{"author_link":"\/author\/zer0xol\/","author_name":"Zer0XoL","author_uid":"8447","comments":[{"author_name":"mess110","author_uid":"12300","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:09am","epoch":1398675840,"text":"'enemy mushrooms' can't we all just.. spore around?"},{"author_name":"GiveMeAllYourCats","author_uid":"32239","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:48am","epoch":1398681780,"text":"It was okay, imo pretty innovative"},{"author_name":"Zer0XoL","author_uid":"8447","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:59am","epoch":1398682440,"text":"Thanks! :)"},{"author_name":"sam101","author_uid":"21189","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 12:17pm","epoch":1398687120,"text":"It was nice, the controls are a bit weird but overall it is a good idea."},{"author_name":"JangoBrick","author_uid":"34054","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 1:29pm","epoch":1398691440,"text":"Very innovative game, but the controls are strange."},{"author_name":"tiffi","author_uid":"21552","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 1:42pm","epoch":1398692220,"text":"Needed a bit time to get the controls and the logic, but waiting paid off, great game!"},{"author_name":"devince","author_uid":"11818","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 4:26pm","epoch":1398702060,"text":"Innovative game well done"},{"author_name":"Jason Lay","author_uid":"18254","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 6:27pm","epoch":1398709320,"text":"The controls were rough, but it was definitely unique."},{"author_name":"neosam","author_uid":"4864","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:41pm","epoch":1398796560,"text":"Cool idea :). It also took a while for me to understand the controls."},{"author_name":"igwb","author_uid":"34468","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:47pm","epoch":1398796920,"text":"Yet another plant game. Just kidding.\rI've seen many plant games, but not one with a mushroom.\r\rGraphics are simple, yet straight forward.\r\rWhat took me a while were the controls. I didn't realy understand what these green dots are until I accidentaly clicked one and found that they are controlable.\r\rI was a little disappointed by the food\/water not flowing through your mushroom-roots(is that even a term?).\r\rBesides that, this game is an interesting take on the plant grow genenre. I haven't see it this way before. Perhaps with some finetuning and clearer graphics for the levels this game could become something I can imagine to play. I already spent more time on it that I thought at first."},{"author_name":"Zer0XoL","author_uid":"8447","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:45pm","epoch":1398804000,"text":"Thanks, yeah I wanted the resources to "flow" thru the "mushroom-roots" at first, but it became too advanced. Thanks for the detailed review. :)"},{"author_name":"dalbinblue","author_uid":"13960","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 2:00am","epoch":1398822900,"text":"Look me a while to see the energy up in the top left corner; those are really small dots. After seeing that things were much smoother. Additionally it took a while to produce more energy which in and of itself isn't bad, but the game didn't really indicate what was happening. The game is cool and quite unique, but it would e much better with some more direct feedback to the user (something as simple as a progress bar to show energy conversion would help a lot)."},{"author_name":"Zerkruemler","author_uid":"27446","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 11:17am","epoch":1398856320,"text":"What a cool idea! It would however be better to have clearer controls. It is almost impossible to see which action is active. Some sound effects could also support the usability.Somehow I stuck in the third level without any energy left. It is not 100% clear what produces enough energy to survive.\rVery good work. Could be a really cool game when redesigned with better ui and maybe sound."},{"author_name":"StudioWolfox","author_uid":"37162","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 5:07pm","epoch":1398963720,"text":"By clicking on a force it already costs energy? So i was switching between buttons and that already caused my energy to be depleted. Seems like a fun game, but I can't really get the hang of it unfortunately"},{"author_name":"Zer0XoL","author_uid":"8447","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 8:14pm","epoch":1398974940,"text":"The cost of changing action is displayed on the button. No energy is drained by selecting a force. Energy is drained when the force moves."},{"author_name":"x1212","author_uid":"25277","time":"May 3, 2014 @ 7:48pm","epoch":1399146180,"text":"I like the idea, it's just a little hard to get what you are supposed to do in the beginning, since this is rather unique."},{"author_name":"davidB","author_uid":"20693","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 12:22pm","epoch":1399205820,"text":"LD29.exe can't run on Windows 8.1 (block by OS, message in French on my os)."},{"author_name":"mechabit","author_uid":"34391","time":"May 4, 2014 @ 1:12pm","epoch":1399208820,"text":"Brilliant! Never seen a game where you play a mushroom."},{"author_name":"jsmars","author_uid":"3933","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 9:17am","epoch":1399281120,"text":"Really nice and unique idea! A bit more polished graphics and sounds would have make this really nice!"}],"images":["ld29\/8447-8719ae914799d978af87137f40a69280.jpg","ld29\/8447-e4468861947906a40e4776c201890ea5.jpg","ld29\/8447-3dceaa9bdbd076c4ef372fd88c798758.jpg","ld29\/8447-dd792872dfd0a8ce73aaa4739e5c1fa6.jpg","ld29\/8447-f52b64fee9bab8adf7a3b57427594b1a.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/x64mg8ofesy3rcu\/Beneath%20the%20Mushroom-Windows.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/lltlmsrg35hx1ah\/Beneath%20the%20Mushroom-Linux.tar.gz","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/ezffxr0ngohfnes\/Beneath%20the%20Mushroom-Source.tar.gz","text":"Source [C++ with SDL2]"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"19765","g_author":"8447","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"19794","g_title":"Beneath the Mushroom","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"717","g_commentcount":"19","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\/8447-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/8447-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/8447-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/8447-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/8447-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"A a game about the force behind the life of a mushroom, and how to control it.\r\n\r\nGoal:\r\n You need to consume all nearby resources, using the life force of the mushroom to survive and spread.\r\n Resources you consume gets sent to the mushroom.\r\n The mushroom converts the resources into enrgy, that gets distributed to the life forces after a time.\r\n\r\nControls:\r\n You select a force with left mouse button.\r\n Move it with right mouse button.\r\n Select and apply an action to the force using the 3 buttons in the top-left corner of the screen.\r\n\r\nGUI:\r\n In the top-left corner you can see how much energy the selected force has.\r\n The 3 actions are in order: nothing, dig walls, dig enemy mushroom.\r\n And you can also see their costs in energy.\r\n\r\nTop-right buttons are:\r\n Restart level, exit game.\r\n\r\nThanks for playing my game! :)\r\n\r\nPlease ask if you have any questions.(Or if the controls are unclear.)\r\n\r\nUpdate: Windows build added! (Will try for Mac later)","title":"Beneath the Mushroom"}