Ludum Dare » Devlin

I’m in!

Devlin — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:49:27 +0000

This is a real long shot…..

Devlin — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 07:03:18 +0000

Are there any file hoarders about? I’m looking for the download of the timelapse video I had available in this post (I foolishly removed it from my webspace some 6 months ago thinking I wouldn’t need it)

Now PoV is building this new database of timelapses, I’d love to be able to hand a nice high-rez version of it over

If you know what i’m talking about, and have the file – please either leave a comment (and a link), or contact me by email (david AT wizardslair DOT co DOT uk)

Thanks for reading, and I hope you can help,
David/Devlin @ The Wizard’s Lair.

LD gift exchange GET

Devlin — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:45:57 +0000

more goodies

woo thankyou, mystery santa!

LD19 – Declaration of Intent

Devlin — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 13:43:56 +0000

am I getting married?

I’m in this time round – Hopefully I’ll not lose my mojo halfway through and quit like last time, but that theme just didn’t motivate me at all…

Anyway, moving swiftly on…

My weapons will be as follows :
BlitzMax (windows / linux) – code
The GNU Image Manipulation Program (windows / linux) – graphics
MS Paint (windows) – graphics
KolourPaint (linux) – graphics
sfxr – sound
ModPlug Tracker – sound

Seeing a lot of new faces around here, too.

All burned out and nowhere to go…

Devlin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:05:48 +0000

An absolute void in the way of motivation today has killed my game.

It’s not really in a state to release – and it’s not something that can be done timely for the jam..

Dudes and dudettes, I am out

bandwagon jumping (my screens of LD’s past)

Devlin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:44:18 +0000

Bandwagon!
Here’s the three entries I made from the past :

LD15 pic – Cavern Chase – my first ever entry into LD. Came out quite well for a first entry.
LD16 pic – Explore Quest – This was a dream to make. there’s a Timelapse too.
LD17 pic – Mad Hatter Island – This was a nuts idea for an entry in the last hours of LD#17. Made in 2 hours start to finish.

LD18 – Who knows? Let’s hope it’s something good

Devlin’s Declaration of Intent

Devlin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:13:16 +0000

I’m in like the King
It’s on like Donkey Kong

so now tha knows.

Also, i’ll be using Game Maker with a hint of sfxr and some MS Paint/GraphicsGale worked in there

Comment answering time (Devlin style)

Devlin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:03:41 +0000

It’s about that time where I reply to some of the comments

Perrin says …
For a 2 hour game it’s a pretty good effort, could desperately use some in-level checkpoints.

That’s a good suggestion, but I think I prefer it to remain challenging

Neilo says …
Good effort for 2 hours, however it’s pretty damned frustrating!

Yep, I didn’t have much time to sanity check it before I decided to submit – I cut it really bloody close!

Almost says …
My biggest complaint is that multiple hats do not stack like a tower.
Also, distance jumping off the edge of a platform is hard sometimes.

Hahaha! That’s an ace idea.. But I fear it would have gotten unwieldy(or slow ) so I decided to allow you to wear the hat after you got them all, so you knew when the exit was open if you couldn’t see the exit itself.

Xylophone Buggery!

Devlin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:07:05 +0000

EDIT :: I found a way and I managed to submit it before the lines closed

If I don’t sleep now, nothing will get done…

Devlin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:11:22 +0000

It’s 4:09am. It’s my birthday(i’m 24, factfans).

I need to sleep, let my brain dream me up a great idea
See you in 8 hours or so!

Declaration of Intent

Devlin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:09:04 +0000

So, it’s that time of year when Ludum Dare happens!

BUT on Saturday, it’s also my birthday, so I might not be able to code anything!

But here it is, my Declaration of Intent for LD #17

In response to my comments :)

Devlin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:11:01 +0000

pythong says …

haha, I have the most evil book in the world, but which is worshipped by mages? i always thought it would be the manual for windows ^^
nice game!

Mages can be evil too Just because it has a skull+crossbones cover, doesn’t mean it isn’t a manual for Windows

SonnyBone says …

I thought the skeleton was a villager at first, so I just kept bumping into him. HE MURDERED ME.

Nice use of the theme.

You are indeed surprisingly weak at the beginning of the game. I was hoping to have a whole level-up system but I decided it would have taken too long.

Hamumu says …

I really liked it, except that you have to go past all these guys who are lethal. After reading the walkthrough, I thought I’d give it another shot and when I got to the mountain I got one-shotted by a guy standing in the middle of the passage. I couldn’t have avoided him! I want to see more of the game, but it’s just too vicious.

I really like the graphics.

Would appreciate auto-repeat on the keys!

Thanks! It took me quite a while to get the graphics the way I wanted but at the time it was very much early days You should play left handed, your sword is longer :fnarr: it doesn’t affect gameplay though.

It’s possible to get to the top of the mountain without being hit – dodge moar
Auto-repeat was planned but I guess I never got round to it.
A couple of cheats if you want to see more …
Pressing F7 will remove all the fog.
Pressing F8 will give you 40 HP, The Sword, the Lantern, the Book, and enough Skill to kill just about anything before the Dragons.
There comes a great price for such cheatery though…

Frimkron says …

I was killed by a Trogdor I must come back and finish this one. Really enjoyable!

You’re very near the end! I’d read the walkthrough, it has hints on how to deal with those pesky dragons

My timelapse for Explore Quest

Devlin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:08:27 +0000

My timelapse is here!

YouTube
Timelapse dead link now

DONE DONE DONE DONE DONE!!!!!

Devlin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:12:06 +0000

All done!
Get my creation here!

DOWNLOAD

Nearly done!

Devlin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:50:02 +0000

This little mince pie is the reward I get when I finish my game. I’m not far off now

just over 2 hours left – I just hope I don’t balls it up ;^^

What’s left?!?!

Devlin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:15:50 +0000

Man, there’s a whole lotta roguelikes I’m gonna have some fun come voting time…

Things left to do :

Make combat and “leveling” work
Put in the rest of the enemies (not just sparkling vampires and TROGDOR)
Add the treasure and the church (spend money at the church to restore HP and buy potions)
The rest of the areas, dungeons etc etc…

A screenshot of part the World Map

New Screenshot

Devlin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:11:07 +0000

When you’re balls deep in Trogdors, you know you’re pretty much f****d.

Devlin’s Foodpics dump for the first day.

Devlin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:22:33 +0000

Because I want to be working all day, my food pics will be posted at the end of the day.

Although i’ve been a bit bad and had my lunch and I forgot to take a picture of it.

Although here we go…
For breakfast I had toast. I was barely awake and couldn’t see very well, so no picture.

For Lunch, I had a teapot of Earl Grey and meatballs

For my tea, I’m having my special recipe spicy noodles with added hot sauce and a nice mug of Earl Grey to go with.

I’ll see you near the end of tomorrow with the last of my food pics

Devlin’s Progress

Devlin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:43:00 +0000

You just know it’s going to be awesome.

I suppose i’d better post something…

Devlin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:33:46 +0000

I’m doing something. It has fog of war. It has sparkling vampires to kill. It involves exploring(and not tentatively)

There will be boats for exploring. There’s a Sword and a Lantern. Both are needed for exploring.

It will be awesome.