{"author_name":"Martin Vilcans","cat":"LD #23","comments":[],"epoch":1335073920,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"57116","p_author":"Martin Vilcans","p_authorkey":"10862","p_urlkey":"92865","p_title":"Created 3D model","p_cat":"LD #23","p_event":"LD23","p_time":"1335073920","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"10862","us_name":"Martin Vilcans","us_username":"vilcans","event_start":"1334880000","event_key":"10","event_name":"LD23"},"text":"<p>After a full night&#8217;s sleep, I&#8217;m getting back to work. News for yesterday is that I created a 3D model for my ships!<\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/04\/22\/created-3d-model\/ld23-earth-with-ships\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129377\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-129377\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld23-earth-with-ships-300x203.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld23-earth-with-ships-300x203.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld23-earth-with-ships-550x373.png 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/04\/22\/created-3d-model\/ld23-ship\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129364\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld23-ship-300x183.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <p>But I haven&#8217;t decided yet whether to use ships or zeppelins.<\/p>\n <p>My idea is that if I go with ships, I&#8217;ll create a strategy\/action game where you control a fleet of ships. Control is indirect. You set a speed and bearing with your mouse and then click another ship to adjust its course, and so on. With more money made, you can buy new ships. With zeppelins, I&#8217;m thinking of more like a pure action game, where you fly around the world, picking up and dropping off cargo while avoiding hitting the AI zeppelins.<\/p>\n <p>There are some pros and cons to both.<\/p>\n <p>Ships:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>May be difficult to control. Easy to run aground. But maybe that&#8217;s a good challenge.<\/li>\n <li>Avoids the problem with latitude wrapping at the poles, as you can&#8217;t reach them by water.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>Zeppelins:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Don&#8217;t need collision detection with the ground texture.<\/li>\n <li>Will need AI zeppelins to collide with so it won&#8217;t get too easy.<\/li>\n <li>Looks cool.<\/li>\n <li>Hard (for someone like me) to model.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n \n <p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/3d\/\" rel=\"tag\">3D<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/ld-23\/\" rel=\"tag\">LD #23<\/a><\/p>","time":"April 22nd, 2012 12:52 am","title":"Created 3D model"}