Got a long plane ride ahead. Lot’s of pictures to take. Lot’s of stories to tell. It’s been too long since I last got to participate in Ludum Dare. Hopefully my skills have improved a little while I’ve been away at college.

I can breathe again!

Now, time to relax and play some games.

Well, I just royally screwed myself over in Unity 3D (note to self: don’t try to download the newest version of a software during a competition) so now I’m using Scratch. Haven’t used that since freshman year in high school. Not much has changed in 5 years. I can make this work. I’m already back to where I was in the screen recording from last night.

They will have their story.

This ship will be there too.

First time competing in the Ludum Dare and I feel great.

• Awesome topic
• awesome ideas
• awesome experience!

Of course, uploading was a pain on every account (I’m sorry if the links weren’t properly submitted after all that), but at the end of the day I definitely feel accomplished. Only twice have I even attempted to create a game in two days, both were in preparation for this weekend, and both were pretty awful. The first was just a complete failure and the second wasn’t anything worth mentioning either. Looking at the competition I highly doubt this one will even get a mention, but I feel good about it and I’ll probably continue working on the idea regardless.

Here’s the link to my submission: Stan’s Happy Thoughts

Try it at your own risk.