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Well I finished within the 48 hour deadline and my game is in a playable state<\/a>, for that I am extremely happy!\u00a0 I\u2019m glad that I decided to participate and look forward to doing it again.\u00a0 Next time I think I will try to target web or use MonoGame so that it will be playable on Linux.<\/p>\n

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What Went Right<\/h2>\n

The Artwork
\n <\/strong>It\u2019s very crude but given my skills I am pleased with how it looks.\u00a0 All of the sprites were drawn by hand in Paint.net.\u00a0 Also I decided to add some 2 frame animations to the virus and antigens, which was well worth the effort.<\/p>\n

The Music
\n <\/strong>I was hoping to do a piano and drum track, but given that I have no skills in music production I had to resort to tool-generated music.\u00a0 I think it sounds good and I\u2019m glad I added it.\u00a0 I\u2019m especially happy that I was able to add a special track to play when you beat the game.<\/p>\n

The Map
\n <\/strong>I was able to implement a map 5000×5000 pixels across that wraps the player around to the other side when they cross the boundaries.\u00a0 I had never implemented a map like this so it was a fun challenge.\u00a0 I almost had to abandon the idea when I realized that I would have trouble with drawing when the player is near the edge of the map due to the fact that I would need to render something at the other end of the world as if it were close to you.<\/p>\n

What Went Wrong<\/h2>\n

Collision Detection<\/strong>
\n I really need to figure out an efficient algorithm for collision checks.\u00a0 Normally efficiency is far from my mind, but when an algorithm is running 30,000+ comparisons 60 times a second efficiency is extremely important.\u00a0 Because collision checking took so much system resources, I was forced to abandon some of my gameplay ideas.\u00a0 If I continue to work on the game after this competition this will be the first area I address.<\/p>\n

Gameplay<\/strong>
\n It\u2019s more of an extremely casual simulation than a game.\u00a0 It\u2019s trivially easy to beat, and you probably won\u2019t die a single time unless you try to.\u00a0 I\u2019ve learned from my other game experiments that getting fun gameplay is the hardest part of game design, and that remains true here.<\/p>\n

Things That Were Cut<\/h2>\n