{"author_name":"dklon","cat":"LD #30","comments":[],"epoch":1408431900,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"29387","p_author":"dklon","p_authorkey":"504173","p_urlkey":"64849","p_title":"A Newcomer\u2026 Will I Survive?","p_cat":"LD #30","p_event":"LD30","p_time":"1408431900","p_likes":"2","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>I&#8217;ve been a longtime lurker of Ludum Dare, since around the second year, watching people go through its trials and tribulations. It&#8217;s been something that, until now, I&#8217;ve been frankly afraid to try.<\/p>\n <p>Until now. I&#8217;ve made only a handful of completed games in the past, mostly niche things that were more to see if I could do it rather than show the world. My self-confidence in programming games hasn&#8217;t exactly been what you would call high.<\/p>\n <p>But now I&#8217;m throwing my hat in and going to try it. I&#8217;m not hoping to win Ludum Dare 30. I&#8217;m only hoping I finish this time around and possibly make a game that at least one complete stranger on the Internet out there likes.<\/p>\n <p>So what will I use? My main tools that I&#8217;ve come to like as dependable, quick, and easy are:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Python<\/li>\n <li>Pygame<\/li>\n <li>pytmx<\/li>\n <li>py2exe<\/li>\n <li>Tiled<\/li>\n <li>sfxr<\/li>\n <li>GIMP<\/li>\n <li>Notepad++<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>From what I&#8217;ve seen, the LD community is very supportive. I&#8217;m glad to be entering such a large group of likeminded individuals and groups.<\/p>","time":"August 19th, 2014 2:05 am","title":"A Newcomer\u2026 Will I Survive?"}