{"author_link":"\/author\/trash_empire\/","author_name":"Trash_Empire","author_uid":"89501","comments":[{"author_name":"ito123456789","author_uid":"41433","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 1:38am","epoch":1460943180,"text":"I can't run it. :( libgcc_s_dw2-1.dld missing. And if I donwload the file from the Internet it still does not run."},{"author_name":"Trash_Empire","author_uid":"89501","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 1:49am","epoch":1460943840,"text":"It works now. I added DLL's in correct spots."},{"author_name":"TechXSoftware","author_uid":"92171","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 2:07am","epoch":1460944920,"text":"Good idea, graphic are a bit cramped"},{"author_name":"crisp","author_uid":"59904","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:15am","epoch":1460956200,"text":"Cool concept"},{"author_name":"rad1c","author_uid":"85409","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:48am","epoch":1460958180,"text":"same error here"},{"author_name":"lordsavage","author_uid":"43141","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 6:01am","epoch":1460958960,"text":"An interesting idea, died a couple of times before i worked out how to fight properly. Good work"},{"author_name":"yoel1234","author_uid":"80283","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 9:13am","epoch":1460970480,"text":"its nice could be more refined and easier to use."},{"author_name":"Red15","author_uid":"3348","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 10:57am","epoch":1460976720,"text":"Some indication of taking damage (maybe some simple sound effects) would've helped greatly in understanding what's going on.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Being how you made this from scratch with SDL it's a good first entry imho."},{"author_name":"Kifuga","author_uid":"86172","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 2:58pm","epoch":1460991180,"text":"Can't find out how far I am away from losing - so it's not possible to compare actions to find out what works best. Provide more feedback on whats going on and it could be mcuh fun!"},{"author_name":"Trash_Empire","author_uid":"89501","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 3:53pm","epoch":1460994480,"text":"Yeah ikr. Health bars, visual attacking and much more feedback was definitely next on the list. Just to have something up in like the minute I had left, I made a loop iterate the tower healths in the cmd window. So you should be able to see tower health as long as you have that window up on the screen"},{"author_name":"doombrowski","author_uid":"81163","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 5:04pm","epoch":1460998740,"text":"The information provided feels incomplete, which made the game not really make much sense. Could have been better with mechanics better explained. Congrats on getting something finished though. :)"},{"author_name":"Hi im some1","author_uid":"93117","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 8:09pm","epoch":1461009840,"text":"I think the overall game needs more clarity with an improved HUD but i like the idea of the game and cute characters inside"},{"author_name":"Tomahawk2001913","author_uid":"81023","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 10:28pm","epoch":1461018180,"text":"It's fun and I haven't seen too many RTS games in Ludum Dare, which is sad. Good work."},{"author_name":"Aaranos","author_uid":"51253","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 1:40am","epoch":1461029700,"text":"Complex in a simple way."}],"images":["ld35\/89501-7ebadb3c66617927293460e0a7346a4a.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/TrashEmpire\/AmorphousArena","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/TrashEmpire\/AmorphousArena","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"2744","g_author":"89501","g_event":"LD35","g_eventkey":"33","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"2773","g_title":"Amorphous Arena!","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"876","g_commentcount":"14","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\/\/542293\/89501-shot0-1460943019.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/author\/trash_empire\/\r\nHello. My Name is Trash_Empire. \r\nTell me if I forgot to say something.\r\n\r\nTo play, download zip. Run AmorphousArena.exe.\r\n\r\nWhile you play my game, note the following things:\r\n-This is my first time completing a Ludum Dare Challenge.\r\n-This is also my first time making a game using SDL.\r\n-This is also my first time making an RTS game.\r\n-There are many mistakes I made.\r\n-I had a learning curve that delayed a lot of my work processes.\r\n-With that being said, this game is very undeveloped. Even for Ludum Dare.\r\nHowever, it works. You can Win. You can lose. It is hard. It can be fun.\r\n\r\nI used the SDL_ttf font library. I also used the open font LibraSans.\r\n\r\nMy game is called Amorphous Arena.\r\nIt is an RTS style game. In it, you control a tower, you use amorphous blobs to spawn units.\r\nYou can spawn workers to increase your blob generation. Be careful though, because the enemy AI, while not adaptive, has a distinct advantage over you. You will probably have to play through a few times.\r\n\r\nStats List:\r\n-Worker - 0 Damage, 2 Health\r\n-Basic Unit - 2 Damage, 2 Health\r\n-Flying Unit - 2 Damage, 2 Health, Flying.\r\n-Advanced Unit - 5 Damage, 10 health.\r\n\r\nHere are some necessary tips I give in place of a tutorial, which I did not make.\r\n-Both you and the enemies units are always attacking in all directions except diagonal\r\n(Sorry for the lack of animations)\r\n-Flying units can attack ground units. Ground units can NOT attack flying units.\r\n-This game is played with the mouse. I also suggest holding a finger on the space bar button, so you can unselect a tile once you order commands.\r\n-The only command you can give your unit is to move. Be aware, that they are dumb and will get stuck sometimes. Just reorder the movement.\r\n-To drop units, click one of the UI buttons, then click on the areas beside your base.\r\n-To beat this game, you are going to have to learn a strategy. This strategy absolutely involves creating workers. Workers increase blob generation.\r\n-The rest of the controls are intuitive.\r\n\r\nGood Luck! You will lose a few times. If you can't win, here is a strategy.\r\n\r\n-At 4 Blobs, Drop a flying on the right. Make it take out the two attackers.\r\n-Move the flying to the middle to block the Advanced Unit Lane.\r\n-At 4 Blobs, Drop a flying on the right lane to block it.\r\n-At 4 Blobs, Drop a flying on the left to block the left lane.\r\n-Keep replenishing the left lane Flying unit.\r\n-Create workers, move them out of enemy lane paths. Until you have 6. This is the max.\r\n-With your big blob advantage, eventually push, probably to the right lane an advanced unit rush.","title":"Amorphous Arena!"}