hi, so idk if ill finish anything in time for this jam, but if i somehow do, i was wondering if ALL of the work needs to be done during the jam days, or if i can start now?

Feel free to do idea generation and brainstorming now!
It's more in the spirit of the jam to do the actual development during the jam days.

If you haven't already, might I recommend joining our Discord server? You can find others to work with and get help there too.

ok thx!