Well, this will be my very first Ludum Dare mini …

Might be the wrong timing, because my nephew is coming over the weekend of the mini, so I will have to spend some time with him on sunday. But being the age of under 2, he’ll have to take a nap and go to bed early.

Because I knew I didn’t have the time, I did *some* lines of code in the past, without entering the compo. Just to check if I  was up for it.

I still feel a bit worried about the whole thing (specialy time management, knowledge).

I do have a bit of a history with programming, from GameMaker to VB6/VB.net and Truevision3D. This compo I’ll be using:

• Language: Java
• Tech: LWJGL?
• IDE: Netbeans
• Graphics: GIMP

Now, more learning so that I’m ready for next weekend!

So, I’ve cleared my weekend and convinced a friend to join the effort. We’ll be entering this LD-Jam with:

Language: Java
Art: The Gimp
Audio/sfx: If we get around to it…

Tags: GIMP, java, LD21

So,

I didn’t like the theme very much when I woke up. Was wondering what I could do with it.

After going to the shops with my GF, couldn’t think of anything else but the beach. Mainly because this beeing the first decent weekend for a while here in Belgium…

And then I had it! Whales escaping from Whalers.
Did a quick code and (BAH) programmer art

spot the whale, spot the whaler.

Also, timelapse

I did a lot of slacking off, even after the late start 

Tags: LD21, progress, timelapse

Well, less slacking off. Might have been able to do more, but with temperatures well above 27°C , I just took it easy. Also, BBQ yesterday and only waking up around 13.00 didn’t help either… (but no hangover *cheer*)

TimelapseDayTwo

Pic:

Didn’t finish. I’m just too tired right now, and it’s nowhere near done. Thats what you get for slacking off I guess…

Things that went well:
* Forming idea’s

Things that didn’t go well:
* Always putting my idea’s in and wasting time instead of working on the core game
* Internet on computer
* Notch livestream

Overall a great experience. I feel ready for december. I’ll try not to get distracted as easily.

share: http://uploading.com/files/c6859f6b/WhaleEscape.zip/
movement = arrowkeys
rest = R
if Stamina = 0, you need 20 rests. (should have lowered, didn’t… méh)

Turn based gameplay, but with buttonbashing, feels reamtime-ish

TimeLapse day 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ8XI1YOXMY

TimeLapse day 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjmUgS86rW8

Tags: fail, LD21, TimeToSleep

I’m in, checklist:

Take saturday off work: [ CHECK ]
Warmup with theme SURGURY: [ MOVED ] //have planned for this week
Foods & drinks: [ CHECK ]
Motivation: [ CHECK ]
Health status: current: [ OK ] | predicted: [ UNCLEAR ]

Weapons:
Java, Gimp, Audacity & Microphone

This is my second LD, but I hope to finish it this time (last time I failed because of bad planning and code breaking )

Tags: compo, im in, java

So, I’m in again.

Don’t have much words other than, “I’m spending every free hour on practicing” and “I’m going to submit something this time”

Code: Java with Netbeans
Graphics: GIMP
Sound: ??sfxr??
Capture: Chronolapse
Prototype/Idea’s/Misc: Pen, Paper, Camera, Dice, Miniatures

Don’t know if any participants from Belgium would like to meet up.

I can’t host something big in my own home, but if enough people would like to come together sunday evening  (say, 20.30h-ish) to show off their entry (compo or jam), we could meet up in a café.

Location: Region Antwerp – Beveren – Sint Niklaas
Letmeknow 😉

Might be in… not sure I’m free from work… :s

IDE: Netbeans

Language: Java

Graphics: GIMP

Library: Java from Scratch

Sound: Audacity

Hope the plan falls together…

Tags: im in, ld24

So, I’m in again.

Got my whole weekend off and I’m looking forward to saturday morning (theme is at 3a.m. here, so I’ll be checking it at 8 or so… first get some sleep)

My Tools:
Code: Java with Netbeans
Graphics: GIMP
Sound: ??sfxr??
Capture: Chronolapse
Prototype/Idea’s/Misc: Pen, Paper, Camera, Dice, Miniatures

Good luck all!!

Tags: in, ld25

So, yeah… My I’m in post.

My 5th Ludum dare, I’ll be using:

Java, Netbeans
GIMP

We’ll see what the theme, time and life bring me. Might be a JAM entry, going to take that extra day!

After a long time gone from gamedev and programming, I've spent the last 3 weeks getting familiar with my tools again. I'll be joining LD this time with:

• JAVA (Netbeans) pure or LWJGL
• GIMP
• BLENDER
• Some music/sound tool yet to be chosen
• ...

Will I make it after a long pause in development? We're finding out this weekend!

So, LD40 started. Not a monumental edition like "25" or "50" would be, but still worth celebrating!

Being from Belgium (and having to be at work all day, but brought the laptop), I only just learned about the theme 2 hours ago... YES -> This theme has a good rate of idea's , but not too much to make the theme applicable to the development process.

Starting up NetBeans now, getting the basics up and running (rendering & input + audio?) and then it's over to paper to sketch out a few idea's. Learning from past LD's I'm going with what I like most after lunch and sticking to it.

Hoppy coding everyone!

Code:JAVA: - Rendering DONE - Input DONE - GameLoop DONE

Art:GIMP: - Basic sprites DONE

Why so art heavy already? I tend to stick with a project more when there are already some assets (and workhours) visible in the game.

I'm in for the JAM for LD41!

I will be using Java with GIMP for graphics.

Sunday we're going sailing with the family so that forces me to the JAM, but on monday I have the day off of work for some meetings in the afternoon. Will try to get the gameplay done by saturday evening and clean up on monday. Here we go!

So, I'm going in again. Probably to fail, again. But that's good. I learned a lot of things. Mostly time management and some shortcuts I could take.

For this Ludum Dare, seeing that it's the last December-dare, I want to do somethings special!

I'm joining with 2 Teams!!

Team A: Just me! Will be using: Java, Gimp. Might use library or template. Will announce it if I do, as per the rules, free and open for everyone to use.

Team B: Me, ... and my 2 daughters!! We will be using Scratch & Gimp Since the last few months my daughters (9 & 7) are going to our local chapter of CoderDojo and they like Scratch very much. So much so, that they want to make a game, like their dad does (when he finds the time these days). So I have challenged them to join me in a team and make a game for this LudumDare-43!!

We will focus on movement and a goal for the playable character. We won't do too fancy things, but I'll teach them how the logic for a game works and the win/lose conditions.

I'll work on my entry when they're shopping with their mom, at horse riding lessons, sleeping

Wish me luck, this might be the most challenging LD I've done so far!!

I'm intending to join LD again for it's 45th edition. This time I'll be solo instead of with my daughters as they're with their birthfather this weekend.

I'll be using either GODOT or standard JAVA, depends on what I can get in my fingers by this weekend. Hope you all have a good one!

Last times I entered with my daughters. We didn't end up updating or finishing our games, but we had a lot of fun.

This time we'll join again.

Java + GIMP for me Scratch + GIMP for the girls

Hope we'll be able to update in between the fun

Whelp!

Joining again... Maybe this time even uploading something? (hah, prop not :/ )

Like all years, stuck on the theme. Either an endless runner where you get progressively slower but can boost it for a few seconds with random rare powerups Or a super controversial topic that might not land good in many people's opinion but would make a big societal commentary on the clubbing scene ...

So, doing some more brainstorming because I don't want to do the easy thing and don't think I can take the flack for the controversial thing..

To the drawingboard!!!

So, after many LD's I've started and never finished or cared to upload my mess, this time I'm actually pretty good on track.

Even with this theme!

You are the Lord of a medieval castle and you have to defend against intruders. These spawn in waves and every 10 seconds a slightly harder wave is coming for you! But, thanks to your archers you can keep them at bay, for now. What's that? Those scoundrels sometimes drop books? You'll get a card in your hand with a positive or negative attribute (although every negative has a positive side). They'll disappear when a new wave starts though, so better use them. Although, is that a shiny one? Oooh, that upgrade might be permanent!

I don't know if I'll get far, most of my time today is already over and have a busy weekend, so if I finish this time, it'll be in the EXTRA category. It does give a boost to morale, knowing I can still show it off even if I don't finish in time.