{"author_name":"Gjarble","cat":"LD #25","comments":[],"epoch":1355629980,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"48628","p_author":"Gjarble","p_authorkey":"5467","p_urlkey":"84304","p_title":"Progress Made\u2026","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1355629980","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"5467","us_name":"Gjarble","us_username":"gjarble","event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"text":"

\"villain-screen\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m always so jealous of the people who know how to art.<\/p>\n

Everyone else’s games look so much prettier than mine right now, but then again, that’s because I’ve spent my entire time so far working on mechanics- some of you all might have done art first or interspersed it with mechanics. \u00a0I try to reassure myself that I’ve therefore spent more time on gameplay than most other people (and thus my game probably plays better), but is that true? \u00a0My logs say I’ve done 5 hours, 17 minutes of actual work. \u00a0While that’s a little over half as long as I predicted I’d take to get to this point, the time doesn’t add up. \u00a0Almost 28 hours of LD have elapsed so far- subtract 4 for planning, 9 for sleeping, 2 for meals and the like- that’s still about 7 hours, 43 minutes that have vanished into the mystery zone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Where did all that time go? \u00a0I know I get distracted a lot, but I’ve been fairly focused so far- I’d attribute no more than, say, 2 hours to distractions. \u00a0Am I really underestimating by\u00a0that much<\/em>?<\/p>\n

No matter. \u00a0Time to get back to work. \u00a0I’ve stopped a few mechanics early because, while I’d have a hell of a time trying to narratively justify the physics at this point, it’s already fun\/challenging. \u00a0I figure polish first, make sense later. \u00a0I’m going to do a bit of menus, then go straight to the art, then sound and music. After I’ve done all that, I’ll come back and add in whatever I originally planned that I still have time for (like the people you abduct not being able to pass through the ground once they’re attached to your ship).<\/p>\n

Oh, and I think I figured out how to work goats in if I have time. \":)\"<\/p>","time":"December 15th, 2012 10:53 pm","title":"Progress Made\u2026"}