It is 05:10AM in the Netherlands right now, I just found out what the theme is. First things first: a strong cup of coffee is needed before I can think of fun ideas :smile: :coffee:

Good luck everyone!

I have a fun idea. You are being chased by the grimm reaper in an endless foresty-like area. When you make a mistake, or accept that you can't run from death, the game will end.

This morning I spent creating/modifying code to make a random level. Now it is truly random, in it's final form it will be pseudo-random. Meaning every level is still random, but for every player it will behave the same. I plan to make the pathway branch out in diffrent segments. Some will path will come to a dead end, ending your life as well.

You can play a prototype by clicking here: https://www.wouter52.com/PROJECTS/LD50_NIGHTLY/

Right now there are 3 prototypes, in the future more will be added.

Today was great! I reached my goal for the day; making a playable game. There is a lot of stuff I'm proud of, such as: the random level generation, the fact that colission works, the wonky ai which is pretty scary actually ^^"

Tomorrow I'll add more features. I like to keep track of everybodies scores. The places where people died, will have a tombstone for instance. Also.. Powerups!! Lets see how crazy this game can get!

You can play a prototype by clicking here: https://www.wouter52.com/PROJECTS/LD50_NIGHTLY/

Right now there are 7 prototypes, in the future more will be added. The 7th is the final one for today.

Lifehack! If you are a programmer, and need to design something scary, but don't know how. One word my friend: noisefilter. It is perfect! Use it on your projects, use it on your pancakes: noisefilters are here to save your day!

Run away from the Sensenmann, claim the topscore and leave a lasting impression in the gameworld for all future-players to see! In the form of your customized tombstone

All of this is possible in the unforgiving game: SensenCemetary!

Are you up to the challenge?

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Everyone has their favorite sprite in the game. Sometimes the sprite isn't even important for gameplay, but it is nice it is there. Somehow, my favorite sprite in my game is this: a dandelion, which is funny, because in real life I hate them with all heart! If I see them in my garden I want to get rid of it right away!

Which sprite is your favorite sprite in your game? Let me know below!

Run away from the Sensenmann, claim the topscore and leave a lasting impression in the gameworld for all future-players to see! In the form of your customized tombstone

All of this is possible in the unforgiving doom-styled-game: SensenCemetary!

(Now with a slightly less unforgiving mode :grin: )

Are you up to the challenge? Try to get as far as possible! :runner_tone4:

Run away from the Sensenmann, claim the topscore and leave a lasting impression in the gameworld for all future-players to see! In the form of your customized tombstone

All of this is possible in the unforgiving doom-styled-game: SensenCemetary!

(Now with a slightly less unforgiving mode :grin: )

Are you up to the challenge? Try to get as far as possible! :runner_tone4: Everyone who leaves a comment, will get feedback from me too ofcourse :smiley: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/sensenmanncemetary

Whouw, a lot of people played SensenCemetery. Which means that the cemetery fills up with tombstones pretty fast! In SensenCemetery your deathlocation leaves a tombstone with your design in your place for everyone to see!

The problem is... people noticed that they didn't really pay attention to these tombstones, as they where running for their lives themselves :runner_tone4: , as the Sensenmann was comming for them. Those stones were a mere reminder of their inevitable demise! :skull:

*In the 1.4 update, you can now look at everyone's tombstone designs in piece, as the Sensenmann took a day off in this mode. *

To activate this feature, first press “P” in the main menu to activate post-jam features, then press “F” to pay respects at the cemetery.

The 5th time in a row I will be participating! I'll be working with my friend @ithebreather. We'll start a day late, and will be submitting on Monday. So, it will be a 48 our jam for us :-)

The plan? Well... There is none this time. We will log in to the website on Sunday around 10AM Dutch time to see what the theme is. From there we will come up with a plan and what kind of tools we like to use. My friend uses way more advanced sowtwaretoolings that I do. Compare it with the LTT screwdriver vs a normal one.

Good luck everyone!

Finally! Good luck everyone!

You can see the nightly builds here: https://wouter52.com/PROJECTS/LD51/NIGHTLY_BUILDS/ We're going to bed now. The core mechanics work now :-)

Currently the highscore for EPOCH is 89, I know there are people out there that can beat that! Take the challange in our ever changing maze of spagetticode and bugs! :smile:

Hello everyone!

We just released the Post-jam version of EPOCH :-) The following changes are in version 1.1:

Non-gameplay - Fixed cursor at start of game - Fixed issue that highscore would not show directly after submitting - Special Post-jam tag in highscores for players who played the post-jam version

Post-jam version (when activated) - Bugs can't be unreachable all the time anymore - There is a smaller chance to get boxed in after the maze changes - There are diffrent graphics modes now - You start with 4 bugs, instead of 3. - Message at bottom added - Static noise sound gets more intense when there are more bugs in the system

I see that lots of people share GIF's of gameplay of their game. That is a great idea!! Today I experimented a bit and I am pleased with the result :-)

Play EPOCH here if this seems like a game you would love to play :-) https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/epoch

Then try EPOCH! :smile: To be honest, we don't really need ratings. We're over 20 now. We just think it is a perfect game for people who want to play an easy learn game that does not need too much brain capacity :innocent: A perfect game to play just before bedtime! :smiley:

A friendly reminder that there is a "Danger" filter. As stated:

This is the rescue filter. Everything with less than 20 ratings sorted top to bottom. Items on the first page are typically 1-2 rating away, so help them out!

I'll be playing some games in this category. If everyone does that, maybe we can make lots of people happy!

Also, here is a song about the danger zone for you to enjoy :grin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Jzt2yWCTM

Ay!! The Post-feature is working again! I was wondering, how do you all come up with a good/fun theme suggestion?

My suggestions mostly consists of one word, which can mean different things. I found out that those kinds of themes are the ones I vote for the most.

P.s. No reCAPTCHAcyet... I wonder if the bots will stay away.

Just finished slaugthering. I kept around 21% of all submissions. Which is a lot relative to the graphs I have seen here :innocent:

Have fun everyone!

A few jams ago, I read something about LD Discord servers. I'm pretty new to joining such servers. Are there any good ones still online?