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<\/a><\/p>\n PLAY ME NOW!<\/a><\/h1>\n <\/p>\n
The History<\/h2>\n
I guess I should start out by saying that is my fourth Ludum Dare. I haven’t been able to participate in a while, for reasons, but I got the opportunity to participate in Ludum Dare #31.<\/p>\n
If you are curious, my previous Ludum Dare entries were Voxterium (LD22)<\/a>, Mage Duel (LD23)<\/a>, and # (LD26).<\/a><\/p>\n Preperation<\/h2>\n
My three previous Ludum Dare entries were all done in XNA. For my next “real” project, I wanted to get away from the XNA framework, and try something a little more… um… well… supported. Also, wanted to finally do a web game for this competition, to get rid of all the stigmas of running a windows only game that required a\u00a0redistributable.<\/p>\n
I decided to give Haxe a run, as it seemed to be pretty straight forward, and of course it’s cross platform features are extremely interesting. And, hey, making a game in 48 hours is a good way to learn a new language, right?<\/p>\n
The Build<\/h2>\n
When the theme was announced, my mind was blank. After like an hour of pacing my office and staring at a blank screen, this one just sort of popped in there. \u00a0No idea where it came from or why.<\/p>\n
Having done this compo three times before, I had a pretty good idea of what pacing should be… but like the other LD’s I threw that to the wind. Taking into account I was learning a new programming language, I allotted more time for programming. That being the case, when I got into the programming part, HaxeFlixel was sooo easy to use, and so well documented (for this sort of game), that I felt like I could spend more time\u00a0on the audio and graphics, and I did. Overall, the process went really well and I actually finished a couple hours early.<\/p>\n
Targeting the web was kind of a cool experience as well. I was able to post early builds, and get feedback. This helped a lot with finding some glaring issues. One was a bad design decision with the second control (below), that would have been disastrous, had it not been pointed out to me early.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n What went right<\/h2>\n \n - I think the game turned out\u00a0pretty ok.<\/li>\n
- I learned a lot about a new language.<\/li>\n
- I made a web game!<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n
What went wrong<\/h2>\n \n - Some of the controls are awkward. Some extra time could have been spent on making them more intuitive.<\/li>\n
- Would have liked to spend more time on the music<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n
Plans for the Future<\/h2>\n
I would like to spend some time on a post-compo version. It doesn’t feel complete right now. Some games just feel like they deserve to be fleshed out.<\/p>\n
I have received a number of good suggestions and insights on where this game could go, and I totally agree. \u00a0I also have a lot of ideas I would have liked to implement.. but you know… time… It will also help me to get even more familiar with Haxe, as I believe it can be a great platform for my next game project.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n
Had a blast last weekend making the game, and have had a great time playing your games. Can’t wait to play more! I wish you all a great Ludum Dare!<\/p>\n
Love,
\n Ross<\/a><\/p>\n \n Tags: haXe<\/a>, HaXeFlixel<\/a>, knobs and buttons and stuff<\/a>, Music Game<\/a>, postmortem<\/a><\/p>","time":"December 14th, 2014 12:07 pm","title":"Kitch\u2019s Postmortem"}
Preperation<\/h2>\n
My three previous Ludum Dare entries were all done in XNA. For my next “real” project, I wanted to get away from the XNA framework, and try something a little more… um… well… supported. Also, wanted to finally do a web game for this competition, to get rid of all the stigmas of running a windows only game that required a\u00a0redistributable.<\/p>\n
I decided to give Haxe a run, as it seemed to be pretty straight forward, and of course it’s cross platform features are extremely interesting. And, hey, making a game in 48 hours is a good way to learn a new language, right?<\/p>\n
The Build<\/h2>\n
When the theme was announced, my mind was blank. After like an hour of pacing my office and staring at a blank screen, this one just sort of popped in there. \u00a0No idea where it came from or why.<\/p>\n
Having done this compo three times before, I had a pretty good idea of what pacing should be… but like the other LD’s I threw that to the wind. Taking into account I was learning a new programming language, I allotted more time for programming. That being the case, when I got into the programming part, HaxeFlixel was sooo easy to use, and so well documented (for this sort of game), that I felt like I could spend more time\u00a0on the audio and graphics, and I did. Overall, the process went really well and I actually finished a couple hours early.<\/p>\n
Targeting the web was kind of a cool experience as well. I was able to post early builds, and get feedback. This helped a lot with finding some glaring issues. One was a bad design decision with the second control (below), that would have been disastrous, had it not been pointed out to me early.<\/p>\n
I would like to spend some time on a post-compo version. It doesn’t feel complete right now. Some games just feel like they deserve to be fleshed out.<\/p>\n I have received a number of good suggestions and insights on where this game could go, and I totally agree. \u00a0I also have a lot of ideas I would have liked to implement.. but you know… time… It will also help me to get even more familiar with Haxe, as I believe it can be a great platform for my next game project.<\/p>\n Had a blast last weekend making the game, and have had a great time playing your games. Can’t wait to play more! I wish you all a great Ludum Dare!<\/p>\n Love, Tags: haXe<\/a>, HaXeFlixel<\/a>, knobs and buttons and stuff<\/a>, Music Game<\/a>, postmortem<\/a><\/p>","time":"December 14th, 2014 12:07 pm","title":"Kitch\u2019s Postmortem"}<\/a><\/p>\n What went right<\/h2>\n
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What went wrong<\/h2>\n
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Plans for the Future<\/h2>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n
\n Ross<\/a><\/p>\n \n