{"author_link":"\/author\/andrew-marsh\/","author_name":"Andrew Marsh","author_uid":"2437","comments":[{"author_name":"wizbane","author_uid":"3261","time":"Dec 20, 2010 @ 6:30am","epoch":1292826300,"text":"Controls are really weird, the acceleration should be capped at some reasonable number."},{"author_name":"ThatSnail","author_uid":"3051","time":"Dec 20, 2010 @ 5:34pm","epoch":1292866140,"text":"Acceleration seems extremely slow to me, and there's not much gameplay going for it.  Sorry :( interesting concept though, I could see this being developed further."},{"author_name":"Endurion","author_uid":"103","time":"Dec 22, 2010 @ 6:39pm","epoch":1293042840,"text":"As you said, not much of a game there. It does look promising though. Hope you keep working on it."},{"author_name":"ranklar","author_uid":"3268","time":"Dec 27, 2010 @ 2:28am","epoch":1293416580,"text":"Decent start, the controls are a little weird, more like surfing than controlling a robot ;) If it had a goal and end game, more purpose, would be great mate.  Audio, sound, would be nice :)"}],"images":["ld19\/2437-034084c60c2f7084d02d25a52b631c88.jpg","ld19\/2437-190a523a5c2c2a215d86279310f57fcb.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/10426165\/colony%20tycoon.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/10426165\/colony%20tycoon.tar.gz","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/10426165\/colony%20tycoon.tar.gz","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"33307","g_author":"2437","g_event":"LD19","g_eventkey":"5","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"33337","g_title":"Colony Tycoon","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"227","g_commentcount":"4","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\/\/33232\/2437-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/33232\/2437-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"The original idea of this game is that you play as a robot scouting new locations for human colonies to see what things you can find.\r\n\r\nDue to my own procrastination this is unfortunately not as finished as I would have liked.\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nUp\/Down\/Left\/Right move robot\r\nEsc toggle inventory screen\r\n\r\nWhen the time runs out it will show your inventory screen and you may restart by pressing escape.\r\n\r\nThe arrow points back towards the ship.\r\n\r\nI am hoping to improve this entry for the jam.<\/p>","title":"Colony Tycoon"}