Time to Plan B
I’ve just realize that is pretty hard to program a good platform game within 48 hours, specially when you have no idea how to do pixel art, more specially yet when you don’t follow the KISS rule. So,...
View ArticleBeneath The Sea – Progress and Preview
Today I started developing a platform game, using tiles, physics and pixel art, but I figured out that was too complex and I could not finish until tomorrow. Thus, “Beneath The Sea” is my plan B. What...
View ArticleAlmost There! Beneath the Sea
I think this is my last preview before the final version. Check it out the preview of Beneath the Sea here! What is done: Intro, Menu, Credits, Level, Preload and Ending Scenes; All game mechanics,...
View ArticleSome Important Notes
Well, I’ve finished my game Beneath The Sea! (Entry Link | Kongregate Link) In my blog, I described how was the process to created it, and I copy some important notes summarized from my experience on...
View Article3rd LD, I’m in
This is my 3rd ludum dare and I am going to use the same tools as always: Language: Javascript Libraries: CreateJS, Creatine, and easystarjs (maybe) Graphics: Inkscape and GIMP Sound: No idea...
View ArticleMy planning for [untitled game]
I’ve just finished the planning for my game (still untitled)! Well, even before the theme, I was planning to base the game on AI in order to use some behavior trees. Thus, I was hoping to include some...
View ArticleTotally late on my schedule!
So, I’ve learned that is not a good idea to implement from scratch a behavior tree library to the LD. I also have learned that debugging a behavior tree without a visual interface is very, very, very,...
View ArticleMorning Report
I’ve finished the graphics but some essential mechanics are still missing. I chose to take easy this night, so I postponed the important things to the day-development.
View ArticleFinally! Love Craft!
Finally done! And now with a name: Love Craft! I wanted to do something not related to space, since most of the entries will do that. So I thought in connect worlds metaphorically. “Everybody wants a...
View ArticleMy Experience Within Ludum Dare 30
I made a post in my blog telling my experience within this ludum dare. http://guineashots.com/2014/09/03/my-experience-within-ludum-dare-30/ TL;DR version: I made a game based on behavior trees, a...
View ArticleBaa-Ram-Ewe! Finished!
Finally I finished my entry for this Ludum Dare (LD31, the theme is The Entire Game on One Screen). This time, I am so exhausted that I couldn’t do any progress report during the weekend, but, on the...
View ArticleBaa Ram Ewe – The most obscure easter egg in the entire LD
Check it out my entry for this Ludum Dare. Found the easter egg? It seems not so popular in the rest of the world as it is in Brazil, which is a shame =((...
View ArticleI’m in, but with a request to do…
This is my 5th LD and I am in again. But this time I have a request for you: please do more games with artificial intelligence! I mean, you don’t have to make an awesome stupendous incredible AI, a...
View ArticleDemocracy – Progress Report #1
So, I finally decided what to do for this ludum dare, which has the theme “unconventional weapon“. My weapon of choice is “Democracy“, a humble tribute to Heinlein’s novel – and, of course, the...
View ArticleDemocracy – Progress Report #2
20 hours to end. My game uses “Democracy” as the instance of the theme, strongly based on Starship Troopers. I finished the core gameplay, which contains: All units and structures of the game;...
View ArticleDemocracy – Progress Report #3
Didn’t sleep, can’t write anymore. What is done: – Base gameplay, IA, combat, graphics, effects, menus, credits… What must be done: – Levels / tutorials, balance gampley, music and effects From: To:
View ArticleDemocracy – Post Mortem
Theme I have have to say that I hate this theme. Really, there were so many good themes there, why this one could win? Damn you!!!! The theme isn’t an excuse to not do a game, but I spent so much time...
View ArticleTutorial: creating circular worlds
I just published a tutorial on creating circular worlds here. This tutorial is pretty simple and describes the technical details to create a circular world like in my game, democracy. I hope it may be...
View ArticleDevelopment of Small Board
When I first read the theme “Small World” at the theme voting, I thought in making a circular world again (just like my last LD game). However, everybody is gonna do that! So, after a 2-hours...
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