{"author_name":"Nichii","cat":"LD #30","comments":[],"epoch":1409057100,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"26542","p_author":"Nichii","p_authorkey":"29131","p_urlkey":"61972","p_title":"MMO God \u2013 Post Mortem","p_cat":"LD #30","p_event":"LD30","p_time":"1409057100","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"29131","us_name":"Nichii","us_username":"nichii","event_start":"1408665600","event_key":"24","event_name":"LD30"},"text":"

Nichii of Studio Junnav, reporting a late post mortem here \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

This is our 3rd successful Ludum Dare Jam, with my best friend, Isaac, who is an artist for all of our games.<\/p>\n

So, we managed to make a game under 2 days, fully polished and all features were implemented without a problem. We started making the game 6 hours later into the jam because of brainstorming and me needed a bit of afternoon nap to get my energy back up. We were pretty lucky that Ludum Dare started at morning 9am in my country.<\/p>\n

Here’s a bunch of stuff that we have learnt:<\/p>\n

1) Don’t give in your 100% – This is pretty funny, but weirdly, it did work for us. The explanation are pretty simply as to why we say this: If you put in your 100%, your expectation will be higher; and higher expectation leads to a longer list of features to be implemented. This is something that I have learnt from my college friends, especially on the assignment. Be lazy, and you will be able to achieve it in your own strength without any stress at all.<\/p>\n

2) Relax and take some rest if needed – I knew that if I hadn’t took an afternoon nap that day, we could have made a terrible progress. Since I am a director and the programmer of this game, I need every single bit of power of my brain in order to focus in what we are doing. I swear I slept more than 20 hours the whole Ludum Dare. We even took some time off to look at other people’s progress too.<\/p>\n

3) Try out something different – If you are making platformer game or a space shooter, you are not learning something new. Always Google search “Game Genres”, take a look at the Wikipedia page, and then choose a random genre you haven’t tried before and then work on it. Who knows that genre might suit your taste? \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

What went right?<\/p>\n

+ We went through the whole Ludum Dare without a single stress.<\/p>\n

+ All features in the game were successfully implemented.<\/p>\n

+ We have decided to make a full game out of MMO God \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

What went wrong?<\/p>\n

– Nothing actually. I am a positive guy \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

– Well seriously, nothing actually went wrong, all worked according to plan.<\/p>\n

– Well, maybe our game didn’t have the best graphic or not too many features enough, but hey, this is what I have planned for anyway \":)\"<\/p>\n

– Oh, and I think I needed more work on my composing skills, that is all.<\/p>\n

The more Ludum Dare jam that we are participating, the easier that it becomes. I can honestly say that we are pretty comfortable making games under 2 days now \ud83d\ude00 We are definitely joining Ludum Dare this December again!<\/p>\n

Check out our game here!<\/a><\/p>\n

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