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After some try and mostly failings, i managed to complete about half of the challenges.\nSome background music\/atmosphere would be nice.\nGreat Submission!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1130580,"author_name":"LDJam user 282870","author_uid":"282870","epoch":1744120095,"text":"Nice game, and a very interesting idea.\n\nI wasn't sure how it worked in the beginning but it became apparent as I played it a bit.\n\nAs an idea you could  add 'W' and 'S' for forward and backward movement and have the screen get smaller and larger to match the constellation","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1130606,"author_name":"RoxxorXx","author_uid":"roxxorxx","epoch":1744120278,"text":"Surprising gameplay. Not clear at the begin, but when founded it's fun ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1131103,"author_name":"Teist","author_uid":"teist","epoch":1744124072,"text":"Nice! Cool idea to use constellations with this theme, could really benefits a lot from more juice and some background theme","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1131345,"author_name":"Aveezavr","author_uid":"aveezavr","epoch":1744125755,"text":"For those who enjoy astrology and stargazing, this one\u2019s for you. The gameplay is pretty simple and reaction-based. The warp jump was a bit painful \u2014 I had the volume sound all the way up \u2014 but overall, it\u2019s an interesting concept.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1134178,"author_name":"buckmeister","author_uid":"buckmeister","epoch":1744145318,"text":"Interesting mechanics, though a bit same-y throughout the game, adding more depth in order not to only rely on rolling would be a nice touch too. Either way, congrats on making the game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1134806,"author_name":"milano23","author_uid":"milano23","epoch":1744149927,"text":"Cool game.  Very easy to play.  Definitely a mobile game.  Good job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1134896,"author_name":"gamesplusjames","author_uid":"gamesplusjames","epoch":1744150936,"text":"Very cool idea! Took a little bit to wrap my head around it at first but then I really enjoyed it. Great job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1141045,"author_name":"alec","author_uid":"alec","epoch":1744242867,"text":"I really liked the warp visuals, reminded me of that classic windows screensaver! I think the time to game over was too short, and as other said some more ways to change the view would have helped keep things fresh.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1141129,"author_name":"Wolfier","author_uid":"wolfier","epoch":1744244946,"text":"This is a good concept for a bigger game, but the sound could be less shrill.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1142427,"author_name":"jscommander","author_uid":"jscommander","epoch":1744279688,"text":"Great game! Good job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1144255,"author_name":"MagnesiumNinja","author_uid":"magnesiumninja","epoch":1744322038,"text":"Really cute concept here, I had an A-ha moment when I understood what I was doing and then saw rapid improvement after that point. The rotating of the star space left me mildly dizzy toward the end, though I'm not sure how that could have been easily addressed","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1145960,"author_name":"Verbante","author_uid":"verbante","epoch":1744392131,"text":"Maan these captchas are getting crazy! Loved the concept, came all the way to 21","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1146252,"author_name":"LDJam user 337697","author_uid":"337697","epoch":1744400995,"text":"Cool concept with potential! The minimalist approach is interesting. It definitely has a clean look, though I think some music would help bring more atmosphere to the experience.\nThe timer felt a bit tight, which made it hard to actually think through the puzzles. It also started to feel a bit repetitive after a few tries. With a bit more variety and some pacing tweaks, this could turn into something really fun, maybe, as part of the bigger game! Nice work getting it done for the jam! ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1146459,"author_name":"LDJam user 233347","author_uid":"233347","epoch":1744405840,"text":"First thought - before playing - looks like a classic \"X\" game\n\nAfter playing:\nLook and feel of X combined with the FTL setting and a classic puzzle game.\nVery enjoyable :blush: \n\n","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1146543,"author_name":"LDJam user 4312","author_uid":"4312","epoch":1744408055,"text":"@xparker Thank you for the kind words! And that was actually the look I was going for when designing the cockpit :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1148185,"author_name":"LDJam user 376320","author_uid":"376320","epoch":1744482107,"text":"Interesting idea. With simple mechanics you did a great job. Got 15 of 25 in my second try!\nHad to decrease the volume tho, the jump sfx was too loud for my headphones haha","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1149506,"author_name":"YT-TY","author_uid":"yt-ty","epoch":1744548410,"text":"I think this game aligns perfectly with the theme. It tests my skills, and the art style is minimalist yet sophisticated.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1150602,"author_name":"2009yasha2009","author_uid":"2009yasha2009","epoch":1744600493,"text":"Wow! When you start running away \u2014 it gets really tense... and that\u2019s so cool! The fact that not everything is visible on the radar adds a special touch \u2014 and it\u2019s awesome! Thank you for the game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1154199,"author_name":"limered","author_uid":"limered","epoch":1744979862,"text":"Cool idea. I hat trouble finding the correct stars at first. I needed to understand that the smaller stars also count. Maybe add a small tutrial for the first level in wich you mark the target stars. ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1154720,"author_name":"designernap","author_uid":"designernap","epoch":1745076415,"text":"You know, I was playing this like \"this is too punishing.. the player needs more time...\" and then gave it another 5-6 goes trying to get better at it! That means it is just about right :D Nice work!\n","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1154833,"author_name":"EZduzzit","author_uid":"ezduzzit","epoch":1745087217,"text":"I was really confused at first because i had it open in a smaller window so I think none of the stars ever matched up, but once I fullscreened it it worked great! What a cool idea using the constellations to jump! The sound effects were really awesome too.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1155219,"author_name":"HolyBlackCat","author_uid":"holyblackcat","epoch":1745159927,"text":"A really interesting idea, but it ends up being very simple with only one degree of freedom. Most levels end up being solvable by looking only at the teeeny area around the center of rotation.\n\nThis would be really inreseting with a freely rotating camera and an entire skybox of stars.\n\n![1.png](\/\/\/raw\/3d1\/z\/6c5a2.png)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1155433,"author_name":"Ryano","author_uid":"ryano","epoch":1745192938,"text":"Fun little game and clever use of constellations. 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