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That was a really nice touch and looked great!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":713853,"author_name":"APG","author_uid":"apg","epoch":1633356327,"text":"@parker-nalch, I did realize that you could potentially just click until you got enough resources. I thought that maybe it was impossible to click fast enough, but I didn't have time to test that theory. Having a third resource type is a good idea. I might build a second version of the game sometime and include that.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":716090,"author_name":"IcedJaM","author_uid":"icedjam","epoch":1633375274,"text":"Fairly easy game, I like the art and how it changed as you build upon the comet. 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