{"author_link":"\/users\/skleembof","author_name":"Skleembof","author_uid":"1165416","comments":[{"author_name":"Ale","author_uid":"1003064","time":"2020-10-05T23:30:20Z","epoch":1601940620,"modified":1601940620,"text":"Katamari Damacy meets Chernobyl","likes":3,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Akhil841","author_uid":"1213093","time":"2020-10-06T02:08:11Z","epoch":1601950091,"modified":1601950091,"text":"This was hilarious, especially with the Soviet Union theme.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Yeomsley","author_uid":"1165402","time":"2020-10-06T02:13:12Z","epoch":1601950392,"modified":1601950392,"text":"I ate nearly everything and then started ascending to the sky as the music came to its finish. Glorious.\nReally nice job with all the art assets! The game was hard to control at first but I got the hang of it eventually. :bug: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Trypants","author_uid":"1073837","time":"2020-10-06T02:18:40Z","epoch":1601950720,"modified":1601950720,"text":"Had a good laugh! Took me a while to understand I could go faster... Camera view blocks when mouse hit the side of the screen. ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"steambrain","author_uid":"1181885","time":"2020-10-06T02:20:10Z","epoch":1601950810,"modified":1601950810,"text":"I flew up in the sky nicely, don't need wings for it, it seems...","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"HungryCatGames","author_uid":"1211688","time":"2020-10-06T02:20:29Z","epoch":1601950829,"modified":1601950829,"text":"Hahaha! Caterpillar blimp! When you get big enough the physics kicks you way up to float in the sky. Given your circumstances it's still pretty well done. Obviously some glitches and loose ends, but even with those it was fun to play! Well done.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Jordanfb","author_uid":"1010547","time":"2020-10-06T02:27:37Z","epoch":1601951257,"modified":1601951257,"text":"Nice work especially since you had to pivot so late in development! The art was impressive and I enjoyed how massive I grew. I think the controls could've used some work but you knew that it seems. I wish there was more to explore and more to eat!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"mind0o","author_uid":"1212201","time":"2020-10-06T03:30:49Z","epoch":1601955049,"modified":1601955049,"text":"For a very rushed job on a tight deadline, its not bad at all! Love the caterpillar model and the animation is good, all my criticism can be ignored because of the cirumcetances that you were in. Good job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Gilad Bar Ilan","author_uid":"1215491","time":"2020-10-06T13:29:24Z","epoch":1601990964,"modified":1601990964,"text":"AWESOME GRAPHICS!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"pbootly","author_uid":"1213630","time":"2020-10-06T13:29:55Z","epoch":1601990995,"modified":1601990995,"text":"Had a proper chuckle - never fix holding shift and space, please. Seems like you knew exactly whats good and what needs work (controlls etc) so nice one!","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Valkija","author_uid":"1216842","time":"2020-10-06T14:21:56Z","epoch":1601994116,"modified":1601994116,"text":"Funny game, loved the soviet theme lol - though it did get stuck on my PC after the game crashed, I suppose you made me communist.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Mog13","author_uid":"1214226","time":"2020-10-06T14:34:33Z","epoch":1601994873,"modified":1601994873,"text":"ahahahahaha. I want to provide usefull feedback but you took a bad situation (somone dropping) and made something that really amused me for the entirety of my time with it. great job pulling this out the bag","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"DangerBlack","author_uid":"1092991","time":"2020-10-06T14:37:30Z","epoch":1601995050,"modified":1601995087,"text":"Well tried a bit but I found a huge bug (a caterpillar)!!\n\nThe thing the bugged me the most is why your brother ditched you in such a great project!\n\nI spend a whole minute moving slowly to reach the candy. Than I found the command section xD\n\nNice assets!\n\nSorry that you can't release the full potential! 3D animation are not easy, and this one are good.\n","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"DanyVk","author_uid":"1131723","time":"2020-10-06T18:04:26Z","epoch":1602007466,"modified":1602007466,"text":"hahahaahhahahaa soviet anthem. congrats!!!!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"b0guslaw","author_uid":"1217910","time":"2020-10-06T21:28:10Z","epoch":1602019690,"modified":1602019690,"text":"Your brother should have joined you because this is a great project idea that suffers from one missing developer. Regardless great stuff!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Antrimplato","author_uid":"1179086","time":"2020-10-06T21:30:13Z","epoch":1602019813,"modified":1602019813,"text":"Nice LSD trip here))","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Thomas Carey","author_uid":"1221279","time":"2020-10-06T21:32:24Z","epoch":1602019944,"modified":1602019944,"text":"This is a perfect game.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"fachscahfttf","author_uid":"1201457","time":"2020-10-06T22:06:47Z","epoch":1602022007,"modified":1602022007,"text":"This was very fun to play.\nLoved the music, never fails to amaze.\nTell your brother, he is no comrade anymore","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Hank Ather","author_uid":"1214354","time":"2020-10-06T22:22:24Z","epoch":1602022944,"modified":1602022944,"text":"I have no words\n\ni ate a skyscraper and ascended to the heavens\n\n10\/10","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"LanaLux","author_uid":"1161686","time":"2020-10-06T23:31:39Z","epoch":1602027099,"modified":1602027099,"text":"lmao why is this so amazing.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"JammyGunns","author_uid":"1217168","time":"2020-10-07T05:12:26Z","epoch":1602047546,"modified":1602047546,"text":"My thought process playing this the first time:\n1. The caterpillar moves so slow. (didn't try the sprint the whole game)\n2. Rolling around is quicker and fun, even if difficult.\n3. Imagine seeing this big caterpillar crawling down the street. (was about the size of the large rock)\n4. Why do I need to try and be a butterfly. I am the caterpillar god!!! (caterpillar starts ascending to the heavens)\n5. Oh, right. I wasn't supposed to eat the skyscraper (game crashed)\n6. I wanna be a giant, flying caterpillar god again (restarts game)\n\nThe art assets are brilliant and the music just adds to the humor. While there are a some control issues and it isn't what you originally hoped for this is still amazing to play. You should be proud of what you accomplished in the short time you had to finish this.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Kevin Meissner","author_uid":"1178144","time":"2020-10-07T07:23:32Z","epoch":1602055412,"modified":1602055412,"text":"Very funny well done :-)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Shortbread","author_uid":"1219916","time":"2020-10-07T08:19:01Z","epoch":1602058741,"modified":1602058741,"text":"Great concept and really wished you'd had time to fully realise your idea!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Rancune","author_uid":"1124162","time":"2020-10-07T09:29:15Z","epoch":1602062955,"modified":1602062955,"text":"A couple of polish in character controls is needed but overall Nice game, awesome feeling of fun, rolling and emptying the level ^^.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Dark Prince Zen","author_uid":"1102231","time":"2020-10-07T10:24:09Z","epoch":1602066249,"modified":1602066249,"text":"I too went flying into the depths of space but to never return. Liked the Katamari Damacy vibes. Bit of polish on the controls, normalising the audio and stylising it, you could end up with a hit. Nice job. Big bug, good bug.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"etrealjunior","author_uid":"1217790","time":"2020-10-07T10:25:27Z","epoch":1602066327,"modified":1602066327,"text":"I liked your game my congratulations, I also did one if you want to know, and give me your feedback I am very grateful, this is the link https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/47\/resurrection","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Croxel Studios","author_uid":"1211239","time":"2020-10-07T12:44:22Z","epoch":1602074662,"modified":1602074662,"text":"Very funny game!\n\nI got stuck inside a wall tho.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"gemberkoekje","author_uid":"1066000","time":"2020-10-07T15:19:19Z","epoch":1602083959,"modified":1602083959,"text":"I loved the katamari damacy vibes, though yeah, the game is pretty barebones, as I already read in the description. But you still made it, so you can be proud anyway ;) ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"David Hunter","author_uid":"1052491","time":"2020-10-07T15:41:50Z","epoch":1602085310,"modified":1602085310,"text":"I see you have a copy of the Soviet National anthem around for emergency use :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Tad","author_uid":"1033728","time":"2020-10-07T18:50:06Z","epoch":1602096606,"modified":1602096606,"text":"This is one of the greatest LD pages for a game ever. I really enjoyed the game too. Incredible effort for one person over a weekend. Great work!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"zgragselus","author_uid":"1001394","time":"2020-10-07T19:04:48Z","epoch":1602097488,"modified":1602097488,"text":"Hilarious, I ate everything.\n\nReminded me of Katamari Damacy, the proper USSR version of it!\n\nCongratulations on finishing the game!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"ursagames","author_uid":"1007359","time":"2020-10-08T03:55:42Z","epoch":1602129342,"modified":1602129342,"text":"Your game was played on my stream ( https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/ursagames\/videos ) on 10\/7. Thank you for sharing your game with us! You can find the timestamp of when your game was played here: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yy4oycvv","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Adil","author_uid":"1223298","time":"2020-10-08T04:26:00Z","epoch":1602131160,"modified":1602131160,"text":"Wow, I like experience of this game, actually this caterpillar a bit creepy, but overall it was very fun to control it. Good job!","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Jvdwijk","author_uid":"1183176","time":"2020-10-08T22:09:38Z","epoch":1602194978,"modified":1602194978,"text":"This was an interesting little game, reminded me of donut county. Maybe add a speedrun timer to see how fast someone can eat everything!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Frigow","author_uid":"1168418","time":"2020-10-08T22:47:15Z","epoch":1602197235,"modified":1602197235,"text":"Considering you did the game all by yourself, it's really good, and the assets you made work perfectly!\n\n... And I couldn't help but laugh when the anthem started plaaying. X)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"MS ANNOTATION X","author_uid":"1211586","time":"2020-10-09T21:27:40Z","epoch":1602278860,"modified":1602279728,"text":"**Good game!** \n\n\n**Here is my feedback:**\n\n\n**What I liked?**\n- I liked the music. (It made me smiling)\n- I liked the mechanics.\n- I liked the art a bit.\n\n\n**What I disliked?**\n- The music is high.\n- The game had me a weird feeling.\n- The gameplay.\n- The insect is moving too slow.\n\n\n---\n\n\n**Bugs:**\n- The insect can walk over the water. (I will consider this as an ice)\n- Can trigger the rocks. (It doesn't get eaten) \n \n\n**Suggestions:**\n- Maybe, smooth a bit the camera movements\/rotation.\n- Add a main menu.\n\n\n---\n\n\n***Ps** The WebGL version of the game didn't work for me.\n\n***Ps** The yellow text on the white\/grey background on your game page it is hard to read.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"JoeDev","author_uid":"1211746","time":"2020-10-11T19:08:55Z","epoch":1602443335,"modified":1602443335,"text":"Haha very surreal and a funny concept. Glad you managed to release it even though your bro bailed, its a laugh!\n\n![catta.png](\/\/\/raw\/22b\/33\/z\/3a021.png)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"loveapplegames","author_uid":"1006791","time":"2020-10-23T19:48:15Z","epoch":1603482495,"modified":1603482495,"text":"When I played this, I thought, someone has a strange sense of humour :-) First the music, then the caterpillar growing into a giant until it starts flying! The roll mechanic is interesting, this could be a race game of sorts.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"MidoriMelody","author_uid":"1161039","time":"2020-10-27T01:33:41Z","epoch":1603762421,"modified":1603762421,"text":"This was hilarious. At first I rolled around until I ended up running through the floor. Then I tried again and I got so big that I could barely see anything and I kept floating up into the sky when I was trying to eat. Really cool game. I had fun the whole time I played.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"etrealjunior","author_uid":"1217790","time":"2020-10-27T05:45:53Z","epoch":1603777553,"modified":1603777553,"text":"You had a good idea, I just believe that you could have simplified it more, for a presentation in a jam, I know that we have little time to perform various tasks, but one thing I do not recommend is to work with physics, because as much as we have mastered the subject it will always be unpredictable and present a huge range of bugs, so I noticed you understand various parts of a game development, this is very good because it will constantly evolve in all aspects, but remember the smallest guaranteed, makes the player spending more time playing, than the big one not well done, but congratulations on the project, I wish constant evolution in the project, a big hug","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"CZ46","author_uid":"1203113","time":"2020-10-27T06:16:04Z","epoch":1603779364,"modified":1603779364,"text":"Very hectic and funny experience :D","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"VPhyre","author_uid":"1103011","time":"2020-10-27T13:45:37Z","epoch":1603806337,"modified":1603806337,"text":"For a moment I felt like playing with the goron mask in Zelda Majora's Mask! Wow! Haha, the graphics are well done, and the gameplay is fun. The music is fantastic hahaha. Unfortunately after some time I got stuck in a part of the scene. But either way, I think I was able to enjoy the game experience, it's really fun to roll out at high speed haha. Good job.","likes":0,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld47\/222374-c793ad04ee15d846df0c39b7a35eaff3.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/skleembof.itch.io\/caterpillar-salvation","text":"Youtube"},{"url":"https:\/\/skleembof.itch.io\/caterpillar-salvation","text":"Youtube"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"58835","g_author":"1165416","g_event":"LD47","g_eventkey":"76","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"269472","g_title":"Caterpillar Dissent: Deliverance","g_status":"PVT1","g_place":"1312","g_commentcount":"42","g_site2_node_id":"222374","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"222374","n_urlkey":"269472","n_parent":"212256","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/47\/caterpillar-dissent-deliverance","n_slug":"caterpillar-dissent-deliveranc","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"165416","n_created":"1601677412","n_modified":"1602115509","n_version":"699979","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":222374,"parent":212256,"superparent":9,"author":165416,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"jam","published":"2020-10-05T22:57:05Z","created":"2020-10-02T22:23:32Z","modified":"2020-10-08T00:05:09Z","version":699979,"slug":"caterpillar-dissent-deliverance","name":"Caterpillar Dissent: Deliverance","body":"![caterpillar.png](\/\/\/raw\/826\/82\/z\/38693.png)\n\n> *The only thing more incredible than the life cycle of a butterfly, is that I actually managed to finish this game in time*\n- Skleembof, 2020\n\n\n\nThis was going to be a 2 man effort. My brother agreed to work with me on this as a programmer. I would make all the assets, and he would do the programming. But the thing about brothers is that they're unreliable, unlike the comforting warmth and protection one finds when encased in a shimmering chrysalis.\n\nMy brother ditched the project after I'd spent 2 days feverishly making assets. So in the final hours of the jam, I had to go in and write all the code myself, clean up assets and release something playable.\nThe final product is so much better than I expected, but it is still very much incomplete.\n\n## **Premise: The Loop**\nYou are a caterpillar who dreams of nothing more than to become a butterfly. Unfortunately, you suffer from a severe birth defect. Whenever you go into your chrysalis, you emerge not as a butterfly but as a disappointed caterpillar. You are stuck in a loop of caterpillar to pupa to caterpillar to pupa forever and ever. You were told you could never be a true butterfly but you are no quitter. Deep down you know you can do it, and so you decide to push through the only way you know how: eating everything in sight.\n \n\nThe game was supposed to be a Katamari Damacy inspired 'eat-em up' where you eat things, progressively getting bigger and eating bigger things. After reaching a certain size you were supposed to morph into a chrysalis, have your score tallied, and then you emerge as a slightly bigger and stronger caterpillar. Unfortunately, I didnt have time for any of that so all you can do is go around eating and growing until you devour everything\n\n## **Development**\n\nI made all the assets, and I mean ALL of the assets. Every single model, texture, animation, and script was made specifically for this game Jam from scratch. The only thing I didn't make was the glorious music.\n\nI made a lot of assets because I was expecting that to be my only job for this jam. When I realized I had to make the game on my own, I quickly started slapping stuff together which led to cutting out a lot of content. I had the butterfly rigged, textured, and animated which I ended up not using. The caterpillar also has a lot of unused animations like a fancy jumping spin attack, but that was cut too. \nI planned on spending the last day making small edible props and polishing the level, but I spent it programming so I ended up with a relatively big and barren world with a small number of props.\n\n\n## **Gameplay**\n\nWASD : Move\n\nHold LShift: \"Sprint\"\n\nSpace: Roll\n\nRolling is kind of wild. I didn't have time to tweak the physics so holding space spins your poor caterpillar with enough centripetal force to vaporize it (and if you hold shift its worse).\n\nThere are probably going to be some bugs as is the norm for LDJam games, but there also might be some performance issues. I was using substance designer and the unity addon to import the materials, but I didn't know how to use it properly so some materials might be broken.\n\n\n # **WARNING** \n\n~~If you eat the skyscrapers, the game might freeze or crash. Probably because of the thousands of innocents who lose~~ ~~their lives all at once.~~\n~~Everything else should be edible though~~\n\nI think I fixed it. You should be able to eat everything now without any freezing or crashing\n\n\nDownload the windows version to experience the beauty of Caterpillar Dissent: Deliverance in all its glory","meta":{"author":[165416],"link-01-tag":[42337],"link-02":"https:\/\/skleembof.itch.io\/caterpillar-salvation","link-02-tag":[42336],"link-01":"https:\/\/skleembof.itch.io\/caterpillar-salvation","cover":"\/\/\/content\/826\/82\/z\/3863f.png","allow-anonymous-comments":"1","grade-06-out":"1"},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/47\/caterpillar-dissent-deliverance","parents":[1,5,9,212256],"love":0,"notes":42,"notes-timestamp":"2020-10-27T13:45:37Z","grade":{"grade-01":64,"grade-02":64,"grade-03":64,"grade-04":64,"grade-05":67,"grade-07":65,"grade-08":64},"magic":{"cool":114.68719698882,"feedback":133,"given":73,"grade":64.571428571429,"grade-01-average":3.121,"grade-01-result":1312,"grade-02-average":3.403,"grade-02-result":724,"grade-03-average":3.097,"grade-03-result":1057,"grade-04-average":2.903,"grade-04-result":1389,"grade-05-average":3.385,"grade-05-result":953,"grade-07-average":4,"grade-07-result":100,"grade-08-average":3.371,"grade-08-result":824,"smart":-1.9212035293829}},"text":"![caterpillar.png](\/\/\/raw\/826\/82\/z\/38693.png)\n\n> *The only thing more incredible than the life cycle of a butterfly, is that I actually managed to finish this game in time*\n- Skleembof, 2020\n\n\n\nThis was going to be a 2 man effort. My brother agreed to work with me on this as a programmer. I would make all the assets, and he would do the programming. But the thing about brothers is that they're unreliable, unlike the comforting warmth and protection one finds when encased in a shimmering chrysalis.\n\nMy brother ditched the project after I'd spent 2 days feverishly making assets. So in the final hours of the jam, I had to go in and write all the code myself, clean up assets and release something playable.\nThe final product is so much better than I expected, but it is still very much incomplete.\n\n## **Premise: The Loop**\nYou are a caterpillar who dreams of nothing more than to become a butterfly. Unfortunately, you suffer from a severe birth defect. Whenever you go into your chrysalis, you emerge not as a butterfly but as a disappointed caterpillar. You are stuck in a loop of caterpillar to pupa to caterpillar to pupa forever and ever. You were told you could never be a true butterfly but you are no quitter. Deep down you know you can do it, and so you decide to push through the only way you know how: eating everything in sight.\n \n\nThe game was supposed to be a Katamari Damacy inspired 'eat-em up' where you eat things, progressively getting bigger and eating bigger things. After reaching a certain size you were supposed to morph into a chrysalis, have your score tallied, and then you emerge as a slightly bigger and stronger caterpillar. Unfortunately, I didnt have time for any of that so all you can do is go around eating and growing until you devour everything\n\n## **Development**\n\nI made all the assets, and I mean ALL of the assets. Every single model, texture, animation, and script was made specifically for this game Jam from scratch. The only thing I didn't make was the glorious music.\n\nI made a lot of assets because I was expecting that to be my only job for this jam. When I realized I had to make the game on my own, I quickly started slapping stuff together which led to cutting out a lot of content. I had the butterfly rigged, textured, and animated which I ended up not using. The caterpillar also has a lot of unused animations like a fancy jumping spin attack, but that was cut too. \nI planned on spending the last day making small edible props and polishing the level, but I spent it programming so I ended up with a relatively big and barren world with a small number of props.\n\n\n## **Gameplay**\n\nWASD : Move\n\nHold LShift: \"Sprint\"\n\nSpace: Roll\n\nRolling is kind of wild. I didn't have time to tweak the physics so holding space spins your poor caterpillar with enough centripetal force to vaporize it (and if you hold shift its worse).\n\nThere are probably going to be some bugs as is the norm for LDJam games, but there also might be some performance issues. I was using substance designer and the unity addon to import the materials, but I didn't know how to use it properly so some materials might be broken.\n\n\n # **WARNING** \n\n~~If you eat the skyscrapers, the game might freeze or crash. Probably because of the thousands of innocents who lose~~ ~~their lives all at once.~~\n~~Everything else should be edible though~~\n\nI think I fixed it. You should be able to eat everything now without any freezing or crashing\n\n\nDownload the windows version to experience the beauty of Caterpillar Dissent: Deliverance in all its glory","title":"Caterpillar Dissent: Deliverance"}