The weekend has been set aside, so I'm in for LD #42. As always I'll be working with the open web stack - ECMAScript (JavaScript), HTML, CSS.

Possible libraries:

• RocketBoots for boilerplate game functionality
• PixiJS for graphics
• jQuery for basic dom manipulation
• Lodash
• AStar if I need pathfinding
• Three.js if I get really ambitious and want to do 3d
• Node.js, Express, and Socket io if I get crazy ambitious and want to do multiplayer gameplay
• Maybe other open source libraries

Possible Tools:

• Pickle for pixel graphics
• Photoshop if I need something that Pickle can't handle
• Bxfr for audio (but I rarely have the time to add audio)
• Chrome for debugging
• SublimeText for all typey-typing that will be needed

Plug for overlapping game jam:

The LDJAM weekend will fall within the time of the Low Rez 2018 game jam, so I encourage everyone to consider trying to add in the additional limitation of making your game in 64 x 64 pixels. For LD #35 I was able to submit my game Reptilian President for both jams, and I enjoyed the challenge of working in 64x64.

Good luck everyone!