{"author_link":"\/author\/kschmidt\/","author_name":"Karl Schmidt","author_uid":"49158","comments":[{"author_name":"adamprack","author_uid":"88080","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 6:06am","epoch":1460959260,"text":"I like the idea of splitting the clouds to hit multiple buttons, but that, unfortunately, meant having to replay much of the level to get each piece there. That made what could have been interesting kind of boring. Visually, it was nice. I liked the visuals overall (aside from camera clipping), and the game controlled nicely. I'm not quite sure what you were going for with the sound, but the tooltips were a nice touch. Nice start!"},{"author_name":"Karl Schmidt","author_uid":"49158","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 6:52am","epoch":1460962020,"text":"Adam, that does sound boring :) The intended playstyle is to recombine at every opportunity...but I didn't add mechanics to support\/encourage that. Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it!"},{"author_name":"nervous.composers","author_uid":"90328","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 8:17pm","epoch":1461010320,"text":"Splitting is a good idea. Maybe can make the pieces all come together at a certain checkpoint. if not it just takes too long for all the pieces to travel."},{"author_name":"Roan Contreras","author_uid":"2043","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 5:44am","epoch":1461044340,"text":"Found some bugs like, when a cloud splits near to a wall then the other cloud may stuck on the wall. And same thing, if the cloud also splits near to a wall, probably nearer, then the other will move everywhere outside the maze, leaving the camera view bugged. Regardless, that cloud is so cute, good execution for the theme though :)"},{"author_name":"Karl Schmidt","author_uid":"49158","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 1:20pm","epoch":1461071700,"text":"nervous.composers: Thanks for the feedback! After watching a few people play (after submission of course ;) ) I'm thinking about the same thing..\r<br\/>Roan: Yes a few bugs like that, have to be careful :) Thanks for letting me know!"},{"author_name":"Odyssey","author_uid":"58620","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 7:55pm","epoch":1461095400,"text":"Great concept! I love it"},{"author_name":"GertJohnny","author_uid":"22774","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 12:31am","epoch":1461111960,"text":"Good stuff! The bit at the end having to sync up all the buttons was great - didn't expect anything like that so it was a nice surprise. I got stuck behind the doors on my first playthrough, but that's my own fault &macr;\\_(\u30c4)_\/&macr;"},{"author_name":"goibon","author_uid":"90170","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 10:57am","epoch":1461235920,"text":"Potentially a fun mechanic however I felt that the game was very slow and it was bothersome to get all your little cloud pieces through the corridors.\r<br\/>Very much liked the cloud model though and the tooltips were definitely a nice touch :)"},{"author_name":"Freank","author_uid":"94168","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 4:47pm","epoch":1461256920,"text":"Hi, nice game ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #35.\r<br\/>Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)\r<br\/>So we can include also your game in the video ;)\r<br\/>p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description"},{"author_name":"guoboism","author_uid":"24432","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 1:29am","epoch":1461374640,"text":"Cool idea about split and merge, but its quite trouble some to switch and move all the pieces one by one to pass a tunnel..."},{"author_name":"tomlum","author_uid":"88336","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 3:05am","epoch":1461380400,"text":"The environment started to feel like an endless mazer after a while, could have used more variety in both the environment and the mechanics used.  But an interesting concept."},{"author_name":"cptalbertwesker","author_uid":"1535","time":"Apr 26, 2016 @ 8:25pm","epoch":1461702000,"text":"The concept was lovely and simple :) and the clouds are so cute :D\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I got so far through and split out of the boundaries of the level which made me sad as it turned out I was right at the end!! :("},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Apr 27, 2016 @ 4:05pm","epoch":1461772800,"text":"Cute cloud, nice game! I included it in my video compilation series of Ludum Dare games, if you&rsquo;d like to check them out :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/1j0YT8wm6Kc"},{"author_name":"ConorOD","author_uid":"89815","time":"Apr 27, 2016 @ 9:41pm","epoch":1461792960,"text":"Nice concept, well executed. Only real criticism is what others have said - having to navigate every cloud piece through the same corridors every time was a bit frustrating."},{"author_name":"deathray","author_uid":"17861","time":"May 1, 2016 @ 4:17pm","epoch":1462119120,"text":"I quite enjoyed the gameplay - splitting, cycling between clouds, then reforming. I loved the hand-painted look of the textures. This is definitely a game worth continuing!"},{"author_name":"loveapplegames","author_uid":"64220","time":"May 7, 2016 @ 12:58pm","epoch":1462625580,"text":"Interesting, original concept. Well presented, I like the graphics. The game is rather short, but nevertheless great work on finishing this in the compo. Would like to see what other puzzles you can come up with based on this concept."}],"images":["ld35\/49158-326585e39b7388cb33449b87ebd569f8.jpg","ld35\/49158-41c1990fad6788cc69380d0b0760174f.jpg","ld35\/49158-56060400173a2d9857ab6bdc9e445f48.jpg","ld35\/49158-a90ecb38f26b95d68fa0af80a74cc4d0.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ld35.karlschmidt.net\/WebGL\/index.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/ld35.karlschmidt.net\/LD35_Cloudy_KSchmidt_Win.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/ld35.karlschmidt.net\/LD35_Cloudy_KSchmidt_OSX.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/ld35.karlschmidt.net\/LD35_Cloudy_KSchmidt_Linux.zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/ld35.karlschmidt.net\/LD35_Cloudy_KSchmidt_Source.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"2772","g_author":"49158","g_event":"LD35","g_eventkey":"33","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"2801","g_title":"Cloudy","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"466","g_commentcount":"16","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\/\/542293\/49158-shot0-1460941767.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/49158-shot1-1460941767.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/49158-shot2-1460943724.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/49158-shot3-1460943724.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You are a brand new cloud. New clouds must learn to master themselves and their environment, before joining the others.\r\n\r\nYour journey will begin deep within a mountain. Explore your surroundings, and you will find your way.\r\n\r\nControls with WASD, others are described in-game.\r\n\r\nThanks for playing!\r\n\r\n*** UPDATE ***: Based on playtesting feedback, I'd like the clarify that it's faster to 'keep together' as you go through the level. Also, if you get stuck or end up clipping out of the level bounds, unfortunately you will have to restart by quitting (Cmd+Q on OSX, Alt+F4 on Windows, reload in web) and starting again. ","title":"Cloudy"}