{"assets":[{"original":"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014-12-07_20-04-27-550x469.png","local":"\/data\/posts\/2014\/12\/2a5612e28aa2b6aeb1a2aee5ecb61739.png"}],"author_link":"author\/31eee384\/","author_name":"the31","cat":"LD #31","categories":["LD #31"],"comments":[],"epoch":1418171760,"event":"LD31","likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"82528","p_author":"the31","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"293260","p_title":"Orb Fetch: GOLD, behind the scenes (LD31 Compo)","p_cat":"LD #31","p_event":"LD31","p_time":"1418171760","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1417737600","event_key":"26","event_name":"LD31"},"source_url":"2014\/12\/10\/orb-fetch-gold-behind-the-scenes-ld31-compo\/","text":"

For this LD I made Orb Fetch: GOLD<\/a>, a game that looks like a newtonian \u201cthrust one way, ship goes the other\u201d game, but isn\u2019t. At all. And it\u2019s hard to get used to how much it isn\u2019t. (I still end up trying to \u201cthrust\u201d in panic on the more dangerous levels.)<\/p>\n

\"2014-12-07_20-04-27\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a peek at how I made the graphics: a trick I\u2019ve been wanting to try with grid paper, a pencil, and a felt-tipped marker. Black and white filters easily get rid of the blue lines, leaving the lines to be filled (or not).<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Usually graphics aren\u2019t my strong suit, but I think it worked well! It was very easy to get some graphics that weren\u2019t my usual lame programmer\u2019s pixel art, and because it wasn\u2019t pixel art, it wasn\u2019t a pain to scale up for fullscreen mode.<\/p>\n

Only downside is that now I have to apologize for my poor handwriting.<\/p>","time":"December 10th, 2014 12:36 am","title":"Orb Fetch: GOLD, behind the scenes (LD31 Compo)","title_was_empty":false}