{"author_link":"\/author\/joror\/","author_name":"Joror","author_uid":"15925","comments":[{"author_name":"LordKawaii","author_uid":"47604","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:30am","epoch":1450149900,"text":"As someone that misses base building RTS this is pretty sweet. Run well, the only thing I would say is that after the first big was in the second level I found it slowed down a little too much. Other then that I love it."},{"author_name":"Jod","author_uid":"20442","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:30am","epoch":1450164300,"text":"Awesome! Are you adding a web link? :)"},{"author_name":"Akhera","author_uid":"60697","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 7:37pm","epoch":1450294320,"text":"Great concept, too bad it's so short. I'd love to play an extended version of this."},{"author_name":"Joror","author_uid":"15925","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 10:41pm","epoch":1450305360,"text":"@Jod unfortunately my WebGL build is very slow for some reason... trying to fix that. Meanwhile there is a Win\/Mac native, or you can try the WebPlayer in firefox."},{"author_name":"PowerSpark","author_uid":"38755","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 11:55pm","epoch":1450396200,"text":"I like the idea very much. Games like this are not common, 5\/5 innovation! The weakest point would be the time it takes to get a room to move around another... if it hits something it loses all of it's force. Overall great game though."},{"author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 12:35am","epoch":1450398600,"text":"Pro:\r<br\/>+ Very interesting concept\r<br\/>+ Very innovative\r<br\/>+ Cool graphics and sound\r<br\/>Con:\r<br\/>- Pods moved a bit slow\r<br\/>Obs:\r<br\/>o I didn't understand what the summon pod and close and open airlock really do\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Awesome job!"},{"author_name":"rjhelms","author_uid":"39055","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 2:44am","epoch":1450406340,"text":"Really nice idea. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>The pod movement was a bit slow, and the lack of real pathing on them made things a bit frustrating. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>I enjoyed this game a lot - if the movement &amp; pacing were tightened up a bit, there's the makings of a really innovate RTS here."},{"author_name":"timeshapers","author_uid":"62149","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 5:25pm","epoch":1450459200,"text":"Did the tutorial and couldn't figure out how this was going to be fun.\r<br\/>But then played the first actual level with the timers, boy was that stressful and fun! Good job!"},{"author_name":"loxo","author_uid":"23206","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 5:30pm","epoch":1450459500,"text":"Great challenging game. Sadly I lost many because too many pods spawned at the same time. Would have been better to leave option to open\/close airlocks out of the game, because it's not needed."},{"author_name":"SaintHeiser","author_uid":"14848","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 2:49pm","epoch":1450536240,"text":"Interesting game idea. Gameplay reminds tetris =) Can't fugure out what I should actually do, but game is very fun! Good work!"},{"author_name":"Gyfis","author_uid":"63882","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 2:51pm","epoch":1450622760,"text":"Wow! Spectacular game, please make a standalone version that can be played for more time! Really love the idea!"},{"author_name":"SayRafon","author_uid":"64874","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 2:59pm","epoch":1450623240,"text":"One of the best game I've discovered in this ludum dare :)\r<br\/>It only needs a little tutorial but the player figures out pretty quick how to play ;)"},{"author_name":"OctoStudio","author_uid":"66215","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 4:00pm","epoch":1450626900,"text":"Good job :)"},{"author_name":"Hot Box Games","author_uid":"39707","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 5:10pm","epoch":1450631100,"text":"Great idea, great execution! Relaxing base building game that's a pleasure to play, good job!"},{"author_name":"mr. a","author_uid":"45525","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 5:27pm","epoch":1450632120,"text":"Definitely feels like it wants to grow \/ be developed further, but this is a great little prototype! FTL (or Space Colony) + Tetris is a fun concept, and the drag\/snap controls work well.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Minor complaint: I wish the arrow keys doubled for WASD for moving the view around.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>All in all, nice work!"},{"author_name":"jachepe","author_uid":"44966","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 10:18pm","epoch":1450649580,"text":"Awesome concept and very innovative. A bit dificult to understand how to play. Great work!"},{"author_name":"mattlevonian","author_uid":"58873","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 10:23pm","epoch":1450649880,"text":"As other people have commented, this is a REALLY cool idea, and quite a bit of fun! It feel polished in graphics and interface (I especially liked the little indicator\/gizmo for showing which chunk is going to which space). However, there are a few nitpicks:\r<br\/>\r<br\/>-The pods had way too much momentum, and I found myself getting frustrated when a pod just wouldn't do what I wanted it to in time and died as a result.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>-Similarly, I think basic pathing would do wonders for this game. Having to navigate pods manually around corners, in combination with their slow acceleration, was extremely annoying.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>-Audio could have been better used to cue when pods were close to death. The &quot;new pod&quot; sound could have been more noticeable.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>-Some more visual cues about when a pod is connected and how close a pod is to death would have been cool. Think something like the redness in FTL to indicate no oxygen.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>These are fairly minor things, though (besides the momentum\/acceleration issue), and overall this game is just fantastic. Great work creating something truly fun and interesting."},{"author_name":"tompudding","author_uid":"12467","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 10:23pm","epoch":1450649880,"text":"I loved this. I loved the inertia to the pods, I liked the little people jostling around, and the tension of the timer as it ticked down just a few metres from docking. Great work!"},{"author_name":"Cake_Catastrophe","author_uid":"5901","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 10:35pm","epoch":1450650600,"text":"Nice game! Found it a bit too hard when loads of stuff spawned at the same time, but the concept is really neat. Music and visual system create a great atmosphere."},{"author_name":"Rialgar","author_uid":"3996","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 10:41pm","epoch":1450650960,"text":"I. loved. it.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Everything was perfectly fit together, just like a nice working rescue. Premise, Controls, Visuals (I liked how the little people dots bounced around), difficulty. I only wish the second level would have ended with no more pods appearing and a proper ending instead of a dialog that forces me to quit the level. There was one with only 30 seconds of life support left!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Further awesomeness improvement ideas if you ever make this into a full game:\r<br\/>* Undocking if all doors are closed, so I can rebuild in case I accidentally covered all ports in one direction and can't find a pod that provides them.\r<br\/>* The stopping was weird. When I said &quot;move there&quot; while they still moved, they slowly changed direction. When they reached a destination, they just stopped even in mid space. This was very annoying when I needed to move a pod to the other side of the station quickly. I think the more unrealistic version of &quot;stop when direction changes&quot; would make the best game here. Alternatively increase acceleration and add proper breaking to normal stops."},{"author_name":"xaedes","author_uid":"31351","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 10:04am","epoch":1450691940,"text":"Growing Theme nicely fit. Tetris as space station builder. How awesome is this!? 5 Stars, really wanted to play more of this. It felt very polished, only needed more levels."},{"author_name":"gebirgsbaerbel","author_uid":"6187","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 1:46pm","epoch":1450705260,"text":"Very interesting game play. I would prefer to be able to see a bit further. I had to scroll around so much it made me loose overview, also I got slight motion sickness."},{"author_name":"lawendt","author_uid":"62237","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 2:08pm","epoch":1450706580,"text":"Please, continue this work, I really loved the gameplay. I really hope to see this game better developed in the future. Keep up with the awesome work!"},{"author_name":"Drury","author_uid":"62808","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 2:41pm","epoch":1450708560,"text":"Short but (bitter)sweet. Super annoying when you get a 15 second timer and the thing doesn't align properly for whatever reason."},{"author_name":"LastResortGames","author_uid":"5040","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 2:57pm","epoch":1450709520,"text":"This was very unique. Great Job! I do wish I could rotate the pods a bit. (Also one of the export options includes &quot;no context menu&quot; so when you right-click the menu doesn't show up. At least it used to have it."},{"author_name":"Kep","author_uid":"24452","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 4:34pm","epoch":1450715340,"text":"Fantastic work! I really felt compelled to save these little squared from suffocation.\r<br\/>It has potential for expansion, perhaps with pods that have various functional benefits.\r<br\/>Thanks for the game!"},{"author_name":"RockhopperGames","author_uid":"46057","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 5:10pm","epoch":1450717500,"text":"Gorgeous! This has to be one of the most inventive games I've played this Dare, and slapping base sections together is just so much fun!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I see a few people commenting that they'd want the pods to move faster, but personally I really enjoyed the feeling of ordering them to build up momentum while I went to handle something else. I would like to see pods snap a bit easier when you push them together, but otherwise I really enjoyed it!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The only letdown for me was the music, which is a bit harsh around the edges, and a little short. Thankfully, you remembered to include a mute button, so I didn't have to let that bother me."},{"author_name":"sputnik","author_uid":"38770","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 6:04pm","epoch":1450720740,"text":"Good work here! Nice concept but a bit short."},{"author_name":"LeReveur","author_uid":"7170","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 11:35pm","epoch":1450740600,"text":"Interesting take of the theme, and nice graphics. Well done !"},{"author_name":"Geck0","author_uid":"56826","time":"Dec 22, 2015 @ 12:16am","epoch":1450743060,"text":"Good game! A bit slow but fun ;)"},{"author_name":"sP0CkEr2","author_uid":"7135","time":"Dec 22, 2015 @ 5:20am","epoch":1450761300,"text":"wow this was like playing tetris in space - fantastic idea"},{"author_name":"BROWNY_09","author_uid":"34094","time":"Dec 22, 2015 @ 7:36am","epoch":1450769460,"text":"This was fantastic. I like how the first level was giving you the basics and teaching you what to do and that second level realllyyy amped things up. Very good job. I wish there were more levels!"},{"author_name":"rijnswand","author_uid":"22564","time":"Dec 22, 2015 @ 4:43pm","epoch":1450802280,"text":"The game looks interesting, but I couldn't play it using the linux version, only get a blue screen and some music."},{"author_name":"Xanjos","author_uid":"21201","time":"Dec 23, 2015 @ 12:07am","epoch":1450828920,"text":"I like the concept a lot and could definitely see this on a mobile device but the slow space physics kind of makes some of the levels impossible to pass."},{"author_name":"publicidadeba","author_uid":"63879","time":"Dec 23, 2015 @ 3:30am","epoch":1450841100,"text":"5\/5 for innovation. I wanted to know the story of those tiny beings. I think you will do good on the innovation rank :D"},{"author_name":"scorched","author_uid":"48268","time":"Dec 29, 2015 @ 4:26pm","epoch":1451406060,"text":"Nice tetris-like game, though I didn't understand what to do until I looked carefully at the screenshot :-)"},{"author_name":"Jace239","author_uid":"65054","time":"Jan 2, 2016 @ 8:31pm","epoch":1451766360,"text":"Thanks for leaving a rating and commenting on my game! I included your game in an episode of my Let's Play Ludum Dare 34 series to show my gratitude! :D\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Below is a link to the post with details, and you can find out my opinion of your game in the video as I play!\r<br\/>http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/2016\/01\/02\/lets-play-ludum-dare-34-episode-5\/"},{"author_name":"BloodJohn","author_uid":"26449","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 5:50am","epoch":1451886300,"text":"Never seen anything like it. Emotion points - very funny."},{"author_name":"klianc09","author_uid":"20290","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 1:34pm","epoch":1451914140,"text":"Was very confused at first, but after frantically clicking everything I finally saw what I had to do. \r<br\/>Thank you for putting in that mute music button, that was highly appreciated.\r<br\/>I like the gameplay about connecting the pods to grow a space-ship, but moving them around was very tiresome.\r<br\/>It was annoying that the pods move so slow and I can't set waypoints to navigate them around the ship or around each other, and I always tried to move the camera with the arrow keys."},{"author_name":"blubberquark","author_uid":"7968","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 5:12pm","epoch":1451927220,"text":"Linux version is broken, and Wine .exe does not show text i think. Don't know but feel there should be text there. -bob"},{"author_name":"emmes","author_uid":"60595","time":"Jan 5, 2016 @ 1:50am","epoch":1451958300,"text":"Very nice and invoative game design! I also love the visuals.\r<br\/>The pods move too slowly, though (too much momentum), and there could be more variety."}],"images":["ld34\/15925-002a9dd05a541d25d5a14c511452525c.jpg","ld34\/15925-96450dab0d06c9cb57dd2c974e99ba7d.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/yarr.me\/ludum-dare\/ld34\/LD34-SanctuaryStation-Windows.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/yarr.me\/ludum-dare\/ld34\/LD34-SanctuaryStation-OSX.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/yarr.me\/ludum-dare\/ld34\/WebPlayer\/WebPlayer.html","text":"Unity WebPlayer"},{"url":"http:\/\/yarr.me\/ludum-dare\/ld34\/post-compo\/webplayer\/","text":"Post-Compo (ALL)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"5469","g_author":"15925","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"5575","g_title":"Sanctuary Station","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"51","g_commentcount":"41","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\/\/511439\/15925-shot0-1450147961.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/15925-shot1-1450295009.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"You are Sanctuary Station. \r\n\r\nAs a benevolent AI you travel the subspace folds, listening for emergency broadcasts.\r\n\r\nWhere needed, you jump in and assist; and your station grows ever larger... \r\n\r\n--------------------------------\r\n\r\nControls:\r\n\r\nView\r\n*Zoom view* Scoll wheel to zoom in or out\r\n*Move view* Drag with right mouse button, or use WASD keys\r\n\r\nActions\r\n*Move pod* Drag with left mouse button from pod room to to desired location.\r\n*Summon pod* Click with left mouse button on the central hub. (blue diamond) Use this to speed up your game if you are ready for more pods.\r\n*Close\/open airlock* Click with left mouse button on an airlock. (only usable on connected airlocks - and at the moment purely cosmetic)\r\n","title":"Sanctuary Station"}