Beware the spikes

play & rate the game: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=10298

What went right:

Nearly everything. MelonJS was just wonderful. Some limitations but i got around it. I had no javascript experience before, but i know java and lua very well. So no problem (debugging javascript is still a pain). The game idea evolved during development :). I started with some gfx and made a small level in Tiled. Than i started coding the jump&run mechanic. I did some colored tiles but later i switched to Black&White. Why? It was a harder task to use only 2 colors and i run out of time to create a colored palette. I had some problems filling all 18floor but some friends playtested an early alpha of the game and told me what i can do better (thx to hagish & ghoulsblade).

What went wrong:

No so much.

1. Hitboxes where not optimal
2. the contrast and quality of your monitor/lcd decides whether you see the spikes or not
3. i don’t like the name of the game

Thats all :-).

I calculated 37 working hours (out of 48h) but in the end i only spend 26h on the game.

Used Tools:

• MelonJS (javascript game framework)
• Tiled (Tile Editor)
• Chrome (for debugging)
• Notepad++ (Script Editor)
• Paint .NET
• Irfanview (Screenshots)
• sfxr (Soundeffects)
• Audacity (Sound Editor)
• GarageBand (iPad) for the music
• WinSCP (for upload to our server)
• Total Commander (without this tool i’m off)

cheers

SiENcE

Tags: html5, javascript, MelonJS, schattenkind.net