{"author_link":"\/author\/kristof\/","author_name":"kristof","author_uid":"11354","comments":[{"author_name":"PaidGEEK","author_uid":"10029","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 3:36am","epoch":1377487860,"text":"Cool. I'd like to see something like this with random generated dungeons."},{"author_name":"optimality","author_uid":"20946","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 4:17pm","epoch":1377533520,"text":"Nice game, I like the lighting effects. Having to start over from the beginning is a bit punishing."},{"author_name":"Friday","author_uid":"25437","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 4:19pm","epoch":1377533640,"text":"Neat! Like the lighting mechanism. Some feedback for how long your torch has left would have been nice."},{"author_name":"Foxtacy","author_uid":"12398","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 4:20pm","epoch":1377533700,"text":"I like this very much! i kinda don't see how is it related to the theme in anyway, but regardless! this is actually very fun to play! :)"},{"author_name":"epicSpeedTurtle","author_uid":"11938","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 4:20pm","epoch":1377533700,"text":"This was really fun! I love the idea, and the implementation is just great. \rIt's not that relevant to the theme though :C"},{"author_name":"tylorlilley","author_uid":"26293","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 4:23pm","epoch":1377533880,"text":"I love these style of games! Crazily enough, the game I made is very similar, with the idea of a dungeon-crawler-esque game where torches are used to light the darkness... crazy! Anyway, I enjoyed it, but I would have liked it better if it was longer or if there were some replay value... perhaps by having the items\/enemies placed in randoms spots in levels if completely randomly generated dungeon rooms were too hard to achieve.\r\rIn any case, great work!"},{"author_name":"kristof","author_uid":"11354","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 4:36pm","epoch":1377534660,"text":"Thanks a lot for your kind replies! The connection to the theme is that the torches burn 10 seconds long, but I could have made this a bit more clear.\rI would have liked to randomly generate the levels. But time was running out...\rThanks again for playing!"},{"author_name":"Daisuke909","author_uid":"8522","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 9:00pm","epoch":1377550500,"text":"You should make horror games The way you use light as a weapon, and how you're always dreading what's around the corners is really cool. I feel like this would be amazing if it were a little longer."},{"author_name":"BradleySmith","author_uid":"14944","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 10:12pm","epoch":1377554820,"text":"Beautiful aesthetic you have going.. really enjoyed playing this. :) Positive ratings."},{"author_name":"SasoriDama","author_uid":"14810","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 10:18pm","epoch":1377555180,"text":"I really like how it isn't randomized because that way you get better with each death! Also the lighting looks great. Nice game!"},{"author_name":"mort96","author_uid":"10534","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 11:05pm","epoch":1377558000,"text":"Great game, nice lighting engine! Though what does it have to do with 10 seconds..?"},{"author_name":"CarbonCoder","author_uid":"14089","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 11:06pm","epoch":1377558060,"text":"Very nice game."},{"author_name":"porglezomp","author_uid":"21051","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 11:22pm","epoch":1377559020,"text":"This game is really great. At first I didn't even feel like I would ever need to use the torches, seeing as I could see just fine near me. \rThen, as soon as I saw the eyes in the darkness, I realized they were dangerous. Everything immediately felt darker, and the torches became really valuable, and the darkness became really scary. One of my favorite entries so far!"},{"author_name":"foumart","author_uid":"14368","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 10:10am","epoch":1377597900,"text":"Nice feeling.. This game just needs some interface tweaks - for example a candle that is burning out for 10 sec. Also torches are sometimes disapearing even when got a couple collected already."},{"author_name":"Pixelfan Games","author_uid":"20908","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 12:27pm","epoch":1377606120,"text":"oh boy, i remember atari´s cause this game, awesome, i like it!!! good job :D"},{"author_name":"almightyzentaco","author_uid":"25879","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 12:28pm","epoch":1377606180,"text":"I enjoyed the minimalist style. Very nice work. Spiffy lighting."},{"author_name":"lordjosephdeburg","author_uid":"13718","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 3:02pm","epoch":1377615420,"text":"big fan of nethack here. Im really impressed by what you made kristof, torch mechanic is an interesting idea!"},{"author_name":"doonay21","author_uid":"18952","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 3:50pm","epoch":1377618300,"text":"Cool entry. Nice idea!"},{"author_name":"bvanschooten","author_uid":"14520","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 4:08pm","epoch":1377619380,"text":"Pretty solid dungeon crawler. Could be great with more content. In some cases, enemies get stuck in the narrow tunnels, and there seems to be no way to get past them."},{"author_name":"Feffers","author_uid":"26695","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 6:26pm","epoch":1377627660,"text":"Nice little dungeon crawler, felt like playing Adventure."},{"author_name":"Tanser","author_uid":"27381","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 7:45pm","epoch":1377632400,"text":"Great game! I love the darkness - the fog of war as some people call it. The atmosphere is fantastic. Good job!"},{"author_name":"andwhatnot","author_uid":"27164","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 7:58pm","epoch":1377633180,"text":"First game I've seen that interprets the theme as "light for 10 seconds" - really helps heighten the fun-nervousness that games can have. Like, oh no my torch went out I hope that bad guys don't get me."},{"author_name":"RadioLemon","author_uid":"18002","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 9:24pm","epoch":1377638340,"text":"That was pretty sweet! I actually felt uneasy while playing this, so it gave good mood!"},{"author_name":"Delca","author_uid":"24934","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 9:32pm","epoch":1377638820,"text":"I really like it, although I got stuck quite early (I cannot get the key in the third level, getting those monsters out of the one-tile corridor seems impossible without killing oneself).\rAlso, even if it may seem wrong, I got the most fun playing this game while stocking up all torches and never using a single one : monsters become even more scarier when all you can do is run.\rRegarding randomized map : without going as far as generating them, you can simply randomize item placement through a predetermined list of places. Try "I'll Give You A Head Start" by Tifu, I think the random item placement added great replayability to the game."},{"author_name":"flavio","author_uid":"25936","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 9:36pm","epoch":1377639060,"text":"I really liked the game mechanics and the lighting system !\rI love when it's simple like this and just working. \rThe health system provided by how red the screen is works well also\rNice ! :)"},{"author_name":"Nerlin","author_uid":"26281","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 9:37pm","epoch":1377639120,"text":"I like this game but i'm pretty sure this game is for theme Darkness. Still awesome."},{"author_name":"lulzfish_4","author_uid":"5606","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 10:03pm","epoch":1377640680,"text":"It was frustrating because the monsters would sometimes attack me even while I had a torch out and I had to restart from the tutorial every time.\r\rAlso it seems like my inventory wasn't always drawn. I would have one or two torches, but it would show nothing."},{"author_name":"lulzfish_4","author_uid":"5606","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 10:05pm","epoch":1377640800,"text":"Also, why do you have the QtNetwork DLL? This better not be connecting to a server without asking me first."},{"author_name":"kristof","author_uid":"11354","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 10:17pm","epoch":1377641520,"text":"@lulzfish_4: No the there is absolutely no network code in the game. But when I did not include that dll, windows asked for it in an error message. Maybe I did something wrong in the compiler settings. The monsters are always dangerous if you come close to them. But when they see the torch, they try to run away. Thanks for playing anyways!"},{"author_name":"Sephiroth87","author_uid":"26373","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 11:45pm","epoch":1377733200,"text":"Nice lighting effects, i think the guy should have some invincibility window after being hit, or a bit of a cooldown on the attacks, because sometimes just gettin near a cat almost kills you immediately"},{"author_name":"Atmospherium","author_uid":"24518","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 2:24am","epoch":1377742740,"text":"I like this a lot. The torches providing light for navigation and defense is very well executed. Definitely a bit harder than I'd like, but the difficulty fits in line with the retro-game aesthetic."},{"author_name":"lalanl","author_uid":"19437","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 4:21am","epoch":1377749760,"text":"Great job, kristof! The lights were great (They reminded me a bit of Monaco. If you haven't played it I think you'd like it). I really liked how you healed automatically and there was no life bar. \r\rI might have softened the item pickup sound, but that is a very, very minor complaint. \r\rIf you wanted to keep going with this, generated maps could work really well with what you have made. I would love if I could keep going and find more items and monsters."},{"author_name":"apaneske","author_uid":"26582","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 5:25pm","epoch":1377796800,"text":"Wow :) I really liked how you used the lighting in the game. And the graphics was perfect. I would've liked more levels :)"},{"author_name":"iiechapman","author_uid":"14399","time":"Aug 30, 2013 @ 3:45am","epoch":1377834000,"text":"Dude, I love the lighting effects, really cool, would love to see where this could go with some more elements!"},{"author_name":"BenWhi","author_uid":"19954","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 1:22am","epoch":1377911820,"text":"Fun and well-designed little roguelike! Only complaint I had was having to start from the beginning when I died."},{"author_name":"Mlle Eole","author_uid":"8751","time":"Sep 1, 2013 @ 3:51pm","epoch":1378050360,"text":"The idea and the way you rendered it are really elegants. :)"},{"author_name":"Travis Irby","author_uid":"22035","time":"Sep 1, 2013 @ 6:01pm","epoch":1378058160,"text":"Really well done. Had me on the edge of my seat :D Like the lighting and mechanics"},{"author_name":"theholychicken","author_uid":"25095","time":"Sep 5, 2013 @ 9:06am","epoch":1378371660,"text":"Terrific atmosphere! I love the blood red effects and regenerating health. And of course the lighting was very well done!\rGreat work!"},{"author_name":"ZYXer","author_uid":"20509","time":"Sep 8, 2013 @ 6:37pm","epoch":1378665120,"text":"I really like this game. Very simple, but the concept with the lighting and the glowing eyes in the dark is very well thought-out. Good job!\r\rI'm not quite sure where you built in the theme. Do the torches last 10 seconds?"},{"author_name":"MrBlade","author_uid":"23232","time":"Sep 14, 2013 @ 1:28am","epoch":1379121780,"text":"Am I the only one having trouble moving? I seem to be doing so in one or two unit increments. Hmf. Nice work though! Nice sounds, very nice lighting and cool graphics! As others have said, it does not really fit the theme. Still a cool game!\r8\/10."},{"author_name":"Pavel M. Dlouh\u00fd","author_uid":"8583","time":"Sep 15, 2013 @ 3:00pm","epoch":1379256900,"text":"Nice dark dungeon! Good work! ;-)"},{"author_name":"Pavel M. Dlouh\u00fd","author_uid":"8583","time":"Sep 15, 2013 @ 3:18pm","epoch":1379257980,"text":"Now I noticed that somebody mentioned nice sounds. I played it on Windows and didn't noticed any sounds. Can you please help me with this?"},{"author_name":"kristof","author_uid":"11354","time":"Sep 15, 2013 @ 4:07pm","epoch":1379260920,"text":"Thanks for playing! There should be sounds on Windows. But its not much. I just used a generator to get some random sounds."},{"author_name":"Pavel M. Dlouh\u00fd","author_uid":"8583","time":"Sep 15, 2013 @ 4:32pm","epoch":1379262420,"text":"Thank you for your answer. I am sorry. I am probably a little tired. ;-) Yes, sounds are there. It is strange I didn't noticed it first time! :D Now I added rating also for sounds."},{"author_name":"Cryovat","author_uid":"19066","time":"Sep 16, 2013 @ 9:52pm","epoch":1379368020,"text":"The dogs(?) and torch mechanic made it far more creepy than I expected. :D\r\rI think this works very well, and it was genuinely scary every time the torch started to fade out. The graphics and audio served it well. I think it's a good thing that there was no music. Silence and demon eyes closing in on you...\r\rOnly niggle is that it's a bit too easy to make the game unwinnable by cornering the dog with the key on the last level. Did it twice and had to start over... :'(\r\rThat tiny thing aside, I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for making this, excellent work! :D"}],"images":["ld27\/11354-03ef600258520743f828b318de512f7d.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/10385785\/Seconds%20of%20Light%20%28Win%29.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/10385785\/Seconds%20of%20Light%20%28Mac%29.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/knied\/LD27","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"22870","g_author":"11354","g_event":"LD27","g_eventkey":"18","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"22900","g_title":"Seconds of Light","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"224","g_commentcount":"45","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\/\/273708\/11354-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You are an unarmed character trapped in a dark dungeon. Evil creatures, hidden in the shadows, try to eat you. Only the light of some rare to find torches helps you to fight them back for a few seconds. Will you find your way out of this nightmare...?\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nMovement: Arrow Keys\r\nLight a Torch: Space\r\n\r\nTools:\r\nC++, Qt, OpenGL,\r\nXcode, QtCreator,\r\nGimp, sfxr\r\n\r\nThanks for playing!","title":"Seconds of Light"}