Preparing for LD16
While at the same time studying for the exams :]
Hello! It’s my first time at LD, and I WON’T chicken out at the last moment like I did with the miniLD…
I’m just getting the feel of the posting system for now but my game engine is ready, keyboard cleaned of crumbs, screen polished to a shine and my damn DVD drive still not working.
Anyways, you got any tips for a LD beginner?
[EDIT] DAMN! My engine is still lacking sound and map loading, the keyboard still has crumbs in it and my screen has fingerprints all over it!! This is all going to hell! Well… at least the DVD drive is working…
[EDIT2] It’s still not working!!
Comments
06. Dec 2009 · 08:07 UTC
Don’t let LD see your fear!
06. Dec 2009 · 12:21 UTC
Be Agile. If you don’t have a lot of experience, you may not have a good idea of how long it may take to actually implement something. Iterative improvement is going to work really well here. Make a list of things your game must absolutely have, and a list of things that would be nice to put in if you have time. Really get the core mechanics down as quickly as possible so you can adjust it and make it fun. This is where I messed up in my first LD entry.