{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/royvanrijn\/","author_name":"royvanrijn","cat":"LD #30","categories":["LD #30"],"comments":[],"epoch":1408955160,"event":"LD30","likes":5,"metadata":{"p_key":"81844","p_author":"royvanrijn","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"290961","p_title":"Post-mortem\u2026 a (dis)connected world","p_cat":"LD #30","p_event":"LD30","p_time":"1408955160","p_likes":"5","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1408665600","event_key":"24","event_name":"LD30"},"source_url":"2014\/08\/25\/post-mortem-a-disconnected-world\/","text":"

Time for a post-mortem.<\/p>\n

\"butcher<\/a><\/p>\n

Preparation<\/h2>\n

This #LD I\u2019ve decided to use the framework I made last time: for a point-n-click game.<\/p>\n

Before the competition I decided to add some more features, like a dialog system and a way to play sound. Also the Javascript should now work correctly on iOS and Android as well.<\/p>\n

Theme\u2026<\/h2>\n

NO! I didn\u2019t want Connected Worlds\u2026 I had some great game ideas with other themes, but not this<\/em>< theme. What should I do? Well, I went for a short walk outside and imagined two worlds close to each other. What if the worlds are very close, but not yet connected? How about a love story? Yes! A love story! This is the basis of my game.<\/p>\n

The puzzles<\/h2>\n

When making a point-n-click adventure game one of the most important things to have is: good puzzles. If the puzzles are too obvious people will make their way through the game in a matter of minutes, if the puzzles are too complicated people will quickly give up and hate it. This is the moment I panicked, I was again clueless and had no good puzzle ideas. That is when inspiration came from my living room\u2026 the Mythbusters. My love story was featured around building a rocket. And where did I learn everything I know about building rockets? The Mythbusters. That is why they just had to become part of my game (and they did!).<\/p>\n

Drawing! Drawing! Hand cramp.<\/h2>\n

The biggest drawback of making a point-n-click adventure is the visuals\u2026 I love playing the genre and want to bring back the fun I had with games like Gobli(ii)ns, Monkey Island, Larry, DOTT etc.<\/p>\n

Instead of drawing on the computer I decided to use something new (for me):<\/p>\n

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  1. Draw on paper (using pencil)<\/li>\n
  2. Make photo with phone<\/li>\n
  3. *instant dropbox sync*<\/li>\n
  4. Open in GIMP<\/li>\n
  5. Play with threshold<\/li>\n
  6. Do digital coloring<\/li>\n
  7. (optional): Turn layers into animation with sprite GIMP plugin<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The amount of drawing to programming was 90\/10, maybe even 90\/5\/5 if you include making music and sound effects!<\/p>\n

    In the end I decided to also push my hand-drawn artwork on Github, you can check it our here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Music & sound fx<\/h2>\n

    For the music I decided to use SoundHelix. It took me a while to figure out how to change the settings to get something which matches the scene I was working on, but I love the result.<\/p>\n

    The sound effects where all quick hacks, shouting at the microphone. I\u2019m especially proud of my lions roar<\/a>, which turned out much better than I anticipated. <\/p>\n

    Fun!<\/h2>\n

    I\u2019m very pleased with the result, it is much better than the first LD I finished. It makes me feel so proud when people say it reminds them of the fun they had with the good old point-n-click adventures. It is my duty to make you laugh and have a good time!<\/p>\n

    To play<\/b> my game, click here<\/a>.<\/p>","time":"August 25th, 2014 8:26 am","title":"Post-mortem\u2026 a (dis)connected world","title_was_empty":false}