{"author_link":"\/author\/designernap\/","author_name":"DesignerNap","author_uid":"21374","comments":[{"author_name":"cptalbertwesker","author_uid":"1535","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:45am","epoch":1367217600,"text":"Fantastic! It's like I'm xopsx Are you only able to kill your driving buddies or am I just a bad person?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Lovely accompanying music, space tea and a day in the life that is satisfying, brilliant first LD!!!"},{"author_name":"DesignerNap","author_uid":"21374","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:36am","epoch":1367227860,"text":"Yaay! You can pick them up normally yes but I wanted to surprise players when they experimented so didn't say what would happen :D"},{"author_name":"rejooh","author_uid":"16094","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:25am","epoch":1367234400,"text":"I think this game really catches you. Personally I was so interested in what will happen next. Oh and I killed one of them. :)"},{"author_name":"mire","author_uid":"21860","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:36am","epoch":1367235060,"text":"Very cute, reminiscent of Once Chance, that flash game you can only play through once (http:\/\/www.newgrounds.com\/portal\/view\/555181)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Love the art style, the use of the theme, and the random bits of humor!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I killed Bobby :("},{"author_name":"Mythalore","author_uid":"12844","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:40am","epoch":1367235300,"text":"First LD26 game I've been compelled to finish! Amazing art! Let down by bad performance and screen tearing but that's just GameMaker's way."},{"author_name":"DesignerNap","author_uid":"21374","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:20pm","epoch":1367241300,"text":"Thank you Mythalore! The performance is something that concerns me... If it was consistent i could do something about it but it is so random. Some times it runs like a dream, other times it chugs and crashes. Same PC, same settings etc. madness. Still, thanks for taking the time to play it :)"},{"author_name":"Beerman","author_uid":"5206","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:10pm","epoch":1367262300,"text":"Great stuff. Loved the space tea."},{"author_name":"DesignerNap","author_uid":"21374","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1367274780,"text":"Hey all! I managed to fix a crash bug which has had a nice knock on effect of fixing the screen tear and chugging! :D\r<br\/>Uploading v1.2 now :)"},{"author_name":"tayl1r","author_uid":"5556","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:42pm","epoch":1367278620,"text":"Nice!"},{"author_name":"BarrensZeppelin","author_uid":"8838","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:29am","epoch":1367321040,"text":"I don't know what to think. Bobby died, seems like he's having a tough day :\/"},{"author_name":"Alphonsus","author_uid":"21974","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:35am","epoch":1367321400,"text":"This is really great! It's awesome to make a game that's really personal. Love the ambience. Nice work!"},{"author_name":"Lythom","author_uid":"7763","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:40pm","epoch":1367343300,"text":"Hi ! Here is some feedback.\r<br\/>What I loved :\r<br\/>- the concept (close to mine in fact :p)\r<br\/>- finished and clean\r<br\/>- color scheme consistency\r<br\/>What imo could be improved :\r<br\/>- consistency in the story (either it goes a bit everywhere and doesn't tell a full story, or I did not understand what was behind)\r<br\/>- a few bug with controls (freeze when changing direction, not sure I when I presses space it was efficient each time)\r<br\/>- for the space key thing, a tip would be to audio or display an immediate feedback\r<br\/>\r<br\/>nice overall, thanks for the game !"},{"author_name":"Catmoo","author_uid":"1396","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 7:53pm","epoch":1367437680,"text":"Really enjoyed it, I feel almost like it was a day in the life of myself, minus the basketball potentially, and the driving, but still thoroughly enjoyed.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Had no issues with the game itself and I had fun throwing a few dozen basketballs :)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I also always imagined space tea would come down on a little parachute."},{"author_name":"Skulls","author_uid":"11868","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 9:18am","epoch":1367485980,"text":"In game maker you can set it to be an exe file when you extract by using the dropdown menu in the save window below the name."},{"author_name":"DesignerNap","author_uid":"21374","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 5:48pm","epoch":1367516580,"text":"Hey Skulls! Thank you for the advice. I have quickly created one and uploaded it just now. Link is at the top! :D"},{"author_name":"Skulls","author_uid":"11868","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 1:26am","epoch":1367544060,"text":"No worries, always happy to help a fellow jammer :)"},{"author_name":"Eternal_Rest","author_uid":"21324","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 1:27pm","epoch":1367587320,"text":"Crashes for me every now and then. Not bad other than that.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>ERROR in\r<br\/>action number 1\r<br\/>of Key Release Event for &lt;Space&gt; Key\r<br\/>for object MALEGETCAR:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Creating instance for non-existing object: -100\r<br\/> at gml_Object_MALEGETCAR_KeyRelease_32 (line -1) - &lt;unknown source line&gt;"},{"author_name":"cwilloughby","author_uid":"18255","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 8:22am","epoch":1367655420,"text":"Very cool. I also chose to do a life sim, but it turned out very different! Couple of bugs - got a code error after getting in the car and got stuck completely when I got to work, couldn't progress any more. Love the art, audio, narrative, and theme. Excellent."},{"author_name":"DesignerNap","author_uid":"21374","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 9:14am","epoch":1367658540,"text":"Hi everyone, sorry for the errors, just seen that when I export it Via an EXE I get some issues that are not present when it is installed. Removed link for the moment until I can fix it. Thanks to Eternal_Rest for the heads up!"},{"author_name":"SuperlevelSebastian","author_uid":"23031","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 9:36am","epoch":1367659860,"text":"Got this error message at driving start:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>&quot;\r<br\/>___________________________________________\r<br\/>############################################################################################\r<br\/>ERROR in\r<br\/>action number 1\r<br\/>of Key Release Event for &lt;Space&gt; Key\r<br\/>for object FEMGETCAR:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Creating instance for non-existing object: -100\r<br\/> at gml_Object_FEMGETCAR_KeyRelease_32 (line -1) - &lt;unknown source line&gt;\r<br\/>############################################################################################&quot;\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Then it went on, but hanged up at the games studio.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Though: A very pretty, interesting game!"},{"author_name":"Dmitrix","author_uid":"10093","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 7:52pm","epoch":1367696820,"text":"woah, that was pretty great. I killed Bobby and Craig though. XD"},{"author_name":"zkenshin","author_uid":"12839","time":"May 9, 2013 @ 12:50am","epoch":1368060300,"text":"Oh God, I killed every one of them D:\r<br\/>Nice art, really helped with the atmosphere (:"},{"author_name":"HelkeGames","author_uid":"20522","time":"May 18, 2013 @ 7:33pm","epoch":1368905280,"text":"Neat idea, love the concept!"}],"images":["ld26\/21374-340d07b13a8ef386d75824bd39e38c56.jpg","ld26\/21374-533c1ebc87733e6a0c31284ad0582175.jpg","ld26\/21374-698ec97ed257fdc8522c6873e6cb221b.jpg","ld26\/21374-224bff8cccfd3879fce47a8dc6f43a73.jpg","ld26\/21374-d0390b96c5b37ffce30a89e6e6ff5360.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/file\/d\/0B1slfyHxOtX3U3E5aW9iRUhVQU0\/edit?usp=sharing","text":"Windows installer"},{"url":"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/file\/d\/0B1slfyHxOtX3MmtIUzRhX19veUE\/edit?usp=sharing","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"27066","g_author":"21374","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"27096","g_title":"MINLIFE","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"212","g_commentcount":"23","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\/\/233892\/21374-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/21374-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/21374-shot2.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/21374-shot3.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/21374-shot4.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"This is a minimalist take on things I do and experience most days. By taking a minimalist view on the visuals I have created an atmospheric little story with various levels of interaction and intrigue. \r\n\r\nThis was made using Game Maker, all graphics and sounds are my own from my imagination and any living coincidences to peoples who may or may not be collected on the way to work are purely fictitious or something that sounds legal.\r\n\r\nUPDATE 1:\r\na couple of people have asked me for controls. With the theme being minimalism I wanted people to pick up and play without tutorials But just for reference\r\n\r\nMOUSE - front end navigation\r\nOnce you have selected Male or Female character THEN\r\n\r\nA OR Left Arrow = left\r\nD OR Right Arrow = right\r\nSPACE = Interact\r\n\r\nUPDATE 2:\r\nThere appears to be an issue with \"parking\" when you get to work. Inconsistent but occasionally there is a spawn cycle of NPC's. \r\n\r\nUPDATE 3: \r\n\r\nPerformance seems to be the main thread of feedback and unfortunately it is something I just don't understand. For some reason, the game will grind to a  halt occasionally when interacting or queuing up an audio file. The odd thing is, if you close it and start again, it works fine. Typical tech support advice BUT it seems to work at the moment. Best I can do is apologise and say \"don't give up! you haven't met the spaceman yet!\" or \"the twist in the story is later!\"\r\n:)\r\n\r\nFINAL UPDATE:\r\nFixed a crash bug with the kitchen scene and that has had a knock on of fixing the frame rate and stability issues game wide. Quite happy with that actually. \r\n\r\nEnjoy!<\/p>","title":"MINLIFE"}