{"author_link":"\/users\/pov","author_name":"PoV","author_uid":"pov","comments":[],"epoch":1511999613,"event":"LD40","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":55764,"likes":134,"metadata":{"p_key":"101551","p_author":"PoV","p_authorkey":"1000011","p_urlkey":"317287","p_title":"Welcome to Ludum Dare 40","p_cat":"LDJam news","p_event":"LD40","p_time":"1511999613","p_likes":"134","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1000011","us_name":"PoV","us_username":"pov","event_start":"1512086400","event_key":"70","event_name":"LD 40"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD40","removed_author":false},"_superparent":49883,"_trust":1,"author":11,"body":"Hi everyone, and welcome to **Ludum Dare 40**!\n\n**Final Round Theme Voting** has started. Go over here and cast your vote:\n\n:ballot_box: **[\/events\/ludum-dare\/40\/theme](\/events\/ludum-dare\/40\/theme)**\n\nFor rules and other info, visit the event page:\n\n:trophy: **[\/events\/ludum-dare\/40](\/events\/ludum-dare\/40)**\n\nFor those new to Ludum Dare, the website will become slow\/unusable during the minutes leading up to the **Theme Announcement**, so we _highly_ recommend you follow our Twitter account for the reveal:\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/ludumdare\n\nThe theme will be announced when the clock at the top this page reaches zero.\n\n## Goals of Ludum Dare 40\nFor Ludum Dare 40 we introduced **A LOT** of new features, though the focus has been primarily on the backend. The User Experience is still rough in places, but we'll continue to make improvements over the next few days.\n\nThings to keep an eye out for:\n\n* Notifications\n* Anonymous Comments (you must opt-in to them, off by default)\n* Half-star Ratings\n* Charts and Graphs\n* Performance Improvements (`*cough*` website SHOULDN'T die at the end again... the culprit was found)\n\nAnd much more.\n\nA **HUGE** shout-out to @sgstair, @local-minimum, @zwrawr, and @noojuno for their help on the code.\n\nThere are plenty of bugs, and things that just aren't done. If something seems odd, report it:\n\nhttps:\/\/github.com\/ludumdare\/ludumdare\/issues\n\nI'll be doing a bit of maintenance later tonight (roughly 3 AM ET\/12 AM PT), bumping up our machines to more-cores for the weekend. There shouldn't be more than a few minutes of downtime\n\n## Keynote, hosted by Alex Rose @alexrose\nKeynoting Ludum Dare 40 is Alex Rose, creator of **Super Rude Bear Resurrection**, a game that started as a [Ludum Dare 28 game](http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-28\/?action=preview&uid=19499), that eventually made its way to **Steam** and **PlayStation 4**. He's also a member of the 5-year-club (taking part in **every LD since Ludum Dare 25**)!\n\n![rudebear.png](\/\/\/content\/b\/z\/9412.png.w400.png)\n\n* http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/author\/alexrose\/\n* http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/384250\/Super_Rude_Bear_Resurrection\/\n* https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/product\/UP1490-CUSA02928_00-RUDEBEAR00000004\n\nOn to the keynote!\n\n... I get the impression he doesn't like how I pronounce \"Ludum Dare\". :thinking:\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C1fCL3sFfAw\n\nThat's it for now. Go vote! It's time again for Ludum Dare!","comments":57,"comments-timestamp":"2017-12-05T08:31:16Z","created":"2017-11-29T18:51:43Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":55764,"love":134,"love-timestamp":"2018-03-06T14:29:56Z","meta":[],"modified":"2018-03-06T14:29:56Z","name":"Welcome to Ludum Dare 40","node-timestamp":"2017-11-30T04:27:24Z","parent":49884,"parents":[1,5,9,49883,49884],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/40\/playable-hams\/welcome-to-ludum-dare-40","published":"2017-11-29T23:53:33Z","scope":"public","slug":"welcome-to-ludum-dare-40","subsubtype":"","subtype":"news","type":"post","version":151453},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"55764","n_urlkey":"317287","n_parent":"49884","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/40\/playable-hams\/welcome-to-ludum-dare-40","n_slug":"welcome-to-ludum-dare-40","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"news","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"11","n_created":"1511981503","n_modified":"1520346596","n_version":"151453","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/40\/playable-hams\/welcome-to-ludum-dare-40","text":"Hi everyone, and welcome to **Ludum Dare 40**!\n\n**Final Round Theme Voting** has started. Go over here and cast your vote:\n\n:ballot_box: **[\/events\/ludum-dare\/40\/theme](\/events\/ludum-dare\/40\/theme)**\n\nFor rules and other info, visit the event page:\n\n:trophy: **[\/events\/ludum-dare\/40](\/events\/ludum-dare\/40)**\n\nFor those new to Ludum Dare, the website will become slow\/unusable during the minutes leading up to the **Theme Announcement**, so we _highly_ recommend you follow our Twitter account for the reveal:\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/ludumdare\n\nThe theme will be announced when the clock at the top this page reaches zero.\n\n## Goals of Ludum Dare 40\nFor Ludum Dare 40 we introduced **A LOT** of new features, though the focus has been primarily on the backend. The User Experience is still rough in places, but we'll continue to make improvements over the next few days.\n\nThings to keep an eye out for:\n\n* Notifications\n* Anonymous Comments (you must opt-in to them, off by default)\n* Half-star Ratings\n* Charts and Graphs\n* Performance Improvements (`*cough*` website SHOULDN'T die at the end again... the culprit was found)\n\nAnd much more.\n\nA **HUGE** shout-out to @sgstair, @local-minimum, @zwrawr, and @noojuno for their help on the code.\n\nThere are plenty of bugs, and things that just aren't done. If something seems odd, report it:\n\nhttps:\/\/github.com\/ludumdare\/ludumdare\/issues\n\nI'll be doing a bit of maintenance later tonight (roughly 3 AM ET\/12 AM PT), bumping up our machines to more-cores for the weekend. There shouldn't be more than a few minutes of downtime\n\n## Keynote, hosted by Alex Rose @alexrose\nKeynoting Ludum Dare 40 is Alex Rose, creator of **Super Rude Bear Resurrection**, a game that started as a [Ludum Dare 28 game](http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-28\/?action=preview&uid=19499), that eventually made its way to **Steam** and **PlayStation 4**. He's also a member of the 5-year-club (taking part in **every LD since Ludum Dare 25**)!\n\n![rudebear.png](\/\/\/content\/b\/z\/9412.png.w400.png)\n\n* http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/author\/alexrose\/\n* http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/384250\/Super_Rude_Bear_Resurrection\/\n* https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/product\/UP1490-CUSA02928_00-RUDEBEAR00000004\n\nOn to the keynote!\n\n... I get the impression he doesn't like how I pronounce \"Ludum Dare\". :thinking:\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C1fCL3sFfAw\n\nThat's it for now. Go vote! It's time again for Ludum Dare!","title":"Welcome to Ludum Dare 40","wayback_source":[]}