{"author_name":"Os_Reboot","cat":"LD #32","comments":[],"epoch":1429309440,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"20404","p_author":"Os_Reboot","p_authorkey":"45083","p_urlkey":"55740","p_title":"Daring to Ludum","p_cat":"LD #32","p_event":"LD32","p_time":"1429309440","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"45083","us_name":"Os_Reboot","us_username":"os_reboot","event_start":"1429228800","event_key":"27","event_name":"LD32"},"text":"

I’m going to participate again. I hope to perform better than last time, not talking about rankings.<\/p>\n

I learned about these obstacles the hard way:<\/p>\n

Know the software you are working with.
\n -I spent about an hour trying to figure out why my textures were blurred.
\n Add an in-game tutorial\/help screen.
\n -No one reads the game page description.
\n Save time for assets.
\n -Hours and hours balancing mechanics = no sound.<\/p>\n

Moreover, I apologize for the lag in Together In Thousands<\/a>. Apparently it is frowned upon to call
\n new Random().nextInt(#)<\/code>
\n hundreds of times every update.<\/p>\n

This time around I’m going to try the Compo. I will be using the following tools:
\n Eclipse\/Java with the libraries
\n – LWJGL 2
\n – Slick-Util
\n – Ridhvl<\/a> (my own starter\/template library)
\n GIMP
\n Caustic\/Bfxr
\n Jarsplice
\n Github<\/p>\n

Good luck to all, and may everyone have time to polish!<\/p>","time":"April 17th, 2015 5:24 pm","title":"Daring to Ludum"}