Sadly, the font that’s being used here is arse, but I’m assuming (hopefully) that when it comes up it’ll be in a nice, sans-serif font.

So, I’m keen to give LD18 a crack. Not sure if I’ll get something out, but nevertheless I might give it a crack.

I’m keen to do something in Java which’ll simulate the hardware of the Sega Master System to some extent (none of the memory paging crap, just the VDP and PSG). To do this, I’m making a .it-to-.vgm converter, which I hope to have finished by the time this starts, and if anyone wants it I’ll post a link if/once it’s done & uploaded.

So, speaking of software, likely software will be:

• The Diablo JDK for Java 1.6. Duh.
• Kate for editing eleventy-billion .java files.
• GIMP for graphics.
• SchismTracker for music, and maybe a few of my own tools which will be “lying around” by the start of the compo (if you want any, feel free to bug me – I made one called “AutoTracker” but I do NOT recommend use of it as it’s still pretty awful and I’ll be composing by hand, but it’s there if you need it).

If we’re doing enemies as weapons, I’ll probably make everyone* here who’s likely to make a game which won’t work on FreeBSD (or make it a downright pain in the arse to do so) a throwable weapon if I can obtain their cariacatures. This includes:

• *Any* version of Flash.
• Game Maker, at least after a certain stage (it’s a PAIN IN THE ARSE to get it to work well under wine and even then it’s BUTT SLOW).
• Java folk who decide to use jinput and/or lwjgl instead of using jogl like a normal person.
• XNA or Silverlight.
• The Microsoft dialect of C++ (you CANNOT believe how much UTTER HELL I had in the last Allegro Speedhack – I could only get about 5 to COMPILE, let alone not crash.)
• Maybe FreeBASIC. (I haven’t managed to bootstrap it for FreeBSD.)
• Later versions of DirectX.
• People who insist on using shaders (I have an nVidia GeForce 5200 FX AGP).

By the way, I was one of those who voted +1 for zombies. Sorry guys.

(*) I’m making exemptions for people who are doing it on alternative hardware. But not the Amiga (because copyright law sucks arse as it stands).