{"author_name":"allefant","cat":"LD #08 - Swarms - 2006","comments":[],"epoch":1196185920,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"75699","p_author":"allefant","p_authorkey":"5","p_urlkey":"111531","p_title":"Swarm","p_cat":"LD #08 - Swarms - 2006","p_event":"LD10","p_time":"1196185920","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"5","us_name":"allefant","us_username":"allefant","event_start":"1197590400","event_key":"88","event_name":"LD10"},"text":"

Swarm was my entry to LD8. The theme of was, well… “swarm”. I know, I know, I’m no good with coming up with names for my entries. Anyway, for this game, I coded an entire 3D engine (octree based) from scratch. So, I spent most of the 48 hours debugging octree code, and crammed in some gameplay towards the end. Since I never spend more time on gameplay – it still should be as fun to play as most of my games \":)\"<\/p>\n

\"Swarm\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This is an in-development screenshot, showing some octree debugging going on.<\/p>\n

\"Swarm\"<\/a><\/p>\n

That’s how the game looks like. Shoot down all the pink, eyed balls to encounter the uber-cool-final-boss-with-superior-AI. (I got feedback suggesting that at least one person actually played long enough to encounter the boss – so I consider the gameplay aspect successful.)<\/p>\n

Here’s a mirror of the original submission: Swarm<\/a><\/p>\n \n

Tags: 3D<\/a>, allegro<\/a>, boss<\/a>, eyes<\/a>, final<\/a>, flying balls<\/a>, flying monsters<\/a>, FPS<\/a>, LD8 - Swarms<\/a>, linux<\/a>, monsters<\/a>, octree<\/a>, opengl<\/a>, pink<\/a>, shooter<\/a>, swarm<\/a><\/p>","time":"November 27th, 2007 12:52 pm","title":"Swarm"}