{"author_link":"\/author\/purenickery\/","author_name":"purenickery","author_uid":"49927","comments":[{"author_name":"Piepenguin1995","author_uid":"64234","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:57am","epoch":1450075920,"text":"Seriously impressive for only 48 hours!"},{"author_name":"BoUnDtOtHeEaRtH","author_uid":"17374","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:03am","epoch":1450076280,"text":"I'm running this on a mac but its not working. The awesome music fades in nicely but its just a black screen. Would love to try this game out (especially after hearing the music)"},{"author_name":"beastletsplay","author_uid":"36146","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:10am","epoch":1450076700,"text":"Great game, but a little complicated and cluttered for how the ui is set out. The music is fantastic btw."},{"author_name":"Chubb1337","author_uid":"60288","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:16am","epoch":1450077060,"text":"Pros:\r<br\/>-Good music, nice and relaxing\r<br\/>-Good looking game\r<br\/>-Very impressive to have made in only 48 hours.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Cons:\r<br\/>-It takes a long while before I sort of understood what to do\r<br\/>-I dislike have to control each and every one of the 'people' individually.\r<br\/>-It crashed when I tried to build a barracks"},{"author_name":"pinion","author_uid":"19121","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:57am","epoch":1450079520,"text":"Like the graphics style, love the music.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Didn't really understand the game though, maybe that's just me but I didn't know what the red outlines and blue outlines meant.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Also I got a crash very often when trying to build. I think it was if I select 'build' then the building, then move the green square into the darkness.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Impressed you created so much though."},{"author_name":"Bogden","author_uid":"31759","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:17am","epoch":1450080720,"text":"Crashed a few times, but super impressive game with what I've seen. The music is amazing for something you did in just 48 hours!"},{"author_name":"Piscythe","author_uid":"29376","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 6:51pm","epoch":1450118760,"text":"This looks really cool. There are a few big issues here, though. First, it could use a bit more instruction - no where in or out of game is it mentioned that you can increase Yellow income, and I never figured out how to use the geostation. Second, either I'm missing something, or units take forever to produce. I never actually managed to make a new unit. That was also because of 3), the game keeps crashing. It's really cool that you made a good-looking turn-based strategy game, but I can't get anywhere because of the crashes. I'd like to see a bugfixed post-compo version."},{"author_name":"Darkflint","author_uid":"57115","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:52pm","epoch":1450219620,"text":"A turn-based strategy game in only 48 hour? holy..."},{"author_name":"BMacIntosh","author_uid":"15030","time":"Dec 16, 2015 @ 7:22am","epoch":1450250220,"text":"Love the idea. Unfortunately it crashed when I tried to build a mine."},{"author_name":"adrian09_01","author_uid":"58986","time":"Dec 23, 2015 @ 4:23pm","epoch":1450887480,"text":"Civilization? Cool theme use. Growing... nations. I could use this myself. Extra * for graphics thanks to the pixels. What? Graphics is evolving!"},{"author_name":"ninos","author_uid":"48763","time":"Jan 1, 2016 @ 10:49am","epoch":1451645040,"text":"Awesome game, really impressive"},{"author_name":"euske","author_uid":"17675","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 8:33am","epoch":1451896080,"text":"Tried several times. Eventually it crashed at every time. It's sad as it looks very cool and has a lot of potentials. Since I couldn't finished it, no rating from me."}],"images":["ld34\/49927-a6940062cb84e0750b5313722cef56ab.jpg","ld34\/49927-1b418151fecac910e05b520aadfc0e8f.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.questica.net\/LD\/34\/PixelNations.jar","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.questica.net\/LD\/34\/PixelNations.jar","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.questica.net\/LD\/34\/PixelNations.jar","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.questica.net\/LD\/34\/LittleEngine.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"5690","g_author":"49927","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"5782","g_title":"Pixel Nations","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"40","g_commentcount":"12","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\/49927-shot0-1450061150.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/49927-shot1-1450061150.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Pixel Nations is a randomly generated turn-based strategy game where you control a budding nation amidst a slew of moderately developed countries. Noting their distinct weaknesses, you've decided to take over the whole world as your own. Grow from a small little capital city to encompass the whole globe!\r\n\r\n-Right click to scroll around the map (or use WASD if you want to break just using the 2 mouse buttons ;) )\r\n\r\nWorld Sizes\r\n----------------\r\n-Small (recommended, quick loading time, quicker play time)\r\n-Medium (a little bit longer to load and play)\r\n-Huge (not recommended, takes a very long time to load initially and in-between turns. It is pretty cool though)\r\n\r\nBuildings\r\n----------------\r\nPlace a building down when you have the money and resources to buy it. Then, get a laborer over there to finish it off. The laborer must have all of his moves left in order to Construct it though.\r\n-Geostation: use this to study the area for resources. Areas with a lot of iron will show up red.\r\n-Mine: mines up the iron under the ground for you to use. Place these where a geostation shows a red spot.\r\n-Barracks: produces good units for you to destroy your enemies. You need iron to build one though.\r\n\r\nUnits\r\n----------------\r\nYou begin the game with 2 grunts, a laborer, and a scout\r\n-Scout: can move very quickly but cannot attack or defend\r\n-Grunt: the very basic combat unit\r\n-Laborer: use to build roads (let you move faster), build farms (gives you good to support your army), and to construct buildings\r\n-Brute: better attack unit from a barracks\r\n-Militia: better defensive unit\r\n\r\n\r\nMove onto an enemies town in order to destroy it. Try to cover at least 70% of the total land area!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMade with LibGDX, MSPaint, and FruityLoops.\r\n\r\nIf you want to follow any of my other adventures, just hit me up on Twitter! (@purenickery)","title":"Pixel Nations"}