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I think it could benefit from a title screen, more levels, and some background music- perhaps chiptune.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1095556,"author_name":"yancharkin","author_uid":"yancharkin","epoch":1728428327,"text":"I agree with @jesse-martin; the spider's random movement will make the game way more interesting. Also, maybe make the leaf a bit more leafy in shape? Otherwise, good job \u2014 congrats!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1096606,"author_name":"block97","author_uid":"block97","epoch":1728444463,"text":"Awesome game! I felt that the hitboxes could be improved on maybe using the sprite itself instead of box collision. Congrats on completing the jam","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1101370,"author_name":"DecrementedPalindrome","author_uid":"decrementedpalindrome","epoch":1728507775,"text":"A nice simple concept. There's not much challenge with the spider's path being predictable, perhaps adding a timer would encourage the player to take more risks.","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":1106586,"author_name":"BitLuderRb7804Fr","author_uid":"bitluderrb7804fr","epoch":1728634153,"text":"A nice simple game, that works really well. It feels a bit to easy to be really fun, and the spider just makes you go in circles. I really like the simple art style though.  :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1108353,"author_name":"oliver_day","author_uid":"oliver-day","epoch":1728689299,"text":"Nice simple art style (would have liked the bugs to be a bit bigger). After the first few tries (to work out the mechanics) it gets a bit easy though.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1108472,"author_name":"tom_ahawk","author_uid":"tom-ahawk","epoch":1728696493,"text":"I fell off the page, but I liked it","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1108879,"author_name":"LogovoStudio","author_uid":"logovostudio","epoch":1728722782,"text":"Nice game, good job","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1110393,"author_name":"MachWerx","author_uid":"machwerx","epoch":1728774564,"text":"Nice simple game. I liked that everything worked and it's a complete experience. ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1111905,"author_name":"nikor","author_uid":"nikor","epoch":1728851380,"text":"Nice simple game :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1112810,"author_name":"davidsheadgames","author_uid":"davidsheadgames","epoch":1728920959,"text":"Nice and simple. Congrats on your first Ludum Dare jam :)\n\nOne 'bug' I'll call out: the randomness of the 'pest' placement sometimes lead to getting multiple points just by the pests spawning right on the player ladybug.\n\nYou could tweak that a little with a quick collision check first before placing, just to make it slightly more challenging.\n\nBut otherwise, nice and simple. I dig it :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1112888,"author_name":"Josep Valls","author_uid":"josep-valls","epoch":1728925342,"text":"Agreed with previous comments. The spider doesn't really pose any challenge. I'd make it move randomly, or chase you or compete for prey. Also the collision box is a little too big.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1112964,"author_name":"LDJam user 400329","author_uid":"400329","epoch":1728928193,"text":"I liked the game, simple and nice, but I would like it to be a bit more difficult and challenging. The placement of the \"pests\" and the spider's movements are a bit too predictable, which make the game not as fun as it could have been. Overall, good job. Congrats! :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1113447,"author_name":"Tharinda Kodikara","author_uid":"tharinda-kodikara","epoch":1728959472,"text":"@davidsheadgames Thanks so much for the feedback and suggestions to make the game better!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1115987,"author_name":"LDJam user 383763","author_uid":"383763","epoch":1729242517,"text":"Hi Tharinda and welcome to your first Ludum Dare game jam! :). Nice first try, simplicity, animations. I even lost a few times in the beginning because I see the collider is not precise enough and it is more like a rectangle around the spider. I would suggest some improvements if you would like to hone your skills further:\n- make the spider move in a random direction\n- make the shrink animation when you fall\n- you can go further like, make levels, obstacles (walls), more spiders or other creatures ;)\n\nHave fun!\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1117284,"author_name":"Tharinda Kodikara","author_uid":"tharinda-kodikara","epoch":1729431703,"text":"Thank you so much for the suggestions and feedback! @wildcodeplay \u2764 I'll definitely improve my game dev skills to make better games. :blush: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld56\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/tharinda97.itch.io\/farmer-friendly-ladybug","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"95448","g_author":"1358646","g_event":"LD56","g_eventkey":"115","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"444351","g_title":"Farmer Friendly Ladybug","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"907","g_commentcount":"18","g_site2_node_id":"398906","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"398906","n_urlkey":"444351","n_parent":"395186","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/farmer-friendly-ladybug","n_slug":"farmer-friendly-ladybug","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"358646","n_created":"1727920660","n_modified":"1778776947","n_version":"1259634","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD56","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":358646,"body":"### About the game\n\nYou are a ladybug. 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