{"author_name":"Ithildin","cat":"LD #30","comments":[],"epoch":1408392960,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"29410","p_author":"Ithildin","p_authorkey":"15664","p_urlkey":"64872","p_title":"Counting the days (I\u2019m in!)","p_cat":"LD #30","p_event":"LD30","p_time":"1408392960","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"15664","us_name":"Ithildin","us_username":"\/author\/ithildin\/","event_start":"1408665600","event_key":"24","event_name":"LD30"},"text":"<p>I&#8217;m a bit of a lone wolf, so I&#8217;ll take part in the compo as always <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><\/p>\n <p>Since the theme voting started I&#8217;ve been\u00a0brainstorming possible game concepts and how they can\u00a0blend with the currently revealed\u00a0theme\u00a0candidates.\u00a0This time I would like to make a\u00a0somewhat narrative driven game, but I must\u00a0come up with some fitting mechanics first (of course, considering the time limit and theme constraints). Also, I should start toying around with sprites\u00a0to learn how to be more efficient at creating content.<\/p>\n <p>As for the development tools:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><strong>Graphics<\/strong>: Photoshop, Aseprite, TexturePacker.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Map creation<\/strong>: Tiled, possibly. It will depend on the implementation language.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Audio<\/strong>:\u00a0Probably Bosca Ceoil or Famitracker for music, then some good old friends for effects and editing:\u00a0Bfxr and Audacity.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Coding<\/strong>: I sort of fell in\u00a0love with Haxe the last entry, so that&#8217;s my first candidate at the moment, using OpenFL\u00a0and\u00a0probably Flixel as well. The final decision is not set in stone, and I&#8217;ve also been experimenting these days with Unity and Cocos 2dx, so I can\u00a0change my mind eventually (even Actionscript3 could be an option). The IDE will\u00a0be FlashDevelop in that case.<\/li>\n <li><strong>Moral support:<\/strong>\u00a0Pet.<\/li>\n <\/ul>","time":"August 18th, 2014 3:16 pm","title":"Counting the days (I\u2019m in!)"}