Ludum Dare 46 April 17–20, 2020

Thank You To All...

Thank You So Much....:black_heart:....

I am very very thankful to everyone who played my game reviewed it and also to those who posted incredibl games, and gave me feedback and suggestions. Your feedback made feel so much confident about my skills and also supported me to continue game development.

Today I Crossed :100: Ratings received.

Thank You So much. It is a big milestone for me as this was my first time making a finished game. and publishing it. I was not having any idea how people will react on my game whether they will like it or not. but you all are awesome and very creative people. I love playing your game. I learned a lot from this jam. Once again Thank You very very much.

Love you All...:blackheart::blackheart::black_heart:...

============ IF YOU HAVE NOT CHECKED MY GAME YET ============

KEEP IT CHARGED: PLAY

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Last Minute Feedback!

Hello there! I am 11 and this was my first Ludum Dare. It was super AWSOME! Anyways, this Ludum Dare is about to end sadly. But I need more feedback so I can improve on my games. Please give my game a review and a comment at https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/the-last-flower. Thank you so much for all your support! Also, many people ask if I am actually 11 and yes I am! Good Luck Everyone! Also I am trying to get a 💯 reviews. Please help me reach that goal by sending my game link to your friends on Ludum dare. Thank you sooo much for your support! 😀😃😄😁

Only 4 days left to play On Air!

Janitor_Animation.gif You * might * not be able to ever play the true On Air again if you don't hurry. I've heard Beebo Studios want to put it down and replace it for an "updated" version with a lot of new "feautures"... Stupid additions like "a real tutorial"... Do they think we are to dumb to play? Better hurry to catch the real experience!

This might be your last chance!

Streaming your games pt. 3!

In just a few minutes, I'll be going live on Twitch playing more of the Ludum Dare entries that folks have requested me to play! If you'd like me to play yours, feel free to drop a link in the chat.

Bobbleheads needs to dance

All the Bobbleheads want to do, is to dance. So make them dance all night.

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You can make them dance here https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/bobbleheads-want-to-dance

Thank you

Thank you for 100 ratings. It's my first jam and this is really cool. It's been an amazing experience making the game, getting brilliant feedback on it, and trying all of you guys' amazing games. Thank you :smile: :smile: :smile:

Last weekend to Play and Review Ant

Ant is a puzzle game where you can discover what a ant can do with momentum to bring water her Queen an to the colony to keep them alive.

Play it and please left a review, I need to know which parts of the game I need to improve :)

Play in browser !

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behind the scenes I - animation (repost)

Hello everyone~

For the first time I animated sea creatures for our game 'Perish alive' and actually had so much fun with it that I spend too much time trying to make a smooth movement.. As a result, we didn't manage to add anymore enemies.. haha (sorry, team :sweat_smile:)

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Nonetheless, I decided to share the 'attack animation cycle' of the jellyfish which consists of 12 frames, all handrawn..(<--- totally over scoped) :smile: Each frame is consistent to the one before and after it thus creating a 'flow' which is what makes it look smooth and not jittery.

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. . .

Have you checked Perish alive?

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/perish-alive

Cogwhale will be glad to hear what you think about it~ :whale: :whale2:

Playing YOUR Games Live (Pt 7)

Hello Jammers!

We’re playing your games live on Twitch. IF your game is in our queue, it might be played today! If you haven't submitted yet, we've got a few good ways to get your game in late. We love having devs in chat with us and we’ll prioritize those games, but we also highlight every game in case you can’t join live.

  • When: 3:40-6:30 PM EDT today
  • Where: https://twitch.tv/cyberlightgames
  • What: The next installment of Ludum Dare to Play 46!

Note: We were unable to participate in the Jam this time so we cannot officially rate anyone, but we would still love to play your game and get you some feedback!

Coming to an end... What do you take from this jam?

I must say this game jam experience was way more than I expected and will definitely sign up for the next one. This brought me to think in a particular question: "What was your favorite aspect of the jam?"

Untitled-3.png For me I must admit I loved the support and loving comments. Some deep part of me got refueled with inspiration. So I thank every single one of my comments, love you all! (https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/little-red-hood)

And now i relay this question to you... What was your favorite aspect of the jam?

Try harding your Ludum Dare submissions live on twitch!!

Will only play your game if you respond to me in the chat when I call you

https://www.twitch.tv/pomothedog/

Submit here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwyAj1WLkFEPwi1PnOiywtBVfvVxzYfehu2psY6tDFPA-DIQ/viewform

Need a challenge?

This is Living Light:

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No worries, it's easy to play with your mouse only. But beware! You will need all of your senses to reach the depths of the dungeon. Many tried and failed. However, those who fought, reached eternal fame:

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Do you have what it takes to join the ranks of heroes? If so, come and play Living Light!

New Version: Me:Tree!

Had a lot of fun updating my game Me:Tree: MetreeCover.png

Just a few things: - added new animations! Yeey! :) branch_animation.gif

  • total balancing overhaul, with new game rules
  • added new ressource: nutrients
  • added ressource icons and UI ressource overview
  • added music and a few sounds
  • new system for sunrays
  • level design:
    • The world has now top and bottom ends, with surprises
    • ressources generate when you keep going down
  • hopefully better performance, but still working on it ;)

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I would apprechiate your feedback for the new version! Remember: Only vote on the Jam Version, if you want to vote... Thank you all!

THE MAKING OF VAMP - VIDEO VLOG

In my devlog I talk you through my development process (c++ custom engine) and show you how things came together in making my entry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTQc133Aex0

Let me know what you think!

Ta!

Jam Ending Sprint! Help us get 100!

Thank you for all the support and thanks Ludum dare for being such a good platform for devs!

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Come have fun and help us reach 100 ratings!

We would love your feedback! We are looking for games to play, so come and also leave us a comment!

We're would be trully thankfull for helping us with our new goal!

We are attacking all those "In Danger" games! And Specially If you are one of those, make sure to visit us!

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Rescue Rangers new style!

Remember Ludum Dare Rescue Rangers? I'm trying to bring it back!

Getting over 20 comments has been tough this time round, due to the need to have the game developers "like" your comments to get ranking score. The basic idea is good: have people try and write meaningful comments, instead of spending 30 seconds on a game and keying in some ratings. In practice, however, there are some problems.

First of all, the developers of the game have to like your comments. This is not going to work if the developers are out on vacation because they finished the rating process already. Since we're near the end of the rating period, a lot of developers are not checking their comments every day!

Please note: Occasionally, others will also like your comments. However, there is a quirk in the scoring calculation that will penalize the game that is rated when there are third party likes. A like on a comment is counted much like a comment, which means the game's score will go down dramatically if you like a bunch of its comments. Check the Github issue here. So please don't do it!

So, how do we find those games with active developers? The answer is, use my new search engine! You get a list of only the "active" games, sorted by score. Additionally you can also search by platform or keyword.

The search engine scrapes the data every hour. However, scraping comments takes 40 minutes, so to offload the system a bit, it scrapes only 1/4 of the games at a time, so refresh time for comments is 4 hours.

The search engine: http://tmtg.nl/ld46/

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Cthulhu : The Cult Must Not Die - Battle Theme explained.

Hey good Ludum Dare people! I composed the music and created the SFX for the game "Cthulhu : The Cult Must Not Die". ( https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/cthulhu-the-cult-must-survive )

I decided to create a video where I show my creative process and how I composed the battle theme you can hear when you're summoning the Great Old One.

I hope you'll enjoy the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV8xCyotoHk

Don't forget that you can still play and rate the game! Help your fellow cultists to survive the waves of heretics that don't believe in the Great Cthulhu!! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/cthulhu-the-cult-must-survive

Also you can listen the score here:

Bandcamp: https://jforiginalscores.bandcamp.com/album/cthulhu-the-cult-must-not-die

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5BsgOdvy74TY26ebpRNNxd

Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/fr/album/145946152

Cheers from the four of us! :)

Three Days Before Rating Ends

There's only 3 days left and there's no more rating and playing! Getting more and more nervous everyday

Check out my game: Keep a Plant https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/keep-a-plant

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Little playthrough

Oh, the Connection! has just reached 30 ratings!

Here's a playthrough to celebrate (you'll notice 6s of deep thinking somewhere :sweat_smile:):

https://youtu.be/M1Kt4zbshCs

Updated "The Lazy King", meet "The King's Gun Guy" :D

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There's also a trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvNKgAtu_cc

(I would love to hear your though in the comments)

Itch Page: https://leonmff.itch.io/the-kings-gun-guy

I barely finished the game for the jam, and I wanted to finish, I really wanted. So after a week I started seeing people uploading their projects. Oh boy I was happy to see that, and started fixing/finishing my game, and I happily did :smile:

Now to be really 100% happy with this, I want you to try it! I didn't uploaded a web version for this one, It wouldn't work properly, but it's a small download that would make me "big" happy!

Warning: WHEN RATING, REFER TO THE "THE LAZY KING" VERSION.

The game is essentially the same, but I almost didn't finish the first one, so there's a huge difference.

I tried by best here, hoping I would gave you guys some fun happy few minutes!

Cheers and congratulation to us all, we're awesome I must say :smile:

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