Here I am with a late start, and progress is actually going surprisingly well! I coded a smooth grid-based movement system for the first time and have some basic mechanics in like growing. I still need to work on developing the turn based combat involving lumberjacks, but they’ll be kept simple so it won’t be too difficult to work with them.

I jumped right into spriting, and immediately came across some trouble. The art looked decent, but it seemed too busy when I tried to pair it with a less active background. Also, with the time it took I couldn’t get around to the rest of the game’s art matching this one sprite. And it didn’t animate very well at all. I scrapped it, and with the second pass found more success.

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These are a few of the player’s sprite sheets, and as you can see each one has a small, medium, and large size. This is used during gameplay and puzzles where you change size. I would never have gotten as far with the old style, so for me, it looks minimalistic and clean and perfect for a (one day!) jam. Tomorrow I’ll finish up animations for items and enemies and hope for the best!

I ran into troubles coding turn based enemies for the first time, so I’m switching ideas to something quicker to make since I have work in 4 hours. I will finish!!!

I finished up my game but had to leave for work and didn’t have time to submit it. Are submissions still open after the deadline, or do I have to submit it as a jam?

Thanks,

Thank you, generic kind words, words of kindness, bountiful thanks. Thank thank thank, thankthankthank. 

But seriously, thanks to all who rated and commented and also to those who participated. You all made this one awesome Ludum Dare!!!

So for me, I completely forgot this weekend was Ludum Dare time…

But!

I’m in and have an idea! Zelda+Old-Magic-Robot-Technology!

Simply amazing~

Time to do a short and simple game for LD37!

The theme is one I voted for, and it actually won for once!  I’m going for Animal Crossing X you-can’t-leave-your-house-cause-of-loan-sharks…