{"author_link":"\/users\/rebdc","author_name":"REBDC","author_uid":"1036968","comments":[{"author_name":"frostdragonliz","author_uid":"1035157","time":"2017-07-31T10:12:34Z","epoch":1501495954,"modified":1501495954,"text":"Not working for me. The game run but seems to dump me back to the main menu after about 10 actions. If I try and start a new game, the game gray screens. Looks like a fun town builder but couldn't play enough to rate.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Apple Dash","author_uid":"1005675","time":"2017-07-31T10:12:40Z","epoch":1501495960,"modified":1501495960,"text":"Has potential, but lacks a proper tutorial, which I feel is needed for somewhat complex game like this. Plus, it shows a grey screen every time you restart the game","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"souperstrawer","author_uid":"1009861","time":"2017-07-31T10:13:10Z","epoch":1501495990,"modified":1501495990,"text":"I'm not really sure why my population is decreasing or what the buildings do exactly. The concept seems interesting though. Just try to keep it simple next time :P","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"zoglu","author_uid":"1004890","time":"2017-07-31T18:19:47Z","epoch":1501525187,"modified":1501525187,"text":"I only have a black screen, too bad ! Tested on Windows 10.\n\nI'll probably come back to check again as I love Dwarf Fortress :smile:","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"REBDC","author_uid":"1036968","time":"2017-07-31T19:47:42Z","epoch":1501530462,"modified":1501530462,"text":"@zoglu, it shouldn't be a problem with Windows 10 since it works on my machine with Windows 10 just perfectly.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Penguindon","author_uid":1034890,"time":"2017-07-31T20:19:03Z","epoch":1501532343,"modified":1501532343,"text":"Come on... Why no mac?","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"TheFlyingKeyboard","author_uid":"1011878","time":"2017-08-01T13:23:26Z","epoch":1501593806,"modified":1501593806,"text":"Unfortunately does not work on Windows 10. I only see black screen, nothing more :\/","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"TheFlyingKeyboard","author_uid":"1011878","time":"2017-08-01T13:23:27Z","epoch":1501593807,"modified":1501593808,"text":"Unfortunately does not work on Windows 10. I only see black screen, nothing more :\/","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"DeadlyAlive","author_uid":"1034993","time":"2017-08-02T09:51:22Z","epoch":1501667482,"modified":1501667482,"text":"It's hard to make a resource management game, but I think you did a great job.      \nMy only complain is that I don't find the game very suiting to theme.       \nGood work, keep it up!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"adrian0901","author_uid":"1003620","time":"2017-08-05T20:11:49Z","epoch":1501963909,"modified":1501963909,"text":"i love the theme usage\n\ni love the gameplay\n\ni love the fact that no one used the theme like you did\n\nbut by checking that \"rate graphics\" box you ask us to give you one star\n\neven i can draw better","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"guckstift","author_uid":"1005465","time":"2017-08-22T15:44:51Z","epoch":1503416691,"modified":1503416691,"text":"Nice rudimentary strategy game. I really dig that kind of simplicity. Somehow odd but enjoyable fun. :)\nWould like to see a web based version.","likes":0,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld39\/37660-bb495c16def146264df993e2aa80faf8.png"],"links":[],"metadata":{"g_key":"38567","g_author":"1036968","g_event":"LD39","g_eventkey":"74","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"237010","g_title":"Empire Showdown","g_status":"USEAR3","g_place":"851","g_commentcount":"11","g_site2_node_id":"37660","g_hide":"Y","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"37660","n_urlkey":"237010","n_parent":"32802","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/39\/empire-showdown","n_slug":"empire-showdown","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"36968","n_created":"1501169716","n_modified":"1501502194","n_version":"116701","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":37660,"parent":32802,"superparent":9,"author":36968,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"jam","published":"2017-07-30T20:08:24Z","created":"2017-07-27T15:35:16Z","modified":"2017-07-31T11:56:34Z","version":116701,"slug":"empire-showdown","name":"Empire Showdown","body":"\u200bEmpire Showdown is a game where you control the destiny of a small group of people that wants to grow and become an empire.\n\nCollect food and water to keep the population alive, collect wood to build cities to keep them happy, farms to produce your own food and blacksmiths to create weapons so that you can go on war with other nations. \n\nCan you raise in POWER and put everybody else on their knees?\n\nThis game is pretty much inspired by Dwarf Fortress and a bit by Clash of Clans.\n\nThe game is pretty rough but I still hope you enjoy or at least like the concept, I will take this as a experience lesson, I kinda decided to do something a little bit more complex than I could have done, this version doesn't contain even 1\/3 of what I wanted but hey, it was fun making it :) . Any criticism will be expected from the beginning, thanks in advance for anyone who plays and comments to it. Hope I'll see you again in LD40 or any other LD in the future. :)\n\nDownload here: https:\/\/rebdc.itch.io\/empire-showdown\n\nUpdate: Fixed a bug that caused getting a gray screen if you restart the game (thanks to @frostdragonliz and @apple-dash for bringing it to my attention) and added a half-assed tutorial, nothing great it's just a wall of text but hopefully it's enough.","meta":{"grade-06-out":"1","grade-07-out":"1","grade-08-out":"1","cover":"\/\/\/content\/860\/9\/z\/5816.png","author":[36968]},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/39\/empire-showdown","parents":[1,5,9,32802],"love":0,"notes":11,"notes-timestamp":"2017-08-22T15:44:51Z","grade":{"grade-01":15,"grade-02":13,"grade-03":13,"grade-04":13,"grade-05":13},"magic":{"cool":123.50804543889,"feedback":6,"given":11.25,"grade":13.4,"grade-01-average":2.308,"grade-01-result":851,"grade-02-average":2.636,"grade-03-average":2.727,"grade-04-average":3,"grade-05-average":2.455,"smart":1.2511657273687}},"text":"\u200bEmpire Showdown is a game where you control the destiny of a small group of people that wants to grow and become an empire.\n\nCollect food and water to keep the population alive, collect wood to build cities to keep them happy, farms to produce your own food and blacksmiths to create weapons so that you can go on war with other nations. \n\nCan you raise in POWER and put everybody else on their knees?\n\nThis game is pretty much inspired by Dwarf Fortress and a bit by Clash of Clans.\n\nThe game is pretty rough but I still hope you enjoy or at least like the concept, I will take this as a experience lesson, I kinda decided to do something a little bit more complex than I could have done, this version doesn't contain even 1\/3 of what I wanted but hey, it was fun making it :) . Any criticism will be expected from the beginning, thanks in advance for anyone who plays and comments to it. Hope I'll see you again in LD40 or any other LD in the future. :)\n\nDownload here: https:\/\/rebdc.itch.io\/empire-showdown\n\nUpdate: Fixed a bug that caused getting a gray screen if you restart the game (thanks to @frostdragonliz and @apple-dash for bringing it to my attention) and added a half-assed tutorial, nothing great it's just a wall of text but hopefully it's enough.","title":"Empire Showdown"}