{"author_link":"\/users\/corny","author_name":"Corny","author_uid":1009169,"comments":[{"id":621219,"author_name":"Windzyboy","author_uid":"windzyboy","epoch":1619404604,"text":"can't download :(","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":621228,"author_name":"5you","author_uid":"5you","epoch":1619404658,"text":"Don't forget to set your download links to \"public\" in Itch.io.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":625112,"author_name":"fixxel","author_uid":"fixxel","epoch":1619436794,"text":"404 page not found, can't play or download","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":626313,"author_name":"Corny","author_uid":"corny","epoch":1619444786,"text":"@windzyboy @5you @fixxel So sorry, I didn't even check if everything worked then fell asleep (you might recall the \"it's 4 am, i'll write later\" description), everything's in place now - or at least should be!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":626450,"author_name":"Rs11s21n","author_uid":"rs11s21n","epoch":1619445705,"text":"############################################################################################\nFATAL ERROR in\naction number 1\nof  Step EventobjOre\nfor object objOverdriver:\n\nVariable objOverdriver.mat_needed(100049, -2147483648) not set before reading it.\nat gml_Object_objOverdriver_Collision_11\n############################################################################################\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nstack frame is\ngml_Object_objOverdriver_Collision_11 (line -1)\n\nwell... =)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":626463,"author_name":"Corny","author_uid":"corny","epoch":1619445813,"text":"@rs11s21n Yup, noted in the known bugs section, should be fixed in a jiffy","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":626494,"author_name":"Rs11s21n","author_uid":"rs11s21n","epoch":1619445962,"text":"@corny good luck gms bro xD","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":626657,"author_name":"Anuke","author_uid":"anuke","epoch":1619446955,"text":"The concept seems interesting, and the art is nice, but even after reading the tutorial I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what to do.\n\n- The red bomb (?) item seems to go down in quantity when I throw it, but even after it reaches 0, I can still throw bombs in most areas. However, this seems to stop working randomly.\n- I always have 5 bombs inside the drill, but they get reset to 0 when I walk out.\n- Metal doesn't give you any bombs when you recycle it. I see that the gray bar goes up when I do this, but I don't know what the purpose of that bar is supposed to be.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":626791,"author_name":"Corny","author_uid":"corny","epoch":1619447713,"text":"@anuke\n\nAh yeah I should've written that down in the description\n\nThe number next to the bombs is the amount of FREE bombs - you get 5 of those those whenever you enter a new mining area. Extra bombs cost 2 metal each. You can't have more than 100 metal, thus the bar.\n\nAs for the 5 bombs inside the drill - noted, I'll make it less confusing","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":627979,"author_name":"Lukasz Konieczny","author_uid":"lukasz-konieczny","epoch":1619454133,"text":"love the transition between driving the drill and mining the ore yourself! great job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":670302,"author_name":"Sam Wallach","author_uid":"sam-wallach","epoch":1619674945,"text":"Took me a bit to figure out what I was doing, but I had fun with it once I did. Switching between driving the drill and getting out to mine is really cool!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":677396,"author_name":"Runuchok","author_uid":"runuchok","epoch":1619757168,"text":"That's some complex gameplay for game made in two days! Congratulations! Really liked it! Drill mode itself would be a nice time killer! Graphics are great!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":690267,"author_name":"hadesfury","author_uid":"hadesfury","epoch":1620056354,"text":"Great game congratulation, the different type of \"collectable\" are great :D","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":693108,"author_name":"Conduit","author_uid":"conduit","epoch":1620168625,"text":"This game was great! I liked the ability to get out and explore your environment on a \"deeper\" level ;P well thought out and exceptionally polished, I had a hard time adjusting to the controls but other than that I had a blast!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":693134,"author_name":"Fatsheep","author_uid":"fatsheep","epoch":1620169981,"text":"Confused me a bit in the beginning but i got the hang of it eventually. Love the artstyle!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":693315,"author_name":"Ty Victorson","author_uid":"ty-victorson","epoch":1620177983,"text":"It took me a bit to get a hang of the controls but the game was a blast, loved the little miner mode! The graphics were great and the sounds were a great addition! Nice work!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":698071,"author_name":"tanis","author_uid":"tanis","epoch":1620499143,"text":"Interesting game, but the miner part put me into real trouble as there is no clear indication of the different keys, what they do and what the top-right diagram means. It would have really helped to have a tutorial. Apart from that, it's a very nice entry!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":700028,"author_name":"masterkrepta","author_uid":"masterkrepta","epoch":1620698944,"text":"Lots of trial and error required for this. but once i got that figured out I fell into a good rythem of the mechanics. 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