{"author_link":"\/author\/lanz\/","author_name":"lanz","author_uid":"20549","comments":[{"author_name":"badlogic","author_uid":"4211","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:21pm","epoch":1367252160,"text":"Fun idea and theme! Controls were a bit hairy, and i didn't get the goal of the game from the help screen immediately. +1 for using Qt :)"},{"author_name":"oskardevelopment","author_uid":"21518","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:38pm","epoch":1367253180,"text":"Cool and very different! Couldn't figure out at what speeds the balls started to accelerate out of control though..."},{"author_name":"Hegemege","author_uid":"11022","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:42pm","epoch":1367253420,"text":"Awesome game! "Heat is work and work is heat", check this youtube video about thermodynamics :P https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VtEqn-5XHpU\r\rNice work on the physics part, the awards were pretty fun as well. The dynamics of the game are really cool!"},{"author_name":"nseward","author_uid":"15218","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:46pm","epoch":1367253660,"text":"Genius. I never thought of making that idea into a game. Physics nerds unite. Great game play."},{"author_name":"FenrisWolf","author_uid":"783","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:30pm","epoch":1367259900,"text":"Very unique. Really fun."},{"author_name":"Covenant","author_uid":"326","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:36pm","epoch":1367263860,"text":"Very cool, a bit too hard from the get go...\rControl's could be tweaked to use the mouse, I think (like the mouse acting as an attractor to the big attractor thing)...\rVery original!"},{"author_name":"Hertzila","author_uid":"21578","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:39pm","epoch":1367264040,"text":"Very nice! The physics work well (only bugged out once) and the idea is great. Graphically it's a bit simple and there could have been more sounds. Overall, good work."},{"author_name":"HelkeGames","author_uid":"20522","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:54am","epoch":1367315340,"text":"Nice game, very minimal ;)"},{"author_name":"fullmontis","author_uid":"21736","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:04pm","epoch":1367330340,"text":"Took me a second to understand what's going on. Now I have to say I really like to concept! I'd dare to say that maybe mouse control would make it easier."},{"author_name":"berkano","author_uid":"11027","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:08pm","epoch":1367330580,"text":"Very original!! Found it quite difficult. Funny rewards :-)"},{"author_name":"pizzababies","author_uid":"23399","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:11pm","epoch":1367330760,"text":"heh, I really like the reward system - that was really cute."},{"author_name":"comrad_gremlin","author_uid":"18465","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:16pm","epoch":1367338260,"text":"Had fun while playing it, the idea is definetely interesting :) You used QT really well, did not think it was capable of such things."},{"author_name":"T800","author_uid":"18650","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:56pm","epoch":1367347860,"text":"Very good entry, enjoyed very much!!! :)"},{"author_name":"JimmyLord","author_uid":"23245","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:37pm","epoch":1367350320,"text":"Fun game. You earned a comb with hair! Level 5 is brutal... didn't see that coming."},{"author_name":"Purplescape","author_uid":"19858","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:20pm","epoch":1367360100,"text":"Once I got used to the controls, it was fun and interesting. I enjoyed it."},{"author_name":"HuvaaKoodia","author_uid":"21836","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:01pm","epoch":1367412960,"text":"Really challenging, but having to restart from level one every time got a bit tiresome."},{"author_name":"JustinMullin","author_uid":"3128","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 1:52pm","epoch":1367502420,"text":"Never seen anything like it before. It's very fun. I didn't catch initially that space controls the forcefield - that made it a lot easier! Still a good difficulty though, I think."},{"author_name":"GranaDa","author_uid":"11561","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 2:18pm","epoch":1367503980,"text":"Loved the awards. Controls are a bit hard but overall fun."},{"author_name":"Proch","author_uid":"10221","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 9:39am","epoch":1367573640,"text":"loved it"},{"author_name":"Jod","author_uid":"20442","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 11:56am","epoch":1367581860,"text":"Quite clever! Love the physics of the thing, pretty cool!"},{"author_name":"sudorossy","author_uid":"7905","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 11:44pm","epoch":1367624340,"text":"Interesting game, but It felt like nothing I did had any effect. I read through the instructions a few times, but I was still left quite confused."},{"author_name":"rykounanba","author_uid":"17859","time":"May 6, 2013 @ 7:01pm","epoch":1367866560,"text":"Fun idea, Fun game. Altough it seemed a little hard for me at times."},{"author_name":"lanz","author_uid":"20549","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 3:53pm","epoch":1367941680,"text":"Thank you all!\rIf you find it too hard, fell free to play post-compo version with mouse control.\rhttps:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/14254457\/Maxwell%20rush%20Pro.zip\rHave fun!"},{"author_name":"Fabien Por\u00e9e","author_uid":"20926","time":"May 9, 2013 @ 9:43pm","epoch":1368135480,"text":"This is hard :)\rAlso very cool!\rThe end-level prizes are truly excellent."},{"author_name":"Zim the Fox","author_uid":"21185","time":"May 17, 2013 @ 8:54pm","epoch":1368823740,"text":"So my friend told me he wants me to make a game about Maxwell's demon and I said that I didn't think it'd work... Five in innovation and yay for physics! <3\r\rAnd woohoo! I got re$spect.\r\rThe physics worked great (I should try Box2D in Python) though you can exploit them in level 4. Push a ball to a corner and hold it. Release to increase the temperature and hold it again. Finally, you should make MB1 attract in the post-compo version, and WASD still moves the demon.\r\rFantastic work!"}],"images":["ld26\/20549-3e7f9cd88bec99426bd23c199bcf0ceb.jpg","ld26\/20549-1c7d507c180dc051ecb52b170a073f8a.jpg","ld26\/20549-ba3afc2c40bf0035097d78f92274927d.jpg","ld26\/20549-f4a6cf3e5577cda8b32fc6097b6887e9.jpg","ld26\/20549-27f52d2970d8e5bbc395cb632af38c39.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/14254457\/MaxwellRush.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/14254457\/MaxwellRushSource.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25020","g_author":"20549","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"25050","g_title":"Maxwell Rush","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"584","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\/\/233892\/20549-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20549-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20549-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20549-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20549-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Hi all!\r\nThis is my first LD entry. Hope you'll have fun playing it!\r\n\r\nMaxwell Rush is about being the Maxwell's demon. You have to sustain body temperature within acceptable limits using your force field to attract molecules and stop them from collisions with black walls(or to cause said collisions). Red walls are hot, they increase molecule's speed.\r\n\r\nWHAT!\r\nSo basically in the top right corner you have thermometer with a black tick. When the tick reaches either end of the thermometer, game over. It goes to the left at a constant speed. Every bump of a molecule(blue ball) with any black wall pushes the tick a little to the right(the faster was molecule the greater the push). Bumping with a red wall doubles molecule speed. You can stop molecules with your body or push it in desired direction. Also press SPACE to pull molecules inside your forcefield (black circle) to you.\r\nPress ESC to pause\/unpause.\r\nBlue bar in the top left will be getting smaller over time, so when it disappears you win!\r\n\r\n\r\nIt is written in C++ using awesome Qt4 framework and awesome Box2D engine.\r\n\r\nTo go to next level from the \"Level completed\" screen - click with the mouse.\r\n\r\nKiller features:\r\n-Become mighty ancient entity!\r\n-Twiddle with physics!\r\n-Science-y!\r\n-Programmer art!\r\n-Over 4 levels!\r\n-Over 0.5 sound effects!\r\n-Secret level!\r\n-Earn stuff!\r\n-The only game where you can earn respect!\r\n\r\nThank you all for voting and kind comments! .) Special for you here are POST-release version. Rate main entry, then be free to play \r\nhttps:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/14254457\/Maxwell%20rush%20Pro.zip\r\nIt is ALOT easier, you can control demon with mouse(\"new-age modern\"), also when you die, you restart at the level you died.","title":"Maxwell Rush"}