{"author_link":"\/author\/colthor\/","author_name":"Colthor","author_uid":"37151","comments":[{"author_name":"Raspadsistema","author_uid":"2261","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 11:47am","epoch":1440416520,"text":"Nice graphics. Looks like there is a great game idea hiding here but I'm completely at loss as to how to make stuff happen, really needs a better explanation."},{"author_name":"Colthor","author_uid":"37151","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 1:48pm","epoch":1440423780,"text":"I've added a little more information above, and an annotated screenshot which should hopefully make the UI easier to understand."},{"author_name":"Thalikoth","author_uid":"3356","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 9:19pm","epoch":1440450840,"text":"Very confusing, probably needs a tutorial\/introduction. I like the concept though!"},{"author_name":"IronPencilGames","author_uid":"55990","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 9:20pm","epoch":1440450900,"text":"Kinda confusing at first but eventually figured it out and was able to restore glory to the Thatcher line once more."},{"author_name":"Zammalad","author_uid":"34588","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 9:20pm","epoch":1440450900,"text":"Nice concept and I like the style. Perhaps too difficult to get in to so maybe it would have been better to have it easier to play at the loss of some features? Just my opinion."},{"author_name":"Donutttt","author_uid":"30043","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 9:57pm","epoch":1440453120,"text":"Cool idea, a little tricky to understand but you can't maek a tutorial in 48 hours!"},{"author_name":"evandaley","author_uid":"57714","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 10:01pm","epoch":1440453360,"text":"Couldn't figure out what was happening"},{"author_name":"Colthor","author_uid":"37151","time":"Aug 24, 2015 @ 11:15pm","epoch":1440457800,"text":"Hmm, sounds like I should explicitly explain how combat and morale work - I thought they were intuitive enough from the description\/theme of the game (alas, no time in a jam to get fresh eyes telling me it's nonsense!).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>When one castle attacks another, the strongest wins. Strength is just troops * morale. Bigger castle sprites are stronger than smaller ones, so will always win in a fight.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The loser's character and all their troops are killed. The winner loses troops according to the loser's strength and their own morale (specifically troops lost = loser_troops * loser_morale\/winner_morale).\r<br\/>If the attacker (ie. player) wins, and they have a family member without a castle, that family member gets given the castle and its troops are reinforced - that's how you get more power to continue conquering. If there are no unlanded family members remaining, the castle is left abandoned.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Morale depends on what family members a character has lost; losing a spouse drops it by 50%, a child by 35% and a sibling by 20%. Losing a parent doesn't affect morale - just think of the inheritance!\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Note that your family suffer exactly the same morale penalties, so be careful who you get killed weakening a tough enemy.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I hope that helps people get a bit more fun out of the game!"},{"author_name":"filiph","author_uid":"42061","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 8:40pm","epoch":1440534900,"text":"I really liked this! I love when the strategy is not just about geography and force, but also about something else.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I did have to read your write-up in the comments section."},{"author_name":"Multiplexor","author_uid":"50012","time":"Aug 25, 2015 @ 8:48pm","epoch":1440535380,"text":"Hey, i found it a bit confusing too! I saw your explanation comment but I think it's still a bit overcomplicated. The game looks nice tough, a tutorial might have helped :)"},{"author_name":"vividhelix","author_uid":"35713","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 6:14am","epoch":1440569340,"text":"Agree with everybody else it's tough to get into it, but the idea is entirely original, very well done!"},{"author_name":"ArchBang","author_uid":"56395","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 9:10am","epoch":1440579900,"text":"I got the idea thanks to the annotations! Got through the game once I understood the principle - it was ultimately quite easy but I feel there is something here to be developed. The notion of mourning affecting morale is good. Kind of fits in with the theme too! Would have been good if the opponents mounted some kind of counter-attacks I thought, so if you can then please develop this further. I liked that spouses could be of any gender."},{"author_name":"bigbuggames","author_uid":"55109","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 11:25pm","epoch":1440631200,"text":"This is an original idea, it was a little confusing at the beginning but well done! You should keep on developing this."},{"author_name":"hgcummings","author_uid":"11392","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 11:29pm","epoch":1440631440,"text":"A bit bewildering at first but definitely an interesting concept. The tactic of just targeting the weakest castle was pretty effective for the most part, but I can definitely see how the morale mechanic could be used to construct more tricky puzzles that force the player to exploit the family relationships."},{"author_name":"glerikud","author_uid":"55555","time":"Aug 26, 2015 @ 11:37pm","epoch":1440631920,"text":"It's almost like a puzzle game. Not a very easy one either. If you get the hang of it it's fun"},{"author_name":"OriginalOldMan","author_uid":"44373","time":"Aug 28, 2015 @ 5:35pm","epoch":1440783000,"text":"Once I finally figured out what to do, the game was pretty fun."},{"author_name":"Electron","author_uid":"55516","time":"Aug 30, 2015 @ 10:25am","epoch":1440930000,"text":"Good idea , but I think that it is looking like a bit incomplete"},{"author_name":"killersnoofie","author_uid":"55771","time":"Sep 4, 2015 @ 6:28am","epoch":1441347780,"text":"very cool"}],"images":["ld33\/37151-eb0570fa424d27b0a4cc306c2a275be0.jpg","ld33\/37151-23be4aaa8dc9ec60ce3b511cc9f487f5.jpg","ld33\/37151-b9298cb63906dd74c4c591880c1addb9.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.tastycake.net\/~mjc\/ld33\/ld33.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/48037128\/Dienasties_Win32.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/48037128\/Dienasties_Mac.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/Colthor\/LD33","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"9402","g_author":"37151","g_event":"LD33","g_eventkey":"29","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"9435","g_title":"Dienasties","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"752","g_commentcount":"18","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\/37151-shot0-1440380436.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/37151-shot1-1440380436.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/479518\/37151-shot2-1440424018.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"This land is yours by right. Your enemies are strong.\r\nBut perhaps, if you are cunning, they will be too busy mourning their families to fight back?\r\n\r\nVanquish every enemy holding in the land and install your family in their place to emerge victorious. Without putting them in harm's way in the process, of course.\r\n\r\n(Your starting castle is in the top right corner. Lines show relationships between castle owners. See the annotated screenshot above for UI explanation. To conquer the realm click one of your castles to select it, then right click an enemy castle to launch an attack. There's a mechanics description eight comments down if you want all the details.)\r\n\r\nBuilt in Unity using my base code (also on GitHub). The font is Goudament by Manfred Klein. There is no sound.","title":"Dienasties"}