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It took me a sec to figure out that you can guess if suspicious packets need to be sent or deleted, and it changed how I approached the game when I realized how the upgrade progression worked with the increasing difficulty.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1193362,"author_name":"LDJam user 342640","author_uid":"342640","epoch":1776726002,"text":"Cute & fun!! Once I realized that you can use your send\/delete\/verify slots to juggle packages that you dont necessarily want to send\/delete\/verify, the game really clicked for me. Good job!!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1194119,"author_name":"CasualNothing","author_uid":"casualnothing","epoch":1776738705,"text":"A fun game with some nice emergent mechanics and a very cool mascot!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1194441,"author_name":"Julia Nistel","author_uid":"julia-nistel","epoch":1776742373,"text":"Really cute game. The ui is super nice. I love the cat and want to pet it!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1197224,"author_name":"LehanFox","author_uid":"lehanfox","epoch":1776775286,"text":"A cool, straightforward game. I liked it; the visuals are engaging and the music is driving. Great job, creators!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1197900,"author_name":"LDJam user 79971","author_uid":"79971","epoch":1776780409,"text":"So cuteeeeeeee!! Really loved the artstyle and had a lot of fun playing the game. When I finished all the upgrades I craved for a little more levels, great job!!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1200545,"author_name":"Milana","author_uid":"milana","epoch":1776799737,"text":" I love the artstyle, you did good job! So cute and I really enjoyed playing game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1200590,"author_name":"Jawdan","author_uid":"jawdan","epoch":1776800118,"text":"Really nice art but I felt the game felt a bit slow in places,, nice work!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1200591,"author_name":"Nao Argouse","author_uid":"nao-argouse","epoch":1776800124,"text":"The artstyle is very nice and the game is also quite fun !","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1200684,"author_name":"kotovnav","author_uid":"kotovnav","epoch":1776800824,"text":"\nGood game, I liked it","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1200835,"author_name":"TopperVideoGames","author_uid":"toppervideogames","epoch":1776802002,"text":"Excellent game! Outstanding in all remarks! I was initially wondering how the gameplay would evolve while getting upgrades, though seeing on a few playthroughs how the choice of upgrade impacts other aspects was very neat! It ensures that there is always a bottleneck in the process, which causes more hectic gameplay, making it engaging the whole way through. \nI also like how you can pet the cat on the title screen, very cute!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1201774,"author_name":"OrdiNeu","author_uid":"ordineu","epoch":1776809542,"text":"Very cute game! Loved the lil dancing kitty. Did the lowering signal at the top right do anything, or was that tied into the whole \"lowered time in buffer\" mechanic?","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1203337,"author_name":"LDJam user 240296","author_uid":"240296","epoch":1776837707,"text":"@ordineu The signal icon is changing due to the occurrence of  \"errors\", such events like  \"time of smt increased\/decreased\". The icon doesn't affect anything, it's just a small detail to show that signal is bad and it's the reason something goes wrong. Thanks for playing!:)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1203541,"author_name":"LDJam user 426288","author_uid":"426288","epoch":1776842390,"text":"So cute! I really love this art style, and the gameplay is simple and easy to understand. I love it! \ud83c\udfae\ud83d\udc96","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1205304,"author_name":"InkyH","author_uid":"inkyh","epoch":1776867853,"text":"cute and easy to play! nice","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1205542,"author_name":"Purrseus","author_uid":"purrseus","epoch":1776871104,"text":"HOW IS THIS FUN YOU MADE ME DO WORK \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude02","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1205796,"author_name":"FLOWERFIELD Games","author_uid":"flowerfield-games","epoch":1776874418,"text":"Well done ! the art style is lovely, the gameplay is simple but fun. With even more upgrades and differents files, I could see myself play it for hours :smile: ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1206189,"author_name":"Oleksandr Marynenko","author_uid":"oleksandr-marynenko","epoch":1776879062,"text":"The game looks amazing - the colors and overall style are of a very high level. The character is very cute. I didn\u2019t quite understand the error messages that appear after selecting a buff \u2014 it feels like a different upgrade gets applied instead. Maybe I just need to think more carefully about my strategy to progress further. The game is definitely worth checking out.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1206798,"author_name":"NikaZ","author_uid":"nikaz","epoch":1776886132,"text":"@oleksandr-marynenko Thank you for playing! Error message is a temporery debuff. Like, you need more time to send a packet.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1206975,"author_name":"yodak","author_uid":"yodak","epoch":1776888417,"text":"The mascot and the style are very appealing!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1207621,"author_name":"LDJam user 424198","author_uid":"424198","epoch":1776897573,"text":"One guy said 7 times\n> Guys, youre made very good work Your game is too cute\n\nand I agree","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1207787,"author_name":"zoeek","author_uid":"zoeek","epoch":1776901290,"text":"Nice polished game. Died on stage 5 :(\nWe love a dancing cat with headphones on","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208158,"author_name":"hammerfrenzy","author_uid":"hammerfrenzy","epoch":1776917099,"text":"Got into a groove and then was given 5 deletes in a row...alas. I like the way the background moves a bit with the mouse, it's a nice touch.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208161,"author_name":"el_chivo_vivo","author_uid":"el-chivo-vivo","epoch":1776917118,"text":"this game is so cute! it makes me enjoy sending emails","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208409,"author_name":"kauri J","author_uid":"kauri-j","epoch":1776927552,"text":"Cute art style! I like it when the cat dances. The operation is simple and easy to play. But i think the game lacks of a background story.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208495,"author_name":"Ricna","author_uid":"ricna","epoch":1776930307,"text":"Wow! It took me a while to understand, but then it's actually quite addictive. The difficulty level increased very quickly, but I think that was good to feel the pressure and the potential of the game.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208501,"author_name":"Mariya L","author_uid":"mariya-l","epoch":1776930480,"text":"The game has a very cute and visually appealing style, and the cat\u2019s animations are excellent. The mechanics are intuitive, except for the mismatch between the submission window color and the safe documents. Overall, it\u2019s a very enjoyable game\u2014I really liked it.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208517,"author_name":"LDJam user 424535","author_uid":"424535","epoch":1776931007,"text":"It's very beautiful and addictive!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208588,"author_name":"woona","author_uid":"woona","epoch":1776933281,"text":"Great job! I especially loved the cat mascot! I completed the game, got to the end of stage 7 but that required a lot of shuffling packets between different folders to keep their timers going.\n\nIt would be cool if there was an interactive tutorial. Current tutorial looks very scary and complicated but the game is actually very simple.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208745,"author_name":"FireFish","author_uid":"firefish","epoch":1776937928,"text":"Super cute game! It's very simple but surprisingly immersive, and the music is wonderful! The cat is just ridiculously adorable, oh my god!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1209019,"author_name":"Nellaskg","author_uid":"nellaskg","epoch":1776943836,"text":"Adorable graphism ! Such a good idea, good job the this game !!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1209658,"author_name":"Jasmin","author_uid":"jasmin","epoch":1776957123,"text":"Chill game with a really nice interface\u2014very pleasant to play!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1210457,"author_name":"INGVIILD","author_uid":"ingviild","epoch":1776972813,"text":"The game turned out to be incredibly addictive! The graphics are simply gorgeous! This cat stole my heart!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1211684,"author_name":"yoko-san","author_uid":"yoko-san","epoch":1777017405,"text":"Wow, this plays so well and looks so polished!\nThe music fits the mood perfectly!\nI love it! \n\nI made a game for LD51 that\u2019s pretty similar, but the game loop in \"Packet Loss\" is way better :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1212211,"author_name":"matt2728","author_uid":"matt2728","epoch":1777035843,"text":"Nice job :D This one consistent art style. Interesting idea behind packet filtering and signals. ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1212922,"author_name":"LDJam user 409682","author_uid":"409682","epoch":1777056629,"text":"Looks pretty cool. The cat is great, and the music sounds good. For some reason, I thought you had to check the files first and then either send or delete them, but it turns out the instructions were below the game. It would be nice to have them in-game \ud83d\ude42\n\nI wouldn\u2019t want to work as an antivirus :D","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1212958,"author_name":"LDJam user 240296","author_uid":"240296","epoch":1777057385,"text":"@nikiroz @eshifuf @maeve-walls @drainkid @casualnothing @julia-nistel @lehanfox \n@daniserranu @milana @jawdan @nao-argouse @kotovnav @shivvvy @inkyh \n@purrseus @flowerfield-games @yodak @pocketdog @zoeek @hammerfrenzy @el-chivo-vivo\n@kauri-j @ricna @mariya-l @toshiy @woona @firefish @nellaskg @jasmin \n@ingviild @yoko-san @matt2728 @fassenberg\n\nI'd like to thank u all  \n  We are very happy to see that we've managed to make cute and full-fledged art, and judging by the reviews, no one has encountered any real difficulties during the game.  Thank you for your feedback and suggestions about implementing tutorial (yeah, we agree, it would be better to have simple tutorial right in-game).  \n***Good luck and useful reviews for your games!***\n\nBtw, @toppervideogames It looks like you're the first one who found out that \nyou can pet cat on the title screen :)\n\n![like_small.gif](\/\/\/raw\/8aa\/a3\/z\/729ac.gif)","format":"md","likes":8,"spam":"N"},{"id":1213442,"author_name":"CritterCipher","author_uid":"crittercipher","epoch":1777072717,"text":"Cats and network packets?  I wonder if anyone else has thought of this combination before...","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1214563,"author_name":"Custodi","author_uid":"custodi","epoch":1777133733,"text":"Pretty nice art, but game pacing is too slow.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1215233,"author_name":"pres2300","author_uid":"pres2300","epoch":1777163249,"text":"Great vibes! It was fairly simple gameplay but worked well and fit the scope of the jam. Nice work!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1215933,"author_name":"VenomousMouse","author_uid":"venomousmouse","epoch":1777202718,"text":"Very sweet animation and visual. Nice game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1216192,"author_name":"Gecko64","author_uid":"gecko64","epoch":1777214892,"text":"I absolutely love this game, so simple yet so fun! I also love the art style. One suggestion would be to balance the timing of the sending and deleting, and maybe something like where the packets first spawn could extend their timer, just spit balling. Other than that very very Good job :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1219615,"author_name":"Naviski","author_uid":"naviski","epoch":1777549709,"text":"Game was simple but delightful! Loved the aesthetic, color choice, and music especially!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1223111,"author_name":"LesDremlet","author_uid":"lesdremlet","epoch":1778085922,"text":"The cat should've had 9 lives, not 3! : )","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld59\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/neshtyak.itch.io\/packet-loss","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"73012","g_author":"1242072","g_event":"LD59","g_eventkey":"113","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"310060","g_title":"packet_loss","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"104","g_commentcount":"53","g_site2_node_id":"427420","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"427420","n_urlkey":"310060","n_parent":"424249","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/packet-loss-1","n_slug":"packet-loss-1","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"242072","n_created":"1776412770","n_modified":"1779638993","n_version":"1360007","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD59","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":242072,"body":"![Ludum_header (1).png](\/\/\/raw\/8aa\/a3\/z\/70a4e.png)\n## About\nMeet Web_Kitty, whose job is to ensure that information reaches its recipients safely and on time. 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