{"author_link":"\/author\/nickfrushour\/","author_name":"NickFrushour","author_uid":"42103","comments":[{"author_name":"NickFrushour","author_uid":"42103","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:05am","epoch":1408928400,"text":"My very first LD. It's not perfect, but I'm super effing proud!"},{"author_name":"DesignerNap","author_uid":"21374","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:15am","epoch":1408929000,"text":"Well done for finishing! :D I remember my first and it is a great feeling of accomplishment. Great work! and don't be too hard on yourself, it looks great."},{"author_name":"stimpact","author_uid":"38998","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:01am","epoch":1408942560,"text":"Congrats on completing your first LD :) I thought the controls handled well, and I got a laugh from a couple of moments. Nice job."},{"author_name":"GAFBlizzard","author_uid":"12278","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:13am","epoch":1408943280,"text":"One negative note, I really dislike respawning enemies. I died because of them. Q_Q\r\rI actually have a 360 controller and was able to play using it! The graphics are cute and the idea of playing delivery person is clever. Who knows what those planets are going to do with the poor pets though."},{"author_name":"varun","author_uid":"1675","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:15am","epoch":1408947000,"text":"Applause sfx were quite satisfying."},{"author_name":"tmpxyz","author_uid":"39382","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:15am","epoch":1408947000,"text":"A controller game, great :)"},{"author_name":"Green Lightning","author_uid":"33727","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:22pm","epoch":1408987020,"text":"The grabbing mechanic is nice!"},{"author_name":"NickFrushour","author_uid":"42103","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:50am","epoch":1409031900,"text":"Has anyone made it to the boss fight?"},{"author_name":"elkiwydev","author_uid":"40741","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 10:21am","epoch":1409048160,"text":"Well..Can't really play it since i don't have a controller.. Why you did not make a keyboard-game? :|"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:17pm","epoch":1409073120,"text":"Dont have a controller - I included it in part 7 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series :) http:\/\/youtu.be\/8xjQ7S7Vv10"},{"author_name":"MintArcade","author_uid":"35966","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:56pm","epoch":1409089860,"text":"Good thing I have a whole bunch of controllers, and in this bunch also xbox controller as well. But how many users have keyboard on theirs desktops and laptops - I'd gestimate around 100%. Controller support for PC should be complimentary, not mandatory.\rCool game othervice - nice grabbing mechanic, funny pictures. Congratulations. First LD game is a nice experience for you. Keep up good job."},{"author_name":"mcapraro","author_uid":"28472","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 5:29am","epoch":1409203440,"text":"would love to play but i dont have an xbox controller, just a keyboard :("},{"author_name":"bluemaroo3","author_uid":"39635","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 3:35pm","epoch":1409239800,"text":"Had great fun playing this. The graphics were nice and clear and I liked the pop pop sound of the gun :D"},{"author_name":"darkshadow","author_uid":"15698","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 3:40pm","epoch":1409240100,"text":"That was great fun! It was a bit weird at the end when I seemed to be controlling 10ish ships all bunched together. Is that number of ships dependent on how many planets you satisfied?"},{"author_name":"jukimv1986","author_uid":"5402","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 7:19pm","epoch":1409426040,"text":"Congrats on your first LD. Keep it up and see you on the next one!"},{"author_name":"Nooner Bear","author_uid":"41949","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 12:34am","epoch":1409531340,"text":"Great work. Did you record the firing sound effect yourself? I imagine you'll want to include more support if you continue to work on this."},{"author_name":"NickFrushour","author_uid":"42103","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 8:58pm","epoch":1409691180,"text":"Thanks for playing, everyone! I'll get a post-compo build up soon with keyboard support so you can at least play it if you're interested.\r\r@darkshadow: Yes, the number of ships at the end will depend on the number of planets you satisfied.\r\r@Nooner Bear: Yeah, the sound effects were all me. Mostly just making stupid sounds with my mouth."},{"author_name":"NickFrushour","author_uid":"42103","time":"Sep 6, 2014 @ 2:18am","epoch":1409969580,"text":"Post-compo keyboard version is available!"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Sep 6, 2014 @ 9:35pm","epoch":1410039000,"text":"Love the Keyboard version! I included it in part 17 of my Ludum Dare 30 Compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) http:\/\/youtu.be\/02vIiZyi3-c"},{"author_name":"cstudios","author_uid":"38824","time":"Sep 8, 2014 @ 9:32pm","epoch":1410211620,"text":"The constant popping of projectiles was annoying. Maybe the mouse control would work better if you would use some other button than the right one on the mouse, because it opened up the context menu.\r\rHowever its a nice little game. I like the hand drawn style of it."},{"author_name":"jojocanard","author_uid":"24933","time":"Sep 11, 2014 @ 12:57pm","epoch":1410439920,"text":"Great mechanic. The controls (mainly the way the ship moves) and the identification of the supply icons are not easy to master. But the idea of building your fleet for the boss fight is really fun."},{"author_name":"PeerPlay","author_uid":"40389","time":"Sep 15, 2014 @ 7:39pm","epoch":1410809640,"text":"Everything but the graphics are awesome about the game. I'm glad I have a controller, it was great fun!"}],"images":["ld30\/42103-dc4326a4484b3251edfbfeabab830306.jpg","ld30\/42103-8e7ec5223055cf285dac1477f8b5238f.jpg","ld30\/42103-8fcfb95c0e1c4ae9196bf74833d43169.jpg","ld30\/42103-3e93caf58c5a951966dea373d600cfd8.jpg","ld30\/42103-f554a119641152ea3f9545d78e10aeea.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/thefrushour.com\/ld30-down-with-unification\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/580792\/NickFrushour-DownWithUnification_WindowsBuild.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/thefrushour.com\/ld30-down-with-unification-keyboard-controls\/","text":"Keyboard Controls (Post-compo)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"17973","g_author":"42103","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"18002","g_title":"Down With Unification!","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"829","g_commentcount":"22","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\/42103-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/42103-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/42103-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/42103-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/42103-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Original Compo version requires Xbox controller\r\nLeft Stick: aim your ship\r\nLeft Trigger: Throttle\r\nRight Bumper: Shoot\r\nRight Trigger: Tractor Beam\r\n\r\nPost-Compo version is available with keyboard controls if you're interested.\r\n\r\nDestroy enemy ships and bring their cargo to the rebels before the Unificator shows up to do battle! You'll control more ships in the boss battle for each planet you make happy. So do your best!","title":"Down With Unification!"}