{"author_link":"\/author\/dreadzilla\/","author_name":"dreadzilla","author_uid":"37112","comments":[{"author_name":"Quadnozzle","author_uid":"57715","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 11:31pm","epoch":1450221960,"text":"It was fun, although I kept getting stuck in corners or upside down. Maybe implementing a mechanic where if you don't change position after a couple seconds, it picks up and moves your car so you can continue to play without restarting. It was fun to just drive around though!"},{"author_name":"MintArcade","author_uid":"35966","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 12:34am","epoch":1450225740,"text":"If not for driving upsidedown all the time and hopelisly stucking to every wall, it's a cool game idea."},{"author_name":"fpwong","author_uid":"63883","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 12:48am","epoch":1450226580,"text":"Good work on this, this LD was also for me to learn UE4. Would have liked to see some more lighting \/ texturing, they make the game look a lot more polished with not much work."},{"author_name":"juaxix","author_uid":"10960","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 5:55pm","epoch":1450288200,"text":"Pretty good for your first game with unreal for ld!"},{"author_name":"zenmumbler","author_uid":"17143","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 4:04pm","epoch":1450627140,"text":"Would've liked to try but a UE4 game with on normal quality setting is unplayable in VMWare ;) Will look back later for a web version or if you can add like a Low quality graphics option. Good that you're learning new stuff!"},{"author_name":"Nega Drive","author_uid":"26098","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 4:47pm","epoch":1450629720,"text":"Fun game. It's a bit tricky to control at times, seems a bit too easy to flip over. Maybe add more weight to the car? Also the camera is a bit too zoomed in on the car. Otherwise its pretty good for a first time using UE4."},{"author_name":"Xanjos","author_uid":"21201","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 6:29pm","epoch":1451845440,"text":"Like others have said, the steering might need some tweaking to stop it flipping over at times otherwise this was a rather fun entry to play."},{"author_name":"Bocodillo","author_uid":"55271","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 6:33pm","epoch":1451845680,"text":"Very fun game but a little too easy to flip."},{"author_name":"SuperDolfy","author_uid":"37140","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 8:21pm","epoch":1451938560,"text":"I was able to drive while upside down :D"},{"author_name":"VDZ","author_uid":"7284","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 8:38pm","epoch":1451939580,"text":"An interesting game, despite its technical shortcomings. Though the 'no brakes' idea has been done before, combining it with a Trackmania-like stunt track feels surprisingly fresh.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>That said, having to manually restart whenever you flip over in a lightweight car on a track apparently designed to flip you over is more frustrating than fun. The game would've been much more fun if you could just respawn with a time penalty or something like that. The tendency for the car to flip over in midair after a ramp as well as the bumps in the road nearly guaranteed to flip you over felt rather unfair. The challenge to get the boxes despite your lack of control was fun though, when it worked properly."},{"author_name":"Martin Vilcans","author_uid":"10862","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 8:51pm","epoch":1451940360,"text":"Nice, and with some similarities to my game, just as you said! I found the brake button, so I could cheat, so it's not really two buttons. :-)"},{"author_name":"Brightstar","author_uid":"46680","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 10:15pm","epoch":1451945400,"text":"It was fun. I got stuck on my back like a turtle a lot, though."},{"author_name":"Big Cow","author_uid":"51323","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 10:45pm","epoch":1451947200,"text":"The graphics of the car and track are really good. I imagine with more time this would be a really good looking game. The dynamics of the car made it hard to control but it was fun going round the loops and finding the boxes. Kinda reminded me of quarantine a bit. Well done!"},{"author_name":"dreadzilla","author_uid":"37112","time":"Jan 5, 2016 @ 8:29pm","epoch":1452025440,"text":"Thanks for playing my game and for all the invaluable feedback! \r<br\/>\r<br\/>I see that at least one of you found the handbrake button! (I forgot to remove it.) :-). \r<br\/>\r<br\/>The most requested feature is the &quot;reset vehicle&quot; feature that I left out due to lack of time. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>I should probably fix the physics a bit, to make it harder to flip upside down. (The Windows version seems a bit less sensitive with regard to physics.)"}],"images":["ld34\/37112-55ad783284968e7cbf867546752b5797.jpg","ld34\/37112-197a1f71d18ef14e661b1a9ed13209a6.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.athenasolutions.se\/defuserun\/DefuseRun.html","text":"Web (resize browser if needed)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.athenasolutions.se\/defuserun\/DefuseRun.zip","text":"Windows (32-bit)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"6894","g_author":"37112","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"6926","g_title":"Defuse Run","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"788","g_commentcount":"14","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\/37112-shot0-1450058745.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/37112-shot1-1450058745.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Collect all the fuel bombs before the timer runs out. You will get a small, time limited, throttle boost each time you pick up a fuel bomb. \r\n\r\nPlan your route carefully as you must have enough speed to collect some of the bombs... \r\n\r\nOhh, and one more thing, you can only steer right and left (Two button controls!).\r\n\r\n\r\nControls: \r\nA, D turns left or right. \r\nEscape Pauses the game.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe game was made with Unreal Engine 4.10. My previous experience with the engine amounts to 8 hours the day before LD34. \r\n\r\nI only used blueprints and no coding at all. The game is based on the starter project called Vehicle Advanced. I added the game mechanic of bombs, constant throttle, speed boosts and win\/lose condition. The audio and graphics were all default from the engine (map was default and I just did some additional composition). \r\n\r\nI am happy that I managed to make something even though I had practically no previous experience with the Unreal Engine. The game is also somewhat fun in my opinion. For my next Ludum Dare I think I would be less stressed if I use more familiar tools. :)\r\n\r\nHopefully I can make HTML5 work from a web server in a bit. If I manage to clean my code from junk I will upload it too.\r\n\r\nUpdate: I added a web link. \r\n\r\nFrom my own tests, it works in Chrome and Safari but not IE or Firefox. You may have to resize the web browser (Narrow is better). Sorry for the inconvenience about the screen ratio. :)\r\n\r\nUnfortunately you will have to restart the game if you fall upside down. Escape button pauses the game and lets you restart.","title":"Defuse Run"}