{"author_link":"\/author\/frostvoid\/","author_name":"Erlend Aakre","author_uid":"54973","comments":[{"author_name":"banana4life","author_uid":"41477","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:31am","epoch":1450153560,"text":"The webgl version didn't catch my mouse properly, but interesting game."},{"author_name":"dekart","author_uid":"14826","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:31am","epoch":1450153560,"text":"Wow, that's a very impressive piece of work done in short time! I didn't manage to find a tree seed, but liked the mood and lots of minor details."},{"author_name":"Fanatrick","author_uid":"39646","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:33am","epoch":1450153680,"text":"Very atmospheric!"},{"author_name":"Erlend Aakre","author_uid":"54973","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:36am","epoch":1450153860,"text":"Early version did not catch mouse pointer properly, but managed to fix it during the extra hour :).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The seeds can be collected from the chest with the glowing green particles, it's right next to the cabin."},{"author_name":"Wandermayer","author_uid":"60652","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:44am","epoch":1450154340,"text":"Scariest Christmas game i've ever played!"},{"author_name":"David Cookie","author_uid":"66030","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 1:06pm","epoch":1450184460,"text":"Wow, pretty impressive atmosphere and graphics! Didn't really catch the main goal in the first try, but really nice. Also, your snowman really scared me :("},{"author_name":"Erlend Aakre","author_uid":"54973","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 1:30pm","epoch":1450185900,"text":"Unfortunately I just finished in time, so the instructions could definitely have been better. I've updated the description at least."},{"author_name":"goffmog","author_uid":"2011","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 5:23pm","epoch":1450199880,"text":"Great game, very impressive for three days work, especially the graphics and atmosphere. If there's one piece of advice I have, it's one that you probably know already but just didn't have time to do anything about. That is, people judging Ludum Dare entries do not read instructions, *ever*. Even if sometimes they do, this is a good rule of thumb to work by."},{"author_name":"eerongal","author_uid":"2978","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 1:14am","epoch":1450228140,"text":"Mouse controls seemed a bit laggy, but I really like the art style. Nice work!"},{"author_name":"piper82","author_uid":"28326","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 10:19am","epoch":1450260840,"text":"impressive work, enjoyed it."},{"author_name":"marod","author_uid":"62521","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 10:57am","epoch":1450263120,"text":"Great game! And nice 3D models!"},{"author_name":"blackmagic","author_uid":"16703","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 11:00am","epoch":1450263300,"text":"woops didn't read instructions...:("},{"author_name":"Erlend Aakre","author_uid":"54973","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 1:14pm","epoch":1450271340,"text":"I've now replaced the Instructions with simplified \/ more user friendly one, as well as built the webGL player with a more optimized quality setting."},{"author_name":"GoodwolfStudio","author_uid":"59750","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 3:11pm","epoch":1450278360,"text":"moody game, good atmosphere and visuals. I didn't know how many seeds I was supposed to plant, there was no goal indicator."},{"author_name":"Erlend Aakre","author_uid":"54973","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 3:54pm","epoch":1450280940,"text":"damn, I knew I forgot something... Will definitely update the post-compo version to have goal tracking. You need to plant FIVE trees btw."},{"author_name":"QuestionableQuality","author_uid":"53106","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 3:58pm","epoch":1450281180,"text":"Wow those snowmen are terrifying! Great little game could do with background music as the sound of wind makes it feel a bit empty."},{"author_name":"Taldius","author_uid":"12650","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 5:14pm","epoch":1450285740,"text":"Get me the creep... all those chrimsas decoration and alone with this windy sound...\r<br\/>Nice game !"},{"author_name":"Muel","author_uid":"63618","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 5:32pm","epoch":1450286820,"text":"Whoa whoa whoa who put Satan's snowmen on this game?!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Well, it's a good game, my only concern was the controls. The bonfire button was a bit buggy for me, as it is active all times. As soon as I pick a log, I put a fire. But I don't know if it's a problem on my end.\r<br\/>But other thing that really blew the gameplay it's the 360&ordm; limited mouse rotation. If I reach one complete turn, I have to turn to the other side, and not continue turning on the same side like any FPS I'm used to play.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>But, overall, is a good game and, damn, those snowman are scary!"},{"author_name":"Tacohej","author_uid":"60381","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 5:33pm","epoch":1450286880,"text":"Yay, i sawed christmas! :D \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good job making this game. I think, like most other people here, that the mood and the graphics (taking into account the time) is the best thing about the game. I overall really enjoy christmas games with snowy landscapes and this one was no exception. Some aspects of the game was also surprisingly fun, for example getting chased by the evil snowmen (the they made did a big difference) was a lot of fun. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Pros: \r<br\/>- Sound design - definitely got you in the right mood. \r<br\/>- Graphics - even though you didn't make it yourself you assembled it nicely. \r<br\/>- Christmas theme! :D \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Cons: \r<br\/>- I think that you could have done a better job with the mechanics and the actual game play. Maybe work a little bit more with the theme in order to develop som unique aspects to the game? What happen for me was that I was just running around trying to find all the logs. \r<br\/>- I would like the snowmen to be a little bit slower, now it is impossible to outrun them. \r<br\/>\r<br\/> Overall though, a great jam game!"},{"author_name":"Erlend Aakre","author_uid":"54973","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 6:33pm","epoch":1450290480,"text":"Muel: No idea what went wrong for you, did you use the webgl (browser) player? or did you download the game?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The game definitely has a normal (rotate as much as you want) mouse control like in most FPS games, and I've never seen the fire drop unless 'e' or the left mouse button was pressed."},{"author_name":"Erlend Aakre","author_uid":"54973","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 6:36pm","epoch":1450290660,"text":"Tacohej: Thanks for saving Christmas (and your feedback), I would definitely have loved to have more time to add more and tweak existing game mechanics. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>The logs are not strictly necessary, you should be able to outrun the snowmen (they are slightly slower than you), but only if you run forwards (thus forcing you to have to turn your back on them and not just back paddle \/ strafe)"},{"author_name":"beetracks","author_uid":"62138","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 12:35am","epoch":1450312200,"text":"WebGL doesn't make the game justice (too laggy). But I downloaded and I can tell it's fun. I got what you say by the trauma of snowman, haha. Pretty creepy, the sounds are well used for making the player scared. I had problems with the mouse too, I needed to ALT+TAB once, then it didn't catch my mouse again, but I played till the end. Nice touch with the log places. Although it's not very clear where to go. But I did enjoyed the game. The gifts in the end were nice too. Haha. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Geckoo1337","author_uid":"35835","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 4:30pm","epoch":1450369500,"text":"Moody game - good atmosphere and visuals. It seems to me that I know this creature, but I cannot remember where...\r<br\/>Overall, it's a really good entry. Well done ++"},{"author_name":"WizzardMaker","author_uid":"53413","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 12:08pm","epoch":1450612980,"text":"Well, there isnt much gameplay, a little mini game or so would be nice, great atmosphere"},{"author_name":"NirabazGAMES","author_uid":"65891","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 4:51pm","epoch":1450629960,"text":"3d graphic is enjoyable! but I fell out of terrain a lot of time :) atmosphere is goooood!"},{"author_name":"Allthebees","author_uid":"64473","time":"Dec 26, 2015 @ 10:50am","epoch":1451126700,"text":"Really liked the level design and atmosphere. Felt Christmassy and creepy, good job."},{"author_name":"emmes","author_uid":"60595","time":"Jan 5, 2016 @ 12:25am","epoch":1451953200,"text":"Wow, scary!\r<br\/>Very dense athmosphere, though it took a while until I found the logs (and even the seed, silly me). The theme only fits loosly, though."},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Jan 15, 2016 @ 2:29pm","epoch":1452867840,"text":"Really scary Christmas game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you&rsquo;d like to check it out :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/PXolvG1P7M4"}],"images":["ld34\/54973-9a16901d9165b46affb91b735d097614.jpg","ld34\/54973-68612e8ab35ad7bc49ab800dbe22e1ed.jpg","ld34\/54973-fe7360372a7937ad35933a0409628a40.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.frostvoid.com\/santasLittleGrower\/html5\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.frostvoid.com\/santasLittleGrower\/santasLittleGrower-1.1-win.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.frostvoid.com\/santasLittleGrower\/santasLittleGrower-1.1-mac.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.frostvoid.com\/santasLittleGrower\/santasLittleGrower-1.1-linux.zip","text":"Linux"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"6885","g_author":"54973","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"6917","g_title":"Santa's Little Grower","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"732","g_commentcount":"28","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/54973-shot0-1450186134.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/54973-shot1-1450186134.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/54973-shot2-1450186134.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Christmas survival horror, help Santa by growing trees to cleanse the island of evil.\r\n\r\nWebGL\r\n=====\r\nFullscreen recommended.\r\nClick game once started to have it capture the mouse cursor (press escape to get the cursor back).\r\n\r\n\r\nINSTRUCTIONS\r\n============\r\nYour task is to grow 5 Christmas trees (get seeds from chest near Santa's cabin).\r\n\r\nWalk over one of the 5 highlighted spots (brown squares) to plant a tree (these spots are all on the second island, not the safe and festive island you start on).\r\n\r\nWhen you plant a tree, snowmen will spawn. Don't let them touch you, they will not follow you across the bridge to the first island, and if you pick up a stack of logs you can press 'E' or LMB to drop down a fire that lasts for 30 seconds and will kill the snowmen.\r\n\r\n\r\nNOTE\r\n====\r\nModels are not created by me, those were purchased on the unity asset store. Most of my work was tweaking shaders and getting it all to look nice together.\r\n\r\nThe game was updated the day after release with a better instruction screen and some webgl optimization.","title":"Santa's Little Grower"}