{"author_link":"\/author\/jalgames\/","author_name":"JALgames","author_uid":"26549","comments":[{"author_name":"MaddeStudios","author_uid":"34174","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:14pm","epoch":1409000940,"text":"Would love to play this game, as it looks cool, but every time I launch it it crashes completely after about 2 seconds, so I can't play it :("},{"author_name":"Altourus","author_uid":"469","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:56pm","epoch":1409082660,"text":"Unfortunately I couldn't run it for the same reason as MaddeStudios"},{"author_name":"puppetmaster","author_uid":"39425","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:56pm","epoch":1409082660,"text":"crash (Xna error play song)"},{"author_name":"RawboSaurX","author_uid":"32143","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:01pm","epoch":1409082960,"text":"Yeah, crashed for me too. Too bad, screenshots look great."},{"author_name":"ice cold muffin","author_uid":"19913","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 11:24pm","epoch":1409095140,"text":"Game works fine for me. The graphics is great and the gameplay is descent. Also, ++ for MonoGame :)"},{"author_name":"StMatn","author_uid":"18894","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 11:30pm","epoch":1409095500,"text":"Crashed for me too with the binaries on Win7.\r<br\/>Hope you can fix it since the screenshots look great."},{"author_name":"xandy","author_uid":"15304","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 11:30pm","epoch":1409095500,"text":"won't run here either. after the first start, a window shows up but it crashes before anything is drawn :("},{"author_name":"Phaix","author_uid":"38968","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 5:36am","epoch":1409117460,"text":"Crashed here too. Binaries version on Win7 x64"},{"author_name":"rustybroomhandle","author_uid":"10871","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 5:42am","epoch":1409117820,"text":"Crashing here too as soon as the installer finishes - Win 7 Ultimate x64."},{"author_name":"Dietrich Epp","author_uid":"7606","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 6:36am","epoch":1409121060,"text":"It looks beautiful (I used the same palette!), and I can tell there's a lot going on here, but it's a bit hard to figure out without a manual."},{"author_name":"Satyre","author_uid":"27634","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 11:21am","epoch":1409138160,"text":"Nice a strategy game :) The graphics are really great."},{"author_name":"dancingmad","author_uid":"39644","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 11:24am","epoch":1409138340,"text":"I have the same error as MaddleStudios, exception thrown from MediaPlayer.Play() from Core.update(float) line 77\r<br\/> from Game1.Update() line 44"},{"author_name":"JALgames","author_uid":"26549","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 12:24pm","epoch":1409141940,"text":"I am currently working on fixing the crashing which seems to affect almost everyone (but unfortunately, not my own machine). Actually, I'm planning to just remove the audio and add it as another version. Thanks @dancingmad for providing the details on the error"},{"author_name":"43iscoding","author_uid":"35110","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 12:55pm","epoch":1409143800,"text":"Graphics are extremely well done and have that old-school feel of Dune 2!"},{"author_name":"JNyknn","author_uid":"26965","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 1:10pm","epoch":1409144700,"text":"Unlike some I got this working. Not a bad game made in a short time. Graphics need still some improvement and at firt the game is very confusing."},{"author_name":"MaddeStudios","author_uid":"34174","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 7:23pm","epoch":1409167080,"text":"Yay for the workaround version! Glad to get it running, I really enjoyed after all :). I liked the SimCity feel to it.\r<br\/>Only thing I would prefer is clearer indicators as to what the numbers mean when purchasing. I figured it's cost\/gain-per-second, but an indicator would be nice :).\r<br\/>Anyway, good game!"},{"author_name":"runvs","author_uid":"29172","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 8:27am","epoch":1409214120,"text":"Sorry, but this is not working for me."},{"author_name":"OinkIguana","author_uid":"38828","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 9:41pm","epoch":1409348160,"text":"Getting that crash issue too.\r<br\/>Binaries on Windows 7 64-bits."},{"author_name":"Nooner Bear","author_uid":"41949","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 7:16am","epoch":1409469060,"text":"Neat visuals!"},{"author_name":"magmaCrab","author_uid":"40609","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 11:59am","epoch":1409572440,"text":"I really like these construction games! The versoin without music worked fine for me. However, I didn't figure out what to do with the second world. I also would like a deconstruction button. Besides that, nice entry!"},{"author_name":"jprogman","author_uid":"15225","time":"Sep 12, 2014 @ 1:30am","epoch":1410485100,"text":"The game didn't crash for me, rather the music went mute.\r<br\/>Neat take on SimCity.\r<br\/>I've stopped getting help after I got to where I can add stone quarries, coal mines, and such. I quit after I got the privilege to add water turbines, but there's no way to add them on the map. (Was that a glitch?)"}],"images":["ld30\/26549-35b95930daf3cc85360fbcf55d72b655.jpg","ld30\/26549-e7043e975a3da3cebbd75494321ee7cd.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.jalfm.de\/Johannes\/downunder_installer.zip","text":"Windows (installer)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.jalfm.de\/Johannes\/Binaries.zip","text":"Windows (binaries)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.jalfm.de\/Johannes\/downunder_installer_nomusic.zip","text":"Windows (installer, no music)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"18039","g_author":"26549","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"18068","g_title":"Down Under","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"21","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\/26549-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/26549-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"IMPORTANT: If the game crashes, try the version without music. If the game runs slow while placing buildings, press R to increase the performance. This game might take some seconds to load and doesn't display a splash screen. Be patient\r\n\r\nIn down under, you have to build your own town. You construct huts for your workers, cut down trees and generate food. But suddenly, one scientist discovers a second world, right below the world you used to live in. The new world provides new opportunities, like very efficient power plants and mushroom farms. But down under is very dangerous, so no you can't build any buildings made of wood.\r\n\r\nControls:\r\narrow keys: scroll map\r\nThe rest will be explained in the tutorial, so please don't skip it! After you finish the tutorial, you will be able to go to down under, but not earlier.\r\n\r\nMenus (might not be visible from the beginning):\r\nbottom-right menu: select building category\r\nbottom-left menu: select the building in the current category (hover to see its name and the resources you need)\r\ntop-left: resources\r\ntop-left button: switch worlds (if down under has been researched)\r\n\r\nCredits:\r\nProgramming: Johannes Lehmann\r\nArt: Jonas Wagner and Fabian Meinert\r\nAdditional art: Laurenz Winter and Johannes Lehmann\r\nMusic: Laurenz Winter\r\n\r\nSoftware used:\r\nProgramming: Visual Studio 2013 professional, C#, Monogame framework,\r\nArt: Paint.NET, some icons done in Photoshop\r\nColors: mainly Dawnbringer's 32 color palette, but we weren't super strict\r\nMusic: cubase SE","title":"Down Under"}