{"author_name":"samooJAM","cat":"LD #24","comments":[],"epoch":1345826700,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"54495","p_author":"samooJAM","p_authorkey":"505379","p_urlkey":"90201","p_title":"Hello again! Here is some PRO TIPS for new people","p_cat":"LD #24","p_event":"LD24","p_time":"1345826700","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"505379","us_name":"samooJAM","us_username":"samooJAM","event_start":"1345766400","event_key":"12","event_name":"LD24"},"text":"<div>\u00a0Well maybe not pro tips because this is just my second LD. Last time was such a great learning experience so I decided to\u00a0participate again. I&#8217;ll be happy if I get better rankings this time (last time overall was\u00a02.88).<\/div>\n <div>\u00a0&#8211;<\/div>\n <div><strong>Stuff to remember (what I learned from LD23)<\/strong><\/div>\n <div>\n <ul>\n <li>Color palettes<\/li>\n <li>Don&#8217;t forget music<\/li>\n <li>Minimalistic graphics save you time<\/li>\n <li>Clever use of the theme gives you points<\/li>\n <li>Don&#8217;t make the game too hard. It&#8217;s much harder for other people than it&#8217;s for you.<\/li>\n <li>Learn to program better AI. Use steering behaviours and raycasts.<\/li>\n <li>Shaders look cool<\/li>\n <li>Testing is important. Make your friends test the game while you program.<\/li>\n <li>Make a walkthrough for players if the game is hard<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div>\u00a0<strong>Setup<\/strong><\/div>\n <ul>\n <li>Engine: Unity (C#)<\/li>\n <li>Graphics: Wings 3D, Paint.NET and GIMP<\/li>\n <li>Sound effects:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfxr.net\/\">http:\/\/www.bfxr.net\/<\/a><\/li>\n <li>Music: Musagi or with a python script<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/04\/22\/finished-blob-blob-trouble\/screenshot-192\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-133353\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/screenshot39-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <p>My previous LD game &#8220;Blob Blob TROUBLE!&#8221; playable <a title=\"here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-23\/?action=preview&amp;uid=11043\">here<\/a><\/p>","time":"August 24th, 2012 11:45 am","title":"Hello again! Here is some PRO TIPS for new people"}