{"assets":[{"original":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/concept_02-550x275.jpg","local":"\/data\/posts\/2014\/08\/e2c49f5134258ede705caa6e960fa630.jpg"},{"original":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/concept_02.jpg","local":"\/data\/posts\/2014\/08\/bd5c33364669904637074eda0e9aa9d1.jpg"}],"author_link":"author\/stevesalmond\/","author_name":"SteveSalmond","cat":"LD #30","categories":["LD #30"],"comments":[],"epoch":1408801980,"event":"LD30","likes":6,"metadata":{"p_key":"82440","p_author":"SteveSalmond","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"293172","p_title":"Planetary botanist?","p_cat":"LD #30","p_event":"LD30","p_time":"1408801980","p_likes":"6","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\/23\/planetary-botanist\/","text":"<p>Spent the whole of yesterday coding without a clear idea of gameplay. \u00a0So stressful when you don\u2019t have a strong idea in your head! \u00a0Woke up this morning\u00a0with\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333332\">a harebrained scheme involving procedurally generated plants. Like Jack and the Giant Beanstalk, but between planets! This game could crash and burn if it doesn\u2019t pan out, but I guess that\u2019s part of the fun, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/data\/posts\/2014\/08\/bd5c33364669904637074eda0e9aa9d1.jpg\"><img alt=\"Second Concept\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-378773\" height=\"275\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"\/data\/posts\/2014\/08\/e2c49f5134258ede705caa6e960fa630.jpg\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/concept_02-300x150.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/concept_02-550x275.jpg 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/concept_02.jpg 1200w\" width=\"550\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now for the minor problem of building the damn thing\u2026 \u00a0 It cheers me up to think that there are a ton of like-minded people going through the same challenges. \u00a0Let\u2019s get cracking ladies and gents! \u00a0If you\u2019re struggling, grit your teeth and push on through \u2013 you\u2019ll be proud of yourself at the other end.<\/p>\n<p>EDIT: I have dev blog going at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stevesalmond.com\/ludum-dare-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"http:\/\/stevesalmond.com\/ludum-dare-30\/\">http:\/\/stevesalmond.com\/ludum-dare-30\/<\/a> for posterity.<\/p>","time":"August 23rd, 2014 1:53 pm","title":"Planetary botanist?","title_was_empty":false}