Ludum Dare #24 was my first game jam, an experience I found most enjoyable. Sadly, I couldn’t make it to its 25th edition. However, unless something major happens, I’m totally in for Ludum Dare #26. Aiming at respecting tradition I shall post my arsenal of choice, this is as follows.

• Environment: Java + Eclipse.
• Libraries: libgdx & friends, maybe something from my codebase.
• Graphics: Inkscape, TexturePacker and Flash if I require animations.
• Audio: Audacity and the dodgy effects produced by sfxr.
• Others: depending on game details I could use Tiled for level design, Photoshop.

The goal is to finish a game that sucks as less as possible while retaining my mental sanity and some physical health. That means going for a jog each day and keeping the caffeine intake under control.

Keeping things short, I’ll be posting progress updates on Twitter all weekend and a proper postmortem article will follow.