So here we are nine hours in advance and I’m finally posting to say I’m going to do this. I’ve been lurking and following LD through 21 and 22, and it’s been really fun to see all this going on, and I want in on the fun! Last time I was almost in, but homework and exams struck, along with the engine-y thing I’ve made not quite being usable then. Since then I’ve improved it enough that I’ll be using it this time around, and I know something (of questionable quality!) will be made.

And because it seems to be the cool thing to do.. the tools I’m using:

• Java with LWJGL (and my as-yet unnamed engine that runs between me and LWJGL), and Paul Lamb’s sound system code (if I use sound at all. I’ve not competently put sound into something I’ve made yet.)
• sfxr for any sounds. MilkyTracker if I feel adventurous enough to make music.
• MSPaint for my art, because I’m a classy fellow who doesn’t need transparency

I’ll post a link for my engine and the related tools later, including the tool to pack animations into a format the engine can use, saving fonts for the engine to use, and a tool to take some color from an image and replace it with transparency because MSPaint doesn’t do transparency.

Warning though, it’s completely undocumented. That’s all on paper on my desk, so it’s sort of hard to share.

Oh right, the other important bit is that I’ll try posting relatively regular updates to here and my blog (shameless plug, clearly) after everything gets going. Probably every fourish hours, unless I’m busy sleeping.