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Loved the game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1205261,"author_name":"Podrez","author_uid":"podrez","epoch":1776867403,"text":"The controls felt a bit strange at first, but I ended up liking it. Same goes for the visuals, they really enhance the atmosphere","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1205694,"author_name":"Ulziton","author_uid":"ulziton","epoch":1776873168,"text":"Great job, love the post processing","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1205704,"author_name":"Andrian","author_uid":"andrian","epoch":1776873368,"text":"I really appreciate the technical side of this project. 2D Global Illumination with Holographic Radiance Cascades is truly high-level stuff, especially running on Vulkan! The bloom looks fantastic too \u2014 I'm a big fan of well-executed bloom in games. Incredible tech work!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1210141,"author_name":"Itero Proto","author_uid":"itero-proto","epoch":1776966594,"text":"The game looks like it was from the previous Gamejam)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1213238,"author_name":"oller125","author_uid":"oller125","epoch":1777065079,"text":"Very cool atmosphere. Loved the destruction effects and the lighting.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1215626,"author_name":"apt_prose7","author_uid":"apt-prose7","epoch":1777192089,"text":"Simple, yet very enjoyable to play.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1215697,"author_name":"awalone","author_uid":"awalone","epoch":1777193343,"text":"Mogged by this entry.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1221470,"author_name":"binroot","author_uid":"binroot","epoch":1777836873,"text":"Surprised by the level of detail!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1221498,"author_name":"Cethin","author_uid":"cethin","epoch":1777840391,"text":"Simple, but fun. The tank controls were a little annoying until you get used to them, but I can't see it working any other way. The destruction was a nice touch, though hard to control. Maybe this was intentional to prevent us from boring a hole straight down like I did though. My only real complaint is that it's really easy to get lost. Being able to place a waypoint marker or something would have gone a long way to fix this, as there are no recognizable landmarks or anything to keep track of where you're at. Good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1222793,"author_name":"LDJam user 430897","author_uid":"430897","epoch":1778033551,"text":"Your game is amazing! I played for quite a while and needed to upgrade the fuel first, because it runs out really fast, especially with the sonar on, haha.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1222839,"author_name":"BrittleLizard","author_uid":"brittlelizard","epoch":1778041921,"text":"Takes some getting used to, but I think this wound up being one of my favorite entries in the jam so far.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1224537,"author_name":"LDJam user 410492","author_uid":"410492","epoch":1778276418,"text":"Fun game, love the destroyable walls, the fuel usage rate is brutal though lol ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld59\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[],"metadata":{"g_key":"72342","g_author":"1179298","g_event":"LD59","g_eventkey":"113","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"309216","g_title":"Iron Maiden","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"417","g_commentcount":"15","g_site2_node_id":"424393","g_hide":"Y","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"424393","n_urlkey":"309216","n_parent":"424249","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/iron-maiden","n_slug":"iron-maiden","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"179298","n_created":"1775402959","n_modified":"1779632987","n_version":"1371304","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD59","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":179298,"body":"---\n\n![t1.png](\/\/\/raw\/26c\/b2\/z\/720a6.png)\n\n![t2.png](\/\/\/raw\/26c\/b2\/z\/720a7.png)\n\n---\n\n# About\nDescend into the dark.\n\nPilot a submarine through narrow, pitch black cave systems where only the hum of your engine and distant echoes keep you company.\nSearch for goods hidden in the depths and sell them to upgrade your vessel.\nManage your fuel usage, you don't want it to run out in the middle of nowhere.\nUse powerful cannons to dig through rock and make your own tunnels.\n\n### Features\n- Dark unsettling atmosphere\n- Spatial sound design\n- Original soundtrack\n- 2D Global illumination (Holographic Radiance Cascades)\n- Noita inspired fully destructible world\n- Procedurally generated world\n\n---\n\n![t3.gif](\/\/\/raw\/26c\/b2\/z\/720b1.gif)\n\n---\n\n# Credits\n- @VladImperator - 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