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OFFICIAL RULES: Feel free to ask any questions or suggest something new Sticky

A topic by angrysmile created Aug 18, 2020 Views: 9,715 Replies: 140
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can  we submit android game or only PC game?? pls answer

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you can make a androit game BUT you have to have a pc game!

Host

Thank you

Host

It has to be a game jam entry, made for our game jam and be playable on Windows. If you want to also make an Android version of this game jam entry, yes you can add it.

If you are trying to advertise a pre-made android demo to get plays, you will not get as many clicks as you think you are. All non-themed, game demos will be removed for this game jam.

I'm unable to join the Discord server because I don't have a phone, but I'm thinking about getting a team so is it okay if I don't join the server?

Submitted

Hey, In Unity there's an animation creator and animation controller, I can use it during the game jam?

Host

Yes, as long as you making it for this jam and aren't just plugging in old stuff or pre-made assets, it is fine to use the animator. I use it a lot myself.

am I allowed to make my own music?

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Yes

I was wondering if I could use the GB Studio builder tool that's currently on itch.io . I dont really have time to learn to code in 4-11 days but I think I can make something simple from this (literally just looked at it today)

I will try my damnedest to make assets on my own. 

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Yes, you can use any engine that you want

Host

Yes, any engine, as long as I can play it on Windows, without extra steps or software to run it.

Submitted

Hey, in the rules you had mentioned that you would only be accepting games that run on Windows. I use Unity on a Mac, so is it possible to build for Windows even though I'm using a Mac? Sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm still pretty new to this.

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Yes, it is possible.

Submitted

I am kinda new here so please bear with me but which type of game should it be 2D or 3D ?

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Make 2d if you want it to be played on browser and make 3d if you want it to be downloadable. You can make 3d game for browser too but performance won't be as good as it will be with 2d.

hello i have a question can u use things from a tutorial so you wacht a tutorial en copie it

but not douwnload it zo just make what in the tutorial is 

;)

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not exactly, you can watch a tut to learn the mechanics but blatant coping  is frowned upon.

Host

Thank you. Perfectly put.

thx

I can't wait, this will be my first game jam!

Host

I'm excited too!

do we have to join the discord

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No, but there is whole new bunch of people on Discord that would help you if you stuck on something while making your game.

Sorry about all the questions, but are we aloud to use Construct 3 to make our game, or no because it has visual code?

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Yes, you can use engine that you want.

"You may use any engine (godot, unity, ect.) as long as it is playable on Windows. Ideally, a web build or html build for browser play so that MAC users and others can easily play off the itch.io page itself without downloading. I understand that we all don't have the specs to do an html build, so I will not hold it against those who cannot do so."

Submitted

Hi, I want to know if this is a 48 hour game jam or if it is a 2 week game jam.


Thanks.

It is a 1 week long jam.

Submitted

Thanks!!!

Submitted

Its a 2 week long game jam not a 1 week long game jam 🤨 I just noticed

Submitted

Bit late for questions (Considering there is 1 day till the jam) when you said plugins aren't allowed, are unity packages (In my case probuilder) allowed. 

Thanks,

DiamondGamer61

Host (1 edit)

Allowed yes, but it will count slightly less in the originality judging, and possible cost any chance of winning a prize. As long as you are learning from it and have a high community spirit score, you can make it into the honorable mentions, if your game if well made.

Good luck!

Submitted

does using the universal render pipeline instead of the normal one in unity also count towards this?

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did you tried searching for designer on discord?

Hello. What about Unity Bolt (visual scripting) is it allowed ?

Host(+1)

Yes. Good question. As long as you are learning and using it yourself, not just copy and pasting.

How do i publish my game? do I have to put a name to indicate that it belongs to this tournament?

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You will have a little button that says "publish your project" when jam starts

How long is the dev time available

Host (1 edit)

From 9th to the 16th October. There will then be a 24 hour grace period to fix all bugs as well

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This appears to be a point of some confusion. The current submission window says it is open until Oct 22nd. When is the deadline?

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hello this is my first game jam.

i was wondering if i can do this jam with my friend (he does the design and i programming)?

Thank you and have a great day!

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Yes, you can! The more the merrier.

Host

Great answer!

is there a specific engine we have to use

Host

No specific engine. As long as it is playable on Windows, without any extra steps or software.

i know this is very short notice, but i hope to get the response in time. My son and i have been playing with RPG Maker MV and he would like to join, is that engine and it's assets usable? I ask because  of Rule 2 saying all engines are allowed, however, rule 5 states all assets must be  made  by us.  when we think of originality, we think of it as how we can modify the content to suit our vision, and create a world befitting to the theme as well as the storyline motivating the actions  of the player. we understand using "default all" we undoubtedly not win and would  not be acceptable. this would be our first jam, and honestly our first game start to finish.  if  RPG Maker is not suitable for this event, would you know of any events it might be ? thank you

Host (1 edit)

RPG Maker is totally fine. I started with RPG Maker when I was young in the 90's. There is a way of editing the assets slightly, if I am not mistaken, so you can probably create something rather unique and more original this way. Default assets may slightly affect the originality score, but you can make up for this with Fun / Engagement and Community Spirit.  I love the goal of making a game along with your son.

I look forward to see what you guys turn out! Good Luck!

Can we use free sound effects?

Host(+1)

Of course! Just make sure to credit them within the itch game page.

thanks for replying.

Submitted (1 edit)

Hi! We are thinking about use Wwise to the  audio implementation. Is it allowed?

Hello, this is my first Game Jam and I am very excited. Do we have to make our own animations or can they come from free sources as I have no experience making animations?

Here you go:

https://itch.io/jam/beginners-circle-jam-3/topic/932577/official-rules-feel-free...

This question is more like for curiosity, but, if a person is fast enough, could he upload more than just one game?

i would suggest you to work on just one project because of quality

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Is It Okay if we use/focalize Cultural/Country Stuff

For example: Filipino Music(Buwan - Juan Karlos Labajo OPM)

of course as the rules said they should be use according to their terms and the Jam's Term.

Hi, I was making a little lib to use with a bare bones engine. I mean I had to write a collision detection system and response, a spritesheet animation system, an abstraction for input and loading and using resources. Nothing realy hard but required several hours of testing and refactoring. Fynally I uploaded it on github as an open source.

For sure it is not a template or a plugin like those you can find over Unity, but I had to ask.

Can I use it?

As long as You made the MOST part During The Jam's Duration...

or just simple follow steps. (Simply the hard way of copy and pasting, hahahhahaha)

This might be dumb but when I clicked on the theme it said the theme is Sticky, but there is a video and in there it says the theme is A different planet.

Which is the real theme?

The real theme is A different planet.

When you see that the topic is sticky that means it will appear on the top of the community tab

can you being in a computer count as a different world?

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I think yes

Haya, just checking. Can I get to honorable mentions using pathfinding package in my game? I'm sure it's illegal for competition and ofc I'll try to code it myself if I'll have enough time 😊. I'm just curious. 

Hey, sorry that it's really late, but I was wondering if things like a built-in gravity simulator (thing) counts as an asset. Can I use something like this?

does copy and paste mean tutorials

You can follow tutorials but you need to understand what code does if you want to make games

Copy and paste means just taking the code and not understanding what it does

thanks also ive seen some of your replys to other threads are you a mod or angrysmiles alt

No, i just reply to other threads when i have time

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So, what is the theme, I cannot open the theme video. Can someone tell me plz?


Thanks!

A different planet

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BrUh https://streamable.com/2esv9g

The theme is "A Different Planet"

you're welcome! :)

Submitted

can i use a package like A* path finding ?

I got pretty far into my game, but I want to ask this: is it allowed to use Unity's official Scripting API (https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/) for information? I'm still pretty new to Unity and I legitimately need it to understand what i'm doing. I haven't watched a "step by step" or a "download this project" type of tutorial, and I'm planning not to, i'm just asking to see if using the scripting API disqualifies me. Thanks!

Why wouldn't you

As long as you understand the information and aren't copy pasting

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You can join

when you say we have to make our own assets, does that include music/sfx?

Submitted

No

Submitted
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Submitted

as long as you learn from theme and don't do copy paste than yes

Submitted
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How much time do we get? A Day? A week? 

8 days

Hi, are we allowed to use ProBuilder and/or ProGrids in Unity?

Hi! Can I use Tesh Mesh Pro from Unity? Or do I have to make my own text font?

I also want to know if I can use 2D IK and 2D Animation

Thank you! Good luck to those who read the message and to others too

Music and Fonts don't have to be yours

Submitted
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Submitted

shader graph is like a tool to make shaders, combined with the fact that visual coding languages are allowed I can't think of a reason why it wouldn't be allowed

Submitted
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Submitted

Hi, mates.

Can we use Lightweight RP, from Unity's packages ?

Thank you in advance!

Can I use Java to make my game

yes

Submitted (1 edit)

I accidentally submitted my game 2 times in 2 different games, will this break something?

Submitted

Hey, I was wondering about an edit I did to my game post-submission time. I discovered I had a game breaking bug that rendered much of my game unplayable, so I fixed and resubmitted today. The newer submission did not add any extra content, or fix problems that were not game breaking. Any of the post work done on the game was to fix the bug. I hope you can understand and still allow me to participate in the game jam, as I did put a lot of effort into the game and enjoy participating in this community. Thanks!

Submitted

Someone said that the game can be edited within the 48hours after the deadline, is that true? I have to fix somthing...

Submitted

When will the results be announced?

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