Hey everyone, it's a been a while. But it's time again for Ludum Dare! :smile:

Before we get started here, there's one important thing I want to remind you of:

Very Important: LD45 starts early!

Check the clock in the sidebar for your local start time. Long story short, if you've done Ludum Dare in the past, it starts 3 hours earlier than usual. This is the new normal. April events at the regular time (9 PM EDT), and the new October events 3 hours early (6 PM EDT).

I'm hoping the new schedule is better for folks. I would constantly get complaints that Ludum Dare events always happened at exam time (i.e. every 4 months, just like a school semester). Here's hoping this makes a difference. For me it means I should be able to run better events, where the 4 month schedule was a constant struggle to just keep to the schedule. Thanks for understanding! :sweat_smile:

Speaking of starting, Final Round Theme Voting has started! Go over here and cast your vote:

:ballot_box: /events/ludum-dare/45/theme

For rules and other info, visit the event page:

:trophy: /events/ludum-dare/45

For those new to Ludum Dare, the website will become slow/unusable during the minutes leading up to the Theme Announcement, so we highly recommend you follow our Twitter account for the reveal:

https://twitter.com/ludumdare

The theme will be announced when the clock at the top this page reaches zero.

Twitch Streaming!

Over the past year Twitch made some big changes to how they handle our Ludum Dare streams.

Here's what you need to know:

• Go to your Dashboard
• Set your Twitch Game/Category to one of these:
  • Science & Technology
  • Art
  • Music & Performing Arts
  • Makers & Crafting
• Include the Twitch Tag: Ludum Dare

View All Streams: twitch.tv/.../tags/c8d6d6ee-3b02-4ae7-81e9-4c0f434941cc

Keynote, hosted by KP (@kp-cftsz)

Keynoting our 45th event is KP (twitter). KP has been taking part in Ludum Dare for many years, and they put together a really great keynote for us. Lets check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E66PhCxB0t4

Many thanks KP for keynoting. :smile:

That's it for now. Final vote time!