{"author_link":"\/author\/krasse\/","author_name":"Per","author_uid":"6781","comments":[{"author_name":"Oreganik","author_uid":"12485","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 5:32am","epoch":1355808420,"text":"Running in Firefox on OS X, the framerate was a bit choppy. If I could turn off the sweet full screen effects, it'd probably boost up considerably, but overall, super impressed! I loved that I could blow up buildings. ^_^ And way to keep to the &quot;old ways&quot; with the powerups, old chap!! \/adjust monocle"},{"author_name":"daredevildave","author_uid":"5182","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 12:21pm","epoch":1355832960,"text":"Basic, but nice and fun.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Could do with some more advanced artwork :-)"},{"author_name":"fishbrain","author_uid":"3007","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 3:51pm","epoch":1355845560,"text":"That was quite cool for a scrolling shooter - just needs some more substance to the tactical game-play."},{"author_name":"dekart","author_uid":"14826","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 4:39pm","epoch":1355848440,"text":"Not sure what happens, but it doesn't load in my recently updated Chrome"},{"author_name":"Per","author_uid":"6781","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 4:41pm","epoch":1355848560,"text":"dekart: Try reloading if it hangs during the loading phase"},{"author_name":"Will Edwards","author_uid":"10313","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 9:44am","epoch":1355909940,"text":"Very, very nice!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Funnily enough we also made a helicopter sim.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>A variation that was 3rd person free flight would be super cool."},{"author_name":"Will Edwards","author_uid":"10313","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 9:45am","epoch":1355910000,"text":"(meant to say, *almost* made a helicopter sim; inspired by the minecraft mod with the helicopters.)"},{"author_name":"Grouflon","author_uid":"14480","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 12:21pm","epoch":1355919360,"text":"Not really fitting the theme, but that awesome old-school feeling made my retro-nerd sense tingle :)"},{"author_name":"Nanolotl","author_uid":"4470","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 12:48pm","epoch":1355920980,"text":"Really fun. The upgrades were extremely satisfying.\r<br\/>Slightly annoying that the 'Press any significant key' message is lying and you actually have to click."},{"author_name":"SiENcE","author_uid":"10298","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 12:54pm","epoch":1355921340,"text":"sadly this game does not load in my chrome or firefox :-("},{"author_name":"bigbadwofl","author_uid":"8326","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 1:25pm","epoch":1355923200,"text":"Cool entry. HTML5 + soundmanager2 represent! ;)"},{"author_name":"Smaxx","author_uid":"19197","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 1:27pm","epoch":1355923320,"text":"Very nice, also seeing it work without WebGL as well rather than some &quot;Uhh, lame, use another browser!&quot;."},{"author_name":"strong99","author_uid":"8175","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 2:15pm","epoch":1355926200,"text":"It runs super in IE10 :) nice game."},{"author_name":"Per","author_uid":"6781","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 2:26pm","epoch":1355926860,"text":"strong99: Without webgl it looks like crap though :)"},{"author_name":"Rialgar","author_uid":"3996","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 2:53pm","epoch":1355928480,"text":"nice game, really enjoyed it\r<br\/>just so you know: one time I lost level 3 and the player model was still there when I reached the same spot again"},{"author_name":"Per","author_uid":"6781","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 2:59pm","epoch":1355928840,"text":"Rialgar: I have to figure out the reason for this player ghost :) (or come up with a fake feature description)"},{"author_name":"rylgh","author_uid":"15833","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 3:24pm","epoch":1355930340,"text":"effective graphics, ran great, extremely fun collecting tons of powerups. i would have preferred it be tougher, but very nice!"},{"author_name":"Starspell","author_uid":"1791","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 4:02pm","epoch":1355932620,"text":"I wasn't able to play it because it just showed up as a white screen. I'll try again on a different computer when I get the chance."},{"author_name":"Per","author_uid":"6781","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 4:51pm","epoch":1355935560,"text":"Starspell: It takes a while to load. It is probably broken if you can hear music and the white screen apprears :("},{"author_name":"dekart","author_uid":"14826","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 5:15pm","epoch":1355937000,"text":"@Per, it seems that there's an error in the code somewhere. I've seen this error in my console: http:\/\/monosnap.com\/image\/twzhUTHN1TyUQQsYHviGjDnq9"},{"author_name":"Yogr","author_uid":"18818","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 5:45pm","epoch":1355938800,"text":"running windows Firefox, ran great, no load problems, no framerate issues. Fun game, played it twice!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Could have used maybe some more storyline\/backstory to display the villain theme a little more"},{"author_name":"Per","author_uid":"6781","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 6:00pm","epoch":1355939700,"text":"@dekart, I have also got this error myself. For me it goes away by reloading. Very weird... A bug somewhere that depends on some loading order perhaps?"},{"author_name":"gameXcore","author_uid":"7049","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 9:44pm","epoch":1355953140,"text":"I really liked this game, would have gone for some more levels, even if it was just the last level randomly generating till I died."},{"author_name":"Mythalore","author_uid":"12844","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 9:46pm","epoch":1355953260,"text":"Really nice graphics and visuals in general!"},{"author_name":"stigmawall","author_uid":"6116","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 4:11am","epoch":1355976360,"text":"Made in html5, very good entry. You can update that to a reeeeal big game, you know?"},{"author_name":"CoffeeOnimal","author_uid":"1643","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 2:21pm","epoch":1356012960,"text":"Works fine, but the controls are really awkward."},{"author_name":"ReveLorenfield","author_uid":"15526","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 5:48pm","epoch":1356025380,"text":"Wow, that's pretty nice. I didn't know we could do this kind of thing in HTML5. Good job :)"},{"author_name":"Kuulog","author_uid":"10301","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 6:10pm","epoch":1356026700,"text":"Very cool, and in HTML5!"},{"author_name":"Martin Vilcans","author_uid":"10862","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 8:18pm","epoch":1356034380,"text":"Playable and polished, and 3D. Good job! I didn't guess the music was generated."},{"author_name":"Codexus","author_uid":"187","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 9:37pm","epoch":1356039120,"text":"Very cool game! I managed to reach the end, there was a good progression with the various power-ups. Just the beginning is a bit tricky if you don't start by taking the damage increase."},{"author_name":"LTyrosine","author_uid":"6633","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 10:42pm","epoch":1356043020,"text":"I liked it, nice upgrades, cool gameplay and AMAZING music."},{"author_name":"feili","author_uid":"19354","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 11:15pm","epoch":1356045000,"text":"very nice game! big upgrades is cool!"},{"author_name":"NeverAutomatic","author_uid":"18283","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 4:35am","epoch":1356064200,"text":"This game is great! I wanted more levels! I played through it 3 times to try and see if I could collect more upgrades than last time. Great job! :D"},{"author_name":"pfirsich","author_uid":"14778","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 10:54pm","epoch":1356130140,"text":"Super duper great! I love this style of game. (R-Typey + Starfoxey stuff) Plus it's one of the few games with 3D without using Unity! Props for this (and for implementing shadow mapping!) The upgrading-feature makes the game even more fun. Maybe automatically generated levels would be a cool thing, so I wouldn't have to stop ;) (Especially since they aren't to complex and look like super-appropriate places for procedural levels)"},{"author_name":"davidwparker","author_uid":"7737","time":"Dec 22, 2012 @ 5:34pm","epoch":1356197340,"text":"It hangs on the loading page on my machine OSX 10.8.2 (mountain lion) Chrome 23.0.1271.101"},{"author_name":"lotusgame","author_uid":"19058","time":"Dec 24, 2012 @ 3:43pm","epoch":1356363480,"text":"Wow ! A 3D shooter made in 72h and with JavaScript !! Can't believe it ! Bravo !!"},{"author_name":"krutech","author_uid":"17672","time":"Dec 25, 2012 @ 9:06pm","epoch":1356469260,"text":"Good gameplay but the sound effects was a bit annoying. Love the colors and lightning. The upgrades was also fun to collect!"},{"author_name":"davidwparker","author_uid":"7737","time":"Dec 26, 2012 @ 8:34pm","epoch":1356553740,"text":"By the way, tried again. This is the error in the console I get:\r<br\/>Uncaught TypeError: Cannot set property 'overrideMaterial' of null  (RenderPass.js 28)"},{"author_name":"Per","author_uid":"6781","time":"Dec 27, 2012 @ 11:05am","epoch":1356606000,"text":"@davidwparker: I once got that message but it went away when I refreshed the page. Weird bug...\r<br\/>Thanks for testing again! I hope to fix it soon :)"},{"author_name":"Per","author_uid":"6781","time":"Dec 27, 2012 @ 4:43pm","epoch":1356626280,"text":"@davidwparker: I think I have fixed the bug. At least the problem with the TypeError you pointed out.\r<br\/>Thanks!"},{"author_name":"Per","author_uid":"6781","time":"Dec 27, 2012 @ 5:21pm","epoch":1356628560,"text":"@dekart: Thanks to you too! :) You pointed it out first."},{"author_name":"waveon foxdale","author_uid":"11565","time":"Dec 28, 2012 @ 3:54pm","epoch":1356709740,"text":"I saw little of the theme, but the game itself was still nice. Especially how you can destroy buildings for upgrades is nice.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I think the upgrades get quickly overpowered though. If there were more levels you would have so much upgrades soon that you could just hold the bomb and gun buttons and just walk through the level.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Other than that, it's still a nice game. Props to you."},{"author_name":"davidwparker","author_uid":"7737","time":"Dec 29, 2012 @ 5:28pm","epoch":1356801780,"text":"@Per I was finally able to play! Very nice game. I didn't hear any sound (was there any?)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Other than Three.js, did you use any frameworks to help you make it? It ran really smoothly after you fixed that bug :)"},{"author_name":"Per","author_uid":"6781","time":"Dec 29, 2012 @ 6:43pm","epoch":1356806280,"text":"@davidwparker It should have sound and music. There was a problem with loading the sound and this could cause the loader to hang.\r<br\/>Great that you finally were able to play it!"},{"author_name":"azurenimbus","author_uid":"12119","time":"Jan 5, 2013 @ 9:34pm","epoch":1357421340,"text":"I liked the simplistic style (though it can get better) and loved the audio."}],"images":["ld25\/6781-59094b34a0d759f62782852e0edbbd12.jpg","ld25\/6781-333741ae8b38a675e9609c03e7e2de6e.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/104012548\/ld25\/index.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qVg9eDhEeCs","text":"Gameplay Video"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rlmDQJM2Rv8","text":"Timelapse"},{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/104012548\/evilchopper\/index.html","text":"Post-Jam"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"28392","g_author":"6781","g_event":"LD25","g_eventkey":"14","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"28422","g_title":"Evil Chopper","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"65","g_commentcount":"45","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\/6781-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/6781-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"A 3D shoot'em up made with Three.js, webgl, html5, javascript, Tiled, jQuery, bfxr and soundmanager 2 (uses flash when no html audio is available).\r\n\r\nSteer with arrows or ASDW\r\nShoot with Z, C, B\r\nDrop bombs with X, V, N\r\n\r\nShould also work on touch devices nowadays. The screen controls have three buttons: shoot+bomb, shoot, bomb\r\n\r\nThe post-jam version supports multiplayer and gamepads (Chrome only) :)\r\nThe best way to play the game is with a gamepad :)\r\n\r\nDon't forget to pick up the powerups :). All objects emit powerups when they die, like in the real world.\r\n\r\nThe music was constructed with my music generator (soon available for everyone :) )\r\n\r\nAll those realistic helicopters and other objects were made in code.\r\n\r\nWorks best in Chrome and Firefox with webgl.\r\nTested in other browsers as well (mobile also) but without webgl. Looks crappy but \"works\".\r\n\r\nIf you get performance problems, you can try this:\r\n* Make sure that webGL is enabled or use a browser that supports it without special options\r\n* Make the browser window smaller\r\n* \"Zoom in\" with the browser (I mean for example Ctrl and +)\r\n<\/p>","title":"Evil Chopper"}