{"author_link":"\/users\/carrot","author_name":"carrot","author_uid":"1010101","comments":[{"author_name":"alisoncox","author_uid":"1015140","time":"2017-05-01T12:16:32Z","epoch":1493640992,"modified":1493640992,"text":"I'm not sure how much of the art is yours (as you mention you used some free ones) but the character itself is really well made\/chosen.\n\nThe controls were a bit difficult to handle on the ice world it would have been good to have been able to jump a little more but as a game programmer of only 2 weeks I think you've done a great job! ","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"GertJohnny","author_uid":"1011547","time":"2017-05-01T22:23:24Z","epoch":1493677404,"modified":1493677404,"text":"As as first game it's not too bad at all. That said, there are tons of ways you can improve it!\n\n- The movement doesn't feel very good. There must be a technical problem, because the movement in my game looks totally different than what's in your gameplay video. While on a planet mine moves at a third of the speed, making most of the jumps impossible. You might need to move your physics code inside FixedUpdate, or scale it by delta time so that it feels consistent across all platforms.\n- Jumping and hitting the bottom of ledges didn't feel great, and you might want to make those one-way colliders instead. The visuals give a bit of indication that you should be able to jump through and land on top of them.\n- When changing directions, the character's collider moves around which leads to unintended consequences. I can be standing on the edge of a ledge just fine, but as soon as I change direction I fall down off of it. When you flip the character between left and right, make sure to keep the collider and art centered so stuff like that won't happen.\n\nYou're off to a good start though! Keep tweaking it and improving!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"ectucker1","author_uid":"1008294","time":"2017-05-01T22:51:40Z","epoch":1493679100,"modified":1493679100,"text":"I loved the animation of this, the main character looked good, even if you didn't make him.\n\nThe movement feels a bit slippery. It was also really annoying to have to retry the whole level every time I died.\n\nPlatformers are tough. You might do better with something more constrained.\n\nIt's a good first game. Good luck in the future!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"ToonTeamJ","author_uid":"1013606","time":"2017-05-07T22:02:57Z","epoch":1494194577,"modified":1494194577,"text":"The game looks good, but the mechanics need work. Jumping feels too unnatural and colliding with the undersides of platforms gets in the way of things. 2D platformers can be tough because you need more complicated physics like gravity. Keep at it.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Hatten","author_uid":"1026728","time":"2017-05-13T10:55:20Z","epoch":1494672920,"modified":1494672920,"text":"Lots of content for a weekend! The planet hopping mechanism was cool. The controls are rather shaky and buggy. Dying by runing upphill is kind of bad. Still very impressed by this game.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"sebbernery","author_uid":"1000492","time":"2017-05-13T17:10:02Z","epoch":1494695402,"modified":1494695402,"text":"Controls are sometimes hazardous and there is some bad physics bugs, but not bad enough to ruin the game. Nice entry and I hope you'll participate to the next LDJAM !","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Frodewin","author_uid":"1010109","time":"2017-05-20T11:27:59Z","epoch":1495279679,"modified":1495279775,"text":"I didn't look at the game before so I was surprised when I suddenly was in a platformer after touching that muchroom. Positively surprised, to say! However, I had a lot of issues with the controls. What looked like a simple task in a platformer become really frustrating to me. The main problem in my opinion is that the sprite's flipping point is not centered. So when I am on the edge of a platform and I want to switch direction, I fall off the platform. This caused also a problem when I went too close to the stair-like platforms from underneath. When I wanted to go back, I was stuck under the stairs and I could not get out again.\n\n![stuck.png](\/\/\/raw\/d77\/2\/z\/484c.png)\n\nStuck forever, despite having 7 lives left :-(\n\nOther than that I like the idea, theme, sound and graphics of the game. You wrote that you opt out of the graphics, but the graphics rating is still there.","likes":0,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":[],"links":[],"metadata":{"g_key":"43581","g_author":"1010101","g_event":"LD38","g_eventkey":"69","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"241268","g_title":"Planet Hopper","g_status":"USEAR3","g_place":"637","g_commentcount":"7","g_site2_node_id":"15342","g_hide":"Y","g_has_icon":"N","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"15342","n_urlkey":"241268","n_parent":"9405","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/38\/first-ludum-dare-planet-hopper","n_slug":"first-ludum-dare-planet-hopper","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"10101","n_created":"1492807487","n_modified":"1493491294","n_version":"71532","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":15342,"parent":9405,"superparent":9,"author":10101,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"jam","published":"2017-04-24T23:59:40Z","created":"2017-04-21T20:44:47Z","modified":"2017-04-29T18:41:34Z","version":71532,"slug":"first-ludum-dare-planet-hopper","name":"Planet Hopper","body":"![01.JPG](\/\/\/raw\/577\/2\/z\/29cd.jpg)\n\nI've been a software engineer for 10 years, and a game programmer for all of 2 weeks. Not sure why I thought entering a game jam when I can barely stop my character falling through the floor was a good idea! I just need to find a theme that turns my programming bugs in to features... \n\nIn Planet Hopper you have been turned in to a giant by a freak industrial accident. Without your space ship you need to find a way home by hopping between planets and asteroids, and using radioactive mushrooms to shrink down to normal size to collect fuel to power a rocket, or solve other puzzles to help you progress. Controls are the usual ASWD or arrow keys for movement, and space to jump. If you want to reset your lives press 'o', or to instantly complete a level and get back to the galaxy press 'p'. Sadly only had time to make 2 planets as it took me waaay too long to work out basic controls and movement.\n\n![02.JPG](\/\/\/raw\/577\/2\/z\/29d2.jpg)\n\n![03.JPG](\/\/\/raw\/577\/2\/z\/29d0.jpg)\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YGQkQUgENIw\n\nThe sprites and sounds are mainly free ones, but there are a couple I bought as I'm so bad at art I miss when trying to paint a barn door! \n\nBut, my first attempt at a game and I'm fairly happy with it in spite of dodgy colliders (with a bit or work I can probably turn them in to hover boots...) and freak gravity problems. I think I learnt more this weekend than in the past few weeks trying to learn how to program games!\n\n## Event: Jam\n\n## Opt-outs: \n- graphics\n- sound \n\n## Links\n* **Web Version:** https:\/\/itch.io\/embed-upload\/460613?color=333333 (takes a while to load)\n* **Download Version:** https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B1R8XA8Ok9OHMlRGbWd6MVhZeTg\/view?usp=sharing\n","meta":{"author":[10101]},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/38\/first-ludum-dare-planet-hopper","parents":[1,5,9,9405],"love":0,"notes":7,"notes-timestamp":"2017-05-20T11:29:35Z","grade":{"grade-01":13,"grade-02":13,"grade-03":13,"grade-04":13,"grade-05":6,"grade-06":8,"grade-07":12,"grade-08":13},"magic":{"cool":87.811407991752,"feedback":3,"given":8,"grade":11.375,"grade-01-average":2.909,"grade-01-result":637,"grade-02-average":2.636,"grade-02-result":631,"grade-03-average":2.273,"grade-03-result":712,"grade-04-average":3.091,"grade-04-result":543,"grade-05-average":3.25,"grade-06-average":2.5,"grade-07-average":2.2,"grade-07-result":523,"grade-08-average":2.727,"grade-08-result":616,"smart":-8.6126466536625}},"text":"![01.JPG](\/\/\/raw\/577\/2\/z\/29cd.jpg)\n\nI've been a software engineer for 10 years, and a game programmer for all of 2 weeks. Not sure why I thought entering a game jam when I can barely stop my character falling through the floor was a good idea! I just need to find a theme that turns my programming bugs in to features... \n\nIn Planet Hopper you have been turned in to a giant by a freak industrial accident. Without your space ship you need to find a way home by hopping between planets and asteroids, and using radioactive mushrooms to shrink down to normal size to collect fuel to power a rocket, or solve other puzzles to help you progress. Controls are the usual ASWD or arrow keys for movement, and space to jump. If you want to reset your lives press 'o', or to instantly complete a level and get back to the galaxy press 'p'. Sadly only had time to make 2 planets as it took me waaay too long to work out basic controls and movement.\n\n![02.JPG](\/\/\/raw\/577\/2\/z\/29d2.jpg)\n\n![03.JPG](\/\/\/raw\/577\/2\/z\/29d0.jpg)\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YGQkQUgENIw\n\nThe sprites and sounds are mainly free ones, but there are a couple I bought as I'm so bad at art I miss when trying to paint a barn door! \n\nBut, my first attempt at a game and I'm fairly happy with it in spite of dodgy colliders (with a bit or work I can probably turn them in to hover boots...) and freak gravity problems. I think I learnt more this weekend than in the past few weeks trying to learn how to program games!\n\n## Event: Jam\n\n## Opt-outs: \n- graphics\n- sound \n\n## Links\n* **Web Version:** https:\/\/itch.io\/embed-upload\/460613?color=333333 (takes a while to load)\n* **Download Version:** https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B1R8XA8Ok9OHMlRGbWd6MVhZeTg\/view?usp=sharing\n","title":"Planet Hopper"}