Comments on: Minicraft http://boingboing.net/2011/12/23/minicraft.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 10:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Donny Viszneki http://boingboing.net/2011/12/23/minicraft.html#comment-1303863 Donny Viszneki Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135690#comment-1303863 Watch out! Seemed like fun until I un-focused the game. Then it just said "Click to focus" and I never could get it to focus again. Using Mac OS X 10.6.8, Firefox 8.0.1, Java "1.6.0_29 from Apple Inc." Watch out! Seemed like fun until I un-focused the game. Then it just said “Click to focus” and I never could get it to focus again. Using Mac OS X 10.6.8, Firefox 8.0.1, Java “1.6.0_29 from Apple Inc.”

]]> By: Jeff Lait http://boingboing.net/2011/12/23/minicraft.html#comment-1303589 Jeff Lait Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135690#comment-1303589 If roguelikes are your thing, there is also the Seven Day Roguelike Challenge which has racked up a large number of games & reviews. http://www.roguetemple.com/7drl/2011/  and http://www.roguetemple.com/7drl/2011/ are the previous two years results.  This coming year's compo will be the eighth. If roguelikes are your thing, there is also the Seven Day Roguelike Challenge which has racked up a large number of games & reviews.

http://www.roguetemple.com/7drl/2011/ 
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http://www.roguetemple.com/7drl/2011/ are the previous two years results.  This coming year’s compo will be the eighth.

]]> By: sincarne http://boingboing.net/2011/12/23/minicraft.html#comment-1303558 sincarne Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135690#comment-1303558 Not entirely the same thing, but sounds to me like you might enjoy the IGF Pirate Kart reviews: http://igf.ludonaut.de/2012/piratekart/ That should keep you busy for the next year :) Not entirely the same thing, but sounds to me like you might enjoy the IGF Pirate Kart reviews: http://igf.ludonaut.de/2012/piratekart/ That should keep you busy for the next year :)

]]> By: alephxero http://boingboing.net/2011/12/23/minicraft.html#comment-1303540 alephxero Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135690#comment-1303540 I figured out how to use the workbench, but when I pull up the crafting menu it won't let me make anything, even if I have gathered dozens of pieces of wood. I figured out how to use the workbench, but when I pull up the crafting menu it won’t let me make anything, even if I have gathered dozens of pieces of wood.

]]> By: Rob Beschizza http://boingboing.net/2011/12/23/minicraft.html#comment-1303527 Rob Beschizza Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135690#comment-1303527 I did not know about land bridges! Thank you. I did not know about land bridges! Thank you.

]]> By: dmatos http://boingboing.net/2011/12/23/minicraft.html#comment-1303520 dmatos Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135690#comment-1303520 The building is limited - if you dig up dirt, you can put it down in water to make land bridges.  Collected acorns can be planted to grow into trees that form a wall.  To craft, "use" your workbench to put it on the ground.  Walk up next to it and press the "X" button to open the crafting menu. The building is limited – if you dig up dirt, you can put it down in water to make land bridges.  Collected acorns can be planted to grow into trees that form a wall.  To craft, “use” your workbench to put it on the ground.  Walk up next to it and press the “X” button to open the crafting menu.

]]> By: alephxero http://boingboing.net/2011/12/23/minicraft.html#comment-1303509 alephxero Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135690#comment-1303509 I can't seem to get the crafting to work :( It's quite impressive, and pretty entertaining. I can’t seem to get the crafting to work :(

It’s quite impressive, and pretty entertaining.

]]> By: zachstronaut http://boingboing.net/2011/12/23/minicraft.html#comment-1303500 zachstronaut Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135690#comment-1303500 It would be really cool if somebody assembled a crack team of game critics and established game developers to go through all the raw entries submitted by up and coming game makers to Ludum Dare, providing constructive criticism.  And maybe some press for the solid ones.   It is getting to be a bit of a tall task as LD grows though.  There's over 700 entries, and the next compo is their 10 year anniversary. It would be really cool if somebody assembled a crack team of game critics and established game developers to go through all the raw entries submitted by up and coming game makers to Ludum Dare, providing constructive criticism.  And maybe some press for the solid ones.  

It is getting to be a bit of a tall task as LD grows though.  There’s over 700 entries, and the next compo is their 10 year anniversary.

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