{"author_link":"\/author\/thomastc\/","author_name":"Frozen Fractal","author_uid":"7882","comments":[{"author_name":"fmdud","author_uid":"56530","time":"Aug 23, 2015 @ 7:10pm","epoch":1440356700,"text":"sweet!"},{"author_name":"tGiant","author_uid":"32655","time":"Aug 23, 2015 @ 7:34pm","epoch":1440358140,"text":"Well done. This is so far my most favorite game."},{"author_name":"Sam Twidale","author_uid":"42276","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 5:42am","epoch":1440394620,"text":"Solid gameplay and good graphics + mood using that simple silhouette of the hills. Procedural terrain is also a nice touch, that's something I'll have to try next time."},{"author_name":"vanderZwan","author_uid":"25238","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 12:24pm","epoch":1440418740,"text":"Can't vote, because not participating, but great work Thomas! :)"},{"author_name":"terop","author_uid":"56621","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:11pm","epoch":1440421560,"text":"This game is very nice. I liked how you control the dragon. It just sometimes went outside the screen and after that it was difficult to control it; then i always crashed the dragon... But excellent game..."},{"author_name":"mantis","author_uid":"779","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:11pm","epoch":1440421560,"text":"Great game! Love the gameplay idea, and the flying dragon just looks sweet."},{"author_name":"ksanochka","author_uid":"56629","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:12pm","epoch":1440421620,"text":"nice game tho"},{"author_name":"FerraWare","author_uid":"45480","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:13pm","epoch":1440421680,"text":"Wow, excellent game!\r\rPros:\r-Excellent graphics\r-Really polished\r-Nice combination of mechanics\r\rCons:\r-Kinda difficult to control the dragon"},{"author_name":"Franklin's Ghost","author_uid":"35424","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:32pm","epoch":1440422820,"text":"Such a fun entry, really enjoyed playing this one. The dragon is really well animated and the flying handled great once you figured it out. Also liked that the arrows stayed in your body when you were hit, was a nice touch."},{"author_name":"rudra","author_uid":"42948","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:43pm","epoch":1440423480,"text":"Lovely Graphics and Gameplay. And a very polished one too (y). Well Done."},{"author_name":"LittleThor","author_uid":"26496","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:50pm","epoch":1440423900,"text":"Polished, challenging and nice looking game. Nice work!"},{"author_name":"dusho","author_uid":"36575","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 4:28pm","epoch":1440433380,"text":"nice.. flappy dragon\rgame becomes laggy with lots of fire\/smoke on screen"},{"author_name":"vanderZwan","author_uid":"25238","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 8:41pm","epoch":1440448560,"text":"Just discovered that if an arrow hits you head-on, you can still burn it off for 2 points. Nice."},{"author_name":"Benjaminsen","author_uid":"55993","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 11:16pm","epoch":1440457860,"text":"Loved the graphical silhouette style. Found the controls a bit hard to master but very enjoyable when I did. Would have been cool with some background music but the sounds seems to fit the game quite well."},{"author_name":"Wontonz","author_uid":"56004","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 12:52am","epoch":1440463620,"text":"Graphics are astounding The silhouette look really brings the game together. Controls were much easier to use when I switched to the keyboard"},{"author_name":"Dining Philosopher","author_uid":"18490","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 11:36am","epoch":1440502260,"text":"Wow, great work Thomas! Beautiful color scheme and animation, and a good difficulty curve. I liked the challenge of collecting hearts, it's such a doh-moment when they all fly over your head :P\r\rThe game did get a little choppy on my laptop when there was a lot going on, I made it to level 7 - twice. At that point I mostly had to play by my sense of guess to time the wing flaps."},{"author_name":"GBGames","author_uid":"251","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 8:01pm","epoch":1440532560,"text":"Beautiful game! I love the use of simple dark shapes against a sunset. \r\rI never did understand what the white arrows did differently from black arrows. I did like the multipliers you could get for hitting multiple things in one shot, and getting multiple hearts for hitting churches\/steeples seemed to always come when I needed them most.\r\rOn my final attempt, I got 1588 points, and I fell right before Level 5! A great game.\r\rWas there audio? I didn't hear anything, but I see you want to be rated in it."},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 8:35pm","epoch":1440534600,"text":"Simple but beautiful graphics! I included it in part 4 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/NqmWO8MUX6c"},{"author_name":"JoseArias","author_uid":"55992","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 5:48am","epoch":1440567780,"text":"Very fun! Great game and idea."},{"author_name":"OnionBlaze","author_uid":"4653","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 10:48am","epoch":1440585780,"text":"Fun and challenging! Loved how the dragon's controls worked."},{"author_name":"LeoM","author_uid":"43978","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 12:54pm","epoch":1440593340,"text":"1874 on 4th row\rNice one. ;)\rThe dragon is a bit tricky to control."},{"author_name":"derr","author_uid":"55643","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 1:20pm","epoch":1440594900,"text":"Wow that dragon is very nicely animated. The black silhouettes work well against the background. The game itself is quite challenging, you really have to time your wing flaps well."},{"author_name":"Frozen Fractal","author_uid":"7882","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:07pm","epoch":1440604920,"text":"@GBGames:\rThe white arrows are immune to fire, so they're a lot harder to defend against.\rYes, there should be audio. What's your browser and platform? Do the demos at http:\/\/goldfirestudios.com\/blog\/104\/howler.js-Modern-Web-Audio-Javascript-Library work for you?"},{"author_name":"CrazyMinnowStudio","author_uid":"56101","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:17pm","epoch":1440605520,"text":"AWESOME! Great mechanics! So far, I'm not really good at it, but I love it and plan to get a lot better. Really nice. Great Job!"},{"author_name":"stahlmanDesign","author_uid":"49932","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:24pm","epoch":1440605940,"text":"Amazing graphics, gameplay and detail (arrows that stick in dragon, different kinds of arrows). Beautiful and simple. Wonderful game."},{"author_name":"baykush_figtree","author_uid":"32955","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:31pm","epoch":1440606360,"text":"Really cool! Sweet gameplay goodness here.\rI would recommend playing while listening to this:\r\rhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VHF_bIjIPAE"},{"author_name":"DAT.NOT.MY.GAME!","author_uid":"56318","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:31pm","epoch":1440606360,"text":"Nice sky-sliding dragon!"},{"author_name":"Maramasa","author_uid":"25990","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:35pm","epoch":1440606600,"text":"Visually striking game with satisfying gameplay. Good job!"},{"author_name":"johnhattan","author_uid":"56862","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:39pm","epoch":1440606840,"text":"Excellent game. Good graphics and animation and audio. Everything moves smoothly. Terrific work for the time-frame."},{"author_name":"bitdecaygames","author_uid":"52796","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:46pm","epoch":1440607260,"text":"That is an awesome game! I really like your comment about focusing on making a FUN game before you make a good looking game. I feel like I've fallen into that pit more than a few times. Great job!"},{"author_name":"Serch","author_uid":"50724","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:54pm","epoch":1440607740,"text":"Great game nice graphics and good game play, congrats good job"},{"author_name":"Wevel","author_uid":"37277","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:56pm","epoch":1440607860,"text":"Love the animation on the dragon, great game"},{"author_name":"warlorddreadful","author_uid":"56927","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:57pm","epoch":1440607920,"text":"Very smooth animation - and the decision to go with silhouettes and a sunset did a good job setting a dark mood to the game. Definitely had a bit of a learning curve, at least for me - it might help to have lower hills towards the beginning, and have them go higher up in the later levels, since I think part of the difficulty was not having enough room to fly. That might also allow players to learn the gameplay at a more gradual pace. It was very fun though, and destroying houses and archers was extremely satisfying! This was a hard game to stop playing. Great job."},{"author_name":"Frozen Fractal","author_uid":"7882","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 5:01pm","epoch":1440608160,"text":"@warlorddreadful: Great idea about the terrain. If I develop this further (which is likely) I'll definitely include that."},{"author_name":"Literal Games","author_uid":"26056","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 5:14pm","epoch":1440608940,"text":"Fun! Liked the art style. Tiny thing, not really an issue but something that confused me at first: space is attack and click is flap. Took a couple of goes to get used to, only becuase traditionally it would be the other way round. Had a nice sense of progression!"},{"author_name":"01101101","author_uid":"5105","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 5:14pm","epoch":1440608940,"text":"Cool game, loved the dragon movement, the smooth chaining of levels and the fact that the arrows stuck to the dragon :)\rNice work!"},{"author_name":"Mantlair","author_uid":"49861","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 5:17pm","epoch":1440609120,"text":"Very neat. Just too complete for a compo entry. Well done!"},{"author_name":"Grhyll","author_uid":"55071","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1440609180,"text":"Came here after reading your post-mortem :)\r\rVery nice game! Pretty without a doubt, interesting in its mechanics (the balance staying close to the ground\/flying high), it's great :)"},{"author_name":"pirate_shell","author_uid":"56787","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1440609180,"text":"Nicely done. It's simple but works. Reminds me very much of a mobile game. The graphics were smooth and the gameplay was simple and to the point. Overall, good entry."},{"author_name":"Frozen Fractal","author_uid":"7882","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 5:26pm","epoch":1440609660,"text":"@Literal Games: There are keyboard controls (space, up arrow) and mouse controls (left click, right click). I wasn't anticipating anyone trying to use both at the same time, sorry :)"},{"author_name":"FirebrushStudios","author_uid":"56884","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 5:41pm","epoch":1440610560,"text":"the clever way you created the dragon animation is amazing, i really like the look and feel, would love to see this on a mobile platform"},{"author_name":"Deity","author_uid":"23611","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 5:54pm","epoch":1440611340,"text":"Graphics, controls and gameplay were all well done.\r\rAlso loved your post-mortem writeup. Keep it up!"},{"author_name":"Multiplexor","author_uid":"50012","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 6:12pm","epoch":1440612420,"text":"Superneat! I love the graphics and i love the gameplay!\r\rKeep up the good work!"},{"author_name":"kgabis","author_uid":"55796","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 6:39pm","epoch":1440614040,"text":"I like the concept, but game would be much more fun to play if it was faster and aiming would be independent from movement."},{"author_name":"LeafThief","author_uid":"3923","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 6:53pm","epoch":1440614880,"text":"It always felt very close and a bit too slow but also very rewarding. I had good fun with this so thanks :)"},{"author_name":"jwin","author_uid":"14991","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 7:02pm","epoch":1440615420,"text":"Very good game! The mechanics seem simple, but aiming and flying at the same time provides a good challenge."},{"author_name":"vanderZwan","author_uid":"25238","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 7:42pm","epoch":1440617820,"text":"Don't listen to kgabis - balancing aiming and moving while they work against each other is part of the fun!"},{"author_name":"Hippomancer","author_uid":"58055","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 10:42pm","epoch":1440628620,"text":"Great gameplay. Great graphics :)"},{"author_name":"daydreamcorgigames","author_uid":"57701","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 9:44am","epoch":1440668340,"text":"The control is not really easy. I could not have the dragon fly at the altitude I want."},{"author_name":"popcorn897","author_uid":"35837","time":"Aug 27, 2015 @ 5:26pm","epoch":1440696060,"text":"This game is awesome! It's an epic feeling to be flying over destroying everything with the beautiful sunset in the background. The dragons movement feels heavy and majestic, which really fit the game. You made a "Destroy and Kill" game but also a "Landscape with a majestic beast" game. Excellent work!"},{"author_name":"Dizzyman572","author_uid":"35620","time":"Sep 1, 2015 @ 2:23pm","epoch":1441117080,"text":"Loved the graphics in this! And the gameplay felt very nice and fun!"},{"author_name":"bombjack","author_uid":"18768","time":"Sep 2, 2015 @ 6:36pm","epoch":1441218660,"text":"nice graphics and fun gameplay."},{"author_name":"Drauthius","author_uid":"52478","time":"Sep 4, 2015 @ 8:23pm","epoch":1441397880,"text":"Very nice game. Was a bit laggy on Firefox, which was a big shame since the game is a lot of fun. Would have been nice with a "thud" sound when hitting the ground, and it took a while to figure out that I had to collect the hearts."},{"author_name":"walsh9","author_uid":"56320","time":"Sep 5, 2015 @ 5:45am","epoch":1441431600,"text":"So fun! It felt like there was a nice balance of risk\/reward in going for the hearts, combo kills, etc. Wanna divebomb guys don't wanna crash. Great game."},{"author_name":"treeman","author_uid":"1895","time":"Sep 5, 2015 @ 8:17am","epoch":1441440720,"text":"Very nice. Polished, beautiful. Controls felt slightly off, but nothing really major."}],"images":["ld33\/7882-d09ef41931810c21a0b91edce64e9a97.jpg","ld33\/7882-6d803f2e29694b439f9bce9bbe154c8f.jpg","ld33\/7882-96fcf1c94b7f5c519910e958e43f6068.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/glauron.frozenfractal.com\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/2015\/08\/26\/glauron-post-mortem\/","text":"Post-mortem"},{"url":"http:\/\/github.com\/ttencate\/glauron","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"8324","g_author":"7882","g_event":"LD33","g_eventkey":"29","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"8357","g_title":"Glauron","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"58","g_commentcount":"55","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\/\/479518\/7882-shot0-1440355371.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/7882-shot1-1440355371.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/7882-shot2-1440355371.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Glauron, son of Glaurung, First of the Winged Dragons, has broken free of his five hundred year imprisonment, and he is not happy! Help him avenge himself and wreak havoc among the innocent citizens, but be careful, they are armed!\r\n\r\nAn HTML5 game made with Crafty.js and Howler.js. Should work in at least Chrome, Chromium and Firefox.\r\n\r\nPost-compo compatibility fixes to make it work in Firefox:\r\n- innerText is nonstandard, use textContent instead.\r\n- Convert audio to ogg and mp3 because wav doesn't work.\r\n- Lay out ground sprites horizontally in the sprite sheet so they don't \"bleed\".\r\n- Add a separate upside-down wing sprite because negative sprite heights throw IndexSizeError.","title":"Glauron"}