I’m just going to MAKE time to do this!

My son will probably enter separately too, so it will be fun to #LDJAM together.

This time around I think I’ll use:

• Javascript and my PCC engine to write the game.
• Fireworks for squiggles and shapes and colors.  Maybe Pickle if I go retro.
• Audacity +VLC + autotracker.py to generate some random moooosic
• Bfxr for bleep bloops
• Sometimes I use Tiled for maps

Should be fun, hope the theme inspires some creativity – of which I’m kind-of lacking right now.

I can’t believe the theme I wanted actually became… the theme.

[x] Like the theme.

[x] Got an idea.

[x] Know how to implement it.

[  ] Write some code, draw some pictures, make bleep bloops and la la’s.

[  ] Complete.

I’ve been toying with 3D programming for a couple weeks and through the warm-up weekend.   Started all over in BlitzMax for the compo/jam (whatever works out).  Walkable terrain, some blocks, it’s working, I’m happy.

So… finishing my game does NOT look good if it took all my free time over the last 24 hours just to get this working:

I’ve got this whole UV Mapping thing figured out, objects FLYING into my game now.

The flashlight effect seemed to work out pretty well for adding the spooky feeling.  Now some more graves and ghouls.

It’s getting pretty “scary”, so I like that.  Have walking motion now, black fog, lantern light, lots of graves randomly placed.  Next will be the ghouls, so it should get fun.

Going Javascript / HTML5 with my PPC engine.

Doing the Jam because I may use some royalty free graphics to save time this weekend and I haven’t really open sourced my engine.

Fastest progress on an LD entry ever for me.  Game is working as intended.  I’m currently using Kenney.nl graphics for the prototype, but if I want to be in the Compo, I’m going to have to replace these with my own.  Maybe since there is time, I’ll add some juiciness er razzle dazzle.   Water particles, sweat particles, screen shake, fireworks when you get a perfect score, etc.

I think the game is about done.  I’d like it to save the high score, but may spend my time tomorrow making custom graphics instead so I can shoot for the Compo.  Otherwise, it’ll have to be the Jam I guess.  Maybe Jam anyway because of the engine.  Anyway, I just want to submit SOMETHING this time.

I think I’m ready.  The game is done, playable, is fun, but will hold off until tomorrow to actually submit for the Jam in case I have some other ideas to implement first. I’m calling the game Nice Distance right now too.  And I accidentally lost site of the Theme along the line there.  Only have 1 button, but it does 2 things, soooo…. I’m not sure what to do about that.

I’m going to try to participate again.  Haven’t had much success the last few times, but we’ll see.

The tools I use:

• Monkey-X
• Fireworks for graphics
• autotracker.py for music
• sfxr for sound effects
• Tiled if I need a map or something.
• VLC Media player for converting audio/video formats
• GifCam for creating animated gifs to share progress
• Github for source code maybe

Think that’s it.

Just open sourced and uploaded my text adventure game engine (Beta) to GitHub so I can use it as the framework for a text adventure type of game should I need to go that way this time.

https://github.com/selticesystems/text-adventure-game-engine

I recently started an escape room business in my town, and so, naturally, I am going to try to create an escape room game for #LDJAM

Might just do it with images, HTML, some Javascript.

I create my images in Fireworks.

EDIT: I thought about creating an actual escape room here with our props, but not sure I could pull it off. Not much time this weekend.

I'm not sure about the theme.... yet again.

I can't even decide on an engine for this LD.

I'm sure I'll still use Fireworks for graphics, Bfxr for sounds, Tiled maybe.

Hmm. Doesn't sound too promising.

I say I'm in. But I bet I have to work. So this is a very hopeful "I'm in" post :)

If I'm in, I really don't know what I'll make my game in this time.

Maybe just Javascript/HTML/CSS.

Graphics, I still use Fireworks for most stuff. Sound... won't get around to it, but if I do sfxr.

Uhmmmmm. Not sure what else. A text editor.

So, I'm in again, but changing my last "I'm in" statement because I plan to use Monkey2 http://monkeycoder.co.nz/

My son and I are going to make a game for the Jam this time around. Should be fun.

I'm going to using an engine called Monkey because I'm familiar with it. Fireworks for graphics. SFXR for sounds. Probably Tiled for maps or something. Etc.

Maybe just HTML/CSS/JS depending on the game.

We came up with a good plan last night. Really having fun with this theme, liking all the opportunities to add humor to the game :) I've got to get cracking on the code, but my son has made some great initial sprites!!!

We changed directions of our game at 4 hours into this 5 hour code/graphics push. BUT, it's really coming along now, and we're super happy with what we've come up with so far. So, a gif....