{"author_name":"keeyai","cat":"LD #11 - Minimalist - 2008","comments":[],"epoch":1208708880,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"75115","p_author":"keeyai","p_authorkey":"200","p_urlkey":"110947","p_title":"Hints and Stats \u2013 6 hours 31 minutes remaining","p_cat":"LD #11 - Minimalist - 2008","p_event":"LD11","p_time":"1208708880","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"200","us_name":"keeyai","us_username":"keeyai","event_start":"1208476800","event_key":"87","event_name":"LD11"},"text":"<p>I&#8217;ve added a hints mechanism that pops up at the bottom of the screen giving gameplay tips as you play. It randomly shows a tip every 15 seconds, and only shows each time twice. <\/p>\n <p><a href='http:\/\/keeyai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/hints.gif'><img src=\"http:\/\/keeyai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/hints-300x235.gif\" alt=\"Minimalist - Hints\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <p>I also added a stats system, which you can view on the pause screen or when you lose. They don&#8217;t get you anything, but it is fun to see the breakdown of how everything went.<\/p>\n <p><a href='http:\/\/keeyai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/stats.gif'><img src=\"http:\/\/keeyai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/stats-300x235.gif\" alt=\"Minimalist - Stats Screen\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n \n <p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/journal\/\" rel=\"tag\">journal<\/a><\/p>","time":"April 20th, 2008 11:28 am","title":"Hints and Stats \u2013 6 hours 31 minutes remaining"}