{"author_link":"\/users\/renovatio","author_name":"renovatio","author_uid":"renovatio","comments":[],"epoch":1776637625,"event":"LD59","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":429838,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"95879","p_author":"renovatio","p_authorkey":"1427494","p_urlkey":"311208","p_title":"First Game. First Ludum Dare. A Small Start.","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD59","p_time":"1776637625","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1427494","us_name":"renovatio","us_username":"renovatio","event_start":"1776470400","event_key":"113","event_name":"Ludum Dare 59"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD59","removed_author":false},"_superparent":424249,"_trust":1,"author":427494,"body":"Hi Everyone!\n\nJust finished my very first game ever - and my first submission to Ludum Dare.\n\nIt\u2019s a very short experience, but I learned a lot along the way, especially about 3D and ECS. I\u2019m usually a developer, but when it comes to Unity and ECS, I\u2019m still very much a beginner - so this was a big step for me.\n\nThere\u2019s actually something playable here, even if it\u2019s rough. The idea behind the game is much bigger - what you see now is probably just 1% of what it could become.\n\nThe goal is simple: reach the center.\nSomething is stuck there\u2026 but can you get to it?\nAnd if you can - how long would it take?\n\nSomething is signaling from the depths.\n\nThe theme was \u201cSignal\u201d, and this is my take on it.\n\nHope this is just the beginning. \n\n![Screenshot 2026-04-20 012233.png](\/\/\/raw\/6e5\/86\/z\/703e7.png)\n![Screenshot 2026-04-20 012327.png](\/\/\/raw\/6e5\/86\/z\/703e2.png)","comments":0,"created":"2026-04-19T22:17:02Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":429838,"love":0,"meta":[],"modified":"2026-04-19T22:27:24Z","name":"First Game. First Ludum Dare. A Small Start.","node-timestamp":"2026-04-19T22:27:24Z","parent":427496,"parents":[1,5,9,424249,427496],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/signal-from-the-center\/first-game-first-ludum-dare-a-small-start","published":"2026-04-19T22:27:05Z","scope":"public","slug":"first-game-first-ludum-dare-a-small-start","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1353705},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"429838","n_urlkey":"311208","n_parent":"427496","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/signal-from-the-center\/first-game-first-ludum-dare-a-small-start","n_slug":"first-game-first-ludum-dare-a-sm","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"427494","n_created":"1776637022","n_modified":"1776637644","n_version":"1353705","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/signal-from-the-center\/first-game-first-ludum-dare-a-small-start","text":"Hi Everyone!\n\nJust finished my very first game ever - and my first submission to Ludum Dare.\n\nIt\u2019s a very short experience, but I learned a lot along the way, especially about 3D and ECS. I\u2019m usually a developer, but when it comes to Unity and ECS, I\u2019m still very much a beginner - so this was a big step for me.\n\nThere\u2019s actually something playable here, even if it\u2019s rough. The idea behind the game is much bigger - what you see now is probably just 1% of what it could become.\n\nThe goal is simple: reach the center.\nSomething is stuck there\u2026 but can you get to it?\nAnd if you can - how long would it take?\n\nSomething is signaling from the depths.\n\nThe theme was \u201cSignal\u201d, and this is my take on it.\n\nHope this is just the beginning. \n\n![Screenshot 2026-04-20 012233.png](\/\/\/raw\/6e5\/86\/z\/703e7.png)\n![Screenshot 2026-04-20 012327.png](\/\/\/raw\/6e5\/86\/z\/703e2.png)","title":"First Game. First Ludum Dare. A Small Start.","wayback_source":[]}