I was thinking about potentially using a different toolset, however I decided to just stick with what I've had the most Ludum Dare experience with for the time being. That said, these are what I'll be using:

*Game Engine: * Gamemaker Studio 2

*Art: * Likely just the GMS 2 built in editor or maybe some paint.net

*Music: * Genuinely not sure on this one, probably a mix of some ai generated music with hand tuning? Still hoping to find a composer.

*Timelapse: * Chronolapse, naturally, rendered with VirtualDub for a high resolution video.

*Streaming Software: * OBS

Overall I like the final themes this time around, a few of them I have no clue where I'd even begin on but regardless of what the theme ends up being I look forward to creating something this time around and seeing all the amazing creations the community will be making!