{"author_link":"\/users\/awootis","author_name":"awootis","author_uid":"awootis","comments":[],"epoch":1728645350,"event":"LD56","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":405704,"likes":7,"metadata":{"p_key":"208947","p_author":"awootis","p_authorkey":"1397691","p_urlkey":"447320","p_title":"how i drew things for candyween","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD56","p_time":"1728645350","p_likes":"7","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1397691","us_name":"awootis","us_username":"awootis","event_start":"1728000000","event_key":"115","event_name":"Ludum Dare 56"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD56","removed_author":false},"_superparent":395186,"_trust":1,"author":397691,"body":"Initially, when @megurt invited me to participate in this LD we discussed what kind of ~atmosphere~ we would like seen in the game. we both like starry\/cute themes so I drew a little witch and stars that in my head hung on strings and could be moved by physics.\n\nAfterward, we studied games that other people had made earlier. Meow Summoning `https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/55\/meow-summoning i so much LOVE it that i got the idea to definitely make a **game with kitties**. (tbh their game on this LD is just SO great too, check it out - Inside Creatures Out: What is your gaming MBTI? https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/inside-creatures-out-what-is-your-gaming-mbti)\n\nso, after announcing the theme, we started to discuss the main plot and I came up with the idea of making a mama cat and **tiny creatures** kittens to be controlled separately. my cats helped me too! \n\n![ld1.png](\/\/\/raw\/b71\/16\/z\/68941.png)\n\nThis is my first time participating the LD and pixel art too, so it was very difficult for me to calculate and schedule the time and possibilities. I assumed that we will have a night park, and around the cats will be ~mysterious_magical~ light. But all i had time to do was to watch a video on youtube how to create lighting maps. It was too complicated for me but i hope after LD i\u2019ll try to make it!\n\n![ld2.png](\/\/\/raw\/b71\/16\/z\/68942.png)\n\nI also had a problem with the cat sprites. Placing a small-pixel-witch-hat on a small-pixel-cat is VERY difficult. And although @megurt really wanted this hat, I found a way out by making a beautiful hat for our witch :stars: \n\n![ld3.png](\/\/\/raw\/b71\/16\/z\/68943.png)\n\n![ld6.png](\/\/\/raw\/b71\/16\/z\/6894c.png)\n\nand most importantly, only two hours before the deadline I realized HOW I should have saved the tiles correctly! and there was no time to fix them all, but that feeling of realization helped me so much and lifted my spirits. Because I felt I was totally dump. \n\n![ld4.png](\/\/\/raw\/b71\/16\/z\/68944.png)\n\nthank A lOT very much to everyone who reviewed our game, it's a pleasure to read it :sweat_drops::sweat_drops: \nI hope next LD we will participate again and I will be able to do my job better with new exp.\nand thanks @megurt for inviting me to this event.\nthis post about our games Candyween https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/candyween\n\n![ld5.png](\/\/\/raw\/b71\/16\/z\/68945.png)\n\np.s why i can't see my post in feed?\n","comments":2,"comments-timestamp":"2024-10-11T13:20:40Z","created":"2024-10-11T10:52:36Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":405704,"love":7,"love-timestamp":"2024-10-25T14:10:36Z","meta":[],"modified":"2024-10-25T14:10:36Z","name":"how i drew things for candyween","node-timestamp":"2024-10-11T13:04:51Z","parent":397357,"parents":[1,5,9,395186,397357],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/candyween\/how-i-drew-things-for-candyween","published":"2024-10-11T11:15:50Z","scope":"public","slug":"how-i-drew-things-for-candyween","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1274884},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"405704","n_urlkey":"447320","n_parent":"397357","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/candyween\/how-i-drew-things-for-candyween","n_slug":"how-i-drew-things-for-candyween","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"397691","n_created":"1728643956","n_modified":"1729865436","n_version":"1274884","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/candyween\/how-i-drew-things-for-candyween","text":"Initially, when @megurt invited me to participate in this LD we discussed what kind of ~atmosphere~ we would like seen in the game. we both like starry\/cute themes so I drew a little witch and stars that in my head hung on strings and could be moved by physics.\n\nAfterward, we studied games that other people had made earlier. Meow Summoning `https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/55\/meow-summoning i so much LOVE it that i got the idea to definitely make a **game with kitties**. (tbh their game on this LD is just SO great too, check it out - Inside Creatures Out: What is your gaming MBTI? https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/inside-creatures-out-what-is-your-gaming-mbti)\n\nso, after announcing the theme, we started to discuss the main plot and I came up with the idea of making a mama cat and **tiny creatures** kittens to be controlled separately. my cats helped me too! \n\n![ld1.png](\/\/\/raw\/b71\/16\/z\/68941.png)\n\nThis is my first time participating the LD and pixel art too, so it was very difficult for me to calculate and schedule the time and possibilities. I assumed that we will have a night park, and around the cats will be ~mysterious_magical~ light. But all i had time to do was to watch a video on youtube how to create lighting maps. It was too complicated for me but i hope after LD i\u2019ll try to make it!\n\n![ld2.png](\/\/\/raw\/b71\/16\/z\/68942.png)\n\nI also had a problem with the cat sprites. Placing a small-pixel-witch-hat on a small-pixel-cat is VERY difficult. And although @megurt really wanted this hat, I found a way out by making a beautiful hat for our witch :stars: \n\n![ld3.png](\/\/\/raw\/b71\/16\/z\/68943.png)\n\n![ld6.png](\/\/\/raw\/b71\/16\/z\/6894c.png)\n\nand most importantly, only two hours before the deadline I realized HOW I should have saved the tiles correctly! and there was no time to fix them all, but that feeling of realization helped me so much and lifted my spirits. Because I felt I was totally dump. \n\n![ld4.png](\/\/\/raw\/b71\/16\/z\/68944.png)\n\nthank A lOT very much to everyone who reviewed our game, it's a pleasure to read it :sweat_drops::sweat_drops: \nI hope next LD we will participate again and I will be able to do my job better with new exp.\nand thanks @megurt for inviting me to this event.\nthis post about our games Candyween https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/candyween\n\n![ld5.png](\/\/\/raw\/b71\/16\/z\/68945.png)\n\np.s why i can't see my post in feed?\n","title":"how i drew things for candyween","wayback_source":[]}