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Answering All Questions About The Jam Sticky

A topic by Jonas Tyroller created Jan 01, 2021 Views: 6,465 Replies: 417
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another question. when this game jam ends, will you make a video about it? also, can we team?

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not you, of course. but with others

Host

Yes, you can team. Yes, I'll make a video showing as many games as I can. :)

Submitted

Will you play all games or ones which rated good? I am curious about it .. :)

Btw you are a great developer, i like your games. Have a nice day Jonas!

Submitted

can i come some stuff for the game jam from now ? i don't really have a lot of time in the 26th of february 

Host(+1)

Preparing some generic scripts beforehand is fine. I don't feel bad about rewarding efficient workflows. Making a full game now and then just slightly adjusting or reskinning it for the jam is not allowed, though. Use your own judgement to draw the line between the two. :)

Submitted

I feel like I know the answer here but can we solo make one game and help with art/music on someone else's?

Host

Of course. :)

Are you going to join?

Host

No, I think me freeing up some time to interact with my community during the jam provides more value to you. I'll be on Discord and here in the forum to help and give feedback. :)

ok

See my project im gonna be making is gonna show that it was made way before the jam. this was because i booked that spot for the project. just wanted to let you know jonas

Host

I'd kindly ask you not to submit the game if it wasn't made during the jam (even if you clearly mark it as such). I appreciate your transparency, but this jam is not meant as promotional event for existing games. I'd be fine with one game doing that, but it's a slippery slope if we allow it once. With peace and love, hope that makes sense. :)

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what is the theme so i can plan early because i spent most of my time planing last game jam i did i might try to make a card game 

Submitted

The whole point of this game jam (and many others) is only knowing what the theme is when it starts?? Just because a jame you did before told you previously doesn't mean every jam has to.

Host(+1)

On top of that I haven't even decided yet. :D

Submitted

I am wondering what am I allowed to make games on specifically suff like the website scratch or Max 2D

Host

Completely up to you but the easier it is to launch your game, the more people will usually play it.

Submitted

ok

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what do you recommend to make a game, when making  a game for the jam?

When the rating phase is going on, can you update the game? or you can only update the game only after the jam ends?

Host(+1)

I'll probably allow changing the game during the rating period to avoid the flood of requests I got about it last time. I'd ask you to use it responsibly, though. Keep it fair, which means:

  • Major bug fixes only!
  • If it's absolutely necessary you change something else, put a clear disclaimer at the start of the game explaining what was added.
  • After the rating period you can do with it whatever you want of course. :)

oki :)

I know this isn't about the game jam, But can I team up with you for Will You Snail? And can you put Hello AI on Youtube? Please? Mate?

Host

Thanks a lot for your offer. Knowing what you'd like to help with would be useful for a request like this. In general I think we got most things covered, though. The WYS soundtrack will drop on YouTube when the game comes out. Appreciate the support! :)

ok then. I was thinking that I could maybe spot any bugs in the game so you fix them before you release the game when you are finished. I'm good at spotting mistakes and things that are out of place.

Submitted

when, where, how to submit the finished game

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jonas is gona comment yay

edit its gonna hapen

another edit its actualy gonna hapened (im spamming refresh)

Host

There'll be a big submit button on top of the jam page as soon as it starts. :)

Submitted

thank you :) i dint know because this is my first time actualy submiting the game

Submitted

And if you want to upload a project to itch, go to create->dashboard->create new project to see the actual upload page, there are lots of shiny parameters you can play with to make a nice game page

Submitted

is it ok if i make the game out of square bois

Host

Yes. I guess.

Submitted

Jonas wait did i spell that correctly?

Anyways when is will you snail be relise

And also i want to be in vid pls shout out me game :)

Host

WYS will probably release towards the end of 2021.  Currently aiming for October, but nothing is set into stone yet. Make a good game following the jam topic to increase your chances of ending up in the video. :D

Submitted

:D

can i use the scratch programming language in this jam

Host

Yes, of course. I just recommend going with something that makes it easy for people to download and play your game without having to jump through any extra hoops like downloading additional software.

Although scratch is pretty primitive, there's a way to convert scratch files to HTML so you can actually upload them on itch. You use this program called htmlifier and upload a scratch save file. This can be further uploaded to itch using the normal method. The only caveat is that the files contain ALL of Scratch's code base. Link to the Github: https://sheeptester.github.io/htmlifier/

Per usual, I've used the program before BUT download at your own risk 

If you want a scratch alternative that requires no code I'd recommend Construct 3. It still doesn't require that much code, only a few lines (that you can look up online) It uses block-based coding, although not as childish as Scratch and designed to be a real engine.

thank you for suggesting an alternative but i am in the process of learning other languages

is construct good for 3d

it’s only a 2d engine, so I’d say it’s pretty crappy for 3d

I am good at programming than art . Is it important to good at art to join Jam?

Host

No. You can either team up with an artist or just do crappy programmer art. Both is fine. :)

Thanks for answering 😊

Submitted

is dani joining?

Host(+1)

Not likely. I'd be surprised. :P

Submitted

oh ok

Submitted

Can I livestream the process of making the game?

Submitted

I'm pretty sure you can, I know of several youtubers/streamers that pretty much only make videos/stream about making there game jam game

Host

Of course.

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