{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/hamumu\/","author_name":"Hamumu","cat":"LD #12 - The Tower - 2008","categories":["LD #12 - The Tower - 2008"],"comments":[],"epoch":1218365940,"event":"LD12","likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"76212","p_author":"Hamumu","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"283975","p_title":"Eight Hours To Go","p_cat":"LD #12 - The Tower - 2008","p_event":"LD12","p_time":"1218365940","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1218153600","event_key":"89","event_name":"LD12"},"source_url":"2008\/08\/10\/eight-hours-to-go\/","text":"<p>Can\u2019t show a screenie since I am currently working on the offline computer, the only one with decent art programs on it (stupid Vista won\u2019t run PSP9 or Max5).\u00a0 Thusly, what I am doing now is art!\u00a0 I\u2019ve got lots in so far, though endless hours spent doing it.\u00a0 Six in fact.\u00a0 Still need some stuff for the buttons you click on and the title screen, and the treasure the owls are stealing, then I guess art is pretty much done.\u00a0 Then I\u2019ll need to get some challenge\/point\/structure to the gameplay, and some sounds.\u00a0 That should pretty much do it.\u00a0 I\u2019ll need more heroes than I have to reach that point, but I\u2019ll just reuse my existing art for those, because man, I\u2019ve made a lot of little heroes.\u00a0 I think about 8 unique characters.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted the game to include a skill tree for boosting all your heroes, but I think that\u2019s something for later.\u00a0 You\u2019ll have to be content with the strategy\/luck involved in which heroes you get.\u00a0 Not much luck needed at this point, since the pool of heroes currently is the same as the number of rooms at the inn, and you\u2019re allowed to have multiples of the same.\u00a0 I want to change that, but can\u2019t until there are a whole lot more heroes.\u00a0 Which probably won\u2019t happen by the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>So I\u2019m off to do that.\u00a0 I\u2019d also like to have more than one kind of monster, but that too will have to go by the wayside.\u00a0 Hordes of ordinary owls is interesting enough for now!<\/p>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/tower-defense\/\" rel=\"tag\">tower defense<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/words\/\" rel=\"tag\">words<\/a><\/p>","time":"August 10th, 2008 10:59 am","title":"Eight Hours To Go"}