Forum and blog up on http://darkdroid.com and I’m currently working on open-sourcing my game engine built on LibGdx here: https://github.com/dkoding/ludum-engine
Tools of choice: sfxr/Audacity for sound, jcgmusic for music, Gimp and my mediocre hand drawing skills for graphics.
I’m going to use Java and LibGDX and good ol’ trusty IntelliJ IDEA for my programming – and hopefully the game theme will be something that my engine is suitable for!
Check out https://github.com/dkoding/ludum-engine
Please check it out and see if this maybe is something that can save you some time!
This is for the low level guys out there who is comfortable using Java and knows a thing or two about OpenGL.
6 AM – time to get to work!
I’ve thought about the theme ‘An Unconventional Weapon’ and I have to say I am quite pleased with it.
Browsing the net for ‘unconventional weapon’ yields weapons of MD, chemical and biological weapons etc but I don’t want to go that way – thinking back I remember games like Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Islands, Dig Dug and Solomon’s Key – I will probably make something along those lines.
First, coffee and chocolate, then I’ll get on with some drawing!
Main hero is ready for action!
Follow my progress blog here: http://darkdroid.com
Game is periodically uploaded here: http://dkit.no/ld-32
Wow that was exhausting. But i am quite happy with the results. Base mechanic is implemented and the game is in a playable state.
Tomorrow I’ll start on the polish!
Go to http://dkit.no/ld-32 for a rather recent demo…
6:40 is enough for everyone right?
Please play and rate my game here: Slick Licker
After rating 88 games today I must say I am really impressed by all the talent and creativity I am witnessing – I haven’t been this inspired in years!
People have made stuff during these 48-72 hours that game studio professionals would and should be envious of. The future of gaming has never been this bright.
Good work people! You should all be proud!
There is still time to rate my entry here: SLICK LICKER
So how to add a video like this for your game?
Install Fraps or your favorite game screen recording tool.
Install VirtualDub
Open and edit your video in VirtualDub
Add filters: Menu/Video/Filters/Add… and add the select 2:1 reduction (high quality) twice to create a video with quarter of the size
Change framerate: Menu/Video/Frame rate/Change frame rate to 25 fps
File/Export/Animated gif, select target, and choose ‘Infinite loop’.
You’re all set! Don’t forget to rate my game SLICK LICKER!
Unfortunately the timelapse is for the first day only, as my computer decided to collapse in the middle of day 2!
I was lucky to salvage this lot…
Hope you enjoy it!
And remember to play and rate my game SLICK LICKER!
LD32 was too much fun to not join this time as well. 
Hopefully I will place better this time!
Lesson learned: Less is more!
Good luck everyone!
Tools: My own ludum-engine based on Java/LibGDX, Inkscape, Gimp, Audacity, Sndfxr, and CGMusic
I’ll use my open source game engine as a base this time as well: https://github.com/dkoding/ludum-engine – and you can too!
It is based on LibGDX/Java.
For sound I’ll use sfxr/bfxr or record and distort my own voice.
For music the good old jcgMusic, probably do some conversion to a chiptune.
Audacity for sound editing, Gimp for gfx editing, InkScape and my tablet to draw.
I have ideas for the themes ‘A world in the skies’ and ‘You are the monster’, either of those are fine.
‘Beyond the wall’ is an obvious Game of Thrones reference… The other themes need a little bit more thought.
7 hours to go!
I finally decided on a name:
I spent most of the day today to create the effect you see here: (Spatters, trails etc).
Tomorrow I will have to create some actual gameplay!
I’m opting for a simple art style this time, as I got some feedback last time that it was a mixed back of chaos.
Then I guess I did get some fairly long ones and 100%ed all that have an ending.