{"author_name":"Bmxchamp4","cat":"LD #34","comments":[],"epoch":1449999000,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"10734","p_author":"Bmxchamp4","p_authorkey":"25546","p_urlkey":"45968","p_title":"A thing has been done","p_cat":"LD #34","p_event":"LD34","p_time":"1449999000","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"25546","us_name":"Bmxchamp4","us_username":"bmxchamp4","event_start":"1449792000","event_key":"31","event_name":"LD34"},"text":"<p>Well, when the theme got announced there was a lot of brainstorming that\u00a0mostly ended in\u00a0ideas\u00a0I didn&#8217;t feel comfortable doing in a short period of time. So seeing as this is my first\u00a0LD and I am flying solo for this one, I decided to just go as simple as I could to test the waters and\u00a0at least get started in participating in LD, something I&#8217;ve been wanting to do for a long time. Anyhow, I scrapped all other ideas, and\u00a0came up with something very simple, that incorporates both themes.<\/p>\n <p>BEHOLD THE PROGRAMMER ART!<\/p>\n <p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0T3fqpN_1go?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n <p>Sped up by 5x to get the point across. I still have\u00a0hours of work to do but at least the main mechanic is done, this is about 3 hours worth of work I believe (after distractions, failed brainstorming, and adulting [I&#8217;m so good at adulting]). Most of that time was spent just working on getting the classes as intuitive as I could so I could control rain drop characteristics (things like moisture amount min and max [each raindrop has a randomized moisture value], fall speed etc.) via the raindrop spawner in the inspector. Much more handy that way. So I guess what I&#8217;m saying is that the main mechanic was stupid simple to do, the rest of the time was just my OCD and wanting an efficient way to modify values\u00a0xD.<\/p>\n <p>So next on the list is to get\u00a0the &#8220;shrivel&#8221; mechanic in, and then it&#8217;ll pretty much be ready for\u00a0UI elements and final art. (If there is such a thing as final art when the programmer is the one making it).<\/p>","time":"December 13th, 2015 4:30 am","title":"A thing has been done"}