Schedule: * Day 1: Panic over theme * Buy snacks while thinking about theme * Do a few paper drafts * Draw a few sketches * Day 2: Program like mad * Draw stuff * Day 3: Finishing touches * Write some music * Test it out heaps * Prepare for submission * Collapse in bed & sleep

Sounds like a plan! :grinning:

Tools: * Programming: PHP & Javascript. Depending on the design I may use other libraries, or other code I've written before. * IDE: I have my own web server & prefer to develop directly on that, using my own customised Ace.js-based setup. * Art: Pen. Paper. I can't draw to save my life, but I want to try & learn. Also, Photoshop. * Music: Anvil Studio, Synthfont and Audacity are my go-tos

Themes look like a mixed bag ... can't wait for that 10 minute countdown to finish!

New website, looks great!

Can't wait to use it for LD38! Oh, wait, I aaaaam.

We’re Taiga and Nazu and this is our first JAM as a team! There’s a lot of stuff we still need to figure out but hopefully this will be a fun and educational experience.

Good luck everyone!

Game dev tools

Inkscape (for concept design and art)

Unity 5.6 (Game engine)

Visual Studio 2017 Community (as IDE)

GITLAB (testing for source control... :thinking: or will revert back to github )

LMMS, sfxr (for creating audio) Audacity (for editing audio)

Paint.net (for simple arts, resize etc) Gimp (for more advanced image manipulations) Krita (for drawing bg etc)

Twitch + OBS studio (for streaming)

HELP needed : Being an lone programmer :cry:, if any one want to join hands for Art, Audio are welcome..contact me via here @paruthidotexe or twitter [https://twitter.com/paruthidotexe]

Joining my First LD

*smears self with jam*

Likely tools etc.: Vim, TypeScript, coffee, barfi

But, are games art?

First game jam ever!! Totally not procrastinating haha!

Here we go. I'm gonna be using

• Unity 5.6
• Photoshop
• Visual Studio 2015
• Probably other stuff

Good luck to you all!

I am live streaming with the game engine I made over the past 4 days from scratch! Come on hang!

http://www.twitch.tv/tek256

Hello,

As per request of the todo list, here is our "I'm in" post.

Good luck everyone and have fun!

Follow our progress on twitch https://www.twitch.tv/togislp when we don't sleep and if the setup works :D

Yep, my 1st Ludum Dare!!

I’m in for LD38! Code base and tools:

I am using a personal FlashDevelop Flixel project template as base code.

Here is the download link for the project template, which includes a README.TXT:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5y7enwor6jebixw/bliz_flixel_ld_template.zip?dl=0

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=12278

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=12278

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=12278

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=12278

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=12278

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=12278

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=12278

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=12278

Planned tools:

Font:

• Press Start K, a freeware, commercial-use-allowed font by codeman38 (http://www.fontspace.com/codeman38/press-start)

Flash Development:

• Flixel (http://flixel.org/)
• Flixel Power Tools (http://www.photonstorm.com/flixel-power-tools)
• Community fork of Flixel (https://github.com/FlixelCommunity/flixel)
• Community fork of Flixel Power Tools (https://github.com/FlixelCommunity/Flixel-Power-Tools)
• FlashDevelop (http://www.flashdevelop.org/)
• GVIM (http://www.vim.org)
• Frhed (http://frhed.sourceforge.net/en/)
• Flex SDK (http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/flex-sdk-download.html)

Audio:

• BFXR (http://www.bfxr.net/)
• M-Audio Oxygen 25 MIDI keyboard controller (http://www.amazon.com/M-Audio-Oxygen-25-Keyboard-Controller/dp/B002VYJDYW)
• Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
• Plogue Chipsounds (http://www.plogue.com/products/chipsounds/)
• Music Creator 6 Touch (bought on Steam, but only Music Creator 7 is available on Steam now)
• Z3TA+2 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/241790/)
• SONAR Steam Edition (http://store.steampowered.com/app/380080/)
• Acoustica MP3 Audio Mixer (http://www.acoustica.com/mp3-audio-mixer/)

Image Editing:

• Paint.NET (http://www.getpaint.net/index.html)
• Tile Studio (http://tilestudio.sourceforge.net/)
• GIMP 2.8.10 (http://www.gimp.org/)

Its time to make a game! Here is how it will be:

• Day 1: Look at the Theme, tries to come up with idea, panic over that you are not getting anywhere, all the sudden a idea pops up.
• Day 2: Now the making begins. You code some stuff, you get angry because the code is not working, just as your idea and you cry a little bit. Then all the sudden, the code god bless me and its working.
• Day 3: You getting stressed out because the time is almost over. You package it, you post it here. I have made it!

I love Ludum Dare!

Hype!!

Tools I'll definitely be using: - GameMaker: Studio - Aseprite - Freemind - Chronolapse

Tools I Might be using: - Tiled - sfxr - Audacity - Sunvox - Bosca Ceoil - Texture Font Generator

Best of luck everybody!!

Haxeflixel! Aseprite! Bosca Ceoil or maybe GarageBand! Snacks! Games!

its two minutes before start, but this will probably be posted after due to all the traffic on the server right now. Plan to use javascript and html5 to make a game from scratch

For my last one I accidentally entered under 37.

Going to use Game Maker.

Don't really have a good idea of what we plan on doing. Depending on our idea we will be using: - Unity/Maya/Photoshop/Some sound editor - OpenGL/C++/Maya/Photoshop/Some sound editor - Pure C (yeah I said it!)

My partner in crime is at work for the first day, so let's hope this works well. :worried:

First time Ludum Darer, will be coding a game from scratch in C++. I'm on a team with several people who haven't done game development before. Don't expect anything super fancy from us, but it should be an interesting result one way or another.

i am excite

I couldn't resist

In fact, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxvlKp-76io

Okay, sorry

IDEA?

I like the idea of Interplanetary Diplomacy and Trading.

It would be too wierd to call it Jupiter (Especially scince Jupiter is huge) or Hermes.

I'm sooooo stressed out but i guess i'm in ! You can follow me on Twitter i'm gonna livetweet my progress... If I have the time.

I’m in!
My goals are:
– Make a platformer, I have this idea for an rogue-like-runner (This would be a first)
– using the DeFold engine (This would be a first)
– Streaming on Twitch
– Developing on Mac for the first time (This would be a first)

Excited for my first Ludum Dare!

Trying my hand at game programming. Using LibGDX/Java. Not hoping for too much, just need some encouragement to take the plunge into figuring this out! :D

This is so neat

I Am Going To Make A 3D Shooter Game In Unity This My First Time In Ludum Dare :)

Just making my first blog post and YES, I am thinking about the theme ;_;

My first Ludum Dare! I'm sure its going to be great! I will be using : Unity Gimp Visual Studio

I'm really looking forward to my fourth Ludum Dare compo! Happy jamming everyone!

Since this is my first time, goona try it on Python and Pygame!!!

Excited to participate in our... 5th(maybe?) Ludum Dare.

Yay, page finally loaded, and the theme is not one of those I expected! Where to start...

Yeah, pretty much the title. Never completed a game before, never coded professionally. Just a guy who loves video games and probably sucks at making them. We'll see. Or maybe we won't, if I don't complete it.

But hey, if this competition is the thing that pushes me to finally make a complete project from start to finish, that's awesome!

First time participating.

This is a good theme and I'm already getting some ideas!

Tools I'll definitely be using: - GameMaker: Studio - Aseprite - Freemind - Chronolapse

Tools I might be using: - Audacity - sfxr - Tiled - Sunvox - Bosca Ceoil

Not much to say this time, let's do this!

Greetings, Im in only for fun.

twitch.tv/mrroboman The url again for good measure ;) Making a totally original game called Space Balls for Vive and Oculus!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asV3OX0FVq4

With the theme announced, and notepad at the ready, now let those ideas start rolling.. After a coffee that is.

Doing this for the second time now, and I'm really excited for this theme! I'll be making a game (hopefully for the compo) using Unity.

I'm In. I am so excited as this my first Game Jam.

It's little late, but still.

Are you serious? Why is the theme so similar?

There's always a reason to slander the theme, but this is ridiculous. There were plenty of more interesting and diverse options LESS SIMILAR TO ONE ROOM.

Good fun, have luck.

Will be displaying a prototype for a new app that uses interactive comics to create narrative experiences. In line with the theme, the first story will be about a man who conquers the world... without ever leaving his basement.

up to another challenge.

Haven't done this since high school 3 years ago! I'm gonna be making a JavaScript choose-your-own-adventure game using this framework I made based on previous projects (including my last LD). Feel free to use it, and if you do, tell me, because I'd love to support you!

https://github.com/crocojim18/cyoa-framework

(btw doing the jam because it's finals week and I like not failing)

First time participating

Going to use Game Maker, gonna do my best.

I'm in. First time jammer here- let's do this!

attempt number 2. lets see if i can stick with an idea long enough to make something this time.

Entering as a solo Unity Developer. First Ludum Dare.

Ok, I'm in, not sure what to do with the theme yet but I have some ideas. I will be working with Haxe/Kha and a personal framework. I'm a bad artist and a worse sound guy so I'm going to do my best and try to focus on gameplay.

Good luck everybody!

This should be fun! I like the theme and have an idea that I think is workable. I hope to learn a lot and have something playable ready! :)

Let's rock...

This is my first time trying a Ludum Dare! Here's to hoping I will finish my entry in time! And good luck to everyone!

What I will be using: Game Maker Studio, Audacity (potentially)

Let's do this

Woah! Gonna create an amazing game with my frends, thanks for this opportunity ld xD

No Vegibles

Story Kid is having a dream. He is caught in a world where vegetables are trying to steal all of his favorite foods and forcing him to eat nothing but vegetables. He hates veggies so much, he has decided to fight back.

In each level, the veggies have captured the master of each of his favorite foods. He needs to get through the level and defeat each boss to free his foods.

• 1 Levels
• 1 Boss (3 if time)
• Mega Man styled platformer
• Health meter

Player - Shoots at veggies - Takes damage from touching enemies - Takes damage from enemy projectiles - Gets health from power ups - Total health 100

Enemies (Themed)? - Deal 20 per hit - Dies after 1, 2, or 3 hits

• Included — Carrots (runs at player) - 1 hit — Lettuce (falls from sky) - 2 hits — Corn (throws kernels) - 3 hits

• Extras (If there is time) — Broccoli - 1 hit — Asparagus - 2 hits — Green Beans - 3 hits — Green Onions - 1 hit — Mushrooms - 2 hits — Celery - 3 hits — Beets - 1 hit — Olives - 2 hits — Tomatoes - 3 hits

Power Ups - Salt - Sprite

Friends to rescue: - Fries - Rice Ball - Pizza - Bacon

A new try with Unreal Engine in my 5th LD.

First time I like the theme I think !

Have Fun guys!

first timer.

Goals: finish a game, have fun, learn something.

Let's do this!

New to game dev so it'll be simple, but hopefully Ill make something good.

So, trying to make a game .

Good Luck Everyone!!! :top:

Here is what I have so far. I am happy with both ideas but I don't know what to pick.

• A shrinking world of which the player must fix. Every time the player dies the world shrinks? The size of the world will be determined by the progression of the player. e.g. A set of tasks will allow the player to expand the world and access new resources. Instead of controlling a single character, the player will create a tribe of sorts (workers, farmers, etc.).

• Eternal Terrarium idea? Growing a world inside a jar. By adding different species to the jar, the outcome will be different. The aim of the game would be to complete tasks each time you play. These tasks could be: . Get 5 species of worms to thrive . Start a colony of ants . Grow a plant to the top of the world Completing a set of tasks would allow the player to pick a larger jar next time?

Which idea should I pursue?

I really don't have any idea of what i will gonna do but LET'S DO THIS

Tools i'm using:

• Gamemaker Studio
• Famitracker and Fl Studio for music
• SFXR for sounds
• aseprite and Adobe Photoshop for graphics

That's it

GOOD LUCK GUYS

The local government posted a sign that was worded wrong tomorrow I am getting a picture of it. So my it's a small world with great big (see the sign it will make sense)

Happy 15th anniversary Ludum Dare...

I'm going to use netbeans, java but I'm going to use a JSFML (library) and Aseprite...

We can't create a team yet, but hopefully that changes in the next few days. Good luck everyone! A Small World - good theme!

This is the first game jam that I am participating. No idea what my game will be, thinking about the theme. Already excited, hoping to enjoy the process. Let's have fun! I will be using the SFML library with C++ and paint.NET for the graphics.

I'm in.

For the 10th time too, time has really flown by. Will most probably end up making a Unity VR game once again, this time I'll hopefully have time to port it to 2D too. Also, for the first time in my LD experience, I woke up (at 4 AM!) for the start of the Ludum Dare, which is giving me 8-16 more hours than I've had in previous Ludum Dares. This'll be interesting indeed. Have fun dareing!

EDIT: Ah yeah, I'll be liveposting on my Mastodon, so if you're on Mastodon or GNU Social, give a follow ;) I might do bigger updates (one per day or such) on here too.

Small World doesn't fit my ideas, Island does better so going for that one.

We're in for the Game Jam! Time to start prototyping... and making coffee!

Self explanatory. :p

This is my third Ludum Dare and every time before this I had forgotten to do any blog posts .-. So i'll try to post more this time.

Tools that I'll be using are: - Godot - Gimp
and some other things I cant think of at this moment.

Currently I'm unsure If a friend of mine will really be able to participate so to start I'll be going solo. Well best of luck to you all and I should start!

2nd Compo Unfortunately, Im going to be pretty busy this weekend, so I'm not sure how much time I will have to make something. Im aiming to make something very simple that will be realistic for the time I can commit. Using javascript and html5 to make a game from scratch.

Good luck everyone!

First Ludum Dare for me! Gonna try to whip up something for fun. Cheers!

Hello all! I am but a wee lad looking for a bit of fun in designing a game amongst fellow professional grammers. Best of luck to you all.

1-create a pixel realistic stages

2-must fast paced

3-push your shader skills

First Ludum Dare - been wanting to join for a year! Stoked to get to work on my game - using Unity, Photoshop, and Zbrush if there’s time. GL all! :)

Using Unity for my second Ludum Dare! Let's have fun

So, we begin again.

My poison of choice this time around is Urho3D, hopefully using Lua this time. Art tools include Krita and Blender as necessary, and if I'm really doing well, I may integrate some generated music from Abundant Music.

This theme reminds me a lot of LD 23 (Tiny World) which was my first Ludum Jam. It'll be interesting to take another shot at it (I know... Tiny != Small but Tiny - Small <= small difference).

Good luck to everyone!

This is my third Ludum Dare, I am working in a team consisting of me (programmer, and audio), and my friend decaxon (modeling and graphics).

We will be working in our 3D/2D game engine, Flounder ( https://github.com/mattparks/Flounder-Engine ). Music will be recorded from a piano and edited in Audacity. Modeling will be done with blender, and textures in paint.NET.

Good luck, time to jam!

With ma team.

I've already hashed out a game mechanic I've been wanting to explore, but working in the theme "Small World" is gonna be super tricky...

The mechanic is a minimalist RPG where the combat is handled like a turn-based game with menus, but without pauses or breaks in the action!

Fight an unyielding onslaught of enemies 'till death and hit the high-score!

Maybe it's a small world in that you fight the same enemies again and again? A small world in that you're a small person in a world of big beings?

I have about a million things to do this weekend, and I guess I'm adding 'write a video game' to the list. My second LD. I have zero ideas. It's late. Assuming I can come up with something, it'll be in Phaser. I heart Phaser.

First Ludum. Very excited to make something.

It's my 10th Ludum Dare and 2nd compo entry! Going 'hard' mode :)

Tools: - Unity - Blender - Sublime Text

https://github.com/aviktorov/ld38

Still organizing the main idea and see if the scope won't kill me inside the 48h deadline.

Looking to be using LibGDX and Java again, this time in the 48 hour solo comp. Have an idea that I want to try out, though no idea how it will actually play. Looking forward to trying to jam the theme into the idea somehow, haha.

Morning everyone!

This is my first time participating in LudumDare.Will challenge to do everything from a scatch,but in 48 hours?hmmm...quite interesting for a solo developer. XDDD Maybe end up in Jam.

See you in Monday!

My goal this time is to use UE4 instead of using my framework working with Love2d/Drystal game engine.

As my first LD was a strategy game, I will try to take another try on this field! Not too inspired by the theme, but it's a wide one, so we should all be able to build something fun enough!

Good luck everyone :grin:

Unity programmer, Inkscape artist! Once more into the fray!

don't let the germs in.

First LD, not my first jam. Got an idea, so I'm going to roll with that :D

My team and I are in. We'll be using Unity. This'll be our first LD, and we're looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.

I'm in... I think? If this is how one does this sort of thing...

I've never actually participated so this whole experience is going to be an adventure! I'm more than likely going to churn out a pile of utter garbage, but it's going to be a blast!

I'll be using libGDX... and that's about it I think?

Good luck out there, lovelies!!! :3 <3

Goin' solo! Using Phaser.js as per usual.

Some tips on maintaining balance while jamming.

Good luck everyone!