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Perhaps worth clarifying the idea in description?","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208350,"author_name":"N.O.X","author_uid":"n-o-x","epoch":1776925121,"text":"It's a smart move to experiment with sounds for the theme signal. It works well and it's innovative, congrats! ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1211318,"author_name":"hoarime","author_uid":"hoarime","epoch":1777000609,"text":"tHAnk\/You w1th thIS g4M3 i have FOUND a hidden CIVILIZAtion und3r MYb ed","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1211491,"author_name":"ChelDav","author_uid":"cheldav","epoch":1777010003,"text":"Pretty immersive which I love in games. I honestly have no clue what the win condition is, or even if it has one, but I was fascinated by the way the colors played out on the screen. The audio effects suit the game nicely and I liked that the game style was something I'd never seen before. But... Since it is unlike anything I've ever seen before I could use a LOT more instruction, maybe even a brief tutorial to give the player a better understanding of what they're supposed to do. I may not have understood what was going on but I did enjoy the experience. This is a game I'd come back and play again if I understood it better, so I hope you keep working on this one!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1213792,"author_name":"bling","author_uid":"bling","epoch":1777102688,"text":"Cool design! But this is a bit difficult for me to play.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1214819,"author_name":"IRKAR","author_uid":"irkar","epoch":1777144884,"text":"WOW art style so cool and unique. Great job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1218066,"author_name":"VenomousMouse","author_uid":"venomousmouse","epoch":1777362395,"text":"Nice idea, but lack of UI makes it hard even to understand if you fired or not.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1222117,"author_name":"galareteg","author_uid":"galareteg","epoch":1777926953,"text":"Very interesting idea, it's really trippy, but does make sense in a way. I think it could do with some more confirmations when you are doing stuff correctly, and when you are failing. Because I'm not entirely sure what am I even doing wrong.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1222489,"author_name":"Alexandr Gerya","author_uid":"alexandr-gerya","epoch":1777990127,"text":"this thing is trippy as hell zero hand holding no idea if im winning or failing but i cant stop messing with it","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1224103,"author_name":"Prakkus","author_uid":"prakkus","epoch":1778213900,"text":"It's like being trapped inside a lava lamp! I'm not sure how or if I actually caused it to happen, but I did manage to make a cool rainbow pattern resolve eventually. Cool idea for sure!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld59\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/nikitosee.itch.io\/shift-0","text":"itch.io"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"72895","g_author":"1426916","g_event":"LD59","g_eventkey":"113","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"309898","g_title":"shift-0","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"783","g_commentcount":"13","g_site2_node_id":"426917","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"426917","n_urlkey":"309898","n_parent":"424249","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/shift-0","n_slug":"shift-0","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"426916","n_created":"1776349019","n_modified":"1778815420","n_version":"1370310","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD59","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":426916,"body":"A listening station at the edge of the dark forest. Signals drift through your field. Some are civilizations. Some are not. Your job is to decide -- and fire before they find you.\n\n---\n\n## How to play\n\n*Skip this if you'd rather figure it out yourself -- the in-game briefing covers everything.*\n\nYou'll see a series of signals. Each is either a **civilization** or **nature**.\n\n- **Civilizations carve.** They lock into a clean geometric form and hold it still for 3+ seconds.\n- **Nature churns.** It never holds -- it wobbles, flashes, smears.\n\n**Drift markers** (red dots on the edges) pulse when the signal is drifting. Bring your cursor onto a marker's line \u2014 column for the top edge, row for the left -- to steady it. Off the line, the signal slips.\n\nCivilizations *quiet* their drift before the hold. Nature stays agitated throughout \u2014 another tell.\n\n### Firing\n\n- **Click** to fire on a civilization you've identified.\n- Your weapons need ~3 seconds of steady observation to lock coordinates. 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