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Mini LD #14, Go!

LD16MiniLD 12. Nov 2009 · 23:52 UTC · 28 days before compo start by Terry · 0

Bah – it’s basically Friday, isn’t it?

Like the last TIGSource contest, this contest has a dual theme. You and you teammates can choose to use either theme, or both.

The themes are Comedy and Tragedy.

Unlike other Ludum Dares, this time you are required to collaborate! (If you haven’t found a partner yet, see the post below this one.) If your team decides to use both themes, each member should take creative responsibility of one theme each and ensure it finds a place in the game.

You can make the game at any stage this weekend that suits you. And don’t worry if you can’t start for a few days or if the project goes a little beyond the usual 48 hours – I have a very loose definition of weekends that includes Wednesdays.

Whenever you’re ready, you can submit your game here!

Comments

13. Nov 2009 · 00:16 UTC

Ooh, nice themes Terry. And I like your definition of “weekend” 😉

test84

13. Nov 2009 · 00:36 UTC

I’m stuck at a collision detection bug. Do you guys all use Game Maker and stuff? since implementing an enemy system takes me like 2 weeks.

13. Nov 2009 · 01:30 UTC

Thanks Zod you announced this early. It looks like it’ll take us 24 hours to decide on the kind of game to make before we even start working on it.

13. Nov 2009 · 01:40 UTC

Something familiar, something peculiar…

Tût-tûûût

13. Nov 2009 · 07:27 UTC

I love your vision of weekends too ! And your idea of requiring a partner has nice effects, like adding new people to the community. I was “hired” by Tenoch especially for this mini LD ^^

ippa

13. Nov 2009 · 09:17 UTC

.. Hard theme 😛

dertom

13. Nov 2009 · 10:47 UTC

…would it count as two if I’m a schizophrenic? One mind is doing the graphics and the other’s doing the programming! 😀 Ok,..just kidding!

14. Nov 2009 · 00:04 UTC

This non-restrictive theme was totally designed to make teammates fight.

Broxter

15. Nov 2009 · 17:24 UTC

So will you be accepting entries ’til Wednesday?

15. Nov 2009 · 23:29 UTC

Is there any kind of “official” time to get the games in by? If not, it could lead to a compo that drags on indefinitely (“have other people submitted their game yet? No? Then I’m sure going to keep working on mine!”)

jminor

16. Nov 2009 · 06:49 UTC

Boy this is fun. I just wish my job knew about this whole Wednesday weekend thing

Hopefully I’ll have something playable before I have to go back to work.

cactus

16. Nov 2009 · 13:09 UTC

Game done, hell yeah!

Broxter

16. Nov 2009 · 14:18 UTC

I haven’t spoken to the guy I’m collaborating with in nearly 2 days. >_<

16. Nov 2009 · 14:56 UTC

We’ve only had three entries so far, so I’m in no hurry to call an end to this

And I’m serious about the Wednesday thing; the games are far more important than any silly arbitrary deadline!

16. Nov 2009 · 16:59 UTC

Our game-making weekend turned into an awesome weekend of Mario 3 multiplayer and Super Smash Bros. It was good times but we didn’t accomplish much in terms of making a game

17. Nov 2009 · 03:21 UTC

I’ve got some time still, so if this thing’s really open to Wednesday, I’ll probably work on it until Wednesday

18. Nov 2009 · 04:57 UTC

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but is there anywhere to comment on individual entries?

Tenoch

18. Nov 2009 · 09:58 UTC

Also, PoV, entering non ASCII characters in the submit form is FAIL. Some utf8 is lost on the way. It makes my name look ugly. Poor, poor non English speaking countries…

Tût-tûûût

18. Nov 2009 · 14:39 UTC

Excuse me Tenoch (partneeer ! <3) but I find that my nickname looks far more ugly than your name :p

Broxter

18. Nov 2009 · 19:40 UTC

Wooh. Finished my entry.

19. Nov 2009 · 18:28 UTC

Question: what are the rules or procedures for updating a submitted game? I mean, I’m not totally sure how this mini LD works: will there potentially be voting? Or no? If there isn’t voting, can/should we update our game by simply replacing the current linked download? If so, is there an appropriate place to note changes being made, bugs being fixed? Or should the linked download not be changed after a game is submitted? Should I get my own website for development journaling on a game I’ve submitted? Thanks for the clarifications.

DrPetter

21. Nov 2009 · 08:30 UTC

Jordan: For development journal I think it’s common practice to just make blog posts here on the site. Check out other entries to see how they did it (like what tags to use, you might need to put in minild14). The search/link function seems broken though, trying to use the incorrect tag “minild-14”. I’ll talk to the adminators.

22. Nov 2009 · 00:09 UTC

Thanks DrPetter! And yeah, I know the ladders are weird… it was really an available time issue, as ladders are far easier to program for npc’s than proper jumping algorithms between platforms.

Mini Ld #14, STOP

LD16MiniLD 19. Nov 2009 · 20:46 UTC · 21 days before compo start by Terry · 0

Ok, I think that weekend’s over

Congrats to everyone who took part! It looks like we had 13 participating teams, which is a lot more than I expected given the complications with the rules this time – you can view all the entries here. Let’s have a playing party in irc sometime this weekend

Next month is THE REAL Ludum Dare, with proper deadlines and everything! Find out more here.

Thanks again to everyone who took part, and congratulations!

Comments

Tenoch

20. Nov 2009 · 05:55 UTC

PoV said there would be voting at ~20 entries. Sadly we’re at two thirds only.

Any chance that ~20 entries will be turned into ~20 contestants, in which case voting will occur?

ippa

20. Nov 2009 · 10:44 UTC

A vote would be cool =) .. maybe with less categories though.

21. Nov 2009 · 05:33 UTC

Unfortunately, one thing we can’t currently do is let your teammates help out in the vote. I’d like to, but that’s a limit of our voting system right now. But if you guys still want to vote under these conditions, we could. With so few games, we’re going to need a majority of you to play everything to make the results meaningful.

simon123

21. Nov 2009 · 11:08 UTC

I’d like to vote and will play everything.

jminor

21. Nov 2009 · 14:02 UTC

I’d vote and play them all.

vede

21. Nov 2009 · 18:16 UTC

I’ll play them all and vote!

chuchino

21. Nov 2009 · 21:08 UTC

I’ll do the playing and voting thing.

22. Nov 2009 · 05:16 UTC

Sure, I’d like to vote and will play everything.

22. Nov 2009 · 05:17 UTC

And just to be clear, the games should NOT be updated, from when we submitted them, right? I mean, if we do updates, bug fixes, etc., we should make a separate post and link, right?

22. Nov 2009 · 05:20 UTC

(So we’re voting on the games as they were originally submitted, rather than with later additions, right?)

Tenoch

22. Nov 2009 · 08:29 UTC

“I’d like to vote and will play everything”

Sounds like swearing an oath 😛

22. Nov 2009 · 08:29 UTC

To be fair, yes. It’s a MiniLD, so the deadline itself was already a little lax as is. Use your best judgment.

LD17

Ludum Dare Jam, Live at CB2 Bistro this weekend!

LD17LD #17 - Islands - 2010 19. Apr 2010 · 19:26 UTC · 3 days before compo start by Terry · 0

Hello! A bunch of people are meeting up in CB2 Bistro in Cambridge, England this weekend to work on our Ludum Dare entries together. It will no doubt be a lot of fun, and you are very welcome to join us! Cambridge is just a short 45 minute train trip from London.

We promise to post lots of spicy chip pictures!

You can find out a bit more about it here.

Comments

19. Apr 2010 · 20:34 UTC

Totally awesome. 😀

DoctorMikeReddy

20. Apr 2010 · 00:27 UTC

Newport will host if you ever want a Welsh LDMeet

matrin

20. Apr 2010 · 03:47 UTC

I’d actually be tempted to come, but the current state of air travel leaves me grounded. :S

20. Apr 2010 · 07:38 UTC

I’ll be there, rocking a crappy old laptop! Let’s hope I can still work effectively!

Fiona

20. Apr 2010 · 10:45 UTC

Is anyone else in the Manchester area willing to do something like this?

20. Apr 2010 · 11:11 UTC

Wow.. this is a really cool idea! Sounds like so much fun too! I should see if there are any LDers even remotely near me to try something like this in the future.

20. Apr 2010 · 23:58 UTC

I’m in Dover. It takes me about an hour to get to Manchester, so it should be about that to Merrimack. A New England LD meeting would be pretty sweet. In a recent post I found that billknye is over here too (Rochester). I remember MrPhil being in VT and there are a few in the Boston area.

20. Apr 2010 · 13:49 UTC

I too would love to do an in-person LD. I think I might be the only LDer in Florida, though.

Squall VS Squall

LD17LD #17 - Islands - 2010 24. Apr 2010 · 14:01 UTC · 38 hours after compo start by Terry · 0

Progress!

Hmm

LD17LD #17 - Islands - 2010 25. Apr 2010 · 12:25 UTC · 2 days after compo start by Terry · 0

Yesterday’s thing didn’t really work out Today I’m working on this.

Don’t quite know what it is yet.

Comments

Tenoch

25. Apr 2010 · 15:45 UTC

Blender?

Radio Silence

LD17LD #17 - Islands - 2010 25. Apr 2010 · 22:16 UTC · 2 days after compo start by Terry · 0

radiosilence

Finished! Made today in Unity! 😀

Comments

25. Apr 2010 · 22:29 UTC

I like it – is there an ending?

25. Apr 2010 · 22:38 UTC

More or less!

25. Apr 2010 · 22:49 UTC

Yep I think there was an ending. I obtained all the radios and then the game went black. I got impatient as nothing was happening so I exited full-screen and the game crashed, I hope I didn’t miss anything!

LD18

Alternate History RPG Challenge at RPGDX

LD18MiniLD 08. Aug 2010 · 15:04 UTC · 11 days before compo start by Terry · 0

alternate

Hi Ludum Darers! There’s a game challenge starting tomorrow that I thought some people here might be interested in – RPGDX’s Alternate History RPG Challenge.

Participants have one week to make an RPG that explores the theme Alternate History. It’s very informal; there’s no voting and collaborations are encouraged! More info here.

Comments

08. Aug 2010 · 19:36 UTC

Thanks! I’ll check it out.

Ludum Dare Jam, Live at CB2 Bistro this weekend!

LD18LD #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010 17. Aug 2010 · 11:40 UTC · 2 days before compo start by Terry · 0

Hello again! Last Ludum Dare the Cambridge Friendship Club held a meetup in CB2 bistro, Cambridge, England, to work on our Ludum Dare entries together. We’re planning to do again for this Ludum Dare! You are very welcome to join us! Cambridge is just a short 45 minute train trip from London.

You can find out a bit more about it here.

Comments

Notch

17. Aug 2010 · 13:08 UTC

And Cambridge is a lovely town!

19. Aug 2010 · 20:32 UTC

Game development is best with wobbly chairs and spicy chips!

I wanna make one too!

LD18LD #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010 19. Aug 2010 · 19:36 UTC · 4 hours before compo start by Terry · 0

Really looking forward to Ludum Dare this weekend! Haven’t a clue what I’m going to make yet, or what I’ll end up using to make it. I only really have one goal, this time: I wanna do something somewhat technically challenging, for once. I’m thinking possibly some procedurally generated content, if I can shoehorn it into the theme somehow.

I’ll be taking part at the Cambridge meetup, so it should be good fun even it doesn’t work out

Finally, because everyone else was doing one: Here are my previous LD entries, including some games that I ended up developing after the original deadline:

terryld

Tags: montage

Comments

19. Aug 2010 · 20:31 UTC

It’s so awesome that Pathways and Don’t Look Back started off here!

19. Aug 2010 · 21:08 UTC

Don’t Look Back was a Mini? Cool, indeed.

Maziacs

LD18LD #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010 21. Aug 2010 · 11:36 UTC · 35 hours after compo start by Terry · 0

Trying to make a simple 2d maze generator for my idea. This is about four hour’s work

Hmm.

Progress

LD18LD #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010 21. Aug 2010 · 12:33 UTC · 36 hours after compo start by Terry · 0

My maze generator is starting to actually make interesting levels!

My idea is to make a dungeon crawler where you equip your defeated enemies. For example, defeating a Vampire allows you to equip his fangs, and so on.

MORE Progress

LD18LD #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010 21. Aug 2010 · 17:15 UTC · 41 hours after compo start by Terry · 0

I can now walk around my generated maps! This is coming together really quickly

Comments

Notch

21. Aug 2010 · 17:16 UTC

Ooh, this is looking mighty cool, Terry! 😀 Will the minimap be part of the game like that? I like!

21. Aug 2010 · 17:16 UTC

Yep! I’m going to make it a bit nicer, though

The Jahn

21. Aug 2010 · 17:45 UTC

Oh dayum. This is looking great.

moltanem2000

21. Aug 2010 · 17:47 UTC

wow, very nice

snowyowl

21. Aug 2010 · 21:26 UTC

Bug report: You can go one square off the bottom of the map, or one square off the left-hand side (using the minimap as a guide here). You partly go through a wall, and there’s a bit of graphical weirdness.

Playable Build

LD18LD #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010 21. Aug 2010 · 18:14 UTC · 42 hours after compo start by Terry · 0

Really happy with how this is coming along. I want to focus on story stuff tomorrow, so I’m going to try and get the basic game working completely today – which means moving onto the RPG stuff right away.

Here’s a playable build!

You can walk around and that’s pretty much it so far. Refresh to generate a new level if you start stuck in a wall.

Comments

pants12

21. Aug 2010 · 18:18 UTC

i like the music nice creepy feel 😀

lurreluck

21. Aug 2010 · 18:55 UTC

Very nice, I like it a lot. My favourite so far! :-)

21. Aug 2010 · 19:04 UTC

Pretty cool. I chime in on the music being suitable. Could maybe be a bit less harsh, but it fits an empty dungeon like that. One thing I’d like to see is the automap filling in more in front of you, so if you see a dead end in the distance it will be marked on the map, and you won’t be lured into checking out the same area again (and again) later.

moltanem2000

21. Aug 2010 · 19:09 UTC

I’m slightly bothered by the wall slamming into my face every time, but other than that it’s pretty sweet

keiya

21. Aug 2010 · 22:11 UTC

Oopsie on the music. Also you can walk into the outer walls, and they don’t show on the map. But heh, it’s coming along well I guess. Better than I could do >_>

Last screenshot

LD18LD #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010 22. Aug 2010 · 19:30 UTC · 2 days after compo start by Terry · 0

Doesn’t look like I’m going to be ready to submit to either the compo or the jam, but I’ll keep working on this tomorrow and try to finish it up next week. Spent most of today working on battle stuff. I really like where this is going.

Good look to everyone rushing to submit something tonight!

Comments

Critical Failure

22. Aug 2010 · 19:40 UTC

The screenshot looks sweet. I hope to get the chance to play it.

deps

23. Aug 2010 · 07:11 UTC

I really hope you continue to work on this, because it looks awesome! 😀

Randomly generated tales of lies and betrayal

LD18LD #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010 23. Aug 2010 · 21:47 UTC · 3 days after compo start by Terry · 0

Some stuff came up today, and I didn’t have time to do anything whatsoever with my game. So it doesn’t look like I’ll have anything for the jam tonight. Oh well

Here’s a final playable build, from what I had finished up last night! I decided to embrace that placeholder music and use the rest of the loops from the game it’s from, which, as it turns out, is kinda thematically similar to what I’ve got in mind.

Again, good luck to everyone racing to have something finished up tonight

Comments

24. Aug 2010 · 05:03 UTC

You’re right, the music is very effective! I’m looking forward to seeing how this game comes together.

LD19

Something

LD19LD #19 - Discovery - 2010 18. Dec 2010 · 15:50 UTC · 39 hours after compo start by Terry · 0

Probably won’t finish this game this weekend.

Comments

Henry Blank

18. Dec 2010 · 15:51 UTC

Is that ascii 3D ? …

18. Dec 2010 · 16:10 UTC

Looks cool, half tone shader of sorts?

Sparky

18. Dec 2010 · 16:32 UTC

Oh wow. This is so beautiful. If you don’t finish this weekend, would you at least post a build? I’d love to play around with this and show it to a friend of mine.

18. Dec 2010 · 18:44 UTC

To be honest, it’s really nowhere near as nice as your own experiments with dithered shading

Fififox

18. Dec 2010 · 16:34 UTC

That looks great ! 😀

Something else

LD19LD #19 - Discovery - 2010 19. Dec 2010 · 16:40 UTC · 2 days after compo start by Terry · 0

Gave up on yesterday’s project (for now!) so that I could have something finished for the deadline!

Comments

19. Dec 2010 · 16:44 UTC

I really enjoyed your new game!! 😀 Can’t wait to see it wrapped.

LD22

My LD Gift

LD22LD #22 15. Dec 2011 · 07:13 UTC · 16 hours before compo start by Terry · 14

My LD secret santa gift arrived today! I’ve got no idea who’s it’s from – there’s nothing in or on the package to identify the sender, except an Irish stamp. What’s inside?

Alcohol! 😀

Oh, there’s something else in here…

More alcohol! Magnificent 😀

There’s also this game design book, which I don’t know much about but will have a look through over Christmas:

And best of all, a BAH HUMBUG Santa hat:

Thanks very much, Santa!

Tags: ldgift