Ludum Dare 46 is coming up the weekend of April 18th!  Back on the old site there used to be a thing called Warmup Weekend and I figured why not bring it back?

What is Warmup Weekend?

Warmup weekend is a chance for you to dust off those tools, check the build chain, and make sure that you have everything working before Ludum Dare starts in earnest.  You only have 48 hours to develop a game and you don't want to waste 12 hours because your favorite input package no longer works with the latest version of your game engine!

What do I do?

It's simple!  Fire up the IDE (if you use one)

Push some pixels (or rig some models) 

Draw something to the screen (If you do that)

Play some sound! (If you want to)

Compile (if your language requires it)

Post it so others can try to run it.  You don't want to lose the initial couple rating days trying to fix your build because it only runs on your special hacked Linux kernel and you forgot to have others test it for you!

Make a game if you want.  But remember, this should take hours, not days.  It is a stretch before the main event.  Don't burn yourself out here.

Entries are open all week until Ludum Dare 46 starts.  

FAQ

Can I...?  - Yes.  Just keep in mind all the Ludum Dare rules for the event you are competing in.

Shouldn't warm-up be hyphenated?  Or spelled with a space between warm and up? - Yes, but dropping the hyphen is becoming the common usage.  Plus, that's how it was spelled back in the day, so that's what it is called now.  (http://ludumdare.com/compo/2012/04/11/warmup-weekend-ludum-dare-23/) .  Warm up with a space is a verb while warmup without the space is a noun.  So please warm up with Warmup Weekend.