Hello LD community.  I’ve been following LD since #18 (not long, I know) and I thought I’d try my hand at the main competition.  I’m exceptionally excited and I’m on the lookout for tips from veterans.  Could someone direct me to where the LD community congregates?  I’ve heard mention of an IRC channel…

I’ll be developing in python 3 with pyGame and possibly pyOpenGL depending on the nature of the project.  If anyone has experience creating standalone apps or at least using distutils to package the correct items with any of those modules, I’d be very grateful for advice.

Looking forward to a great competition!

P.S.  Advice on screencap software for a Windows environment is welcome too.  I have none and don’t wish to buy any.  Email is the best way to contact me -check my profile.  Thank you all very much!