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We fight teenagers, cops and thugs as the dice dictate! :smile: \n\nI've had several reports of that bug with the RMB weapon - seems to work sometimes and other times not. I'll try to fix it now, I'm sure that would be alright under the bug-fix rules.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":643616,"author_name":"Sashabox","author_uid":"sashabox","epoch":1619527096,"text":"That's cool, I'm ngl.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":643741,"author_name":"kasalooo","author_uid":"kasalooo","epoch":1619527501,"text":"Wow i really liked the inovation in the concept! The best game so far, for me. Well done","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":643791,"author_name":"Uppitydonkey57","author_uid":"uppitydonkey57","epoch":1619527689,"text":"This is a really cool game! I really like the art and the idea is really fun. I died on my first combat encounter with a police ship. I don't have any major complaints. Nice job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":643815,"author_name":"JHax","author_uid":"jhax","epoch":1619527772,"text":"I like the interpretation of the theme as \"deep space\". The graphics are really, really cool too!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":643821,"author_name":"J0ye","author_uid":"j0ye","epoch":1619527795,"text":"The art of this game is phenomenal. The game also has an intense atmosphere, thanks to the great UI, sounds and the music.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":643837,"author_name":"Antti Tiihonen","author_uid":"antti-tiihonen","epoch":1619527851,"text":"The graphics were awesome. All the space cars were especially fun. The gameplay was alright too but it felt like I was very much at the mercy of the random encounters. It felt that there was little I could do to steer the luck to be more favorable to me. With just a few more variables and more varied encounters those issues could probably be fixed. Solid game nonetheless and I'd gladly return to it if it's updated.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":643857,"author_name":"matthieu","author_uid":"matthieu","epoch":1619527912,"text":"cool game even this type of game  arn't my favorite\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":644187,"author_name":"pepnou","author_uid":"pepnou","epoch":1619529099,"text":"Cool games! it reminds me of ftl. The music and pixel art is great. I coulnd find more gas to go further than 7 jumps though. Good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":649413,"author_name":"Local Minimum","author_uid":"local-minimum","epoch":1619546295,"text":"very nice looking game and generally well made. I got about halfways before I ran into some unreasonably rough hooligans that shot me to pieces in no time. I was struggling from early on, but that felt in line with the story. I don't know if the encounters were fully randomized but I happened to get several of the same type in a row and I guess it would improve the feeling if the layout of the map strongly discouraged accedental repeats of scenarios. Good work though!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":664424,"author_name":"Sand-Gardeners","author_uid":"sand-gardeners","epoch":1619630073,"text":"awesome game! not sure how to stay on top of the gas running out but I enjoyed the aesthetics and the mechanics :) ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":668737,"author_name":"rubentipparach","author_uid":"rubentipparach","epoch":1619655608,"text":"Sweet rides! I really just came here to say the cars look really cool :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":670463,"author_name":"aeveis","author_uid":"aeveis","epoch":1619677198,"text":"Nice art and I enjoyed how same events could play out differently. I got like 4\/5ths the way but never quite close enough to beat the game unfortunately. Trying to fight a hot rod with only one weapon basically most likely dooms the run. I liked the game though, nice job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":674767,"author_name":"Rawb","author_uid":"rawb","epoch":1619723206,"text":"Awesome game, I love the oregon trail sci-fi idea","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":676774,"author_name":"StrangerYann","author_uid":"strangeryann","epoch":1619746246,"text":"Very cool!\nThe random is a bit punitive I found\nbut I had quite a bit of fun playin it\nwell-done dialogue tree, I'll say :)\n\nSo I really like your game and I'm streaming Ludum Dare 48 games on saturday with my friend Teauorent on his Twitch channel - https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/teauorent - Saturday May 1st 4PM CET\nFirst of all - that cool with you? This may redirect some traffic to your page for more people to try your LD48 game :smile:\nIf you'd like, please e-mails us anecdotes and sneak peeks of your creative process (photos, screenshots, beta\/WIP asset renders, mood boards, concept Art, etc.) so we can present them alongside and illustrate your LD48 adventure to our audience :slight_smile:\nHere's our e-mail to send all that good stuff to --> TeamChooChoo.GameJams@gmail.com [we will confirm receiving your e-mail(s) upon reception]\nThe show will be in french but I'm bilingual so you can totally submit in english, we'll take care of the rest :slight_smile:\n\nHave a great day, I hope to hear from you soon - thanks for that great moment I spent testing your little nugget of a game, and see you in the chat on saturday I hope :heart: :smile:","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":687152,"author_name":"bereg","author_uid":"bereg","epoch":1619956987,"text":"The game is so cool on every level. The graphics are great, the music is awesome, the pacing is just right. I enjoyed every minute of playing it. The encounters could be more diverse, but it's a jam game after all. Very polished and fun game. Nicely done!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":692520,"author_name":"dans17","author_uid":"dans17","epoch":1620146268,"text":"I loved the artstyle and lore! I also love FTL, so I enjoyed the similiarites to that (our jam game was also inspired in part by FTL). Maybe it was just my luck, but I felt like I was landing on too many empty nodes. I also wish there were more choices to make and different strategies you could use during combat so that it feels like you have more agency over your playthrough, rather than just praying to the RNG. I attempted it multiple times and was never able to beat it, but I still had fun playing!\n\nBy the way, I'm not sure if this was a glitch, or if you just didn't have time to make this, but when you fight the \"The Collector,\" their ship seems to be invisible.\n\n![Capture.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/993\/72\/z\/4225d.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":692697,"author_name":"Cebula","author_uid":"cebula","epoch":1620153325,"text":"Good storytelling and lovely graphics!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":695128,"author_name":"superpokeunicorn","author_uid":"superpokeunicorn","epoch":1620276918,"text":"Really like the visuals on this one; the idea of making vintage cars into spaceships is a great aesthetic. I also appreciate the FTL homage in the game's structure, with the twist that you're running away from debt collectors instead of rebels. I will say that the gameplay feels almost entirely determined by randomness, to the point where it might as well play itself. There were a ton of situations where I just didn't get any fuel drops or missed too many shots and died. Overall, the game has a striking style and quirky narrative, but the gameplay balance could use some work.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld48\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/hyperlinkyourheart.itch.io\/out-of-gas","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/hyperlinkyourheart.itch.io\/out-of-gas","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/hyperlinkyourheart.itch.io\/out-of-gas","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"78348","g_author":"1000453","g_event":"LD48","g_eventkey":"109","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"376011","g_title":"Out of Gas","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"433","g_commentcount":"20","g_site2_node_id":"252668","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"252668","n_urlkey":"376011","n_parent":"233335","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/48\/out-of-gas","n_slug":"out-of-gas","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"453","n_created":"1619485578","n_modified":"1777344312","n_version":"775186","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD48","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":5,"author":453,"body":"![OOG_car_with_title_ldjam.png](\/\/\/raw\/5c1\/z\/3fdf4.png)\n\nHaze & Lee are deep in debt due to ill-advised borrowing of a cryptocurrency with a deflationary monetary policy. 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Help them flee deeper and deeper into the wild and lawless areas of the galaxy where they might escape their creditors.\n\n## How to Play\n\nGet to the end of the map without running out of gas or dying, and Haze & Lee can live happily debt-free for the rest of their days.\n\nClick the \"Jump\" button in the top right of the screen to access the star map, where you can select your next destination.\n\nIn each system you will be presented with a scenario through dialogue, and sometimes combat.\n\nWhen you encounter combat, click on the enemy to fire at them. 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