{"author_link":"\/author\/microwerx\/","author_name":"microwerx","author_uid":"714","comments":[{"author_name":"davidB","author_uid":"20693","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 11:37am","epoch":1398771120,"text":"chrome display a &quot;virus alert&quot; when I downloaded the binaries."},{"author_name":"microwerx","author_uid":"714","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:59pm","epoch":1398801240,"text":"Yea, that's simply because it's a new file to the internet; therefore, not too many people have downloaded it and Chrome will try to warn you of that fact (not that it may have actually checked it for viruses). I encourage you to scan it with a real virus checker to confirm that it is safe."},{"author_name":"f7f5","author_uid":"21437","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:39pm","epoch":1398803640,"text":"sorry, I don't have windows :("},{"author_name":"LemmingSurvivor","author_uid":"24803","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:44pm","epoch":1398803940,"text":"File is safe.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Game feels unfinished but has a lot of potential. T'was fun, but I got stuck in a wall corner on level 4. You might also want to decrease your mole counter on kill rather than despawn, as the delay feels a bit weird.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>All in all, good job!"},{"author_name":"Voxnexus","author_uid":"35029","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:52pm","epoch":1398804420,"text":"It says i'm missing a certain .dll when I try to run it?"},{"author_name":"Kragnir","author_uid":"26709","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:02pm","epoch":1398805020,"text":"The shooting in the wrong direction thing really is a problem that need to be fixed. The game itself is lacking depth. There needs to be something more. The intro was pretty nice and designed exactly for my reading speed."},{"author_name":"mcburrobit","author_uid":"25317","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:12pm","epoch":1398805620,"text":"@davidB, no worries; Chrome displays a &quot;virus alert&quot; (what it actually says is that the file is not well known and MIGHT be dangerous) for any while that has only been downloaded by a small number of Chrome users, ie. any very new file or any file only interesting to a small minority of Chrome users."},{"author_name":"mcburrobit","author_uid":"25317","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:15pm","epoch":1398805800,"text":"Fun game, really solid controls and fun gameplay."},{"author_name":"Figglewatts","author_uid":"18833","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:15pm","epoch":1398805800,"text":"Game was missing MSVCP120.dll and wouldn't start."},{"author_name":"ashdnazg","author_uid":"21623","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:27pm","epoch":1398806520,"text":"The audio, both music and sound effects, is very good, and I liked the intro with the bible quote!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Graphics are alright, but gameplay is a tad pointless since you can't lose. You'd probably want to invest more time in that department in the next LD.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>If it interests you, I hit a bug where you got stuck near a corner and couldn't move."},{"author_name":"eerongal","author_uid":"2978","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:40pm","epoch":1398807300,"text":"I like how fast the player moves, but the bug you mention in the description can get annoying at times."},{"author_name":"microwerx","author_uid":"714","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 9:01pm","epoch":1398891360,"text":"Thanks for the comments folks. These are all pretty much issues I have on my &quot;Things I wish I'd figured out before I started&quot; list! Hehe. It's mildy distracting to have to figure out how to make sure you don't get stuck in corners in the middle of a 48 hour contest! For example, it's missing the bats and random earthquakes and a better maze for the levels."},{"author_name":"microwerx","author_uid":"714","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 9:01pm","epoch":1398891360,"text":"For those of you missing DLL files, please install this redistributable package from Microsoft.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=40784"},{"author_name":"pumpkin","author_uid":"18812","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 9:57pm","epoch":1398894720,"text":"Arf. Not Win32, right? Such a shame. Poor old computer... No fun games for you tonight."},{"author_name":"sudorossy","author_uid":"7905","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 9:58pm","epoch":1398894780,"text":"A got stuck in a wall :( But the first two levels seemed pretty fun"},{"author_name":"pighead10","author_uid":"8539","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 9:58pm","epoch":1398894780,"text":"Simple game but oddly fun."},{"author_name":"tuxxilla","author_uid":"35929","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 10:00pm","epoch":1398894900,"text":"I played some waves until I got stuck not being able to control the player anymore.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I had fun playing it :)"},{"author_name":"Dreii","author_uid":"24533","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 11:09pm","epoch":1398899040,"text":"Missing MSCVP120.dll, cant run :("},{"author_name":"VDOgamez","author_uid":"1634","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 12:16am","epoch":1398903060,"text":"I really liked the fast paced gameplay, even though it made it hard to aim. It made the game feel really fun. The game felt like it was missing a failure condition, however, something to be trying to prevent. Also, the aiming controls seem to not respond all the time to the last direction you pressed, which is a bit frustrating."},{"author_name":"microwerx","author_uid":"714","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 10:03am","epoch":1399024680,"text":"I fixed that keyboard bug. I was assigning the missile DX\/DY coordinates when the game loop was processing keyboard input, but not when the key was being pressed...big difference."},{"author_name":"GreatBigJerk","author_uid":"36263","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 1:00pm","epoch":1399121700,"text":"Couldn't run :("},{"author_name":"microwerx","author_uid":"714","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 4:16am","epoch":1399176660,"text":"I added the DLL files to the binary ZIP. Please let me know if it doesn't run out of the box for you...Thanks!"},{"author_name":"rojo","author_uid":"29998","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 11:30pm","epoch":1399332300,"text":"Cool take on the theme.  The guy moves way, way too fast on my machine, which makes me think your gameplay code is tied to FPS rather than time slices.  Still it was playable and blowing up the moles felt really good.  Nice sound too.  A little more challenge would be good (something my own game could use).  Maybe limited shots or something would be a positive change."},{"author_name":"Benjamin","author_uid":"2952","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 11:57pm","epoch":1399333920,"text":"Its not working here. I'm getting an error as soon as I launch the game. I'm running window7"},{"author_name":"Teesquared","author_uid":"35091","time":"May 6, 2014 @ 9:56am","epoch":1399369860,"text":"The intro did a great job of setting the mood. Good music too. I like the firing mechanic. The moles aren't much of a challenge."},{"author_name":"JordanFitz","author_uid":"28678","time":"May 10, 2014 @ 5:41am","epoch":1399700160,"text":"Fun game, I liked the effects when the moles died :P"},{"author_name":"Jason Lay","author_uid":"18254","time":"May 13, 2014 @ 1:35am","epoch":1399944600,"text":"Nice implementation of the quote.  Had a hard time whacking the moles."},{"author_name":"csanyk","author_uid":"10473","time":"May 14, 2014 @ 9:06pm","epoch":1400101260,"text":"Good death animation for the moles!"}],"images":["ld29\/714-e114c41932fd30bfdab64f8ef923e8a9.jpg","ld29\/714-2ca45b97699a446eba3141098d30b238.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.mfactorgames.com\/ludumdare\/microwerx_ludumdare_final_binary_only.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.mfactorgames.com\/ludumdare\/microwerx_ludumdare_final_all.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"18952","g_author":"714","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"18981","g_title":"MANIFOLD","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"1026","g_commentcount":"28","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\/714-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/714-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"This is MANIFOLD: a whack-a-mole variation of Biblical proportions. You play a character who throws his gold idol at moles to destroy them.\r\n\r\nUse WASD or Arrow keys to navigate. Press SPACE to shoot. Sometimes the idol doesn't go in the right direction but just try the different keys to get it unstuck. Oh, one last thing...the player doesn't die.","title":"MANIFOLD"}