Hey mates, folks, jammers, i am in.

Puh... now that i said this i feel much better :) Just kidding.

So this could be my 13th Jam (since LD39 in August 2017 i didnt missed any). Even in August 2018 when i was on holiday on a beach i had a laptop and was jamming.

So i have some small tips: - Don't participate when you are on holiday and are relaxing :). I am serios. This was my worst game and it wasnt worse the time. But was worse the lesson i learned. I never did it again haha. - When you dont feel that this game can be good or you feel "well i am not fully commit to it" it may be better to do something other. My April's jams were most the jams i didnt had good ideas or felt not much. April 2020 was were i thought "ok this was more time wasting after all as having fun". I didnt felt this often (mostly i had fun). - (The mandatory "overscope" tip) Don't overscope. Drop Features or write them down for the "Nice2Have" section. - Don't learn a new engine during the jam (that doesnt work well mostly). - Take breaks. Dont play games in the breaks - that doesnt get you anywhere :).

So here are some other FAQ.

Q: Should i make a game i a genre that i never had done before ?

A: Why not ? Sure you have no experience in it and you may not can estimate how long it could take. But sometimes you want to try different things out. But beware: if you are a 2d Game developer and want to make a 3d game and you didnt make one before this might not be the best idea.

Q: When i am alone should i try to make it for Compo or Jam ?

A: Depends on how much time you need to make your game and if you plan to use third party assets. If you are alone and can make everything by yourself it is better to try to make it for the compo. Because in the jam category you might compete against teams that have seperate designers. But: if you see in the end of sunday that your game needs more time to be complete than don't rush and get the extra day.

I hope i dont miss anything.

The most IMPORTANT rule: have fun!

EDIT: i totally forgot to post my setup :D

• Engine: Unity 2020.3.25f1 (i thought about GoDot as i learning it but i think i have too less experience)
• Art: Aseprite
• Music: BeepBox / LMMS
• Sfx: BeebBox / Sfxr