{"author_name":"PhaZ90771","cat":"LD #26","comments":[],"epoch":1367280900,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"43096","p_author":"PhaZ90771","p_authorkey":"7060","p_urlkey":"78731","p_title":"Ludum Dare 48 #26: End of My First Ludum Dare","p_cat":"LD #26","p_event":"LD26","p_time":"1367280900","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"7060","us_name":"PhaZ90771","us_username":"phaz90771","event_start":"1366934400","event_key":"16","event_name":"LD26"},"text":"

Ludum Dare END<\/strong><\/p>\n

SUBMISSION: Cave Runner<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Screenshot\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And so ends my first Ludum Dare. It was a challenging experience, especially since I didn’t have as much time to work on it than I had originally hoped. My plans changed a lot throughout the competition. I’d like to highlight the biggest changes.<\/p>\n

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  1. My original plan was to submit my game into the 48 hour competition, but I ended up needing more time, so I submitted it to the 72 Jam instead. I hope to make an entry to the 48 hour competition next time.<\/li>\n
  2. I did not add sound. This had to be cut in order to meet the 72 hour deadline.<\/li>\n
  3. I code generated shapes rather then art. I made this decision after the theme was announced, since to me it showed minimalism.<\/li>\n
  4. I chose to make an\u00a0infinite\u00a0runner game instead of a roguelike. I ended up making this change almost as soon as the theme was announced, since I felt I could achieve this, and my top objective was to get something I could submit.<\/li>\n
  5. I ended up using OpenGL as well as SDL, since I knew it would fit well with my level generation. I did not know how to do this in SDL, and with a little research I realized it would require one of the extra SDL libraries. This could have been a bad decision, since I didn’t have any experience making a game with OpenGL, but I believe I learned a lot because of this decision.<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

    This wraps up my thoughts so far. I might make another post after I get the results back. I’m hoping to get at least 2’s or 3’s, and maybe get some insight from comments.<\/p>\n \n

    Tags: 2D<\/a>, C++<\/a>, first compo<\/a>, LD #26<\/a>, LD#26<\/a>, ld48<\/a>, ld48_26<\/a>, SDL<\/a>, Visual Studio 2012<\/a><\/p>","time":"April 29th, 2013 7:15 pm","title":"Ludum Dare 48 #26: End of My First Ludum Dare"}