Ive never done a LD before and i decided id wait until the next one to enter, but i have a urging desire to enter this one. i have no ideas and have not much time left but….. Why the hell not! my game will be pretty crappy as i have lost alot of time but at least i tried eh? Lets get to work….. Time to think of an idea. :\
I have had a very busy weekend, so i decided not to enter, but now im thinking of throwing together a quick game, i only want to spend a few hours on it(probably be one of the worst games!) But its worth a try.
So Here i come! Get ready for my super fast game! Hoping it will be published in 4-5 hours depending……
BTW i still have no idea what i am going to do!
I just found out that i have a commitment that i cannot miss on the Saturday in ludum dare…. I am not going to have much time to make a game unfortuntly, And i would rather enter into the compo than the jam, so my time is limited to a day :/ But i will still enter! 😀 God luck everyone, The time is approaching!
Not the theme i was hoping for, But i gota make the most of it! I have a few ideas, I hope i can develop them enough to make a decent, playable game. I actually have commitments today, Will be leaving at about 7.30 (its 7.13 where i am :D) So i will be using today to try develop my ideas even more, so when i get back later on i can get on with programing!
I Only really started making my game around 2 hours ago, as i was busy in the day. Although it was unfortunate i missed a day it was good to help me think about the theme more and develop my ideas 
Well so far i have all the basic mechanics in, and a solid idea. Basically it is a very simple game with one objective: get to the end of each room. i am using a simple 2 button control system, which has caused some problems but nothing major. Here is a picture(All sprites are placeholders. The walls with a S on are smaller walls and the numbers above the player are for debugging :D)
It doesn’t look like much, but once the proper sprites are made and game finalized i think it will be a decent game 😀
To do list for tonight and tommorow:
-finish of all basic mechanics(Almost done).
-Make tilesheet
-Make all sprites
-Add menu, saving/loading
-sound effects/music
-tweaking and perfecting.
So good luck to everyone!!
My idea for a game is not working out…. I feel that i will run out of time if i keep trying to get it finished, and leave myself no time to retry, so i am scrapping that game and starting again with a different idea. I have 18 hours which should be enough!
I have decided that i will nbot be continuing my first ludum dare. Both my ideas have failed, and to be honest the theme was against me. I have learnt a lot about the contest though, and i know that next time i need to spend more time thinking about ideas and brainstorming.
I hope that next time i will be able to enter! Good luck everyone!!
I have already said that i have thrown in the towel, but i really want to finish a game!!
I don’t know what to do, i said before the compo that i would defiantly release something and with 13 hours left it feels stupid to give up :/
So its final, i will be releasing something, What you ask? I have no clue, and seen as i have already crashed and burnt with two ideas it will be something very simple.
I will do this! Ludum dare will not get the better of me!!
My new very minimal game is coming along nicely, I have spent around 4 hours on it so far, and most of it is done, I still need to add sound and a lot of tweaking/balancing to make it more fun, but i am pretty sure i will make the deadline.
Here is an image, it is very minimal, and the aim of the game is to not let all 3 lights turn on. I have added a hard mode, however i am considering removing it as it doesn’t really fit with the game, but i don’t know :/
Good luck to everyone.
After a tough weekend, and many ideas later, i have finished a game:
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=16490
It is called Lights, and the aim is to keep all of them off! Simple!
It went Ok and came out as planned, a full post-mortem will be posted later.
Good luck to everyone in getting there games in on time!
Here it is. My first post mortem for my first ludum dare game!
Click here to play my game:
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=16490
The aim of the game is simple, Keep the lights off. You click the lights to turn them off , Simple!
I wanted to keep as close to the theme as possible, which i think i did well.
My first ludum dare was a successful one, however i ran into a few bumps.
I went through 2 ideas before getting the idea for Lights. One thing i didn’t do well was plan out my ideas and take enough time to think of others, However i now know that next ludum dare i need to take more time to think of ideas, and not just jump into the first one that i think of.
So to the game!
What went well:
-I kept the theme in mind and i think that it matches it well.
-I ran into hardly any bugs while making it.
-Its good fun, It works just how i wanted and is an easy play. One of my main goals was to keep it simple and casual, and not make a fast paced game.
-the design, I am happy with how the minimal graphics suit the game.
What didn’t go well:
– Sounds, There not bad, but i wanted to add some peaceful music but did not get round to it.
-Tweaking/polishing, I think i should have spent some more time tweaking my game,
What i will add to the game at a later point:
-Difficulty ramp, Gets harder the further you get.
-Map the lights to keys, so you don’t have to use the mouse.
-music
This ludum dare has taught me alot, and now i know how i can do even better next time.
I really enjoyed it! I’m having alot of fun playing others games too!
Unfortunatley i will be missing this ludum dare, I may get some time to throw together a quick game while im camping, Who knows Anyway this gives me time to learn more javascript and html so next ludum dare i can make a good game 😀
After alot of thought, I have decided i will enter in my second Ludum dare, Unfortunately I am camping with the family so my time is very little, But the theme has given me a good idea which i think i could make in a minimalistic fashion in the short timeI have. So good luck to all, I’ll try to keep you all posted!