{"author_link":"\/author\/tigerbot\/","author_name":"Tigerbot","author_uid":"18155","comments":[{"author_name":"Mysterarts","author_uid":"11869","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 12:00am","epoch":1355788500,"text":"Hey,\rThe concept is original! A bit repetitive but finally, we get into it :) And i like the humor!\rHowever, I think we don't see enough the side "villain".\rBut well done!"},{"author_name":"cwilloughby","author_uid":"18255","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 12:04am","epoch":1355788740,"text":"Loved the idea. Love the music and audio. Bravo.\r\rThe ship made it through - would love to see more progression, like killing a series of smaller ships instead of one long monotonous boss. Great otherwise!"},{"author_name":"Sestren","author_uid":"10343","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 12:22am","epoch":1355789820,"text":"The music was very nice, and while the voice-over initially sounded good, too, the nature of the game makes it sound very repetitive after awhile. To me, the "Prepare For Jump" challenge was too susceptible to spacebar spamming and therefore felt just like the "Unjam Weapons" challenge. That said, I enjoyed the concept of having to overcome glitchy AI with microgames."},{"author_name":"Diventurer","author_uid":"7567","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 1:46am","epoch":1355794860,"text":"It gets pretty repetitive, but an overall alright game."},{"author_name":"Crowbeak","author_uid":"16689","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 1:54am","epoch":1355795340,"text":"Bravo for coming up with a fun way to be a villain -- to try to foil the good guys attempts to invalidate your plans. This was tons of fun!"},{"author_name":"tim_u","author_uid":"18725","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 2:01am","epoch":1355795760,"text":"I like the concept and some of the mini-games were nice. I agree with the repetitiveness comments."},{"author_name":"Komradus","author_uid":"11076","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 7:21am","epoch":1355814960,"text":"Cool idea and it was quite fun but the jump drive event has no penalty for missing, and moves to quickly to attempt to time it, so it becomes a mash spacebar as fast as you can event."},{"author_name":"lotusgame","author_uid":"19058","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 7:24am","epoch":1355815140,"text":"Its a new game.\rIts very boring i find after a fiew minutes.\rThe theme i think is acceptable :)\rNice maths in the game !"},{"author_name":"Xeke_Death","author_uid":"19338","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 7:31am","epoch":1355815560,"text":"I demand a refund on this AI! Nice work, though I found the 'realign the jump drive' game to be moving a bit fast."},{"author_name":"Amoaeba Junior","author_uid":"15074","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 4:13pm","epoch":1355846880,"text":"The same as the other comments, cool concept and idea, but the repetition just takes the fun out of it."},{"author_name":"sharbelfs","author_uid":"3689","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 6:53pm","epoch":1355856480,"text":"nice concept, very original"},{"author_name":"JuiceBox Entertainment","author_uid":"16171","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 6:53pm","epoch":1355856480,"text":"Not too bad! \r\rAgree with others about jumpdrive being spacebar spamming. Also, did anyone manage to beat this? Seems very hard, tried 3 times. Around halfway the minigames occur so often that your ships barely get in any attacks at all.\r\rBtw, gravity has to be 're-aligned' in outer space? :P"},{"author_name":"DustyStylus","author_uid":"15902","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 6:56pm","epoch":1355856660,"text":"A nice idea here! Would be nice if there had been a few more complicated options and less spacebar hammering. (that gravity adjust thing is a good one!)"},{"author_name":"Luis Anton","author_uid":"12053","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 7:01pm","epoch":1355856960,"text":"Excellent idea! With enough minigames this could evolve into a full fledged game easily!"},{"author_name":"Tigerbot","author_uid":"18155","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 7:21pm","epoch":1355858160,"text":"Thanks for the comments everyone! A few notes: Yeah, the jumpdrive realignment thing is basically the same as the weapon jamming, but if you can line up the hits then it has the advantage of not taking as long. I agree it should be different, though. And originally I wanted around 8 minigames. The problem was this was my second idea over the weekend so I lost almost a full day, and then on Monday I was basically just in "I want to finish this game now" mode. I really wish I'd put at least one more in. And yeah gravity can change in space, totally :p\r\rI'm also curious if anyone else can beat it. Clearly balancing is not my strongest area :D"},{"author_name":"dek","author_uid":"11517","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 10:16pm","epoch":1355868660,"text":"Funny game concept, really liked it. Cute ships, but dumb."},{"author_name":"lando walters","author_uid":"18228","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 4:51am","epoch":1355892360,"text":"nice job. I really liked the graphics. However the game was a bit repetitive."},{"author_name":"zatyka","author_uid":"14357","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 4:54am","epoch":1355892540,"text":"It became repetitive pretty fast, but a cool idea. Reminded me a bit of warioware."},{"author_name":"Dir3kt","author_uid":"12434","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 7:07pm","epoch":1355943720,"text":"Cool concept and well implemented even if it gets repetitive.\r\rOne little thing we doing the jump with the 3 bars, you can simply spam space and it mostly work fine. Maybe not the wanted behavior."},{"author_name":"zazery","author_uid":"2362","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 11:28pm","epoch":1355959380,"text":"When I first read the description of the game I imagined upgrading the AI to adapt to the behavior of the enemy. Well, the experience was completely different but it was pretty interesting. The malfunctions had more to do with the environment than the ships themselves. The gameplay had a really good tempo to it."},{"author_name":"shaneshanekavanagh","author_uid":"19140","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 11:28pm","epoch":1355959380,"text":"I like it. Cheers!"},{"author_name":"Hatscat","author_uid":"10471","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 12:06am","epoch":1355961660,"text":"too hard for me, but the gameplay changes that I usually play, that's a good point ;-)"},{"author_name":"Christina Antoinette Neofotistou","author_uid":"13139","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 4:27am","epoch":1355977320,"text":"very very fun, funny and innovastive. Top marks"},{"author_name":"GreenPixelDev","author_uid":"19538","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 6:58am","epoch":1355986380,"text":"Unique concept! Felt more like a collection of simple mini-games but you have a nice foundation to continue to build from! :D"},{"author_name":"Faust","author_uid":"18319","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 10:53am","epoch":1356000480,"text":"Somehow repetitive but very nicely done. BTW, is it possible to beat the game?"},{"author_name":"Tigerbot","author_uid":"18155","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 5:01pm","epoch":1356022560,"text":"Faust, it is definitely possible. You'd probably have to try four or five times to get the muscle memory down, but it is possible. The idea was to have the first time someone plays it they lose horribly, but on a second run they would either just barely lose or just barely win. I guess it didn't work out that way."},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Dec 23, 2012 @ 2:55pm","epoch":1356274200,"text":"Intesresting idea!\r\rBut I don't like it boiling down to "do this now". A simple way to combat this would be the ability to assign targets at will, because when I "re-assign the target" there is no other way than on the ship."},{"author_name":"Tigerbot","author_uid":"18155","time":"Dec 23, 2012 @ 5:08pm","epoch":1356282180,"text":"matthias_zarzecki, that's definitely something I would look at if I continued making this. It would probably be a more open game with more enemies and more control over your fleet."}],"images":["ld25\/18155-b200d0d70afc61f4048b4ed1404f3a36.jpg","ld25\/18155-c5710f3641bd2f2ad5942253493a37b8.jpg","ld25\/18155-a344a93c526d9dce6d16c5114890dbb8.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/mecadvgqyrqw8s3\/ArtificialIncompetenceWindows.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/jordangraham.net\/ArtificialIncompetence","text":"Web"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"27861","g_author":"18155","g_event":"LD25","g_eventkey":"14","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"27891","g_title":"Artificial Incompetence","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"149","g_commentcount":"28","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\/\/201083\/18155-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/18155-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/18155-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You've created a fleet of AI ships and soon you'll conquer the entire galaxy! The only problem is your AI is incompetent and prone to a few...malfunctions. Fix the malfunctions, destroy the \"Good Guy Alliance\" ship, and prove your dominance (Or lack thereof) to the entire galaxy!\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nWASD or Arrows, Space, and the mouse: Used for various events.\r\nM: Mute music<\/p>","title":"Artificial Incompetence"}