{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/chevyray\/","author_name":"ChevyRay","cat":"LD #23","categories":["LD #23"],"comments":[],"epoch":1334846460,"event":"LD23","likes":10,"metadata":{"p_key":"77617","p_author":"ChevyRay","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"286468","p_title":"A Hand-Drawn, Non-Platformer, Polished Flash Game","p_cat":"LD #23","p_event":"LD23","p_time":"1334846460","p_likes":"10","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1334880000","event_key":"10","event_name":"LD23"},"source_url":"2012\/04\/19\/a-hand-drawn-non-platformer-polished-flash-game\/","text":"<p>Hey folks!<\/p>\n<p>Glad lots of you seemed to like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-23-keynote\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"ludum-dare-23-keynote\">my keynote<\/a>, I had lots of fun making it! As a note, all 5 games in the keynote video were made in a 48-hour time period (but unfortunately the video as a whole took me about a week to make).<\/p>\n<p>Anyways, since I\u2019m not just all talk, I will also be taking part this weekend!<br\/>\nBUT, I\u2019ve set out a few challenges\/resolutions for myself:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019m going to make an 800\u00d7600 Flash game, so it is accessible and quick to play<\/li>\n<li>But since my previous 2 games were platformers, this game will <strong>not<\/strong> be one<\/li>\n<li>They were also pixelly games (as are a lot of LD entries), so I resolve to use completely <strong>hand-drawn<\/strong> graphics<\/li>\n<li>Since animations take long to prepare, I will use as few animations as possible, or none<\/li>\n<li>To make up for lack of hand-drawn animations, there will be many particles, effects, and lots of motion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I will be using tools I am comfortable with, though, as I still want to create a highly polished game:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My own engine, <a href=\"http:\/\/flashpunk.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"flashpunk-2d-game-engine\">FlashPunk<\/a>, to code the game<\/li>\n<li>For tweens\/animation\/motion, I will use the lovely <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greensock.com\/tweenlite\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"tweenlite-animation-library\">TweenLite<\/a> library, my favorite<\/li>\n<li>For graphics\/animation, I will use <strong>Photoshop<\/strong>, and\/or <strong>Flash<\/strong> if I choose an animated\/cartoon style<\/li>\n<li>I will record my own sounds with <a href=\"http:\/\/audacity.sourceforge.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"audacity-audio-tool\">Audacity<\/a>, using my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluemic.com\/snowball\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"snowball-mic\">Snowball<\/a> microphone<\/li>\n<li>I have no idea WTF to do about music, as I am unable to make tunes that do not cause hemorrhages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best of luck to everybody, and especially to those FlashPunk users taking part!<\/p>\n<p>Super pumped for this weekend. See y\u2019all around!<\/p>","time":"April 19th, 2012 2:41 pm","title":"A Hand-Drawn, Non-Platformer, Polished Flash Game","title_was_empty":false}