{"author_link":"\/author\/gerafin\/","author_name":"gerafin","author_uid":"18895","comments":[{"author_name":"gerafin","author_uid":"18895","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 4:28am","epoch":1355718180,"text":"So,  it's come to my attention that there's a fairly nasty bug (the bug message says something about get y, and something about oTruck). So far I haven't been able to get very far in a game without it happening. I have no idea how that snuck in at the end. Oh well."},{"author_name":"bradleypollard","author_uid":"17874","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 3:56pm","epoch":1355759460,"text":"First off, I love the name. Will play now.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nice to see someone else letting you take control of the weather! It didn't crash for me, although the tutorial seemed stuck at the point where I had to set a dude on fire? He was just running round trying to put my fire out and I couldn't interact with him. Fire kept spreading though."},{"author_name":"svenardo","author_uid":"19180","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 6:36pm","epoch":1355769060,"text":"I had lots of fun playing this game, mostly the tutorial because it crashes fairly early in the city level. Very interesting concept."},{"author_name":"char68","author_uid":"19063","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 6:08pm","epoch":1356112980,"text":"I started on the tutorial level but even when blowing on the fire it didn't seem to blow anywhere. It also seems like the air takes a long time to recharge. I think if the recharge was sped up, and the pace was quicker it would be easier to stay engaged."},{"author_name":"Maikeroppi","author_uid":"2905","time":"Jan 6, 2013 @ 12:27am","epoch":1357431720,"text":"This is a pretty interesting concept, and congratulations on finishing your first big project! A few notes:\r<br\/>-I like the concept and graphics of the game.\r<br\/>-It's pretty neat to see the fire grow and flames spread.\r<br\/>-I have to agree with the other players, the flame recharge is pretty slow.\r<br\/>-The clouds are brutal, especially with the low recharge rate.\r<br\/>-No audio, but I am guessing this is intentional.\r<br\/>-I really enjoyed playing and spreading the flames, but the tutorial might be a little more fun than the main game. It might be nice if the houses stayed burning?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>All in all, it was a neat little game. Great job!"}],"images":["ld25\/18895-9bfd10b1aba55ff0a1584ccc34b53f1e.jpg","ld25\/18895-05f446899586f33db1d8c6239392e02b.jpg","ld25\/18895-cb218055359bc9aca1a9148ce0c8e95f.jpg","ld25\/18895-4b26aa07ffe16d21f11a1b0ce4752285.jpg","ld25\/18895-7fe7a839b1531d995aad4e40ef742e24.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/altwbdm8yihqdg5\/FIRE%20SIMULATOR%20RETURNS%202012%20HD.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/diazgp5kjtv7393\/villain.gmz","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"28345","g_author":"18895","g_event":"LD25","g_eventkey":"14","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"28375","g_title":"Fire Simulator Returns: 2012 HD","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"5","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\/18895-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/18895-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/18895-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/18895-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/18895-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Play as a weather system spreading fire into the world!\r\n-Blowing at clouds pushes them, makes them smaller, and can even destroy them! Sometimes they even drop goodies!\r\n-You can't make fire jump over streets right away, even if you use your full first bar of power. But try picking up a powerup halfway through your blow...\r\n-There's no 'win condition,' play for high score!\r\n-Make sure you're tapping LMB to fan smaller flames, especially in the beginning - but save up all your points to unleash at once if you're trying to get the sparks to spread.\r\n-Don't click randomly, plan out using the dropped powerups to spread your fire the maximum amount.\r\n-Don't underestimate the power of killing clouds early.\r\n-The grass is fireproof.\r\n-Stay near the edge of the firestorm in order to spread it, otherwise you're just blowing sparks around.\r\n-ESC brings you back to the main menu.\r\n\r\nSo, this is not just my first Ludum Dare game, but my first game ever. I started teaching myself a few months ago, and this is the first time I've created a fairly complete project - so this is a HUGE milestone for me! Thanks for playing and I hope you enjoy!<\/p>","title":"Fire Simulator Returns: 2012 HD"}