Hey fellow developers, this is my first time entering such a competition. I will be using HTML5’s Canvas  element with JavaScript to develop my game idea.

Desktop before LD 25:

Today was a big day, completed most of the mechanics, multiplayer and a large portion of the art.

Cthulus are Beneath the Surface! Check it out here

Here are  some screenshots from earlier in the day when I wasn’t sure the direction to take the game:

Tomorrow will be music(maybe), more sfx, levels/stages and polish.

I’m in, I’m a bit rusty with javascript development but I will use this week as a refresher. My favourite part of Ludum Dare is the incredible productivity that comes with the strict deadline.

• Engine: Phaser
• Language: JavaScript
• IDE: VIM
• Platform: Web
• Music: An obscure Flash app I used for my last game or time to try Garage Band
• SFX: sfxr
• Graphics: Sketch & GIMP & Tiled
• Dev Platform: Windows & OSX

Tags: LD35, motivation

This is going much smoother for me this time around. I’ve decided on creating a monster destruction game with a twist to tie it into the shapeshift theme.

Tasks completed:

• Game design fleshed out
• Art assets for player avatar
• Game screens
  • Preload
  • Menu
  • Game
  • Credits
  • Game over
• Gameplay mechanic code in a working state
• Player positioning and movement
• Tilemap initialization

Todo:

• Music
• SFX
• NPC sprites
• Floating numbers
• New tilemap
• Screenshake
• Particle effects
• A real name

I’m using placeholder tiles until I work on the rest of the art tomorrow.

Tags: LD35