{"author_link":"\/author\/neilo\/","author_name":"NeiloGD","author_uid":"1154","comments":[{"author_name":"mooosh","author_uid":"6474","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 5:46am","epoch":1324273260,"text":"I couldn't get this to run (Windows 7), but it looks cool."},{"author_name":"neilogd","author_uid":"1154","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 6:24am","epoch":1324275540,"text":"Only got XP at home (old machines), but I've got Vista in the office, so I'll give it a try out. That might be sufficiently new enough to test."},{"author_name":"CaptainFresh","author_uid":"8769","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 6:40am","epoch":1324276500,"text":"Game didn't run."},{"author_name":"neilogd","author_uid":"1154","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 8:22am","epoch":1324282620,"text":"Updated. Silly issue related to threading. Testing on an 8 core Windows Vista machine using threaded rendering. Should be a'ok now :)"},{"author_name":"zapaman","author_uid":"7159","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 9:32am","epoch":1324286820,"text":"Game ran great on my Windows 7 machine. The gameplay mechanics are interesting, although I had a hard time figuring out how exactly to win the stage! Great entry man, I love it :D"},{"author_name":"DeadlyFugu","author_uid":"8281","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 10:25am","epoch":1324290000,"text":"Ran fine for me...\rAND IT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME."},{"author_name":"Matt Rix","author_uid":"5646","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 7:39pm","epoch":1324323240,"text":"Nice game, ran great for me. I think the lettuce adds a lot to the gameplay of the game, rather than just splitting them up, you actually have to try to keep them away from the lettuce as well. The flocking mechanics are interesting, and actually seem quite believable, they really do seem like a bunch of silly flat bunnies hopping around."},{"author_name":"Nonakesh","author_uid":"7335","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 2:28pm","epoch":1324390980,"text":"OH MY GOD THEY ARE MULTIPLYING! :O\r\rIt is a really funny concept and I like the style of the game... but... could you PLEASE make a version where the cat can eat those... monsters? :D"},{"author_name":"Frib","author_uid":"3939","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 5:05pm","epoch":1324400400,"text":"Haha very nice, I gave up the second or third time when there were 3 rows... They always left in pairs D:\r\rI really like the style of this game, well done"},{"author_name":"neilogd","author_uid":"1154","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 11:25pm","epoch":1324423200,"text":"Oh yeah they are multiplying :P I don't want them to be eaten :'( I am gonna do work on it post LD, so any suggestions made here I will take into account :)\r\rI would tell you the trick, but there is a trick that I figured out whilst playing it. Them leaving in pairs is actually emergent, I didn't code it to do that :P"},{"author_name":"neilogd","author_uid":"1154","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 11:26pm","epoch":1324423260,"text":"*I would tell you the trick but I don't want to spoil it."},{"author_name":"Hazard","author_uid":"7512","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 6:48am","epoch":1324449780,"text":"Great idea with a lovely style. :)"},{"author_name":"amodo","author_uid":"8798","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 11:37pm","epoch":1324510320,"text":"Very cute and an actual game with a real challenge. The only thing thats a little frustrating is the head start they get - hard to do a flawless victory ;) but... very adorable!"},{"author_name":"jeffz","author_uid":"4842","time":"Dec 23, 2011 @ 12:08am","epoch":1324598580,"text":"frustrating. need radius damage, sword slashing, magic spells and bombs. damn rabbits!"},{"author_name":"wbobeirne","author_uid":"5193","time":"Jan 6, 2012 @ 3:40am","epoch":1325820900,"text":"Impressive work, but didn't feel very 'alone'"},{"author_name":"matthias_zarzecki","author_uid":"3880","time":"Jan 6, 2012 @ 7:50am","epoch":1325835900,"text":"You really start to think "leave my lettuce alone!""},{"author_name":"dock","author_uid":"472","time":"Jan 7, 2012 @ 9:57am","epoch":1325929920,"text":"The 'updated' version didn't run for me, but the original version worked great!. This is magnificent! I got stuck on a level, but I had lots of fun. I liked your hand written instructions, but some mistakes in the text made it hard to read. One of my favourite games of the event! :)"},{"author_name":"nickd3000","author_uid":"5349","time":"Jan 8, 2012 @ 10:12pm","epoch":1326060420,"text":"Froze on startup on my win 7 machine I'm afraid :("},{"author_name":"ratking","author_uid":"3663","time":"Jan 8, 2012 @ 10:15pm","epoch":1326060600,"text":"Very unique gameplay and graphics (I like the idea of using flat polygons for the characters)! I'm not exactly sure what I did right when I chased a rabbit away, but this is just a minor gripe. :)"},{"author_name":"BlennosoftGames","author_uid":"8308","time":"Jan 8, 2012 @ 10:31pm","epoch":1326061560,"text":"Really well done game, the core mechanic was solid and original, and every time I lost I knew it was my own fault. The graphics and sound really made the rabbits, cat, and lettuce seem believable. And the mechanic where the rabbits who are alone get scared and run away was an interesting take on the theme."},{"author_name":"defiantburrito","author_uid":"7829","time":"Jan 9, 2012 @ 9:08am","epoch":1326099780,"text":"I like the unusual graphics style.\r\rThe gameplay is also pretty unusual. I think it's a neat idea. I'm impressed with the flocking behavior.\r\rSadly, the game isn't too fun for me. I just got bored after 6 levels or so. It needs something else I think.\r\rOverall, good job!"},{"author_name":"callidus","author_uid":"846","time":"Jan 9, 2012 @ 1:35pm","epoch":1326115800,"text":"w00t, I liked that one! really cool idea and the graphics style was original too. Good game, can get quite hard though. Full points for community as you did the shadow keynote too \r:-D"},{"author_name":"Thief","author_uid":"7041","time":"Jan 9, 2012 @ 1:44pm","epoch":1326116340,"text":"Fantastically innovative!"},{"author_name":"Kelly Thomas","author_uid":"6664","time":"Jan 9, 2012 @ 4:12pm","epoch":1326125220,"text":"love the 2d art"}],"images":["ld22\/1154-d27f46f5f6219ffc71e701f8a43e383d.jpg","ld22\/1154-9979ab78ec3414ba3965859f158cdcdc.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/10382897\/NeiloGD_LD22.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/neilogd\/Psybrus\/tree\/LD22","text":"Source"},{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/10382897\/NeiloGD_LD22_PostLDRenderingFixes.zip","text":"Windows (MT Rendering Fixes)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5teJnf9V-zU","text":"Early Dev Video"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3Wm9wcr5JBs","text":"Timelapse"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"31575","g_author":"1154","g_event":"LD22","g_eventkey":"8","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"31605","g_title":"Leave my Lettuce Alone :(","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"75","g_commentcount":"24","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\/\/87574\/1154-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/87574\/1154-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Whilst your owner is away, you, a black cat, have been left to guard\r\nthe family's lettuce patches. It's currently breeding season for rabbits,\r\nso there are lots of hungry kittens about.\r\n\r\nControls are very simple, the black cat will always follow your cursor,\r\nand the rabbits will be avoiding the black cat whilst also trying to eat\r\nall of the lettuce. The rabbits hate being seperated, so what you need to\r\ndo is try to split them up so they get scared and run away whilst simultaneously\r\npreventing the lettuce patches from being eaten!\r\n\r\nAll game code is written in C++, and my own engine, Psybrus, was used.\r\n\r\nPS: It is known to work in Linux under Wine, and also runs in OSX with Wine.<\/p>","title":"Leave my Lettuce Alone :("}