{"author_link":"\/users\/dk5000p","author_name":"dk5000p","author_uid":"dk5000p","comments":[],"epoch":1534629600,"event":"LD42","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":117756,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"121130","p_author":"dk5000p","p_authorkey":"1100501","p_urlkey":"337165","p_title":"Game Jam Thoughts for City Of Forgotten Toys","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD42","p_time":"1534629600","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1100501","us_name":"dk5000p","us_username":"dk5000p","event_start":"1533859200","event_key":"73","event_name":"LD 42"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD42","removed_author":false},"_superparent":97793,"_trust":9,"author":100501,"body":"So this was my first Ludum Dare and I enjoyed the fact it forced me to complete something and also the fact that I already have 50 ratings, initially I was hoping to get to the 20 ratings mark to at least receive a result, but now I am hoping to get to 100. https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/42\/the-city-of-forgotten-toys, link to the game.  If anyone is having any difficulty figuring out how to play or not making it to the Mayor check out, https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/297450872, and 4 hour 11 minute mark. \nDay 1\nLog in at 6 p.m. and keep refreshing the page and see the major lag.  Eventually figure out the theme is running out of space and sink because I was coming up with ideas for decay and evolve, I downvoted this choice and was a little disappointed.  I asked my family members for brainstorming ideas and got mainly space related games, which I did not really want to make.  I finally came to the idea that when you run out of space in the house you must get rid of toys.  Initially you were going to play as a toy and try to just dodge long enough and not end up in the donation box.  I also struggled with deciding between 2d and 3d, I created planes and deleted them.  Drew a 2d toy artwork that I really liked which initially was going to be the protagonist but turned into the teddy bears you pickup, but since I really liked the artwork I went with 2d, also I was having trouble using Blender.  So, I nailed down the idea and it slowly evolved to you being the helping hand and instead of avoiding being donated the goal was to donate twos.  I got the basic level design and movement.  I wanted to add music and sound effects.  I tried using Bosca Ceoli, but could not get sounds I liked, so decided to make my own sound effects.\nDay 2\nMost of the basic structure is done and wake up early to continue.  At this point the game feels a little boring so come to the conclusion I want a second level.  I draft this out and start putting together the elements and know it will be a boss battle with the Mayor.  So levels put together and idea for boss battle in place.\nDay 3\nPut together the start menus and transition scenes, really should have made a tutorial.  Complete the boss battle and get to building the game.  Try to upload the game a few times but keep not having a working version, since I did not zip the entire file.  Now I know going forward what needs to be in the file for the game to run.\n\nThe experience was fun the feedback has been positive and constructive.  I am working on adding a new level and team the Yarn Brigade.  See the attachment for the leader of the Yarn Brigade.  I will keep iterating on this and making sure people know how to play your game is the most important and it seems the words just didn't explain it well enough.![Shadowed Figure.png](\/\/\/raw\/598\/81\/z\/1a38e.png)\nand the Mayor one more time, ![Mayor.png](\/\/\/raw\/598\/81\/z\/1a38f.png)","comments":0,"created":"2018-08-18T21:39:53Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":117756,"love":0,"meta":[],"modified":"2018-08-18T22:00:00Z","name":"Game Jam Thoughts for City Of Forgotten Toys","node-timestamp":"2018-08-18T22:00:00Z","parent":100728,"parents":[1,5,9,97793,100728],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/42\/the-city-of-forgotten-toys\/game-jam-thoughts-for-city-of-forgotten-toys","published":"2018-08-18T22:00:00Z","scope":"public","slug":"game-jam-thoughts-for-city-of-forgotten-toys","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":352021},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"117756","n_urlkey":"337165","n_parent":"100728","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/42\/the-city-of-forgotten-toys\/game-jam-thoughts-for-city-of-forgotten-toys","n_slug":"game-jam-thoughts-for-city-of-fo","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"100501","n_created":"1534628393","n_modified":"1534629600","n_version":"352021","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/42\/the-city-of-forgotten-toys\/game-jam-thoughts-for-city-of-forgotten-toys","text":"So this was my first Ludum Dare and I enjoyed the fact it forced me to complete something and also the fact that I already have 50 ratings, initially I was hoping to get to the 20 ratings mark to at least receive a result, but now I am hoping to get to 100. https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/42\/the-city-of-forgotten-toys, link to the game.  If anyone is having any difficulty figuring out how to play or not making it to the Mayor check out, https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/297450872, and 4 hour 11 minute mark. \nDay 1\nLog in at 6 p.m. and keep refreshing the page and see the major lag.  Eventually figure out the theme is running out of space and sink because I was coming up with ideas for decay and evolve, I downvoted this choice and was a little disappointed.  I asked my family members for brainstorming ideas and got mainly space related games, which I did not really want to make.  I finally came to the idea that when you run out of space in the house you must get rid of toys.  Initially you were going to play as a toy and try to just dodge long enough and not end up in the donation box.  I also struggled with deciding between 2d and 3d, I created planes and deleted them.  Drew a 2d toy artwork that I really liked which initially was going to be the protagonist but turned into the teddy bears you pickup, but since I really liked the artwork I went with 2d, also I was having trouble using Blender.  So, I nailed down the idea and it slowly evolved to you being the helping hand and instead of avoiding being donated the goal was to donate twos.  I got the basic level design and movement.  I wanted to add music and sound effects.  I tried using Bosca Ceoli, but could not get sounds I liked, so decided to make my own sound effects.\nDay 2\nMost of the basic structure is done and wake up early to continue.  At this point the game feels a little boring so come to the conclusion I want a second level.  I draft this out and start putting together the elements and know it will be a boss battle with the Mayor.  So levels put together and idea for boss battle in place.\nDay 3\nPut together the start menus and transition scenes, really should have made a tutorial.  Complete the boss battle and get to building the game.  Try to upload the game a few times but keep not having a working version, since I did not zip the entire file.  Now I know going forward what needs to be in the file for the game to run.\n\nThe experience was fun the feedback has been positive and constructive.  I am working on adding a new level and team the Yarn Brigade.  See the attachment for the leader of the Yarn Brigade.  I will keep iterating on this and making sure people know how to play your game is the most important and it seems the words just didn't explain it well enough.![Shadowed Figure.png](\/\/\/raw\/598\/81\/z\/1a38e.png)\nand the Mayor one more time, ![Mayor.png](\/\/\/raw\/598\/81\/z\/1a38f.png)","title":"Game Jam Thoughts for City Of Forgotten Toys","wayback_source":[]}