{"author_link":"\/author\/leafo\/","author_name":"leafo","author_uid":"4321","comments":[{"author_name":"arkeus","author_uid":"4155","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 3:54am","epoch":1355716140,"text":"I love how smooth it is and the 3d effect. I find using the tractor beam frustrating, but outside of that it's really fun."},{"author_name":"adnzzzzZ","author_uid":"7173","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 6:37am","epoch":1355725920,"text":"This looks and feels really good to play. Pretty awesome!"},{"author_name":"SelectricSimian","author_uid":"19392","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 7:05am","epoch":1355727600,"text":"Wow!  That's the most amazing use of Love2D shaders I've ever seen.  I'm going to have to look into GLSL..."},{"author_name":"Sos","author_uid":"1405","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 7:24am","epoch":1355728740,"text":"Amazing! Great job, man!\r<br\/>Also, does it work with anaglyph glasses?"},{"author_name":"jmk","author_uid":"17972","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 7:24am","epoch":1355728740,"text":"Very nicely done. I really like the high level of polish. Plus, it's super fun (and HARD)! :)"},{"author_name":"vrav","author_uid":"2745","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 7:28am","epoch":1355728980,"text":"Super rad. Enjoyed, but didn't beat (got to level 2). Nice presentation, all the effects are cool. I think I liked the shooting-up-and-exploding effects best."},{"author_name":"hints","author_uid":"18151","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 7:51am","epoch":1355730360,"text":"Absolutely stunning. Shocked what you managed to do with LOVE.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The game gets brutal so fast, and it is super fun even when losing. It's much easier when you turn shaders off though."},{"author_name":"Ashkin","author_uid":"1722","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 8:12am","epoch":1355731620,"text":"Great graphics- how did you even achieve that planetlike effect? I love it."},{"author_name":"Sheep","author_uid":"5959","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 8:28am","epoch":1355732580,"text":"The 3D effect is really nice. But the tractor beam doesn't seem to work as it should? I notice the rocks\/stone things to get pushed further away instead of closer to me. Kinda annoying. But good job!"},{"author_name":"Robotic","author_uid":"8502","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 8:37am","epoch":1355733120,"text":"Very fun and dynamic, I'm a fan of the RGB effect"},{"author_name":"headchant","author_uid":"4232","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 9:22am","epoch":1355735820,"text":"Very good graphics! I liked the fake sphere thing. One of the best ones I have seen so far."},{"author_name":"TomK32","author_uid":"3562","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 10:34am","epoch":1355740140,"text":"Crap, I don't have any 3D glasses to fully appreciate your game, and appreciate it I must."},{"author_name":"Corn\u00e9 Dorrestijn","author_uid":"4506","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 2:57pm","epoch":1355755920,"text":"Very nice game, and very hard, I like that, and the filters are awesome :)"},{"author_name":"Xaychru04","author_uid":"16472","time":"Dec 17, 2012 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1355764380,"text":"Wow, that's an amazing game, I love the graphics and the 3D effect, very nice :)"},{"author_name":"sclark39","author_uid":"15443","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 5:19am","epoch":1355807640,"text":"Nice work, I bet this wasn't your first rodeo. ;)\r<br\/>The sphere shader thing is pretty awesome. I couldn't figure out how to pick up the powerups, but it was still a lot of fun. Good graphics + audio."},{"author_name":"Frozen Fractal","author_uid":"7882","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 6:40pm","epoch":1355855700,"text":"Wow, very smooth gameplay. It feels really physical the way the enemies get pushed back by your bullets. It looks great too, with the wacko red\/green 3D effect, even though I couldn't find my anaglyph glasses. Too bad there's no sound :("},{"author_name":"angrygeometry","author_uid":"5579","time":"Dec 18, 2012 @ 11:59pm","epoch":1355874840,"text":"leafo you've outdone yourself. this was awesome. looks fantastic."},{"author_name":"LTyrosine","author_uid":"6633","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 1:46am","epoch":1355881260,"text":"Amazing for 48hours of work. Well done."},{"author_name":"h.attila","author_uid":"8403","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 1:53am","epoch":1355881680,"text":"Nice work, great presentation (graphics and audio), but I found the game way too hard."},{"author_name":"BlackBulletIV","author_uid":"3915","time":"Dec 19, 2012 @ 9:13pm","epoch":1355951280,"text":"Wow, this is amazing. Best LD game I've played so far by a long shot. I found to be far too hard though; couldn't make it past level one. There was also some occasional artefacts flickering; a bunch of vertical white lines."},{"author_name":"Puzzlem00n","author_uid":"11003","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 2:47am","epoch":1355971320,"text":"I can't make it past the second level, but it's so fun, I'm considering trying to play it again tomorrow. A brilliant example of what Love2D can do. The break-down:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>+Fun, addicting gameplay\r<br\/>+Great visuals\r<br\/>-Tractor beams work strangely sometimes\r<br\/>-A bit difficult, but that's only a minus for some people."},{"author_name":"GeorgeBroussard","author_uid":"8631","time":"Dec 20, 2012 @ 11:40am","epoch":1356003300,"text":"Graphics and audio are great. Core mechanics are fun and exciting. Is there any way to heal your tank? Sometimes the orbits of the energy pods was odd and too big to hit the pad and seems like I lost them. Loved the fake sphere."},{"author_name":"mokujin","author_uid":"14120","time":"Dec 22, 2012 @ 6:24pm","epoch":1356200340,"text":"Cool effects!"},{"author_name":"deathray","author_uid":"17861","time":"Dec 27, 2012 @ 5:13am","epoch":1356584880,"text":"Smooth, nice to play, and very complete gameplay. The non-shader game (F1) is much easier to play and should be the default IMO."},{"author_name":"naufr4g0","author_uid":"4310","time":"Dec 27, 2012 @ 7:46pm","epoch":1356637260,"text":"I love graphics and 3D effect. The game is very hard but fun to play. I beat the first level, but not the 2nd. Anyway I'll play it again later. :)"},{"author_name":"Neonlare","author_uid":"1913","time":"Jan 6, 2013 @ 9:27am","epoch":1357464120,"text":"Smooth to play and pretty damn nice looking! Good job :D."},{"author_name":"Xeke_Death","author_uid":"19338","time":"Jan 6, 2013 @ 9:40am","epoch":1357464900,"text":"Pity the world wasn't completely spherical, but other than that, I liked the gameplay and the music."},{"author_name":"pereubu","author_uid":"16143","time":"Jan 6, 2013 @ 10:41am","epoch":1357468560,"text":"Damn hard, damn good looking, damn fun, and ogosh i hated you during all the 48h because of all the beautiful screens you putted there D:"},{"author_name":"PIXEL^3","author_uid":"10948","time":"Jan 6, 2013 @ 11:50am","epoch":1357472700,"text":"Awesome music, cool shaders, nice gameplay, I'd say this is by far the best LD25 game I've seen so far, and it's a l&ouml;ve2D game(love the framework)"},{"author_name":"bwdevel","author_uid":"12229","time":"Jan 6, 2013 @ 5:47pm","epoch":1357494120,"text":"I LOVE this game. Great concept, great use of LOVE2D.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The only improvement I would have made would have been to be able to sit on the detonation pad and have accumulated energy slowly drained in return for health, at a very inefficient rate of course."},{"author_name":"cardboard","author_uid":"16294","time":"Jan 6, 2013 @ 9:00pm","epoch":1357505700,"text":"Very hard and very fun! It also looks amazing."},{"author_name":"schnerble","author_uid":"11560","time":"Jan 7, 2013 @ 2:02pm","epoch":1357567020,"text":"Great game!  It's probably my favourite of the 60-something I've played in LD25.  Sound is excellent, graphics work well, and it's fun to play :)  It did take me a bit to realise what I was supposed to be doing to collect the energy, but then maybe I'm just slow... :)  Nice one!"},{"author_name":"jfroco","author_uid":"2085","time":"Jan 7, 2013 @ 2:17pm","epoch":1357567920,"text":"Gfx\/Music\/Sfx... everything is great!!!! Best use of Love2D shaders capabilities I've seen. The game is a little too hard. But overall a terrific entry. Congrats."},{"author_name":"Cryovat","author_uid":"19066","time":"Jan 7, 2013 @ 8:52pm","epoch":1357591620,"text":"I really loved the planet effect, impressed that you were able to pull that off in Love2D. :-)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I liked the tractor beam mechanic, although it kept making me die. Overall, it feels very complete and polished, great work!"},{"author_name":"zenmumbler","author_uid":"17143","time":"Jan 7, 2013 @ 9:01pm","epoch":1357592160,"text":"Interesting and disorienting spherical effect. Hard to play. Will have to try again and not die."}],"images":["ld25\/4321-8b661daa309e1388a19adaa8e3aea0a9.jpg","ld25\/4321-4eb3fba0d34155852faccb4150112e8b.jpg","ld25\/4321-263c445b39108ae2156abca6a68c5685.jpg","ld25\/4321-ea9af541ae22d0e495d235e0a2d21565.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/leafo.net\/dump\/xmoon-win32.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/leafo.net\/dump\/xmoon.love ","text":"LOVE"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/leafo\/ludum-dare-25","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"28169","g_author":"4321","g_event":"LD25","g_eventkey":"14","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"28199","g_title":"X-Moon","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"19","g_commentcount":"35","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\/4321-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/4321-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/4321-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/201083\/4321-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Humans have been colonizing planets. It's time to stop them!\r\n\r\nTake to your tank and destroy colonists to collect energy pods to charge a massive bomb. Detonate the bomb when it's fully charged to destroy the planet. Watch out, those pesky colonists are armed with some pretty advanced tech!\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nW A S D - Move\r\nMouse - Aim and Shoot\r\nE - Detonate bomb when it's charged\r\n\r\nPress Enter to advance through screens. Press F1 to disable shaders during game. F3 to toggle fps during game.\r\n\r\nWritten in MoonScript, running on Love2d.\r\nMusic made in Renoise\r\nArt made in GIMP<\/p>","title":"X-Moon"}