{"author_name":"dtConfect","cat":"LD #25","comments":[{"author_name":"7heSAMA","time":"December 12, 2012 6:08 pm","epoch":1355353680,"text":"Let’s “TRI” this again?! Get it?! AAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHHHAH","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1355352000,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"50605","p_author":"dtConfect","p_authorkey":"15226","p_urlkey":"86298","p_title":"Let\u2019s Try this Again","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1355352000","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"1","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"15226","us_name":"dtConfect","us_username":"dtConfect","event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"text":"

I’ve participated in two Ludum Dares before.<\/p>\n

The first was a Jam effort with a couple of other guys, which was a lot of fun and something of a success in it’s own way: http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-22\/?action=preview&uid=8218<\/a><\/p>\n

The second was a solo effort for Ludum Dare #24. I was overly ambitious, spet too long on the art and a complex paper-doll-ish system, quit with four hours remaining, and drank beer instead<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But it was a lot of fun, and even with the stress of working life and impending Christmas all around me I’ve committed to trying it again. Immediately.<\/p>\n

So HERE<\/a> you will find the public git repository of the really terrible and horridly embarrassing mess of an SFML 2.0 framework I’ve pieced together in a tiny fragment of the last two weeks. It’s still open to sweeping changes because I’ve had little-to-no time for designing and testing, so I do not recommend you try to use it. I put it together from ideas I’m familiar with so that I’ll know where I stand on Saturday morning, because I have no experience with SFML itself, and don’t want to be screwing with that.<\/p>\n

Bad framework or no, it’s working so far, it’s familiar, putting it together so quickly has forced me to get to know SFML, and I have been thinking about nice ways to implement different systems a lot along the way, even if I didn’t feel I had time to experiment. That’s a job for later.<\/p>\n

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Other tools I will be using, notes, etc:<\/strong>
\n Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Tablet<\/strong> – I suck with it, so it’ll keep my art rough (I tend to be a perfectionist with pixelart)
\n Otomata<\/strong> (http:\/\/www.earslap.com\/projectslab\/otomata) – If I have time for music. I’m not a musician, so this will have to do
\n SFXR<\/strong> – For sound effects. The classic one. The newer one makes me dizzy
\n Visual Studio 2010<\/strong> (which I’m swiftly falling out of love with after this last week)
\n Windows 7<\/strong> (my favourite OS)
\n Linux Mint<\/strong> (if I find time to port during or after the comp)
\n Dust<\/strong> – The huge collection of it I just found under my keyboard…huh…
\n GitHub<\/strong> – Source control. Can I keep a live public repository of my LD comp game while I work? I don’t see why not. I also don’t know how to use git properly so uh… let’s hope things go smoothly.
\n Junk food<\/strong> – To eat when I’m hungry
\n Coffee<\/strong> – To drink when I’m tired
\n Beer <\/strong>– To look forward to when I’m losing focus but not drink too much of because I have work the next day
\n Digital Camera<\/strong> – To take pictures of all the food and coffee and beer<\/p>\n

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Good luck all!<\/p>","time":"December 12th, 2012 5:40 pm","title":"Let\u2019s Try this Again"}