{"author_name":"spike_xp","cat":"LD #32","comments":[],"epoch":1429149660,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"20903","p_author":"spike_xp","p_authorkey":"24126","p_urlkey":"56245","p_title":"Ten Commandments","p_cat":"LD #32","p_event":"LD32","p_time":"1429149660","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"24126","us_name":"spike_xp","us_username":"spike_xp","event_start":"1429228800","event_key":"27","event_name":"LD32"},"text":"

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LD’s been a good teacher to me and I’ve learnt a lot of programming languages and tools since. But for me, LD’s not a good investment. I have school and workplace and that’s where I invest, but they don’t teach as much as LD does. I make games for school and work, so I\u00a0compo or jam\u00a0to learn how to make one.<\/p>\n

Here’s my way doing each concept after my first attempt on LD (about two years ago) and I’ve not been making a good game for LD since (tho I only been on three LDs, four with a canceled one). This works for\u00a0first time\u00a0programmers such as myself who indulges more to learning rather than making.<\/span><\/p>\n

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D-X<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. Fifth Vote<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s where you start LD, not the D-day. Get your tools and\u00a0the code you’d want to learn ready.<\/p>\n

2. Hello World<\/strong><\/p>\n

Make sure you know the basic code and have at least make a hello world out of it.<\/p>\n

3. Generators<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can find it anywhere for any assets you’d work with. Try to ‘master’ your tools before D-1.<\/p>\n

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D-1<\/strong><\/p>\n

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4. Pen, Papers, and Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amazing tools for D-1. Make sure your\u00a0mind\u00a0is free from chain that binds and start scratching.<\/p>\n

5. Mix-a-Lot<\/strong><\/p>\n

You will see\u00a0lots of\u00a0themes on fifth vote,\u00a0so make a gameplay that fits ALL<\/em> of them.<\/p>\n

6. Pre-Assets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Start scratching your assets too. Whether it’ll fit your game or not. Junks might even help you.<\/p>\n

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D-Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

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7. Finalize<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spend the first 12 hour (or 6 if you’re an experienced game designer) of LD to finalize the design.<\/p>\n

8. Codeblock<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you ever hit the brick wall and can’t\u00a0code the way you wanted, be flexible and do what you can instead of\u00a0forcing your design to happen.<\/p>\n

9. Google’s Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

You should never get out of assets at this point. Use whatever google can offer so long as you don’t break the creative copyright.<\/p>\n

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Final Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

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10. Stop<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t hit the last minute mark. Stop making your game around 6 hours before the bell rings. Use the remaining time to make a clear end-game, spray off the bugs,\u00a0pack\u00a0and upload the game, then sip some more coffee.<\/p>\n

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