Comments on: Time to vote for a theme! MiniLD 23 On Its Way!!

By: Devenger

Devenger — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 02:03:32 +0000

Oh, the year-based one won. What a shame. I really wanted Graph Theory games to play.

By: blackhawk77g

blackhawk77g — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 02:03:08 +0000

Wooo

By: Devenger

Devenger — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:54:26 +0000

I can’t handle the suspense!

By: blackhawk77g

blackhawk77g — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:39:17 +0000

Same. Its going to be my first LD. Cant wait..
Gl to everyone participating.

By: sharbelfs

sharbelfs — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:50:17 +0000

This is going to be my first LD. Nice to see others beginners like me.

Good Luck everyone…

By: MrDude

MrDude — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:21:16 +0000

Okay, I’ve got some ideas for the voted-on theme. I somehow mind these a lot less than I did when they were the 3rd round of themes for LD19.

There are a couple that really throw me, and I probably won’t enter if one of those wins, but most of them actually give me some ideas. (Some others already kind of fit my idea, or at the very least it’d be a tiny change to make it fit)

The sub-theme scares me a little. I know I’ll find out in a few hours, but it still makes me nervous.

Ah well, that the nature of it, I suppose.

By: pdistefano

pdistefano — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:13:34 +0000

Thanks everyone!

Good luck to everyone who’s participating

By: Digital Maniac

Digital Maniac — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:01:16 +0000

@pdistefano

For timelapse videos check out ChronoLapse, code.google.com/p/chronolapse/ As for posting on the blog, use it like you would a regular blog. Post when you start, when you reach a milestone, if you have a major screw-up, when the game is completed, and try to write a post-mortem. The post-mortem will definetly help you learn from your mistakes, and I want to wish you good luck in the competition.

//Digital Maniac

By: MrDude

MrDude — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:23:26 +0000

I will definitely be in this one. Kind of. Well, I’ll probably be working on a game anyway, and I’ll consider it an “entry”.

Yeah.

It’s just a Mini-LD, after all.

By: 31eee384

31eee384 — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:18:52 +0000

Oh no! I just remembered that I have to go out of state for a college interview over the new announced weekend. No way I’ll be able to do this miniLD.

Was looking forward to it too… oh well, have fun everyone!

By: hidas

hidas — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:32:59 +0000

This will be my first Ludum Dare contest also.
In fact it will be my first game competition.
I can’t wait for it to start.

By: pdistefano

pdistefano — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:54:32 +0000

Wow guys, thanks for all the tips! I was contemplating not sleeping, but I guess I won’t

I was wondering : what do you use for timelapse videos? how often, and when do you post on the LD blog, during development?

Thanks again, all your replies kick ass.

By: Digital Maniac

Digital Maniac — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:32:54 +0000

Nice guides, wish I would have read one before the LD19. Oh well, heres one more appendment to LegacyChrono’s list.

9) SLEEP, no seriously you will need SLEEP.

That point really can’t be stressed enough.

By: GreaseMonkey

GreaseMonkey — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:00:58 +0000

One more tip: Whatever you do, don’t emulate half a Sega Master System during the contest.

By: dertom

dertom — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:31:02 +0000

Take a walk from time to time(outside), especially if you get stuck somehow! Really there is nothing better (especially in winter)

By: GreaseMonkey

GreaseMonkey — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:00:31 +0000

STUPID STUPID EMOTICONS. That was: 8 ) Energy drinks suck – drink water instead.

And that was an appendment to LegacyCrono’s list.

By: GreaseMonkey

GreaseMonkey — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:59:43 +0000

8) Energy drinks suck – drink water instead.

By: Mr. Wonko

Mr. Wonko — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:26:16 +0000

Oh, at the old date I would not have had school on the following monday, which would have given me some extra time… Still looking forward to it. First LD for me. Checking out that LD survival guide postet by Jonny D.

By: LegacyCrono

LegacyCrono — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:48:25 +0000

1) Sleep
2) Keep It Simple and Stupid
3) Enter the #ludumdare IRC
4) Sleep
5) Don’t be afraid of making changes
6) Stay cool and be awesome
7) Oh, did I mention you should sleep?

By: Jonny D

Jonny D — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:57:07 +0000

This is a great read:
http://sol.gfxile.net/ldsurvival.html