{"author_name":"iandioch","cat":"MiniLD","comments":[],"epoch":1342378920,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"55574","p_author":"iandioch","p_authorkey":"13363","p_urlkey":"91292","p_title":"Cruithne, More Difficult than a Snake trying to Wave!","p_cat":"MiniLD","p_event":"LD23","p_time":"1342378920","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"13363","us_name":"iandioch","us_username":"iandioch","event_start":"1334880000","event_key":"10","event_name":"LD23"},"text":"<p>I finished my game yesterday. Now time to chillax&#8230;<\/p>\n <p>So, my game. &#8216;Cruithne&#8217; (pronounced &#8216;croo-ih-nyuh&#8217;) is a &#8216;quasi-satellite&#8217;, which meany wrongly believe is the Earth&#8217;s second moon. But in my game, it is the name of a little spaceship. \u00a0That, apparently, is ridiculously hard to control. Sorry guys \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n \n <style type='text\/css'>\n #gallery-1 {\n margin: auto;\n }\n #gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n float: left;\n margin-top: 10px;\n text-align: center;\n width: 33%;\n }\n #gallery-1 img {\n border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n }\n #gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n margin-left: 0;\n }\n \/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n <\/style>\n <div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-148473 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n <a href='http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/07\/15\/cruithne\/screenie-0077\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0077-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"screenie-0077\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0077-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0077-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0077-550x550.png 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0077.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n <\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n <a href='http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/07\/15\/cruithne\/screenie-0341\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0341-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"screenie-0341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0341-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0341-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0341-550x550.png 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0341.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n <\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n <a href='http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/07\/15\/cruithne\/screenie-0814\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0814-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"screenie-0814\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0814-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0814-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0814-550x550.png 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-0814.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n <\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n <a href='http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/07\/15\/cruithne\/screenie-1316\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1316-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"screenie-1316\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1316-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1316-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1316-550x550.png 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1316.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n <\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n <a href='http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/07\/15\/cruithne\/screenie-1628\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1628-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"screenie-1628\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1628-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1628-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1628-550x550.png 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1628.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n <\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n <a href='http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/07\/15\/cruithne\/screenie-1780\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1780-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"screenie-1780\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1780-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1780-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1780-550x550.png 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1780.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n <\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n <dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n <a href='http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/07\/15\/cruithne\/screenie-1834\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1834-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"screenie-1834\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1834-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1834-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1834-550x550.png 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/screenie-1834.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n <\/dt><\/dl>\n <br style='clear: both' \/>\n <\/div>\n \n <p>So, hopefully I&#8217;ll be updating it in the next few days. Probably another 5 or so levels at the beginning before it gets hard-as-nails. I&#8217;ll make them a bit more open, and a bit less hellish \ud83d\ude00 I&#8217;ll also give the turning and thrusting a bit of a fiddle. If and when I do update, you&#8217;ll be able to play it at the same URL.<\/p>\n <p>If in the meantime you get frustrated, you can use the &#8216;T&#8217; and &#8216;Y&#8217; keys to shuffle through the levels.<\/p>\n <p>I really enjoyed making the game. The time limit was nice, as I would never have enough time in one day. It was my first experience of coordinate geometry in programming, and hopefully next tie I&#8217;ll be able to use what I&#8217;ve learned.<\/p>\n <p>But, making the levels&#8230; D: They were a pain!<\/p>\n <p>It&#8217;s probably my fault. The only way I could think of writing the levels was one giant switch statement. Look on the bright side, at least it&#8217;s not a pile of if()s&#8230;<\/p>\n <p>So, yeah. That was bad enough. But as for even thinking about levels, I was at a dead loss. I thought that would be the easy bit. It&#8217;s not like @KevinWorkman&#8217;s, where he has to think up of <em>puzzles<\/em>. I suddenly have a greater respect for all of those mobile games.<\/p>\n <p>Does anyone have any tips on level design? Or any links to articles? I&#8217;m sure these won&#8217;t be the last levels I&#8217;ll ever need to make in my time&#8230;<\/p>\n <p>EDIT: Okay, just remembered I&#8217;m going away tomorrow, so the update&#8217;ll be the end of the week at earliest.<\/p>","time":"July 15th, 2012 2:02 pm","title":"Cruithne, More Difficult than a Snake trying to Wave!"}