I saw your podcast and came to the game! good podcast btw, I am also a new dev. some tips ive just learned this game jam is to rate others, it makes your game more seen in the categories, also yes there is downtime that devs take after the jam, usually 1-2 days, however for the no sleep peoples like me, you can use that downtime to set up the page for when people start coming. hope this helped!
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Thx! And it was… interesting to say the least. I found it to be really difficult to manage the time and after the jam I realised I was at a disadvantage from the start. 2 things I noticed is that 1, you can be in a team. I was only by myself and couldn’t find a community that would want to help, and so after the jam I realised they have a discord for that exact thing. And 2, since this is my first legitimate game jam aside from brainless mini, I assumed pre preparing anything before the game jam would get me disqualified, when in reality you can import as many assets or packages as you own! And so for next jam, I’m going to try find a group 1-2 days beforehand, and as for now I am working on making my own VFX, Models, and SFX packages for the future, as that is what ate up most of my time in the jam. Thx for asking though! Hope I brought some insight into how I felt during the jam.