{"author_link":"\/author\/pragmascript_\/","author_name":"pragmascript","author_uid":"3751","comments":[{"author_name":"Omar_q8","author_uid":"25540","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:32am","epoch":1377484020,"text":"Controls are a little frustrating, nice idea though"},{"author_name":"Octopuns","author_uid":"8382","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 10:19am","epoch":1377512040,"text":"Really nice concept. Controls are frustrating but I'm not sure how you could overcome that.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nice job."},{"author_name":"nathanhoffer","author_uid":"25795","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 3:24am","epoch":1377573540,"text":"I concur.  Nice concept.  Frustrating controls."},{"author_name":"Marcellus","author_uid":"26515","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:22pm","epoch":1377609420,"text":"Very nice idea, controls are a bit hard to master but it's part of the game I suppose."},{"author_name":"dom2d","author_uid":"1893","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:28pm","epoch":1377609780,"text":"Camera controls a bit rough, pretty smooth otherwise!"},{"author_name":"Tipyx","author_uid":"20954","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:29pm","epoch":1377609840,"text":"Very nice concept ;)"},{"author_name":"Vasileiadis","author_uid":"25993","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 3:26pm","epoch":1377616860,"text":"Nice concept I like the physics in it!! Controls were not bad. Problem was when You tried to lift and move forward \/ backwards cause the axes overlap ;)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Off the top of my head, you could try the following:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Say your green platform is at (0, 0, 0). The camera should be fixed at (10, 10, 10) - any number could do just make sure it's the same on all 3 axes - and looking towards your platform.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Now all 3 axes are in a way so that none of them overlap, and motions can be interpreted one way only ;) \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Vertical would determine Up\/Down, one diagonal would be Front\/Back and the other diagonal would be Left\/Right.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>You work the math out (basic vector calculus \/ analytical geometry) and you've solved your controls problem ;)"},{"author_name":"dcolgan","author_uid":"2293","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 6:02pm","epoch":1377626220,"text":"Excellent interpretation of the theme.  Your game kept me occupied until the end!  Nicely done for 48 hours.  You should make more levels and put this on Kongregate."},{"author_name":"Jellycakes","author_uid":"13474","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 12:54am","epoch":1377650940,"text":"Was a nice play, really frustrating when the 2 floating boxes gave way by the fictional physics that bound them. A fun mechanic anyway good job."},{"author_name":"porglezomp","author_uid":"21051","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 11:02pm","epoch":1377730620,"text":"Nice, simple game. Would have liked if you had disabled compression on the lightmap, but it might've been worth it for download times."},{"author_name":"ZYXer","author_uid":"20509","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 11:20pm","epoch":1377731700,"text":"Awesome concept. Really tricky but also really captivating. It would be nice if one could move the camera while holding an object. But apart from that I find it a really great game."},{"author_name":"pragmascript","author_uid":"3751","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 5:13pm","epoch":1377796080,"text":"thanks for all comments and suggestions :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Vasileiadis I tried using a fixed camera, that caused other problems (e.g. objects being hidden behind other objects, so you can't select them anymore)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@ZYXer: I will change camera look to right mouse button in the post-compo version so you can rotate the camera while holding an object."},{"author_name":"LegacyCrono","author_uid":"3093","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 10:35pm","epoch":1377815400,"text":"The controls are a bit concern here, which makes the experience pretty frustrating. Despise that it's a nice concept, well done."},{"author_name":"skywing","author_uid":"15682","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 10:41pm","epoch":1377815760,"text":"When that ball gets rolling, it can be pretty intense. Fun game. It almost gets like 3d tetris later on."},{"author_name":"Zap","author_uid":"27818","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 1:09am","epoch":1377911040,"text":"For me, the controls were fine, rather what I found frustrating was the light weight of the objects, causing them to be very sensitive to input.\r<br\/>I really like the concept of this game"},{"author_name":"SaintHeiser","author_uid":"14848","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 5:18am","epoch":1377925980,"text":"Cool concept! But controls are terrible, so can't enjoy the game =("},{"author_name":"Danvil","author_uid":"5851","time":"Sep 1, 2013 @ 11:13pm","epoch":1378076880,"text":"Very nice game! I like the puzzeling and some levels are really tricke."},{"author_name":"hbocao","author_uid":"25980","time":"Sep 5, 2013 @ 2:49am","epoch":1378349040,"text":"Awesome take on the theme. I think it's the more original I've seen so far. The controls are kinda hard, but I don't think that there is something better to do. But it was very fun to play. Congrats!"},{"author_name":"Mesene","author_uid":"6870","time":"Sep 11, 2013 @ 4:37pm","epoch":1378917120,"text":"I think controls where very acurate :] Goodjob! I spend a lot of time playing it, was nice."},{"author_name":"cwkx","author_uid":"26001","time":"Sep 15, 2013 @ 11:52am","epoch":1379245620,"text":"I love the simple polished graphics and progression :)"}],"images":["ld27\/3751-e1ba37721b7663e284b32260140acb3b.jpg","ld27\/3751-9ae55983f3914be824b8cecc87551da6.jpg","ld27\/3751-0d9cc50ac300873c71e18c76071e3aa8.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/13427506\/LudumDare27\/Web\/Web.html","text":"Unity3D Webplayer"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h_plm1jygFw","text":"Gamplay Video"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/13427506\/LudumDare27\/WebPost\/WebPost.html","text":"Web (post compo)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"23944","g_author":"3751","g_event":"LD27","g_eventkey":"18","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"23974","g_title":"Off Balance","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"409","g_commentcount":"20","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\/3751-shot0.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/3751-shot1.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/3751-shot2.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Hey :)\r\n\r\n-> Place the objects on the green platform.\r\n-> No object may touch the ground.\r\n-> Use your left mouse button to drag objects.\r\n-> Hold <b>SHIFT<\/b> whilst dragging to lift objects from or  (lower them to) the ground. \r\n-> Use your mouse wheel to zoom\r\n-> Use your left mouse button on the ground to rotate the camera\r\n\r\nHave fun :D\r\n\r\nps. \r\nthe post compo edition contains additional levels and\r\nyou can use the right mouse button to rotate the camera\r\n(so you can rotate the camera while dragging)\r\nuse the other version for rating\r\n\r\n","title":"Off Balance"}