MiniLD #6
Because there was some confusion around my previous post, here is a more detailed description of the way this MiniLD will take place.
At the start of the competition (which will be anounced soon enough) i post the name of the main theme, and a list of themes, that the competitors can select from. A competitor selects one theme from that list and writes it’s name next to it.
The competitors then creates a new game from the main theme, and the theme he selected from the list. The game doesn’t have a menu, insteed it should just have a simple start screen with brief instructions.
After 48 hours the competition end. Each submited entry for MiniLD#6 is then taken, and loaded into a framework which I will create. The entries are then run inside the framework, like levels of a game.
For now, the platform of interest will be windows. If it will be possible to port all the entries to linux and mac, then hopefully there would also be a version for those platforms.
In a nut shell: you get two themse, create a simple game, I take that game and stick it together with other entries, creating on bigger game.
I hope this is clearer than before. 
awesome! (thanks for the clarification!)
Yeah, that’s clear. But one question with that… how will your framework work? Like if I write something in Java Webstart that’s obviously (or probably) not going to mesh well with your framework. Does it all need to be in C++ or have an .exe or what?
Okay, yeah, that makes MUCH more sense. I can hardly wait!
Works with how I make stuff (plain old C++ exes)! Will there be more to it, like data we can/must access or something to actually tie the games together? I’m not sure what exactly, just wondering.
Excellent! I assume you’ll give us a look at this quasi-mythical level framework before the contest?
And when will this compo take place?
drZool: here is a quote from matrin on his previous post which gives the jan date.
“Time for another mini Ludum Dare competition. This one will take place on the 10th and 11th of January, since the first weekend is very close to the holidays.”