{"author_link":"\/users\/lizz","author_name":"Lizz","author_uid":"lizz","comments":[],"epoch":1776661413,"event":"LD59","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":430114,"likes":5,"metadata":{"p_key":"95982","p_author":"Lizz","p_authorkey":"1335704","p_urlkey":"311372","p_title":"Question, wondering about \"overscoping\"","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD59","p_time":"1776661413","p_likes":"5","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1335704","us_name":"Lizz","us_username":"lizz","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":335704,"body":"First, have you ever overscoped or felt like you were going that way? Please tell me\/us about it! And how did you (not) fix it? :thinking: \n\nHowever, my real question. Some backstory: I make text adventure games with Twine, this is my second time doing so (and my second LD solo). I cannot program anything and am quickly burned out. However... I love writing, games and creative stuff. :dragon: This is the second game that pretty much is a few chapters I made. Aware I won't finish it, just making more and more step by step. There is not really a finish besides a few specific routes.\nWhy do I not worry? Because most here won't use more than 5 minutes to play a game, a text adventure with deeper meanings is... Well, I am a fast reader but that just does not fit.\nHence my decision to just keep adding things, either when I think its enough to show what my aim is or past that yet time is up... That is my game. A choice I am behind. I can mess about with it just tor funsies after.\n\n:question: The question... Would you call it despite that overscoping? In literal sense, by feeling...? Curious to your opinions! :smile: ","comments":3,"comments-timestamp":"2026-04-20T06:58:49Z","created":"2026-04-20T04:52:33Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":430114,"love":5,"love-timestamp":"2026-04-20T18:31:05Z","meta":[],"modified":"2026-04-20T18:31:05Z","name":"Question, wondering about \"overscoping\"","node-timestamp":"2026-04-20T05:03:33Z","parent":424400,"parents":[1,5,9,424249,424400],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/shroomice\/question-wondering-about-overscoping","published":"2026-04-20T05:03:33Z","scope":"public","slug":"question-wondering-about-overscoping","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1355778},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"430114","n_urlkey":"311372","n_parent":"424400","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/shroomice\/question-wondering-about-overscoping","n_slug":"question-wondering-about-oversco","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"335704","n_created":"1776660753","n_modified":"1776709865","n_version":"1355778","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/59\/shroomice\/question-wondering-about-overscoping","text":"First, have you ever overscoped or felt like you were going that way? Please tell me\/us about it! And how did you (not) fix it? :thinking: \n\nHowever, my real question. Some backstory: I make text adventure games with Twine, this is my second time doing so (and my second LD solo). I cannot program anything and am quickly burned out. However... I love writing, games and creative stuff. :dragon: This is the second game that pretty much is a few chapters I made. Aware I won't finish it, just making more and more step by step. There is not really a finish besides a few specific routes.\nWhy do I not worry? Because most here won't use more than 5 minutes to play a game, a text adventure with deeper meanings is... Well, I am a fast reader but that just does not fit.\nHence my decision to just keep adding things, either when I think its enough to show what my aim is or past that yet time is up... That is my game. A choice I am behind. I can mess about with it just tor funsies after.\n\n:question: The question... Would you call it despite that overscoping? In literal sense, by feeling...? Curious to your opinions! :smile: ","title":"Question, wondering about \"overscoping\"","wayback_source":[]}