{"author_link":"\/users\/vexorian","author_name":"vexorian","author_uid":"vexorian","comments":[],"epoch":1621457177,"event":"LD48","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":257314,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"158339","p_author":"vexorian","p_authorkey":"1242623","p_urlkey":"378586","p_title":"Post Jam version of my Excavation-based Puzzle game","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD48","p_time":"1621457177","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1242623","us_name":"vexorian","us_username":"vexorian","event_start":"1619222400","event_key":"109","event_name":"Ludum Dare 48"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD48","removed_author":false},"_superparent":233335,"_trust":1,"author":242623,"body":"![postjam.gif](\/\/\/raw\/fb3\/b3\/z\/429bb.gif)\n\nI got position **225** overall but overall I am quite glad. It was my first ranked jam and my main goal was to finish something, anything. And it's nice that the result actually looks like a game.\n\nFrom feedback it looked like the mechanics are fun, but the compo version needed some polish. I revamped the leves quite a bit, specially the last ohe. But most importantly, there is a teleportation mechanic and it is not always very clear where you'll get teleported to.\n\nAlthough I actually think figuring out the rule is easy, I add some indicators that might make it easier to notice how it works.\n\nThe rest is some QoL stuff, having a better game page, displaying the level number somewhere in the layout (I decided to use Roman numerals here). And thus we get a more polished version that's still true to what I uploaded to the COMPO.\n\n![teleportrule.gif](\/\/\/raw\/fb3\/b3\/z\/429bc.gif)\n\n\nSo, if you like puzzle platformers with simple graphics but cool mechanics, play it for free in your web browser at:  [itch.io](https:\/\/vexorian.itch.io\/dig-and-dig-deep)","comments":0,"created":"2021-05-19T20:04:06Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":257314,"love":2,"love-timestamp":"2021-05-19T21:02:05Z","meta":[],"modified":"2021-05-19T21:02:05Z","name":"Post Jam version of my Excavation-based Puzzle game","node-timestamp":"2021-05-19T20:46:17Z","parent":242625,"parents":[1,5,9,233335,242625],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/48\/dig-deeper-and-deeper-1\/post-jam-version-of-my-excavation-based-puzzle-game","published":"2021-05-19T20:46:17Z","scope":"public","slug":"post-jam-version-of-my-excavation-based-puzzle-game","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":792242},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"257314","n_urlkey":"378586","n_parent":"242625","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/48\/dig-deeper-and-deeper-1\/post-jam-version-of-my-excavation-based-puzzle-game","n_slug":"post-jam-version-of-my-excavatio","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"242623","n_created":"1621454646","n_modified":"1621458125","n_version":"792242","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/48\/dig-deeper-and-deeper-1\/post-jam-version-of-my-excavation-based-puzzle-game","text":"![postjam.gif](\/\/\/raw\/fb3\/b3\/z\/429bb.gif)\n\nI got position **225** overall but overall I am quite glad. It was my first ranked jam and my main goal was to finish something, anything. And it's nice that the result actually looks like a game.\n\nFrom feedback it looked like the mechanics are fun, but the compo version needed some polish. I revamped the leves quite a bit, specially the last ohe. But most importantly, there is a teleportation mechanic and it is not always very clear where you'll get teleported to.\n\nAlthough I actually think figuring out the rule is easy, I add some indicators that might make it easier to notice how it works.\n\nThe rest is some QoL stuff, having a better game page, displaying the level number somewhere in the layout (I decided to use Roman numerals here). And thus we get a more polished version that's still true to what I uploaded to the COMPO.\n\n![teleportrule.gif](\/\/\/raw\/fb3\/b3\/z\/429bc.gif)\n\n\nSo, if you like puzzle platformers with simple graphics but cool mechanics, play it for free in your web browser at:  [itch.io](https:\/\/vexorian.itch.io\/dig-and-dig-deep)","title":"Post Jam version of my Excavation-based Puzzle game","wayback_source":[]}