{"author_link":"\/users\/chuckeles","author_name":"chuckeles","author_uid":"chuckeles","comments":[],"epoch":1763466128,"event":"LD58","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":423478,"likes":7,"metadata":{"p_key":"84826","p_author":"chuckeles","p_authorkey":"1033631","p_urlkey":"295584","p_title":"My Ludum Dare 58 Results","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD58","p_time":"1763466128","p_likes":"7","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1033631","us_name":"chuckeles","us_username":"chuckeles","event_start":"1759449600","event_key":"112","event_name":"Ludum Dare 58"},"node":{"id":423478,"parent":417982,"_superparent":415614,"author":33631,"type":"post","subtype":"","subsubtype":"","published":"2025-11-18T11:42:08Z","created":"2025-11-18T11:39:40Z","modified":"2026-01-28T17:35:22Z","_trust":5,"version":1342112,"slug":"my-ludum-dare-58-results","name":"My Ludum Dare 58 Results","body":"I finally sat down and checked the results for my Ludum Dare 58 entry [Outward](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/outward)\u2026 and honestly, **I\u2019m blown away**! \ud83e\udd2f\n\nThis was a tiny 48-hour prototype with hand-drawn art, a simple collecting loop, and generative audio that occasionally exploded into chaos (oops \ud83d\ude05). I didn\u2019t expect anything. I just wanted to make something small, cozy, and alive.\n\nAnd somehow\u2026 this happened:\n\n- **Overall**: 13th \/ 272\n- **Theme**: 8th \/ 272\n- **Graphics**: 5th \/ 272\n- **Audio**: 6th \/ 272\n- **Fun**: 20th \/ 272\n- **Mood**: 15th \/ 272\n\nFor a short jam piece, this is wild!  \nBut what meant even more to me were **the comments people left**:\n\n- \u201cThe visuals, the sound, the feel \u2014 this is great all around.\u201d\n- \u201cOld-school RTS vibes with a unique twist. You could make a great game out of this.\u201d\n- \u201cLike this game a lot. Pure zen :) Would love to see the full version.\u201d\n- \u201cA fantastic foundation for something even greater.\u201d\n\nReading this made something click for me.\n\n---\n\n## What\u2019s Next\n\nI\u2019ve decided to **keep going**.  \nOutward is now my long-term daily project \u2014 no rush, no strict deadlines, just steady progress and honest documentation.\n\nI\u2019m sharing the whole journey on **YouTube**, from art to mechanics to the messy in-between.\n\nIf you\u2019re curious, you can follow along here:  \nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@martindzejky\n\nThanks to everyone who played the jam version and left feedback.\nIt gave this little world a second life \ud83e\udde1\ud83c\udf32\u2728","scope":"public","node-timestamp":"2025-11-18T11:42:08Z","meta":[],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/outward\/my-ludum-dare-58-results","parents":[1,5,9,415614,417982],"files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"love":7,"love-timestamp":"2026-01-28T17:35:22Z","comments":0,"_wayback":{"timestamp":"20260201040230","url":"https:\/\/api.ldjam.com\/vx\/node2\/get\/423577+423547+423513+423508+423505+423504+423495+423490+423480+423478?author&parent&superparent"}},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"423478","n_urlkey":"295584","n_parent":"417982","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/outward\/my-ludum-dare-58-results","n_slug":"my-ludum-dare-58-results","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"33631","n_created":"1763465980","n_modified":"1769621722","n_version":"1342112","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/outward\/my-ludum-dare-58-results","text":"I finally sat down and checked the results for my Ludum Dare 58 entry [Outward](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/outward)\u2026 and honestly, **I\u2019m blown away**! \ud83e\udd2f\n\nThis was a tiny 48-hour prototype with hand-drawn art, a simple collecting loop, and generative audio that occasionally exploded into chaos (oops \ud83d\ude05). I didn\u2019t expect anything. I just wanted to make something small, cozy, and alive.\n\nAnd somehow\u2026 this happened:\n\n- **Overall**: 13th \/ 272\n- **Theme**: 8th \/ 272\n- **Graphics**: 5th \/ 272\n- **Audio**: 6th \/ 272\n- **Fun**: 20th \/ 272\n- **Mood**: 15th \/ 272\n\nFor a short jam piece, this is wild!  \nBut what meant even more to me were **the comments people left**:\n\n- \u201cThe visuals, the sound, the feel \u2014 this is great all around.\u201d\n- \u201cOld-school RTS vibes with a unique twist. You could make a great game out of this.\u201d\n- \u201cLike this game a lot. Pure zen :) Would love to see the full version.\u201d\n- \u201cA fantastic foundation for something even greater.\u201d\n\nReading this made something click for me.\n\n---\n\n## What\u2019s Next\n\nI\u2019ve decided to **keep going**.  \nOutward is now my long-term daily project \u2014 no rush, no strict deadlines, just steady progress and honest documentation.\n\nI\u2019m sharing the whole journey on **YouTube**, from art to mechanics to the messy in-between.\n\nIf you\u2019re curious, you can follow along here:  \nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@martindzejky\n\nThanks to everyone who played the jam version and left feedback.\nIt gave this little world a second life \ud83e\udde1\ud83c\udf32\u2728","title":"My Ludum Dare 58 Results","wayback_source":{"timestamp":"20260201040230","url":"https:\/\/api.ldjam.com\/vx\/node2\/get\/423577+423547+423513+423508+423505+423504+423495+423490+423480+423478?author&parent&superparent"}}