So, I’ve done every main Ludum Dare since LD23! That’s 6 LD’s, and it means that this Ludum Dare will mark two years since my first one. Wow! You know, I like Minecraft (if not as much as I used to), but introducing me to this event is the best thing Notch ever did for me.

So – here are the tools I will be using!

• OS: Linux Mint 13. Because I don’t feel like updating.
• Platform: Haxe with OpenFL. I’ll be exporting to Flash, Windows, Linux, and hopefully even Mac just because it’s easy!
• Library: HaxePunk. I’ve been making a game with HaxePunk, and I love it.
• Image editor: Aseprite. I’ll probably use GIMP for some other stuff, too.
• Tilesetting: GoTile. I made this one! Hooray! I’m very proud of this, it’s a lot like a *coughcough*better*cough* version of AutoTileGen Free. More of feature, fewer of bug. It’s not as good as the paid version, though.
• Text Editor: Sublime Text 2. The shareware version that pops up a “buy me” window every few Ctrl+S’s. I feel guilty about not buying a license for my favorite text editor, but I can’t afford a text editor I already have for $70.
• Timelapse: I think gLapse this time. Partly because I’m so happy that it’s a program with better support for Linux than for Windows! Woohoo!
• Streaming: Castawesome. I’m glad I finally found a GUI program for streaming on Linux!
• Sound: sfxr and Audacity. My results in LD28 were shameful, but at least I got a decent score in audio thanks to SFXRdacity!

So, that’s it! I can’t wait for the highlight of my, um… triannuum to get started! Let’s all have fun this Ludum Dare! And try hovering over some (all) of those links, why don’t you?

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