Hey folks!

I'm running a few weeks behind getting things ready for the next event, but we're still on schedule for October 2nd-5th. Theme Suggestions are now open so go do that when you get the chance.

The reason for the lateness is after one of our SSL certificates expired some 3-4 weeks ago, it snowballed in to me finally sitting down to rebuild the servers. For context, the servers we are running on today were built over 6 years ago. A lot has changed since them, including my experience, having built and run the infrastructure for an online game a couple years back. Much of the software I use today isn't the software used to build these servers, and it's been a bit of a quiet headache of mine dealing with it over the years.

So for the past 3 weeks I've been grinding away rebuilding the servers, far longer than I was expecting, and I'm still not done. So after one more SSL patch-job, the existing servers are back up again so we can start signups and theme voting. I'll be continuing to work on the servers in parallel, and hopefully get them switched over next week without too much downtime.

Anyway, that's what's up. I'll get back to wrangling the server guts and check-in again next week as we kick-off the voting.

I cant wait for ld

Hi. I'm in. Again.

There is a non zero possibility that you played one of my games from the time when my username was SYRAPT0R. Well, I decided to change my name and appearance and can't wait for the next ldjam!

As pretty much always, my tools are - Game Maker Studio 2 for coding - BFXR for sound effects - PyxelEdit for sprites

For music, I recently switched from FL Studio to Ableton. I still have to learn some stuff important for game music but I should be able to do that until the jam.

So yeah, I'm ready. Let's make this jam a good one!

Oh, and of course, my theme suggestions.

I'll be entering the compo again. Last April I performed really well, so it's gonna be tough to top myself!

I am Very New to the world of Game dev and this going to be my first jam

I think I will be in for the fourth time now, but my Master Thesis is due just 1 week later. I hope I still find time for some LD action.

I've only participated in 2 ludum dares so far, but I'm super excited for my 3rd one!

My god. I seriously need a few programming warm up exercises...

Words cannot express how excited I am to finally join again! Can't wait to see what we all come up with!

Theme suggestions:

• It came from behind
• To give is to take
• We

Eagerly waiting for LD47 to start, here are my theme suggestions

Can't wait to play your games.

This is going to be my first Ludum Dare! I've been interested in Ludum Dare for a while. I've watched several developers document the development of their LD games on YouTube and figured that I'd finally contribute. I'm not the best at staying focused on long term projects so the time limit is a great motivating factor. Now, I'm off to get my coding skills up to scratch :D

Are we still social distancing? Sounds like a good excuse to Ludum Dare!

Reminder: LD47 starts early!

Just in case you forgot, here's you're reminder that October events start early!

Check the clock in the sidebar for your local start time. If you've done Ludum Dare in the past, October events start 3 hours earlier than usual (6 PM EDT, 22:00 UTC). April events at the regular time (9 PM EDT, 1:00 UTC).

Final Round Theme Voting has started.

Go over here and cast your vote:

:ballot_box: /events/ludum-dare/47/theme

For rules and other info, visit the event page:

:trophy: /events/ludum-dare/47

For those new to Ludum Dare, the website will become slow and potentially unusable during the minutes leading up to the Theme Announcement, so we highly recommend you follow our Twitter account for the reveal:

https://twitter.com/ludumdare

The theme will be announced when the clock at the top this page reaches zero.

Twitch streaming

Here's how to stream:

• Set your Twitch Game/Category to one of these:
  • Science & Technology
  • Art
  • Music & Performing Arts
  • Makers & Crafting
• Include the Twitch Tag: Ludum Dare

View All Streams: twitch.tv/.../tags/c8d6d6ee-3b02-4ae7-81e9-4c0f434941cc

Keynote, hosted by Snowdrama (@snowdrama)

Keynoting our 47th event is Snowdrama (twitter). He's a veteran whose participated in numerous events, and he even decided to make a keynote with branching paths! What! I'm still exploring them as I write this. Check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJNnETTeFVM

I owe a huge thanks to Snowdrama for pulling this together! Due to some complications, I wasn't able to give him much more than a weekend's notice to write, shoot, and edit this. Timeline aside, I think he did great. Thanks again! :smile: :thumbsup:

That's it for now. It's time for the final vote!

Hi guys, I recorded a timelapse of the development of NightmESCHER. Take a look:

https://youtu.be/DjAMa40GjLw

And if you didn't play yet, give it a chance

:joystick: Play now

Hello guys, thanks for the people who rated our game so far, we'll be greatful if you give us your feedback on our game Its a game about surviving the incomming waves of enemies while being stuck in moving circle. You can check it out here -> https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/encircled

It's a collection of 3 minigames with a single control scheme: turning around a circle ! Each has its own design and palette, try to reach a high score !

Play and rate it here

Give our game a shot! It's only 5 mins and I guarantee you'll feel chill and muscial.

GAME LINK

I'm going live soon and I want to play your game!

submit your game here and I'll play it on stream: https://forms.gle/hnuejCmSmjyVJMwE9

here's the link to my stream: https://youtu.be/kDxga2LIpCM

thank you all so much for playing office-hours!

if you were wondering what 'the manager' looks like this is their official close-up.

play office-hours here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/office-hours

All right! I need some games to play! Whoever leaves feedback on my game, Outside The Loop, and posts a game link here will get their game played! Here are some details on what could impress me the most:

Moderate Difficulty (I like a challenge, but not too hard)

Short or endlessly looping games (I'll probably be getting a bit of recommendations!)

A game good for age-diverse audiences (I believe it's good, in a jam, to have something for everyone)

Got a game that sounds like I'd enjoy it? Leave feedback on my game Outside The Loop and leave a link here. I'll rate your game!

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/outside-the-loop

Hello there!
I would appreciate some additional feedback on my gamejam entry Leten Paradox. :watch:
I think I've fixed major crash issue, but it would be great of someone proved me wrong.
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/leten-paradox
I was wondering if this gameplay concept has any potential.

Thanks everyone for trying it out in advance!