{"author_link":"\/author\/damian\/","author_name":"Damian Schloter","author_uid":"35442","comments":[{"author_name":"PiratePants","author_uid":"40201","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:58am","epoch":1408935180,"text":"wow very nice and polished great textures too"},{"author_name":"nintendoeats","author_uid":"22819","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:26am","epoch":1408936860,"text":"How do you service the relay station?"},{"author_name":"Kyle Mac","author_uid":"26936","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:27am","epoch":1408936920,"text":"Great visuals. This is one of the best-looking Ludum Dare games I've seen."},{"author_name":"Josh Riley","author_uid":"14165","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:28am","epoch":1408936980,"text":"Really like the voiceover at the beginning. Great idea to set the tone."},{"author_name":"mactinite","author_uid":"26320","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:28am","epoch":1408936980,"text":"Logistics really is connection...\r\rI really loved the graphics and the audio, nice job!"},{"author_name":"Fernando","author_uid":"9582","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:31am","epoch":1408937160,"text":""there goes another one" hahaha"},{"author_name":"foolmoron","author_uid":"36186","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:32am","epoch":1408937220,"text":"Great graphics and animations! Love the voice over too."},{"author_name":"lambomang","author_uid":"15359","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:33am","epoch":1408937280,"text":"Looks awesome :D Really hard to control though :\/"},{"author_name":"Cheshyr","author_uid":"20497","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:41am","epoch":1408937760,"text":"Art style was good. Voiceover was great. Finding the relays was a bit of a pain, but overall an excellent submission for 48h. Nicely done."},{"author_name":"DoobieDoctor5000","author_uid":"23288","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:08am","epoch":1408939380,"text":"This game looks like, with lots of work, it can be something great. It was really difficult to control. Am I supposed to ram into those flashing lights? I couldn't figure it out honestly. I enjoyed the artwork."},{"author_name":"john_conder9","author_uid":"12682","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:21am","epoch":1408943760,"text":"Well it was fun but I have to be honest, there is no chance I would ever manage to dock at 5 of those relay stations. I kept getting stuck on asteroids and overshooting the relays, at one point I got stuck in a grav field only to get sling-shotted waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay far away, like so far I would have ran out of fuel before I got back lol.\r\rBut, it felt great to dock at one relay station, and IMO, that's where the game should have ended :P Great art direction, it's highly stylized and looks wonderful. Great entry!"},{"author_name":"nicotuason","author_uid":"21669","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:35am","epoch":1408959000,"text":"I docked at one! Love it, but I need a radar or something to point me to the next station."},{"author_name":"Ramperkash","author_uid":"23787","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 11:42am","epoch":1408966620,"text":"I really like the look of the game. In terms of gameplay, it's a bit frustrating how you have to counteract the gravitational forces, since you can only propel yourself forwards."},{"author_name":"mechabit","author_uid":"34391","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 12:01pm","epoch":1408967760,"text":"Fun game, controls took a bit of learning but actually watching your trail helps in braking and avoiding gravity wells. The only thing I would say is make it impossible to get stuck on an asteroid as that's really annoying. Either cap the max gravity force to something lower than your max thrust or give you an after burner (burn x4 more fuel for 2x more thrust) to give you the extra thrust needed to escape a gravity well."},{"author_name":"g_o","author_uid":"24655","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 12:59pm","epoch":1408971240,"text":"Nice, the controls were cool and the graphics were well done\rThough the game isn't hard enough I think"},{"author_name":"TrickFishPie","author_uid":"27071","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:40pm","epoch":1408980900,"text":"Artwork is great. Really cool atmosphere"},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:19pm","epoch":1408983240,"text":"Ohh, this is lovely! Love the graphics :)"},{"author_name":"WeaselZone","author_uid":"30802","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:18pm","epoch":1408993980,"text":"Hahaha "there goes another one". Really, really enjoyed this little game!"},{"author_name":"ViliX","author_uid":"29167","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:30pm","epoch":1408994700,"text":"I love the thrust trace :)"},{"author_name":"43iscoding","author_uid":"35110","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:35pm","epoch":1408995000,"text":"I love everything about this game! Physics is challenging, intergalactic van is lovely and it all looks really amazing!:D"},{"author_name":"elliottd","author_uid":"27074","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:50pm","epoch":1408995900,"text":"great visuals, good sound. fun to move around but I started to get very uncomfortable fighting gravity wells. Good job"},{"author_name":"psychomonster","author_uid":"17723","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 10:28pm","epoch":1409005380,"text":"This is awesome graphics... super responsive flight mechanics... like the idea too."},{"author_name":"Lokiman","author_uid":"16285","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:40pm","epoch":1409074500,"text":"I like the trails, textures and voice in the beginning :)"},{"author_name":"Mr. Chelnoque","author_uid":"21210","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 6:34pm","epoch":1409077740,"text":"Funny ship! Fake physi\u0441s, of course, but, it is here more than ever there is a good freedom of movement in space. Nice cartoon art too."},{"author_name":"ExtreLime","author_uid":"27375","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 8:09am","epoch":1409126640,"text":"Pretty cool graphic design. Also it fells kinda particular to fly in outher space like that! \rGood job!"},{"author_name":"zapaman","author_uid":"7159","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 9:05am","epoch":1409130000,"text":"Loved it! Both the art style and the fact that you need to thrust in the opposite direction of your moving vector to stop!"},{"author_name":"sP0CkEr2","author_uid":"7135","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 4:58am","epoch":1409201580,"text":"graphics and audio were really good. maybe I was tired but I could not figure out the controls. it must be me. nice job."},{"author_name":"KrisDevelopment","author_uid":"39050","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 12:44pm","epoch":1409229540,"text":"It is a bit frustrating at times wit all the asteroids."},{"author_name":"liquidminduk","author_uid":"37631","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 12:55pm","epoch":1409230200,"text":"gorgeous in every way"},{"author_name":"SoulGame","author_uid":"42398","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 7:19pm","epoch":1409339640,"text":"Very nice gameplay. It works very well and It's a pleasure to navigate through the meteors field. I couldn't manage to find the 4th relay, yet I had plenty of fuel, health and O2, but just didn't find it! Congrats."},{"author_name":"SoulGame","author_uid":"42398","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 7:20pm","epoch":1409339700,"text":"Very nice gameplay. It works very well and It's a pleasure to navigate through the meteors field. I couldn't manage to find the 4th relay, yet I had plenty of fuel, health and O2, but just didn't find it! Congrats. P.s : very funny voice acting at the beginning :)"},{"author_name":"Natman","author_uid":"14440","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 1:25am","epoch":1409361600,"text":"I just want to say I followed you on Twitter after I played Double Hitler. That game is HILARIOUS. Great work.\r\rI really enjoyed the disorienting challenge of your entry, for the most part. Maneuvering the ship through the asteroid field and into the relays was pretty fun, once I knew where they were, but FINDING the relays was sometimes a little tedious, especially with little clues as to their general locations, and the confusion of distinguishing between relays I'd already serviced and new relays.\r\rAlso, at one point I got stuck in the gravity of an asteroid because I forgot I could double the ship's thrust. (I realized this after dying and restarting.) My fault, maybe, but I thought I'd mention it.\r\rGreat visuals, pretty good audio, and clever voice-over. Very impressive work, overall."},{"author_name":"Hypnohustla","author_uid":"20803","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 1:53pm","epoch":1409406480,"text":"Amazing game. Simple and fun. Loved your textures and the voice-over. Thank you for this :)"},{"author_name":"howkj1","author_uid":"41421","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 8:54pm","epoch":1409604540,"text":"This is great! Its like Homeworld meets USPS! I wish I could repair the ship somewhere on top of the refueling. Otherwise, that was fun!"},{"author_name":"Artamus","author_uid":"39880","time":"Sep 7, 2014 @ 4:02pm","epoch":1410105420,"text":"Nice game, congrats!"},{"author_name":"PriorBlue","author_uid":"35550","time":"Sep 7, 2014 @ 5:28pm","epoch":1410110580,"text":"Great 3D art style, the boost particle effect is funny. :)"},{"author_name":"sephyka","author_uid":"23770","time":"Sep 8, 2014 @ 12:09pm","epoch":1410177840,"text":"I really like this kind of entry. Simple but great mood, it's very pleasant to move with the ship in the space. I really like simple 3D graphics. Great mood!"},{"author_name":"ButtonMasherBros","author_uid":"11937","time":"Sep 8, 2014 @ 4:01pm","epoch":1410191760,"text":"Psstt... you are featured in today's Ludum Dare to Believe! Check it out at - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C4uYyKDjxG8"},{"author_name":"Teesquared","author_uid":"35091","time":"Sep 8, 2014 @ 9:18pm","epoch":1410210780,"text":"Hard but it keeps you playing. Looks great and audio fits perfectly. Good job."},{"author_name":"ChuiGum","author_uid":"22408","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 3:49am","epoch":1410234240,"text":"Awesome graphics, cool game. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Xanjos","author_uid":"21201","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 9:59pm","epoch":1410299640,"text":"Controls were pretty hard (it was really difficult trying to dock into the station) but the voiceover was absolutely amazing (Made the gameplay more immerse I say)."},{"author_name":"SteveSalmond","author_uid":"24965","time":"Sep 10, 2014 @ 9:28am","epoch":1410340980,"text":"I really enjoyed the flight mechanics - challenging but very fun! Nice work Damian."},{"author_name":"Rage Paint","author_uid":"39734","time":"Sep 12, 2014 @ 4:11am","epoch":1410494760,"text":"I liked the graphics"}],"images":["ld30\/35442-f4aa508cfb9553547ee051f666e58a5d.jpg","ld30\/35442-2445737cc78943465a32e99b9d7eed92.jpg","ld30\/35442-3ed451e30d8f6dd83fb7e4c4706e796f.jpg","ld30\/35442-81553102c195ee88b800f5d45e87035b.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.damian-art.com\/game\/connectingWorlds.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.damian-art.com\/game\/connectingWorldsWin.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.damian-art.com\/game\/connectingWorldsMac.app","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.damian-art.com\/game\/connectingWorldsLinux.zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.damian-art.com\/game\/Scripts.rar","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"17583","g_author":"35442","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"17612","g_title":"Connecting Worlds.","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"297","g_commentcount":"43","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\/35442-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/35442-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/35442-shot2.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/35442-shot3.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Alright I made it. This still needs a lot of tweaking though. Oh well...\r\n\r\nSo this is a space game. You're an intergalactic postman. The asteroid field and objective positions are randomized each time.\r\nThe asteroids have gravity, so watch out!\r\n\r\nIt's not as special as I had hoped, but I think it's an alright space game. Enjoy\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nMouse for pitch and yaw, A\/D for roll. Left mouse button for thrust, left+right mouse button for more thrust. Middle mouse button to look around. F1 to restart.","title":"Connecting Worlds."}