{"author_link":"\/author\/rhy3756547\/","author_name":"RHY3756547","author_uid":"7339","comments":[{"author_name":"Remicy","author_uid":"43233","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:33am","epoch":1450175280,"text":"I can't play this, it shows "NETWORK ERROR:[object Event]" and "Lost connection!". I would come back again when it is fixed."},{"author_name":"RHY3756547","author_uid":"7339","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 3:35pm","epoch":1450193400,"text":"@Remicy looks like server went down somehow, unfortunately can't deal with it for another 4 hours."},{"author_name":"AthenaOfDelphi","author_uid":"35239","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 10:28am","epoch":1450520580,"text":"I can't play this, it's still giving the same error with the network :-("},{"author_name":"kepons","author_uid":"64216","time":"Dec 19, 2015 @ 10:52am","epoch":1450522020,"text":"Can't play due to the network error. Looks promising, though."},{"author_name":"scorched","author_uid":"48268","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 12:15am","epoch":1450570200,"text":"Looks promising, please fix the server :-)"},{"author_name":"speciesUnknown","author_uid":"865","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 5:52pm","epoch":1450633620,"text":"NETWORK ERROR: [object Event] here as well. Sorry dude, you need a better server.\r\rI could help you out as I have node running on a server I barely use - email me, zombiebovine at gmail dot com"},{"author_name":"Gornova","author_uid":"2572","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 8:25pm","epoch":1450642800,"text":"network error even for me :( add a post compo version with working networking :D"},{"author_name":"Monochrome Bears","author_uid":"29825","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 6:53am","epoch":1450680480,"text":"network error, can't play %("},{"author_name":"martin-denizet","author_uid":"65958","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 1:11pm","epoch":1450703160,"text":"Also getting: "NETWORK ERROR:[object Event]" and "Lost connection!""},{"author_name":"NirabazGAMES","author_uid":"65891","time":"Dec 25, 2015 @ 2:40am","epoch":1451010900,"text":"network error :( but your graphic is good"},{"author_name":"RHY3756547","author_uid":"7339","time":"Jan 2, 2016 @ 11:00pm","epoch":1451775300,"text":"Guys, if there's a problem contact me on twitter! It should be back up now, I'll quickly rate some games and will make sure it's up for the full duration."},{"author_name":"agilejoshua","author_uid":"39858","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 8:19pm","epoch":1451852040,"text":"At first i didn't get it at all - TLDR on the instructions. But trial and error worked it out. Nice idea with some fun possibilities."},{"author_name":"RHY3756547","author_uid":"7339","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 8:49pm","epoch":1451853840,"text":"Whoops, burst growth is completely broken. a little late to notice that..."},{"author_name":"Brightstar","author_uid":"46680","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 8:53pm","epoch":1451854080,"text":"Neat game."},{"author_name":"kardfogu","author_uid":"64580","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 9:00pm","epoch":1451854500,"text":"Well, among the entries I played so far, this is one of the most fun to play. I love how intense the game is and how different abilities work.\rKeep up the good work!\r\r- Kardfogú"},{"author_name":"RHY3756547","author_uid":"7339","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 9:01pm","epoch":1451854560,"text":"I just fixed burst growth so that it doesn't instantly end the game. Technically a typo, the problem was 1\/60*3 instead of 1\/(60*3)."},{"author_name":"Rex Peppers","author_uid":"4914","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 9:03pm","epoch":1451854680,"text":"Pretty cool! I could see this being a neat mobile game..."},{"author_name":"flakoflak","author_uid":"65388","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 9:20pm","epoch":1451855700,"text":"Fun Fun Fun."},{"author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 9:26pm","epoch":1451856060,"text":"Pro:\r+ Nice graphics and cool audio\r+ Fun concept and mechanics\r+ Intense multiplayer\rCon:\r- So many abilities, hard to memorize all of them xp\r- Some more buttons would be nice, though it wouldn't fit the two buttons theme\r\rAwesome job!"},{"author_name":"jigalx","author_uid":"50030","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 9:33pm","epoch":1451856480,"text":"Lovely graphics and sound!"},{"author_name":"BunchaSapsGames","author_uid":"64862","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 9:43pm","epoch":1451857080,"text":"It's a great idea, but requires too much setup to play. There's so many abilities and constantly swapping back and forth ends up taking quite a bit of time, and it's hard to get a feel for each ability without actually playing."},{"author_name":"KilledByAPixel","author_uid":"2075","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 9:56pm","epoch":1451857860,"text":"Good graphics and music. Gameplay seems overly complicated and laggy or something. Its better to keep things simple, as a player I'm very confused. It would be impossible to attempt to balance this many permutations during a compo. Also for theme, it's nice that it's a 2 button game, but in this case it doesn't add anything but instead makes it much more difficult to control."},{"author_name":"RHY3756547","author_uid":"7339","time":"Jan 3, 2016 @ 10:13pm","epoch":1451858880,"text":"@BunchaSapsGames you just described every game in the genre... I'm not sure how this was to be avoided."},{"author_name":"Thingo Studios","author_uid":"31541","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 9:26pm","epoch":1451942460,"text":"A curious genre mashup. Well, not a mashup-- it's just very weird seeing this hyper-competitive style of game applied to growing flowers, a normally placid activity. (I'll avoid the obvious Undertale reference.)\r\rCharming audio-- I never would have guessed it was computer generated had you not said so in the description."},{"author_name":"Mach60KAS","author_uid":"5788","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 11:32pm","epoch":1451950020,"text":"Fun and very complex gardening moba-like (maybe we could call the genre "GrOBAs"?). It's a little confusing at first, even when you've read up on the abilities - but the variety of offensive and defensive abilities lead to a lot of diversity and replayability.\r\rI enjoyed the cartoonish and clean graphics a lot, your vector style is executed very well and the Undertale reference was a nice touch. I'd like if the characters' expressions changed from time to time - it'd add quite a bit to the comedy factor! The way the player characters wobble and shake realt made fights feel quite dynamic, it was a nice touch.\r\rThe application to the themes was unorthodox in a very unique way - cycling through the ability draft phase was very tense due to the time limit, and actually quite exciting because of that. I know the music is computer generated, but it heavily reminded me of the Pokemon series in a way.\r\rGreat effort, keep it up! :)"}],"images":["ld34\/7339-a8f868b119537061a4bbd1b640291f10.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/freeso.org\/ld34\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/freeso.org\/ld34\/source.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"6348","g_author":"7339","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"6408","g_title":"FlOBA (fixed server!!)","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"388","g_commentcount":"25","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\/7339-shot0-1450060404.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Welcome to the largest and most competitive scene formed by gardeners for gardeners. Welcome to the world of the FlOBA. Do you have what it takes to take out the competition and win a part of the 6 MILLION DOLLAR* prize pool???\r\n\r\nFlOBA (Flower Online Battle Arena) is a gsport (garden sport) where the goal is to reach 8 0 0 0 MMR (manure managing reputation) and join the top tier of players (along with the 2 other people who have actually played the game).\r\n\r\nDraft a set of abilities against your foe, each with vastly different effects and incredibly* well balanced*** interactions. Do you know what a flower truly needs?\r\n\r\n* may not be true\r\n\r\n================== INSTRUCTIONS ==================\r\n\r\nYou only need two buttons to play. X or RIGHT cycle abilities, while Z selects\/uses them.\r\n\r\nPick 5 abilities from a pool of 20, and an ultimate from a pool of 4. You take turns picking, so counter picks are encouraged. Ingame, simply select abilities that you want to use, and they will be used.\r\n\r\nThe pick screen describes all abilities in full. I have also included their descriptions below for people who can't read 20 entries in 10 seconds.\r\n\r\n================== CG MUSIC ==================\r\n\r\ncgmusic's motto is \"Can computers make music?\". I think you will be able to judge for yourself after listening the the cacophony of guitar MIDI notes that it spewed out and I reluctantly rendered with an online set of \"\"\"high quality instruments\"\"\" that barely made it sound any better.\r\n\r\nAnother potential button that you can use playing this game is the mute button, though this is completely optional. If you wish to keep to the theme, I suggest that you stuggle to refrain from using it.\r\n\r\n================== STATE OF THINGS ==================\r\n\r\nThe game is obviously not complete. I mean, it's entirely playable, but there are no attack effects beyond the simple animations. I was working the first day of the compo, so I was unable to make my dreams come true. Here are things that are missing:\r\n\r\n- sick particle effects for every ability\r\n- real music composed by me instead of a load of transistors\r\n- reaction faces for flowers and the sun\r\n- ultimate global effects\r\n\r\n================== ABILITIES ==================\r\n\r\nHere's a full list of abilities, for those of you that like to go in prepared.\r\n\r\nOffensive:\r\n (PHYS) Body Slam: Slams into the enemy inflicting massive damage, but self-inflicts a 2 second stun.\r\n (PHYS) Razor Leaf: Fires 3 leaves at the enemy, one of which disabling a random ability for 4 seconds.\r\n (PHYS) Rocket Bud: Interruptably charges for 1+1\/2s then fires a bud at the enemy, stunning for 4 seconds.\r\n\r\n (FIRE) Flaming Oil: Small damage to start, but subsequent hits stack 0.5x more damage each time.\r\n (FIRE) Get Mad: Makes the next physical attack used do additional fire damage of the same magnitude.\r\n (FIRE) Flaming Spores: 3 second damage over time. Does a lot of damage overall.\r\n\r\n (PSN) Poison Spikes: For 5 seconds, damages the enemy for each ability they use.\r\n (PSN) Acid Rain: Damage over time that does damage proportional to the enemy's height.\r\n (PSN) Slow Toxin: Abilities the enemy uses in the next 3s have 1.5x their normal cooldowns.\r\n (PSN) Neurotoxin: Stunts the enemy's passive growth for 5s.\r\n \r\nDefensive:\r\n Sprinkler Shield: Grants the user immunity to all fire damage for 5s.\r\n Immuno-Shield: Grants the user immunity to all poison damage for 5s.\r\n Tough Skin: Grants the user immunity to all physical damage for 5s.\r\n\r\n Spiked Thorns: Stuns the enemy for 3 seconds if damaged in the next .5 seconds. Tricky to use!\r\n Reflect: Reflects all damage types for one second at 1.5x damage.\r\n Weed Killer: The levels of industrial waste in this stuff is enough to halve any damage taken for 4 seconds!\r\n\r\n Photosynthesis: Absorbs all fire damage as growth for 3 seconds.\r\n Poison Absorb: Absorbs all poison damage as growth for 3 seconds.\r\n Burst Growth: Channels a huge growth spurt for up to 3 seconds. Interrupted by hits.\r\n Flash Freeze: Makes the user invulnerable for 2 seconds, but unable to do anything. Purges all buffs.\r\n\r\n\r\n================== POST COMPO CHANGES ==================\r\n\r\nFixed burst growth's interrupted growth amount. Was getting tripled before, due to a precedence bug in the code (1\/60*3 vs 1\/(60*3))","title":"FlOBA (fixed server!!)"}