{"author_name":"Verrazano","cat":"LD #25","comments":[],"epoch":1355793420,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"47554","p_author":"Verrazano","p_authorkey":"10665","p_urlkey":"83219","p_title":"P.H.D of Evil \u2013 Post Mortem","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1355793420","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"10665","us_name":"Verrazano","us_username":"verrazano","event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"text":"

http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&uid=10665<\/a><\/p>\n

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So now that it’s been a full day after the end of ludum and I’ve had time to relax and think about what went right – and respectively what went wrong – here is what I have to say, and what I’ve learned.<\/p>\n

What went right:
\n 1) I finished LD for the second time!<\/p>\n

2) I created a full on 2d side scrolling tower defense.<\/p>\n

3) The game is moddable – you can add you’re own towers and levels with specific settings.<\/p>\n

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What went wrong:<\/p>\n

1) I finished with ~10 minutes to spare.<\/p>\n

2) I had to “roll my own tech”<\/p>\n

3) Compile times were hideous since I didn’t have .o files to work with – new tools.<\/p>\n

4) No music – except for the opening which is a garage band loop.<\/p>\n

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What I learned:<\/p>\n

1) If I want to make another ambitious game like this for LD I need to use a preexisting game engine\/library that I or some one else has made.<\/p>\n

2) I need tools that allow for compiling only changed code or hot coding.<\/p>\n

3) I need to not be traveling in the midst of LD<\/p>\n

4) modding saves your ass after the fact, because you can add content.<\/p>\n

5) videos are cool – but I already knew that \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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So here is my post mortem video where I show off my game and talk a bit. The audio is a ‘lil – maybe a lot off sync at the\u00a0begging\u00a0but fixes it’s self.<\/p>\n