name":"MrCakehat","author_uid":"38751","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:58am","epoch":1408960380,"text":"Fine for a while, but slowly gets same old, but it is still good"},{"author_name":"falcon11445","author_uid":"38333","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 10:53am","epoch":1408963680,"text":"It may of just been me but the shadows were really flickery so i could not play it for very long. But in the time that i did, i had a great time"},{"author_name":"cmayhem","author_uid":"22508","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 11:50am","epoch":1408967100,"text":"As usual, fantastic work. The music is a bit umm... repetetive. Nice to see all the little animations."},{"author_name":"Doubstract","author_uid":"29853","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 11:52am","epoch":1408967220,"text":"So much content and made in 48 hours. Truly skilled game programmer work."},{"author_name":"Techblogogy","author_uid":"25556","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 12:05pm","epoch":1408968000,"text":"This is very nice and solid game."},{"author_name":"muriel","author_uid":"30618","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:17pm","epoch":1408975920,"text":"As always good job!\r<br\/>You are good with unity and blender.\r<br\/>I've learnt my unity programming basis watching your videos, so the cause I'm here It's you :) thanks quill and continue this way you deserve all the good the things that you have."},{"author_name":"Linus123xbb","author_uid":"28046","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:29pm","epoch":1408976640,"text":"Good game, reminds me a little of Caesar IV."},{"author_name":"Dramentiaras","author_uid":"29135","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:41pm","epoch":1408977360,"text":"Great graphics and such, but gameplay is boring, click things and watch stuff go round."},{"author_name":"CodeNMore","author_uid":"33942","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:16pm","epoch":1408979460,"text":"Great idea, fun, and a good take on the theme.  Just wish there was more to fully play!"},{"author_name":"moses102","author_uid":"38935","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:32pm","epoch":1408980420,"text":"Lots of fun Quill, 10\/10"},{"author_name":"Berail","author_uid":"41358","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:33pm","epoch":1408980480,"text":"Nice game :D Humorous and complicated (in funny way) !"},{"author_name":"Anti","author_uid":"33991","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:59pm","epoch":1408982040,"text":"Was awesome to see this game created on the live-stream. It's such a fun game."},{"author_name":"breadstix","author_uid":"28700","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:59pm","epoch":1408982040,"text":"Fantastic game. Expected nothing less"},{"author_name":"randomvideo.com","author_uid":"37570","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:09pm","epoch":1408986240,"text":"i like the game. i've watched parts of you making it.\r<br\/>thnx to you i've uploaded a entrie myself too this time.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>good work !!"},{"author_name":"PriorBlue","author_uid":"35550","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:26pm","epoch":1408987260,"text":"A lot of nice 3d graphics and interesting game mechanic, well done for 48h."},{"author_name":"lightsoda","author_uid":"19698","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:54pm","epoch":1408996140,"text":"Nice job. Once you get the order of things down, it's pretty easy."},{"author_name":"Josh H","author_uid":"38721","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:56pm","epoch":1408996260,"text":"This is a fun game.  Well done!  My entry this time was inspired by Drill18, so I hope you'll check it out and give me your thoughts.  I also enjoyed watching your livestream while I worked."},{"author_name":"Aske","author_uid":"21356","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:16pm","epoch":1408997460,"text":"Great Game! And really love graphics!"},{"author_name":"MacTee","author_uid":"42074","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:23pm","epoch":1408997880,"text":"Nice Game!\r<br\/>New Bruessels Pop. : 1.534.746.383 Pop -&gt; http:\/\/www.directupload.net\/file\/d\/3725\/vtnccysw_png.htm\r<br\/>then\r<br\/>http:\/\/www.directupload.net\/file\/d\/3725\/jdd4iipa_png.htm =)"},{"author_name":"KunoNoOni","author_uid":"6464","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 1:07am","epoch":1409014920,"text":"I had to force myself to stop playing. If I didn't I would have played this all night! Well Done Quill!"},{"author_name":"mattperrin","author_uid":"4263","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:11am","epoch":1409018760,"text":"Very impressive! Great use of theme and I love the little 3D touches to the models! It looks like a living board game of sorts :)"},{"author_name":"slumber","author_uid":"34428","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:39am","epoch":1409031240,"text":"technically impressive, nice graphics. game isn't my style to play though. nice job!"},{"author_name":"PixelFeet","author_uid":"34877","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 6:01am","epoch":1409032560,"text":"I really enjoyed your game, and i found my self losing track of time (and sleep). I really enjoyed the tycoon aspect of it, it took some time to get used to the system but after awhile i had it down."},{"author_name":"Xentira","author_uid":"40098","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 6:53am","epoch":1409035680,"text":"Really great job.  I wish I had been able to catch you actually making this, and thanks to twitch being stupid now most of your broadcast is muted.  Oh well still a great job, shows what can be done in a short amount of time!"},{"author_name":"hazzahazzam","author_uid":"40538","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:28am","epoch":1409037780,"text":"The little details are what made this, bread in the oven, moving scissors at the leather workers, lava sparks at the steel mill...\r<br\/>Music resets every time the window focus\/unfocuses...\r<br\/>Overall one of the better games Quill!"},{"author_name":"Kojan","author_uid":"40304","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 11:31am","epoch":1409052360,"text":"Really nice work ! The gameplay is really complete !\r<br\/>I just find that the colors aren't well chosen, but this is only a personal thought ;)\r<br\/>Overall I really liked it"},{"author_name":"Will Edwards","author_uid":"10313","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 1:29pm","epoch":1409059440,"text":"Lovely level design.  I'm not into micro management but once I worked out how to route zeppelins I got quite a busy little network going and I sat back and watched them fly about in a pleasing pattern."},{"author_name":"SevenKingdomsSurvivors","author_uid":"37250","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 1:52pm","epoch":1409060820,"text":"Fantastic job!  Is the stream not recorded on twitch?  I'd like to watch it but couldn't find it."},{"author_name":"twintrite","author_uid":"39215","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:57pm","epoch":1409086320,"text":"I'm not a big fan of such games but you did a great job on that one...and cool visuals except for the UI (plus the best game name) :)"},{"author_name":"Shivur","author_uid":"36762","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:45pm","epoch":1409089200,"text":"Excellent game!"},{"author_name":"naksrifati","author_uid":"28480","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 6:29am","epoch":1409120640,"text":"Cool idea, and astonishing amount of work did you here)"},{"author_name":"dylanigan","author_uid":"24589","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:57pm","epoch":1409151120,"text":"Well done!"},{"author_name":"Snicklodocus","author_uid":"22794","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 5:16pm","epoch":1409159460,"text":"First off, I want to thank you fro streaming your Ludum Dare work - it always helps keep me motivated for mine! As for the game, I appreciated all the jokes and the graphics are charming. It gets a little overwhelming when you have a bunch of zeppelins to remember which routes you set up. Impressive for 48 hours!"},{"author_name":"danidre14","author_uid":"32791","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 1:59pm","epoch":1409234040,"text":"Kinda took a while to get the hang of the game, but I never got more population though! Catchy music, and fun game!"},{"author_name":"vogon101","author_uid":"32543","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 3:53pm","epoch":1409327280,"text":"Amazing game - WAFFLES"},{"author_name":"PapyGaragos","author_uid":"7971","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 10:00am","epoch":1409392500,"text":"zeppelins and farms\/factories never update their cargo (but cities do), so I had the impression I was missing something (like a pick\/deliver instruction), but that was before I noticed that my money was increasing more and more quickly.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I think you should add some visual effects here and there to give feedback to the player (like a little &quot;+1 wheat&quot; that fades away on top of your farms, or a thin line showing the current road for your zeppelins)"},{"author_name":"blurryroots","author_uid":"15819","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 4:25pm","epoch":1409415600,"text":"Fun mechanics and surprisingly complex (in a good way)."},{"author_name":"Wevel","author_uid":"37277","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 4:47pm","epoch":1409416920,"text":"You end up not being able to move food around so all your population dies."},{"author_name":"tbam","author_uid":"40495","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 4:58am","epoch":1409547180,"text":"The sheer size and scope of games you make for Ludum Dare always blows me away. Well done!"},{"author_name":"jukimv1986","author_uid":"5402","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 10:57pm","epoch":1409611920,"text":"Good job on creating such an engaging game in under 48 hours! I found your explanations to the game above very important to clarify how to play it. The only bad thing I could say is that music was very repetitive. Apart from that, well done!"},{"author_name":"vividhelix","author_uid":"35713","time":"Sep 6, 2014 @ 7:10pm","epoch":1410030300,"text":"Ah, like good old Anno...I think there's a bug where buttons don't consume mouse clicks so if there's a building behind the ok button for building a zepellin adds that building to the route (and it can't be removed later)"},{"author_name":"robbiehunt","author_uid":"10796","time":"Sep 7, 2014 @ 12:52pm","epoch":1410094020,"text":"Nice job! I agree with what was said earlier - the little animations of the various factories was a REALLY great touch. Gave the game tons of personality!"}],"images":["ld30\/7862-b51a7322a98351477de8439fc949aa97.jpg","ld30\/7862-2d3d5bfcc00d0546c757fea18c132464.jpg","ld30\/7862-75c690935dee91466b5a33ef0d10c4d4.jpg","ld30\/7862-e38dd55ed9f736b1288ecca29d1472de.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/quill18.com\/ld30\/rc2\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/quill18.com\/ld30\/rc2\/99luftwaffels-quill18-win32.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/quill18.com\/ld30\/rc2\/99luftwaffels-quill18-linux.zip","text":"Linux (Not Tested!)"},{"url":"http:\/\/quill18.com\/ld30\/rc2\/Scripts.7z","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"16574","g_author":"7862","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"16603","g_title":"99 LuftWaffels","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"53","g_commentcount":"56","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\/7862-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/7862-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/7862-shot2.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/7862-shot3.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"\"Hello and welcome to The LuftWaffel, the most elite zeppelin corps on the planet. As traders, it is our job to connect people and places, much like how the Silk Road connected the Western World to the Far East realms so long ago.\"\r\n\r\nYour goal is to bring together each region's unique goods and industries to grow your cities' population to 1 million people!\r\n\r\n**Stand-alone builds coming soon!**\r\n\r\nCreated by Quill18 before a livestream audience!  Big thanks to everyone who came out to watch, and an extra thanks to subscribers who help make the streams extra-awesome (and who appear in the game as default zeppelin names.)\r\n\r\nquill18@quill18.com\r\nhttp:\/\/youtube.com\/quill18 -- Gaming Let's Play videos and commentaries\r\nhttp:\/\/youtube.com\/quill18creates -- Programming Tutorials\r\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/quill18\r\nhttp:\/\/facebook.com\/quill18\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n*HOW TO PLAY*\r\n\r\nWASD\/Arrows or Right\/Middle-mouse to move the camera. Scroll to zoom.\r\nClick \"New Zeppelin\" and setup a route by clicking industries\/cities.\r\n\r\nRecommendation:  Start by building a route that goes:  Wheat Farm, Wafflehaus, Megacattle Ranch, Wafflehaus.  This will bring milk and wheat to the Wafflehaus and will start your food production.  Build a second Zeppelin to bring this food to your cities.\r\n\r\nNext, focus on either getting your Plank and Steel industries running (delivering these goods to cities will increase your population) or focus on luxury goods like Fruit Cakes (which will increase tax rates).\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\nProduction Chains:\r\nCattle -> Meat -> Food\r\nCattle -> Leather -> Vests\/Goggles\/Top Hat (Luxury Items)\r\nCattle -> Milk -> Waffles (Food)\r\nSand -> Glass Lenses -> Goggles (Luxury Item)\r\nCopper -> Brass  -> Goggles (Luxury Item)\r\nZinc   -> Brass  -> Goggles (Luxury Item)\r\nIron   -> Steel  -> Houses (Population Increase in Cities)\r\nCoal   -> Steel  -> Houses (Population Increase in Cities)\r\nLogging -> Planks -> Houses (Population Increase in Cities)\r\nWheat   -> Waffles (Food)\r\nWheat   -> Fruit Cakes (Luxury Item)\r\nFruit   -> Fruit Cakes (Luxury Item)\r\nSpices  -> Fruit Cakes (Luxury Item)\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\nPossible Upgrades:\r\n - Increase your Zeppelin speed, globally.\r\n - Increase the production rate of industry buildings.\r\n\r\nYou can also build as many Zeppelins as you want, though the cost for each increases.  (You can sell Zeppelins at 75% of cost if you want to change a route.)","title":"99 LuftWaffels"}