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Anonymous No.42778618 [Report] >>42778700 >>42779293 >>42782383 >>42783201
Game jam: One Button showcase
It's time Game Jam has come and gone. It's time to show off those games (You)r fellow board members have been working on for the past few weeks!
Try such games at: https://itch.io/jam/mlp-off-con-game-jam-one-button
We'll be doing a stream to check them out together

>Where are you showing off the games?
At Zaifer on cytube
It's not "mlp game jam" or smilar in case I die or something, so another anon can take over with the name
>At what time?
8 pm UTC. In about 21 hours of this post. If that confuses you, it's 2 hours BEFORE the Jam timer ends. Again: https://itch.io/jam/mlp-off-con-game-jam-one-button
That's, I think, after the rewatch's stream episodes. Hopefully it isnt' as late for some eurobros to join us
>How long will it last
Possibly 3 hours if we keep the soft limit of 10 minutes per game going. I don't want it to be TOO long, but we can go over.
>Will it be recorded
Yes. I'm thinking of recording it with chat

Don't expect marecon or mlpcon levels of cytube. The stream will be servizable with a handful of emotes

Since there'll certainly be less people than the other showcases, I was thinking of testing a sort of "hot mic" system, where people will be able to drop into the stream and hang out. I like thinking of these jams as a comunity effort and I want the streams to reflect that.

The OC badly shopped into the OP is Time Crunch! She's an overconfident procrastinator. She works better under pressure... Or so she claims. Don't be like Time Crunch, pace yourselves!
This is the OC I came up with for the Jam since I wanted a special OP pic for the thread, but didn't have any mascots to use. I claim no ownership and consider her to be a thread OC.
She has no cutie mark because she's currently procastinating on discovering her destiny.

>Links
Itch: https://itch.io/jam/mlp-off-con-game-jam-one-button
Stream: /r/Zaifer on cytube
Email: littlehorseappreciator@proton.me (In case you NEED to tell me something in private)
Anonymous No.42778641 [Report] >>42779258 >>42782256
Time Crunch in all her glory
Anonymous No.42778700 [Report] >>42780083
>>42778618 (OP)
>19 games
More than I expected. Never underestimate autism, I guess.
Anonymous No.42779010 [Report]
Up
Anonymous No.42779258 [Report]
>>42778641
press it!
Anonymous No.42779293 [Report]
>>42778618 (OP)
Huzzah!
>Will it be recorded
Thanks for reminding me of this, anon, I'll try to piece something together just as a backup. Anon with the cytube replay bot, hope you'll be there too since I still haven't written mine.
Anonymous No.42779636 [Report] >>42780012
>>42725585
>>42729576
dont forget about this entry
Anonymous No.42780012 [Report]
>>42779636
This game is too hard, if he covers it he'll spend the entire stream on it
Anonymous No.42780083 [Report] >>42780794
>>42778700
20 games now
Anonymous No.42780527 [Report] >>42780792
Pony up!!!
Anonymous No.42780792 [Report] >>42781238
>>42780527
Anonymous No.42780794 [Report]
>>42780083
hyped!
Anonymous No.42781238 [Report]
>>42780792
Anonymous No.42781372 [Report]
Stream starts in about an hour and some minutes from now. Since there's some people already in the waiting room. I guess we can start it a BIT earlier. Just to test the setup and what not
Anonymous No.42781394 [Report]
Stream is supposed to start in about an hour and some minutes from now. Since there's some people already in the waiting room. I guess we can start it a BIT earlier. Just to test the setup and what not
Anonymous No.42781403 [Report] >>42781408
Where's the cytube link? I tried searching for the one in the OP but cannot find it
Anonymous No.42781408 [Report] >>42781456
>>42781403
go to cytube and then just add /r/zaifer to the url
Anonymous No.42781456 [Report] >>42781474
>>42781408
Thank you, anon. You are very smart. I love you.
Anonymous No.42781474 [Report]
>>42781456
you're welcome but I'm not gay sorry
Anonymous No.42781509 [Report] >>42781517
GAMES ARE COMING ON
Anonymous No.42781517 [Report]
>>42781509
Turn it up, Turn it up
Anonymous No.42781520 [Report]
ITS STARTING EARLY ITS STARTING NOW
Anonymous No.42781528 [Report] >>42781541 >>42781549 >>42781553 >>42781560 >>42781659 >>42781695
Seems I won't be finishing my game for the jam, but I kinda expected that as I was spending more time on visual polish features than is really realistic for the timeframe. Just gonna release it as a standalone thing at some point once I get it playable so I don't have to compromise as much on things I wanna do.

For those curious here's a video of the progress I made on it during the jam period at least (might not look like much but it has a good basis "engine" wise now for the rest of the game).
It's going to be a top down shooter as you might be able to imagine by the video. Fits the 1 button theme of course still by having your movement controlled by mouse direction and clicking to fire. If only I was capable of scoping my ideas down better lol (or wanted to rather).
Anonymous No.42781541 [Report] >>42781814
>>42781528
damn anon this looks really good
Anonymous No.42781549 [Report]
>>42781528
:ooo:
Anonymous No.42781553 [Report] >>42781814
>>42781528
Damn, looking nice
Anonymous No.42781560 [Report]
>>42781528
final boss better be glimmy
Anonymous No.42781659 [Report] >>42781814
>>42781528
looks great, shame you couldn't post it
Anonymous No.42781695 [Report] >>42781814
>>42781528
Plone mods when
Anonymous No.42781814 [Report]
>>42781541
>>42781553
Thanks anons!

>>42781659
I technically could but it's not really a "game" yet so no point really.

>>42781695
Funny enough I was thinking about having a plane pony as the character, just decided to go with a physical pony though in the end. Maybe I'll make something with a plone some day though as it is a good idea.
Anonymous No.42782158 [Report] >>42782166
Is it gay if I want to suck on Rainbowshine's fat chest tits?
Anonymous No.42782166 [Report]
>>42782158
>gay
>interested in female tits
no
Anonymous No.42782220 [Report] >>42782225 >>42782228 >>42782236 >>42782243 >>42782277 >>42782283
What were your favorite games, anons?
Anonymous No.42782225 [Report]
>>42782220
the horn game was cute
ponk jumping game was fun too
Anonymous No.42782228 [Report]
>>42782220
Anon's adventure 18+ I think it was called
Anonymous No.42782236 [Report]
>>42782220
cherri berry sledding is fun once you get the hang of it
Anonymous No.42782237 [Report]
Do you guys browse the /agdg/ on /vg/ and /v/? should I ask for help there?
Anonymous No.42782243 [Report]
>>42782220
mare honking simulator
apple road (huge applejack fan and i liked her downed sprite and i really love pixel art and it's nostalgic)
forest walk (mechanically fun)
the chrysalis drone chucking one was funny just because of the imagery in my head
my little pony pop and the batpony one was gorgeous
i liked the luna copter one just because i think i played the original phone version it was based off of
i liked touch the mare for the wish fulfillment
and i liked mare admirer for the Relatable Protagonist
Anonymous No.42782254 [Report]
Here's the two first arts! Again, every game that submitted according to the original deadline will have some art of their game.
Art by DrHoteMario. If you want something message them on discord under the same name
Anonymous No.42782256 [Report]
Second one! Let her in!

Also, the orignal OP art: >>42778641 is by wapamario63
Anonymous No.42782258 [Report]
time crunch is so cute
Anonymous No.42782260 [Report] >>42782289 >>42782591
We'll use the recording from the backup anon. Mine is usable but I had a few hiccups. I'm sure we'll see him around...
If you're here, let us know where you'll post it
Anonymous No.42782268 [Report]
stream was very fun, I will play (You)r game now.
Anonymous No.42782277 [Report]
>>42782220
The one with a tentacle monster. But I'm sad about the core now.
Anonymous No.42782283 [Report]
>>42782220
>pinkie's one button adventure
controls feel solid, and made great use of the one button theme. Really creative

>Time for ponies
Fun knowledge check

>anon's pony adventure
really (REALLY) nice art. Writing and mechanics great too

>my little pony pop
Well polished game, with fun sfx

>slot machine bap
Smooth and satisfying slot machine

>honking
fun reactions

>berry sled
adorable

>Sweetie puncher
I enjoy punching foals

>Apple Road
GBC graphics are nice
Anonymous No.42782289 [Report] >>42782591
>>42782260
And with those words uttered, backup anon was never to be heard from again.
My chat recording appears to be fine, I had to push the YT player forward a hoofful of times to stay in sync but not as often as during bigger cons. Should be processed and linked here in next few hours.
Also, kindly reminding (You) to do that thing we've talked about on your side as well, since you keep your VODs public.
Anonymous No.42782383 [Report] >>42782390
>>42778618 (OP)
next time it might be helpful to have timers to not go over time
Anonymous No.42782390 [Report] >>42782399 >>42782534
>>42782383
That's what I've been doing actually! But I decided to give each game enough time to shine. But when in cons I do try to be more strict on the 10 minutes per game thingy. Do you think this one would've been better if we stuck with a stricter timer? (Serious question)
Anonymous No.42782399 [Report] >>42782512
>>42782390
the few games that went over the time limit i wanted to see more of. should've just left them for last or something
Anonymous No.42782512 [Report]
>>42782399
Yeah. But I do purposefully try to not play the whole game so people try them out for themselves. They're readily available afterall!
Anonymous No.42782534 [Report]
>>42782390
I think having stricter time per game would be better, and you can come back to any games anons want to see more of
Anonymous No.42782545 [Report] >>42782554
Let her in was kino but I'm still not going to become a pony, sorry /ptfg/fags.
Anonymous No.42782554 [Report] >>42782660
>>42782545
You already opened the door
Anonymous No.42782565 [Report] >>42782582 >>42782596
Now what do we do? I feel empty now, this jam was my entire life.
Anonymous No.42782582 [Report]
>>42782565
practice your jamming skills to prepare for the next one
Anonymous No.42782591 [Report] >>42784661
>>42782260
>>42782289
https://pony.tube/w/o5ZJPWJEo1VaibQecrNEcc
The video is ready, games are listed with timestamps in video description. Let me know if there are any issues, first time recording entire CyTube tab.
Thank (You) for a fun poni event, anons!
Anonymous No.42782592 [Report]
These jams are always a huge highlight.
The streams are incredibly entertaining, and the fact that I can just play all the cool games on display myself is like magic!
There were so many cool games that I can't wait to try out! Big thanks to all the jammers! And Zaifer for bringing it all together and being so good (and terrible) at playing and showing off the games!
Anonymous No.42782596 [Report]
>>42782565
Make a full game outside of jam?
Anonymous No.42782656 [Report] >>42782848
I love her and I love her game and I love her game as well!
Anonymous No.42782660 [Report]
>>42782554
Now its your turn; get on the floor.
Everypony fuck Celestasaur
Anonymous No.42782683 [Report] >>42785981
By the way, since this is a thread about board adjacent event, I wanted to share that apparently marecon already has a pretty website ready for next year. It's nice. https://marecon.live/
Anonymous No.42782848 [Report] >>42784172
>>42782656
all crunchy games were especially cute
Anonymous No.42782934 [Report] >>42786459
>Let Her In
Hit me more than I was expecting. Music choice. Seeing the catalog scroll by in the background... strong intro. The extra additions that were put in. It all made me appreciate the story of the fic more than if I had just read it. You did good Anon, you really had me. There's a lot more I could say, but I'll leave it at that for now. I can see why you wanted to make it.
Anonymous No.42783201 [Report] >>42783207
>>42778618 (OP)
next jam when?
Anonymous No.42783207 [Report]
>>42783201
It will be for Marecon. Although, I'm not sure exactly when the jam will start/end but I'm guessing early February.
Anonymous No.42783209 [Report] >>42783239 >>42783533 >>42783959 >>42784113
https://files.catbox.moe/dawo02.png
Anonymous No.42783239 [Report]
>>42783209
FOCUS
Anonymous No.42783533 [Report]
>>42783209
never seen featureless crotch and crotchtits at the same time
Anonymous No.42783550 [Report] >>42784172 >>42784528
would anyone be down to try to get a group together for the next jam? I'm pretty good at programming but my art and design skills are rather lacking...
Anonymous No.42783959 [Report]
>>42783209
ZAMN
Anonymous No.42784113 [Report]
>>42783209
look at those tasty frogs
Anonymous No.42784172 [Report] >>42784546 >>42784576
>>42783550
id want to know the theme and duration of the jam first
>>42782848
the honking one was really cute. she's a REALLY good character, i was surprised to find out she's such a recent creation
Anonymous No.42784528 [Report]
>>42783550
Honestly maybe. I've never worked in a group before though so I'm not sure the best way to do github things and such to keep us in sync.
OP No.42784546 [Report]
>>42784172
I'm gald everyone liked Time Crunch so much! I'm sure she appreciates it.
Next Jam will last 3 weeks. And the deadline will be at the last day of marecon. So it might start in the first dyas of February
OP No.42784576 [Report] >>42784590 >>42784594
>>42784172
Also for the theme... I dunno. Did you guys like the theme for this one? We can do similar restrictive themes or we can do more conceptual stuff
Anonymous No.42784590 [Report]
>>42784576
i'd prefer a conceptual one next. maybe best to alternate? restriction - concept - restrion - concept. prevents burnout, i think
Anonymous No.42784594 [Report] >>42784766 >>42786642
>>42784576
Did you save all the themes anons had for the last game jam? Just take the most popular suggestions and pick one at random.
Anonymous No.42784661 [Report]
>>42782591
Thanks for recording, just finished watching it.
Anonymous No.42784719 [Report] >>42785202 >>42786459 >>42786562
I found the Spike game with the spinning wheel combat mechanic really unique.
The slots machine gamble game was really well polished too with plenty of features.

If you guys have to make a mare sex simulator then what mechanics do you have in mind for it?
Anonymous No.42784766 [Report]
>>42784594
>most popular themes
Fruitchads... is it time?
Anonymous No.42785202 [Report]
>>42784719
mares not only have perfect bodies, but they also have very pretty souls. So hoofholding and gentle kissing
Anonymous No.42785206 [Report] >>42785217 >>42786476
Honestly the idea of channeling our passion for poni into gamedev is so fucking cool and I'd love if we could all keep meeting up somewhere. Maybe it's for the best we just use these threads so it's actively exciting and so we're all working on stuff together, but it'd be kinda cool to practice game related skills together someplace. I wonder if /pts/ would be welcoming or if they're more of a programming/engineering group and less game dev skills.
Anonymous No.42785217 [Report] >>42785257
>>42785206
there's always /create/
though they don't have a thread up right now. i don't keep tabs on that sort of thing so i don't know if they rebranded or what. nothing stopping us from just creating our own /create/ or whatever though
Anonymous No.42785257 [Report] >>42786459
>>42785217
/create/ often doesn't last too long, not enough new content posted. Usually gets remade every few weeks once anons have had time to create
Anonymous No.42785473 [Report] >>42785853
I really should get off my ass and make mylittlegamedev again
Anonymous No.42785548 [Report] >>42785558 >>42785575
Were you guys aware that a very old pony game has been open sourced?
>>42754597
Anonymous No.42785558 [Report]
>>42785548
no one cares
Anonymous No.42785562 [Report]
i care
Anonymous No.42785575 [Report]
>>42785548
It's really neat. But, I imagine most Anons would rather work on their own projects rather than picking up someone else's.
OP No.42785853 [Report] >>42785862 >>42785906
>>42785473
>mylittlegamedev
That feminds me. I was thinking of maybe making a page that either hosted or at least linked the games from the previous Jams, it'd work wonders as a sort of hub. But everything I'd be able to manage would be amateur at best
Anonymous No.42785862 [Report]
>>42785853
That would be insanely neat if you can do something like that.
Anonymous No.42785906 [Report] >>42785922 >>42786025 >>42786112 >>42786476 >>42786544
>>42785853
Mylittlegamedev used to be a whole little community with an active forum and gamejams on a regular basis and stuff. Used to be a bit of a sister site to equestriagaming.
I got the mylittlegame.dev domain now, as the last nostalgic faggot from those years, and if you get any good ideas, we could probably figure out something.
Anonymous No.42785922 [Report]
>>42785906
Amarezing
Anonymous No.42785981 [Report] >>42786042
>>42782683
A very nice site!
And adorable Viola art all over the place!
Anonymous No.42786025 [Report]
>>42785906
brilliant idea nonny. we have pony-specific sites for everything else. might as well do it for this too. a simple tagging system for games and a gamejam function and wooooh
Anonymous No.42786042 [Report] >>42786073
>>42785981
I hate to break it to you but that's Algo.
Anonymous No.42786073 [Report] >>42786086
>>42786042
Yea, yea, I love Norre's style there myself.
Anonymous No.42786086 [Report]
>>42786073
That wasn't a joke.
Anonymous No.42786112 [Report]
>>42785906
I would love to see it come back
Anonymous No.42786459 [Report] >>42789534
>>42782934
i didn't get the ending or the cliffhanger
>>42784719
more of the games needed sound effects to make them satisfying to play. i was thinking about the changeling tossing one and how it would've been funny if there was a batting noise or if it made a thunk noise when you hit the magical barrier. it was still nostalgic, and it reminds me of a lot of older flash games that i used to play.
>>42785257
when it comes around again and i need to bump, i might do so by linking to OC/updates i've seen in other threads. more interesting and encouraging than seeing "up" and "bump" over and over
Anonymous No.42786476 [Report] >>42786544 >>42786642
>>42785906
That's neat. You could look into archiving games from previous jams and rehosting them, in particular the web ones. Seems like at least RenPy ones from latest jam download stuff from other online servers instead of locally hosted copy.
Archival is already a concern - I ran itch-dl on like 4 previous /mlp/ jams I could find (that alone was a bit difficult, might be a good start to gather links to those), and two games were unavailable.
>https://itch.io/jam/halloween-mlp-game-jam
"horseHordeMode" asks for a password
>https://itch.io/jam/june-mlp-game-jam
https://needmareplshelp.itch.io/pone gives me a 404
For downloadable games, I'd expect some way to prove to visitor that a game has the exact checksum as one that is/was on Itch.
>>42785206
>I wonder if /pts/ would be welcoming
I treat it as /g/ but with ponies and less dumb, hopefully. I'm not sure a pony /g/ is the best place to get feedback on game development efforts, it seems to me like tempo/create with actual artfags would give (You) the responses you deserve, with the craft appreciated as a whole, you know. I'd probably get myself nerdsniped in /pts/ if you had some online infrastructure questions etc.; can't speak for other anons.

>inb4 abandoned jam games with online features, slowly rotting due to anons not being able to pay three fiddy for a server forever (understandable) and/or teleported to Equestria
>low stakes reverse engineering projects to keep interactive poni art alive
OP No.42786544 [Report] >>42786624
>>42785906
When I said that it'd be "amateur at best". I really did mean just lines of text on a white background, either that or using wordpress (or similar). If you're willing to make use of the domain, it'd be great for using it as a hub of sorts.
I'm guessing you don't have any sort of webdev skills either? We might have to look around for someone that does.
>>42786476
>two games were unavailable.
I was gonna say, I did notice pone was 404'd. Though I don't know how to archive games you can't download. Here's the previous jam itch pages (except for the first one, since it didn't have one). In order:

https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/40013561/#40085070
https://itch.io/jam/halloween-mlp-game-jam
https://itch.io/jam/june-mlp-game-jam
https://itch.io/jam/marecon-mlp-game-jam-asset-edition
https://itch.io/jam/mlpcon-game-jam-anons-choice
https://itch.io/jam/mlp-off-con-game-jam-one-button
Anonymous No.42786562 [Report] >>42787481
>>42784719
She would have to tell me how much she loves me and how happy she is. I'm also seconding the hoof holding plus kissing and I'm throwing in cuddling and mane brushing and petting. You have to be able to show her affection not just plap plap.
...Those are mechanics, right? It's not too soon for a serious discussion on it, is it?
OP No.42786624 [Report]
Since I had to dive into the archives to get these links >>42786544 I bumped into some memories of how these Jams started. Here's a little history lesson for you anons.

Here's the post that started everything, an anon whose name I never got:
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/40013561/#40051704
Then here's the official announcement, it was decidedly called "pony arcade" and it was to be streamed at mlpcon:
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/40013561/#40053734
The stream:
https://pony.tube/w/tN44s41p7vX2TAPh31WJGU
The host then announced his plans for a Halloween game jam:
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/40013561/#40090424

I think the same anon went on to make a Halloween Jam with the help of buttercupsaiyan. That jam, like this one, wasn't hosted at a con. They had a couple of threads:
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/40441391/
&
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/40485816
The stream was apparently recorded, but I've not been able to find any trace of it.

Marecon passed in February and there was no sign of life from the original hosts. Then came mlpcon again, anons (including me) were asking if there was gonna be another Jam. No one seemed to be planning to make one, so I decided to step up and submitted a panel a couple of days before the panel submissions closed, (I think it was two days, I remember cutting it close):
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/41082707/#41155057
And made a thread
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/41155816/
&
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/41177105/
The announcement was so abrupt, I'm surprised we got as many games as we did. This, of course, was also recorded:
https://pony.tube/w/9jBKFyTFtM9B8ASDgGaqDr

For mlpcon, we had another. "ASSet edition"
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/41826479
&
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/41944493
Recording:
https://pony.tube/w/8ejhy1uLcP8vmahykeAcE5
&
https://pony.tube/w/58jKHirytLhXVarFDAravk
I fucked up and didn't actually show off all the games and actually ended the stream half an hour earlier than planned, so I asked for another panel and they graciously gave it to me. That's why there are two streams. (I blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-alcohol. It's why I don't do these *tipsy* anymore)

We then had the "Anon's choice", which resulted in the pony hobbies jam
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/42196240/#42196240
&
https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/42274221/#42274221
The stream:
https://pony.tube/w/rhUAtzReaKgvobgYconsFv

And that brings us to this day!
Previous posts for posterity:
>>42595721
>>42688330
>>42724681

>TL;DR
I got nostalgic and decided to write what's happened so far
OP No.42786642 [Report] >>42786680 >>42786698 >>42786869 >>42787840 >>42789531
>>42786476
Pic related is what we have left of pone. Sadly, I remember the dev being pretty dissatisfied with his game.
>>42784594
Yup, here they are, though I removed the genre-specific ones and fruit, since most anons just did fruit last time, it'll feel like a repeat if we do it again, in my opinion
Edgy/horror games (Serious or otherwise)
Heresy
Educational
Robots: Friendship is mechanical
Random
Poison Joke
Weather Factory
Modding
Magic of the Mirror Pool
Pinkie Sense
Taking flight
Friends in unlikely places
Quick!
G4 toys
Jumping
Maple syrup/Jam
Meaning of life
Natural Selection
Eurojank
Yearning for adventure
Parasprites
Unorthodox
mind-boggling
Beauty
R&R
Golly

These are all just ideas, don't think we HAVE to do one of these.
I don't wanna decide everything via polls. So let's talk it out and decide on the next theme together!
If we don't come up with something by the time the thread dies. I'll just come up with somethign
Anonymous No.42786680 [Report] >>42787827
>>42786642
Edgy/horror, Heresy, Yearning for adventure, R&R, meaning of life, natural selection all seem like great options. They're vague so it leaves a lot of room for interpolation.
Anonymous No.42786698 [Report] >>42786820
>>42786642
unorthodox, random, quick, maple syrup

May chaos take the world!
Anonymous No.42786820 [Report]
>>42786698
Putting maple syrup onto mares. You sold me.
Anonymous No.42786869 [Report]
>>42786642
Golly sounds nice.
Anonymous No.42787321 [Report]
Bumpa for theme discussion
Anonymous No.42787481 [Report]
>>42786562
One thing I will always be disappointed about Sims and 3D Barbie simulator games are the vacant soulless expressions and ironically more animation care being put into the dances rather than the subtle actions. Also you have to manually adjust the camera and lighting to even see what the hell is going on. It's very hard to cover the entire screen and get every body segment in the same screen with the correct proportion. 2D will always beat 3D. 3D requires 2D skin textures, 2D facial expressions, etc. etc.
https://arch.b4k.dev/v/thread/724912569/
https://arch.b4k.dev/v/thread/724946986/

When it comes to these sort of games you automatically need a powerful animator engine that doesn't look soulless and allows for interaction rather than playing a looped animation. The programmer needs to be a massive jack of all trades and basically a fucking genius for little reward.
Anonymous No.42787827 [Report]
>>42786680
Seconding this
Anonymous No.42787840 [Report] >>42788278
>>42786642
Modding is an interesting idea, though of course it'd require everyone partaking to mod some game (or make a game with some sort of modding theme I suppose), and for OP to own all those games to install the mods.
well, i'm sure there's plenty of free or even open source stuff one could mod.
Anonymous No.42788276 [Report]
Don't you dare die
Anonymous No.42788278 [Report] >>42788299
>>42787840
I think a modding jam would just flop. Pony games are already a big niche and pony mods would be bigger.
Anonymous No.42788299 [Report] >>42788547 >>42788616
>>42788278
well if it was just a theme there would be ways to apply it to games. like maybe you could make a game about pony cyborgs with body modifications
Anonymous No.42788547 [Report]
>>42788299
True, I guess I was thinking about the theme too literally.
Anonymous No.42788616 [Report]
>>42788299
I like the idea of change. Maybe an "evolution" theme, where the game changes as you play. Could be mechanics, visuals, story, whatever
Anonymous No.42789101 [Report] >>42789103 >>42789181
Humbly requesting to make the next jam even longer. Maybe an entire month.
Anonymous No.42789103 [Report]
>>42789101
a whole month would make group efforts a more worthy endeavour, which sounds fun
Anonymous No.42789181 [Report]
>>42789101
I honestly need to just stop being so experimental and just accept a simple directionless game for a first run, but I just can't help myself...
Anonymous No.42789259 [Report] >>42789287
Just finished playing the last of the games. I don't have any proof, but I feel like 3 games this jam cheated and started early or something.
Anonymous No.42789275 [Report]
Another thing, I play games to play games. Nobody likes reading, less novels next time please.
Anonymous No.42789281 [Report] >>42789379
I want to do a management game next time...
Anonymous No.42789287 [Report] >>42789318
>>42789259
I didn't feel like any of the games were impossible to make in 3 weeks
Anonymous No.42789318 [Report] >>42789444 >>42789476
>>42789287
I tried making games before, its a slow progress. The games I think cheated are Let her in, Pony Adventure, My Pretty tiny horse.

Fluttershy's Laundromat and Bat Batting also seem a little suspect to me too.
Anonymous No.42789379 [Report]
>>42789281
That'll be fun to see
you can usually twist any theme into the kind of game you want
Anonymous No.42789444 [Report]
>>42789318
Just because you can't do it doesn't mean it's impossible. People who have been making games for longer have more skills with the tools. None of the games to me seemed impossible to do in the 2-3 week time period.

Exception is My Pretty Horse as it was explicitly stated to have been done before the jam and they just wanted to show it off during the jam.
Anonymous No.42789476 [Report] >>42789557
>>42789318
I do apologise for making more of a visual novel than a game, a weird flash of inspiration had struck me and I really wanted to make it, and couldn't think about making anything else. I promise to make a proper game the next gamejam as to compensate, and I'll put my all into it.
Anyway, the game was made in RPG Maker and I was making an adaptation off of a FimFiction story. So I kind of didn't have to think ahead that far in regards to the writing and I didn't really have to do much programming.
The game was made within the limits of the gamejam though. I don't think I did obfuscation when deploying, so you can actually see the dates of all the files; the only one before the gamejam is the custom bitmap font (I wanted a pixel perfect game).
Funnily enough, I did actually update the game more with the extra time and stuff. In 1-1 I added the laptop scene; formerly it was just written out with no visual aids. And in 1-2 I made the Pony Town look actually Pony-ish instead of all human-like. Both were done within a day. Still a little sad that some parts of it are too barren though. Could've thrown in more vehicles to populate the streets and fleshed out some places and had more consequential decisions and so on.
I did work pretty much all day and night on the days where I was working, though. Had all those gun sprites and stuff and just never got to make an actual combat system. Even drew status effect icons. In hindsight, might have ruined the feel of the game, even if it would've made it more game-y.
Small excerpt of me working and drawing a basic grenade icon in about 10 minutes. https://files.catbox.moe/sf7ll2.mp4
Anonymous No.42789531 [Report]
>>42786642
Casting my ballot for Horror/Fruit
Anonymous No.42789534 [Report]
>>42786459
>the changeling tossing one and how it would've been funny if there was a batting noise or if it made a thunk noise when you hit the magical barrier
Funnily enough, it does
it's just very quiet
Anonymous No.42789557 [Report]
>>42789476
Don't apologize, I loved it.