{"author_name":"Moth","cat":"LD #23","comments":[],"epoch":1335041280,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"57428","p_author":"Moth","p_authorkey":"811","p_urlkey":"93177","p_title":"thingie","p_cat":"LD #23","p_event":"LD23","p_time":"1335041280","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"811","us_name":"Moth","us_username":"moth","event_start":"1334880000","event_key":"10","event_name":"LD23"},"text":"

After wasting a whole 24 hours doing nothing, I’ve started work on my project! I’ve just done some graphics so far.<\/p>\n

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It’s going to be a retro graphics platformer, the absolute most boring kind of indie game to see! I’m using a lot of randomization elements in it, and each level will be a ‘tiny world’. I know it clearly appears I am going the easy, safe route with the graphics, because I… uh, am. But that will let me focus on the neat stuff!<\/p>\n

The central idea is the levels and enemies within them are highly randomized, and are generated via a seed the player supplies. I think it will be fun for people to try different seeds, then have their friends play through the same ones.<\/p>\n

Every level, enemies will get a little harder, and every 10 levels there will be a boss fight. The player will be able to choose how many levels long they want it to be (or endless) at the seed entry prompt. A per-seed high score list would be really cool but would probably take too long to stuff into the first release (assuming I can even get this to a presentable state in less than 24 hours!)<\/p>","time":"April 21st, 2012 3:48 pm","title":"thingie"}