{"author_link":"\/author\/ron748_\/","author_name":"Ronin748","author_uid":"28876","comments":[{"author_name":"gikdew","author_uid":"18806","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:22pm","epoch":1398727020,"text":"The visuals look beautiful, really enjoy playing your little game! I ended up playing for a while!"},{"author_name":"Robert","author_uid":"33146","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:23pm","epoch":1398727080,"text":"Dosent Start for me because of MSVCP110D.dll"},{"author_name":"eerongal","author_uid":"2978","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:44pm","epoch":1398728340,"text":"Same error message as Robert, MSVCP110D.dll missing."},{"author_name":"jellyfishlion","author_uid":"21055","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:45pm","epoch":1398728400,"text":"I downloaded the zip file and extracted it onto my desktop then tried to run the application, but I got the same error as Robert (missing dll file). It looks like a cool game though! :)"},{"author_name":"hexabeast","author_uid":"36717","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:46pm","epoch":1398728460,"text":"It dors not work with me..."},{"author_name":"Jason Lay","author_uid":"18254","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:46pm","epoch":1398728460,"text":"I like the visual style, although it did appear a little dark on my monitor.  The controls took some getting used to.  The game exited on me when I got killed though, not sure if that's a feature or a bug."},{"author_name":"MidCry","author_uid":"21379","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 12:00am","epoch":1398729300,"text":"really good looking game ... Congratulations"},{"author_name":"Griz","author_uid":"14379","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 12:14am","epoch":1398730140,"text":"In the first playthrough for some reason I got randomly teleported outside of the map bounds. Luckily that hasn't stopped me from trying the game for the second time. The mood and the gameplay is nice, while I don't like the small contrast in the background tiles, as it makes them look blunt."},{"author_name":"Ron74_","author_uid":"28876","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 3:58am","epoch":1398743580,"text":"Some of these bugs are features that were left in by accident. The ladders going down were supposed to take you to the next level but there are no other maps. I will look into the dll problems later today but it seems like a Visual Studio thing."},{"author_name":"Ron74_","author_uid":"28876","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:22am","epoch":1398748620,"text":"Mended some bugs"},{"author_name":"Ron74_","author_uid":"28876","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:30am","epoch":1398749100,"text":"I included the dll. Is anyone still getting the errors?"},{"author_name":"mtinkerhess","author_uid":"20708","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:48am","epoch":1398750180,"text":"I get &quot;The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application.&quot;"},{"author_name":"Ron74_","author_uid":"28876","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:02am","epoch":1398751020,"text":"I downloaded the wrong version of the dll. It should work now."},{"author_name":"stephan_h","author_uid":"3707","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:31am","epoch":1398752760,"text":"Lovely game.\r<br\/>Liked the mood of this and the presentation.\r<br\/>Some ambient music would have been great. I am not so sure if the sounds matched the presentation.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great first entry. And even impressive, considering you used C++."},{"author_name":"Candyhandy","author_uid":"34443","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:32am","epoch":1398752820,"text":"I love the graphics."},{"author_name":"Mstrp2ez","author_uid":"1881","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:34am","epoch":1398752940,"text":"Cool game, but only one level? After i got the equipment there was nothing else to do. Graphics were nice, sweet animations."},{"author_name":"coquinounet","author_uid":"17565","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:38am","epoch":1398763980,"text":"Can't play, same error as other"},{"author_name":"Stepperz","author_uid":"35525","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:41am","epoch":1398764160,"text":"Awesome Graphics. I Enjoyed playing :)"},{"author_name":"Ron74_","author_uid":"28876","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 1:49pm","epoch":1398779040,"text":"I got access to a computer without Visual Studio installed and was able to test the game. Turns out there was another dll I had to include."},{"author_name":"kbm","author_uid":"20498","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 2:36pm","epoch":1398781860,"text":"Really liked the graphics!"},{"author_name":"TeamAlpha","author_uid":"27826","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 3:01pm","epoch":1398783360,"text":"Great graphics and the sound effects really fit the style! The attack controls felt a little bit clunky at first, though, and background music would improve the immersion a lot. I don't know if you plan to continue developing the game after LD, but maybe use the coins and diamonds as currencies for gear and perks? Just a suggestion. =D Would love to play more levels!"},{"author_name":"Figglewatts","author_uid":"18833","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:23pm","epoch":1398788280,"text":"Graphics are really good. Nice work."},{"author_name":"UltimateWalrus","author_uid":"175","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:24pm","epoch":1398791940,"text":"It's a nice start but it seems a little unfinished.  As far as I could tell there's nothing to do once you kill one skeleton, open one door, and get some treasure."},{"author_name":"skymen","author_uid":"33923","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:36pm","epoch":1398796260,"text":"Good visuals and sound effects, but with some musics and tutorials, it would be better"},{"author_name":"Khaldrin","author_uid":"21078","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:58pm","epoch":1398797580,"text":"Even though you did not finish the game, I think it is a very solid first contribution. The movements are fluid and the controls are responsive. The graphics are nicely done, too. Keep up the good work :)"},{"author_name":"morganbengtsson","author_uid":"29212","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:11pm","epoch":1398801960,"text":"I like the graphics style. A bit hard to know what to do, and keep motivation up. Some goal."},{"author_name":"TheGreenTie","author_uid":"7421","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:15pm","epoch":1398802200,"text":"Took me a while to figure out how to open the door."},{"author_name":"CaiusTSM","author_uid":"37177","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:29pm","epoch":1398803040,"text":"Graphics are great, but could use some music ;)"},{"author_name":"Moosefly","author_uid":"25343","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:44pm","epoch":1398803940,"text":"Not much of a game in this state, but the framework seems to be there. The graphics are really nice, but the game is really too dark like Jason Lay mentioned. The dark does compliment your lighting though :P.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Anssi@MooseflyGames"},{"author_name":"terraco","author_uid":"36973","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 6:47am","epoch":1398840120,"text":"Looks really cool."},{"author_name":"Ron74_","author_uid":"28876","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 3:20pm","epoch":1398870900,"text":"Damage sound was played when you die instead of damage. That's now mended."},{"author_name":"Techblogogy","author_uid":"25556","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 5:04pm","epoch":1398877140,"text":"God, that pixel art is great :)"},{"author_name":"Thorig","author_uid":"14618","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 6:19am","epoch":1399011240,"text":"Not sure about why the mouse must be used to select an item to use. Nice little game."},{"author_name":"Oddly Shaped Pixels","author_uid":"33840","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 9:23am","epoch":1399281480,"text":"Nice art! Attacks definitely need some animation and feedback and controls are just unintuitive. You should get rid of the mouse interactions."},{"author_name":"Agecaf","author_uid":"35738","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 10:33am","epoch":1399285680,"text":"A little bit short, but what was made was well made. I liked the graphics, and the movements are smooth, but the inventory system was a bit unclear."},{"author_name":"csanyk","author_uid":"10473","time":"May 10, 2014 @ 4:23am","epoch":1399695480,"text":"It has potential, but needs a lot of polish.  Better animations, and better controls, for sure.  I wasn't clear how to do things even after reading the instructions a few times."},{"author_name":"ThingoStudios","author_uid":"31541","time":"May 10, 2014 @ 7:55pm","epoch":1399751400,"text":"The guy sort of looks like the eleventh Doctor. Coincidence?"},{"author_name":"Robinerd","author_uid":"4187","time":"May 10, 2014 @ 10:04pm","epoch":1399759140,"text":"I'll drop this comment here as well to make sure you see it:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nice work, the art looks great! Next time I would suggest you to use one or several finished frameworks\/engines to speed-up the process. You would want to spend very little time on the engine code and just get the core gameplay up as fast as possible, preferrably something playable already on the first day if possible. Then you can add more content and mechanics as well as polishing everything. Sounds simple enough, but it takes a lot of practice, and it&rsquo;s very easy to get stuck for too long on some details.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I hope you had fun and learnt a lot even though you couldn&rsquo;t finish it all, just try again next time and most of all, have fun! Greetings from Sweden and good luck next time!"}],"images":["ld29\/28876-13f059ef406fa2713449c37f8dcdb35d.jpg","ld29\/28876-e4b820f54fd1c70e3ebe70b88f612af6.jpg","ld29\/28876-d0315e983896c1e901e11178d1a873a0.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/rl5zkqhhul0upfv\/Herbert%20Crawler%20LD29.zip?dl=1","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"19604","g_author":"28876","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"19633","g_title":"Herbert Crawler","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"431","g_commentcount":"38","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\/28876-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/28876-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/28876-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Archaeologist doctor Herbert falls through the collapsing ceiling of an underground dungeon to discover the ancient remnants of some long-lost civilization. What will he find beneath the surface as he descends deeper?\r\n\r\nSo this is my first Ludum Dare entry and there was just not enough time for me to finish the game. There's only one level but I got most of the mechanics done. I could maybe do a post LD thing at some point and add more levels. The game is coded in C++ with SDL.\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nWASD to move\r\nArrows to attack with item in hotbar\r\nE use item in hotbar\r\nQ inventory, drag to move to hotbar, right click to equip armour\r\nLshift sprint\r\nEsc pause\r\n\r\nTools used: Visual Studio 2012, Photoshop CC, Sublime Text 2, sfxr","title":"Herbert Crawler"}