{"author_link":"\/author\/chaoslab\/","author_name":"Chaoslab","author_uid":"5609","comments":[{"author_name":"jprogman","author_uid":"15225","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 4:39am","epoch":1409027640,"text":"What version of Java do I need?"},{"author_name":"jprogman","author_uid":"15225","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:11am","epoch":1409029560,"text":"Unfortunately, I couldn't get the game to start. I can hear the music, but it just opens a window with a blank white screen."},{"author_name":"Chaoslab","author_uid":"5609","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:10pm","epoch":1409083500,"text":"There are some issues with it.  Debugging and will post a comment when fixed version is uploaded."},{"author_name":"Chaoslab","author_uid":"5609","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 10:10pm","epoch":1409090700,"text":"I have fixed it. Did not even need a recompile was just a config file that needed correcting.  Drop box updated.  Enjoy!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>(There are no sprite lists or sound effects so those errors can be ignored)."},{"author_name":"LudusPactum","author_uid":"37448","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 12:35am","epoch":1409099400,"text":"Old-fashioned game :) I liked the graphics, they make you feel like the adventure but the bubbles can bother after some time. Maybe a mysterious music help to get in the mood"},{"author_name":"TehSkull","author_uid":"13948","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 12:53am","epoch":1409100480,"text":"I finished it right up to a point and got stuck. I can't seem to do anything with the chest in the attic. Unless I need another item, in which case I have no idea where to get that item.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Props for hand-drawn graphics, and the audio."},{"author_name":"Chaoslab","author_uid":"5609","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:39am","epoch":1409106840,"text":"You do need the &quot;green key&quot; item, try examining at each location!"},{"author_name":"rustybroomhandle","author_uid":"10871","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 5:21am","epoch":1409116560,"text":"Great writing, well done!"},{"author_name":"ninjascript","author_uid":"35875","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 5:35am","epoch":1409117400,"text":"I love the art and music! I just let the game run in the background for a little while just to hear that main track while browsing the web. The gameplay took me back a ways to my old Apple II+. Thanks for that!"},{"author_name":"disease","author_uid":"21557","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 11:28pm","epoch":1409181780,"text":"Cool concept, but it seems to me like I should be able to use the green key to open the green door, but I could not. Maybe I missed something."},{"author_name":"Chaoslab","author_uid":"5609","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 12:14am","epoch":1409184540,"text":"Thanks disease. The lock picks are required for the green door. :-)"},{"author_name":"cudabear","author_uid":"25773","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 12:58am","epoch":1409187180,"text":"This game reminds me so much of Myst!  You've captured the feel of those games perfectly.  I loved exploring and looking for items!"},{"author_name":"ericdpitts","author_uid":"6759","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 1:20am","epoch":1409188500,"text":"I liked the music, but the UI could use a bit of cleaning up.  The disappearing\/appearing navigation buttons were jarring, would have been better to just always have them visible, but maybe visually indicate that they are unavailable at a given time."},{"author_name":"Dietrich Epp","author_uid":"7606","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 1:25am","epoch":1409188800,"text":"After peeking through the XML files, I figured out where the lock picks were, but I don't know what to do with the quantum rod."},{"author_name":"Chaoslab","author_uid":"5609","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 3:07am","epoch":1409194920,"text":"@rustybroomhandle - You are welcome and thanks.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@ninjascript - Thanks, that is exactly what I was aiming for.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@ericdpitts - Critique noted, thanks. Not be too hard to made the buttons translucent and inactive when not an option.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Dietrich. Nice one on looking at the .adven.xml (my adventure XML format).  Hint: The quantum rod is used at a location too fix something (do not want to spoil it)."},{"author_name":"jprogman","author_uid":"15225","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 3:15am","epoch":1409195400,"text":"Ooh! Lots of bubbles!\r<br\/>I feel lost navigating through the game. Just going north, south, east and west isn't too informative and I often go the wrong way. Which is troublesome considering there are one way paths. :\/ Nice game overall. Managed to finish it!"},{"author_name":"Chaoslab","author_uid":"5609","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 3:23am","epoch":1409195880,"text":"@LudusPactum - Thanks.  Enjoyed making the music.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@TehSkull - Thanks.  Used water soluble pencils for the art."},{"author_name":"Chaoslab","author_uid":"5609","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 3:33am","epoch":1409196480,"text":"@jprogman - Nice one man! You get too hear the game completion music! :-)"},{"author_name":"eruiz00","author_uid":"41150","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 4:29pm","epoch":1409243040,"text":"Always liked this type of games. Remember cobra's arc snatcher or policenauts, by example."},{"author_name":"Aevek","author_uid":"22124","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 4:57am","epoch":1409287920,"text":"I'm normally not a huge fan of text games, but this one actually held my attention for a while. Maybe it was the hypnotic particle effect thing? I did get lost a bit, and being teleported didn't help with that. I would love some kind of graphical map of explored areas. Also more work on the soundscape could really enhance the feel of this game. Overall, I really enjoyed it, despite what I was expecting to think. Good job."},{"author_name":"Sunflower","author_uid":"39564","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 9:44am","epoch":1409305140,"text":"Solid entry, I guess some scientists would point out a few inaccuracies here and there, but that would not be the first time a video game doesn't exactly scientific terms where they belong. ^^&quot;\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Aside from that, interface felt a bit clunky, though I guess it's understandable in that timespan (writing interfaces can really take much time); one thing I'd personally like to have is having North\/South\/West\/East buttons arranged as directions they correspond to (North at the top, South at the bottom, West to the left, East to the right); that would make travelling more intuitive. ^^&quot;"},{"author_name":"hungyg","author_uid":"8391","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 1:09pm","epoch":1409317440,"text":"Bolyg&oacute;k? :D What a coincidence ;) Did you actually make the art with crayons and then scan it? Because it looks just like that! Nice, fitting music as well. Great job!"},{"author_name":"Chaoslab","author_uid":"5609","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 6:16am","epoch":1409379060,"text":"@Cudabear - Thanks. I wanted to create that feeling. :-)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@rustybroomhandle - Thank you for the encouragement.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@eruiz00 - Thanks.  Remember &quot;Island of Secrets&quot; by any chance?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Sunflower - Thanks for the critiques (gui code is always fun). Yes it is not exactly scientifically correct (also meant to be in the future).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@hungyg - Thanks. Bolygok is Hungerian for Planets.  Yes the art is hand drawn and scanned. Color pencils (some being water soluble for that water color effect)"},{"author_name":"borgi","author_uid":"39688","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 10:17pm","epoch":1409436720,"text":"Cool game! Awesome music! I really enjoyed it, took me back to old text advetures time :D"},{"author_name":"Dry Tree","author_uid":"5357","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 11:51am","epoch":1409485560,"text":"I can't download this entry - Chrome states that it's malicious and blocks the download. (I haven't had this problem with any other Ludum Dare entries, or java or zip files.)"},{"author_name":"hbocao","author_uid":"25980","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 6:59pm","epoch":1409511240,"text":"Nice game! The scenario descriptions are very well written, and the art style is great!"},{"author_name":"Chaoslab","author_uid":"5609","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 10:36pm","epoch":1409524260,"text":"@Borgi - Thanks, used to have a copy of &quot;Write your own adventure programs&quot;.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Dry Tree - I had no problems using chrome, so not sure why it is not working for you (maybe try another browser?).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@hbocao - Thanks for the compliments.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>At this point I am considering doing a similar but larger adventure game with player progress load \/ save (multi level \/ zone), more polish, more visuals and more music for the October write a game and sell it for a $1 compo.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>What do you ladies and gents think of the idea?  :-)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Definitely interested in what of &quot;Ludumites&quot; think of"},{"author_name":"Chaoslab","author_uid":"5609","time":"Sep 4, 2014 @ 1:49am","epoch":1409795040,"text":"Ignore that last line of the previous comment, was a mistake (pity we can not edit comments). :-)"},{"author_name":"voxel","author_uid":"1789","time":"Sep 10, 2014 @ 1:49pm","epoch":1410356640,"text":"haha madness. mostly i liked drawing in the bubbles and the handdrawn art, but the game itself was cool too. Didn't finish it yet."}],"images":["ld30\/5609-d1aff910431f7a826a1049dbef4cf28b.jpg","ld30\/5609-6eeb36ec5fe4fed132164607feb18856.jpg","ld30\/5609-964a60e5f443da333d822e1717421eae.jpg","ld30\/5609-dc275ec4f69550619ffdbffc47236e48.jpg","ld30\/5609-1df312674bba31d34092e0bd9bd7d5ca.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/z9qjmzgmwfntgld\/ld30_Chaoslab_entry_Bolygok.zip?dl=0","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/z9qjmzgmwfntgld\/ld30_Chaoslab_entry_Bolygok.zip?dl=0","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/z9qjmzgmwfntgld\/ld30_Chaoslab_entry_Bolygok.zip?dl=0","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"16910","g_author":"5609","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"16939","g_title":"BOLYGOK","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"540","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\/\/375043\/5609-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/5609-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/5609-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/5609-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/5609-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Bolygok! A Psychedelic Text Adventure with some Art and Music too boot!  Save the accidentally gravity field connected planets in the solar system from potential disaster.\r\n\r\nThe game is a Java Application so you will need java to run it. (Just java not the browser plugin)\r\n\r\nSorry that it is a bit small and odd but it is an entry none the less.  Hope you enjoy it.\r\n\r\nTwo music tracks in .OGG to listen too.\r\n\r\nStoked!  :-)\r\n\r\n","title":"BOLYGOK"}