Sorry for the size of them. I just wanted to do another post mortem in comic form (sometimes I  just skip the whole Ludum Dare and just make the comic see  the real world).

Anyway, here are my thoughts about LD26:

post mortem part 1

post mortem part 2

And if the comic wasn’t clear, here is the subtext:

Things that went right:

Positive attitude: I decided that there could be nothing wrong with the theme. The problem would be me. So I just had to be positive, so when my least favorite  theme was chosen I didn’t despair but relaxed and just accepted any idea  that would or would not come.

Music: I made music for the previous Mini Ludum, but those were on the spot unedited improvisations. This time I had three (!) tracks made in Reaper and even did two retakes on the guitar (and used my C64!).  And having a premade playlist with energizing music helped as well.

No compromise: I had some OK ideas that were very doable in 48 hours, but I went for the idea that looked undoable but made me go ‘YEAH!!’.   I also wanted some cartoons as  intro and ending(s) so there would be a story and I planned time for that.

I was MAD! This idea (of the gamer having to program his entities who then went on their way)  was in my mind for a year but felt to big to do. Now I have something that (sort of) works in 72 hours! I can  expand on this.

I made a last minute change to go with FlashPunk so I had no hassle with the graphical side.

Things that went left:

No preparation.  I decided to use Flash CS6 and FlashDevelop together but at some point I couldn’t get my program to compile anymore, some weird Java Error. Luckily after a lot of  searching I found a workaround, but it cost me a lot of time.  And I still don’t have a solution.

Having a game where a GUI is important. I have almost no experience with making a GUI and the result was terrible. The biggest thing to fix in a post compo.

Butt ugly in-game-graphics. I always thought ‘I can make cartoons so I can do graphics’, but I really need practice (or a team member) to make a game look good.

No planning, no idea how far I was.  It just was a mad dash forward and after the deadline I found out that some key features did not work right at all.

The game is hard to win or lose, so I expect hardly anybody to see the endings.

Conclusion

I don’t think I will be high on any category but for myself this was the  Ludum Dare that gave me the most satisfaction: I’m still in a wonderful afterglow (or is that sunburn?).

Now back to playing all those games that look so much better than mine

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=14225

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