{"author_name":"Larzan","cat":"LD #27","comments":[{"author_name":"Suese","time":"August 23, 2013 4:52 pm","epoch":1377294720,"text":"I&#8217;ve been trying to get these rules changed for a couple years.  I don&#8217;t like how one can basically write a game before-hand and then plop in theme-adhering assets.   It&#8217;s hard though,  since everyone uses a different environment, to say what a &#8216;clean slate&#8217; is.","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"Datw","time":"August 23, 2013 4:54 pm","epoch":1377294840,"text":"I start clean everytime. I thought about making a simple lib based on the code from my last games, but I changed my mind. However, I find it cool to be able to use your own code beforehand, because then the quality of the games are better overall. Anyway, good luck and don&#8217;t stress to much about those details hehe!","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1377294480,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"41090","p_author":"Larzan","p_authorkey":"10395","p_urlkey":"76712","p_title":"Can\u2019t\u2026 stay\u2026 awake\u2026","p_cat":"LD #27","p_event":"LD27","p_time":"1377294480","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"2","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"10395","us_name":"Larzan","us_username":"\/author\/larzan\/","event_start":"1377216000","event_key":"18","event_name":"LD27"},"text":"<p>Well, i am off to a great start,<\/p>\n <p>i can&#8217;t keep my eyes open (&#8217;tis almost 2 a.m. here) and it seems like everybody already got a headstart by makeing some boilerplate scaffold for their game in advance that they then just publish to comply with the rules.<\/p>\n <p>I knew you can do that, but i wanted to have a completely open mind and clean slate and not just have an idea in my head before i know the theme, as a lot of ppl just make the game they want to make and then just adapt it a tiny bit to the theme, if at all.<\/p>\n <p>Maybe i took that idea a bit too far, but, what the hell, who knows.<\/p>\n <p>I wanted to see the theme before going to bed to use my unconsciousness during sleep to give me some great ideas, hehe. But looks like thats not going to happen&#8230;<\/p>\n <p>At least i know which JS engines i will use, PIXI.js and\/or melon.JS. For the sound i will just use one of the several tools presented on the tools page.<\/p>\n <p>So,<\/p>\n <p>LETS GO<\/p>\n <p>&#8230; to bed <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>my coursiosity is prbly gonna wake me up anyhow.<\/p>\n <p>gl&amp;hf to everybody starting at the beginning, i begin at the end<\/p>","time":"August 23rd, 2013 4:48 pm","title":"Can\u2019t\u2026 stay\u2026 awake\u2026"}