{"author_name":"sandbaydev","cat":"LD #29","comments":[],"epoch":1398790800,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"30198","p_author":"sandbaydev","p_authorkey":"2926","p_urlkey":"65669","p_title":"Under The Shade \u2013 surviving the contest\u2026","p_cat":"LD #29","p_event":"LD29","p_time":"1398790800","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"2926","us_name":"sandbaydev","us_username":"gameproducer","event_start":"1398384000","event_key":"22","event_name":"LD29"},"text":"

My ludum dare jam entry Under The Shade<\/a> was about building a shade and getting a signal fire built. Like perhaps every participant…, I too had huge plans on what I wanted to have in the mini game.<\/p>\n

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\n This wasn’t working so well…<\/i><\/p>\n

With big plans in my todo list… I saw I couldn’t get everything done. I chose certain key things (like shelter building, fire building, hacking wood and so on) and get them done (well enough for playing). The end result is an actual mini-game: you can get a higher score by building a nice shelter (that provides shade)… and the game ends when you build a big enough signal fire. It’s nowhere near where I wanted to be, but it’s OK.<\/p>\n

The turning point was when on Sunday I was so exhausted that I just slept between 21-24… and woke up in the middle of the night. I thought.. “man, I’m so tired, I just want to sleep…” but then decided to work “one more hour”. At 2:30 am (Finnish time) I was ready, couple of hours before the final deadline.<\/p>\n

The crucial last couple of hours helped me to get the thing done, release the game. I feel that was a hugely important achievement for me: to finish & submit the entry. Without that last hour push, my work would have not been here to rate.<\/p>\n

I survived the contest, and it was fun time so I consider this one a successful survival scenario. <\/p>\n

Those interested: I posted a youtube video moment ago<\/a> just in case you have a minute to check out bits of gameplay.<\/i><\/p>","time":"April 29th, 2014 12:00 pm","title":"Under The Shade \u2013 surviving the contest\u2026"}