{"author_link":"\/users\/neowhoru","author_name":"neowhoru","author_uid":"neowhoru","comments":[],"epoch":1664795926,"event":"LD51","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":306482,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"167967","p_author":"neowhoru","p_authorkey":"1022345","p_urlkey":"395364","p_title":"Fire'n'Snail is finished and hotfixed lol","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD51","p_time":"1664795926","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1022345","us_name":"neowhoru","us_username":"neowhoru","event_start":"1664496000","event_key":"114","event_name":"Ludum Dare 51"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD51","removed_author":false},"_superparent":296586,"_trust":1,"author":22345,"body":"First - my game Fire'n'Snail is finished and available for [rate and play](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/fire-n-snail). \n\n\n![Screenshot 2022-10-02 232856.png](\/\/\/raw\/947\/5\/z\/50284.png)\n\nLets talk about the Jam and the making.\n\n## I was willing to give up....\nI upvoted the theme \"Every 10 seconds\" as it sound pretty good. I still think its a good theme.\nHowever i had not \"THE\" idea, just ideas and just thinks i can do.\n\nSo instead of writing down a complete concept i just start what was mandatory.\n- a top down player\n- a timer that reset every 10 seconds\n\n## The 4:44 Rule from Vlambeer, block out the game before making fine art...\nAgain - i didnt nothing from that haha. Some devs \"greybox\" the gameplay to see if it works. I didnt do this again.\nThe problem is i think \"i could greyboy, but drawing the player is faster than replacing it\" or something hehe.\n\nThe other problem was that until yesterday i was not sure if i should go for this idea (i had backup idea in mind).\nAlso i break my own rule or my own advice that i gave in the \"Unofficial Keynote\": if you dont commit to this idea, skip it or make nothing.\nI thought often if i should give up, but i dont wanted to give up and i was so far in the state then.\n\n### What went wrong? \nNot so much at all - besides the feeling that i am not sure if i want to make this game. \nLevel Design is not the best - i could do better. \n\n### What went good ?\nIt works good at all. I just invested not so much time as usual. I did slept more, do more real life stuff besides jam so i didnt feel like \"ok if the game is bad, then it was not waste of time\" and it was just a bit of crunch :).\nAlso making art, coding without big struggle was something i didnt have often. It works more flawless as i expected. \n\n### Overall\nThere were better jams, but also more worse jams that i had in the past now 14th Jams that i participate in a ROW. \nI REALLY thought some moments \"ok i should just stop right now and play some games\" but then i got back to my desktop and i reflective start coding. So i had still fun in it - and that was important. \n\nNow i will play some games from you :D \n","comments":0,"created":"2022-10-03T11:01:19Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":306482,"love":1,"love-timestamp":"2022-10-03T11:27:35Z","meta":[],"modified":"2022-10-03T11:27:35Z","name":"Fire'n'Snail is finished and hotfixed lol","node-timestamp":"2022-10-03T11:22:19Z","parent":296851,"parents":[1,5,9,296586,296851],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/fire-n-snail\/firensnail-is-finished-and-hotfixed-lol","published":"2022-10-03T11:18:46Z","scope":"public","slug":"firensnail-is-finished-and-hotfixed-lol","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":942045},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"306482","n_urlkey":"395364","n_parent":"296851","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/fire-n-snail\/firensnail-is-finished-and-hotfixed-lol","n_slug":"firensnail-is-finished-and-hotfi","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"22345","n_created":"1664794879","n_modified":"1664796455","n_version":"942045","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/fire-n-snail\/firensnail-is-finished-and-hotfixed-lol","text":"First - my game Fire'n'Snail is finished and available for [rate and play](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/fire-n-snail). \n\n\n![Screenshot 2022-10-02 232856.png](\/\/\/raw\/947\/5\/z\/50284.png)\n\nLets talk about the Jam and the making.\n\n## I was willing to give up....\nI upvoted the theme \"Every 10 seconds\" as it sound pretty good. I still think its a good theme.\nHowever i had not \"THE\" idea, just ideas and just thinks i can do.\n\nSo instead of writing down a complete concept i just start what was mandatory.\n- a top down player\n- a timer that reset every 10 seconds\n\n## The 4:44 Rule from Vlambeer, block out the game before making fine art...\nAgain - i didnt nothing from that haha. Some devs \"greybox\" the gameplay to see if it works. I didnt do this again.\nThe problem is i think \"i could greyboy, but drawing the player is faster than replacing it\" or something hehe.\n\nThe other problem was that until yesterday i was not sure if i should go for this idea (i had backup idea in mind).\nAlso i break my own rule or my own advice that i gave in the \"Unofficial Keynote\": if you dont commit to this idea, skip it or make nothing.\nI thought often if i should give up, but i dont wanted to give up and i was so far in the state then.\n\n### What went wrong? \nNot so much at all - besides the feeling that i am not sure if i want to make this game. \nLevel Design is not the best - i could do better. \n\n### What went good ?\nIt works good at all. I just invested not so much time as usual. I did slept more, do more real life stuff besides jam so i didnt feel like \"ok if the game is bad, then it was not waste of time\" and it was just a bit of crunch :).\nAlso making art, coding without big struggle was something i didnt have often. It works more flawless as i expected. \n\n### Overall\nThere were better jams, but also more worse jams that i had in the past now 14th Jams that i participate in a ROW. \nI REALLY thought some moments \"ok i should just stop right now and play some games\" but then i got back to my desktop and i reflective start coding. So i had still fun in it - and that was important. \n\nNow i will play some games from you :D \n","title":"Fire'n'Snail is finished and hotfixed lol","wayback_source":[]}