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Box Connector

By thepattybeast

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation6512.82
Graphics8831.86
Fun9172.05
Theme9281.82
Overall9472.14
Coolness141644

Comments

tp2k 2016-04-18 07:15

I can't extract the .zip on OSX. Using the GUI I get a .cpgz, using the command line I get told "need PK compat. v6.3 (can do v2.1)".

titan 2016-04-18 17:40

I could not figure out how to play.

thunderklaus 2016-04-18 19:37

Not working:

➜ java -version
java version "1.8.0_60"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_60-b27)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.60-b23, mixed mode)
christoph at ultron in ~/Downloads
➜ java -XstartOnFirstThread -jar Box\ Connector.jar
Core Engine: 0.14
GLFW Version: 3.1.2 Cocoa NSGL chdir menubar retina wm 2
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Please run the JVM with -XstartOnFirstThread.
at org.lwjgl.system.macosx.EventLoop.checkFirstThread(EventLoop.java:20)
at org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW.glfwInit(GLFW.java:428)
at com.thepattybeastlabs.core.system.LWJGLSystem.createDisplay(LWJGLSystem.java:78)

ottohak 2016-04-18 19:42

I have no Idea hot play this game. Nice Option Screen.

spiffl 2016-04-18 20:00

Can you explain a bit more how to play the game? Every time I play I make one move (putting a square and getting rid of a square by clicking), but then after that one move I can't do anything! I'd like to play the game and give a rating but I don't get it :cc

testzero 2016-04-21 08:30

I think I get the concept, but it's way too buggy to play. I'm constantly destroying my own blocks, which should NOT be an option.

johnnysix 2016-04-21 22:01

Sorry - Java Exception occurred. :(

djfariel 2016-04-22 02:29

Confusion Simulator 2016 :P

rjhelms 2016-04-22 03:11

Interesting idea, but it needs some polish to properly shine. I kept thinking I was getting the hang of it, but then I lost even though I still had squares left - what's the lose condition?

holyblackcat 2016-04-22 15:16

This definitely has potential, but without a proper GUI and a tutorial (some advices on tactic) it's very hard do play.

rnanoware 2016-04-22 22:05

I really appreciate the effort put into this idea (I myself did a grid puzzle, and I think your idea is quite interesting), but the behavior of the game felt too inconsistent to really become mentally engrossed. That being said, I'm afraid that my entry is suffering the same fate, so we're in similar boats!

In any case, great effort!

shadowforce768 2016-04-22 22:18

Couldnt open it

qaterknan 2016-04-22 22:38

I figured out the controls after reading the description without problem (I don't understand the confusion about it - maybe you added it after the comments?). I think that the core mechanic has a potential. Sadly the game is very buggy (as seen even in the tutorial video! :/). But I feel that this could be a great board game.

gelisam 2016-04-30 16:29

I had the same problem as @thunderklaus. I'm on OS X.

fgm 2016-04-30 20:58

Seems like a lot of the times, the actions don't work. Interesting concept though.