Comments on: An LD-friendly design document template for you. http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/09/an-ld-friendly-design-document-template-for-you/ A tri-annual 48 hour solo game development competition. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:18:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: The Jahn http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/09/an-ld-friendly-design-document-template-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-38797 The Jahn Sun, 15 Apr 2012 03:46:38 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=110604#comment-38797 You’re very welcome! I’m just glad you find it useful. :)

]]> By: Khayet http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/09/an-ld-friendly-design-document-template-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-38571 Khayet Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:36:52 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=110604#comment-38571 Wow, I just spent 20 Minutes searching for your post. :P
Thanks alot for the template, I was afraid I would miss something which I would later regret. :)

]]> By: Gurglor http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/09/an-ld-friendly-design-document-template-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-38393 Gurglor Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:16:22 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=110604#comment-38393 In my experience, even a tightly scripted plan usually doesn’t fall into place the way you expect. I’m guessing it will help in these cases to have another part of the project you can actively code or design while you consider your options. Flexibility is key.

]]> By: The Jahn http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/09/an-ld-friendly-design-document-template-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-38392 The Jahn Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:21:07 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=110604#comment-38392 … That’s a good way to put it. :P

]]> By: Felipe Budinich http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/09/an-ld-friendly-design-document-template-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-38389 Felipe Budinich Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:51:20 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=110604#comment-38389 Failing to plan is planning to fail

]]> By: The Jahn http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/09/an-ld-friendly-design-document-template-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-38347 The Jahn Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:05:40 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=110604#comment-38347 In my experience having a kind of list of fixed steps until completion helps a lot to keep the goal in sight and achievable. That’s not to say leaving a bit of leniency would be a bad idea, though – doing things by the book can be a bit dull. Improvising is half the fun. :)

]]> By: The Jahn http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/09/an-ld-friendly-design-document-template-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-38346 The Jahn Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:03:14 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=110604#comment-38346 That’s an interesting way to go about it. o:

]]> By: TehWut http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/09/an-ld-friendly-design-document-template-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-38331 TehWut Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:42:22 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=110604#comment-38331 Hey thanks, this will sure come in handy!

]]> By: Gurglor http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/09/an-ld-friendly-design-document-template-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-38301 Gurglor Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:20:32 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=110604#comment-38301 Interesting. I plan to spend the first couple of hours on the game design, so maybe I’ll try using this. Maybe jump back and forth between the first part and the second part to give myself time to think about game design while I code the lower level mechanics (stuff like string parsing or bitmap loading).

]]> By: kddekadenz http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/09/an-ld-friendly-design-document-template-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-38294 kddekadenz Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:56:18 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=110604#comment-38294 No time for organize things.. Need. to. make. game.

]]> By: Felipe Budinich http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/09/an-ld-friendly-design-document-template-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-38283 Felipe Budinich Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:31:52 +0000 http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/?p=110604#comment-38283 That’s really useful thanks :-)

I write my GDDs as Spreadsheets tho (that way it is easier to expand upon areas later on)

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