{"author_name":"Kinokochan","cat":"LD #23","comments":[],"epoch":1335132720,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"56514","p_author":"Kinokochan","p_authorkey":"12002","p_urlkey":"92259","p_title":"Beginnings of a track","p_cat":"LD #23","p_event":"LD23","p_time":"1335132720","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"12002","us_name":"Kinokochan","us_username":"kinokochan","event_start":"1334880000","event_key":"10","event_name":"LD23"},"text":"<p>I have a basic track layout working now. \u00a0The characters will race on the rings around the tinyworld.<\/p>\n <p>I wanted to grow the track with a genetic algorithm originally, but i doubt i&#8217;ll have time to actually balance that since we&#8217;re already pretty much at the last day and i&#8217;m way way behind. \u00a0So it&#8217;ll just be randomized.<\/p>\n <div id=\"attachment_133872\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/04\/22\/beginnings-of-a-track\/ld-2-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-133872\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-133872\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-1-300x226.png\" alt=\"The Mona Lisa\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-1-300x226.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-1-550x415.png 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-1.png 807w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Initial Control points<\/p><\/div>\n <p>Here is a basic ring of stuff around the planet. \u00a0Pretty blah.<\/p>\n <div id=\"attachment_133874\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/04\/22\/beginnings-of-a-track\/ld-2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-133874\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-133874\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-2-300x226.png\" alt=\"The Mona Lisa\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-2-300x226.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-2-550x414.png 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-2.png 808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Filling in the spline to create a basic track<\/p><\/div>\n <p>I would ideally like to replace these little elongated sphere primitives with a real track mesh. \u00a0I don&#8217;t think it will be hard to do, but its not my next task. \u00a0I need cars next. \u00a0Need gameplay to be thinged.<\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <div id=\"attachment_133876\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/04\/22\/beginnings-of-a-track\/ld-2-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-133876\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-133876\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-3-300x226.png\" alt=\"The Mona Lisa\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-3-300x226.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-3-550x414.png 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-3.png 808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">And now with a little deformation...<\/p><\/div>\n <p>The control points are the dark spots now. \u00a0This is of course a non-geneticed track, and wont actually be in any way balanced to be either hard \/ easy \/ fun \/ etc.<\/p>\n <div id=\"attachment_133899\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/04\/22\/beginnings-of-a-track\/ld-2-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-133899\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-133899\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-4-300x226.png\" alt=\"The Mona Lisa\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-4-300x226.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-4-550x414.png 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ld-2-4.png 808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the track<\/p><\/div>\n <p>And this may be a bit closer to the sort of camera angle a car will be seeing the track from.<\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p>\ud83d\ude10 24 hours left! \u00a0Right now we must away for food.<\/p>","time":"April 22nd, 2012 5:12 pm","title":"Beginnings of a track"}