I’ve been mulling over the theme while having breakfast, and not sure what to do.  Ok, I have some ideas, but most of them are either so sick they should never see the light of day, or have some nasty complexities about them, meaning I’d have bugger all to show.  Mainly, a decent A.I. would be needed to adapt to you foiling their plans … the sort of A.I. that I don’t have enough experience with to create something workable in the time.

Anyway, I’m gonna press on, and hope a simpler, doable idea pops into my head.

The tools I’ll be using are:

Design

• A big whiteboard, with lots of space for scrawling ideas on
• The try-it-and-see method

Coding

• GameMaker: Studio

Graphics

• Corel Paint Shop
• Blender

There’s no way I’ll be making a 3D game, but my 3D modelling is far better than my 2D programmer art, so I’d be aiming at creating very simple models, then taking snapshots.

Sound

• Audacity (Sound Effects, recorded using a cheap microphone and whatever I can find that sounds about right)
• ACID Xpress (“Music” … I use that term as loosely as possible.  Only if there’s enough time)

Time-lining

Usually, I create a page on my website that I update with comments, screenshots, and vidcaps, over the course of the compo/jam.  This usually takes me far too long, and I’ll be revamping the website soon anyway.  So, this time I’m going to be completely boring about it, and just make the odd tweet or post here, depending on progress.

Good luck everybody, and have fun!!