{"author_link":"\/users\/whydoidoit","author_name":"whydoidoit","author_uid":"1038392","comments":[{"author_name":"Simin","author_uid":"1200714","time":"2020-04-21T04:27:53Z","epoch":1587443273,"modified":1587443273,"text":"I couldn't get to a point where any enemies would spawn): I think a tower defense game is totally thematic though!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Vinterdo","author_uid":"1011002","time":"2020-04-21T04:53:44Z","epoch":1587444824,"modified":1587444824,"text":"Pretty cool idea, but i think it lacks complexity. Kudos for making level designer available for players :) ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"whydoidoit","author_uid":"1038392","time":"2020-04-21T05:03:02Z","epoch":1587445382,"modified":1587445382,"text":"Ah yeah, spawn them yourselves to play against the levels.  You tap the circles and drag @simin. That's what comes of not having time for a tutorial.  The idea is that one player sets them up and another tries to defeat them.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Random Thoughts","author_uid":"1075405","time":"2020-04-21T05:19:08Z","epoch":1587446348,"modified":1587446348,"text":"I feel like I'm a bit too dumb to understand whats going on in this game, but the sound effects are extremely satisfying and I really like watching the behaviours of the different viruses, especially the black ones that chase the nuclei around. Good job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"No Grapes Games","author_uid":"1148118","time":"2020-04-21T05:21:11Z","epoch":1587446471,"modified":1587446471,"text":"Nice use of particle physics! Emergent gameplay based on simple rules is always cool to see. The interface was very confusing at first; it looked like I was on some strange site with links to other pages and a non-functioning web game at the top. Once I figured it out it was great though.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"lectvs","author_uid":"1011460","time":"2020-04-21T05:23:29Z","epoch":1587446609,"modified":1587446609,"text":"Looks interesting, but I can't seem to get the game to run. It's stuck on the main menu with the music playing.\n\nRIP John Conway, he was a mathematics legend. :(","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"whydoidoit","author_uid":"1038392","time":"2020-04-21T05:28:16Z","epoch":1587446896,"modified":1587446896,"text":"@lectvs - think this is @no-grape-games point lol -> press any of the games in the list! I'll add a button","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"icxon","author_uid":"1000482","time":"2020-04-22T05:06:34Z","epoch":1587531994,"modified":1587531994,"text":"The tutorial tooltip disappears really fast :smile: Really liked the dynamic of the game. Viruses are OP!.\n\nHere is my playtest:\n\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/J8rFugKcISA","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"PonyPen","author_uid":"1192526","time":"2020-04-22T07:43:27Z","epoch":1587541407,"modified":1587541407,"text":"Really smart looking game you've made! It took me a little while to work out how to play as I think the tutorial could stay up a little longer. (For us slow readers :')","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"OhFiddleDiddle","author_uid":"1014772","time":"2020-04-22T07:45:41Z","epoch":1587541541,"modified":1587541541,"text":"I am incredibly heart-broken to discover John Conway has passed away. The Game Of Life was one of the first things I made in Unity. RIP.\n\nAs some other people have mentioned, more help in-game understanding what was going on would be helpful, but otherwise very cool concept and quite fun.\nKeep up the great work.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"kostasvs","author_uid":"1143575","time":"2020-04-22T11:14:56Z","epoch":1587554096,"modified":1587554096,"text":"Quite polished looking game, I think it would be fun to play on mobile too (given the swipe controls). It's cool that you included an editor too, truth is I didn't try it as I sucked in the game :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"The1","author_uid":"1120915","time":"2020-04-22T16:14:18Z","epoch":1587572058,"modified":1587572058,"text":"Nice Game! Must agree with @kostasvs  mobile version will be cool!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"somethang123","author_uid":"1181927","time":"2020-04-22T19:00:07Z","epoch":1587582007,"modified":1587582007,"text":"Good job! I love how you included a level designer and it feels really good to play!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Sofy35","author_uid":"1190743","time":"2020-04-22T19:38:32Z","epoch":1587584312,"modified":1587584312,"text":"I Love your game ! Easy to play, I join the comments above wiwh says that a mobile version would be really cool :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"kjscott","author_uid":"1186023","time":"2020-04-22T22:18:16Z","epoch":1587593896,"modified":1587593896,"text":"Took a while to figure out how to play, being able to swap the between phage, virus and the other thing was helpful. A lot of the game consisted on getting them onto the board but a few times I hadn't realised I had run out of credits so was watching until the time ran out  and I could then start up the next game.\n\nThe overall visual style was pretty consistent with itself, the audio may have been a little too harsh for the game but I can hear how you tried to match it to the gameplay.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Iferit","author_uid":"1051202","time":"2020-04-23T01:14:13Z","epoch":1587604453,"modified":1587604453,"text":"Thats really cool. ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"ZerohBeat","author_uid":"1196739","time":"2020-04-23T12:47:39Z","epoch":1587646059,"modified":1587646059,"text":"Very interesting game. Initially I was really confused but by experimenting I figured it out. Virus to get more cells together and then spam toxins :D ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"g12345","author_uid":"1000231","time":"2020-04-23T13:40:12Z","epoch":1587649212,"modified":1587649212,"text":"That was really quite fun. In the end I also figured out you can swap between virus and phage and I can win most of the time now. Very nicely done.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"DigitalLimestone","author_uid":"1122540","time":"2020-04-23T14:24:12Z","epoch":1587651852,"modified":1587651852,"text":"This was utterly beautiful. Everything runs so smooth, I didn't encounter a single bug: It was flawless. \n\nI think it would have been cool if there was some sort of campaign, just so we can gauge our skill level but other than that, this is a shockingly brilliant game. :clap: \n\nA quick note: I couldn't get this to run in chrome, I had to run it in microsoft edge.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"whydoidoit","author_uid":"1038392","time":"2020-04-23T14:35:51Z","epoch":1587652551,"modified":1587652602,"text":"Oh that's odd! It runs in Chrome on a Mac lol!  Browsers....\n\nAnd yeah the plan was for a Clash of Clans style online leaderboard.  I got it 1\/2 working.  So you attack someones defences and they do yours etc.  Maybe later!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"imod","author_uid":"1054750","time":"2020-04-23T16:01:46Z","epoch":1587657706,"modified":1587657706,"text":"Good game! Game process looks really cool!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Scott Steffes","author_uid":"1081421","time":"2020-04-24T07:54:39Z","epoch":1587714879,"modified":1587714879,"text":"Some very literal cellular automata. Those viruses are brutal! \nI'm not sure what I did, but it feels like I hurt somebody\/something. So that was an experience. And new experiences are what jam games are all about!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Giulia","author_uid":"1188121","time":"2020-04-24T19:42:37Z","epoch":1587757357,"modified":1587757357,"text":"\nI didn't quite understand how to do it, but the soundtrack is engaging and seeing everything burst is satisfactory :D Cool game, \nI agree with those who say it would be nice on mobile!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"BitPokit","author_uid":"1187390","time":"2020-04-24T22:38:09Z","epoch":1587767889,"modified":1587767889,"text":"It's so satisfying making the particles streak across the screen! Music and artwork are excellent. Takes a bit to figure out how to play, but overall its a solid game with responsive mechanics and is very fun! :smile: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"SAVVU","author_uid":"1190261","time":"2020-04-25T10:18:38Z","epoch":1587809918,"modified":1587809918,"text":"Took a while until I managed to understand how to play but I had a great time and was really impressed by that effects you are using! Really well done!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"whydoidoit","author_uid":"1038392","time":"2020-04-25T10:30:28Z","epoch":1587810628,"modified":1587810628,"text":"Yeah definitely needs the tutorial I ran out of time with, and the set of test levels... oh well!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"notapixelstudio","author_uid":"1078306","time":"2020-04-25T11:10:00Z","epoch":1587813000,"modified":1587813000,"text":"nice idea, a bit confusing though. Here UI and UX is crucial. I guess the scope was a bit bigger than a jam game. But nice try. thanks for the entry :) ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"coolestdoggie","author_uid":"1188085","time":"2020-04-25T15:17:32Z","epoch":1587827852,"modified":1587827852,"text":"Nice game with an unusual idea! I liked the art style!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Trexxak","author_uid":"1187273","time":"2020-04-26T14:55:06Z","epoch":1587912906,"modified":1587912906,"text":"I too feel like I'm in the team too-stupid-for-this-game, but it does look and sound awesome! I didn't understand it, but I still had a great time :D ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"zubspace","author_uid":"1141104","time":"2020-04-27T20:42:06Z","epoch":1588020126,"modified":1588020126,"text":"Very interesting concept. Had a bit of problem with aiming, it felt a bit out of control. 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Create your own immune systems and test them out with dangerous viruses.\n\n![Screenshot 2020-04-21 at 01.23.19.png](\/\/\/raw\/8f5\/9\/z\/2f768.png)\n\nThe game includes a complete level designer and particle simulator! Have fun :)\n\n![Screenshot 2020-04-20 at 00.20.18.png](\/\/\/raw\/8f5\/9\/z\/2f8d0.png)\n\nJohn Conway recently died of Coronavirus.  A sad fact, our sympathies are with his family.  Please stay safe everyone.","meta":{"author":[38392],"cover":"\/\/\/content\/8f5\/9\/z\/2f84b.jpg","link-01":"http:\/\/bethanycollinge.co.uk\/ld46\/","link-01-tag":[42336],"link-01-name":"Game","link-02-tag":[42332],"link-02":"https:\/\/github.com\/miketalbot\/virallife","link-02-name":"Source"},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/46\/lifeanti-viral","parents":[1,5,9,176557],"love":0,"notes":31,"notes-timestamp":"2020-05-11T19:53:14Z","grade":{"grade-01":44,"grade-02":44,"grade-03":42,"grade-04":43,"grade-05":44,"grade-06":40,"grade-07":40,"grade-08":41},"magic":{"cool":114.54785952261,"feedback":34,"given":54.125,"grade":42.25,"grade-01-average":3.238,"grade-01-result":1808,"grade-02-average":2.988,"grade-02-result":1886,"grade-03-average":3.775,"grade-03-result":341,"grade-04-average":3.024,"grade-04-result":2202,"grade-05-average":3.548,"grade-05-result":1332,"grade-06-average":3.079,"grade-06-result":1192,"grade-07-average":2.526,"grade-07-result":1583,"grade-08-average":3.038,"grade-08-result":1791,"smart":-12.971473084733}},"text":"![landing_screen.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/8f5\/9\/z\/2f98b.jpg)\n\nIn honour of the late John Conway and his famous game for no players \"Life\" we've made a tower defence version!  Create your own immune systems and test them out with dangerous viruses.\n\n![Screenshot 2020-04-21 at 01.23.19.png](\/\/\/raw\/8f5\/9\/z\/2f768.png)\n\nThe game includes a complete level designer and particle simulator! Have fun :)\n\n![Screenshot 2020-04-20 at 00.20.18.png](\/\/\/raw\/8f5\/9\/z\/2f8d0.png)\n\nJohn Conway recently died of Coronavirus.  A sad fact, our sympathies are with his family.  Please stay safe everyone.","title":"LIFE:anti-viral"}