{"author_link":"\/users\/artur-hawkwing","author_name":"Artur Hawkwing","author_uid":"1035989","comments":[{"author_name":"Ludovico","author_uid":"1056588","time":"2018-12-04T07:21:47Z","epoch":1543908107,"modified":1543908107,"text":"Link leads to 404. Could not test game.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Link","author_uid":"1126176","time":"2018-12-04T07:24:39Z","epoch":1543908279,"modified":1543908279,"text":"Change \"visibility & access\" to \"public\" in Itch.io","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Artur Hawkwing","author_uid":"1035989","time":"2018-12-04T15:54:19Z","epoch":1543938859,"modified":1543938859,"text":"@link @ludovico \nJust did, thanks!!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"DigitalLimestone","author_uid":"1122540","time":"2018-12-04T18:24:56Z","epoch":1543947896,"modified":1543947896,"text":"Super game! The music's nice and the premise is cool as well. A background would be sweet, and a checkpoint system would be cool as well. Good job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Artur Hawkwing","author_uid":"1035989","time":"2018-12-04T22:09:14Z","epoch":1543961354,"modified":1543961354,"text":"Thanks @digitallimestone ! I agree that a background would have been nice, if I do a larger Post-LD I'll definitely add one in. I am very glad you liked it!\n\nAnd all, I\u2019ll play and rate your games today or tomorrow. I don\u2019t have the time right now to give good feedback, but I will as soon as I can :)","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Eric Smith","author_uid":"1096473","time":"2018-12-05T04:47:32Z","epoch":1543985252,"modified":1543985252,"text":"Can we please get a HTML5 build?  People are too lazy to download and install. Namely me. :)","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Artur Hawkwing","author_uid":"1035989","time":"2018-12-05T06:05:29Z","epoch":1543989929,"modified":1543989929,"text":"@eric-smith I'll see if I can. But Unity kept crashing when I tried, unfortunately","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Vivien Fargette","author_uid":"1126051","time":"2018-12-05T09:27:09Z","epoch":1544002029,"modified":1544011710,"text":"Pretty cool game with a great concept. I would just point out that, at the beginning of a level, it can be hard to select the piece you want to move and the indicator of the pawn is a bit confusing (his \"normal\" moves are not in red like all the other pieces). Also, a replay button would be a great feature instead of exiting then launch again.\nI could not hear the music as I am not in a place where I can havve the audio on but I'll test it back later to note the sound.\nThe commentary can seems a bit harsh and I am sorry if so because it is not what I intended: I really enjoyed the game overall and really loved the idea of a RPG-Chess\n* EDIT for the sound: the looping moment isn't always really smooth but a good sound overall","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Link","author_uid":"1126176","time":"2018-12-05T14:08:22Z","epoch":1544018902,"modified":1544019020,"text":"Good game, really good idea, and the kill-and-use mechanic is really nice!\nYou could add a respawn system to restart game without opening game again.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Wyatt","author_uid":"1080002","time":"2018-12-06T04:39:29Z","epoch":1544071169,"modified":1544071169,"text":"Interesting concept. Had a bit of trouble figuring it out, but once I did it was challenging.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Artur Hawkwing","author_uid":"1035989","time":"2018-12-06T05:03:03Z","epoch":1544072583,"modified":1544072583,"text":"Thank you!! I am glad you like it\n\n@wyatt \nI will update the write up so it is more clear, thanks!\n\n@link \nI completely agree\u2014that\u2019s on the list of features to add!\n\n@vivien-fargette \nThank you very much! I did not realize how out-of-place the pawn colors would look. I actually did that to indicate the straight moves are only for moving, not attack, but I should have mentioed that before. I\u2019ll add that in to the write up!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"chaosed0","author_uid":"1124786","time":"2018-12-06T05:16:27Z","epoch":1544073387,"modified":1544073423,"text":"The game is a little too punishing in restarting back to the beginning - especially as losses are so common. Still, quite an interesting idea. I really like the look of the chess pieces, and the music does a lot to set the mood.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"btrotter101","author_uid":"1002306","time":"2018-12-06T05:32:55Z","epoch":1544074375,"modified":1544074375,"text":"Tried Mac version, but all I got was a grey screen. The music worked, though. Might try to build from source, if I get a chance.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Pellanor","author_uid":"1089700","time":"2018-12-06T07:27:55Z","epoch":1544081275,"modified":1544081275,"text":"Windows version only got biege screen + music after hitting start :'(","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"catbutt","author_uid":"1028829","time":"2018-12-06T08:09:49Z","epoch":1544083789,"modified":1544083789,"text":"Has alot of potential, but the music; headphone users beware.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"huf0001","author_uid":"1126588","time":"2018-12-06T09:35:47Z","epoch":1544088947,"modified":1544088947,"text":"Love the concept. Having the pieces move more slowly would have been good; turn based might have been one idea to try. Being able to start again without having to exit and run the game again would have been nice. Overall, a cool, interesting game.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"meskaline","author_uid":"1052267","time":"2018-12-06T13:16:26Z","epoch":1544102186,"modified":1544102186,"text":"Nice concept, may be biased cause I love chess. Would be nice to continue and polish the game. Good job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Artur Hawkwing","author_uid":"1035989","time":"2018-12-08T06:34:50Z","epoch":1544250890,"modified":1544250890,"text":"@pellanor @btrotter101 I\u2019m sorry that it did not work, but thanks for coming here to check it out! Unfortunately I do not have access to a Mac to try to debug, but pellanor, which Windows are you running? I can try to debug it, and if I get somewhere I\u2019ll post an update.\n\n@chaosed0 I did not realize that until after the deadline. I\u2019d love to add in checkpoints at some point for a post LD, because you are right that having to restart is quite hard on the player.\n\nThanks to everyone here for playing\u2014I really value all for you feedback!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Sebastian-M","author_uid":"1032890","time":"2018-12-08T21:41:55Z","epoch":1544305315,"modified":1544305315,"text":"Really good concept. But the execution is a bit rough. You should make a quick tutorial explaining you need to chose the piece you need to move. Also, at the start of one level, my peice didn't spwn. I have to reset the game.\n\nBut the idea is cool, and the race against the other pieces is kinda exciting.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"zgragselus","author_uid":"1001394","time":"2018-12-08T21:54:02Z","epoch":1544306042,"modified":1544306042,"text":"Nice concept - for a small logical game, which I enjoyed. Which makes this entry quite different, and I somehow kind of liked it.\n\nI found controls a bit wrong though. Especially what AI does. They can instantly kill you while you're not entirely seeing where they will land in next turn - so timing can be quite frustrating in some levels.\n\nAnyways, good job and congratulations of making an entry!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"conrad123","author_uid":"1000781","time":"2018-12-08T23:04:22Z","epoch":1544310262,"modified":1544310262,"text":"5\/5 innovation for the cool concept. I love to play chess so I was hoping to be able to showcase my skills but the game was so hard! Definitely as lot of polish work that can be put into it. Also sometimes I would spawn and a knight would immediately kill me because I wasn't fast enough. I love the holes in the chessboard - they make things interesting - and the pieces look really cool! Nice job and keep developing this!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Iamsodarncool","author_uid":"1034014","time":"2018-12-10T03:24:31Z","epoch":1544412271,"modified":1544412271,"text":"This seems like a neat game, but I kept dying for apparently no reason. I wasn't anywhere near an enemy piece and I couldn't figure out why I was dying. Also, there's no button to restart on the game over screen, so I had to close and restart the game each time.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Baktillus","author_uid":"1104680","time":"2018-12-10T10:23:28Z","epoch":1544437408,"modified":1544437408,"text":"Kept losing for no reason.  \nGot on the yellow square -> lost\nTook a rook, moved into an empty square -> lost\nmoved two squares from the start -> lost.\nHad a bishop run through me and didnt lose..\n\ngot through a few levels but didn't feel like continuing after having to close the game everytime anything causes me to lose.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Artur Hawkwing","author_uid":"1035989","time":"2018-12-10T20:00:20Z","epoch":1544472020,"modified":1544472020,"text":"Thanks for the feedback everyone! It is very useful!\n\n@baktillus @iamsodarncool you die when you are in an enemy's range and it moves to kill you. The reason it seems like there is no reason is that the movement is not shown (a bug I did not have time to address) before you are killed.\n\nDeath is not triggered by collision,  but by the enemy's intention to attack you. So even if an enemy moves through you, you may live; but if they see you and attack, you die. It is a bit awkward (something I would like to fix), but I had to go with it for now.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Colletto Gregory","author_uid":"1088812","time":"2018-12-10T20:24:35Z","epoch":1544473475,"modified":1544473475,"text":"Im not sure if I understand the Gane.\nIn my windows version, I haven't any other piece, and my king is weak.\nThe game seem very hard like that. \nAll my square are red, after 6 try, i didn't succeed in the second level :)\nThe game over pannel with only quit button is a bit frustrating. \n\nHowever, the concept is interesting and your take the time to make a 3D (2D) Game. \nGreat job.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"aurel","author_uid":"1000129","time":"2018-12-10T22:28:01Z","epoch":1544480881,"modified":1544480881,"text":"I played through a few times until I finally got the hang of it. I found it to be very punishing because you can't tell what the AI is doing. It's nearly impossible to get the hang of anything as the AI sometimes behaves uncertainly and you just suddenly lose. \n\nIt was very annoying having to start from scratch every time, but all in all, a good initial execution.  ","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"SecretPocketCat","author_uid":"1013047","time":"2018-12-12T13:40:31Z","epoch":1544622031,"modified":1544622031,"text":"Cool idea, though I'm missing the above mentioned restart option. (I'd prefer adding that before putting in Irish, but maybe that's just me :laughing:). There are a lot of ways you could take this. I'd like to see whether putting player on a the same timestep (longer than now, possibly based on the number of pieces) and they'd plan the movement of all their pieces and then wait or just hit a \"GO\" button.  \nI enjoyed my time with this, though the captiuring mechanic is slightly iffy - I captured a piece (a horsie), which then still killed my king. Also, the capturing for pawns seems weird, unless that was *en passant*, which I never really got...","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"HDugmag","author_uid":"1100202","time":"2018-12-18T01:29:54Z","epoch":1545096594,"modified":1545096594,"text":"Really interesting concept, the music was a good fit and the AI is appropriately challenging. However, I would've appreciated it if the board was in the center of the screen. Other than that, well done!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"syRoK","author_uid":"1133787","time":"2018-12-18T18:46:48Z","epoch":1545158808,"modified":1545158808,"text":"This is a good game for such a small period. there are a lot of shortcomings including management, but I think that it is still at a good level) So keep up the good luck!)","likes":0,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld43\/121035-71470f7d9b4a6dcc8f9728d8a7a482fd.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/jeffrey-sardina.itch.io\/an-fhicheall-mhor-grand-chess","text":"Source code"},{"url":"https:\/\/jeffrey-sardina.itch.io\/an-fhicheall-mhor-grand-chess","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/jeffrey-sardina.itch.io\/an-fhicheall-mhor-grand-chess","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/jeffrey-sardina.itch.io\/an-fhicheall-mhor-grand-chess","text":"macOS"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"41743","g_author":"1035989","g_event":"LD43","g_eventkey":"71","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"224218","g_title":"An Fhicheall Mh\u00f3r (Grand Chess)","g_status":"USEAR3","g_place":"985","g_commentcount":"29","g_site2_node_id":"121035","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"121035","n_urlkey":"224218","n_parent":"120415","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/43\/an-fhicheall-mhor-grand-chess","n_slug":"an-fhicheall-mhor-grand-chess","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"35989","n_created":"1541961909","n_modified":"1544073625","n_version":"409095","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":121035,"parent":120415,"superparent":9,"author":35989,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"jam","published":"2018-12-04T04:39:41Z","created":"2018-11-11T18:45:09Z","modified":"2018-12-06T05:20:25Z","version":409095,"slug":"an-fhicheall-mhor-grand-chess","name":"An Fhicheall Mh\u00f3r (Grand Chess)","body":"This is Grand Chess\u2014an RPG-meets-chess that will push you to your limits. You will be journeying through a variety of levels with you King and other chess pieces you take along the way. Will you be able to make it? If you aren\u2019t willing to sacrifice a few pieces along the way, you will have a very, very hard time winning. \n\nControls:\n\nClick a piece\u2014select it\n\nClick on a highlighted square one a piece is selected\u2014move to that square\n\nThe places you can move will be shown in red if you can move and capture there, blue if you can move and not capture there, and green if the square is \u2018on they way\u2019 but you cannot move to it.\n\n**If you capture a piece you keep it in the next levels until it dies\n\nGoal:\n\nGet to the yellow tile at the end of the stage to advance to the next one. Pass the final level to win!\n\nGood luck!\n\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAs Gaeilge:\n\nAn Fhicheall Mh\u00f3r\n\nSeo \u00e9 An Fhicheall Mh\u00f3r\u2014cluiche fichille an-dheacair! Beidh t\u00fa ag dul tr\u00ed c\u00fapla leibh\u00e9il leis an R\u00ed agus bail p\u00edosa\u00ed fichille eile. An f\u00e9idir leat dul tr\u00ed gach st\u00e1itse? Mura mbeadh t\u00fa ag \u00edobairt c\u00fapla p\u00edosa\u00ed at\u00e1 agat, n\u00edl beidh t\u00fa in ann bua a bheith.\n\nChun rialaigh an cluiche:\n\nClice\u00e1il ar p\u00edosa\u2014roghnaigh p\u00edosa\n\nClice\u00e1il ar leac\u00e1n curtha chun suntais--bog an p\u00edosa go dt\u00ed an leac\u00e1n sin\n\nM\u00e1 t\u00e1 leac\u00e1n curtha chun suntais dearg, is f\u00e9idir leat dul n\u00f3 aimsi\u00fa ann, m\u00e1 t\u00e1 s\u00e9 gorm, ach amh\u00e1in dul ann, m\u00e1 t\u00e1 s\u00e9 uaine, ach amh\u00e1in bog tr\u00edd.\n\n**M\u00e1 gabhann t\u00fa aon p\u00edosa beidh s\u00e9 agat sa leibh\u00e9il eile nuair at\u00e1 s\u00e9 beo\n\nD\u00fashl\u00e1n:\n\nDul go dt\u00ed an leac\u00e1n bu\u00ed os comhair an leac\u00e1n tos\u00fa. D\u00e9an gach leibh\u00e9al chun an deireadh!\n\nGo n-\u00e9ir\u00ed an t-\u00e1dh leat!\n\n![FichilleMhor.png](\/\/\/raw\/59c\/8\/z\/1e7bd.png)![grandChess.png](\/\/\/raw\/59c\/8\/z\/1e7be.https:\/\/jeffrey-sardina.itch.io\/an-fhicheall-mhor-grand-chess","meta":{"author":[35989],"allow-anonymous-comments":"1","cover":"\/\/\/content\/59c\/8\/z\/1e7b5.png","link-01-tag":"42332","link-01-name":"","link-02-tag":"42341","link-02-name":"untested","link-03-tag":"42337","link-03-name":"","link-04-tag":"42339","link-04-name":"untested","link-05-tag":"42341","link-05-name":"Just a sec","link-01":"https:\/\/jeffrey-sardina.itch.io\/an-fhicheall-mhor-grand-chess","link-02":"https:\/\/jeffrey-sardina.itch.io\/an-fhicheall-mhor-grand-chess","link-03":"https:\/\/jeffrey-sardina.itch.io\/an-fhicheall-mhor-grand-chess","link-04":"https:\/\/jeffrey-sardina.itch.io\/an-fhicheall-mhor-grand-chess"},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/43\/an-fhicheall-mhor-grand-chess","parents":[1,5,9,120415],"love":0,"notes":29,"notes-timestamp":"2018-12-18T18:46:48Z","grade":{"grade-01":28,"grade-02":28,"grade-03":28,"grade-04":29,"grade-05":30,"grade-06":28,"grade-07":25,"grade-08":28},"magic":{"cool":99.303127398442,"feedback":29,"given":26.625,"grade":28,"grade-01-average":2.712,"grade-01-result":985,"grade-02-average":2.673,"grade-02-result":902,"grade-03-average":3.269,"grade-03-result":420,"grade-04-average":2.87,"grade-04-result":869,"grade-05-average":2.804,"grade-05-result":835,"grade-06-average":2.481,"grade-06-result":614,"grade-07-average":1.891,"grade-07-result":852,"grade-08-average":2.442,"grade-08-result":948,"smart":20.124204727455}},"text":"This is Grand Chess\u2014an RPG-meets-chess that will push you to your limits. You will be journeying through a variety of levels with you King and other chess pieces you take along the way. Will you be able to make it? If you aren\u2019t willing to sacrifice a few pieces along the way, you will have a very, very hard time winning. \n\nControls:\n\nClick a piece\u2014select it\n\nClick on a highlighted square one a piece is selected\u2014move to that square\n\nThe places you can move will be shown in red if you can move and capture there, blue if you can move and not capture there, and green if the square is \u2018on they way\u2019 but you cannot move to it.\n\n**If you capture a piece you keep it in the next levels until it dies\n\nGoal:\n\nGet to the yellow tile at the end of the stage to advance to the next one. Pass the final level to win!\n\nGood luck!\n\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nAs Gaeilge:\n\nAn Fhicheall Mh\u00f3r\n\nSeo \u00e9 An Fhicheall Mh\u00f3r\u2014cluiche fichille an-dheacair! Beidh t\u00fa ag dul tr\u00ed c\u00fapla leibh\u00e9il leis an R\u00ed agus bail p\u00edosa\u00ed fichille eile. An f\u00e9idir leat dul tr\u00ed gach st\u00e1itse? Mura mbeadh t\u00fa ag \u00edobairt c\u00fapla p\u00edosa\u00ed at\u00e1 agat, n\u00edl beidh t\u00fa in ann bua a bheith.\n\nChun rialaigh an cluiche:\n\nClice\u00e1il ar p\u00edosa\u2014roghnaigh p\u00edosa\n\nClice\u00e1il ar leac\u00e1n curtha chun suntais--bog an p\u00edosa go dt\u00ed an leac\u00e1n sin\n\nM\u00e1 t\u00e1 leac\u00e1n curtha chun suntais dearg, is f\u00e9idir leat dul n\u00f3 aimsi\u00fa ann, m\u00e1 t\u00e1 s\u00e9 gorm, ach amh\u00e1in dul ann, m\u00e1 t\u00e1 s\u00e9 uaine, ach amh\u00e1in bog tr\u00edd.\n\n**M\u00e1 gabhann t\u00fa aon p\u00edosa beidh s\u00e9 agat sa leibh\u00e9il eile nuair at\u00e1 s\u00e9 beo\n\nD\u00fashl\u00e1n:\n\nDul go dt\u00ed an leac\u00e1n bu\u00ed os comhair an leac\u00e1n tos\u00fa. D\u00e9an gach leibh\u00e9al chun an deireadh!\n\nGo n-\u00e9ir\u00ed an t-\u00e1dh leat!\n\n![FichilleMhor.png](\/\/\/raw\/59c\/8\/z\/1e7bd.png)![grandChess.png](\/\/\/raw\/59c\/8\/z\/1e7be.https:\/\/jeffrey-sardina.itch.io\/an-fhicheall-mhor-grand-chess","title":"An Fhicheall Mh\u00f3r (Grand Chess)"}