{"author_link":"\/author\/tonasz\/","author_name":"Tonasz","author_uid":"25257","comments":[{"author_name":"caporaltito","author_uid":"20076","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 9:11am","epoch":1418029560,"text":"Nice little game, well done.\r\rI didn't encounter any bug, it works fine. The graphics are good, I like the pastel tones. Maybe a bit too relaxing, you should accelerate the train a bit and give the players more time constraints, like time based bonus on random train stations (to oblige the player to move his train quickly to a certain location). It took me some time to get that you can change the tracks but when I understood it, I was like "Oh! That's cool!".\r\rOverall, it is a good game, 4\/5. Oh! And dat choo-choo sound XD"},{"author_name":"okkolobr","author_uid":"26489","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:25am","epoch":1418034000,"text":"Loved the zoom out idea to make the game remain in the screen !\r\rNice cool relaxing game, with a bit of thought to have to make money... or coal !"},{"author_name":"badlydrawnrod","author_uid":"745","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:27am","epoch":1418034120,"text":"Sound effects are funny.\r\rIt's a big deal that you made a game with these mechanics in such a short timeframe. Everything works pretty well and it looks rather like a board game - it just needs balancing to make it more fun."},{"author_name":"efux","author_uid":"36287","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:28am","epoch":1418034180,"text":"Love the choo-choo sound. The game seems very polished, the graphic style fits in quite good.\r\rLooking forward to see you finish the bigger thing."},{"author_name":"seledorn","author_uid":"44229","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:31am","epoch":1418034360,"text":"A bit to slow for my taste but nice over all. The fact that you named stuff Lorem Ipsum & that train sound effect are hilarious!"},{"author_name":"Vulture Tamer","author_uid":"41917","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:34am","epoch":1418034540,"text":"haha, awesome game! Best sound effects!! chou chouuuuu\r\ryou should be able to click on stations to see what they are buying though :D\r\ronce you find a profitable rout you could do that one for ever :p which isn't that fun :p"},{"author_name":"donan","author_uid":"22213","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:40am","epoch":1418034900,"text":"Nice game. I loved the graphics, gameplay and the choo choo sound xD. As stated by caporaltito it needs more speed on the train to get harder :)"},{"author_name":"Tonasz","author_uid":"25257","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:54am","epoch":1418035740,"text":"@everybody: Thank you for playing and comments. You can make train faster with Q key, but there should be screen indicator.\r@caporaltito: The space between Goods and Buy wagon is where Passengers option where, but I abandoned it, because I didn't have enough time. I was planning something you said - time limited quest of transporting people.\r@seledorn: I even tried to put Snowman on map but it's not as noticeable as I wanted :)\r@Vulture Tamer: I could implement day\/night cycle changing prices."},{"author_name":"frondeus","author_uid":"41007","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 5:27pm","epoch":1418059320,"text":"Good work! It really addictive. I haven't seen any bugs and this game has such a big potential."},{"author_name":"Liam :D","author_uid":"20786","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 6:54pm","epoch":1418064540,"text":"Oh wow, this is super neat! I love games like the Patrician series, and this has a similar vibe - at least the buying and selling part. I like it a lot. And heck, the train "chugga" sound effect is amazing. :D"},{"author_name":"Armynator","author_uid":"46818","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 7:02pm","epoch":1418065020,"text":"Love that train sound, pretty creepy"},{"author_name":"goodbadokay","author_uid":"47147","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 7:02pm","epoch":1418065020,"text":"Omg, those sounds! Very nice!)"},{"author_name":"Benjamin","author_uid":"2952","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 7:14pm","epoch":1418065740,"text":"This is a great start I had fun moving my train around the different cities. My friend told me about Transarctica ( Amiga\/Atari era ) Now I want to try this one too maybe you coud have a look at it, sounds very inspiring."},{"author_name":"recursor","author_uid":"1105","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:41pm","epoch":1418078160,"text":"The buy\/sell dialog could be a bit clearer as I never could figure out how much of a particular item I had in my possession when I wanted to sell it. I like how the screen zooms out to show more of the world as the train travels. The train graphics have a nice graphical style to them and the sounds are pretty cool."},{"author_name":"syawqy","author_uid":"15312","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 1:36am","epoch":1418088660,"text":"so, you keep everything on the screen by zooming out, interesting"},{"author_name":"renatopp","author_uid":"15241","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 3:13pm","epoch":1418137680,"text":"It is a nice prototype using a good idea, still not a good game tough. Anyway, I want to see more of this =) Good job."},{"author_name":"mrexcessive","author_uid":"20788","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 6:01pm","epoch":1418234160,"text":"Hi there. Hugely impressed by amount of work in your game. Like the sound\/vocal effects! Felt a bit random making choices, bookmarked for a revisit. Good job!"},{"author_name":"leffe108","author_uid":"38630","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 10:31pm","epoch":1418250360,"text":"An interesting take on making a memory game (figuring out which connections that make money) and some fun puzzle work to get your train to the right destination.\r\rAfter finding a connection with 2:3 ratio I stopped looking for something better. Maybe make the payment go down for a site as you deliver more and more there, forcing you to look for new connections."},{"author_name":"Sundry","author_uid":"44532","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 12:54am","epoch":1418258940,"text":"nice sound and theme :)"},{"author_name":"grid96","author_uid":"45476","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 12:29pm","epoch":1418300640,"text":"Cool chilling game. Makes fun playing it."},{"author_name":"Backterria","author_uid":"46642","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 2:35am","epoch":1418437800,"text":"Sound effects are the best part!"},{"author_name":"sP0CkEr2","author_uid":"7135","time":"Dec 14, 2014 @ 6:13am","epoch":1418537280,"text":"pretty cool game - liked the graphics and the strategy - will play again"},{"author_name":"ljdp","author_uid":"25259","time":"Dec 14, 2014 @ 3:29pm","epoch":1418570640,"text":"I'm impressed with the amount of mechanics you've implemented in just 48 hours. I ended up visiting about 5 stations before I found a favourable trade, and once you've found that there is no incentive to explore further. It also feels weird to trade for coal, I would like to see a currency instead (and less starting coal). Still, great work!"},{"author_name":"dusho","author_uid":"36575","time":"Dec 17, 2014 @ 7:17pm","epoch":1418843520,"text":"the UI felt a bit confusing.. but maybe it's just me"},{"author_name":"Sharky","author_uid":"44294","time":"Dec 20, 2014 @ 6:23pm","epoch":1419099480,"text":"Cool game but I filled my limited storages and my limited train cars within secs, you need to increase those numbers a good bit."}],"images":["ld31\/25257-83ec46502a329b11a6754d646088dc3d.jpg","ld31\/25257-e313f76e5aefe1322098b5dc47c440db.jpg","ld31\/25257-abf4f435618dbe1e9d9b473ef8015df6.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/tonasz.com\/ld31\/","text":"Web (Unity)"},{"url":"http:\/\/tonasz.com\/ld31\/choochoolinux.tar.gz","text":"Linux (untested)"},{"url":"http:\/\/tonasz.com\/ld31\/sources.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"13898","g_author":"25257","g_event":"LD31","g_eventkey":"26","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"13928","g_title":"Little choo-choo world","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"409","g_commentcount":"25","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\/\/407933\/25257-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/25257-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/25257-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Guide your little train in this little world. Trade between cities to fill your wagons with coal - the new currency. And remember to press space!\r\n\r\nGame is a prototype of bigger thing, which came to my mind during this weekend. I managed to do only one part of it - simple tycoon mechanism. Map is still, but every city is random generated during each play. Goods in them have different prices, what can be useful in earning coal currency - without it train will stop.\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nLeft mouse button: menu + click on rail intersections to change their direction\r\nQ\/A: accelerate\/decelerate train\r\nSPACEBAR: horn","title":"Little choo-choo world"}