{"author_link":"\/author\/marsbar\/","author_name":"MarsBar","author_uid":"21512","comments":[{"author_name":"eldog","author_uid":"34252","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:13am","epoch":1398679680,"text":"Gargh! This game looks so good! Like Dune! Can't play it because I'm on linux though :(."},{"author_name":"GiveMeAllYourCats","author_uid":"32239","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:21am","epoch":1398680160,"text":"Fantastic, the only thing that bothered me was the buggy feeling of the worm and the appearing of houses out of nowhere.. Very nice work :D"},{"author_name":"Sam Oates Games","author_uid":"25331","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 10:21am","epoch":1398680160,"text":"Can't help but smile. What an amazingly qwerky game.\rHad to play it on low quality though as ultra crashed out :(\r\rAlso, can I recommend you upload in .zip as I'm not sure windows does .rar by default (I used 7zip to extract it).\r\rMusic was cool though :)"},{"author_name":"juaxix","author_uid":"10960","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 11:15am","epoch":1398683400,"text":"Nice use of the terravol plugin, also:\rBloom, SunShafts, AntialiasingAsPostEffect, Vignetting, Flares, dune worm model,etc...\rSo, you changed the textures for sand, add dune particles and set the skybox, add the model to the controller and the huts with a particle fx and a collider to pick them...but without any gameplay this is boring...you may try something like "Effing worms" or "Worm Madness" , since the sources are from different authors you are in time to complete gameplay and present it as a Jam entry ;)"},{"author_name":"martijn","author_uid":"20699","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 3:32pm","epoch":1398698820,"text":"Probably the best hat simulator since team fortress 2.\r\rIt doesnt work very well as a game though"},{"author_name":"MarsBar","author_uid":"21512","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 6:51pm","epoch":1398710760,"text":"@eldog This game idea was definitely inspired by the Sandworms of Arakkis and also those nasty Sarlacc's :) Also a Linux build is up as per your request :)\r\r@Sam Oates Games thanks and great suggestions, the game has now been uploaded in a .zip :)"},{"author_name":"MrShortee","author_uid":"35018","time":"Apr 28, 2014 @ 9:43pm","epoch":1398721080,"text":"Biggest flaw: I wasnt able to get a good view on my ~50 hats."},{"author_name":"zillix","author_uid":"2460","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 5:50am","epoch":1398750300,"text":"fantastic! I feel like you really captured the nuances of the life of a worm"},{"author_name":"Thorig","author_uid":"14618","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 6:08am","epoch":1398751380,"text":"Great! I love games where I can destroy everything, but where is the hunter. The worm has to eat;-)"},{"author_name":"eldog","author_uid":"34252","time":"Apr 29, 2014 @ 8:14am","epoch":1398758940,"text":"Thanks for the Linux build!\r\rWas fun being a worm. I like the idea of exploring a huge desert."},{"author_name":"Warboys","author_uid":"33962","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 5:45am","epoch":1398836400,"text":"Great sense of speed, I felt like the smoke monster form lost. Movement of the worm was a bit floaty though, might be more interesting if it felt it had more weight."},{"author_name":"yo_milo","author_uid":"37424","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 6:01am","epoch":1398837360,"text":"Collecting hats does not make a lot of sense, but it is a good game nevertheless... I had problems returning to the surface... THAT IS HARD!"},{"author_name":"mtinkerhess","author_uid":"20708","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 6:09am","epoch":1398837840,"text":"Nice dynamic terrain generation and destruction! I like the animation on the worm, how the tail changes direction based on how you move. Nice model for the worm too.\r\rI had the game crash a couple of times, I think once was because I used the high graphics setting and the other time was because I dug too deep."},{"author_name":"demonshanker2","author_uid":"37215","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 2:16pm","epoch":1398867060,"text":"Very cool, its amazing you guys were able to put this together that quickly! Infinite terrain and decent graphics, color me impressed."},{"author_name":"voxel","author_uid":"1789","time":"Apr 30, 2014 @ 3:45pm","epoch":1398872400,"text":"This is 110% the best Shai Hulud hat sim I have ever seen. There are not enough stars on the vote form for how much fun this is"},{"author_name":"Quady14","author_uid":"37152","time":"May 2, 2014 @ 12:59am","epoch":1398992040,"text":"This game is literally sex. 100 out of 10."},{"author_name":"koe415","author_uid":"25319","time":"May 5, 2014 @ 12:42am","epoch":1399250220,"text":"Game looks great but the hats look out of place. The digging felt smooth but the game would hitch often when moving to new areas. I kind of wish there were some type of objectives in the game. Reminds me of the old Tremors movies. I eventually got stuck in one of the buildings and couldn't destroy my way out of it."},{"author_name":"kirbytails7","author_uid":"4767","time":"May 8, 2014 @ 6:44am","epoch":1399531140,"text":"Heh, nice. I like how the tunnels carved themselves out irregularly."}],"images":["ld29\/21512-3ad6d017ca2d3c0792f49bab8d533062.jpg","ld29\/21512-7a01163e51f0326dac43ae3ae23ad340.jpg","ld29\/21512-331b61c769f01f1e6e278102a8ad69ef.jpg","ld29\/21512-3b821827c4fd0fdde8ad72bb842f06bb.jpg","ld29\/21512-efb7ffa62a6aeb4a2ae51c691aa71fbc.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/33898973\/Web%20Build\/Web%20Build.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/7c9ydq9ydbocl6o\/Worm%20Simulator%202014%20Windows.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/n9m7wb4n4hfi1ks\/Worm%20Simulator%202014%20Linux.zip","text":"Linux"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"19566","g_author":"21512","g_event":"LD29","g_eventkey":"22","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"19595","g_title":"Worm Simulator 2014: Ultimate Home Wrecker Edition","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"398","g_commentcount":"18","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\/\/342546\/21512-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/21512-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/21512-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/21512-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/342546\/21512-shot4.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Controls:\r\nW,A,S,D = Move\r\nTap Space = Jump (Hold = Fly this is a Known Bug)\r\nLeft Mouse Click = Dig\r\n\r\nCaffeine Powered = Programmer\r\nMars Bar = Artist\r\n\r\nUse the Standalone versions as the web build isn't as good\r\n\r\nGame Objective(s):\r\nDig, Destroy, and Collect Fancy Hats! With Infinite Voxel Terrain for all your digging pleasure.\r\n\r\nYou play as a worm in this game, not just any worm though... a sand worm XD Caffeine Powered and I hope you enjoy it folks, I wish we had more of the remaining time to work on it, unfortunately we both had to work our full time day jobs :'(\r\n\r\nWarning this game is a Very Buggy, as Caffeine Powered & I haven't had more than 48hrs to work on this 72hr project due to life and stuff. \r\n\r\nAnyway, if you like this game please share it and rate it. Thanks! \r\n\r\nMusic acquired from http:\/\/incompetech.com\/music\/","title":"Worm Simulator 2014: Ultimate Home Wrecker Edition"}