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I think that might actually be a bug - the exter-meh-nator's speed gradually increases over time, and the turning speed is supposed to as well - specifically to prevent that strategy. :laughing: Not sure if that fits into \"bug fix\" or \"tuning\" so I'll probably leave it as-is for the Compo just to be fair, but I appreciate that you played long enough to figure out how to break the game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1105422,"author_name":"BrotherBrody","author_uid":"brotherbrody","epoch":1728594777,"text":"Cool game! Just a tip, Godot actually has the ability to export your game into HTML5 so that you can embed your game directly into your itch.io page. I managed to figure it out for this jam so it wasn't too hard to accomplish. Helps more people play\/rate your game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1107040,"author_name":"Samuel Fine","author_uid":"samuel-fine","epoch":1728652999,"text":"@brotherbrody Thanks for playing! There's one critical blocker to HTML5 export: the \"swat zone\" texture is actually a Decal at the moment, which is not supported by the Compatibility renderer used for HTML5 export. :frowning2: ~~I'm exploring refactoring that to allow for an embed in the near future though!~~ Figured out a (good enough) solution to avoid Decals! :fireworks: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1109547,"author_name":"Cam Moore","author_uid":"cam-moore","epoch":1728746336,"text":"I dont know if you have ever played Banjo Kazooie but the ant reminds me so much of the first level when Mumbo turns you into the ant. I love it! Interesting mechanic of controlling the object that was not attached to the camera, very unique:)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1109563,"author_name":"Mars","author_uid":"mars","epoch":1728746617,"text":"Very fun and interesting idea. Might be the first game I've come across that actually deserves a high rating in the \"innovation\" category! I'll have you know I managed to fail hard enough to get zero stars! :sunglasses: \n\nAlways love when people make a Linux build, you're a real one for that!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1109569,"author_name":"Obi_w","author_uid":"obi-w","epoch":1728746816,"text":"\u975e\u5e38\u6709\u610f\u601d\u7684\u6e38\u620f\uff0c\u4e00\u5f00\u59cb\u6211\u8fd8\u4ee5\u4e3a\u6211\u662f\u4eba\u7c7b\uff0c\u8fd8\u5728\u60f3\u8fd9\u6e38\u620f\u600e\u4e48\u81ea\u52a8\u5c31\u628a\u866b\u5b50\u6740\u4e86\u54c8\u54c8\u3002\u6216\u8bb8\u8fd9\u53eb\u7b2c\u4e8c\u4eba\u79f0\uff1fThis is a very interesting game. At first, I thought I was a human and was wondering how the game automatically killed the bugs, haha. Perhaps it's called the second-person perspective?","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1109573,"author_name":"multiplexor","author_uid":"multiplexor","epoch":1728746921,"text":"Took me a while to understand that I am the bug :D \n\nNeat concept, and very interesting idea! I also like the janky physics so that i can destroy the whole room! \n\nOverall very original and nice game!\n\nKeep up the good work <3","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1109578,"author_name":"Flewbimo","author_uid":"flewbimo","epoch":1728747122,"text":"It's a very interesting game, and I really like its perspective\u2014a mix of third-person and first-person (though I'm not sure how it hit me from above the table)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1109581,"author_name":"xand","author_uid":"xand","epoch":1728747172,"text":"I like this one! The primary camera not being attached to my player is a really interesting game mechanic that I think was well executed in this game. Great work!!!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1109723,"author_name":"LDJam user 279233","author_uid":"279233","epoch":1728752316,"text":"Fun game! Off the top of my head I can't remember playing any 2nd person games before but it works. I can see this as a part of a larger game where you are going room to room and house to house, facing increasingly advanced exterminators with better gear. I feel like a bit more impact with each swat (maybe even breaking some items) would have made it even better, but I know there is never enough time for these finer touches in the compo time limit. I also want to say that the percussive soundtrack was a great choice. It evokes a frantic chase scene or for me. \n\nAnyway, great game. would ruin exterminator's career again. :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1110373,"author_name":"BroMakesGames","author_uid":"bromakesgames","epoch":1728773524,"text":"very cool! this was actually the first idea I had, but picked the second one as I didn't think this would be fun. I was wrong, it is indeed fun, very well executed.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1111543,"author_name":"Adrien Tremblay","author_uid":"adrien-tremblay","epoch":1728838468,"text":"Yoooooo! This isn't a 1st or 3rd person game. It's a 2nd person game! You are looking through the eyes of the exterminator as you play the bug! Super interesting! was fun! Loved the jump sound","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1112087,"author_name":"SdCorpse","author_uid":"sdcorpse","epoch":1728861494,"text":"Really nice idea to 2rd person view. the game looked like GTA when there are stars on screen)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1112896,"author_name":"Samuel Fine","author_uid":"samuel-fine","epoch":1728925751,"text":"@cam-moore I haven't played BK myself, but I'm very familiar (grew up in the SNES\/N64 generation :older_man:) - that's high praise! :bow: \n\n@mars Thank you! All credit to Godot for making Linux builds super simple. I don't know why more devs don't provide Linux builds, but glad to do my part!\n\n@obi-w I'm not smart enough to say for sure, but I do think the game is close to \"second-person\". 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I know I'm not the first to try something like this, but I'm glad to hear my 2-day attempt didn't completely fail lol","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1113485,"author_name":"ThaProfesional","author_uid":"thaprofesional","epoch":1728962281,"text":"Never seen or played a second person perspective game before - so I find this incredibly cool. I'm also impressed that you managed to belt out such a cool looking 3D game for the compo. Music fits in nicely, and the game loop's fun for a bit. Got past the five stars then wasn't sure what to do next - wanted another goal. Had fun while I was running away though :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1114458,"author_name":"runningopenloop","author_uid":"runningopenloop","epoch":1729037141,"text":"I felt like it was easy, like I just walked forwards and beat it, the second time i was even faster!\n -J","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1119027,"author_name":"stmate03","author_uid":"stmate03","epoch":1729686080,"text":"The first, and quite possibly only second person (yes that's a thing) game I played during a ludum dare, daring yet done elegantly, this is one of my top picks for this jam, BRAVO!\n\nPs: Second person refers to a game where your character is perceived through the perspective of another, in this case the bug is perceived from the perspective of the exterminator","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld56\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/samuelfine\/Exter-meh-nator","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/samuelfine.itch.io\/exter-meh-nator","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/samuelfine.itch.io\/exter-meh-nator","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/samuelfine.itch.io\/exter-meh-nator","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"96027","g_author":"1126148","g_event":"LD56","g_eventkey":"115","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"445384","g_title":"Exter-meh-nator","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"91","g_commentcount":"19","g_site2_node_id":"402246","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"402246","n_urlkey":"445384","n_parent":"395186","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/exter-meh-nator","n_slug":"exter-meh-nator","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"126148","n_created":"1728148339","n_modified":"1779449038","n_version":"1275533","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD56","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":2,"author":126148,"body":"> :warning: Web embed version above works best with Google Chrome.\n> Some textures are missing in Safari (including Safari for iOS and iPadOS.) 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