{"author_name":"Henry McLaughlin","cat":"MiniLD","comments":[{"author_name":"Jedi","time":"July 22, 2011 4:12 pm","epoch":1311369120,"text":"If that combination makes development more fun, I think you&#8217;ve made a wise decision.<br \/>\n You gotta keep it fun! <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/>","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"","time":"July 22, 2011 8:33 pm","epoch":1311384780,"text":"Best of luck sir. I shall see you on the frontlines.","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"","time":"July 22, 2011 11:32 pm","epoch":1311395520,"text":"Large projects can be rewarding, but get stressful easily \ud83d\ude1b<br \/>\n Good luck with your entry!","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1311363240,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"65503","p_author":"Henry McLaughlin","p_authorkey":"979","p_urlkey":"101299","p_title":"Mini-LD #28 \u2013 A Change of Tools for a Change of Heart","p_cat":"MiniLD","p_event":"LD21","p_time":"1311363240","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"3","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"979","us_name":"Henry Mclaughlin","us_username":"pycron","event_start":"1313712000","event_key":"7","event_name":"LD21"},"text":"<p>So&#8230;<\/p>\n <p>I&#8217;ve hit a wall with C++\/Ogre. It has just. Stopped. Being. Fun.<\/p>\n <p>So, here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ll use instead:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><strong>Language:<\/strong> ActionScript 3<\/li>\n <li><strong>Compiler:<\/strong> Flex 4.5<\/li>\n <li><strong>IDE:<\/strong> Geany<\/li>\n <li><strong>Graphics:<\/strong> Inkscape<\/li>\n <li><strong>Sounds:<\/strong> sfxr (AS3 port) + media.io (for MP3 conversion)<\/li>\n <li><strong>Music:<\/strong> LMMS (If I get to it)<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>C++ is killing me. Large projects are killing me. I&#8217;ve had enough.<\/p>\n <p>My Mini-LD game will be the start of a new kind of work for me. I will move toward making games that are deliberately simple. I want to make games that can be completed within one month. And then, well, complete them within one month.<\/p>\n <p>I&#8217;m hoping that I can accomplish that.<\/p>\n <p>My first project will be the Mini-LD game. I will continue to work on it until it is finished. I&#8217;m hoping to make either a top-down shooter or an RPG. We&#8217;ll see what I can fit into the theme.<\/p>\n <p>Peace, love, and the simplest possible solution,<\/p>\n <p>&#8212; Mr. Dude<\/p>","time":"July 22nd, 2011 2:34 pm","title":"Mini-LD #28 \u2013 A Change of Tools for a Change of Heart"}