{"author_link":"\/author\/nicotuason\/","author_name":"nicotuason","author_uid":"21669","comments":[{"author_name":"petrocket","author_uid":"23254","time":"Aug 24, 2014 @ 8:15pm","epoch":1408911000,"text":"Sweet! Really like this idea and looks nice too"},{"author_name":"tillrobby","author_uid":"38964","time":"Aug 24, 2014 @ 11:13pm","epoch":1408921680,"text":"Wow this look really good O_O Note for self: learn to do art :P"},{"author_name":"franciscotufro","author_uid":"13896","time":"Aug 24, 2014 @ 11:52pm","epoch":1408924020,"text":"Lovely. I really enjoyed it!"},{"author_name":"Geckoo1337","author_uid":"35835","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:28am","epoch":1408944180,"text":"Nice mood for this little war. Original concept and minimalist environment. Well done ++"},{"author_name":"ZoneOne2","author_uid":"36419","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:00am","epoch":1408949700,"text":"It has a very relaxing vibe. The sound and graphics were beautiful."},{"author_name":"varun","author_uid":"1675","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:06am","epoch":1408950060,"text":"The minimalist style is really great - the relaxing tones and soft colors complement each other well. My only grip is that the dragging is a bit finicky\/repetitive."},{"author_name":"iSamurai","author_uid":"24851","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:19am","epoch":1408950840,"text":"Awesome art and sound. It's very nice that RTS can be simplified to this dimension, and yet keeps what's most fun about it.\r<br\/>Your work also reminds me of another game Solar Max 2. It's quite impressive to have done so much in 48 hours.\r<br\/>The only minor flaw may be the game is &quot;too minimalism&quot;. For me, I would like a bit more data about the current world status. But anyway, impressive work!"},{"author_name":"cmayhem","author_uid":"22508","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:32am","epoch":1408951620,"text":"One of the best so far, quite relaxing even when you are frantically trying to win a planet over.\r<br\/>Gets tedious though in the end. Needs more variety."},{"author_name":"iSamurai","author_uid":"24851","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:47am","epoch":1408952520,"text":"I want to make some more comments after I finished all the levels.\r<br\/>The game becomes deeper as progress further. More sides are added and more strategic consideration are required to win. This is nice as sometimes you need to act fast, sometimes you need to think more. This adds more variety to the game."},{"author_name":"Joshua_S","author_uid":"26085","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:54am","epoch":1408952940,"text":"The graphic style and mood combined with the simple sound fx help this game stand out."},{"author_name":"Tanner","author_uid":"26780","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:56am","epoch":1408953060,"text":"Nice! Great visualization of sending swarms to another planet."},{"author_name":"LaFleur","author_uid":"40030","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:56am","epoch":1408953060,"text":"Wow. This is flawless. Great mood, easy to understand gameplay, and cute art! Great job!"},{"author_name":"SteveSalmond","author_uid":"24965","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:56am","epoch":1408953060,"text":"Very addictive!  Also loved the way the information was presented. Nice one :)"},{"author_name":"polarkac","author_uid":"23118","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:57am","epoch":1408953120,"text":"Awesome. Really like the game. Great for relaxing."},{"author_name":"Kedume Bits","author_uid":"24253","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:57am","epoch":1408953120,"text":"Very nice. The best game of the Ludum Dare i've played until now."},{"author_name":"Vandash","author_uid":"12329","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:58am","epoch":1408953180,"text":"If you haven't played it yet, play Galcon :)"},{"author_name":"Split82","author_uid":"15279","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:50am","epoch":1408959900,"text":"Even though the gameplay is almost the same as in galcon, this looks and plays very sweet. Good job."},{"author_name":"pythong","author_uid":"717","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 10:29am","epoch":1408962240,"text":"very polished game, good job"},{"author_name":"fizzd","author_uid":"39331","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 10:45am","epoch":1408963200,"text":"Wonderful style! Took me a while to understand what the legend meant (filling from outside vs filling from inside for example) but once I did it struck me as being very elegant."},{"author_name":"simplesmiler","author_uid":"33963","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 11:15am","epoch":1408965000,"text":"Gorgeous. Sound, visuals, atmosphere -- everything fits together."},{"author_name":"Lars Faust","author_uid":"25107","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 11:17am","epoch":1408965120,"text":"I could spend hours playing this.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Absolutely fantastic."},{"author_name":"Agecaf","author_uid":"35738","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:32pm","epoch":1408980420,"text":"This is so fun! Also, the graphics and audio are executed brilliantly!"},{"author_name":"SaintHeiser","author_uid":"14848","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:32pm","epoch":1408987620,"text":"Wow! This game Is EXCELLENT! Love the mechanics and beat this one!\r<br\/>Last level is very interesting =)"},{"author_name":"ViliX","author_uid":"29167","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:53pm","epoch":1408988880,"text":"The concept is not very innovative, but the game is very well polished and kept me playing for a long time."},{"author_name":"Laralyn","author_uid":"33924","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:10pm","epoch":1408989900,"text":"Great game! I'd love to play\/buy a full version of it!"},{"author_name":"thedeadlybutter","author_uid":"17944","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:13pm","epoch":1408990080,"text":"Beat all 12 levels, that was fun!"},{"author_name":"Hyoga-3D","author_uid":"23927","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:29pm","epoch":1408991040,"text":"Pretty impresive achiviment on flash."},{"author_name":"JaJ","author_uid":"5496","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:17pm","epoch":1408997520,"text":"I love this. I love how you made size and travel distance between set points an important factor. Makes it feel very fresh and more strategic than similar games."},{"author_name":"sharpcoder","author_uid":"32080","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:08pm","epoch":1409000580,"text":"Amazing game. I had a lot of fun with this. It's actually pretty engaging."},{"author_name":"Mali","author_uid":"5540","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 12:32am","epoch":1409012820,"text":"Spent a silly amount of time on this. Nice one!"},{"author_name":"PixelOaks","author_uid":"15090","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 2:40am","epoch":1409020500,"text":"This was a pretty fun play. The minimal graphics really looks nice. I wouldn't mind playing something like this on my iPad - SrB"},{"author_name":"maloki","author_uid":"3790","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:54am","epoch":1409046540,"text":"Loving it! Clean style with addicting gameplay. :D"},{"author_name":"brian","author_uid":"39600","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 11:11am","epoch":1409051160,"text":"cool game!"},{"author_name":"syawqy","author_uid":"15312","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 11:58am","epoch":1409053980,"text":"simple graphic but feel polished"},{"author_name":"EnigmAraigne","author_uid":"34693","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 1:39pm","epoch":1409060040,"text":"Nice game i like this one."},{"author_name":"dustyroom","author_uid":"33150","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 4:57pm","epoch":1409071920,"text":"Very, very addictive. Clean good-looking style. The audio is clipping though. Congrats!"},{"author_name":"graebor","author_uid":"11713","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:41pm","epoch":1409085360,"text":"Love it, nice zen feel, easy to pick up and play. Beautiful."},{"author_name":"Robinerd","author_uid":"4187","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 8:46pm","epoch":1409085660,"text":"Really great atmosphere from the sounds. Great color palette too."},{"author_name":"nikki93","author_uid":"39848","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 10:59pm","epoch":1409093640,"text":"Initially I thought this wasn't gonna be fun, but I was hooked after I won the first level. This is pretty great. The art style is good too. Good work!"},{"author_name":"jomomomo","author_uid":"4914","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:22am","epoch":1409105820,"text":"That was really really satisfying.  Thanks!"},{"author_name":"kebabskal","author_uid":"8353","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 6:42am","epoch":1409121420,"text":"Easily my favourite so far. Had a blast playing it :) Perfectly balanced for my skills. The clean graphics style is great, emphasises the strategic elements. AI was pretty good and level progressing felt perfect. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Romko Pidstryhach","author_uid":"32804","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 9:38am","epoch":1409131980,"text":"Nice. A love galcon-like mechanics and this one is polished so good. Minimalism rules."},{"author_name":"Majko","author_uid":"40616","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 10:10am","epoch":1409133900,"text":"This is the most entertaining game here. The concept is so beautifully simple! This is the one and only game here, I've finished. The only minus is sounds. When it plays at one time, it became really annoying. But otherwise, really, gj."},{"author_name":"Navarckyx","author_uid":"41814","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 12:24pm","epoch":1409141940,"text":"Didn't work in my browser, but the screenshot looks awesome. I like glowy shiny colourful things."},{"author_name":"RFMTeam","author_uid":"42300","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 6:57pm","epoch":1409165520,"text":"Gorgeous take on a classic mechanic!"},{"author_name":"DragonXVI","author_uid":"35553","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 7:11pm","epoch":1409166360,"text":"Nifty little twitch RTS.  Have to react quickly for the best advantage, and gets ridiculous later on.  Nice simple visuals &amp; easy to understand concept. Nicely done!"},{"author_name":"stasss","author_uid":"31999","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 10:21pm","epoch":1409177760,"text":"Stylish, polyshed, great result. Nothing redundant, everything  fits perfectly.Like a lot!"},{"author_name":"sekaru","author_uid":"23171","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 1:29am","epoch":1409189040,"text":"Nice, simple and well executed, loved it."},{"author_name":"43iscoding","author_uid":"35110","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 2:49pm","epoch":1409237040,"text":"Great game! Reminds me of my own a bit :) I really like such strategy\/puzzle games!"},{"author_name":"CaptainNakou","author_uid":"21141","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 10:19am","epoch":1409307240,"text":"Please, release it for mobile :D"},{"author_name":"nonetheless","author_uid":"36254","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 1:14pm","epoch":1409317740,"text":"Amazing visuals and sounds. It looks and feels really incredible. Audio seems a little overamplified but maybe it is an error on my side. You did really great job, I love it :)"},{"author_name":"mrexcessive","author_uid":"20788","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 7:16pm","epoch":1409339460,"text":"Hi there.  Fantastic abstract game.  Really like the movement and the speed - just great.  Sounds fit perfectly.  Really good job!"},{"author_name":"franciscotufro","author_uid":"13896","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 11:19pm","epoch":1409354040,"text":"Now that I can vote I vote for it. Again, I loved it! About my game I put a few comments explaining what's going on! haha."},{"author_name":"goosetickler","author_uid":"29650","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 4:52am","epoch":1409374020,"text":"Fun fast paced twitch game, really liked the minimal style."},{"author_name":"bytegrove","author_uid":"11939","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 5:05pm","epoch":1409590800,"text":"Wow! This is really a favourite of mine! The minimalistic art style manages to convey space battles of a much more epic scale. I feel like I'm watching the battlements display on a large battle cruiser in deep space. The ambient sound effects really solidifies the mood. I like that you've implemented a &quot;progress&quot; bar at the bottom as well.\r<br\/>Really nice work! :)"},{"author_name":"Simon","author_uid":"9596","time":"Sep 2, 2014 @ 1:22pm","epoch":1409663820,"text":"Very cool game. Great job. Look&amp;feel is perfect. Maybe it would benefit from different planet behaviors so that you can have more strategy!"},{"author_name":"Soup With Bits","author_uid":"37409","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 3:58pm","epoch":1409759580,"text":"Pretty! :D"},{"author_name":"vividhelix","author_uid":"35713","time":"Sep 7, 2014 @ 7:03am","epoch":1410073080,"text":"Beautiful graphics and colors and solid gameplay!"},{"author_name":"silentlamb","author_uid":"40102","time":"Sep 7, 2014 @ 9:05am","epoch":1410080400,"text":"Please, do mobile version after the LD. I'd pay to play this on my phone. Awesome game."},{"author_name":"NicePenguins","author_uid":"28578","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 9:46pm","epoch":1410298860,"text":"Well this is Eufloria :D But it's fit with the theme, the minimalist art is beautiful and the sound design very good. Well done."},{"author_name":"NicePenguins","author_uid":"28578","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 9:54pm","epoch":1410299340,"text":"Oh i forget, the gamepley needs you to react and think quick wish is cool !"},{"author_name":"Moosefly","author_uid":"25343","time":"Sep 12, 2014 @ 11:11pm","epoch":1410563160,"text":"Haha, even though our aesthetical approaches are totally different, the core gameplay is almost a 1:1 match (well, we did take inspiration from the same game after all :P). Loved the style, even though sometimes the sound effects were a bit jarring and sounded &quot;scratchy&quot; for some reason.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Trough my inside knowledge I dominated the AIs with ease. The multiple selection was really handy and made the game a lot more fun to play! Really good compo entry all in all!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Anssi@MooseflyGames"},{"author_name":"mcapraro","author_uid":"28472","time":"Sep 15, 2014 @ 4:53am","epoch":1410756480,"text":"wow, such a lovely and smooth execution. i really really liked this one. great job!"}],"images":["ld30\/21669-54315967b21f01e9786f6f1b1c30772c.jpg","ld30\/21669-0ee2efa5eed8249ed9ad26000e9c9465.jpg","ld30\/21669-99b88d13f857aefccbc3f6f6d8bac1b1.jpg","ld30\/21669-a31c6b8ee5fff7bec1dab2b876e7b1ba.jpg","ld30\/21669-16dde0c8ee43a61b5001971e69b845a5.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.nicotuason.com\/LD30\/","text":"Web (Flash)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.nicotuason.com\/LD30\/nicotuason_LD30.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"16015","g_author":"21669","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"16045","g_title":"Light Year Wars","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"34","g_commentcount":"63","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\/\/375043\/21669-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/21669-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/21669-shot2.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/21669-shot3.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/21669-shot4.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"A Galcon-like with gracefully arcing swarms and no numbers.","title":"Light Year Wars"}