{"author_name":"DaleP","cat":"LD #33","comments":[],"epoch":1440185700,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"16053","p_author":"DaleP","p_authorkey":"25195","p_urlkey":"51337","p_title":"I\u2019m in for LD33","p_cat":"LD #33","p_event":"LD33","p_time":"1440185700","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"25195","us_name":"DaleP","us_username":"dalep","event_start":"1440115200","event_key":"29","event_name":"LD33"},"text":"

I’m in for what will hopefully be my third completed LD \u2013 I completed entries for LD 28 and 29, but between then and now I’ve started an LD and a MiniLD and ended up abandoning my ideas partway through.<\/p>\n

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Tools<\/h2>\n

Engine: Phaser<\/b>\u00a0with Javascript \u2013\u00a0In past LDs, I’ve used ImpactJS but always felt like its inheritance structure added unnecessary overhead just for throwing something together in a weekend, and it rarely gets updated with new features anymore. For this one I’m going to try Phaser, which seems to let you throw in code as (dis)organized as you want\u00a0and seems more feature-rich. I made a spaceship fly around with Newtonian physics and a basic “autopilot” as a warmup and may post it to the warmup week(end) later this afternoon.<\/p>\n

IDE: Coda 2<\/b><\/p>\n

Art: Pixelmator<\/b> for raster, Inkscape<\/b> for vector<\/p>\n

Audio: bfxr<\/b> (duh) plus\u00a0GarageBand<\/b>\u00a0and Audacity<\/b> as needed<\/p>\n

Internet connection: 1 bar of T-mobile via tethering my phone<\/b> because my actual ISP is taking months to get internet to my house<\/p>\n

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Finally, I thought I’d share The Art of Screenshake<\/b><\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0Jan Willem Nijman of Vlambeer. I found it\u00a0a great\u00a0way to get into the mindset of making small, fast\u00a0tweaks\u00a0to help draw players into your game, so it’s practically required reading\u00a0for\u00a0LD. On the off chance you haven’t seen it, go watch it before the compo\u00a0starts!<\/p>","time":"August 21st, 2015 2:35 pm","title":"I\u2019m in for LD33"}