{"author_name":"Jlebow","cat":"LD #25","comments":[],"epoch":1355551680,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"49645","p_author":"Jlebow","p_authorkey":"19313","p_urlkey":"85331","p_title":"Sight mechanics now in . . . onto patrols","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1355551680","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"19313","us_name":"Jlebow","us_username":"jlebow","event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"text":"<p>As our story continues, you, the alien, here to do the advance scouting work for the coming alien invasion of Earth and the long-awaited extermination of the human race, find your way to . . . \u00a0Area 51.<\/p>\n <p>Your discovery at the end of the tutorial level told you that your Dear Leader was taken prisoner by human soldiers and taken to a top secret testing facility.<\/p>\n <p>Here is where the true fun begins.<\/p>\n <p>At this point you have several powers at your disposal.<\/p>\n <p>Camouflage &#8212; Which we are calling Blending.<\/p>\n <p>A disintegration ray.<\/p>\n <p>And a mind-control beam.<\/p>\n <p>Your first task will be to gain entry to the heavily guarded and fortified Area 51.<\/p>\n <p>In the previous level, you practiced using your disintegration ray on chickens, and your mind control and powers of camouflage on simple farmers. Here, however, you must tangle with trained soldiers.<\/p>\n <p>In the first third of this level, you will discover an armory&#8211;a stash of alien weaponry. It&#8217;s old and out of date by your standards, but still powerful and high tech compared to anything the puny humans have. You retrieve two new items&#8211;a Hologram Generator and a weapon know on your home planet simply as the &#8220;Chicken Hawk.&#8221;<\/p>\n <p>Line of sight and detection are going to be key components in the game play. As an alien, your strange form will be easily identifiable by the soon-to-be-extinct humans. So for now, you must do your best to avoid raising the alarm. (Don&#8217;t worry, you will have your day, and the humans will pay for what they have done to your Dear Leader . . . Muwahahahaha. Ahem, but we&#8217;re getting ahead of ourselves.)<\/p>\n <p>Here&#8217;s a sample of our code at the moment.<\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/12\/15\/sight-mechanics-now-in-onto-patrols\/dearleader_code\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-199567\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-199567\" alt=\"dearleader_code\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/dearleader_code-300x182.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <p>Up next, patrols and way points.<\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n \n <p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/returndearleader\/\" rel=\"tag\">ReturnDearLeader<\/a><\/p>","time":"December 15th, 2012 1:08 am","title":"Sight mechanics now in . . . onto patrols"}