{"author_link":"\/users\/inventorofstuff","author_name":"InventorOfStuff","author_uid":"1081132","comments":[{"author_name":"Serious07","author_uid":"1081108","time":"2018-04-23T01:40:27Z","epoch":1524447627,"modified":1524447627,"text":"Hey, you don't have any world borders.\n\nI'm don't see any progress in game by killing enemies.\n\nGame ends to suddenly.\n\nSounds and graphics is well done. Well done.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"InventorOfStuff","author_uid":"1081132","time":"2018-04-23T01:51:50Z","epoch":1524448310,"modified":1524448310,"text":"@Serious07 Yeah, ran out of time on that one. No progress apart from surviving I guess. :D\n\nThanks for the review too!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"jeplmr","author_uid":"1026518","time":"2018-04-23T02:24:51Z","epoch":1524450291,"modified":1524450291,"text":"I was quickly overwhelmed by the number of enemies. Maybe tone that down a bit? Otherwise, solid entry. ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"InventorOfStuff","author_uid":"1081132","time":"2018-04-23T02:31:48Z","epoch":1524450708,"modified":1524450708,"text":"@jeplmr Yeah, I should have balanced that out a bit more as with it reduced by too much, it was easy just to run circles round them. Thanks for the advice and review!","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Matthew Roelle","author_uid":"1019696","time":"2018-04-23T02:35:11Z","epoch":1524450911,"modified":1524450911,"text":"I really love that other players are way bigger and stronger than me - It's reminiscent of other MMOs :)","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"InventorOfStuff","author_uid":"1081132","time":"2018-04-23T02:38:02Z","epoch":1524451082,"modified":1524451082,"text":"@Matthew Roelle Thanks! Was really going for that MMO but without the mutliplayer, massive or online feel. ;)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"aaranos","author_uid":"1001577","time":"2018-04-23T02:54:50Z","epoch":1524452090,"modified":1524452090,"text":"Game looks really nice and the genre combination definitely conflict.\n\nThe gameplay could of used a bit more work as it was just kite until you inevitably die. A timer of how long you survived could of made it a challenge.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"pandademic42","author_uid":"1012809","time":"2018-04-23T03:24:02Z","epoch":1524453842,"modified":1524453842,"text":"This sounds like soooo much fun. Will you be doing a web or Mac build sometime?","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Steve Sparkes","author_uid":"1009961","time":"2018-04-23T03:55:02Z","epoch":1524455702,"modified":1524456072,"text":"Good job on your first Ludum Dare! The \"account login\" to start the game gave me a chuckle. It's nicely polished for a simple game. It would be great to see you expand upon it in the future. :) I honestly found it pretty hard, I felt like I wanted to move faster to be able to kite the other players into a group to smack away at them!\n\nEdit: And make sure to include your source code for the compo entry!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"InventorOfStuff","author_uid":"1081132","time":"2018-04-23T04:12:55Z","epoch":1524456775,"modified":1524456775,"text":"@Steve Sparkes Hehe thanks! \n\nAlso wow, I completely forgot, thanks a ton for the reminder!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"InventorOfStuff","author_uid":"1081132","time":"2018-04-23T04:34:43Z","epoch":1524458083,"modified":1524458083,"text":"@pandademic42 I'm afraid due to needing a license to create osx builds or having to buy a $149 module for web builds with GM2 neither will be coming soon but the sourcecode is freely available if you want to open it up in Gamemaker 2 for yourself and mess around with it? Sorry about that.\n\nBut there are loads of other games on LudumDare currently waiting to be played with on the upside! :D","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"pandademic42","author_uid":"1012809","time":"2018-04-23T04:46:12Z","epoch":1524458772,"modified":1524458772,"text":"Whew. No worries. Sounds intense.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"RadioactiveRambo","author_uid":"1080784","time":"2018-04-23T08:02:54Z","epoch":1524470574,"modified":1524470574,"text":"Hey InventorOfStuff. Congrats on your first game. I like the conflicting genres and premise. The fighting is a bit hard (virtually impossible) though.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"InventorOfStuff","author_uid":"1081132","time":"2018-04-23T08:05:56Z","epoch":1524470756,"modified":1524470756,"text":"@RadioactiveRambo Ey man! Yeah, more of a meme for the theme game. \n\nAlthough I do admit the combat could be balanced a bit more. :D","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"saoi-games","author_uid":"1079667","time":"2018-04-23T09:33:59Z","epoch":1524476039,"modified":1524476039,"text":"I like how the level highlighted the frustration you can have by playing PVP alone. Its why my MMO experiences are normally questing with a buddy. \n\nYou did a great job for your first game jam. I look forward to seeing future games you make. ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Merotar","author_uid":"1081480","time":"2018-04-23T14:39:09Z","epoch":1524494349,"modified":1524494349,"text":"Nice first game! But it's pretty though. There could be more variety of enemies, but we all know the deadline for the compo does approach faster than anticipated.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"xmatos","author_uid":"1019956","time":"2018-04-25T15:01:01Z","epoch":1524668461,"modified":1524668461,"text":"Not gonna repeat anything others have already said. The collision boxes feel really unforgiving, I think they should be smaller. Good job and good luck in the future.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Mr ChocolateSalmon","author_uid":"1011669","time":"2018-05-15T03:44:36Z","epoch":1526355876,"modified":1526355876,"text":"Good job on your first game. Aiming with the mouse and attacking with space-bar felt a little weird, but the game itself was pretty simple :v:\n\nIf you get time, feel free to check out my game: https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/41\/breacard","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"epb9000","author_uid":"1060928","time":"2018-05-15T03:58:07Z","epoch":1526356687,"modified":1526356687,"text":"It was pretty satisfying to let the enemies bunch up and murder them all at once.  The collision boxes were bad even for an MMO sim though. ;) I think my max survival time was 40 seconds, and liked the humor mixed in. Did anyone check the options too? :)","likes":0,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld41\/81197-fc3dcbaae2123f4cdc26ee9c0c62f302.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/inventorofstuff.itch.io\/singleplayermmo","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/inventorofstuff.itch.io\/singleplayermmo","text":"ProjectFile"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"52557","g_author":"1081132","g_event":"LD41","g_eventkey":"72","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"240814","g_title":"SinglePlayerMMO","g_status":"USEAR3","g_place":"602","g_commentcount":"19","g_site2_node_id":"81197","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"81197","n_urlkey":"240814","n_parent":"73256","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/41\/singleplayermmo","n_slug":"singleplayermmo","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"81132","n_created":"1524133582","n_modified":"1524444517","n_version":"247719","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":81197,"parent":73256,"superparent":9,"author":81132,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"compo","published":"2018-04-23T00:20:33Z","created":"2018-04-19T10:26:22Z","modified":"2018-04-23T00:48:37Z","version":247719,"slug":"singleplayermmo","name":"SinglePlayerMMO","body":"**Description:**\n\nLudum Dare 41 - Theme -  \"Combine two incompatible genres\"\n\nThe two genres selected being - MMO - Singleplayer.\n\nThis never seen before, innovative, awe-inspiring, emotional, brilliant, touching, groundbreaking game will have a massive impact on the current games industry as we know it and I'm certain it will set a new, much higher standard for all entertainment to come whilst flipping current knowledge of such game mechanics on it's head.\n\/s\n\n**Controls:**\n\nMouse - Aiming\n\nWASD - Movement\n\nSpacebar - Attack\/Select\n\nEsc key - Back\/Exit\n\n**How to play:**\n\nUse your mouse to aim at players and then press space to perform a melee attack.\n\nUse WASD to stay out of the grasp of players.\n\n**Info:**\n\nApart from some workshop maps, this is the first game I've ever made and I hope to make better (less stupid) ones in the future.\n\nAlso first Ludum dare! :D\n\n**Tools\/audio used:**\n\nGameMaker 2 \n\nsfxr.exe (for selection\/hit audio)\n\nA backyard + microphone (for ambient\/bird audio)\n\nAudacity (for touching up audio clips)\n\nThanks for reading!\n\nMade by InventorOfStuff in 48 hours for LudumDare 41 Compo.","meta":{"author":[81132],"allow-anonymous-comments":"1","cover":"\/\/\/content\/cec\/31\/z\/108a2.png","link-01":"https:\/\/inventorofstuff.itch.io\/singleplayermmo","link-01-tag":"42337","link-02":"https:\/\/inventorofstuff.itch.io\/singleplayermmo","link-02-name":"ProjectFile"},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/41\/singleplayermmo","parents":[1,5,9,73256],"love":0,"notes":19,"notes-timestamp":"2018-05-15T03:58:07Z","grade":{"grade-01":20,"grade-02":20,"grade-03":20,"grade-04":20,"grade-05":20,"grade-06":20,"grade-07":20,"grade-08":20},"magic":{"cool":78.639751565705,"feedback":13,"given":11.75,"grade":20,"grade-01-average":2.889,"grade-01-result":602,"grade-02-average":2.583,"grade-02-result":635,"grade-03-average":2.611,"grade-03-result":642,"grade-04-average":3.611,"grade-04-result":337,"grade-05-average":2.917,"grade-05-result":482,"grade-06-average":2.639,"grade-06-result":396,"grade-07-average":3.194,"grade-07-result":168,"grade-08-average":3.028,"grade-08-result":349,"smart":-6.7772764264196}},"text":"**Description:**\n\nLudum Dare 41 - Theme -  \"Combine two incompatible genres\"\n\nThe two genres selected being - MMO - Singleplayer.\n\nThis never seen before, innovative, awe-inspiring, emotional, brilliant, touching, groundbreaking game will have a massive impact on the current games industry as we know it and I'm certain it will set a new, much higher standard for all entertainment to come whilst flipping current knowledge of such game mechanics on it's head.\n\/s\n\n**Controls:**\n\nMouse - Aiming\n\nWASD - Movement\n\nSpacebar - Attack\/Select\n\nEsc key - Back\/Exit\n\n**How to play:**\n\nUse your mouse to aim at players and then press space to perform a melee attack.\n\nUse WASD to stay out of the grasp of players.\n\n**Info:**\n\nApart from some workshop maps, this is the first game I've ever made and I hope to make better (less stupid) ones in the future.\n\nAlso first Ludum dare! :D\n\n**Tools\/audio used:**\n\nGameMaker 2 \n\nsfxr.exe (for selection\/hit audio)\n\nA backyard + microphone (for ambient\/bird audio)\n\nAudacity (for touching up audio clips)\n\nThanks for reading!\n\nMade by InventorOfStuff in 48 hours for LudumDare 41 Compo.","title":"SinglePlayerMMO"}