As many of you know on the irc, I have spent over a year working on my Ludum Dare 30 entry Sunny Days. Molding it, shaping it, perfecting it, the wait is finally over! The game is released on itch.io and gamejolt! Feel free to donate or comment or whatever you cool kids do these days! If I make enough off of it I might eventually try to put it on Steam for free just so more people can play it. So tell your friends, tell your coworkers, tell your grandma that the wait is over!!!!

I’m prepared for this LD! I managed to make a library to use to make setting up the screen, rendering, framebuffers and sounds much easier for me! I made a little demo to demonstrate what it can do. Here is a link to a video of it in action and here is a download link so you can run it.

***EPILEPSY WARNING***

Just finished my tile map editor. You can find it on itch.io here.

It’s really awesome and easy to use.

It has two versions. A free version, and a pro version. The free version limits the amount of tiles you are allowed to have in your tileset to 10. Anything above will make the program prompt you to buy the free version.

It’s pretty great and you guys should download it and spread the word about it! Thanks!

Some screenshots:

It has been a long and tedious month to turn my Ludum Dare 27 entry into a game worthy to be sold. In the end though I finished the October Challenge a little over the deadline (16 days after the deadline ain’t bad). All I need now is a dollar from all of you lovely folks. Then I will have completely finished the October Challenge. Here is the description for the game, Lepton Epoch:

How did the universe begin? A question that has baffled scientists for years. One theory is the Big Bang Theory. It states that the universe started as a pinprick of matter then suddenly expanded. Scientists claim that one second after the initial “explosion” there was an event called the Lepton Epoch. The Lepton Epoch was where matter and Anti-Matter collided into one another, annihilating both particles. What did this event look like? How did it play out in the end? Take control of a Lepton and find out in this addicting game, Lepton Epoch.

So here is the link for it on itch.io: http://jacob16682.itch.io/lepton-epoch

Thanks for reading! Happy playing!

As the judging period dwindles down to its final hours, I do believe it is time for my post-mortem of Lepton Epoch!

What Went Well:

• Time-management – I pretty much nailed my time-management on the head! I was able to complete everything that was needed without rush or hassle.
• Gameplay – The gameplay was pretty much on par with what I have envisioned. Plus people enjoyed it, so that’s always a plus!
• Level Design – It was my first time designing full levels for a game and the end results were pretty good.
• Fun – This was by far one of the more fun things I have done over a weekend.

What Went Wrong:

• Theme – Now I thought my interpretation on the theme was brilliant. Turns out there was a lot of controversy on whether or not my game really screamed the theme. Oh, well.
• Music – Man my music sucks. It was my first time making a piece for a game and thought, “Well I am pretty good at improv solos on my trumpet, I can do this!” Turns out, my music was very loud and grating and the fact that it looped over and over and over and over again did not help it much at all.
• Graphics – Now I am not the best artist but I probably should’ve made the graphics a little better.  Although the effect with the electron spiraling around the character went over well.
• Imposing Screen of Doom – I loved the thought of having the side of the screen be a hazard to the character. Although most of the character got hidden behind the screen so that you can only see like one/millionth of the character not behind the screen.

What Will Improve:

So far I am making my post-compo version of my game with a lot of added effects! Here are a few Before-After screenshots:

Title Before

Title After

Character Before

Character After. Ooooo sparkles!

What is this handsome feature? Stuck behind the screen, or ,for that matter, too close to it? Well, it’s ok as now you pick up speed and the screen warns you by redding-out and an alarm wails until you are back in the clear!

Many more changes to come too! An update in graphics, new music, still working on the menu, and to top it all off how about an endless mode?

This was a very exciting event and I am sad to see it end so soon. Hope to see you all next LD! Thanks for rating and remember, “One game at a time!”

P.S. And a special shout-out to BipoleMoment for some fan-art he made! I love it! http://oi44.tinypic.com/2dgqmmc.jpg

It has been a great first day of my first Ludum Dare. I got the game mechanics and everything working great! All I need to do tomorrow is upgrade sprites, add music, and add sound. Here are a few screenshots of Lepton Epoch!

I am 100% positive it will be done by tomorrow. Good luck and happy coding!