{"author_name": "Malsanity", "cat": "LD #37", "comments": [], "epoch": 1481414880, "likes": 3, "metadata": {"p_key": "1964", "p_author": "Malsanity", "p_authorkey": "49923", "p_urlkey": "37457", "p_title": "Smiths ‘R’ Us (end of day 1)", "p_cat": "LD #37", "p_event": "LD37", "p_time": "1481414880", "p_likes": "3", "p_comments": "0", "p_status": "UPD5", "us_key": "49923", "us_name": "Malsanity", "us_username": "malsanity", "event_start": "1481241600", "event_key": "81", "event_name": "Ludum Dare 37"}, "text": "<p>End of day 1! More progress:</p>\n <p><em>Design</em>: 90% (still unsure about upgrade system)</p>\n <p><em>Art</em>: 70% (missing customer animations and most of the interface)</p>\n <p><em>Code</em>: 60% (need to finish crafting and customer interaction)</p>\n <p><em>Audio: </em>0% (leaving for last)</p>\n <p>&nbsp;</p>\n <p><b><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://i.gyazo.com/c3572a9ef4c6ca5f51a4c7f135f5e6e7.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"506\" /></b></p>\n <p><b>Concept:</b></p>\n <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Customers walk in, ask for a specific item, and it’s the player duty to handle the workers to produce the item requested.</span></p>\n <p><b>Details:</b></p>\n <ul>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2D, top down.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\">16bit sprites.</li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inspired by “Cook, Serve, Delicious”.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Controls:</span>\n <ul>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Movement via WASD.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pickup and drop with E.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose option with 1, 2, 3 keys.</span></li>\n </ul>\n </li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can only carry one item.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can upgrade the stations for 250g, making them work 25% faster.</span></li>\n </ul>\n <p><b>Conditions</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:</span></p>\n <ul>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Win:</span>\n <ul>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No “win” condition.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\">High score attack.</li>\n </ul>\n </li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lose:</span>\n <ul>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Money reaches zero.</span></li>\n </ul>\n </li>\n </ul>\n <p><b>Layout:</b></p>\n <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A room with several elements:</span></p>\n <ul>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South wall has the counter and the door where customers come in:</span>\n <ul>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Max place for 5 customers.</span></li>\n </ul>\n </li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Top west corner has crates with a neverending supply of resources:</span>\n <ul>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wood.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ore.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leather.</span></li>\n </ul>\n </li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North and east walls have the stations, shown in a fan:</span>\n <ul>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Smelter</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Smith</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leatherworker</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Carpenter</span></li>\n </ul>\n </li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the center, you can find:</span>\n <ul>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crafter</span></li>\n </ul>\n </li>\n </ul>\n <p><b>Example of play:</b></p>\n <ul>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Customer comes in, randomises request, chooses he wants a dagger.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daggers are leather + ore.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Player goes to the customer, accepts the order, UI reflects this.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Player goes to the crate to grab ore, brings it to the smelter.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While it smelts, goes to the leather crate to grab some and take it to the leatherworker and make a small hilt.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ore hot, Player picks it up and takes it to the smith, asks for a small blade.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hilt should be ready, P picks it up.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gives it to the crafter.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blade ready, Player brings it to the crafter.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crafter joins the components, makes dagger.</span></li>\n <li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Player grabs dagger, gives it to the customer, gets paid.</span></li>\n </ul>\n <p>Please let me know your thoughts!</p>", "time": "December 10th, 2016 7:08 pm", "title": "Smiths ‘R’ Us (end of day 1)"}