{"author_name":"Jimjam","cat":"LD #20 - It's Dangerous to go Alone! Take This!","comments":[],"epoch":1304137920,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"66755","p_author":"Jimjam","p_authorkey":"3643","p_urlkey":"102556","p_title":"Getting started!","p_cat":"LD #20 - It's Dangerous to go Alone! Take This!","p_event":"LD20","p_time":"1304137920","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"3643","us_name":"Jimjam","us_username":"jimjam","event_start":"1304035200","event_key":"6","event_name":"LD20"},"text":"<p>Well, after a brief bit of alarm at not knowing what to do with the theme, I&#8217;ve decided on something I think is pretty cool. I&#8217;m going for the traditional top-down RPG hack n slash with a twist &#8211; the player controls the &#8220;this&#8221;, a magical sword, leading around the oafish hero and trying not to get him killed.<\/p>\n <p>I&#8217;ll probably just stay with FlashDevelop and TweenLite for this, but perhaps use flixel for some of the utility functions, but I will keep the list updated as I progress.<\/p>\n <p>Right now though, It&#8217;s about 8.30 AM South African time and I woke up about an hour ago, so I&#8217;m going to put in a bout of preemptive procrastination by doing things like showering and eating. Then on to more planning and getting levels and sword control going.<\/p>\n <p>Good luck all!<\/p>","time":"April 29th, 2011 11:32 pm","title":"Getting started!"}