I have two weeks to learn how to use godot because I bullied my friend into doing #LudumDare with me. so now I'm obligated.

Ah yes, much better. #LDJam #LudumDare

Should I change #LDJam's close buttons? #LudumDare

Some fun (and nerdy) #indiedev facts on #PaperPlease that's turning 10 years old these days!

Lucas went for the HaxeNME Flash as the engine instead of "nice custom engine in C++"

Before the Paper, please , Pope did another game with the similar setting for #LudumDare #gamejam it is called "The Republia Times".

A quick reminder what I’m all about 😊

Hi I’m Phil Strahl, hobbyist game dev, artist, & video creator. I love the #LudumDare game jam, #GameMaker @yoyogames (I’m also new to #Godot @godot) and making video documentaries of my struggles on YouTube; I also stream on twitch.tv/PixelProphecy.

Woo! Ok, so, I used to go by \@gallefray back when I last did gamedev? Anyway. Hi! There! #ludumdare

whoaa just checked the dates for the next #ludumdare and I might *actually* be free that weekend! Due to constant scheduling conflicts I haven't been able to do one since 2020, kinda hyped

also kinda annoying that these things need to be booked 3 months in advance but that's just how life goes I guess

It is probably time for an #introduction

Hi there.

I'm an software person living in #Australia. Currently teaching myself game design and stand-up comedy in what little spare time I have.

I've participated in #LudumDare and a few other game jams and have done surprisingly well for working alone.
#Godot is my go to engine.

Currently also trying to learn art and music composition. So I can be a one man show.

Interests: #Cats, #Tech, #GameDev, #Anime, #PixelArt, #VideoGames, #TTRPG, #Linux

I'm not gonna be able to submit anything for the #GMTK #GameJam. Glad to take this time to learn some more #GodotEngine tho. Maybe I'll have a good enough grasp of the engine by the time #LudumDare comes around.

Meta #Threads intends to join the Fediverse. We will hold them to that!

The fabled "XMPP problem" is only possible if the people & sources you follow (#LudumDare, #Itch, etc) choose to publish on threads.net.

For that reason, there won't be an official #LDJam account on threads.net. We toot from our instance: jammer.social

Once threads.net begins federating, we urge you to urge your favourite news, sources, companies, and personalities to do the same.

This is how we protect the Fediverse. ♥️

Now that I am here, an #introduction would be in order. I sidestepped my way into #gamedev when my friend @Tearcell mentioned they were participating in a #ludumdare game jam and asked if I was interested in helping. That weekend was my first taste of #programming. It was also my introduction to the @godotengine and the crazy magic that are #shaders, which I still don't really understand. 4 game jams later, found on itch.io, and we are now working on releasing #somnipathygame on #steam!

Ludum Dare throwback time!

I stumbled across a rare 10 page forum thread of us publicly organizing Ludum Dare 4. Usually this happened exclusively in #IRC.

About 4 pages in, Jovoc made a discovery: we were featured on Slash/dot.

Those were the days. 😋 #LDJam #LudumDare #History #GameJam

http://web.archive.org/web/20040807210957/http://www.ludumdare.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=291&forum=1

In preparation for #LudumDare, we build a space adventure game from scratch, 🪐🚀 live now on https://www.twitch.tv/noyainrain 😊 #JavaScript #Phaser #OpenSource #IndieDev

Ludum Dare's history as told by files uploaded to Wordpress (roughly 2007-2016). #LDJam #LudumDare

Now that I have all the pieces, my goal is to migrate the legacy #LDJam website data over the weekend. Changing names, emails, and recovering data from unlinked accounts will come after.

Starting next week, I need to find sponsor(s) for Ludum Dare 54 in September, because....😅 #LudumDare #Migration

Was wrapping up the build for the demo for #steamnextfest and I realised how much the game have changed since #ldjam #ludumdare #gameDev #soloDev #indieDev

The core idea of the game is still there, some cards ideas are still there, but the UI, mechanics etc is so different from how it was. Heck, even the name "Crop Rotation" doesn't make sense now. 🤷‍♂️

The demo is ready on steam and if you are interested, the LD version is over at itch.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2348090/Crop_Rotation/
https://zwodahs.itch.io/ld-52-crop-rotation

It also makes me worried about the impact of auto-tagging. Say if Ludum Dare was to automatically include #LudumDare, #LDJam, #GameDev, and #GameJam on ldjam.com posts we federate, they could overwhelm the tags, and potentially flood most #Mastodon servers. 🤔

In today's stream, I'll play two Patreon patrons' #LudumDare jam games and then play & talk about the design of Hidden Object games. There's more to that than you might think!
https://Twitch.com/pixelprophecy in 3hrs 20min from now (21:00 CEST)

141st place out of 2.000+ entries! My best score overall!

A top 100 art spot is again nice too!

I guess our jokes need a bit of work but other than that, it was a great succes! #LDJam #ludumdare

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/hexpress

My best jam result yet. Out of 491 compo entries I got 54th in overall and 38th in fun. Super happy with it. #ldjam #LudumDare #ld53