{"author_link":"\/users\/ductoman16","author_name":"Ductoman16","author_uid":1032927,"comments":[{"author_name":"Jeremy Wolf","author_uid":"1001205","time":"2017-12-05T14:24:39Z","epoch":1512483879,"modified":1512483879,"text":"Clever idea. I found the controls a bit difficult and easy to get stuck on the corner of the building. Some particle effects around the truck and plow would add some eye candy.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"g12345","author_uid":"1000231","time":"2017-12-05T22:15:59Z","epoch":1512512159,"modified":1512512159,"text":"The idea is interesting but the fact that it's possible to get stuck randomly when turning 180 is making the gameplay a bit unfair.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Naca","author_uid":"1000250","time":"2017-12-11T19:42:36Z","epoch":1513021356,"modified":1513021356,"text":"Good take on the theme. It would be nice to see the snow plow's position in the city map. Also, the bug that makes it get stuck on building sides is a bit annoying, but the game is fun to play anyway. My best score: 1457.73","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"The Dankasaur","author_uid":"1059493","time":"2017-12-13T04:17:57Z","epoch":1513138677,"modified":1513138677,"text":"Really well made game. Super fun to play and really fit the theme. I agree though, getting caught on corners causes a lot of demise. However, just a little bit of work would make this amazing.","likes":0,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld40\/66510-4911657fff66c83ebd8713643588d60c.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/ductoman16.itch.io\/snow-you-want-to-be-a-snow-plow-driver","text":"HTML5 (web)"},{"url":"https:\/\/gitlab.com\/ductoman16\/snowplow","text":"Source code"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"40673","g_author":"1032927","g_event":"LD40","g_eventkey":"70","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"223372","g_title":"Snow You Want to be a Snow Plow Driver?","g_status":"USEAR3","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"4","g_site2_node_id":"66510","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"66510","n_urlkey":"223372","n_parent":"49883","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/40\/snow-you-want-to-be-a-snow-plow-driver","n_slug":"snow-you-want-to-be-a-snow-plo","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"32927","n_created":"1512416352","n_modified":"1512442772","n_version":"192772","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":66510,"parent":49883,"superparent":9,"author":32927,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"jam","published":"2017-12-05T02:09:23Z","created":"2017-12-04T19:39:12Z","modified":"2017-12-05T02:59:32Z","version":192772,"slug":"snow-you-want-to-be-a-snow-plow-driver","name":"Snow You Want to be a Snow Plow Driver?","body":"![Title-s.png](\/\/\/raw\/f90\/8\/z\/cd0f.png)![screenshot1-s.png](\/\/\/raw\/f90\/8\/z\/cd69.png)\n\n**Play it here!** https:\/\/ductoman16.itch.io\/snow-you-want-to-be-a-snow-plow-driver\n\nCongratulations! It's your first day at your new job as a snow plow driver for the city of Chillsville. You've never driven a snow plow before, but it looks like fun! How hard can it be? Chillsville frequently gets large amounts of snow, so it's up to you to make sure that the citizens don't get snowed in for too long.\n\n**Gameplay:**\n\nRemove snow from the streets by driving your snowplow over it (and earn money for it!). If a city block gets snowed in for too long, the citizens will starve, and you lose.\n\nUpgrade your snowplow using the menu on the right. Upgrading your tires increases your max speed, upgrading your plow means snow won't slow you down as much when you drive into it. \n\nUse the minimap in the top right to know which blocks need your help the most.\n\n**Controls:**\n\nWASD to move, menu on the right to upgrade your snowplow.\n\n(Or you can try using a controller: JoystickButton0 = Upgrade Tires, JoystickButton1 = Upgrade Plow)\n\n**Tools\/Resources Used:**\n- Unity\n- Visual Studio Community 2017 w\/Resharper\n- Krita\n- Gimp\n- Audacity\n- abundant-music.com\n- https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/snow.font\n\n**Known Bugs**\n- You can get caught on the sides of buildings sometimes (this is easier to avoid if you use a controller)\n- Unity fullscreen mode cuts off the sidebar (however the itch.io fullscreen button behaves better and covers up the unity fullscreen button so...)\n","meta":{"author":[32927],"cover":"\/\/\/content\/f90\/8\/z\/c8e2.png","allow-anonymous-comments":"1","link-01":"https:\/\/ductoman16.itch.io\/snow-you-want-to-be-a-snow-plow-driver","link-01-tag":"42336","link-02":"https:\/\/gitlab.com\/ductoman16\/snowplow","link-02-tag":"42332"},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/40\/snow-you-want-to-be-a-snow-plow-driver","parents":[1,5,9,49883],"love":0,"notes":4,"notes-timestamp":"2017-12-13T04:17:57Z","grade":{"grade-01":4,"grade-02":4,"grade-03":4,"grade-04":4,"grade-05":4,"grade-06":4,"grade-07":4,"grade-08":4},"magic":{"cool":139.94046353122,"feedback":0,"given":5.875,"grade":4,"grade-01-average":2.75,"grade-02-average":2.75,"grade-03-average":3,"grade-04-average":3.25,"grade-05-average":2.5,"grade-06-average":2.5,"grade-07-average":2.25,"grade-08-average":2.5,"smart":21.191996435408}},"text":"![Title-s.png](\/\/\/raw\/f90\/8\/z\/cd0f.png)![screenshot1-s.png](\/\/\/raw\/f90\/8\/z\/cd69.png)\n\n**Play it here!** https:\/\/ductoman16.itch.io\/snow-you-want-to-be-a-snow-plow-driver\n\nCongratulations! It's your first day at your new job as a snow plow driver for the city of Chillsville. You've never driven a snow plow before, but it looks like fun! How hard can it be? Chillsville frequently gets large amounts of snow, so it's up to you to make sure that the citizens don't get snowed in for too long.\n\n**Gameplay:**\n\nRemove snow from the streets by driving your snowplow over it (and earn money for it!). If a city block gets snowed in for too long, the citizens will starve, and you lose.\n\nUpgrade your snowplow using the menu on the right. Upgrading your tires increases your max speed, upgrading your plow means snow won't slow you down as much when you drive into it. \n\nUse the minimap in the top right to know which blocks need your help the most.\n\n**Controls:**\n\nWASD to move, menu on the right to upgrade your snowplow.\n\n(Or you can try using a controller: JoystickButton0 = Upgrade Tires, JoystickButton1 = Upgrade Plow)\n\n**Tools\/Resources Used:**\n- Unity\n- Visual Studio Community 2017 w\/Resharper\n- Krita\n- Gimp\n- Audacity\n- abundant-music.com\n- https:\/\/www.dafont.com\/snow.font\n\n**Known Bugs**\n- You can get caught on the sides of buildings sometimes (this is easier to avoid if you use a controller)\n- Unity fullscreen mode cuts off the sidebar (however the itch.io fullscreen button behaves better and covers up the unity fullscreen button so...)\n","title":"Snow You Want to be a Snow Plow Driver?"}