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Post-mortemsLD619 Apr 20051 min read

Stuff I learned

1. I need to clear my weekend next competition so I can have enough time. :) 2. No new features in the last hour. I added game over and title screens at the last minute,…

For easlern's LD6 game·by easlern
Post-mortemsLD519 Oct 20042 min read

Ducks, post-mortem

Overall, this competition went much better than last time. I credit a better understanding of what's possible in 48 hours, and a slightly lower expectation in the…

For Ducks·by tbshrichard
Post-mortemsLD519 Oct 20042 min read

Eaters Of Coins: Postmortem

I put roughly 22 hours of work into the game. It is kind of primitive, but I am happy with it and what I accomplished over the weekend. I entered the contest entirely…

For Eaters Of Coins·by erik
Post-mortemsLD518 Oct 20044 min read

Postmortem: Zombie Slaughter

After spending about 35 hours on the game this weekend I must say, that i'm pretty much satisfied with what I got, but some things didn't work out that good as others,…

For Zombie Slaughter·by jomoho
Post-mortemsLD518 Oct 20043 min read

DRUID Postmortem

Firstly, because I haven't attached any kind of readme to the game, I think I have to explain some basic concepts of the game for it to be playable at all:

For Druid·by krzysiek-k
Post-mortemsLD425 Apr 20042 min read

Postmortem

"OSWar" was my second game development competition entry. After my previous uncompleted entry in the third Ludum Dare's 48-Hour, I wanted to make a more completed game…

For OSWar·by summaky
Post-mortemsLD418 Apr 20042 min read

Postmortem

Well, I really don't feel too bad about my showing, as this was my first comp and it was a great deal of fun...However, that isn't to say that I didn't make a LOT of…

For Contaminate·by eghost
Post-mortemsLD37 Apr 20034 min read

Sphere Postmortem

This article describes how my entry in the Third Ludum Dare 48-hour Game Programming Competition came to be. The compo took place from April 5th 4:00 AM to April 7th 4:00 AM (CET).

For Sphere·by nebula
Post-mortemsLD210 Nov 20021 min read

Living Sheep's Post-mortem

Well, this was a decent success as far as it goes, but I am largely disappointed in my effort. What I'm writing here is yer classic postmortem speech. I'll first quickly cover...

For Living Sheep·by mikedoty
Post-mortemsLD118 Jul 20022 min read

Creep's Post-mortem

Figured I could write a quick postmortem on my game and some of the thoughts that I had while creating it.

For Creep·by postalrat
Post-mortemsLD116 Jul 20023 min read

Tankies

Tankies is a little open-source 3D two-player split-screen game using DirectX 8.1, developed from scratch in 48 hours from July 13th 3:00 AM to July 15th 3:00 AM (local…

For Tankies·by nebula
Post-mortemsLD115 Jul 20021 min read

Gunmen: Postmortem

When the guardian theme game up, the only thing I could think think of was protecting lots of little sprites. I combined that with what I had hoped State of Emergency…

For Gunmen·by mattb
Post-mortemsLD115 Jul 20021 min read

The Postmortem

I actually got the game engine finished to the point I wanted it. The physics are functional and work pretty well, the particle systems look cool, and as far as I know…

For Cthulhu vs. Your Computer·by sinsolent
Post-mortemsLD115 Jul 20021 min read

Zilla Game's Post-mortem

The graphics probably because i spent way too much time making art. Skatools was a good choice for an exporter. levels Using text files for levels and tilesets and…

For Zilla Game·by joel-davis
Post-mortemsLD114 Jul 20021 min read

Readme File

This file accompanies my guardian project for the 48 hour game programming competition by LUDUM DARE. Although The project name is guardian I use the name INTRUDER for…

For Intruder·by negator
Post-mortemsLD114 Jul 20024 min read

Picnic Defender post-mortem

I develop games/simulations for a living. I am no stranger to 'speed' coding, as most of the projects I work on have a very short time frame (weeks to months). I've…

For Picnic Defender·by cdoty
Post-mortemsLD11 min read

NotHack's Post-mortem

My game's based on the inverse of the typical RPG premise; normally at some point the heroes have to go out and defeat some guardian to get something important. In my…

For NotHack·by denor
Post-mortemsLD53 min read

Ring48 post-mortem

Software: Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express beta Libraries: Allegro, AllegroGL and FMod Discreet 3DS Max 6 Planetside Terragen 0.9.19 Adobe Photoshop CS Adobe Audition…

For Ring48·by codexus
Post-mortemsLD11 min read

Warten's Post-mortem

Using python. Great language for fast programming. I could type some code in and run it straight away, without compiling. With ipython there is argument completion, and…

For Warten·by illume
Post-mortemsLD11 min read

Rotector's Post-mortem

This is an incredibly simple game of revolving the shields to protect against the missiles being fired from the hovering spaceships. The entry is a departure from the…

For Rotector·by loon
Post-mortemsLD13 min read

Zombie Killa: Postmortem

I just graduated from college and I'm trying to get a job. Hopefully in the game industry. I needed something to jump start my demo programming for the summer, and this…

For Zombie Killa·by theslate
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