You can see my entry here:

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-16/?action=rate&uid=57

I’ll do an updated version later on this week, fix some things that need fixing and add a few features that are missing. Maybe I’ll build a fullscale (?) flash game based on this, and sell it for iPhone. Then move to bermuda.

POSTMORTEM – What went right:
– Rule system for the crew was/is awesome.
– Flixel is great! Perfect for a compo like this, although I didn’t use too much of it…
– I thought for awhile about the theme, and made a short design document with my ideas which was a great help.
– It’s like, -40’C in my city which is really, really cold and was helpful in finding inspiration for exploring the icy north.

What went wrong:
– As usual I didn’t give myself enough time to polish it up at the end. I spent some time on features that were cut or I didn’t finish, but it could have benefited a lot from just a bit more playing.
– Developing on Windows wasn’t quite what I am used to. But I got quite used to FlashDevelop. I’d like to move this over to Eclipse/Linux but figuring out how to build the AS3 stuff is just a bit tricky.

This was fun, thanks guys!

It’s out.

Get it now at HERE, mate.

I’m going to rob a train this weekend, basically.

Sorry I won’t be able to enter Ludum Dare, unless I’m captured by the Sheriff and have to spend the weekend in the county jail. And if that happens, I’d still rather get my banjo pickin’ on, but the Sheriff tends to steal her (lousynogood) so if that’s the case, and I have a computer in the cell, well then MAYBE I’ll enter.

Here’s a picture of a train for you.

Is this progress?

Last night I did some planning and some programming, but it’s not a complete plan, just a start. And the programming part wasn’t super far along…

So let’s see where we are in a few hours!

Decent progress since this AM. I’m more certain about how the gameplay will be structured, I have flocking and angular velocity/momentum for the whales (luckily it turns out I don’t really have to do collision for them!) and I’m starting to look at some behaviors for the pod.

You’re going to be a glowing intelligence that is worshipped, leading a pod of whales on some strange planet. You can fly from whale to whale, who’s backs are slightly emerged (think of them as sentient moving islands). You can commune with them, designate as leader, and so forth.

Each whale will have it’s own personality and your goal is to try and get them through five stages.

More progress.

I also have written two songs for it! But I can’t upload mp3s… You’ll just hafta play it when it’s done, hmn?

I would like to make something but will only have a few hours on the weekend.

I’ll be using Flashpunk, plus a little add-on library called FlashPunkGameDay which basically has a few handy tools + preloader + the font class from my older add-on “ParsePunk”:

It’s here:

http://kittylambda.com/parsepunk

This looks to be one gigantic compo! I might create something small for this so I’m doing the obligatory “I’m In” post!

I’ll use ParsePunk together with FlashPunk:

http://kittylambda.com/parsepunk

I’ve made a few small modifications since the last time I used this but they are all uploaded to the site. Hopefully that fits within the rules, I’ll try and double check the rules if I do end up entering and worst case just throw it into the Jam instead.

See all you sweaty geeks on the other side. Remember food and happiness are actually required to make games. Sleep maybe also is…

Basic movement, attack, field mechanics are in place. I did some of this on an airplane from Hawaii to Vancouver! Kind of cool… =)

I might enter it!

But it’s summer! Summers here are so short, maybe I will have to do it in the park?

If I do I’ll use the same framework I used last time, FlashPunk plus a bit of extra stuff for fonts/etc.

PEACE!