Hello!

I will try to make a game for my first Ludum Dare.

I`m not good at it, but i hope i`ll learn a lot!

Good luck everybody!

I`m creating a 2D platformer. I called it “Tiny planet”.

Here is a preview image:

Yay! My game now has background music! It`s my first attempt to make it.

And here is another screenshot:

It was my first Ludum Dare Jam, and here is my post-mortem.

I made a game “Tiny planet”.

What went right:

1.  I`m familiar with coding. In fact, “Tiny planet” is a sequel to “Tiny world”, which used the same engine.
2. No time issues. I have no difficulties organising my work, and all shedules were completed. Testing also was quick, due to minimalism of my game.
3. Graphics. All graphics were easy to make: I already had stickman, kitten and powerups are small, other things were built in editor itself. Even the fact i`m bad at drawing didn`t bother me.

What went wrong:

1. Music. I`m bad at composing, more than that, i never used music in games before. I barely made the background music, but i couldn`t make sound effects. Gonna do warmup next time.
2. Difficulty. At first I thought like “What a nice quick game I make!”, but then I realised it`s hard for other people. I had to add a bunch of hints to make it possible.

What I learned:

1. Making music for games.
2. Harder isn`t always better.
3. Too little gravity is bad. At first i had usual 9.8 gravity, but i had to change it to 49.
4. Basic embedding swf files in html.

Christmas edition for my game is done! Play it!

Things to do:

1. Collect all candies.
2. Sing “Jingle bells, jingle bells”.
3. Meet the gnome.
4. Watch a garland.
5. (Did you know those white floating platforms are clouds?) Pierce the heaven with your drill-shaped hat!
6. Miss the “Restart” button.
7. Enter the Shrine Of Festivity.

Hehe, I`m in! It`s my second Ludum Dare!

I`ve failed with innovation in LD #22, but this time i won`t take it easy!

I`ve already started making my game. See the lastest demo!

I`ve made a full to-do list, which contains 74 lines, so my progress is 67/74. (In case of something, I keep it edited)

A first day passed. What can I say about my game? I’ve tried to create a scary atmosphere… and failed.

I would give it:

Innovation – 4
Fun – 2
Theme – 2
Graphics – 3
Audio – 3
Humor – 3 (I haven`t made the ending yet!!!)
Mood – 3
Overall – 3
Community – 4 (When everything will be done)

But I have some fancy pixel graphics.

So, time passes with 1-2 things left to do, chronolapse launched and empty stomach.

I’ve made a boss that consists of 99% evil and I`m proud of him. I still don`t like how fearsome, or fearless my game is. Everyone else’s games look awesome, while mine is looking… not so awesome…

All the objects

So, i participated and finished my entry “In the middle of the road”

Here is a mini post-mortem:

What went right

Graphics: the pixel art is a great choice for people who can`t draw well. I had no problems making pixel art, and it was funny.

Planning: all the gameplay was written on two small lists of paper beforehand. I just did what I planned.

What went wrong

Sound effects: I don`t know any other way of making sound effects I want but using sfxr/bfxr. That`s why there were a little of them.

Gameplay: thought the idea seemed original, the gameplay spoiled it. All the item interacting was just some part of a game.

I also made a timelapse, but I will post it later.

So, i finally submitted a timelapse for my game, “In the middle of the road“! (ItMOtR for short)

I cut out parts where i did nothing, and missed some other parts.

I made my very own doodle!

I call him Virtual Bro. And he`ll help me making an entry!

Good luck with doodle taming everybody!

I`m going very slow, but I already have something to show. I`m making a point-and-click escape game, but with some nice features.

Like this. You need to draw a key you`ll use.

I finished my MiniLD #33 entry! What kind of game is it? It`s a point-and-click escape game! You don`t see them often, do you? And it includes many awesome things! The first one is self-made graphic engine! It literally draws levels.

And the second is draw-what-you-need system. I already posted a screenshot of it. Niiice, right? Oh, the third thing: in-game hint system! You don`t need a walkthrough button anymore, just call Virtual Bro and he`ll tell you what2do. And fourth – Portal-inspired plot! It even could use a cake. Indeed, a cake is vital in games. You can starve without one.

Ok, play this game here!

It`s my fifth LD (second not-mini LD), and I`m in! (I`m having 3 competitions this month) What I`ll use:

Coding: PhYard

Graphics: GIMP

Audio: sfxr, PXTone, Audacity (maybe GP5)

Timelapse: Chronolapse (Last time I tried to use it it didn’t work, so I`m not 100% sure)

I`m not sure will I participate in compo or jam. That`ll depend on how much will I do in 2 days.

I doubt I’ll be able to do warmup now. I had very much to do, I’m stressed now and I’ll be busy until Friday. I don’t think I’ll even do warmup in Friday! (Because I have some evil plans for Friday. Mwhahahaha!) So I’ll enter LD not warmed up. And that’s when my Chronolapse isn’t working! And I want to sleep. I can’t imagine myself being OK during LD. And it starts in 4 days.

(Why would you read it anyway?)

Have a nice LD everybody! Make sure to sleep well before it and do a great warmup!

I managed to make a LD warmup entry! You got thrown kicked into a shaft. Escape it! Don`t think it`ll be easy, because you cannot jump! You are just a ball after all. There`ll be lots of puzzles. Swimming up the tube? It`s here! Manipulating a claw? It`s here! Blowing up mining trucks? Here, too! Looking for a cake? Also here! Go play it here!

And I`m disappointed by themes. There is no kittens!!!!!

I was too upset about Ludum Dare. And when I’m upset I need to do soemthing.  Like plasticine modelling. So I made this plasticine guy:

Meanwhile I made lots of other things. I took a photo of my mouse pad:

And tested my Chronolapse (light at the end of tunnel):

Gonna turn in now, because I’ll have to wake up early.

It’s noon and I’m making a game. It’s a tilebased minecraft-inspired PRG/strategy hybrid. And it’s randomly generated! It’s my first randomly generated game!

I didn’t give it a name yet. I thought about naming it “Tinycraft”, but I’m afraid Notch’s game will have this name.

I’m progressing, I’m progressing! I gotta hurry, cuz I am going for compo! Yay!

So I made interaction and stuff.

I made a fog of peace, moving and… building! You can build a house, or a shaft, or pillage a dungeon (not really, you can only press “pillage” button)