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It's pretty unique as I haven't seen anything like this before.\n\nIf anyone is stuck, make sure you click the arrows in the shop.\n","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1194406,"author_name":"LerpMcGerk","author_uid":"lerpmcgerk","epoch":1776741999,"text":"Ah, yes I should add that.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1194624,"author_name":"richjbaron","author_uid":"richjbaron","epoch":1776744573,"text":"I also got stuck with not enough money and no way to get more twice haha\nAnd, I hate to say it, but those aren't satellites they are antennas lol :) ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1194755,"author_name":"Trainer","author_uid":"trainer","epoch":1776746598,"text":"I really like how you did the space background! enjoyably sparkly\n","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196932,"author_name":"LerpMcGerk","author_uid":"lerpmcgerk","epoch":1776772605,"text":"You can sell your things by clicking on them and clicking off of the planet","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ldjam-media\/sha256\/41\/41680ab27f7bb3f60b9742eb77ff27e297bd1c9ee4bc9415a21af49346f01fb3.png"],"links":[],"metadata":{"g_key":"68887","g_author":"1427269","g_event":"LD59","g_eventkey":"113","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"292634","g_title":"Signal Baiter","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"5","g_site2_node_id":"427270","g_hide":"Y","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"427270","n_urlkey":"292634","n_parent":"424249","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/signal-baiter","n_slug":"signal-baiter","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"427269","n_created":"0","n_modified":"0","n_version":"1365792","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"id":427270,"parent":424249,"_superparent":9,"author":427269,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"jam","published":"2026-04-21T00:57:16Z","created":"2026-04-17T01:39:22Z","modified":"2026-04-21T03:27:11Z","_trust":1,"version":1365792,"slug":"signal-baiter","name":"Signal Baiter","body":"A simple tower defense incremental where you bait innocent aliens to you using a signal, before you destroy them with weapons and loot their ships.\n\n## IF PLAYING ON WEBGL, FULL SCREEN BEFORE PLAYING AS SHOP UI SCALES WRONG OTHERWISE!\n\n## ITCH PAGE: https:\/\/lerpmcgerk.itch.io\/signal-baiter\n\n### How 2 Play\nAfter starting a game, you'll want to buy a satellite, and a basic turret. 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