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I would love to hear some music loop and more feedback on solving current level (Maybe some animation?).\nOverall I liked it","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":620245,"author_name":"doomthings","author_uid":"doomthings","epoch":1619379978,"text":"this is fun!  agree with @wallkysek a simple music loop would be a fun addition.  or maybe sounds to go with when you reach the next level\/color?","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":620275,"author_name":"MrJesse","author_uid":"mrjesse","epoch":1619381654,"text":"Good game amigo, I would love to see it expanded upon.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":623054,"author_name":"Lenny991","author_uid":"lenny991","epoch":1619420156,"text":"Very fun game, lacks audio but otherwise great. My record is 18 moves","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":623056,"author_name":"rjmusic87","author_uid":"rjmusic87","epoch":1619420167,"text":"Thanks everyone, feedback greatly appreciated!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":623063,"author_name":"rjmusic87","author_uid":"rjmusic87","epoch":1619420234,"text":"@wallkysek yeah the minimum moves would be 8 and that would be entirely based on luck\/hacking the game rather than skill.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":623099,"author_name":"Andrew Hoyer","author_uid":"andrew-hoyer","epoch":1619420494,"text":"I enjoy entries that are simple and fun, and this one gives both. Already noted is the lack of audio. Something really quiet in the background maybe, and a few subtle effects each time you click and when you hit the mark. Anyway, well done.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":623396,"author_name":"rjmusic87","author_uid":"rjmusic87","epoch":1619423042,"text":"Since I have 17 hours to go I guess I'll look into adding audio for you all! Audio I can do, animations are way out of my skill set right now!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":626695,"author_name":"rjmusic87","author_uid":"rjmusic87","epoch":1619447228,"text":"@wallkysek @doomthings @mrjesse @lenny991 @andrew-hoyer \nHi everyone - after your feedback I've now gone back and added music and sfx:\n- looping soundtrack\n- shovel sounds\n- level completed sounds\n- \"you win\" sound at end\n\nAll audio made by me singing or making noises with my face.\n\nThere've also been some more QOL improvements but otherwise it's largely the same game.\nThanks for your feedback and have a great day!\nRich","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":626961,"author_name":"Hilvon","author_uid":"hilvon","epoch":1619448650,"text":"For a game made in Jam format with unfamiliar technology - this is amazing.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":627342,"author_name":"doomthings","author_uid":"doomthings","epoch":1619450710,"text":"Haha so fun!  love the addition of the sounds and music :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":627790,"author_name":"Wallkysek","author_uid":"wallkysek","epoch":1619453066,"text":"@rjmusic87 I loved that music, nicely done","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":655516,"author_name":"Kirbloid","author_uid":"kirbloid","epoch":1619569022,"text":"Lots of charm between the premise and music!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":691567,"author_name":"superjai","author_uid":"superjai","epoch":1620100044,"text":"Love the music! great job","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld48\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/rjmusic87\/ld48","text":"Source Code"},{"url":"https:\/\/jacksor.itch.io\/click-miner-ludum-dare-48","text":"Game (playable in-browser)"},{"url":"https:\/\/richardjacksonmusic.com\/clickminer\/","text":"Game (playable in-browser)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"77486","g_author":"1249009","g_event":"LD48","g_eventkey":"109","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"373856","g_title":"Click Miner","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"14","g_site2_node_id":"249010","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"249010","n_urlkey":"373856","n_parent":"233335","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/48\/click-miner","n_slug":"click-miner","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"249009","n_created":"1619360723","n_modified":"1777482256","n_version":"775955","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD48","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":249009,"body":"From the Ludum Dare 48 theme of \"Deeper and Deeper\" comes a top-down mining\/puzzle game the likes of which has probably been seen a lot before but this is my first time coding anything like this for web browser so please be kind, thank you, you're a star.\n\nThe game takes place on an 8x8 grid, representing a layer of top-soil, and you play as The Click Miner. 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