{"author_link":"\/author\/spacechase0\/","author_name":"spacechase0","author_uid":"10574","comments":[{"author_name":"icefox","author_uid":"7186","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 6:44am","epoch":1335163140,"text":"Interesting, but could use a little more elaboration.  You probably know this.  :-)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Being able to fast-forward time would also be handy."},{"author_name":"spacechase0","author_uid":"10574","time":"Apr 23, 2012 @ 3:52pm","epoch":1335196020,"text":"Oh yeah, forgot to mention the controls. :P I've already added that.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>You can hold O to decrease the time rate, and P to increase it. L sets it to the default."},{"author_name":"xBlinkedx","author_uid":"8072","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 2:08am","epoch":1335405780,"text":"It's not bad, but it could use a little more features added to it. Also selling the plants wasn't working for me. Unless I'm doing it wrong."},{"author_name":"Kharza","author_uid":"5649","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 2:19am","epoch":1335406440,"text":"My father is a farmer so I had to try this.  I didn't have much luck though.  Hope you are around for the full 48 next time, it's a different idea!"},{"author_name":"Sanguine","author_uid":"4159","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 3:24pm","epoch":1335453540,"text":"I played it, but it was not very clear about what I should do."},{"author_name":"spacechase0","author_uid":"10574","time":"Apr 26, 2012 @ 9:50pm","epoch":1335476700,"text":"xBlinkedx: Make sure they're fully grown (top row in the screenshot). If not, I'm not sure what the problem would be.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Sanguine: Yeah, it probably could use some more instructions next time. :P"},{"author_name":"demonpants","author_uid":"531","time":"Apr 27, 2012 @ 9:52pm","epoch":1335563220,"text":"Looks pretty cool - can we have a Mac version?"},{"author_name":"spacechase0","author_uid":"10574","time":"Apr 28, 2012 @ 1:59am","epoch":1335578040,"text":"I actually developed it on a Mac. :P It's up now."},{"author_name":"seagaia","author_uid":"7853","time":"Apr 28, 2012 @ 2:38am","epoch":1335580380,"text":"Like the farming vibes and the lack of farmville\/zynga evilness! It was cute and works pretty well so you should do more if you liked making this"},{"author_name":"artefon","author_uid":"10965","time":"Apr 28, 2012 @ 3:10am","epoch":1335582300,"text":"This reminded me of Zynga's farmville."},{"author_name":"Permanent7","author_uid":"7197","time":"Apr 28, 2012 @ 4:31am","epoch":1335587160,"text":"Very unoriginal farming game. But well implemented! The innovation wasn't really there but its still a fun type of game."},{"author_name":"spacechase0","author_uid":"10574","time":"Apr 28, 2012 @ 4:45am","epoch":1335588000,"text":"I've never been original. :)"},{"author_name":"Fenyx","author_uid":"2976","time":"Apr 28, 2012 @ 5:40am","epoch":1335591300,"text":"Maybe you could add variation to the speed of growth for the plants? Anyway, it was well implemented, though being able to slow time (and the default time itself) made the game far too easy to manage a full farm."},{"author_name":"Lucas Tiridath","author_uid":"5505","time":"Apr 28, 2012 @ 2:50pm","epoch":1335624300,"text":"Intriguing but the lack of variety and win conditions meant it got a little boring quite quickly. Solid basis for development here though."},{"author_name":"Waynetron","author_uid":"8591","time":"Apr 29, 2012 @ 7:32am","epoch":1335684420,"text":"I don't get it, sorry :("},{"author_name":"jrasmussen24","author_uid":"11788","time":"May 1, 2012 @ 5:11am","epoch":1335848760,"text":"Good basis for a game, though it definitely needs a little more variety\/ a win condition (I have a hankering for a variety of vegetation)."},{"author_name":"egerlach","author_uid":"4771","time":"May 13, 2012 @ 12:52am","epoch":1336870020,"text":"I couldn't sell plants either :-("},{"author_name":"tomhunt","author_uid":"7773","time":"May 13, 2012 @ 3:19am","epoch":1336878840,"text":"the app crashed when i tried to run it on my mac"},{"author_name":"Lawrence Esswood","author_uid":"9259","time":"May 13, 2012 @ 3:22pm","epoch":1336922220,"text":"Needed a lot more content. Otherwise, respectable"}],"images":["ld23\/10574-98cf39b1e38e5b22fd3abaab0422b66e.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/spacechase0.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/FarmingSimulator.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/spacechase0.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/FarmingSimulator.app.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/spacechase0.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/FarmingSimulator_src.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"30407","g_author":"10574","g_event":"LD23","g_eventkey":"10","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"30437","g_title":"Farming Simulator","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"875","g_commentcount":"19","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\/\/123793\/10574-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Got pretty far, but decided against finishing up for various reasons. The main thing that's missing is more crops (and maybe seasons).\r\n\r\nI was going to try to fit it into the theme, but like I said, I decided not to completely finish. :P\r\n\r\nI probably didn't even spent a little less than 10 hours on the game, because I was out of town.\r\n\r\nControls:\r\nMouse wheel or Up\/Down arrows change the selected tool.\r\nLeft clicking uses the current tool, right clicking sells plants (if they are grown).\r\nO decreases the time rate, P increases it. L sets it to the default.\r\n\r\nIt really isn't that accurate. It's just a quick clone off of Harvest Moon (minus characters... and everything else).<\/p>","title":"Farming Simulator"}