{"author_link":"\/author\/nanofi\/","author_name":"Nanofus","author_uid":"6719","comments":[{"author_name":"bazld","author_uid":"36950","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:25am","epoch":1408954800,"text":"Very enjoyable (and a fully complete game). Like you say, there are more tactics than you think! Reminds me a little of Deus Ex hacking?"},{"author_name":"nonetheless","author_uid":"36254","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:28am","epoch":1408954980,"text":"Nice game, background music makes you feel the tension :)"},{"author_name":"CaptainNakou","author_uid":"21141","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:47am","epoch":1408956120,"text":"Very cool. Better with a timer at start, the IA has 1\/2sec of avance and make it win x)."},{"author_name":"Druid","author_uid":"31662","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:48am","epoch":1408956180,"text":"Truly enjoyable game! And really androidable XD"},{"author_name":"ViliX","author_uid":"29167","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:50am","epoch":1408956300,"text":"I really enjoyed playing this game :) So much fun!"},{"author_name":"Nanofus","author_uid":"6719","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:51am","epoch":1408956360,"text":"Thanks for the comments! I'm planning an Android port :) And I really should have made a start timer, maybe in a post-compo version."},{"author_name":"hungyg","author_uid":"8391","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:51am","epoch":1408956360,"text":"Graphics and sound make it a complete, well thought out game. Great job!"},{"author_name":"MrSylar59","author_uid":"38521","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:51am","epoch":1408956360,"text":"It's a good game, I like the idea :)"},{"author_name":"cmayhem","author_uid":"22508","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:52am","epoch":1408956420,"text":"I bet this is super fun with second player. Gets a bit boring after a while when only playing against AI.\r<br\/>Great fun and cool graphics!"},{"author_name":"Kedume Bits","author_uid":"24253","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:52am","epoch":1408956420,"text":"I like very much. Nice concept and music. A lot of strategies emerges thought playing. Good job!"},{"author_name":"MSaul","author_uid":"35115","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:52am","epoch":1408956420,"text":"Really fun, I play with my brother we had some fun. Thanks !"},{"author_name":"LaFleur","author_uid":"40030","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:53am","epoch":1408956480,"text":"Very fun! Going to have to wrangle a friend into playing two player with me."},{"author_name":"Njord","author_uid":"41155","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:54am","epoch":1408956540,"text":"Very nice game ! The rules are simple to understand and the game easy to get into ! And it's quite fun :) Amazing work."},{"author_name":"Yasho","author_uid":"20255","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:54am","epoch":1408956540,"text":"Once I read the guide, this was really fun! Although I think it would have been a bit more enjoyable if everything was a bit more fast paced (i.e. the ships would start out moving a bit faster). Nevertheless, I enjoyed it :)"},{"author_name":"tillrobby","author_uid":"38964","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:57am","epoch":1408956720,"text":"Wow this is very good, wish I thought of something more interactive like this :)"},{"author_name":"masterhyjinx","author_uid":"2031","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:05am","epoch":1408957200,"text":"A very complete game.  Well planned and executed.  It reminds me of a board game that happens in real time.  85% was a bit difficult to achieve as I chased the AI around.  I wonder if it would be awesome at a table with 4 people on a bigger board.  The proof of concept here could lead to something very cool!"},{"author_name":"sftrabbit","author_uid":"26559","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:06am","epoch":1408957260,"text":"Fun game and it was great to figure out the different tactics you can use. Every one of the special planets is very useful and there was a certain level of enjoyment when jumping across to another green planet to save some of my own. Also, the music definitely made it feel more tense.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>A minor problem that made it a bit confusing for me on the first couple of games: you need to be playing in a wide format resolution, otherwise parts of the game are missing off the sides."},{"author_name":"McFood","author_uid":"40120","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:07am","epoch":1408957320,"text":"One of the best LD games I've played. Very tactical, tense, looks great."},{"author_name":"miro662","author_uid":"22312","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:09am","epoch":1408957440,"text":"Very nice game, good idea. You should add more levels (or random generator) if you'd like to make new version. 2nd player controls are a bit frustrating."},{"author_name":"Hypnohustla","author_uid":"20803","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:13am","epoch":1408957680,"text":"There's some nice strategies involved once you get into it. Would probably work well on a mobile device. :) Color choices could have been a bit more thought out, but that's a minor gripe :)"},{"author_name":"evilentity","author_uid":"26880","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:41pm","epoch":1408973760,"text":"Very nice! Great job and fits the theme nicely."},{"author_name":"Donar","author_uid":"39869","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:51pm","epoch":1408974360,"text":"Pretty nice game ... would totally play an online mode on my smartphone ;)"},{"author_name":"AdventureIslands","author_uid":"11391","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:27pm","epoch":1408976520,"text":"Very polished and well done game! Sweet art and sounds and nice tactical gameplay, nice work!"},{"author_name":"FeYbraNt","author_uid":"39099","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:58pm","epoch":1408978380,"text":"I see this as an strategy game (time, planets, run!!), graphics are good and design too, a game so escalable with new mechanichs."},{"author_name":"Anshzinc","author_uid":"40540","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:02pm","epoch":1408985820,"text":"Looks like a really well made game. Very fun. Good job."},{"author_name":"Windmill Games","author_uid":"39002","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 10:54am","epoch":1409222940,"text":"This is most likely the best one of these &quot;connect the world, real time strategy games&quot;, that being said, its not super innovative, but very fun and has nice graphics and a good mood. Well done!"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 12:10am","epoch":1409357100,"text":"I can see this being very fun to play with friends. I included it in part 11 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series :) http:\/\/youtu.be\/1LqxxVg5Vuk"}],"images":["ld30\/6719-0b36572b730dcadbd9f085789c55df62.jpg","ld30\/6719-eea422709b4ac3da8f14e5d237ec3877.jpg","ld30\/6719-bcc9822d920c6f085d16e61abdbf907c.jpg","ld30\/6719-105586c5356b20ffbb6eec5a3e88b236.jpg","ld30\/6719-0ba036a0bb73aa4ef0ae6a2f867cf6d3.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/ss72tlkslji6d8p\/ConnectionChaseWin.zip?dl=0","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/broppwlak0wv6ke\/ConnectionChaseOSX.zip?dl=0","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/5ygv7xglzm29mtd\/ConnectionChaseLinux.zip?dl=0","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/15797002\/Connection%20Chase\/CCSource.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"17152","g_author":"6719","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"17181","g_title":"Connection Chase","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"110","g_commentcount":"27","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\/6719-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/6719-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/6719-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/6719-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/6719-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Hello, everybody! This is the fifth time I take part in Ludum Dare, and my fourth finished game.\r\n\r\nIt's called Connection Chase and it's a fast-paced space strategy game for 1 or 2 players (there is also AI vs AI!). Both players have a spaceship they use to move between planets. Arriving on a planet conquers it, and the first player to conquer 85% of the planets wins.\r\n\r\nDifferently coloured planets grant different bonuses: yellow (Inhospitable) planets do nothing, green (Trading Outpost) planets allow you to travel almost instantly between them, blue planets (Science Facilities) grant your ship a 30% speed bonus and red planets (Warring planets) make, when conquered, all adjacent enemy planets become neutral.\r\n\r\nControls for player 1: Click on an adjacent planet to travel there.\r\nControls for player 2: WASD or arrows to move cursor, space to click.\r\n\r\nYou can also, while still travelling to your target, select the next target!\r\n\r\nI noticed the game has a surprising amount of depth and I'm really proud of it! And I even had time to polish it a bit :D\r\n\r\nThe source is only for compo rules, sorry, you're not allowed to use it.\r\n\r\nI hope you like the game! :D\r\nAnd please report any bugs you find!\r\n\r\n- Nanofus (@nanofus)","title":"Connection Chase"}