How new? Let’s put it this way, I downloaded Stencyl 3.0 on Monday, August 11, 2014 and it was my first experience with a game engine. Yeah, I’ve created games before!

Stencyl Crash Course 1 AND… Stencyl Crash Course 2

I’m participating in the /compo or solo competition. Do I think I’ll complete my game or win? I’m giving myself a 50% chance of completion but that’s probably pretty liberal. Winning? ROFL

TOP 100? A guy can dream can’t he?

This is what I’ll be using

Engine – Stencyl (duh!)

Graphics – paint.NET and/or Inkscape

Sound/Music – Audacity, Sfxr, Bfxr,  inudge, and maybe my laptop mic

Like I said when I posted to say that I was entering the compo, I’m brand spankin’ new at this. I was hopeful that everything would go my way and by some miracle I’d submit. That didn’t happen.

The bottom line is that I spent a lot of time learning how to do what I want with the programs that I’m using. I don’t consider this lost time in any way. I’ll keep learning, I’ll get better. I’m going to finish this game, come hell or high water. It’ll be my teacher.

The submissions that I’m seeing below my post look really awesome. Congrats guys!

And thanks Ludum Dare for the challenge!