{"author_link":"\/author\/raggy\/","author_name":"bnhw","author_uid":"3267","comments":[{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 8:13am","epoch":1377504480,"text":"This is a great 1-button-game. Nice music too!"},{"author_name":"zedutchgandalf","author_uid":"18216","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 10:36am","epoch":1377513060,"text":"I'm not quite sure how to control this... I know it's just &quot;press any key to use the anti-grav thingie&quot;, but I'm not really sure how that thing works...\r<br\/>Great music though :)"},{"author_name":"bnhw","author_uid":"3267","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 10:46am","epoch":1377513660,"text":"Thanks, guys!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@zedutchgandalf when you're holding a key, your ship won't be attracted to the planets, so it'll maintain a constant heading and speed. The idea is to try to accelerate toward a planet to gain momentum and enable your anti-grav once you're pointing in the right direction. Hope this helps!"},{"author_name":"Linus Lindberg","author_uid":"20066","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 1:23pm","epoch":1377523080,"text":"That is crazy fun, but I'm not sure what it's got to do with the theme :p\r<br\/>Love the visuals and the music!"},{"author_name":"CustomPhase","author_uid":"20604","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 1:25pm","epoch":1377523200,"text":"Really liked the visual style and concept. Though having some problems understanding controls"},{"author_name":"hughsk","author_uid":"21035","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 1:27pm","epoch":1377523320,"text":"Surprisingly addictive :)"},{"author_name":"bnhw","author_uid":"3267","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 1:57pm","epoch":1377525120,"text":"@Linus Lindberg Yeah, it's a bit of a flakey connection, but the path ahead predicts 10 seconds into the future (as if you were always under the effects of gravity)."},{"author_name":"Anton_D","author_uid":"27509","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:39pm","epoch":1377527640,"text":"Really interesting game, but laggy for me + it seems impossible to travel from a certain distance.."},{"author_name":"Gama","author_uid":"14659","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:43pm","epoch":1377527880,"text":"Simple, Good Looking, Fun, Nice job !"},{"author_name":"Joxno","author_uid":"25136","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:46pm","epoch":1377528060,"text":"Gah, 6.48AU was my best, took me a little while before I properly figured out how to control it. Quite addictive and fun!"},{"author_name":"andwhatnot","author_uid":"27164","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 2:55pm","epoch":1377528600,"text":"Elegant little game. Demonstrates that very simple games can be vary fun!"},{"author_name":"X-0r","author_uid":"25053","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 10:15am","epoch":1377598200,"text":"Two-dimensional gravity for the win! Even if it's not the point of the game, trying to get your ship to orbit around a planet is fun, too^^\r<br\/>I'm not sure, if there's a way to continue forever, if you had the skills, or if you do depend on luck a bit."},{"author_name":"justi","author_uid":"26788","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 5:16pm","epoch":1377623460,"text":"One of the better games we've ever seen on the Ludum Dare. Astronomical concept and attractors  - what I like :)"},{"author_name":"zanzindorf","author_uid":"22587","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 5:17pm","epoch":1377623520,"text":"The graphics and sound made me happy. Very creative, fun, and simple. It's kind of lacking the theme though."},{"author_name":"Broxxar","author_uid":"22132","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1377623580,"text":"How the ship controlled wasn't obvious, but I liked that. Great game."},{"author_name":"darkshadow","author_uid":"15698","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1377623580,"text":"Physics + Retro graphics, brilliant combination. Nice touch with the fake console screen. Much more fun than a traditional dodge game."},{"author_name":"JimMakesGames","author_uid":"25555","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 5:33pm","epoch":1377624480,"text":"Holy cow that is addictive. The aesthetic is great too. Really clever idea. Wish I'd thought of it. Make this into a mobile game and sell it!"},{"author_name":"KeithE.","author_uid":"25189","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 5:34pm","epoch":1377624540,"text":"I really like how simple this is while still providing a good challenge.  Good job!"},{"author_name":"Gremlin","author_uid":"12047","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 5:46pm","epoch":1377625260,"text":"Nice use of a 1-button interface."},{"author_name":"AdventureIslands","author_uid":"11391","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 1:28pm","epoch":1377696180,"text":"Nice one button game! Took a moment to get used to how to controlling works, but I got quite far. Nice music!"},{"author_name":"panurge","author_uid":"21166","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 1:29pm","epoch":1377696240,"text":"Impressively smart and simple. I kept going back for one more try and found the controls to be pretty intuitive once you got the hang of them. Great idea, beautifully implemented."},{"author_name":"Anachron","author_uid":"27481","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 10:20pm","epoch":1377728100,"text":"Super fun! Seems like a dangerous way to travel though..."},{"author_name":"zatyka","author_uid":"14357","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 10:45pm","epoch":1377729600,"text":"Fun game. It definitely kept me interested.  I liked the style of game as well.  I think it has a good amount of potential."},{"author_name":"tigerj","author_uid":"14172","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 2:49am","epoch":1377744240,"text":"really basic and looks really cool I really had fun with this one."},{"author_name":"ConflictiveLabs","author_uid":"15810","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 6:36am","epoch":1377757860,"text":"That was fun.. although confusing. I failed to see the theme in the game but it's actually a fun and addictive little gem."},{"author_name":"rezoner","author_uid":"21594","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 7:06am","epoch":1377759660,"text":"Not very clear at first time but after a while it turns out to be a great idea fun!"},{"author_name":"gamepopper","author_uid":"21252","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 4:43pm","epoch":1377794280,"text":"Really clever idea, couldn't go further than three planets though. Not sure how this ties to the theme though."},{"author_name":"sittaman","author_uid":"21123","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 4:54pm","epoch":1377794940,"text":"Great one. I didn't get the theme on this, but who cares? The game is just great, I loved the one-button mechanic. Good job!"},{"author_name":"neekobus","author_uid":"14085","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 5:17pm","epoch":1377796320,"text":"Very good idea. \r<br\/>Simple control may be good, but I don't understand how it works."},{"author_name":"Larzan","author_uid":"10395","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 5:36pm","epoch":1377797460,"text":"Interesting game mechanics. Nice."},{"author_name":"Yell0w","author_uid":"7009","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 6:47pm","epoch":1377801720,"text":"Cool game with lots of potential!"},{"author_name":"flavio","author_uid":"25936","time":"Aug 30, 2013 @ 9:41am","epoch":1377855360,"text":"Simple and addictive really ! Even if it is not always clear how the trajectory works  :)"},{"author_name":"theholychicken","author_uid":"25095","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 3:30am","epoch":1377919500,"text":"Amazing and original gameplay! Addictive is the right word for it. The minimalistic art style works perfectly.\r<br\/>The 10 second prediction path connection is a pretty interesting take on the theme.\r<br\/>Great work!"},{"author_name":"iiechapman","author_uid":"14399","time":"Sep 2, 2013 @ 6:36pm","epoch":1378146660,"text":"Very interesting method of play, sometimes difficult to tell how it is calculating the trajectory. If I understand correctly, the &quot;mass&quot; of the planet changes how much it &quot;pulls&quot; the trajectory. It would be nice if the color of the trajectory were to change from green which is &quot;small mass&quot; to red which is &quot;high mass&quot; to indicate how much pull the next planet will have. That way you could have a sense of how much your will be altering your trajectory by pressing the button."}],"images":["ld27\/3267-5247dd0ba35e9409c9a9376e8fbe26ea.jpg","ld27\/3267-00b51517008f259a9a569a5c53f2ae09.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/bnhw.co.uk\/agd\/play","text":"Web (Post-Compo)"},{"url":"http:\/\/bnhw.co.uk\/agd\/play_ld27","text":"Web (Compo)"},{"url":"http:\/\/bnhw.co.uk\/agd\/Anti-Grav Drive (Source).zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"24101","g_author":"3267","g_event":"LD27","g_eventkey":"18","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"24131","g_title":"Anti-Grav Drive","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"332","g_commentcount":"34","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\/3267-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/3267-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Your thrusters are totally gonzo'd and you're left free-floating in space at the mercy of gravity. Lucky for you, the ship's engineer has managed to re-route the power and reverse the polarity of the anti-grav device. Using the on-board computer's ten second path prediction, you sling-shot yourself around planetoids, just trying to find a way home.\r\n\r\nA simple one-button game where you hold and key to vastly reduce the effects of gravity and travel in a straight line.\r\n\r\nNew for post-compo version:\r\n- Performance fixes\r\n- First keypress on title\/results screen now shows all text","title":"Anti-Grav Drive"}