{"author_link":"\/author\/lion\/","author_name":"Florent","author_uid":"14207","comments":[{"author_name":"MJamesShort","author_uid":"42024","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:10pm","epoch":1408986300,"text":"Great mechanic!"},{"author_name":"saswat","author_uid":"41447","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:15pm","epoch":1408993800,"text":"Nice Puzzler......."},{"author_name":"psychomonster","author_uid":"17723","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:52pm","epoch":1408996020,"text":"Not as simple as it looks like. Nice entry. Great puzzle :D"},{"author_name":"ethankennerly","author_uid":"3040","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 4:50am","epoch":1409028300,"text":"Connecting the similar colors interested me.  If you continue to develop this, have you considered dragging to link?"},{"author_name":"Florent","author_uid":"14207","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:52am","epoch":1409042820,"text":"@ethan Sure, dragging makes sense and would save quite a few clicks.\r<br\/>I would certainly allow that IF I work more on the game, or make a new version of it in the future, but not for now.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Note: I updated the game with the debug features turned off, the game is now faster, especially the random generation.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Thanks for the nice words everyone !"},{"author_name":"bkr","author_uid":"42255","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 10:41am","epoch":1409049360,"text":"Great! Surprisingly addictive."},{"author_name":"JNyknn","author_uid":"26965","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 12:02pm","epoch":1409054220,"text":"Nice puzzle game!"},{"author_name":"WebFreak001","author_uid":"10461","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 12:26pm","epoch":1409055660,"text":"i love it. can play it for hours"},{"author_name":"Hyoga-3D","author_uid":"23927","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:38pm","epoch":1409063580,"text":"Nice game, very easy and pretty complex in a good way at the same time."},{"author_name":"fallingBear","author_uid":"34943","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:42pm","epoch":1409063820,"text":"Addictive puzzle game :D Good job!"},{"author_name":"ponywolf","author_uid":"40011","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:44pm","epoch":1409063940,"text":"It took me quite a while to figure out what I was doing :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I would suggest making some very simple beginning levels to get the basic concept across before jumping in. Also dragging could be cool to build the links...\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nice job!"},{"author_name":"Z.B.G.E.","author_uid":"9172","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:47pm","epoch":1409064120,"text":"Great entry! It took me some time to figure out the exact rules, but then it's pure bliss! Well, with drag and hold controls il would have been, but hey it's fun already. Can't wait to see a more polished version on my Android *wink wink*.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Reminds me of the game &quot;Lyne&quot; which is quite similar."},{"author_name":"RFMTeam","author_uid":"42300","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:48pm","epoch":1409064180,"text":"Mechanics are well thought out and it's addictive"},{"author_name":"Florent","author_uid":"14207","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:51pm","epoch":1409064360,"text":"@Ponywolf and @ZBGE : have you noticed that you can mouse over the i icon to have instructions ?\r<br\/>And I don't think you can make a level more simple than the first tutorial. :D"},{"author_name":"Lizzip","author_uid":"22200","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 4:26pm","epoch":1409070060,"text":"Works very nicely and some levels are quite puzzling"},{"author_name":"Z.B.G.E.","author_uid":"9172","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 6:17pm","epoch":1409076720,"text":"@Florent: Yes I read the tooltips, but still I had some troubles with the 2nd tutorials:\r<br\/>- I wasn't sure whether all points should all connect into a single entity, I dumbly thought at first I just had to connect everything to at least one other point.\r<br\/>- I wasn't sure whether the &quot;n connections&quot; points had to be matched with exactly n lines, or if they were just tools for connecting the rest. Making them change a bit (like turning the lines white) when they are made &quot;valid&quot; would have helped with that part.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>But with some trial and error I eventually figured things out, so no pb."},{"author_name":"Florent","author_uid":"14207","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:08pm","epoch":1409083380,"text":"@ZBGE &quot;Making them change a bit when they are made &quot;valid&quot; would have helped with that part&quot; Absolutely ! That was on the to-do list but didn't make it.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I reckon there is a general lack of visual feedbacks, I wanted to add more &quot;juice&quot; but as often, I hadn't the time."},{"author_name":"Buttsteam","author_uid":"42335","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 12:37am","epoch":1409099520,"text":"Good game. I liked the way you constructed a puzzle game under the theme.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>-Path of Ai"},{"author_name":"Majko","author_uid":"40616","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 10:41am","epoch":1409135760,"text":"Sorry, I don't find it entertaining. Maybe better explanation of game mechanics would help, but I just don't know what I'm supposed to do."},{"author_name":"DDFranky","author_uid":"40812","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 10:49am","epoch":1409136240,"text":"Great game!"},{"author_name":"pjimmy","author_uid":"40339","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 11:09am","epoch":1409137440,"text":"nice puzzle :)"},{"author_name":"erdnuss","author_uid":"40580","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 11:57am","epoch":1409140320,"text":"Interesting mechanic, great game!"},{"author_name":"grifdail","author_uid":"15168","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 12:18pm","epoch":1409141580,"text":"Nice. The random level are a bit too easy. Also you should make the &quot;Help&quot; button more obvious. And the feedback are a bit anoying (for instance when a want to unselect a node, it play this awefull sound effect... It's not really awefull buti heard it too much!)"},{"author_name":"MarekkPie","author_uid":"11038","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 6:47pm","epoch":1409164920,"text":"The second tutorial level was fun and challenging. Unfortunate that everything after that is randomly generated."},{"author_name":"tatmos","author_uid":"41153","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 9:50pm","epoch":1409175900,"text":"I like sound effects. and simple  look."},{"author_name":"puppetmaster","author_uid":"39425","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 10:22pm","epoch":1409177820,"text":"+ puzzles\r<br\/>+ theme\r<br\/>- no music"},{"author_name":"mrexcessive","author_uid":"20788","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 10:12am","epoch":1409220420,"text":"Hi there. Interesting mechanic. Lv 2 took a while!"},{"author_name":"nerd burglars","author_uid":"41215","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 5:52pm","epoch":1409248020,"text":"Addicting!!!! VERY NICE ENTRY! GOOD LUCK! :)"},{"author_name":"RodRoy1","author_uid":"31418","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 6:03pm","epoch":1409248680,"text":"Great idea, and work well as puzzle mechanics. Needs a few more levels, but other than that its a fantastic little game."},{"author_name":"DoctorCope","author_uid":"42748","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 10:34pm","epoch":1409264940,"text":"At first it felt like I was just randomly clicking and there wasn't much thought involved so I didn't really like it, but once I got the hang of it I found it surprisingly enjoyable! I would definitely recommend some starter levels for introduction if you plan on developing further, but I don't penalize you against it given the time constraints. All in all, very well done mechanics with good visuals!"},{"author_name":"Simon","author_uid":"9596","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 2:19pm","epoch":1409321640,"text":"Very hard sometimes but very cool to solve anyway!"},{"author_name":"Chaoseiro","author_uid":"26838","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 10:29pm","epoch":1409437440,"text":"Nice puzzle mechanic, I hope you find the time to improve this game :)"},{"author_name":"dancingmad","author_uid":"39644","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 11:03pm","epoch":1409439480,"text":"It took me time to understand wich dots can connect to each other and which ones can't. i still think it's kind of confusing."},{"author_name":"Tanser","author_uid":"27381","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 7:02am","epoch":1409554620,"text":"Nice puzzle, good job."},{"author_name":"Tosic","author_uid":"35464","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 7:29am","epoch":1409642640,"text":"Cool puzzle, nice work! :D"},{"author_name":"swich","author_uid":"42366","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 10:54am","epoch":1409654940,"text":"Most interesting puzzle game I tried so far, nice! I managed to link all the dots without actually completing the level.. bug maybe?"},{"author_name":"hbocao","author_uid":"25980","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 3:30am","epoch":1409714700,"text":"Nice game! Very addictive! =D\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I got stuck on some levels, but it was fun!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Well done!"},{"author_name":"jukimv1986","author_uid":"5402","time":"Sep 15, 2014 @ 8:19am","epoch":1410768840,"text":"Interesting mechanics, well polished. I liked how you play with the colors. Don't see a great connection with the theme but overall it is a good game. Good job!"}],"images":["ld30\/14207-f7eb12aa1c9e4475a9176f57c2c05aee.jpg","ld30\/14207-0e6196d6538e03ba32fb0034f33a4b26.jpg","ld30\/14207-141a0cda78c2f321adcce84e5f28f7f2.jpg","ld30\/14207-68876ba79d74f5db97602aca8cd3cd8b.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/florentpoujol.fr\/content\/craftstudio\/linked-colours","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/puzzle\/linked-colours\/33286\/","text":"Web (GameJolt)"},{"url":"http:\/\/florentpoujol.itch.io\/linked-colours","text":"Web (Itch.io)"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/florentpoujol\/Linked-Colours","text":"Sources"},{"url":"http:\/\/florentpoujol.fr\/2014\/08\/27\/linked-colours-post-mortem-ludum-dare-30\/","text":"Post mortem"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"16922","g_author":"14207","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"16951","g_title":"Linked Colours","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"303","g_commentcount":"38","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\/14207-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/14207-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/14207-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/14207-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Link all the coloured dots together !\r\nIt's a puzzle game where you have to connect all the squares of colours together to complete the level.\r\nBut links can't cross each other and some squares have a required number link to have.\r\n\r\nJust click on a square then click on a square whose color is identical or close to connect the two together. \r\nAn so on, until all the squares are somehow linked together (see third screenshot).\r\n\r\nMouse over the (i) icon in levels to have instructions.\r\n\r\nThere is two tutorials and a random level generator which can take up to a couple seconds to generate a level as well as produce unsolvable levels (it's rare, but it happens).\r\n\r\n\r\nMade alone in about 22 hours with CraftStudio and a framework of my own.\r\nIcons are from Font Awesome.\r\nThe three sounds are from Keyney.nl and Open Game Art.\r\n\r\nYou better use Chrome instead of Firefox as it loads very slowly on the later.\r\n\r\nEnjoy and tell me what your think !\r\n\r\nFind me on Twitter : @FlorentPoujol","title":"Linked Colours"}