{"author_name":"Tenoch","cat":"LD  #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010","comments":[],"epoch":1282197240,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"70292","p_author":"Tenoch","p_authorkey":"328","p_urlkey":"106112","p_title":"Declaration of uncertainty","p_cat":"LD  #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010","p_event":"LD18","p_time":"1282197240","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"328","us_name":"Tenoch","us_username":"tenoch","event_start":"1282262400","event_key":"4","event_name":"LD18"},"text":"<p>So the &#8220;Hello&#8221;-posts season has started. I won&#8217;t be very original, I always use the same things:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Code in Lua using my personal lib <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/evol2d\">ev\u00f6L<\/a>. There are lots of new additions in the dev version that you can get by typing &#8220;bzr branch <span>lp:evol2d<\/span>&#8221; in the closest terminal. ev\u00f6L runs on GNU\/Linux, Windows and now Dingux (Linux for the Dingoo handheld device). It should compile fine on Mac OS X and *BSD, but I&#8217;m unable to cross-compile for these. Depending on my mood, I might make a Dingoo game (understand &#8220;low-res, limited input&#8221;), which by the wonders of portability, will run on PC OSes as well (with keyboard or gamepad). Oh and it&#8217;s binary compatible with the Ben Nanonote, if anyone of you has one.<\/li>\n <li>Alternatively, I might give a try to my previous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2010\/07\/16\/retro-awesomeness\/\">experiment<\/a>, of a text based networked platform where all code is on the server, and the client is only a terminal that relays input and displays output. That&#8217;s in Lua too.<\/li>\n <li>Compy is an EeePC 901 running Ubuntu 10.04, and the language is interpreted, so that limits seriously performance, although last time I managed to make a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2010\/04\/25\/arks-of-mercy\/\">full 3D game entirely in Lua<\/a>. If Dingoo there is, it&#8217;s even more limited (heh, no FPU!) But that&#8217;s good. Games shouldn&#8217;t need supercomputers to run on.<\/li>\n <li>Text editor is Geany.<\/li>\n <li>Graphics will probably be with Inkscape and GIMP. I do have a camera but no scanner. If graphics there are.<\/li>\n <li>Sound: the usual Audacity and\/or sfxr for sound, LMMS for music.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>Now I happen to have my housewarming party on Friday night, and a birthday on Saturday. I may or may not be able to participate at all. I may as well have to drop to the Jam, even if my goal is really the compo. I managed the top 20 last time, which is extremely exhilarating. I wonder if I can top that.<\/p>\n <p>I should also warn that I always make many motivational posters, and that they suck like you can&#8217;t imagine.<\/p>\n <p>Now have fun people. See you on Saturday.<\/p>","time":"August 19th, 2010 12:54 am","title":"Declaration of uncertainty"}