Alright, here we are with another LD :)

This one caught me by surprised and I almost forgotten about it. Copying a lot from previous ID, so if you have seen them before, you will find them familiar.

Setup

• Haxe/Heaps
• Base Library / Template
• Aseprite for graphics
• ChipTone for sound effects.
• Beepbox for music ???

Tips/Advice

As usual, tips for new jammers.

1. You have 48 hours (72 for Jam), but in reality you only have about 20 hours.
2. Despite having only 20 hours, spend 1 to 2 hours planning and thinking out what you want to do. It is worse when you realised your idea is a bad one a few hours into development.
3. Plan out your scope and cut it by half. At the end of the first day, cut whatever is left by half again. (If are new, you might want to cut it by 75%).
4. Identify your MVP, and beeline to a it ASAP. It is more satisfying to add to something playable, than to just blindly stare at code. Ideally by the end of the first day, you should have the core loop finished; core loop being menu -> game -> gameover/victory.
5. Spend your last 2-3 hours playing the game, fixing bugs and balancing instead of adding more features.
6. Don't make your game too hard. Most people will give up after 5 minutes.
7. If you can, have a browser build. It is easier for people to try your game, and it will have less issues.

Shameless Plug

I have been working on my last game from LD, and it will be ready to launch this June after the Steam NextFest. - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2348090/Crop_Rotation/. Participating in a LD while rushing a project to launch. What could possibly go wrong.

Plan for this LD.

I have a few ideas that I want to try, so hopefully the theme will fit some of them. If none of the theme fits, then I will just make a simple game and call it a day :). I just want to make sure that I don't miss any LD.

Good luck everyone !