{"author_link":"\/users\/ltyrosine","author_name":"LTyrosine","author_uid":"ltyrosine","comments":[],"epoch":1603140690,"event":"LD47","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":231607,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"151736","p_author":"LTyrosine","p_authorkey":"1000374","p_urlkey":"368241","p_title":"LD47 was a very special one for me! A quick wrap up","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD47","p_time":"1603140690","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1000374","us_name":"LTyrosine","us_username":"ltyrosine","event_start":"1601596800","event_key":"76","event_name":"Ludum Dare 47"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD47","removed_author":false},"_superparent":212256,"_trust":2,"author":374,"body":"Thank you all for those who played and rated my game **[Terra Nova](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/47\/terra-nova)**. \n\nThis time I was finally able to finish a proper entry after many years.\n\n![InGame.png](\/\/\/raw\/671\/z\/3997f.png)\n\n# Ludum Dare 47 *adventure*\n\nThis was my 14th LD edition. I was hyped by the amazing [Imphenzia's 10 min low poly challenge videos](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLC7nmYI-cbT1JN7OADBFhSnpkV-odrMyW) and decided to go for a low poly 3D game, using Blender + Unity, like my first Ludum Dare games back in 2012.\n\n*October 5th, 19:00 local time* - Theme came and I find myself empty of ideas. Spent 1, 2 hours thinking and thinking and nothing. Just like the last 10 LD editions or so. This time, however, I promised to myself not to give up. *You won't give up.*\n\nFor many years I wanted to make a game about the *Age of Discovery* and the colonization period (one of my favourite games of all time is the [Sid Meier's Colonization](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sid_Meier%27s_Colonization)). As a last resort, I decided to see how I could fit the LD47 theme in the colonization era.\n\nWith already 3 or 4 hours into competition time, finally came the idea of a non stop trade route loop, ships traveling the Atlantic from Europe to Americas, Africa and back. *Open Blender, Unity, Photoshop, I'm in!!!*\n\n![TerraNova1.png](\/\/\/raw\/671\/z\/34c8b.png)\n\n![ShipBlender.png](\/\/\/raw\/671\/z\/3a4a8.png)\n\nIt was really fun to work on this little project. Ended with a nice strategy\/sim game, a bit slow paced, with some UI\/control problems but *done nevertheless*.\n\n*Terra Nova* - \"New Land\" in Portuguese, *a humble tribute to my country's Motherland* \ud83d\ude01.\n\nI just finished the post compo version with some improvements guided by the feedback given here.\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jSp0Pu_n-Q4\n\n# Before it ends\n\nI'm on my way to play and rate 100 games, including written feedback. \nI will try to then publish a top 10, I'm focusing on those games not receiving enough views.\n\nThank you all and *see you in LD48*!","comments":0,"created":"2020-10-19T19:35:17Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":231607,"love":2,"love-timestamp":"2020-10-20T09:41:41Z","meta":[],"modified":"2020-10-20T09:41:41Z","name":"LD47 was a very special one for me! 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I was hyped by the amazing [Imphenzia's 10 min low poly challenge videos](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLC7nmYI-cbT1JN7OADBFhSnpkV-odrMyW) and decided to go for a low poly 3D game, using Blender + Unity, like my first Ludum Dare games back in 2012.\n\n*October 5th, 19:00 local time* - Theme came and I find myself empty of ideas. Spent 1, 2 hours thinking and thinking and nothing. Just like the last 10 LD editions or so. This time, however, I promised to myself not to give up. *You won't give up.*\n\nFor many years I wanted to make a game about the *Age of Discovery* and the colonization period (one of my favourite games of all time is the [Sid Meier's Colonization](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sid_Meier%27s_Colonization)). As a last resort, I decided to see how I could fit the LD47 theme in the colonization era.\n\nWith already 3 or 4 hours into competition time, finally came the idea of a non stop trade route loop, ships traveling the Atlantic from Europe to Americas, Africa and back. *Open Blender, Unity, Photoshop, I'm in!!!*\n\n![TerraNova1.png](\/\/\/raw\/671\/z\/34c8b.png)\n\n![ShipBlender.png](\/\/\/raw\/671\/z\/3a4a8.png)\n\nIt was really fun to work on this little project. Ended with a nice strategy\/sim game, a bit slow paced, with some UI\/control problems but *done nevertheless*.\n\n*Terra Nova* - \"New Land\" in Portuguese, *a humble tribute to my country's Motherland* \ud83d\ude01.\n\nI just finished the post compo version with some improvements guided by the feedback given here.\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jSp0Pu_n-Q4\n\n# Before it ends\n\nI'm on my way to play and rate 100 games, including written feedback. \nI will try to then publish a top 10, I'm focusing on those games not receiving enough views.\n\nThank you all and *see you in LD48*!","title":"LD47 was a very special one for me! A quick wrap up","wayback_source":[]}