{"author_name":"kannas","cat":"LD #25","comments":[],"epoch":1355740440,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"47739","p_author":"kannas","p_authorkey":"18332","p_urlkey":"83404","p_title":"Humble post mortem","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1355740440","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"18332","us_name":"kannas","us_username":"kannas","event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"text":"

So, i finished this game at 1:30 . afterwards i barely remember how much effort i put on the legs to go to bed.<\/p>\n

This was fun! it was my first entry to Ludum Dare, and i didn’ t know it was this much fun!<\/p>\n

These 2 days let me think a lot about the effort i can put in things i enjoy.<\/p>\n

Well, i don’ t mean saying that these 48 hours were idilliac. aou contraire!<\/p>\n

I spent a lot of time wondering why some basic functions of the game weren’ t working. An example is the collision system. At the end i had to compromise, and use the full sprite as a collision box, so good bye depth and perspective. \u00a0But the time consumption was done, so i couldn’ t make sounds, music, animations or improve the art a bit ( i am not really horrible with drawing, but i need a lot of time for that :S).<\/p>\n

on the last hours, i was attacked by sleepines, and i had to make the starting title screen and the gameOver screen. you can see the result<\/p>\n

\"lose\"<\/a> \"startPage\"<\/a> \"win\"<\/a><\/p>\n

they have some charm , i guess….<\/p>\n

also<\/p>\n

there were times when i wanted to just give up , thinking i could do it the next Ludum dare \u00a0with a greater preparation.<\/p>\n

Today i am really happy to have resisted the temptation to do so. \u00a0even with the compromises, and the absence of polishing, i am really satisfied by what i’ ve done. And i learned a lot of useful things, like:<\/p>\n

-Know better your tools. i had an hard time with the jaws library because i didn’ t practice in depth with it ( an example is the collision system). Also, you should be sure that the library you choose has a fair amount of documentation. Jaws library at the moment doesn’ t have a huge community support, so it was difficult to find a solution to my problems. createJS could have been a better choice, but at the moment i am not very fond of it ( i found about createJS a day before LD, too much late :S)<\/p>\n

-Make your code REUSABLE. Even if it’ s something obvious, i understimated this tip a bit too much. \u00a0i could have written a lot less code, but oh well..<\/p>\n

-make a a fair amount of breaks. they help you organize your thoughts.<\/p>\n

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that said, i hope you will have fun with my submission. good Ludum dare to everyone, \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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play the game here:\u00a0http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&uid=18332<\/p>\n

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