{"author_link":"\/author\/luke161\/","author_name":"luke161","author_uid":"18519","comments":[{"author_name":"amassingham","author_uid":"1282","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 3:08am","epoch":1355799780,"text":"Can't seem to play it, just says to install the Unity web player - which I have. Are you sure it's correctly embedded?\r\rUnity website says I have:\rVersion of your web player\rUnity Plugin version:4.0.1f1\rUnity Engine version:3.5.7f6"},{"author_name":"permanente1600","author_uid":"10742","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 3:24am","epoch":1355800740,"text":"this is a really nice and clean presentation. The art is nicely polished and fun. Overall pretty great"},{"author_name":"NostraDamon","author_uid":"13211","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 3:38am","epoch":1355801580,"text":"I encounter the same problem with the web player."},{"author_name":"Stryphe","author_uid":"19128","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 4:03am","epoch":1355803080,"text":"I am asked to install the web player as well."},{"author_name":"bitwise-constructs","author_uid":"14345","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 4:27am","epoch":1355804520,"text":"Solid gameplay and controls, but those bombs frustrated the hell out of me ;P"},{"author_name":"DaGamesta","author_uid":"18923","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 5:37am","epoch":1355808720,"text":"Fantastic game you got here. It looks nice and stylized and is generally fun to play. It could benefit from some less randomized level design though."},{"author_name":"ClownyBastards","author_uid":"19523","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 6:32am","epoch":1355812020,"text":"Very fun to play actually, but i dont get at the end what i have to do at the bank"},{"author_name":"luke161","author_uid":"18519","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 7:37am","epoch":1355815920,"text":"Sorry about the trouble some of you are having with the web player. It looks like an issue with using Chrome + Dropbox + Unity. Hopefully it's fixed now but if anyone's still having trouble please shout! :)"},{"author_name":"Peping","author_uid":"19602","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 8:01am","epoch":1355817360,"text":"Once played, the game loses its appeal. It is not very challenging. Despite having 3D graphics, the visual experience could be better."},{"author_name":"lucky.luddite","author_uid":"19563","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 8:17am","epoch":1355818320,"text":"I also couldn't figure out what do to once at the bank. Nice game title :)"},{"author_name":"Razion","author_uid":"17913","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 8:21am","epoch":1355818560,"text":"Well polished! Plays smoothly. Clever gameplay. Controls were a little awkward, however. Great job!"},{"author_name":"nickworks","author_uid":"18927","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 8:56am","epoch":1355820660,"text":"Bravo! A very nice game. I wasn't sure how to carry the safe back though."},{"author_name":"grouchotron","author_uid":"18268","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 9:37am","epoch":1355823120,"text":"Also couldn't figure out what I should do once I reached the bank. But nice visual style and music!"},{"author_name":"luke161","author_uid":"18519","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 9:48am","epoch":1355823780,"text":"Once you get to the bank your loot fills up, you then need to carry it back through your tunnel to the start. Keep repeating to build up your score :)"},{"author_name":"fishbrain","author_uid":"3007","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 10:00am","epoch":1355824500,"text":"I couldn't figure out what to do when i got to the bank?...\rNice little game, great presentation and graphics, could do with some enemies(?) and some level design enhancements."},{"author_name":"SiENcE","author_uid":"10298","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 10:30am","epoch":1355826300,"text":"Wow very nice Gamemechanic. The graphic style is perfect for this game and it's well polished!"},{"author_name":"shaneshanekavanagh","author_uid":"19140","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 11:21am","epoch":1355829360,"text":"Very well polished, good job!"},{"author_name":"KWL_TW","author_uid":"18962","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 11:42am","epoch":1355830620,"text":"Plays well, good job.\rBut how to carry the safe?"},{"author_name":"1CoinTeam","author_uid":"18847","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 11:54am","epoch":1355831340,"text":"Great art style, very attractive and clean. The gameplay is simple but very polished and clean. Good job :)"},{"author_name":"killmonday","author_uid":"19199","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 12:14pm","epoch":1355832540,"text":"I got hooked on this! Fun concept, would like to see more of it!"},{"author_name":"SunShiranui","author_uid":"18130","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 12:52pm","epoch":1355834820,"text":"Very good game! Love the art style. Well done!"},{"author_name":"Ithildin","author_uid":"15664","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 1:08pm","epoch":1355835780,"text":"Nice work! Art and music look quite polished, and gameplay is really fun :)"},{"author_name":"Maristak","author_uid":"17910","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 1:48pm","epoch":1355838180,"text":"Wery well composed. It was fun playing and the graphics are just amazing. Well done"},{"author_name":"technobeanie","author_uid":"19675","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 2:23pm","epoch":1355840280,"text":"I really like the music and the graphics! Good job! But, like the others, I didn't know what to do when I got to the bank. I went back to the beginning, and then my original path was gone. So I build a new one, and then got back home. I didn't realized if I got points or not. So, I didn't know if I did the right thing... It's really confusing.\rI understand that this is a game jam so, for the concept, the art, and the possibilities, I'll say it's all pretty cool! Awesome job guys!"},{"author_name":"emveyh","author_uid":"8574","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 3:18pm","epoch":1355843580,"text":"Awesome! The idea on how to get to bank is really great. And when you finally get there you have to fight your way back. That was really fun :D The art style is pretty and the music is awesome. The only thing that's missing are some cool sound effects :)"},{"author_name":"Christina Antoinette Neofotistou","author_uid":"13139","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 3:33pm","epoch":1355844480,"text":"Very very cool! Lovely cute graphic. I'd like a more grid-like explosion, so I know where not to stand.\r\rAnd a more intuitive control scheme. I get it having to press a key to build a ladder, but why not just dig to the right, like digDug or boulder dash?\r\rFull marks, this is awesome"},{"author_name":"AhNinniah","author_uid":"7227","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 6:18pm","epoch":1355854380,"text":"Nice looking game! Good idea, sound and mechanics."},{"author_name":"RosyPenguin","author_uid":"5628","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 6:30pm","epoch":1355855100,"text":"I am loving this art style: it's cute, minimal, and consistent! I think the bank confusion came from the feedback the player receives upon reaching the bank. I expected to carry it over my head or see it disappear. Though I noticed the second time through that there was a "loot collected, now carry it home" message. Overall, a neat and polished experience. Great job!"},{"author_name":"alwaysinbeta","author_uid":"9420","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 6:48pm","epoch":1355856180,"text":"Really nice gameplay. Seemed to be a bug where it didn't detect that you got home to your safe after robbing the bank. Would have liked to try more levels."},{"author_name":"Justin Kibbe","author_uid":"16155","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 6:56pm","epoch":1355856660,"text":"I love these kind of games. I got stuff from the bank, but I don't know what to do with it afterwards."},{"author_name":"Mava","author_uid":"17949","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 7:05pm","epoch":1355857200,"text":"Nice art and was fun to play, well done :)\r\rDig mechanic is nice and simple too."},{"author_name":"Floko","author_uid":"4166","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 7:09pm","epoch":1355857440,"text":"that was pretty entertaining =]"},{"author_name":"prettymuchbryce","author_uid":"7269","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 7:41pm","epoch":1355859360,"text":"Very cool visuals. I liked it. I couldn't tell if I was picking up the loot or not, or if there was a special button to do that ? Maybe make that a little more clear. I saw the gold vault, but I couldn't figure out how to pick it up. I liked this."},{"author_name":"luke161","author_uid":"18519","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 7:48pm","epoch":1355859780,"text":"Thank you all for the great feedback :) We need to work on the messaging a bit!! \r\rWhen you enter the vault you automatically collect the loot (you should see the number increment in the top left) then when you get back home this is deposited in your own safe. The idea is to keep going back and forth collecting as much as you can as it gets more manic in the tunnels. We're gunna work on it more for sure :D"},{"author_name":"Alex Rose","author_uid":"19499","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 8:14pm","epoch":1355861340,"text":"Really cool, the music in particular is great. It could be a bit harder though.\r\rHaving said that, I did end up playing for ages just to see if I could completely fill the map with ladders.\r\rI think it'd be cooler if there more perma spawned blocks near the top middle so you couldn't just fill 2 rows on top of each other with ladders and walk across the top row. Alternatively if there were ceiling walkers, or flying monsters that'd put a bit more challenge into it, since you can just walk on the top ladder.\r\rBut yeah, most comments I leave are way shorter than this, and that's a sign of how good your game is. I actually played it for a good while. I'm really impressed. Graphics and sound are lovely."},{"author_name":"waveon foxdale","author_uid":"11565","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 9:07pm","epoch":1355864520,"text":"I think it's kind of too easy. It seems only one police per robbery will spawn, which means the difficulty will raise slowly. In fact, with your bombs you can just kill them, and thus "lower" the difficulty.\r\rOther than that, it's still a solid and fun game, so you still get a "great job" from me. ;)"},{"author_name":"Vennril","author_uid":"15816","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 9:58pm","epoch":1355867580,"text":"It was fun to play and I really liked the art style. Well done :)"},{"author_name":"Cake&Code","author_uid":"10976","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 10:00pm","epoch":1355867700,"text":"While overall pretty great, it took me a while to realize that the numbers at the top right were the loot indicators, after I looted the bank and got home I was expecting some kind of new level or popup with "Good job!" etc... I had to read the comments to realize that I just had to keep going back and forth on the same level.\r\rThe enemy spawning, block regenerating, and all the mechanics work really well to make a challenging but not impossible experience. Really polished feel for the most part.\r\rNicely done!"},{"author_name":"amassingham","author_uid":"1282","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 4:01am","epoch":1355889360,"text":"Great game, got it working eventually - thanks!\rGlad I managed to play it."},{"author_name":"degtyarev","author_uid":"5862","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 6:58am","epoch":1355899980,"text":"Very polished and funny game i love it!"},{"author_name":"_Rilem","author_uid":"18340","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 6:39pm","epoch":1355942040,"text":"Really like the graphics. It took me a while to figure out that my score was getting higher just by walking back and forth from the bank to my save. \rThe game controls work nice also.\rOverall really impressed with what you were able to do in this short amount of time :)"},{"author_name":"Codexus","author_uid":"187","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 6:58pm","epoch":1356115980,"text":"Very nice game, fun and good production values. It just needs some ramping up of difficulty."},{"author_name":"daredevildave","author_uid":"5182","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 7:29pm","epoch":1356117840,"text":"Lovely, straightforward mechanics, great graphics, nice tune. \rAs noted elsewhere it's a little confusing the first time you get to the bank. But once I got that it was plain sailing."},{"author_name":"TijmenTio","author_uid":"18775","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 7:47pm","epoch":1356118920,"text":"It looks good and the gameplay feels nice, but I wasn't too sure what to do at the bank at first and after I figured that out the game became a bit simple and it didn't seem to have a clear end to it."},{"author_name":"OrangeeZ","author_uid":"12415","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 7:50pm","epoch":1356119100,"text":"Well done! Graphics are great, and gameplay is nice and fast-paced."},{"author_name":"Patacorow","author_uid":"6685","time":"Dec 21, 2012 @ 10:09pm","epoch":1356127440,"text":"Gameplay gets too repetitive but the design is gorgeous!!!!"},{"author_name":"Spacehunter","author_uid":"18000","time":"Dec 22, 2012 @ 12:43am","epoch":1356136680,"text":"Nice game! Somewhat addicting to me! Good job!"},{"author_name":"Gornova","author_uid":"2572","time":"Dec 23, 2012 @ 10:48am","epoch":1356259380,"text":"works fine for me! nice and polished, get out of ladder too soon and first play :D\r\ri love music :D"},{"author_name":"Gungnir","author_uid":"15389","time":"Dec 24, 2012 @ 7:02pm","epoch":1356375420,"text":"Nice work, has potential :)"},{"author_name":"Sestren","author_uid":"10343","time":"Dec 27, 2012 @ 11:13am","epoch":1356606480,"text":"Cool action-puzzle game with some very nice graphics. The controls felt a bit rough around the edges at times, but overall, it's pretty fun to play. Great job!"}],"images":["ld25\/18519-91e5a7a09e500777c3344517a9c3a305.jpg","ld25\/18519-9befc9a2934c57b2c4fc1a346f166244.jpg","ld25\/18519-b043ad258863e4fb1b10fe58cd4f99ca.jpg","ld25\/18519-7f3bc1bf6d6bcee4761612fafe76893b.jpg","ld25\/18519-c0dd4c34f4fa3bd0a765c5538d7f61e2.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/goo.gl\/R0Cgl","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/12\/21\/dig-dastardly-a-post-mortem\/","text":"Post Mortem"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"27794","g_author":"18519","g_event":"LD25","g_eventkey":"14","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"27824","g_title":"Dig Dastardly","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"44","g_commentcount":"50","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\/\/201083\/18519-shot0.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/18519-shot1.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/18519-shot2.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/18519-shot3.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/18519-shot4.jpg-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Dig a tunnel from your hideout to the bank, steal the loot and carry it back again! Head back and forth between the Bank and your hideout to gather more. \r\n\r\nWatch out for hidden bombs and the police invading your tunnel. Gold you collect from the bank won't be added to your score until you reach your hideout. Bombs and Ladders restock when you return home.\r\n\r\nTeam\r\n-----\r\nLuke Holland (@luke161) - Code\r\nChris Cox (@paperCaves) - Art & Music\r\n\r\nControls \r\n-------\r\nMove - Arrow keys\/WASD\r\nDig - Space (dig direction set with Move controls)\r\nPlant bomb - E\r\nCreate Ladder - Q\r\n\r\nMade as a part of the Preloaded LD48 game jam in London. Our first Ludum Dare entry and my first ever game jam. Had a great time participating, I'm sure we'll be doing more in the future! Built with Unity 3.5. Hope you enjoy :)\r\n<\/p>","title":"Dig Dastardly"}