Unofficial IGMC 2015 Topic!

[AceTheMad]

This is a fun trend, I'll contribute.

Thoughts an IGMC contestant might have in the next 30 days

"What was I thinking?!"

"Did I really spend 4 hours on that?  It was supposed to take 2 minutes!"

"I can't fix this!  I'll just cut it."

"I hate all the characters.  I should kill everyone off.  That's dramatic right?"

"But it's all equally important!"

"Maybe I should start over with a different concept."

"Aaaaaaaaaaah!"

Funny, I was going to kill a lot of my characters off...to make the main character have a really bad time...

 

[Sharm]

I'm reading your mind! @_@

 

[Lowell]

Just make sure the players attached to them, else it will have little impact.

 

[Seriel]

So....

I made a game in week before, so I plan to do that again.

As such:

Week 1: Make the game, treating the end of the week as a strict deadline (That'll be fun)

Week 2 Part 1: Playtest and fix the inevitable 5,000 or so bugs.

Week 2 Part 2: Tweak, improve and maybe overhaul the game.

Week 3: Make sure everything is working perfectly, and bring in some external testers.

Week 4: Find out loads needs doing,  and somhow do it all just in time for the end.

Week 5: Sleep.

 

[??????]

Week 2 Part 1: Playtest and fix the inevitable 5,000 or so bugs.

Realism at its finest..

 

[Seriel]

Realism at its finest..

That's just how game dev works

 

[bgillisp]

I wonder if we should start a topic by those who entered last year, with some advice to those who intend to enter? I think there is a blog on that already on the gamedevfort site but maybe just thoughts from previous entrants would be nice too?

 

[Seriel]

I wonder if we should start a topic by those who entered last year, with some advice to those who intend to enter? I think there is a blog on that already on the gamedevfort site but maybe just thoughts from previous entrants would be nice too?

I like the idea of some kind of 'Guide to surviving the IGMC'.

 

[??????]

My pro tip for surviving the IGMC - dont accidentally delete your project on the final day... God I wish that never happened... 

 

[Seriel]

My pro tip for surviving the IGMC - dont accidentally delete your project on the final day... God I wish that never happened... 

That actually happened?!

Note to self: Install BackUp script on IGMC project....

 

[??????]

Lol yes it did. I accidentally deleted some important files from the shared dropbox folder. Luckily the files where able to be replaced, but I lost quite a bit of time that would have been much better spent doing other things.

 

[Ralpf]

The site is up with all of the rules: http://contest.gamedevfort.com/

Pandora is up, let the game making commence.

 

[Mickychi]

Good luck to everyone~ Also does anyone know if there's an official recruitment thread for IGMC game's? Or is it just post in the regular spot. 

 

[upsidedownportal]

Good luck to everyone! How is everyone incorporating the twist? My group has it to do with rapid aging of the main character if he does not collect the crystals in each world.

 

[Seriel]

I have Skills which grow when you use them lots.

Still could change it though.

Here's a sneak peek at my game:

 

[StrawberrySmiles]

We are having a hard time figuring out how to incorporate "growth". XD

 

[Kes]

@Strawberri

"To grow is to change"

So if you have change (e.g. change of attitude, change of perspective/world view, change of opinion etc.) they can all be seen as growth - assuming that we see the second state as better than the first.

 

[Ralpf]

Good luck to everyone! How is everyone incorporating the twist? My group has it to do with rapid aging of the main character if he does not collect the crystals in each world.

I have growth incorporated in three parts of the story (2 were already there in planning, but are subtle, added a third after the theme was released), don't want to go into a lot of detail here, yet. And I have a character planned that has a robot as his "weapon" which will get more powerful through the game.

 

[Seriel]

More progress.


Another sneak peek

 

[upsidedownportal]

More progress.

Another sneak peek

Ooooo, Hardcore mode! Can't wait to see your submission!