{"author_name":"franciscotufro","cat":"LD #30","comments":[],"epoch":1408840680,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"27547","p_author":"franciscotufro","p_authorkey":"13896","p_urlkey":"62991","p_title":"Can you hear me Major Tom? 24 Hours!","p_cat":"LD #30","p_event":"LD30","p_time":"1408840680","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"13896","us_name":"franciscotufro","us_username":"franciscotufro","event_start":"1408665600","event_key":"24","event_name":"LD30"},"text":"<p>Well.. 24 hours have passed!<\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/screenshot.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-380001 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/screenshot-550x430.jpg\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"550\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/screenshot-300x234.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/screenshot-550x430.jpg 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/screenshot.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <p>Since my last update I&#8217;ve been able to implement some mock ui to create tools, the garbage collector (the tool that gives you matter, not the one that frees memory).<\/p>\n <p>Then I&#8217;ve added all the alien stuff:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>State-based reckon ships, radio telescopes and tripulated ships.<\/li>\n <li>Races send probes to the earth taking\u00a0the position awareness stat into account.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>I also added solar panels that collect energy.<\/p>\n <p>With Garbage Collectors and Solar Panels now you&#8217;re able to collect resources (Energy and Matter) that will be used to create Tools.<\/p>\n <p>Tools are used to affect emissions and try to avoid alien races to find them.<\/p>\n <p>Since I don&#8217;t hace much time left for the gameplay side, I&#8217;ll just implement 4 tools:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Bombs: Destroy ships and probes. Low Matter, High Energy.<\/li>\n <li>Noise emitter: Radio close transmissions get impossible to analyze. Low Matter, Low Energy.<\/li>\n <li>Beacon: Distract races during a certain amount of time generating lots of events. Low Matter, High Energy.<\/li>\n <li>Asteroids: Break stuff that find on their ways. High Matter, Low Energy.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>After that I&#8217;ll try to level the economy, so gathering energy and matter is leveled with the amount of tools needed.<\/p>\n <p>I also need to implement a good AI for the Garbage Collector.<\/p>\n <p>I&#8217;ll try to finish all this stuff in the next couple of hours, go to sleep and focus on graphics, music and sound fx tomorrow.<\/p>\n <p>We&#8217;ll see!<\/p>","time":"August 23rd, 2014 7:38 pm","title":"Can you hear me Major Tom? 24 Hours!"}