{"author_link":"\/author\/kaldrick\/","author_name":"Kaldrick","author_uid":"25225","comments":[{"author_name":"Zelosfan","author_uid":"5711","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 7:51am","epoch":1377503160,"text":"Can't run on Windows 7: \r"There should be 'LDWinBuild_Data'\rfolder next to the executable""},{"author_name":"Sebastian","author_uid":"20818","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 7:53am","epoch":1377503280,"text":"Mission failed (phew)\rWhy do the seconds left count up? :P\rInteresting game though, good job."},{"author_name":"Baburo","author_uid":"14709","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 7:56am","epoch":1377503460,"text":"The overall experience was a bit confusing. :P I can see you've had a good idea behind the concept, but I guess you didn't have enough time to create it properly. \rI wasn't sure when I was able to attack and when not, etc. Maybe you should try adding something more clear to indicate that?\rI liked the music track though. :) It fitted the mood nicely."},{"author_name":"Kaldrick","author_uid":"25225","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 8:47am","epoch":1377506520,"text":"@Baburo \rYeah, if I had a little bit more time I'd put together some sort of tutorial or what-not. Also i think it bugs every once in a while, when you try to attack the leukocytes.\r@Zelosfan\rI'll check it out after work, thanks for the comment ;)"},{"author_name":"ratalaika","author_uid":"25607","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 8:51am","epoch":1377506760,"text":"Not bad, I like the idea, but the game freezes a little bit"},{"author_name":"paraple-geek","author_uid":"15351","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 9:16am","epoch":1377508260,"text":"I like the idea but the game phase laked of clarity, i didn't know when i was supposed to move or not. Interesting idea aniway good job."},{"author_name":"mrspeaker","author_uid":"9199","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 9:44am","epoch":1377509940,"text":"Mute the music? No way - nice track! I was getting crashes during the game play though (Mac\/Chrome)."},{"author_name":"Rave Radbury","author_uid":"14285","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 9:44am","epoch":1377509940,"text":"The game seems a bit rough and unpolished, some aspects of the HUD were confusing and the gameplay felt choppy. However, I really enjoyed the mechanics and setting (evolving biology is always cool)."},{"author_name":"plancien","author_uid":"25374","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 9:53am","epoch":1377510480,"text":"Game lacks polish, which is sad because the concept is attractive, and made me frustrated not to be able to play it properly.\rMake a version 2.0 after ludum dare end, it will be a nice game."},{"author_name":"neekobus","author_uid":"14085","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 11:38am","epoch":1377516780,"text":"Good idea but I think full mouse control may be better.\rI'd like to see the virus evolve (bigger size, change color) when level up."},{"author_name":"as3boyan","author_uid":"26972","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 11:55am","epoch":1377517800,"text":"It's hard to get into game."},{"author_name":"Ghostik","author_uid":"6198","time":"Aug 26, 2013 @ 6:32pm","epoch":1377541620,"text":"Interesting concept"},{"author_name":"josefnpat","author_uid":"11249","time":"Aug 27, 2013 @ 9:44pm","epoch":1377639540,"text":"The web player doesn't work on linux, please release a linux binary!"},{"author_name":"SamuelDivinium","author_uid":"24251","time":"Aug 28, 2013 @ 7:38am","epoch":1377675180,"text":"It should be fastened up and should be fully mouse driven. Aside from that it's a nice game and an interesting concept :)"},{"author_name":"Kragnir","author_uid":"26709","time":"Aug 29, 2013 @ 4:36am","epoch":1377750660,"text":"Like the idea but there seems to be a lot of issues. Sometimes you can attack during the opponents turns, sometimes they can attack during your turn, sometimes you can attack more than 3 times, sometimes they can move during your turn. Sometimes you can't attack an enemy, sometimes the health bar floats away from enemies."},{"author_name":"CustomPhase","author_uid":"20604","time":"Aug 30, 2013 @ 11:22am","epoch":1377861420,"text":"The premise is nice and cool, but controlling the game is quite hard and annoying. Also graphics could use a little bit more touch."},{"author_name":"supermaximo93","author_uid":"4920","time":"Aug 31, 2013 @ 2:13pm","epoch":1377958080,"text":"Interesting idea. I liked how the turn structure was "do as much as you can in 10 seconds". Although the attacking felt inconsistent, and when I died I wasn't quite sure why or how it happened."},{"author_name":"Ossi","author_uid":"26674","time":"Sep 10, 2013 @ 5:28am","epoch":1378790580,"text":"Neat concept. I liked the grid based system and the upgrades for your virus. I could see where you were going with the art style and the music, so I wouldn't say it's that bad. Would have been nice if some of the UI elements were bigger and more clear to read against the background. Good job!"},{"author_name":"myachin","author_uid":"10579","time":"Sep 16, 2013 @ 4:18pm","epoch":1379347980,"text":"Link is broken^ http:\/\/www.chainreaction.p.ht\/Unity\/LDBuild.html"}],"images":["ld27\/25225-5f47c0b951a9c77ac9315f4fa9e41739.jpg","ld27\/25225-497fd2b1729609b5ab06775a819f7611.jpg","ld27\/25225-5da114204ce91b7bff850409a9c19bc8.jpg","ld27\/25225-4ece5ad023bb06dda3d5fed3b636d248.jpg","ld27\/25225-268aae59947b5fe53fa89795b30a0839.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.chainreaction.p.ht\/Unity\/LDWinBuild.exe","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.chainreaction.p.ht\/Unity\/LDMacBuild.app","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.chainreaction.p.ht\/Unity\/LDBuild.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.chainreaction.p.ht\/Unity\/LDViral.unitypackage","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"24744","g_author":"25225","g_event":"LD27","g_eventkey":"18","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"24774","g_title":"Viral","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"1079","g_commentcount":"19","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\/25225-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/25225-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/25225-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/25225-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/273708\/25225-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"The game took me... I don't know, somewhere around 15 to 20 hours? I've been working around house a lot, so I wasn't able to focus only on the game. I guess it can be seen in crappy art and even worse music (my first track ever - I'm terribly sorry for it ;P I wanted it to sound like heart beating, but I failed).\r\n\r\nGame is about a virus that is going to infect a body of a little girl. You kill leukocytes and mutate to be stronger, up until the moment, when... You'll find out (eventually).\r\n\r\nWSAD to move the virus.\r\nLMB to kill leukocytes when you are close enough - and by that I mean right next to them ;).\r\n\r\nI was going to add more things - weapons, more stats, different enemies - but I had no time and I'm tired as hell.. So I guess it has to suffice ;)\r\n\r\nM to mute music. Possibly the most important part ;P\r\n\r\nThings used:\r\nUNITY and C#\r\nGIMP + Inkscape\r\nInudge + Audacity\r\n\r\nThis awesome tutorial (heavily modified): http:\/\/wiki.unity3d.com\/index.php?title=GridMove\r\n","title":"Viral"}