i had to get rid of particles because they would not behave like i wanted them to. They would not spawn where my character died

Im done time to sleep

Hey, the competition is nearly over and my game is very close to getting 50 votes, please could you help get it there. Play it here: http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=38333

Im 1 vote away from 50 please could you make this happen. Thanks xx. Here’s the link: http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=38333

I’m in for my third ludum dare. Unfortunately i missed ludum 32 because of personal needs and i was relatively bored with programming but now im back and for this ludum dare i’m going to use:

Gamemaker

Gimp

Notepad for notes

and pen and paper for initial ideas.

Good luck to all.

This morning my internet wasn’t working but I’ve got it fixed now, yay. My idea is a simple clicking game like cookie clicker or something of the sorts but with a twist, because you are the monster people will come and periodically attack you leaving you weak and vulnerable . I have no images since this is still very much a concept and i have only just begun to done stuff however, i should get more done by about 4pm (gmt) meaning that there will be screenshots coming!

I got rid of my first idea since it wasn’t really working and it felt messy so now im probably going to do some sort of plat former with different people from the kingdoms which you have to kill to get better abilities.

I have the very, very basics done. I know the art is crap but that will improve when i polish it and stuff. My idea is to have your monster evolve through time as time progresses. My idea is that each time you complete a level, you will advance in era meaning that both you and the technology will evolve. Your monster starts off as a blob but can become something scary or cute dependent on your choice.

Things I have left to do:

complete most of the gameplay tonight,

add music,

sound effects,

improve art,

polish,

particles,

basically too much stuff!

Things are beginning to come together. This is a basic overview of my first level and obviously these are just basic art types so i can get a feel for things. Tomorrow is going to busy day because my programming tool wasn’t working this morning. Tomorrow I need to add animations for pretty much everything, particles, all the levels, different enemy types, different time zones, different monsters and general polish and making things better along with a couple of late night ideas thrown in. I have implemented a system in which, if you die then everything gets reset including enemies and stars. This adds extra challenge to the game and it was there unintentionally and i don’t really know how to fix it but i think it is a fun and challenging game play element but if you don’t like the idea then just let me know before i go full blown with the idea :P. Take from the screenshot what you will but i can semi promise you that it will look a lot better when the game is finally able to be played.

Also 1 last note: This is first time adding music into my game and since i don’t think i can get any open source stuff off the internet i will be making it myself so please don’t judge me or it if it kills your ears 😛 but I’ll go now.

I have decided to get rid of checkpoints because they serve no purpose because if you do then everything gets spawned again meaning the checkpoints become redundant.

I now have basic backgrounds which should be improved later tonight when i get onto the polishing stage.

Please do not judge the art and graphics in my game too harshly since im only 15 and im terrible at art like by year 9 of school i was still only a 4b (if that has any relevance to any of you).

Thank you

Before i go off and make some really bad music are we allowed to use royalty free, open source music?

If I had enough time i would have detailed all of the rooms…

After a long stressful my game is able to be played. The game is called time monster and it is a platformer game. Unfortunately I did not have the time to turn it into a web game meaning it is download only. You can play it here! Thank you for maybe having a look and please feel free to leave feedback,

One last final question:

Can I add and change screenshots after the compo is over if I don’t think the current ones are very good?

Last night after a lot of hard work, my game was became finished. I am proud of it and is double the size of anything I have ever made before.

If I were to do it again, I would work a lot harder on the first day so I could add more levels and spend more time on music and sound but oh well.

Please play it here!

Thank you!

I have something like 38 coolness or something but I can’t seem to get onto the rating page. I was wondering how you get onto it.

If you haven’t already could you please vote for my game.

Please play it here!

Hi, I hope you’re all having a great weekend. A chance to relax and play some cool ludum dare games.

Speaking of cool ludum dare games, would you please take a moment of your time to play my game time monster.

Thank you for your time!

Recently I have found out that you could get stuck on some of the levels, this has now fixed and has made the game work again.

If you haven’t had a chance to play it yet, then now’s your opportunity!

Please, play it here!