{"author_link":"\/author\/zoneone2\/","author_name":"ZoneOne2","author_uid":"36419","comments":[{"author_name":"Piscythe","author_uid":"29376","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:48am","epoch":1408938180,"text":"I couldn't play because the game detected a controller when I don't even own one. I've messed with simulating controller input, so maybe it was residue from that."},{"author_name":"DragonMaster21","author_uid":"25675","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:53am","epoch":1408938480,"text":"Wow, I really like the idea. I didn't read the description here and while I was playing it I thought of Inception, so I can see the inspiration coming through. I wasn't able to get past the third level. I couldn't really get a big enough boost from the side to be able to jump over the obstacle, but maybe it was just my timing."},{"author_name":"ViliX","author_uid":"29167","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:54am","epoch":1408938540,"text":"It's diffictult game, but after properly reading the tutorial, it's fun."},{"author_name":"BinRoot","author_uid":"3619","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:26am","epoch":1408940460,"text":"Hands down the best game I've played so far!"},{"author_name":"ZoneOne2","author_uid":"36419","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:01am","epoch":1408942560,"text":"Thanks, guys!\r<br\/>@DragonMaster21, the controller issue should be fixed now."},{"author_name":"ZoneOne2","author_uid":"36419","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:01am","epoch":1408942560,"text":"Sorry, meant @Piscythe"},{"author_name":"headchant","author_uid":"4232","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:19am","epoch":1408947240,"text":"If you provide a .love file, Linux and OSX folks could try your game too!"},{"author_name":"Piscythe","author_uid":"29376","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:24am","epoch":1408947540,"text":"It worked that time. The game was frustrating at times, but it was worth it because that was the most innovative idea and best use of the theme I've seen so far. The sounds complemented the experience well, and restart-at-will was a wise decision. I'd love to see this as a full game."},{"author_name":"ZoneOne2","author_uid":"36419","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:33am","epoch":1408948080,"text":"@headchant Thanks for letting me know! The .love file is now available."},{"author_name":"Recon","author_uid":"25931","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:39am","epoch":1408948440,"text":"Very imaginative! You could improve graphics, and sound, but physics are awesome!"},{"author_name":"hungyg","author_uid":"8391","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:43am","epoch":1408948680,"text":"Really cool idea. Timing is everything here. The controls and movement physics could have used some more polish, but great job nonetheless!"},{"author_name":"mess110","author_uid":"12300","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:11am","epoch":1408950360,"text":"can't get it to run on linux:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>JLib.lua:6: attempts to call field 'getJoysticks' (a nil value)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>do I need some joystick lib?"},{"author_name":"John Drury","author_uid":"22999","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:17am","epoch":1408950720,"text":"Very interesting concept. Used xbox360 controller!  Could not get past level 3 ;("},{"author_name":"magmaCrab","author_uid":"40609","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:28am","epoch":1408951380,"text":"Had some fun! did recognize my PS2 controller, but when i pressed the buttons, nothing happened. worked fine with the keyboard."},{"author_name":"Healthire","author_uid":"41282","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 8:37am","epoch":1408955520,"text":"So awesome, really innovative concept and fits the theme well.  I really enjoyed playing it."},{"author_name":"tbamberg","author_uid":"40495","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 10:12pm","epoch":1409004420,"text":"Really cool idea, but very difficult to get the timing right!"},{"author_name":"JackDegree","author_uid":"38813","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:16pm","epoch":1409080260,"text":"That moment when the third level appears and you're like... **** how am I going to time this right? Great concept and game, love it. Love the difficulty too, cause it's really about you know getting to learn a new way of thinking."},{"author_name":"OFF","author_uid":"39617","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:21pm","epoch":1409080560,"text":"The basic idea is awesome but maybe it could be more fun with a less timing based gameplay.\r<br\/>The game is really hard to master, even when you understand how (like with the first 3 level) it's really hard to get the things done... but i'm not a good player! ;)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Actually your main idea is so powerful that you could imagine so many game, even one with interaction between levels.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Great prototype, great job!"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:39pm","epoch":1409081640,"text":"Kinda challenging, but well done. I included it in part 8 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series :) http:\/\/youtu.be\/_ZcQE6pTBcc"},{"author_name":"Boodog","author_uid":"27333","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 11:34pm","epoch":1409095740,"text":"Awesome game! Pretty fun!"},{"author_name":"leondryaso","author_uid":"27563","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 12:06am","epoch":1409097660,"text":"Very interesting concept. I really enjoyed this game!"},{"author_name":"nerd burglars","author_uid":"41215","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 12:08am","epoch":1409097780,"text":"This game was not too hard, not too easy. Graphics could use a little polish, but hey, what 48 hr entry couldn't? Be proud, good physics game!"},{"author_name":"AnnaGavaldaKedavra","author_uid":"17388","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 12:46am","epoch":1409100060,"text":"WOW. First time i try mecanics i've never seen before. It's rare and precious. I feel maybe controls don't respond very well. Make more levels, improve graphics and give me the new version please. Bravo."},{"author_name":"Marcellus","author_uid":"26515","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 1:06am","epoch":1409101260,"text":"Please please please make this game real ! More level, better controls and some music (the graphics are perfect like that) you really got something here that's the best game I've played in this LD.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>This is so innovative 5 stars aren't even enough. Congratulations !\r<br\/>\r<br\/>PS : jumps sometimes bugs and the vertical bounce is way easier than the horizontal one. But I played til the end and  enjoyed it, even if I died like 50 times."},{"author_name":"buckslice","author_uid":"40882","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 1:56am","epoch":1409104260,"text":"The second level was harder than the last level imo. Also, the computer key bindings are kind of weird because they are all so close to each other, but nbd. The sound effects were great and the game itself is awesome. Excellente!"},{"author_name":"Chikun Dev Team","author_uid":"29857","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:10am","epoch":1409105100,"text":"This is crazy inventive. Nice job!\r<br\/>~funkeh"},{"author_name":"okeedokeben","author_uid":"36391","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 3:16am","epoch":1409109060,"text":"That blew my mind. Awesome mechanic. Would love to see it developed further!"},{"author_name":"TeamQuadratic","author_uid":"18547","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 5:00am","epoch":1409115300,"text":"Brilliant concept. Personally, I had trouble with the horizontal kicks, but with some polishing this could be really good!"},{"author_name":"MyougaHiroshi","author_uid":"39068","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 6:23am","epoch":1409120280,"text":"can't run as it's not &quot;win32 application&quot;"},{"author_name":"MyougaHiroshi","author_uid":"39068","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 6:23am","epoch":1409120280,"text":"can't run as it's not &quot;win32 application&quot;:("},{"author_name":"Simon","author_uid":"9596","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 8:25am","epoch":1409127600,"text":"This is seriously awesome."},{"author_name":"yodamaster","author_uid":"38165","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:28pm","epoch":1409149380,"text":"What is a &quot;love&quot; format? Can't play."},{"author_name":"kidanger","author_uid":"15611","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:31pm","epoch":1409149560,"text":"Very interesting gameplay, nice work!"},{"author_name":"Aomeas","author_uid":"35147","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:33pm","epoch":1409149680,"text":"We must go deeper :D"},{"author_name":"Goutye","author_uid":"37076","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 2:59pm","epoch":1409151240,"text":"Good idea! I really like your game! Congrats !"},{"author_name":"Moosefly","author_uid":"25343","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 3:32pm","epoch":1409153220,"text":"The basic gameplay is so intriguing that the fact that it is super barebones doesn't really matter. I'm not sure if I've ever play anything similar and the few levels it had were nicely designed to show of some of the things you can do with the mechanic. Really cool. Worked fine with a PS3 controller using XInput Wrapper for DS3.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Anssi@MooseflyGames"},{"author_name":"ZoneOne2","author_uid":"36419","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 3:47pm","epoch":1409154120,"text":"@MyougaHiroshi @yodamaster\r<br\/>I've added additional instructions for Linux, OS\/X, and 32-bit Windows users if you want to give it another go."},{"author_name":"MyougaHiroshi","author_uid":"39068","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 4:25pm","epoch":1409156400,"text":"thanks, now it works perfect :D very nice game and great idea, I think it gets quite hard at the first level, what has 3 stages :D"},{"author_name":"mechabit","author_uid":"34391","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 10:00pm","epoch":1409176500,"text":"Cool mechanics, now get an artist and release this game!"},{"author_name":"Dohan","author_uid":"14678","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 10:54pm","epoch":1409179740,"text":"The concept is awesome! But for now it's very hard..."},{"author_name":"lkr","author_uid":"42013","time":"Aug 27, 2014 @ 11:39pm","epoch":1409182440,"text":"Very interesting and fresh game mechanic :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The timing felt a bit tight at times, but it was very enjoyable to play through."},{"author_name":"Knowledge","author_uid":"34045","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 12:48pm","epoch":1409229780,"text":"It send me message Transforce.exe is not valid Win32 application."},{"author_name":"EndingChaos","author_uid":"40673","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 1:35pm","epoch":1409232600,"text":"A fun entry! Great job!"},{"author_name":"Chaoseiro","author_uid":"26838","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 3:03pm","epoch":1409237880,"text":"Amazing! It is hard to get used to this new mechanic, but it is well done! Please keep making this game :P"},{"author_name":"commodoreKid","author_uid":"39580","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 3:39pm","epoch":1409240040,"text":"That game is just soo awesome! I love force\/time games like that. Great job."},{"author_name":"ninjascript","author_uid":"35875","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 3:16pm","epoch":1409325060,"text":"I'm not so good at timing those kicks but I really like the concept."},{"author_name":"KeyMaster","author_uid":"30626","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 5:16pm","epoch":1409332260,"text":"Oh man this game mechanic is really amazing! Challenging yet satisfying when you get it right! Great job, I hope this will be a full game some time!"},{"author_name":"paps","author_uid":"27849","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 5:43pm","epoch":1409333880,"text":"One word Awesome. But there is one problem, on the keyboard the choice of keys is not optimal, which make it really hard.\r<br\/>Anyway you can really do something with that proto\/concept.\r<br\/>Well done"},{"author_name":"glbs","author_uid":"18480","time":"Aug 29, 2014 @ 11:48pm","epoch":1409355780,"text":"At first I thought I wasn't gonna make it through any levels, but the challenge and the fast retry allowed me to practice and improve.\r<br\/>The mechanics are really innovative and challenging, and although this is in fact quite a plain prototype (not much clothing), it is captivating and interesting to play!"},{"author_name":"jahmaican","author_uid":"40987","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 9:45am","epoch":1409391600,"text":"Needs more work, because it's a really good concept!"},{"author_name":"HayManMarc","author_uid":"40890","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 9:03pm","epoch":1409432280,"text":"Neat idea.  Needs more explanation at game start.  Perhaps a video tutorial."},{"author_name":"banana4life","author_uid":"41477","time":"Sep 3, 2014 @ 2:41pm","epoch":1409754960,"text":"Really nice game!"},{"author_name":"Snicklodocus","author_uid":"22794","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 8:42pm","epoch":1410295020,"text":"Great idea! I think with some refinement, it could be the foundation for a great puzzle game. Currently, I think timing is emphasized too much over puzzle solving. But very innovative. Good job!"},{"author_name":"klianc09","author_uid":"20290","time":"Sep 12, 2014 @ 1:39pm","epoch":1410528840,"text":"Plays well with 360 controller. One of the most innovative ideas I have seen this LD. And although it's a prototye it's already a lot of fun. \r<br\/>Would love levels with more worlds... We need to go deeper!"},{"author_name":"Lokarunith","author_uid":"25012","time":"Sep 13, 2014 @ 11:10am","epoch":1410606300,"text":"Great job recreating the dream mechanics in inception. Very fun game."}],"images":["ld30\/36419-cdae6d0a252907ed2780661d9c374b9a.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/mxqhjlsivhenjkv\/Transforce.zip?dl=0","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/m9n8yr3pq14yteb\/Transforce.love?dl=0","text":"Source (.love)"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/m9n8yr3pq14yteb\/Transforce.love?dl=0","text":"OS\/X (.love)"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/m9n8yr3pq14yteb\/Transforce.love?dl=0","text":"Linux (.love)"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/i7us2k5hh29g1rt\/Transforce_source.zip?dl=0","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"17987","g_author":"36419","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"18016","g_title":"Transforce","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"486","g_commentcount":"55","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\/36419-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"A prototype game where forces transfer between levels.\r\nEach level down, time passes at 1\/10th the speed of the level above it.\r\nPartially inspired by the movie Inception.\r\n\r\n\r\nOS\/X and Linux users - Use the .love file with the appropriate Love framework found here: https:\/\/www.love2d.org\/\r\n\r\n32-bit Windows users - Use the .love source with the appropriate Love framework found here: https:\/\/www.love2d.org\/\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPorted to work for people without controllers at 12:58AM.\r\n\r\n.love file added for Linux and OSX users at 2:31AM 8\/25\/14.\r\n\r\nAdded additional instructions for running 11:42AM 8\/27\/14.","title":"Transforce"}