{"author_link":"\/author\/blearn\/","author_name":"blearn","author_uid":"14545","comments":[{"author_name":"Lacutis","author_uid":"11378","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 1:09am","epoch":1387242240,"text":"I thought this was a neat idea, however K doesn't allow me to grab the people that I can see. I can trade air tanks with them but couldnt carry them.\rGood effort!"},{"author_name":"uRLgR3y","author_uid":"21399","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 4:49am","epoch":1387255440,"text":"Great game. I like the level scheme. Can get a bit tough but overall fun!"},{"author_name":"finefin","author_uid":"16498","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 11:57am","epoch":1387281120,"text":"with a little bit of polishing this could be a great game. with this level of detail however, it's harder than it should be. good work, 'tho."},{"author_name":"broepi","author_uid":"30597","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 1:20pm","epoch":1387286100,"text":"well, this is a good idea, but unfortunataly it feels more like an early prototype with virtually no graphics :(\rBut I liked the sine wave generated ocean grounds :)"},{"author_name":"blearn","author_uid":"14545","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 3:34pm","epoch":1387294140,"text":"Thanks for your comments! This needs more work - definitely in the early prototype stage. I wasn't as productive as desired but I plan on fixing it up for a post-contest version that should be more playable."},{"author_name":"lorniebear","author_uid":"31739","time":"Dec 17, 2013 @ 7:53pm","epoch":1387309680,"text":"Great innovation, really matches the theme."},{"author_name":"robhor","author_uid":"29987","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 12:33am","epoch":1387326480,"text":"Great idea, definitely looking forward to a post-compo version, but this was already very fun to me."},{"author_name":"ChuiGum","author_uid":"22408","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 12:36am","epoch":1387326660,"text":"Nice idea, pretty tough but fun"},{"author_name":"ahm99","author_uid":"11270","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 3:07am","epoch":1387335720,"text":"I'm so sorry, I had to give up because I couldn't tolerate the speed at which you swim. Maybe you could have added a "swim fast" key. I also think it was a bit hard to tell who had the tank. But I like the idea and it was pretty fun. Also a little tip that I have learned over time: if your game only uses the keyboard, use the arrow keys for movement (instead of WASD), and the keys on the bottom-right of the keyboard for actions. This way you don't have to just use your left hand. Good job BTW :)"},{"author_name":"blearn","author_uid":"14545","time":"Dec 18, 2013 @ 10:09pm","epoch":1387404240,"text":"@ahm99 thanks for the input. I usually allow wasd and arrow keys for movement, not sure why I left them out this time. Sorry for the slow movement; I'm hearing that a lot. It is slower to carry a person who is holding the tank versus a person not holding the tank but I agree that the movement in general could use a speed-up."},{"author_name":"van noctar","author_uid":"21196","time":"Dec 23, 2013 @ 3:00pm","epoch":1387810500,"text":"Great curves! :D I can't save people... :("},{"author_name":"goerp","author_uid":"14225","time":"Dec 23, 2013 @ 7:57pm","epoch":1387828320,"text":"That was a nice idea. I like the sinusioide ocean floor.\rYou should work on it some more, it has some promise; it can be a fun and hectic game trying to keep everyone oxygenated but also rescue them.\rAt the moment I found the game a bit too hard and too responsive or not responsive enough.\rMaybe a different choice of keys would help as well. I easily got confused between J and K (and maybe they weren't always working).\rAnd it would help if there was some audibel and visual feeback of what was happening so I would know that people were drowning, or I was drowning, I picked someone up etc."},{"author_name":"larb","author_uid":"17860","time":"Dec 28, 2013 @ 11:30pm","epoch":1388273100,"text":"You really need to explain that you have to give the tank before you can pick up someone. Because I couldn't figure it out at first. I thought picking up people was buggy.\r\rCool idea though. Nice entry."}],"images":["ld28\/14545-3efb459737036e774d0587b375a72343.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/bryanlearn.com\/ld28\/web\/ld28.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/7x8yauszqgu0xil\/diver_ld28.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"22641","g_author":"14545","g_event":"LD28","g_eventkey":"20","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"22671","g_title":"Diver","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"831","g_commentcount":"13","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\/\/308734\/14545-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"The idea is simple: People are drowning. You dive down with an oxygen tank (you only get one) to save these people. You must share the tank with the people to prevent them from drowning. Take them to the yellow boat to save them and earn points.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately I wasn't able to make time for a tutorial or music\/sound.","title":"Diver"}