{"author_name":"dklon","cat":"LD #30","comments":[],"epoch":1408848540,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"27499","p_author":"dklon","p_authorkey":"504173","p_urlkey":"62942","p_title":"Frustration and Catharsis","p_cat":"LD #30","p_event":"LD30","p_time":"1408848540","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"504173","us_name":"dklon","us_username":"dklon","event_start":"1408665600","event_key":"24","event_name":"LD30"},"text":"<p>It&#8217;s been a tough last 24 hours for me. Tough enough that I reached a level of frustration where quitting seemed like a viable option.<\/p>\n <p>Then I walked away for a little bit and calmed down some. Every time I&#8217;d hit a problem, it wouldn&#8217;t just break code, it would break it spectacularly, introducing a wave of more bugs.<\/p>\n <div>Getting pep talks from my wife helped. She is an athlete, whereas I&#8217;m not. Which is why I loved the idea of Ludum Dare. I <em>could<\/em> see this as a competition with others, but to me I&#8217;m really competing with myself.<\/div>\n <div><\/div>\n <div>So after many hours of trying to solve what should have been an utterly trivial problem, banging of head on the wall, and going out for a milkshake, I think the biggest and worst problems are behind me. I hope I don&#8217;t fall down that rabbit hole again.<\/div>\n <div><\/div>\n <div>At this point I&#8217;m going to go with submitting what I have as part of the Jam instead of the compo. It&#8217;s not that I don&#8217;t think I can, but having those extra hours to make up for slipping on the ice will really help. That and I&#8217;m using public domain art since I can&#8217;t draw worth spit.<\/div>\n <div><\/div>\n <div>And here&#8217;s where I am now. Doesn&#8217;t look like a lot, but it&#8217;s finally working!<\/div>\n <div><\/div>\n <div>\n <div id=\"attachment_380224\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/screen_2.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-380224 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/screen_2-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"The first working screenshot. No name yet.\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/screen_2-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/screen_2-550x440.jpg 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/screen_2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first working screenshot. No name yet.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div><\/div>\n <div>\n <div id=\"attachment_380223\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/room1.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-380223 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/room1-300x60.png\" alt=\"The first level, or at least the framework of it in Tiled.\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/room1-300x60.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/room1-550x110.png 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first level, or at least the framework of it in Tiled.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>","time":"August 23rd, 2014 9:49 pm","title":"Frustration and Catharsis"}