{"author_link":"\/author\/doos\/","author_name":"doos","author_uid":"19350","comments":[{"author_name":"Lacaranian","author_uid":"34171","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 4:33am","epoch":1409027280,"text":"Well done! Like a Rubiks cube, a puzzle with internal rules to figure out in order to align things. Got four of the six meself (failed the left and lower right), but that's enough for ol' me."},{"author_name":"doos","author_uid":"19350","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 6:51pm","epoch":1409078760,"text":"That's one more than me.. I think the other two are possible, but I didn't manage it either. Final level is a 2x2 rubiks cube.. :)"},{"author_name":"Techblogogy","author_uid":"25556","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:27pm","epoch":1409080920,"text":"I love the idea of this puzzler"},{"author_name":"MyougaHiroshi","author_uid":"39068","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:58pm","epoch":1409082780,"text":"I can resolve the 4x4x4 Rubik's cube, but here i can't get through the second part &gt;.&lt; maybe because i can't imagine the moving of the pieces, and i'm just randomclicking"},{"author_name":"ratking","author_uid":"3663","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:02pm","epoch":1409083020,"text":"Awesomely complicated, I dig it!"},{"author_name":"Last Man Standing","author_uid":"41895","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:03pm","epoch":1409083080,"text":"Cool, nice idea but I wasn't able to beat it, it was hard. I'm not sure how it fits the theme but good anyway"},{"author_name":"commodoreKid","author_uid":"39580","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:05pm","epoch":1409083200,"text":"A good puzzle game. Could be clearer (not easier) and graphics could help that actually."},{"author_name":"TideS","author_uid":"11758","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:06pm","epoch":1409083260,"text":"I loved the idea, but game needs more visualization."},{"author_name":"creative630","author_uid":"8156","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:07pm","epoch":1409083320,"text":"Phew, interesting concept! Really confusing though. I am really struggle to visualize what will happen."},{"author_name":"Konrad Zegis","author_uid":"32927","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:50pm","epoch":1409085900,"text":"Hm, I was awful in normal Rubiks cube, and now I have Lotus to be awful at :D it's quite difficult to imagine how pieces will move after click.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Too bad there's no audio :("},{"author_name":"brogrammers","author_uid":"26439","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:04pm","epoch":1409086740,"text":"Yes! I beat all the six levels! (proof: http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/YkzJv3h.png)\r<br\/>The yellow one on the left was the most difficult.\r<br\/>Great game. It glued me to the monitor for a good hour. \r<br\/>At the start I hated the fact that there were not instructions or anything that explained what was going on pressing those gray buttons. I was about to quit after two minutes, but then I randomly solved a puzzle and the challenge just got me. And I understood the fact that I had to discover by myself what each button did.\r<br\/>One of the best puzzle games I've played. \r<br\/>Have this 5\/5, you deserve it."},{"author_name":"doos","author_uid":"19350","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:42pm","epoch":1409089020,"text":"That's amazing! I'm glad the last two are solvable.. ;)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>In case anyone tries to complete it, I didn't get time to add the win condition logic to the 2x2.."},{"author_name":"plash","author_uid":"14542","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 8:18am","epoch":1409127180,"text":"Interesting puzzle. It wasn't entirely clear how the controls worked at first. I think what this needs is feedback to the player. Perhaps it's just my Linux, but I'm not getting any audio. Is there any? I think it is a crucial missing piece to this.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nitpicks:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>- The yellow outlines (and a few others) are very difficult differentiate on the white background."},{"author_name":"doos","author_uid":"19350","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 10:41pm","epoch":1409178960,"text":"Yeah.. Maybe a hover over button change colour.. The yellow is hard to distinguish from the orange and the white.\r<br\/>I didn't have any time to do any sounds. I wasn't sure what kind of music would work with this.. Something.. Spacey? Mystical? I thought it would get tired and frustrating after a while."},{"author_name":"OFF","author_uid":"39617","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 10:09pm","epoch":1409263440,"text":"Take a look to my game : same spirit! ;)\r<br\/>http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-30\/?action=preview&amp;uid=39617\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Connected... peoples! :D\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I tried and it seems maybe much harder than mine, but i really like the idea, but without more hint it required a genious insight, or lucky to understand the rules. I figure the base of rotation but not why some pieces on other circle move when you move an other circle.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>If you have other idea like that i think that they could merge inside a great puzzle aventure game like Myst or Schizm.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>It make me think to that, a pure mecanisme that you have to manipulate : the puzzle is not the level, but the game itself.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nice job, and nice graphics."},{"author_name":"WetDesertRock","author_uid":"30221","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 8:33pm","epoch":1409430480,"text":"I like the idea of this puzzle, but it was hard to see what was going on, perhaps you need to add animation so I can track each piece when I move it.  I like the idea though."},{"author_name":"ethankennerly","author_uid":"3040","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 9:44pm","epoch":1409434740,"text":"The intersecting rings mesmerized me.  If you continue to develop this, have you considered a tutorial on the controls and an animation of the button state and colored shape motion?"}],"images":["ld30\/19350-3a8e672a6a50bce10ec79f3d1fae4a02.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/yr0vxj6iwb0mk5k\/lotus_v1.jar?dl=0","text":"Java JAR"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"16942","g_author":"19350","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"16971","g_title":"Lotus","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"273","g_commentcount":"17","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\/19350-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"The mystical lotus is an unusual artefact. Does it come from a distant alien culture? Was it created on Earth? What secrets does it hold?\r\n\r\nGrey buttons move the circles. Pieces fit in outlines. Unlock all 6 stages for the hardest puzzle of all.","title":"Lotus"}