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Great job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1192745,"author_name":"ionhaven","author_uid":"ionhaven","epoch":1776714060,"text":"Sorry guys, my bad \ud83d\ude4f\nJust added a web (HTML) version \u2014 should work now!\nhttps:\/\/nullfusion.com\/web\/signal_cabin\/Signal_Cabin.html","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1193313,"author_name":"Fatality67","author_uid":"fatality67","epoch":1776724990,"text":"Thank mate, i could finally play !\nI like the visuals and ambiance.\nThough i'm a little confused on the gameplay, does the event at the end of a cycle depend on your actions during the day ?\nAlso, I don't really understand how the different stats affect the game (medical supplies seems pretty hard to stockpile and i've been at 0 for a while and nothing happens ?)\nBut i like that depending on your actions there are building that are created, and they help your overall economy.\nAnother thing that i am a bit confused about is the signal power and main and secondary objectives ? What do they do ?\n\nIn conclusion, i like it (spent about 20-30min on it) even though the game mechanics could get a better explanation ! ^^\n![Sans titre.png](\/\/\/raw\/1fd\/56\/z\/711b6.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1195385,"author_name":"ionhaven","author_uid":"ionhaven","epoch":1776755880,"text":"Thanks a lot, really appreciate you taking the time \ud83d\ude4f\n\nQuick clarifications:\n\n\u2013 Signal affects how many missions you receive \u2192 higher signal = more options to cover different needs\n\n\u2013 Morale & Trust influence cycle outcomes \u2192 how bad (or manageable) end-of-cycle events are\n\n\u2013 there are also random events, and even escalation like conflict\/war if defense is weak and civilian pressure is high\n\nStill balancing and explaining these systems better \u2014 totally fair point \ud83d\udc4d\n\nIf I push this further toward a full release, I\u2019ll share updates here:\nhttps:\/\/x.com\/ionhaven2073","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1207412,"author_name":"Soul Grinder","author_uid":"soul-grinder","epoch":1776894307,"text":"An amazing amount of detail for a game jam entry!  The graphics, UI and the chill music are really a nice fit for the game too.  It's good work!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1216730,"author_name":"Arnage","author_uid":"arnage","epoch":1777238083,"text":"You certainly managed to set a nice mood :) Was all the art and music created during the jam? If so that's really impressive.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1217161,"author_name":"VenomousMouse","author_uid":"venomousmouse","epoch":1777282673,"text":"At first glance it can seem overwhelming, but give it a few minutes and you will see how nice the game is. Good strategy game. I like the visuals and sounds, very nice mood.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1217930,"author_name":"matt2728","author_uid":"matt2728","epoch":1777333460,"text":"I think on itch, there is an option to add a fullscreen button in settings. It may help make the text a bit more readable on web. (though the other URL seems to work for a bigger view)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1218172,"author_name":"Alex de la Cour","author_uid":"alex-de-la-cour","epoch":1777371534,"text":"This game felt like it had a ton of depth, and that my choices really affect how the playthrough pans out. Very cool, and a really impressive amount of work for a game jam! \n\nMy main criticism would be that it could do with some tutorialisation to explain what you're supposed to do, the different stats, maybe some vague indicator of how likely decisions are to influence certain stats.\n\nBut it definitely felt very close to a real game which is rarely the case for jams. Clearly well planned and thought out. Great job!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1218369,"author_name":"Tabera","author_uid":"tabera","epoch":1777389734,"text":"I played your game a bit and it fits the theme really well. You need to respond to signals and solve people\u2019s problems, while keeping in mind that your resources are not unlimited.\nFor me is minus that we don't have tutorial explaining what the resources are and what they\u2019re used for. Also, there wasn\u2019t quite enough motivation to keep playing. I understand that I\u2019ll constantly be losing and gaining resources, but it\u2019s not entirely clear what the purpose of it all is.\nThe AI-generated images are well chosen and reflect what\u2019s happening in the text nicely.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1218707,"author_name":"YadEnergy","author_uid":"yadenergy","epoch":1777411732,"text":"Great visual and music style\n\u0413nfortunately I was a bit slow with understanding how to play the game at first\nBut I think after 10 minutes I've started to get some sense\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1220917,"author_name":"ZungryWare","author_uid":"zungryware","epoch":1777760354,"text":"I recorded my playthrough of your game with comments. I'm not sure how completely I experienced your game because I didn't understand anything that was going on. I pretty much spend the whole playthrough being confused by the mechanics and annoyed at the AI art.\n\nTimestamps are in the description.\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wABtUhFtFEM","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld59\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/ionhaven2073.itch.io\/signal-cabin","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/nullfusion.com\/web\/signal_cabin\/Signal_Cabin.html","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/x.com\/ionhaven2073","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"72443","g_author":"1424841","g_event":"LD59","g_eventkey":"113","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"309340","g_title":"Signal Cabin","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"789","g_commentcount":"14","g_site2_node_id":"424842","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"424842","n_urlkey":"309340","n_parent":"424249","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/signal-cabin","n_slug":"signal-cabin","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"424841","n_created":"1775595957","n_modified":"1779479636","n_version":"1366332","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD59","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":424841,"body":"Signal Cabin is a narrative strategy game set in the near-future world of IonHaven 2073 \u2014 a city under constant pressure, where systems fail faster than they can be repaired.\n\nYou are a signal operator in an isolated cabin.\nNo direct control. 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