{"author_link":"\/author\/keyboardcat\/","author_name":"KeyboardCat","author_uid":"42283","comments":[{"author_name":"AlfalfaStudios","author_uid":"52722","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 12:38am","epoch":1429489980,"text":"Very fun! Loved the play between food and the turrets!\r\rAwesome job!"},{"author_name":"KeyboardCat","author_uid":"42283","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 11:07am","epoch":1429527720,"text":"Thank you !\r\r----*Minor changes*----\r-I forgot to remove the debug renderer, it's done now.\r-I did not put the right sources in the archive."},{"author_name":"TaoPhoenix","author_uid":"13269","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 1:40pm","epoch":1429536900,"text":"Hallo! \r\rThis is one of the first detailed reviews I posted over on DonationCoder.com \r\rThat link is:\r\rhttp:\/\/www.donationcoder.com\/forum\/index.php?topic=40573.msg380019#msg380019\r\rThis is an interesting "little brother" to a Tower Defense style game. The enemy aliens travel only on a certain diagonal path, so this suggests a winning strategy of planting your crop fields in the corners.\r\rAfter a couple of early rounds just getting the initiative, then you slam on the accelerator by upgrading all your turrets and planting lots of fields. I don't know exactly what the final triggers of a win are, but somewhere in that range where the aliens stop damaging you and you have a lot of fields going works. \r\rBy the way,\r\rThe DonationCoder LudumDare 32 April 2015 thread is here: \rhttp:\/\/www.donationcoder.com\/forum\/index.php?topic=40573.0\r\rIt happens to be their 10th anniversary! I don't program myself ... so I am unleasing Weapons Grade Enthusiasm! \r\rIf you stop by DonationCoder, please put in the code\/tag LudumDare-Tao so they will know it's my doings that brought you in! I'm not \r\rpart of any of the site structure ... just doing my bit for my favorite site on the net! \r\rAlso over there, I post a few of my detailed reviews of some LD games. Yours is one of the first!\r\r--TaoPhoenix\r\r--TaoPhoenix"},{"author_name":"Suese","author_uid":"8361","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 4:02pm","epoch":1429545420,"text":"Really enjoyed the visual feedback and the polish. Easy to pick up and play."},{"author_name":"SeriouslyCrunchy","author_uid":"40340","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 4:11pm","epoch":1429545960,"text":"Interesting use of the theme, I think the unconventional weapon is the aliens starving out humans?\r\rIt plays very well! Only thing I do not like is sometimes you start with almost zero fields and other times I started with lots!"},{"author_name":"Dungeonation","author_uid":"52223","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 4:14pm","epoch":1429546140,"text":"A fun little farming\/tower defense game. I don't see how turrets fit in as being "unconventional" but still a nice little time-waster. Good job!"},{"author_name":"KeyboardCat","author_uid":"42283","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 4:15pm","epoch":1429546200,"text":"Thank you ! \rYes, this is the "unconventional weapon". Concerning the fields, it is random (not enough time to make a "balanced generation")."},{"author_name":"jhell","author_uid":"50845","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 4:31pm","epoch":1429547160,"text":"Extremely cool, this is totally my type of game. It is deep enough already so you can try out different strategies. I seem to have noticed a steep bump in difficulty around day 4 or 5 ? I am not sure.\r\rGreat work."},{"author_name":"jhell","author_uid":"50845","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 4:43pm","epoch":1429547880,"text":"Just came back to tell you I managed to beat it. Tons of fun, would love to play an extended version of this."},{"author_name":"KeyboardCat","author_uid":"42283","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 4:46pm","epoch":1429548060,"text":"Yep, around they day 5 if I remember right. I think one day I will make an extended version, for mobiles maybe."},{"author_name":"CryoGenesis","author_uid":"14720","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 8:11pm","epoch":1429560360,"text":"Very cool, addicting game."},{"author_name":"icedvariables","author_uid":"38518","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 8:27pm","epoch":1429561320,"text":"Very fun and well polished."},{"author_name":"Kep","author_uid":"24452","time":"Apr 20, 2015 @ 8:52pm","epoch":1429562820,"text":"I got crushed the first time and thought it was too hard. Then I switched my strategy and it felt too easy. Balancing these games is always hard. Best of luck."},{"author_name":"ProteinPannkaka","author_uid":"44805","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 2:31am","epoch":1429583160,"text":"The difficulty seemed a bit harsh at the start but after I started upgrading the turrets it became pretty easy. The difficulty scaling could be improved, but overall it's a fun game and an interesting take on the theme."},{"author_name":"TheScopelessOne","author_uid":"50730","time":"Apr 21, 2015 @ 2:45pm","epoch":1429627200,"text":"It was a fun game, I played it to the end(I love these types of games). The sound when alout of guns are shooting will however get a bit loud and annoying after awhile"},{"author_name":"Saker Games","author_uid":"43705","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 7:21am","epoch":1429686960,"text":"Looks great. Simple and fun game, especially for those who like turn based strategy games. At first it seemed a little bit hard, but you can get used to it."},{"author_name":"Coban31","author_uid":"47329","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 10:12pm","epoch":1429826820,"text":"Dommage qu'il n'y est pas de musique ! J'ai bien aimé le jeu. Un peu trop facile tout de même !"},{"author_name":"KeyboardCat","author_uid":"42283","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 7:27am","epoch":1429860120,"text":"Oh, un français :). Oui, c'est facile il faut bien l'admettre... J'aurais également aimé ajouter de la musique. Mais bon, je travaille déjà sur une nouvelle version."},{"author_name":"Deozaan","author_uid":"3156","time":"Apr 27, 2015 @ 10:12pm","epoch":1430172420,"text":"I found a bug that made it really easy. You can always buy upgrades to your towers, even if you don't have enough money. So spend all your money on towers and farms, then when you can't afford any farms, upgrade all your towers."},{"author_name":"KeyboardCat","author_uid":"42283","time":"Apr 28, 2015 @ 5:05pm","epoch":1430240400,"text":"Really !? I had never noticed this before, thank you for the information, I'll try to fix some bugs in a future version (Post-compo)."},{"author_name":"sP0CkEr2","author_uid":"7135","time":"May 6, 2015 @ 3:05am","epoch":1430881200,"text":"i really enjoyed this game - very nice attention to detail and we designed - thanks for making this!"}],"images":["ld32\/42283-cfed305d0aa1020ebb15c8ea48130dbe.jpg","ld32\/42283-c2f35ec52c8733c4bee98a5cc127a556.jpg","ld32\/42283-932b83eecdbcd993934cbbaf8c652b81.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/76155894\/SlowExtinction.jar","text":"Multiplatform (.JAR) + Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"10913","g_author":"42283","g_event":"LD32","g_eventkey":"27","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"10947","g_title":"Slow Extinction","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"187","g_commentcount":"21","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/42283-shot0-1429489108.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/42283-shot1-1429489108.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/42283-shot2-1429489108.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"\"The aliens kill us without bloodshed, it's a slow death.\r\nThey destroy our fields, we can't feed us anymore.\r\nSo, you know what to do : destroy them and feed us.\"\r\n\r\n-Each day you should provide food (the amount is on the top bar). You get food when you harvest fields.\r\n\r\n-There is 3 levels of field : the first one give 10 food, the second 20 food, the third 30. Each day all fields are gaining a level.\r\n\r\n-You can buy turrets to destroy aliens. Each turret can be upgraded (it cost 750$)\r\n\r\n-Each destroyed alien give you 500$.\r\n\r\n-If you don't provide enough food, some of us will die. If you provide enough food, we will be more. \r\n\r\n\r\nIf you have any problem (with the game), ask me !","title":"Slow Extinction"}