{"author_name":"BipoleMoment","cat":"LD #26","comments":[],"epoch":1366843860,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"46719","p_author":"BipoleMoment","p_authorkey":"17283","p_urlkey":"82381","p_title":"I am in once again","p_cat":"LD #26","p_event":"LD26","p_time":"1366843860","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"17283","us_name":"BipoleMoment","us_username":"bipolemoment","event_start":"1366934400","event_key":"16","event_name":"LD26"},"text":"<p>This is my second Ludum Dare, and yeah. Here I am.<\/p>\n <p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n <p>Programming:<\/p>\n <p>Python 2.7 using the Pygame module (version 1.9.2, which is pretty much\u00a0interchangeable\u00a0with 1.9.1) I also might use Notepad++ to make a little JavaScript game. It&#8217;s more likely that I&#8217;ll use python, but hey. You never know.<\/p>\n <p>Graphics:<\/p>\n <p>Photoshop CS2<\/p>\n <p>Audio:<\/p>\n <p>I have a lot of software in my music arsenal. I have FamiTracker, Audacity (and ukulele still), and Anvil Studio. I&#8217;ve been using Anvil Studio a lot more recently, and I think I might utilize it the most.<\/p>\n <p>Fonts:<\/p>\n <p>I will use Dafont to find fonts that will be used in my game. I could and have made my own fonts, but\u00a0ain&#8217;t nobody got time for that.<\/p>\n <p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n <p>Things I have learned since last time (so therefore improvements):<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><span style=\"line-height: 13px\">You can use the .pyw extension instead of .py to create a console-less window when executing python scripts.<\/span><\/li>\n <li>Gameplay is far more important than a plot. Otherwise you tend to feel ashamed of your games (ok this may be exclusive to me)<\/li>\n <li>Humor is still very important!<\/li>\n <li>You can randomly generate things by keeping object references in a list.<\/li>\n <li>Basically everything about lists actually<\/li>\n <li>Don&#8217;t use system fonts because who knows what fonts people have on their computers<\/li>\n <li>Also, don&#8217;t use copyrighted fonts. You might get in trouble.<\/li>\n <li>Play lots of people&#8217;s games. Get to know your competition, and have fun too!<\/li>\n <li>HAVE LOTS OF IDEAS AND WRITE ALL OF THEM DOWN<\/li>\n <li>Get people to beta test your games<\/li>\n <li>Be in it for the fun, the learning, and for the game!<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>Also, I am pro-potato.<\/p>","time":"April 24th, 2013 5:51 pm","title":"I am in once again"}