IceBreaker – PostMortem
Intro IceBreaker is a minimalist free-pause RTS-ish thing (probably better described as an FTL-like, though bearing little similarity) set in a Cyberspace similar to the one portrayed in William...
View ArticleIceBreaker mini pre-sleep post-mortem
when I was a kid this sort of image was like crack. it’s so laughable now. stupid kid. ------------------------------------------ --- I - C - E ---- B - R - E - A - K - E - R ---...
View ArticleUh oh!
The time is rapidly running out and my todo list is only slightly shorter. Mainlining coffee and bustling through the remainder. Sorry, Douglas Adams – just this once I shall not agree..
View ArticleGetting back on track, switch to a different idea
After seeing a post by DigitalDuck with a screen shot which looked like exactly what I was aiming for (though he had a better art style!) I decided to go for what was my favourite idea in the first...
View ArticleThematic Woes
Moving a little more slowly this time (I’m rapidly regretting my decision to go with LibGdx – it’s a good library, but not as intuitive to pick up quickly as FlashPunk was – despite being more...
View ArticleThinking on theme, indecisiveness, dear diary..
this post is a direct mirror from my blog, I’ll be doing this a lot so as to not waste too much time (yours and mine) Hoo Wow, This One’s Tricky! I’m still brainstorming 2.5hrs after the theme...
View ArticleThrowing my ragged hat in the ring
I can’t quantify how rewarding participation in the last Ludum Dare was, so I’ll keep it short: This compo is awesome I’ve been counting the days until LD#25 Good luck everyone! Quick summary of things...
View ArticleSo many cool games! O_o
I’m not sure how, but I somehow missed almost all of the games that ended up in the top 50. So much more playing to do now; can’t wait. Congrats everyone!
View ArticleAll rested, washed, playing games and adding source
Congrats everyone on making a seriously fun selection of games – I’m hoping some of them will run okay under Wine so I can get to more of them, otherwise one of my windows-yielding friends may discover...
View ArticleI got done! And didn’t pass out!
Despite internet failing at (literally) 12 minutes until the deadline I’ve pulled through. It’s not everything I had hoped for, but significantly more than I had fretted for. I can’t believe I’m...
View ArticleSlowly making up for lost time.
It’s coming together, after easily 9 hours of fluffing about with the unfamiliar parts of FlashPunk (for me the unfamiliar parts are, well – most of them) Those are brains, you get ‘em to upgrade your...
View ArticleAnd now off to work for the day..
Time to go ply the masses with booze for a few hours, perhaps the forced non-screen time will be a good thing. But it doesn’t feel like it! Somewhat settled on an idea, but currently trying to join my...
View ArticleIf “butterflies in stomach” was the theme, I’d be the game.
Hoo boyo. I’m already nervous! I’ve missed entering the last 9 compos generally by hours so this is a long time coming, but I’ve no idea how I’m going to sleep before the compo. Framework / Language...
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