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I wasn't sure if the game has an end, and I was just about to give up on it, as I've already  mapped trenches of ~3000meters, but then I stumbled across the deepest one.\n\nI was a bit confused in the beginning, maybe because the timers are so tiny, but it was smooth sailing (no pun intended) after a couple of minutes. I felt that the depth gradients were a bit too chaotic, and the colours of the waves a bit confusing (in most games you expect darker coloured waters to be deeper), but I still had quite some fun.\n\nGreat SFX - some chill music could go well with it. A very unique triangulation game, well done!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157343,"author_name":"knarf","author_uid":"knarf","epoch":1745519598,"text":"Haha It was interesting, a bit static but I enjoyed the boat moves feeling and the addictive aspect of triangulating that abyss :) couldn't stop until I found it in the end aha !Cool quiet peaceful game :)\n\n![abyss.png](\/\/\/raw\/2cf\/2\/z\/6c71f.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157521,"author_name":"Stephen Kyranakis","author_uid":"stephen-kyranakis","epoch":1745540255,"text":"Thanks @ditam ! That's very useful feedback about the timers and depth textures.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157522,"author_name":"Stephen Kyranakis","author_uid":"stephen-kyranakis","epoch":1745540311,"text":"@knarf I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for playing","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157524,"author_name":"Stephen Kyranakis","author_uid":"stephen-kyranakis","epoch":1745540436,"text":"@ditam @knarf The waves are unrelated to the depths, and they're meant to be animated. It was static in the web version, for some reason, and I noticed too late to fix it. I see how that can be confusing, sorry! The waves work correctly in the Windows version though, for some reason.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157600,"author_name":"VJ031206","author_uid":"vj031206","epoch":1745565237,"text":"Simple and good idea. But would have loved for more things to do in the game, such as a bigger map or additional mechanics in the game. I liked the mini map in the corner.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157614,"author_name":"Wadoral","author_uid":"wadoral","epoch":1745567449,"text":"Engaging game throughout! I wish there was some kind of background music, since the game loop get a bit stale after unlocking the first deep charges.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157624,"author_name":"Levi","author_uid":"levi","epoch":1745569629,"text":"A fun little treat. The polish on this piece was great -- for example the mini-map I appreciated and thought was very clear. The concept is awesome and I can imagine you expanding this to other things you discover. I wish there was some tradeoff system with the number of probes I had, as it felt like I was always trying to put all my probes down at once and the limitation was my own click speed. Good work!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157630,"author_name":"GenericToast","author_uid":"generictoast","epoch":1745571408,"text":"Cool game with a unique concept!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157642,"author_name":"Wyzal","author_uid":"wyzal","epoch":1745575176,"text":"Interesting game concept. If you add some polish and develop on the idea it can be a great game. Like the responsive controls! Good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157674,"author_name":"moi93101","author_uid":"moi93101","epoch":1745578559,"text":"I really like the idea \u2014 it has a lot of potential!\nI spent way too much time dropping probes into the water\u2026 I felt this uncontrollable urge to EXPLORE EVERYTHING \ud83e\udd23","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157679,"author_name":"rej","author_uid":"rej","epoch":1745579137,"text":"The base game mechanics are really nice! I also really enjoyed the sound effects in the game. The way to win the game was  a bit unclear though, as I wasn't sure there was an ending until I saw the screenshot of it in the comments. Some kind of visible display of progress could maybe help here.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157979,"author_name":"OadT","author_uid":"oadt","epoch":1745615725,"text":"Interesting idea! My final depth was 2305m! The ocean texture was a bit confusing because I thing it did not show any hint concerning the depth, but it helped to get a better orientation. Liked the sound effects you recorded!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1158121,"author_name":"Ava Skoog","author_uid":"ava-skoog","epoch":1745627065,"text":"Cool! Short but sweet. Was exciting getting increasing unknown depths only given as greater than so and so until I pinpointed the abyss. Haven't really seen anything quite like this, tho I also played the other ocean depth game you commented on.\n\nCan't really criticise anything except that it's a bit barebones and could use some polish, like some more feedback (including audio) when probes were done etc. Music would've been really nice.\n\nOverall pretty nice, and inventive!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1158217,"author_name":"Sam Flemington","author_uid":"sam-flemington","epoch":1745655221,"text":"I would have liked a bit more description of what you're supposed to do, even in the description on this page, because I had to go to the comments to figure it out :P but regardless, I think this is an interesting game mechanic and you could do something really cool with it if you expand upon it a bit.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld57\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/balydrap-games.itch.io\/find-the-abyss","text":"Itch.io page"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"97945","g_author":"1306704","g_event":"LD57","g_eventkey":"111","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"450530","g_title":"Find the Abyss","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"738","g_commentcount":"17","g_site2_node_id":"413718","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"413718","n_urlkey":"450530","n_parent":"406845","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/find-the-abyss","n_slug":"find-the-abyss","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"306704","n_created":"1744074017","n_modified":"1776718649","n_version":"1301858","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD57","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":306704,"body":"Probe the depths to find the deepest part of the sea. 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