{"author_link":"\/author\/tax\/","author_name":"tax","author_uid":"2468","comments":[{"author_name":"A-Type","author_uid":"8302","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 7:46am","epoch":1324280460,"text":"Neat stuff.  Runs kind of slow, though.  Original idea."},{"author_name":"PeripheralGames","author_uid":"7076","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 7:54am","epoch":1324280940,"text":"Cool game, new idea and quite tricky to play. Can I ask, I didn't know you were allowed to use freesound.org in the 48 hour compo"},{"author_name":"Redwind","author_uid":"8051","time":"Dec 19, 2011 @ 10:49pm","epoch":1324334640,"text":"sadly i am getting some severe frame-rate issues which make it unplayable."},{"author_name":"Diventurer","author_uid":"7567","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 5:11am","epoch":1324357560,"text":"Well, I aimed to reach the light tower, but when the boat got stuck and it didn't update anymore, I just gave up at 300m away.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I like the idea and simplicity, but... I felt like giving up all the time. It was not so easy to control the boat.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>It is a good entry though :)"},{"author_name":"kato9","author_uid":"5821","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 8:27pm","epoch":1324412520,"text":"Really nice graphics and mood. Had no idea how to control the boat though so I gave up :("},{"author_name":"tax","author_uid":"2468","time":"Dec 20, 2011 @ 10:01pm","epoch":1324418160,"text":"Am working on the fps issue now, as that is the main problem. Will also replace the water sample.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Thanx for testing"},{"author_name":"Stargoat","author_uid":"8618","time":"Dec 21, 2011 @ 10:30am","epoch":1324463100,"text":"Hard to control the boat! I love the atmosphere and graphics."},{"author_name":"mes","author_uid":"4975","time":"Dec 22, 2011 @ 5:27am","epoch":1324531320,"text":"seems like it has potential, but the framerate really turned me off. it looks and sounds nice and the unusual boat controls are intriguing."},{"author_name":"increpare","author_uid":"492","time":"Dec 22, 2011 @ 11:26am","epoch":1324552860,"text":"I got NaN speed :D\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I would have liked mouselook, or to be able to walk around the ship separately to controlling it."},{"author_name":"tax","author_uid":"2468","time":"Dec 22, 2011 @ 1:23pm","epoch":1324559880,"text":"Just updated a build with better fps."},{"author_name":"Wiering","author_uid":"29","time":"Dec 26, 2011 @ 1:23am","epoch":1324862280,"text":"Took a while to get used to the controls, I got to the lighthouse and just went past it, nothing happened, wasn't able to turn around."},{"author_name":"summaky","author_uid":"1885","time":"Dec 26, 2011 @ 12:09pm","epoch":1324901040,"text":"The graphics and the simulation are very well done.  The sound effects are also very good, but I am pretty sure that freesound.org is out of limits in the compo.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>At first I didn't know what to do because the window is bigger than my screen and I couldn't see the controls below; I was clicking everything I could see without any effect.  After a short while I think that I got the hang of it and headed towards the lighthouse.  Didn't have the patience to reach it, though."},{"author_name":"Winterblood","author_uid":"4051","time":"Dec 29, 2011 @ 7:20pm","epoch":1325186100,"text":"I found it rather relaxing tweaking the tiller and the sail to compensate for variations in the wind. Shame there was no real sensation of speed across the water surface though."}],"images":["ld22\/2468-90cdf82e5074620fcedb8a118909c66e.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/jesper.taxboel.dk\/cv\/showoff\/LD22-Final\/LD22-Alone\/WebPlayer.html ","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/jesper.taxboel.dk\/cv\/showoff\/LD22-Final\/LD22-Alone\/WebPlayer.html ","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/jesper.taxboel.dk\/cv\/showoff\/LD22-Final\/LD22.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"31993","g_author":"2468","g_event":"LD22","g_eventkey":"8","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"32023","g_title":"Alone by TAX","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"290","g_commentcount":"13","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\/2468-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You are left alone in the ocean. You better start learning to sail or you wil drift away.\r\n\r\n\r\nSimple sailing simulator with wind, bouyancy and plate forces.\r\n\r\nTools: Unity3d, audacity + freesound.org, wings3d etc.\r\n\r\nInspired from: http:\/\/www.gamedev.net\/topic\/313131-boat-physics\/\r\n\r\nSmall video.\r\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_detailpage&list=UU243yboxcXXL7S1u__ku3MQ&v=8k5dbcVBe5I<\/p>","title":"Alone by TAX"}