{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/pol\/","author_name":"Pol","cat":"LD #25","categories":["LD #25"],"comments":[],"epoch":1355834040,"event":"LD25","likes":6,"metadata":{"p_key":"79883","p_author":"Pol","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"288893","p_title":"Goat 666 \u2013 post mortem","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1355834040","p_likes":"6","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"source_url":"2012\/12\/18\/goat-666-post-mortem\/","text":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/12\/18\/goat-666-post-mortem\/epilepsy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-215588\"><img alt=\"epilepsy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-215588\" height=\"135\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/epilepsy.gif\" width=\"550\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was my very first time taking part in a Ludum Dare, but I already did make some games and one game jam with friends of mine, so I wasn\u2019t new either to technical aspects of gamemaking nor to the 48 hours time limit. In the end, I find my game quite satisfying, except for its difficulty wich is a little bit excessive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=18149\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone\" height=\"177\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/201083\/18149-shot3.jpg\" width=\"274\"\/>\u00a0Play Goat 666<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So here comes the post mortem :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/12\/18\/goat-666-post-mortem\/wwr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-215592\"><img alt=\"wwr\" height=\"56\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wwr.gif\" width=\"242\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-As I said, no big surprise during the making of the game. I didn\u2019t get unexplained errors while coding, and didn\u2019t spend too much time on deciding how the graphics would be done (except on the cover art).<\/p>\n<p>-Good time management. Even if I became less and less efficient as I got tired, I endend up having some hours left to polish everything, which I wasn\u2019t sure of at the beginning. It may only be chance since I didn\u2019t really plan anything :B A good thing is that I decided quite precisely what I wanted to do right from the beginning, so I didn\u2019t spare time thinking of what I should do after that : I knew where I was going and how.<\/p>\n<p>-The experience was really enjoyable, even if I felt totally destroyed after that \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>-Friends. Lov\u2019em.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/12\/18\/goat-666-post-mortem\/www\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-215593\"><img alt=\"www\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-215593\" height=\"56\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/www.gif\" width=\"242\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Unconvincing game mechanics. I don\u2019t feel like my game actually is really fun in its gameplay, even if the music and the graphics make it more nervous.<\/p>\n<p>-Unbalanced game : although I managed, in the end, to tweak a little the probabilities and enlarge the hitboxes of the people you have to click in the game, the difficulty is still quite high. I usually make this mistake of forgetting that people who will play my games for the first time won\u2019t be used to it as I am since I\u2019m permanently testing it, and thus that I should make it easier even if I can beat it quite easilly. One day I will remember it.<\/p>\n<p>-I don\u2019t code fast enough..<\/p>\n<p>-Couldn\u2019t really get any sleep D: I tried though, but too much tea, coffee and not being at home (thus only having a sofa to sleep) broke \u00a0the mood. So I ended up being really really tired and slow at working.<\/p>\n<p>-I used musics from other artists, which forbade me to submit my game in the compo, so I moved it to the jam. I didn\u2019t read the rules with enough attention and though it would be OK if I used free-of-use tracks. This is no big deal, but it\u2019s kinda annoying since I made everything else by myself within the 48 hours, so\u2026 Well, I\u2019ll be more careful next time.<\/p>\n<p>-I wasted time writing posts because I wasn\u2019t always sure of my english. Nothing grave, but still, it\u2019s kinda stupid to spend 5-10 minutes on a five lines post 3:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/12\/18\/goat-666-post-mortem\/wn\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-215591\"><img alt=\"wn\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-215591\" height=\"56\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wn.gif\" width=\"242\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Spare more time on looking for game concepts, and learn how to do it more efficiently. It\u2019d be nice to have a really fun game for once.<\/p>\n<p>-Learn how to make music, for heck\u2019s sake D:<\/p>\n<p>-Maybe start working with 3D in order to get moar skills, even if it\u2019s quite hasardous for now.<\/p>\n<p>-Keep washing the dishes when I get too tired\/upset to do anything right. In the two game jams I made, there was that moment when I just finished something and I though \u201cOkay I really need a break right now, but I don\u2019t feel like sleeping, and I\u2019ll get even more upset if I just stay there doing nothing\u201d. And seriously, washing dishes is the best thing to do at that moment \ud83d\ude00 It\u2019s totally mechanical, so you don\u2019t have to concentrate while doing it, and it\u2019s more relaxing than doing nothing. Well, maybe it\u2019s just me\u2026<\/p>\n<p>-Do games ! More games !<\/p>","time":"December 18th, 2012 12:34 pm","title":"Goat 666 \u2013 post mortem","title_was_empty":false}