{"author_name":"LoneStranger","cat":"LD #13 - Roads - 2008","comments":[],"epoch":1228508460,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"74438","p_author":"LoneStranger","p_authorkey":"203","p_urlkey":"110270","p_title":"LD48_13 Basecode","p_cat":"LD #13 - Roads - 2008","p_event":"LD13","p_time":"1228508460","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"203","us_name":"LoneStranger","us_username":"lonestranger","event_start":"1228435200","event_key":"92","event_name":"LD13"},"text":"<p>My basecode For LD48_13 is largely the same as the past two competitions.\u00a0 I  have updated it a little:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Classes are now organized into\u00a0the package net.lonestranger.common, game and  network.<\/li>\n <li>Network isn&#8217;t really too useful yet.\u00a0 The only class that exists in it is  called Report.\u00a0 It&#8217;s job is to take a string of data and send it via POST to a  website, where it can be digested as fit.\u00a0 For example, sending scores back to a  central repository.<\/li>\n <li>You can take jpg screenshots by\u00a0hitting F10.\u00a0 They are named based on the  current date\/time and dumped into the working directory.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>Here is the link to <a title=\"LD48_13 Base Code\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestranger.net\/ld48\/LD48_13_LoneStranger_Basecode.zip\">download<\/a> it.<\/p>\n <p>I didn&#8217;t really list my goals in my declararion post a few days ago, so I&#8217;ll  do it now.<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>\n <div style=\"left;\">Keep the same art  style as last time.\u00a0 I sketched things out on paper and scanned them in so I  could colorize.\u00a0 Keeping with bold colors and gradients is probably what I&#8217;ll  do.<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <div style=\"left;\">KISS &#8211; Keep It  Simple, Stupid!\u00a0 Making something too complex is just a recipe for a headache at  1pm on Sunday afternoon.<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <div style=\"left;\">Make useful  additions to the basecode that can be used in later competitions.\u00a0 The  screenshot stuff is an example of something I did previously that helps out a  lot.<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <div style=\"left;\">Finish most of the  work by Saturday night so I can spend Sunday polishing.<\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>Ok, time to finish work and then I&#8217;m off to Thanksgiving, The Sequel, but  I&#8217;ll check in after 8pm Pacific tonight to see the theme I need to start  thinking about.\u00a0 I expect everyone to be in FULL CODE MODE when I get back.\u00a0  \ud83d\ude09<\/p>","time":"December 5th, 2008 3:21 pm","title":"LD48_13 Basecode"}