{"author_link":"\/author\/deathray\/","author_name":"deathray","author_uid":"17861","comments":[{"author_name":"stink123456","author_uid":"39478","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 3:19am","epoch":1409022840,"text":"Very fun and addictive game, very much alike to a cookie clicker game because of the exponential growth idea."},{"author_name":"TeamQuadratic","author_uid":"18547","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 3:27am","epoch":1409023320,"text":"I'm pretty new to these cookie clicker esque games, but it was still a nice fun game!"},{"author_name":"stephenhaney","author_uid":"39284","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 3:32am","epoch":1409023620,"text":"Aaaah, my poor fingahs. I played that for a lot longer than I meant!\r\rWell done balance and execution, although I felt like a rat on a wheel after a while. Still, I enjoyed myself."},{"author_name":"Tritax","author_uid":"5232","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 3:44am","epoch":1409024340,"text":"I dunno what it is about these kinds of games, but I always enjoy seeing what mechanics someone has decided to include in a given game. Having a fun time with this one. :)"},{"author_name":"Piat","author_uid":"25677","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 4:46am","epoch":1409028060,"text":"Played it for a long time, not sure why, but I had fun. I wish I didn't have to click so much, now I need to buy a new mouse. :P"},{"author_name":"gnx","author_uid":"8333","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:17am","epoch":1409029920,"text":"Click things and numbers get bigger :D I would've liked to see some visual representation of for example the satellites and other spoils you ruin your wrist for in this game."},{"author_name":"deathray","author_uid":"17861","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:26am","epoch":1409030460,"text":"With all the testing I did - getting to 100% on a small planet - my hand kind of hurts. :) But glad you're all enjoying the game!"},{"author_name":"Talvara","author_uid":"38347","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 10:41am","epoch":1409049360,"text":"Its like cookie clicker I guess, its pretty nice and the different buttons have nice thought out synergies.\r\rWhat I was missing was some sense of reward for getting a new satellite or connecting a new planet or reaching a certain amount of income per second etc etc. Achievements and seeing new visuals is a large part of cookie clicker, that and seeing what the innocent business devolves into. oh and grandma's. where are your grandma's son?"},{"author_name":"MrCakehat","author_uid":"38751","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 10:42am","epoch":1409049420,"text":"It was pretty fun, I found myself playing for a bit! (Fingers hurt though)"},{"author_name":"commodoreKid","author_uid":"39580","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 3:53pm","epoch":1409068080,"text":"I enjoyed it even though there is not much of a challenge :)\rI got tired of clicking after a point tbh.\r- Satellite building percentage goes over 100%"},{"author_name":"SoulGame","author_uid":"42398","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:15pm","epoch":1409087400,"text":"Sure, idle games aren't really fun and full of creativity, but I like idle games and this one is cool!"},{"author_name":"brookman","author_uid":"14127","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 5:40pm","epoch":1409247300,"text":"Reminded me of the cataclysmic cookie clicker game. Almost caused me to relapse. :)\rKeep up the good work!"},{"author_name":"pjimmy","author_uid":"40339","time":"Aug 31, 2014 @ 10:33pm","epoch":1409524080,"text":"interesting concept"},{"author_name":"mrexcessive","author_uid":"20788","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 5:28pm","epoch":1409592180,"text":"OK... Don't know this genre, but, while the interface is clean and crisp and makes sense, it seem crazy to just sit here clicking various virtual buttons to enable me to click other virtual buttons. Now that may be isomorphic with a subtle and engrossing RPG, but it isn't as much fun. Not your fault, I reckon this is a good example of the genre... Shame no sound!"},{"author_name":"hbocao","author_uid":"25980","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 3:17am","epoch":1409713920,"text":"Nice game, very addictive! Well done!"},{"author_name":"Saphyre","author_uid":"36664","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 7:19pm","epoch":1409771640,"text":"This gameplay is evil..."},{"author_name":"tiff","author_uid":"39421","time":"Sep 5, 2014 @ 11:30pm","epoch":1409959500,"text":"Very fun and great overall idea!"}],"images":["ld30\/17861-b50e315c39cdb397dce0a906517a0b88.jpg","ld30\/17861-b09036a5e3dba3137b7870e527b17eca.jpg","ld30\/17861-295eadba04d185f2fe57c59146dc1f23.jpg","ld30\/17861-8838756d7a987cf622a745191588770b.jpg","ld30\/17861-e5995b7cd5eab093c7ff1cb5883432a2.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/deathraygames.com\/play-online\/cosmiccom\/","text":"Web (HTML, JavaScript)"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/Lukenickerson\/CosmicCom","text":"Source (GitHub)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"18089","g_author":"17861","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"18118","g_title":"CosmicCom: Connecting Worlds","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"366","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\/17861-shot0.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/17861-shot1.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/17861-shot2.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/17861-shot3.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/17861-shot4.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"==--Story--==\r\n\r\nYou've just been hired as the CEO of CosmicCom, a new interstellar corporation dedicated to providing all galactic citizens excellent, high-speed FTL communications at a fair price. You will begin with a single communications satellite and control of the CosmicCom Mothership. Aboard the ship you can work to build new satellites, expand your customer base on the planet below, and strengthen your engineering and marketing departments.\r\n\r\nOnce you have enough resources, you will be able to expand out to new planets, and connect the many worlds of the galaxy with your vast communications network.\r\n\r\n==--How to Play--==\r\n\r\nClick!\r\nClick on the buttons: \r\n - \"Planet Customers\" = acquire more customers\r\n - \"Satellites\" = Build a new satellite; costs money but increases Customers per click\r\n - \"Mothership\" = Fuel up and travel to new planets\r\n - \"Engineers\" = upgrade to increase your build per click amount\r\n - \"Marketing\" = upgrade to increase your Customers per click\r\n\r\n==--About--==\r\n\r\nMade in HTML5 \/ JavaScript \/ CSS3. Uses jQuery and Google Fonts; everything else is homemade. This would've been a 48hr compo game, but I was busy over the weekend and needed Monday to finish. \r\n\r\nInspired by Cookie Clicker and Conspiracy Clicker.","title":"CosmicCom: Connecting Worlds"}