{"author_link":"\/author\/ripatti\/","author_name":"ripatti","author_uid":"15853","comments":[{"author_name":"GlowingSnail","author_uid":"36700","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 6:53am","epoch":1398667680,"text":"The control are unwieldy. I mean, of course a transport tycoon \/ simcity -like requires a more complex interface than your average plateformer, but the way to place station is really not intuitive. It's a game about making metro lines to relieve the surface from traffic jam, so it fits the theme. Couldn't hear any sound, so no points for that. Graphics are nice, and the game is overall polished."},{"author_name":"Foofur","author_uid":"37074","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:10am","epoch":1398683100,"text":"Wow! I loved your game! Concept is original, nice to have some alternation from shooting\/running games! Some sounds would have made it even better though. Well done!"},{"author_name":"Corn\u00e9 Dorrestijn","author_uid":"4506","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:13am","epoch":1398683280,"text":"Very complete game. I didn't have any problems with the controls and the game has a nice difficulty."},{"author_name":"rubna","author_uid":"14711","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:24am","epoch":1398683940,"text":"Very elegant game! It takes awhile to learn how to do stuff, but the actual game is simple enough. Very polished and clean, controls were as intuitive as they could be and the idea is simple but effective.\r\rVERY nicely done!"},{"author_name":"xevozfighter","author_uid":"10433","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:11pm","epoch":1398701160,"text":"I could not download the game. The site would not load."},{"author_name":"Dramentiaras","author_uid":"29135","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:29pm","epoch":1398702240,"text":"This game feels very polished! It feels complete, and the lack of sound was a relief to me. The difficulty was just right."},{"author_name":"Green Lightning","author_uid":"33727","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:34pm","epoch":1398702540,"text":"I can't build lines, because I've got a German keyboard and I don't have keys for "\/" or "\\" (I use Shift+7 for "\/" and Ctrl+Alt+ß for "\\"). Could you please add alternative key bindings like A and S for the different types?"},{"author_name":"ripatti","author_uid":"15853","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:44pm","epoch":1398703140,"text":"@xevozfighter, I use this file hoster already the 3rt LD and it's the first problem with download. Try to download the game a bit later.\r\r@Green Lightning, the game is fully controlled by mouse. For building metro lines you should change view mode (you cannot build metro lines seeing things on ground)."},{"author_name":"Lacaranian","author_uid":"34171","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 5:42pm","epoch":1398706620,"text":"I also could not get to the game. Alas."},{"author_name":"ripatti","author_uid":"15853","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 5:59pm","epoch":1398707640,"text":"@xevozfighter, @Lacaranian, created mirror on Dropbox"},{"author_name":"Lacaranian","author_uid":"34171","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 7:02pm","epoch":1398711420,"text":"Scratches that OpenTTD itch ever so slightly. Cool to see some traffic modeling in action! The procedural map generation and graphics were well done too."},{"author_name":"Ellian","author_uid":"7701","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:16pm","epoch":1398798660,"text":"Awesome idea. Very well made. I'll definitively play this again :O \rIt's amazing what you managed to achieve in such low time. Congratulations! I hope you go further with this. :D"},{"author_name":"Marcellus","author_uid":"26515","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:37pm","epoch":1398807120,"text":"very good entry, a bowl of fresh air between all those platformer \/ shooters \/ submarine simulators"},{"author_name":"spartangeek","author_uid":"35795","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:28pm","epoch":1398810180,"text":"Can't believe you've coded this game in 48hours, it is incredible. This reminds me the old-school simcity that I loved. Congrats!"},{"author_name":"ArcturusDeluxe","author_uid":"26098","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:37pm","epoch":1398810720,"text":"I love the idea, and the graphics are sufficiently SimCity-ish to buzz those nostalgia centres. An impressive implementation considering the time limit."},{"author_name":"MunkeeBacon","author_uid":"10400","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 8:41pm","epoch":1398890160,"text":"Game concept is good and it plays like you'd expect. The controls however take a little bit of getting used to. Finished well though and obviously well thought out. Nice job."},{"author_name":"DaanVanYperen","author_uid":"22396","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 9:17pm","epoch":1398892320,"text":"This game is too much fun! Think I played for an hour. After several tries got just under 13. Grr!"},{"author_name":"TobiasW","author_uid":"2587","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 2:33am","epoch":1398911280,"text":"In the end, I played 4 rounds:\r- 1st time: Lost with 14 average load. I blame the city design!\r- 2nd time: Won with 2 stations and ~$3000 to spare.\r- 3rd time: Barely won with ~$300 and 1 station to spare :D\r- 4th time: Lost with 13 average load :(\r\r...and now I'll stop because I want to play other games too, haha. Now let's start with the mini-review though!\r\rI watched your tutorial video before I started playing, so I don't know how self-explainatory it would've been - but I had no problems with the controls after a few seconds of trying. At first I thought "If you have to do a tutorial video, I wonder if the complexity of learning it is worth playing - after all, this was made in only 48 hours, right?" - but soon I was drawn in. Take my doubts as a compliment: You've made a polished and complete game that is complex AND works well!\r\rThe graphics are cute to servicable\/nice to look at. Definitely getting a Sim City vibe from this, which might've been what you went for. After the tutorial video, the UI was really easy to understand too.\r\rAlso a good use of the theme with all those mining and ocean games around.\r\rAll in all: Great, great job, especially considering the time frame!"},{"author_name":"NiceAlexanderAS","author_uid":"7045","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 5:04am","epoch":1399006740,"text":"Very cool game :D i love tycoon games they are really fun, and is very complete, Great work!"},{"author_name":"byExclusive","author_uid":"37316","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 8:05am","epoch":1399017600,"text":"Great idea!!!"},{"author_name":"MintArcade","author_uid":"35966","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 9:11am","epoch":1399021560,"text":"Nice difficulty level. Hard and feels complete. People from OpenTTD need to contact you to discuss collaboration with you. Very nice."},{"author_name":"xdegtyarev","author_uid":"5862","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 1:43pm","epoch":1399297080,"text":"congrats! such complex task and made pretty awesome, has a lot of potential!"},{"author_name":"strong99","author_uid":"8175","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 2:31pm","epoch":1399299960,"text":"This reminds me of the good old Transport Tycoons :) I loved it."},{"author_name":"Stuffie","author_uid":"21824","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 3:53pm","epoch":1399304880,"text":"Oh man, I'm a big sucker for 'Tycoon' games and this definitely has that vibe. I didn't do very well but it was really fun to play, great job !"},{"author_name":"osthekake","author_uid":"25639","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 6:09pm","epoch":1399313040,"text":"This game was pretty decent, but I was unable to create "loops" with my tracks. (Like shown in the screenshot) This foiled my plan somewhat, and I was unable to win. :(\rI wasn't able to make tracks with different colours either. (Also shown in screenshot.)"},{"author_name":"ripatti","author_uid":"15853","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 6:23pm","epoch":1399313880,"text":"@osthekake, you should take into account diagonal segments of the lines. Only on diagonal segments you can intersect line segments and only on diagonal segments you can create new stations. Also you can create new line clicking on any station. Be careful: you cannot fuse two lines into one. To connect two different lines (and make "loop") you should buuld a station on intersection of these two lines. To see lines painted with different colors you should pick "Metro Subway Lines" Mode in the right panel."},{"author_name":"euske","author_uid":"17675","time":"May 7, 2014 @ 11:38am","epoch":1399462380,"text":"In the tutorial video it looked very easy, but I found that it's actually challenging. Impressive that you made this in 48 hours!"},{"author_name":"mr_tag","author_uid":"12297","time":"May 7, 2014 @ 6:23pm","epoch":1399486680,"text":"Impressive! I managed to win with only 400$ to spare, so I'd say it is even well balanced :)"},{"author_name":"Katamori","author_uid":"25228","time":"May 9, 2014 @ 7:47pm","epoch":1399664520,"text":"Fantastic game.\r\rWatch my video for some gameplay-commentary!"},{"author_name":"JaJ","author_uid":"5496","time":"May 10, 2014 @ 4:23pm","epoch":1399738680,"text":"Very cool concept! A bit hard to get the hang of at first, but a really good way to use the theme!"},{"author_name":"loxo","author_uid":"23206","time":"May 12, 2014 @ 4:03pm","epoch":1399910280,"text":"Awesome game! The idea is great and the implementation also, a lot of work done in 48 hours. The UI could be a bit improved and some sounds would be nice. I like that you made a video tutorial."},{"author_name":"udo","author_uid":"6821","time":"May 15, 2014 @ 12:26pm","epoch":1400156460,"text":"Wow, how did you do all that in time for the compo? This is simply amazing. Congrats on a job excellently done!"},{"author_name":"zorfmorf","author_uid":"28506","time":"May 15, 2014 @ 4:25pm","epoch":1400170800,"text":"One of my favourite entries so far! Too bad you didn't manage to put in some music\/sounds and a tutorial to make it more accessible.\r\rNow I'll check out the post-compo version."},{"author_name":"JavadocMD","author_uid":"29362","time":"May 19, 2014 @ 5:59am","epoch":1400478840,"text":"Great concept and nicely executed given the time constraints. It was a bit difficult to judge how effective my choices were. Perhaps if I could see the utilization stats of the subways themselves, I could use that to improve my decision making."},{"author_name":"ripatti","author_uid":"15853","time":"May 19, 2014 @ 11:03am","epoch":1400497080,"text":"@JavadocMD Utilization stats of the subways are implemented in post compo version (I wanted to add it into the compo version but had no time)."},{"author_name":"mikea1985","author_uid":"58650","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 8:03am","epoch":1441094280,"text":"I'm quite interested in trying this, but I don't have Windows (I only have Linux). I downloaded he source code from the Ludum Dare site that the description links to, but I'm unable to compile. I use "g++ *.cpp -o outbinary", but get errors about FL\/gl.h, FL\/Fl.H and AL\/al.h missing. Am I compiling incorrectly, or will this just not work on Linux?"}],"images":["ld29\/15853-a0c2b5b33ba5446314e175b335e7ae8b.jpg","ld29\/15853-21d6896359099f798359bd7c350e7f6c.jpg","ld29\/15853-19343a4ba85f13a5c41e6a20aa99dda7.jpg","ld29\/15853-c9833a812a26630996abe0e2748a6a52.jpg","ld29\/15853-808f4f2a91ca2be185e7541ee128791d.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/rghost.ru\/private\/54692322\/0906cb3c2560089a0ce1505f782cbdcb","text":"Windows+src (RgHost)"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/pa3fx4x51tpxyau\/ld29_mini_metro_subway_tycoon.zip","text":"Windows+src (Dropbox)"},{"url":"http:\/\/youtu.be\/sdaRxW7LhJo","text":"How To Play (Video Tutorial)"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/1km8fkqdmjexb5m\/ld29_mini_metro_subway_tycoon_post_compo.zip","text":"Windows+src (Post Compo)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"18864","g_author":"15853","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"18893","g_title":"Mini Metro Subway Tycoon","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"78","g_commentcount":"36","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\/\/342546\/15853-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/15853-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/15853-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/15853-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/15853-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You are a mayor of a small city. There are living exactly 1000 people.\r\nEvery day all of them travel to thier work and back to home.\r\nIt causes huge traffic jams on roads. And it's a major trouble of the city.\r\nYour goal is to construct metro subway system to decrease average load of roads.\r\n\r\nto play run \"bin\/metro.exe\"\r\n\r\nHOW TO PLAY <= read carefully before play!\r\n\r\nThe game field is divided into squares, every of them may contain some buildings\r\nof two tipes: residential areas and workplaces (or maybe some mix of them).\r\nYou can see types of buildings moving mouse over such squares.\r\nAlso you can see places of residential area and workplaces in \"Residential Area\"\r\nand \"Workplaces\" Tabs. Residential buildings are homes of people and workplaces\r\nare places where people do thier job. Every of 1000 people have home\r\nin some residential building and a job in some workplace.\r\n\r\nBetween some squares there are roads. People use roads to travel to work and back.\r\nEvery of people choses quickest route. From time to time every people reviews\r\nhis route and if he finds more quick one, he changes it.\r\n\r\nA lot of routes on same road slow down throughput of the road.\r\nYou can see loading of roads in \"Traffic Jams\" Tab.\r\nThat's why people sometimes change routes travelling along less loaded routes.\r\n\r\nTo unload traffic jams of roads you have to build your own metro subway.\r\n\r\nIntersections of roads are junctions. They are only places where you can build\r\nmetro stations. You cannot build stations in the forest or on the coast of the river.\r\nYou can see type of junction moving mouse over it.\r\nTo start building your metro click on any junction to build your very first station.\r\n\r\nNow you have the following tools to build metro lines:\r\n1. Click on station to create a line. Chose type of line (\"\/\" or \"\\\").\r\n2. Click on the end of any line to extend it. Chose new place of line end.\r\n On every step you can extend the line only if bend will be no more than 45 degree.\r\n Lines can intersect only by diagonal segments (you will get \"X\").\r\n3. Click on diagonal segment of line to build new station. Click again to confirm.\r\n Note: you can build new stations ONLY on DIAGONAL segments of line. Be careful!\r\n Also you can build station only if on the sufrace there is road junction.\r\n\r\nEvery station costs $1000 and every line segment costs $100.\r\nIf you will spent all your money, you will get GAME OVER.\r\n\r\nYour goal is to reach average Load of roads no more than 12.\r\nAt the beginning this value is about 20.\r\n\r\nCONTROLS\r\n\r\nLeft Mouse Button - interact\r\nRight Mouse Button - move camera\r\nMiddle Mouse Button - set default Zoom\r\nMouse Wheel - Zoom In\/Out\r\n\r\nEnjoy!\r\n\r\n\r\n***UPD***\r\nPOST COMPO VERSION <== try it if you liked compo version\r\n\r\n- Added beautiful music created by my friend Zuick.\r\n\r\n- Sounds\r\n\r\n- Added \"Train Occupance Rate\" Tab\r\n Now you can see load of your metro subway lines.\r\n\r\n- Changed economic model\r\n Station costs $1000 and spends $40 per second if in use.\r\n Line segment costs $100 and spends $8 per second in use.\r\n Station\/segment is in use if at least one route goes through it.\r\n Every route going throuth metro system gives you $3 per second.\r\n All info about your economic state you can see in the right panel:\r\n Income = 3*routes_using_metro\r\n Expense = 40*stations_in_use + 8*segments_in_use\r\n Cashflow = Income - Expense\r\n Changed initial amount of money to $10000.\r\n Now you'll get GAME OVER if your balance will be -$1000.\r\n\r\n- Added Happiness parameter\r\n Every of people calculates comfortable travel time between home and work.\r\n This value depends linearly on distance between home and work.\r\n If real travel time actually no more than this time, this man is happy.\r\n Happiness parameter shows how many people are happy over all of them.\r\n\r\n- Achievements\r\n 1. Well done! [complete game - get load less than 12]\r\n 2. Excellent! [get achievements 4, 5 and 6]\r\n 3. Brilliant! [get achievements 7, 8 and 9; almost impossible to get]\r\n 4. Optimizer [get load less than 11]\r\n 5. Richi Rich [earn $100000]\r\n 6. Santa Claus [get Happiness at least 95%]\r\n 7. Perfection [get load less than 10 (yes, sometimes it's possible)]\r\n 8. Millionaire [earn $1000000 (not so hard, but really long)]\r\n 9. Messiah [get Happiness 100% (don't know it's possible to get it or not)]\r\n\r\n- Clouds in main view mode.\r\n","title":"Mini Metro Subway Tycoon"}