{"author_link":"\/author\/dookie\/","author_name":"dook","author_uid":"18341","comments":[{"author_name":"dook","author_uid":"18341","time":"Apr 27, 2014 @ 11:40pm","epoch":1398641700,"text":"Things I'd like to add for a later version:\r<br\/>- A better looking boat, that's the one thing I'm most disatisfied with.\r<br\/>- Weird creatures instead of fish, I made an animated octopus-thing, but didn't have the time to put it in the game :\/\r<br\/>- More audio and music"},{"author_name":"eatsleepindie","author_uid":"35774","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 2:39am","epoch":1398652440,"text":"Great concept and the artwork is top notch."},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 7:32am","epoch":1398670020,"text":"Nice idea! The water-sounds really add to this"},{"author_name":"friken","author_uid":"35030","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:52pm","epoch":1398721620,"text":"I like the mood. nice art too"},{"author_name":"Lucariatias","author_uid":"14242","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:57pm","epoch":1398721920,"text":"Nice idea, graphically very pleasing. Sound could do with work, though what's there is decent.\r<br\/>Gameplay is a little shallow, needs more content, perhaps harder difficulty levels."},{"author_name":"dook","author_uid":"18341","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:03pm","epoch":1398722280,"text":"Ha! &quot;Shallow&quot; I get it ;) Seriously, though, thanks for the feedback :) More levels, more creatures and sound is probably next on the list if I keep working on this. (After I draw a new boat)"},{"author_name":"Somfunambulist","author_uid":"19074","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:32pm","epoch":1398724020,"text":"Really interesting premise!"},{"author_name":"borrismoose","author_uid":"25730","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:56pm","epoch":1398725460,"text":"Nice idea, it plays smoothly and has some suspense. Is there any scoring or progression in place?"},{"author_name":"dook","author_uid":"18341","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:09pm","epoch":1398726240,"text":"There's no scores and only the same fixed number of fish, moving in set paths. I'd rather have something more organic, spawning creatures and such, but that's for a later version."},{"author_name":"TowelKing","author_uid":"36784","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:15pm","epoch":1398726600,"text":"nice game, it's very similar to the one i made for this jam. If your interested, my game is 'It came from below'."},{"author_name":"tschery","author_uid":"36719","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:16pm","epoch":1398726660,"text":"finally a game where you are not a violant inhabitant of the game world. I love your take on the theme!"},{"author_name":"Slader16","author_uid":"26474","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 3:06am","epoch":1398740460,"text":"I really liked the concept of tagging the sharks!"},{"author_name":"BuKaneerz","author_uid":"31324","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:34am","epoch":1398767340,"text":"Nice mood (:\r<br\/>I look forward to see more !"},{"author_name":"SuperIzzo","author_uid":"34828","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 4:37pm","epoch":1398789120,"text":"Very original idea, I liked the mechanics, but I found it a little difficult."},{"author_name":"sandbaydev","author_uid":"2926","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 7:12pm","epoch":1398798420,"text":"This one is tough, but cool idea! Tagging makes a world difference in comparison... and trying not to disturb shark life is a cool idea. I feel this could be developed into so many different things. Excellent job!"},{"author_name":"jujule","author_uid":"13894","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:28pm","epoch":1398802980,"text":"As others have said, really peaceful yet challenging. A great take on the theme. Congratulations."},{"author_name":"xdegtyarev","author_uid":"5862","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:31pm","epoch":1398803160,"text":"like that cool dark atmoshere. sounds are nice too"},{"author_name":"popogames","author_uid":"28961","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:43pm","epoch":1398803880,"text":"Really nice use of the mechanics and the visual masking effect!"},{"author_name":"DustyStylus","author_uid":"15902","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 9:30pm","epoch":1398806700,"text":"Very nice concept here, quite tricky. As mentioned, it's nice to have a variety of non-destructive games in LD."},{"author_name":"Lucio","author_uid":"34179","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:49pm","epoch":1398811440,"text":"In my opinion it needs more difficulty. But a nice entry!"},{"author_name":"ruerob","author_uid":"36728","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 10:52pm","epoch":1398811620,"text":"Nice game. I would like some sort of highscore."},{"author_name":"porglezomp","author_uid":"21051","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 11:03pm","epoch":1398812280,"text":"Ha! This is really cool! I loved the sound, and the little blinking tags were great. This is a pretty fun game, and could really become awesome! (I might buy it with some more animals, some improved graphics, and a little bit more depth of play.)"},{"author_name":"MunkeeBacon","author_uid":"10400","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 10:00pm","epoch":1398894900,"text":"Fun game, hard! Great graphics."},{"author_name":"helloWorldStudios","author_uid":"36114","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 10:06pm","epoch":1398895260,"text":"Nice theme for the game. Only trouble is moving is a bit pointless. You can just stay still and tag all the fish. I think if the level was larger and if you had a limited amount of flares it could have some more game play. Apart from that good game."},{"author_name":"badlydrawnrod","author_uid":"745","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 8:13pm","epoch":1398974880,"text":"This is a clever idea, implemented well. The sounds are simple but very effective."},{"author_name":"td1801","author_uid":"26209","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 8:29pm","epoch":1398975840,"text":"The arts and the mood are awesome. It's quite hard the first times but it's cool !"},{"author_name":"Dominator_101","author_uid":"21741","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 8:58pm","epoch":1398977580,"text":"Nice! Liked the art and sound!"},{"author_name":"aisenhein","author_uid":"35720","time":"May 1, 2014 @ 9:03pm","epoch":1398977880,"text":"Very nice idea!"}],"images":["ld29\/18341-5f8fc0c17bb307321655f4280cdfcb34.jpg","ld29\/18341-a48cd56fa010e928db00748bcd91ba5f.jpg","ld29\/18341-ed84944f14c4d6c7606767e4aab53a3a.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/aergia.dk\/ld29\/main.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/aergia.dk\/ld29\/fathoms-win.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/aergia.dk\/ld29\/fathoms-osx.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/aergia.dk\/ld29\/fathoms-linux.zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/aergia.dk\/ld29\/LudumDare29-final.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"20604","g_author":"18341","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"20633","g_title":"Fathoms","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"484","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\/18341-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/18341-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/18341-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Instructions:    Shoot flares to see what is hiding in the water. Shoot tags to mark all the fish. Don't touch the fish with your boat!    Both flares and tags have a cooldown, wait for the text to turn white before you can fire again.        - WASD to move      - Space to break      - Left click to shoot flare      - Ctrl+Left click to shoot tag at fish      - Press \"Esc\" to restart when game is over\r\n\r\nUPDATE:\r\nAdded native Windows, Mac, and Linux versions. I haven't tested the Linux and OSX versions yet, so let me know if they work alright :)","title":"Fathoms"}