This was my first ludum dare and i will definitely be in again! I had so much fun and learned loads.

I always have a few projects running but I never manage to finish any of them because I have too grand plans. The great thing about ludum dare were that i needed finish in 48 hours, I couldn’t think “Well, this took 9 hours, didn’t do shit, but I will thank myself later!”. I had to learn to “kill my darlings” and to do it fast! I am kinda surprised that actually finished! The game I made is far from good but I couldn’t be prouder!

Some things I will try to remember til’ next time:
1. Start with a small idea. I mean really really small. I thought I did that this time but cut half of my planned features anyway. It’s less of a pain to go from smaller to bigger then the opposite…

2. Make a really crappy but functional game first. What is needed to make the game even playable? Add that first.

3. Try the game on more than one computer. I had loads of problems with people that couldn’t play it or had really weird behavior.

4. Don’t drink yourself to sleep half into the competition. I went on a party and had to make most of the game while trying to keep my stomach on the inside..

Thanks for a great ludum dare!

Play my game, Rocket Rampage