{"author_link":"\/author\/roybatty\/","author_name":"RoyBatty","author_uid":"27802","comments":[{"author_name":"Croze","author_uid":"24715","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:26am","epoch":1377570060,"text":"I highly suggest making a game more than 1 in every 1000 people are able to play (Not many PC gamers have 2 gamepads ready to be plugged in to vote)"},{"author_name":"IHateATMFees","author_uid":"22624","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:36am","epoch":1377570660,"text":"Nice variety of power-ups. I was only able to try with one as I only have one gamepad."},{"author_name":"Tanser","author_uid":"27381","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:39am","epoch":1377570840,"text":"The web version is not starting for me. It get to black screen with countdown in the up left corner.\rBy the screenshot I see graphics that I more like placeholders anyways."},{"author_name":"CarmineGames","author_uid":"14688","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:43am","epoch":1377571080,"text":"Could not run the web version. After character selection a dark screen just went into negative numbers."},{"author_name":"RoyBatty","author_uid":"27802","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:47am","epoch":1377571320,"text":"Hi, Croze! \r\rWe do apologize to anyone who is unable to play. We knew going in that creating a local multiplayer game would be very limiting. \r\rI'll be honest in saying that I cannot currently play here at home. However, when I was playing an earlier build in a room full of game developers yesterday, I had a blast. I guess my hope is that if anyone else is interested, has the capability, and wants to try it out with their friends, they will have the same amount of fun that I did. At the very least, I have learned a lot about working on a multiplayer game, having never worked on one before. I tend to look at jams as a chance to try something new, and perhaps that is selfish. \r\rI think some of us do intend to continue work on this concept, and perhaps someday it will be available to a wider audience through distribution on a more friendly platform? \r\rFor the moment, I would thank you for taking the time to comment, and will try to get to your game sometime in the next few days. Good luck!\r\r-thatwhichis, team RoyBatty"},{"author_name":"RoyBatty","author_uid":"27802","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:50am","epoch":1377571500,"text":"IHateATMFees: Thank you for playing! \r\rTanser and CarmineGames: Thank you for letting us know! One of us was having an issue with the web build earlier but it was running fine on my machine; we will definitely look into it within the next few days.\r\r-thatwhichis, team RoyBatty"},{"author_name":"RoyBatty","author_uid":"27802","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 3:21am","epoch":1377573360,"text":"Well, we made the deadline. It's been a great experience: we laughed, we cried, we shared memories of times gone by and hopes for days to come. We only broke a few bones, and to those currently recuperating at Orlando Regional Medical Center, we are really, really, sorry about that.\r\rWhat follows are a few additional notes regarding Time to Die:\r\rINSTRUCTIONS\r* After the logo disappears, use the mouse to select at least two characters.\r* In battle, each character corresponds to a gamepad.\r* Press A to Jump.\r* Press X to Fire.\r* Use the D-pad to Move.\r\rPOWERUPS\r* Floaty - Upon jumping, player will float in the air.\r* Ghost- Player disappears; firing a shot reveals location.\r* Gravity - Player acts as a gravity well, attracting objects.\r* Reflect - Shots reflect off player; no damage is taken.\r* Jump - Player jumps extra high.\r* Phasing - Stepping on a platform makes it disappear.\r* Reload - Player reloads faster.\r* Speed - Player runs faster.\r* Spread - Player fires three shots at a time.\r* Stasis - Player's shots slow down and pause in midair.\r\rWe hope you enjoy playing Time to Die!\r\r-- David J. Sushil"},{"author_name":"Zephyr89","author_uid":"27354","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 6:43am","epoch":1377585480,"text":"Um, what is the minecraft dirt doing here?"},{"author_name":"RoyBatty","author_uid":"27802","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 1:47pm","epoch":1377610920,"text":">> Um, what is the minecraft dirt doing here?\rWe told that Minecraft dirt: "Minecraft dirt, you are NOT allowed in our final build!" but it just wouldn't listen. It kept coming back (drunk, of course) yelling and screaming about creepers. At first we were annoyed, but eventually we started feeling sorry for it. Corey called it a cab, but since Minecraft dirt had lost its wallet, we had to pony up his fare. The driver was a nice enough guy - I'd say Lebanese from the accent. I gave him my number in case there were any problems. He told us a story about the worst drunk passenger he'd ever seen, and we laughed while smoking cigarettes. Needless to say, we were all surprised to find Minecraft dirt still lingering around as the deadline approached. But, hey: that's Minecraft dirt. There when you need him, there when you don't.\r\r-- David J. Sushil"},{"author_name":"onzephyr","author_uid":"5478","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:19pm","epoch":1377612840,"text":"I like the idea. Couldn't play it to the fullest, didn't have anybody to play with. nonetheless it was fun . And it so happens my left hand is the superior player."},{"author_name":"JellyMan64","author_uid":"25427","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:32pm","epoch":1377613620,"text":"Graphical glitches, 2 players required, just no. Clock goes into the negatives!"},{"author_name":"cschwartz","author_uid":"25548","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:34pm","epoch":1377613740,"text":"Does not work for me, I get a black screen after character selection."},{"author_name":"dumasflo","author_uid":"19626","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:38pm","epoch":1377613980,"text":"Same as cshwartz, black screen after selection, and windows file corrupted :("},{"author_name":"RoyBatty","author_uid":"27802","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 2:57pm","epoch":1377615120,"text":"csschwartz and dumasflo: Thanks for your feedback! We are aware of the black screen issue and will work to correct it. It seems to only happen on some machines, and we're not sure why. It would be really helpful to know more about how you're running the game: which OS, which browser, etc. \r\r-- David J. Sushil"},{"author_name":"RoyBatty","author_uid":"27802","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 4:57pm","epoch":1377708720,"text":"Just posted an update; should address noted bugs so far! -thatwhichis, team RoyBatty"},{"author_name":"esayitch","author_uid":"16000","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 5:36pm","epoch":1377711060,"text":"I played with myself and had fun! Well, sort of >.> You really need AI ^^\r\rThere is potential here but I think the jump\/movement mechanics are pretty stiff... otherwise a good entry! Good luck!"},{"author_name":"Chinchilla","author_uid":"5017","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 5:41pm","epoch":1377711360,"text":"Bah, wish I had someone here to play this with... liked the music and the amusing characters.\r\rTechnically I think this kinda stuff needs to go in a post-compo version though:\r* Changed background music. \r* Added sound effects to title screen. \r* Removed placeholder platform sprites."},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 3:44am","epoch":1377747540,"text":"I was sad I couldnt be a potato, :( I also didnt have friends to play with but it is still a pretty cool game. :) I featured this game in my compilation video of Ludum Dare 27 games, if you would like to check it out :) http:\/\/youtu.be\/okyxuWBF5Yw"},{"author_name":"RoyBatty","author_uid":"27802","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 5:01pm","epoch":1377795360,"text":"esayitch: lol, thank you! AI was definitely a stretch goal, but we already ended up with some last-minute triage to make the entry playable. Slight case of "over-scoping" on our part, but we like the entry and will probably try to continue development at some point in the future!\r\rChinchilla: We've reviewed the rules and guidelines again; our initial interpretation was that these alterations might be acceptable as we had the assets done in time but that they were not implemented or implemented poorly due to "bugs;" however, we will certainly refrain from any more alterations to this version and I personally apologize if we have acted improperly, our intention is not in any way to "game" the system. We're just excited to keep working on it; I can't wait to get our other sprites in place and add a game summary screen for the post-compo version! I've only participated in the 48-hour compo before, and thought the jam rules a little more lax. \r\rJupiter_Hadley: Hey, thanks bud! We're sorry, the potato will be there someday!\r\r-thatwhichis, team RoyBatty"},{"author_name":"Obscuremoon","author_uid":"16732","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 5:49pm","epoch":1377798240,"text":"That relativity power up is the best! :D"},{"author_name":"RoyBatty","author_uid":"27802","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 6:10pm","epoch":1377799500,"text":"Obscuremoon: ALL credit to Sushil on the power-ups; they're his babies and I think they mix and match to make some incredibly fun rounds!\r\r-thatwhichis, team RoyBatty"},{"author_name":"Optimus6128","author_uid":"17470","time":"Aug 30, 2013 @ 9:44pm","epoch":1377898740,"text":"Nice music. Game is ok. Is it 3 player game?"},{"author_name":"davidwparker","author_uid":"7737","time":"Aug 30, 2013 @ 9:47pm","epoch":1377898920,"text":"Not really sure what I was supposed to be doing... and my potato wasn't a potato. I also didn't have 2x others to play with..."},{"author_name":"RoyBatty","author_uid":"27802","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 3:59pm","epoch":1377964440,"text":"Hey peoples! \r\rOptimus6128: Yeah, it's meant to be between 2 and 4 local multiplayer, but when we were debugging in the last few minutes we ended up cutting a player (so min 2, max 3 at the moment!) to help figure out some behaviors we were seeing. Thanks for giving our little game a shot! I think it's something we plan on coming back to in the future. :-) \r\rdavidwparker: Our artist was actually project hopping at the site we attended, so he only jumped on with us in about the last day- gave us some great sprites with more animation than I think we have implemented even now, but he only got to two of the characters so right now John Li\/Bear both play as John Li and Shark\/Potato both play as Shark. ;_; \r\rAs an aside: the initial bug we encountered after posting the game that crashed it on the level scene? Having corrected it, I'm now relatively certain that anyone encountering that bug chose Potato. I find that very interesting. ;-D"},{"author_name":"Jarcas Studios","author_uid":"20322","time":"Sep 2, 2013 @ 3:32pm","epoch":1378135620,"text":"Nice start to a little couch arena game. I really enjoy those. Though I feel like 10 seconds is just too short of a time for this type of game. Maybe consider expanding it into something w\/o the 10 second limitation?"}],"images":["ld27\/27802-83141217a7a68d583ad636c5407f1eed.jpg","ld27\/27802-e97b51223556d6dbd6a3a4415823969b.jpg","ld27\/27802-c756664901bccbf376d9f560a763a807.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.thatwhichismedia.com\/UnityProjects\/TimeToDie\/TimeToDie%20Windowsx86.rar","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.thatwhichismedia.com\/UnityProjects\/TimeToDie\/LD27.html","text":"Web"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"24574","g_author":"27802","g_event":"LD27","g_eventkey":"18","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"24604","g_title":"Time to Die","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"478","g_commentcount":"25","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\/27802-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/27802-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/27802-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"They swore oaths. They drew lines in the sand. They girded themselves for war. And now, they must battle to the death... in ten seconds or less!\r\n\r\nTime to Die is a local multiplayer fighting game. It includes 10 random power-ups, incredibly subtle level variations, gravity wells, and earnest promises of playable potatoes - soon, we promise.\r\n\r\nINSTRUCTIONS \r\n* After the logo disappears, use the mouse to select at least two characters. \r\n* GAMEPAD CONTROLS:\r\n - Press A to Jump. \r\n - Press X to Fire. \r\n - Use the D-pad to Move. \r\n* KEYBOARD CONTROLS:\r\n - Player 1 uses Arrow Keys.\r\n - Player 2 uses WASD Keys.\r\n - Player 3 uses IJKL KEYS.\r\n\r\nPOWERUPS \r\n* Floaty - Upon jumping, player will float in the air. \r\n* Ghost- Player disappears; firing a shot reveals location. \r\n* Gravity - Player acts as a gravity well, attracting objects. \r\n* Reflect - Shots reflect off player; no damage is taken. \r\n* Jump - Player jumps extra high. \r\n* Phasing - Stepping on a platform makes it disappear. \r\n* Reload - Player reloads faster. \r\n* Speed - Player runs faster. \r\n* Spread - Player fires three shots at a time. \r\n* Stasis - Player's shots slow down and pause in midair. \r\n\r\nPROGRAMMING: Corey \"thatwhichis\" Cochran, David J. Sushil\r\nARTWORK: Zachary Lutz, Corey \"thatwhichis\" Cochran\r\nVERY SPECIAL THANKS: John Li\r\n\r\nIn the interest of full disclosure, the following changes have been made post-deadline:\r\n* Added keyboard support.\r\n* Changed background music.\r\n* Added sound effects to title screen.\r\n* Removed placeholder platform sprites.\r\n* Changed texture compression in Web version.\r\n\r\nUPDATE 2: Just uploaded a new build, should address issues with level not loading and screen going to black after initial level play (stops negative counter bug). Still only two playable characters at the moment QQ. Happy playing, guys! -thatwhichis\r\n\r\nUPDATE: Still having issue loading game scene on some computers in web version, we are working to address- please bear with us! :-)\r\n\r\nOUR WEBSITES\r\nhttp:\/\/thatwhichismedia.com\r\nhttp:\/\/badpilcrow.com\r\nhttp:\/\/zacherylutz.wix.com\/3dartist","title":"Time to Die"}