{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/corgicommander\/","author_name":"CorgiCommander","cat":"LD #33","categories":["LD #33"],"comments":[],"epoch":1440882480,"event":"LD33","likes":16,"metadata":{"p_key":"83126","p_author":"CorgiCommander","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"293857","p_title":"Calcusaurus \u2013 The Math Shooting Dino Monster?","p_cat":"LD #33","p_event":"LD33","p_time":"1440882480","p_likes":"16","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1440115200","event_key":"29","event_name":"LD33"},"source_url":"2015\/08\/29\/calcusaurus-the-math-shooting-dino-monster\/","text":"

Yet another Game Jam game complete! This is the 10th jam game I\u2019ve completed thus far, but not any less challenging! This is the first time I got a jam playable on Android! (but still playable on PC and Web)<\/p>\n

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

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I wanted to try something a little different this time around, and do something with a simple but \u201cvariable\u201d mechanic, and all puns aside, I ended up\u00a0choosing to do something related to math.<\/p>\n

Not really sure, but for some reason I associated \u201cmonsters\u201d with \u201cnumbers\/math\u201d at the time, maybe it had something to do with my antagonistic perspective of the subject math? \":)\"<\/p>\n

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DAY 1<\/strong>\nHigh concept wise, the game\u2019s concept consisted around the idea of having the monster attack jets and stuff by \u201cdoing some calculations\u201d that allowed him to \u201caccurately\u201d shoot down foes. (apparently he\u2019s a genius, so 2+2 is enough for him to shoot down a moving plane)<\/p>\n

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

\"Calcusaurus<\/a>

First Draft of the Gameplay Window<\/p><\/div>\n

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I immediately knew that I wanted a lizard\/dino like monster, and started drawing a bunch of lizards. I didn\u2019t think a lot of my original drawings looked \u201cMonster\u201d enough, so I added some \u201ckaiju\u201d dino to his design and added in ears.<\/p>\n

\"Calc_Idle_1\"<\/p>\n

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After the design, my co-partner and I started thinking of a bunch of other ideas for the game, but eventually settled around something similar to the original concept. We began prototyping right way.<\/p>\n

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DAY 2<\/strong>\nI started working on the bulk of the game\u2019s graphics on the second day of the jam. I was struggling with coming up with the style of the graphics, and settled for going with an Arcade\/Sega Genesis look.<\/p>\n

Video:\u00a0Getting the Animations Working<\/a><\/p>\n