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This being my third Ludum Dare I had a decent idea of what I was getting myself into. These game jams are really a great way of practicing on actually making something from start to finish. I think that is what many of us really need to get better at, I know I for one have put tons of time into other bigger projects which never see the light of day, maybe because they are simply too big of projects. Here are some quick tips which I\u2019ve learned from previous mistakes and could be good for newcomers entering into a ludum dare, for starting any new game project I guess.<\/p>\n
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So I’ve been playing unhealthy amounts of Spelunky lately and I wanted to make a platformer with a bit of the same vibe, and I’m a huge space\u00a0fan so I went for that. When the theme got decided I thought I\u2019d make a underground platformer. Since I love the jetpack in spelunky and don\u2019t get it often enough, I thought I\u2019d make a game with a similar feel as the jetpack in Spelunky. I also wanted to make a simple and addicting game with online highscore, so I played around with the idea until I ended up with what the game is now. It could still get a lot better, but I\u2019m quite happy with the end result in just two days work.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m especially happy with having produced music for in the game, and am even quite happy with the end result. Truth is I\u2019ve wanted to learn how to make music for a while now, and started various tutorials but never got very far. The day before Ludum dare I made a warmup game called Space Survivor<\/a>. It took me about 2 hours to make, and looking at the highscore stats I can say that it’s probably the game I’ve made with best time coded vs time played ratio ever.. which is a bit depressing. Anyway, the cool thing is I also decided I was going to make music for the game. I opened a\u00a0a music program called SunVox, which is the first music program where I actually like the UI, and decided I’m going to make a song from start to end, it doesn’t matter how crappy it is, but it’s going to be finished. My first song. Instead of trying to learn each aspect of music and mastering it before I even make a song, this technique really taught me how to make music and I put it in the game! And I’m so happy for it! The day after Ludum dare started and I made another track and put it in my Ludum Dare entry, and it turned out quite nice for my second track ever!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I used\u00a0the “ludum dare” technique to learn how to make music by making a warmup game! Download here!<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n For the first time I felt that I was done enough for the deadline. Overall I’m very happy with the end result, here are some points which I’m happy with<\/p>\n Even for a 48h game, the graphics went through several iterations<\/p><\/div>\n Although I’m very happy with the end result, there were a few hickups.<\/p>\n <\/a>The Good<\/h2>\n
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