Hey there and thanks for asking! So long as you haven't started developing the Game Jam entry before the game jam (and it sounds like you haven't) then you're fine, even if you created a game within the same universe ahead of time.
It's all about whether or not you started THIS game (the game you are submitting) before the Game Jam started.
Hey there and thanks for asking.
The aim of the contest is to do your absolute best. So, if there is no actual rule saying it has to be a complete game, then a "demo" of sorts is just fine. In other words, go ahead and create what is your best, moreso than worrying if it has to have the traditional beginning, middle, and end.
Hey there and thanks for asking.
The short answer to your question is "Yes, that and more."
The longer answer is that each judge will use their own criteria in judging. Things such as plot, story, characters, writing, atmosphere, graphcis, audio, music, gameplay, features, etc... all of that can and will be analyzed. The judges are looking to see what they feel is the best of the best.
I hope that answers your questions. Just do your absolute best. :-)
Mi pensamiento es similar: desafortunadamente, solo tomé el concurso con 13 o 12 días para hacer el proyecto y estoy solo, sin equipo. Dudo que esté en el top 3 o sea el mejor para los fanáticos, pero gracias a este concurso y al tema de "tocar las estrellas", tal vez se me ocurrió la mejor idea que he tenido.
No tengo ningún gráfico inédito (aparte de lo que citaré a continuación) o características y complementos extremadamente interesantes o una persona que me ayude (tal vez uno que se traduzca del portugués al inglés), pero hice al menos 90 gráficos. y una especie de "mapa principal" y la idea está formulada en mi cabeza.
Aunque no gané ningún premio, la inspiración vino con todo y voy a hacer la mejor demo que pueda, por el AMOR del RPG !!!
Hey there! Yes, you can. The judges may or may no judge based on that, but there is no rule stopping you from doing so. :-)
I'm not catching the problem. I'm looking at it now. End of day on July 21st is 7am July 22nd UTC (Pacific is UTC -7). That is when it is ending.
Hey there and thanks for asking! So long as you weren't creating the game ahead of time, you're 100% fine.
So, if you are entering a game that you started working on the day before, that is not OK.
But, if you are using an asset from a game you started working on, that's fine.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
I'm not sure I understand the question exactly. Just in general you should credit every person you used materials from. You don't have to credit each individual plugin, but you do need to credit each coder/artist/musician/etc. (So if you have 10 plugins, made by 3 different plugin creators, you should credit those 3 people).
Hey there! This is a good question, so I hope this answers properly:
1. The Judges will play your entry for a minimum of 20 minutes. If the game completes (back to Title screen, for example) before 20 minutes, they'll likely DQ it.
2. The Judges will stop playing your game at the 1 hour mark, regardless of how far along they are, and likely won't consider anything beyond it. Some of the judges have said as much on stream.
Hopefully, that gives you a metric of what will be used to judge your game. :-)
I swear I showed this in IGMC2018, but... it is very simple. The maps are just json files, so if you know the syntax, it is pretty easy.
If you have RPGM MZ running at the same time, you can even see it updated whenever you save.
Example of an event in the json:
{"id":24,"name":"Secret Starfish","note":"","pages":[{"conditions":{"actorId":1,"actorValid":false,"itemId":1,"itemValid":false,"selfSwitchCh":"A","selfSwitchValid":false,"switch1Id":1,"switch1Valid":false,"switch2Id":1,"switch2Valid":false,"variableId":1,"variableValid":false,"variableValue":0},"directionFix":true,"image":{"tileId":0,"characterName":"Starfish","direction":2,"pattern":1,"characterIndex":0},"list":[{"code":122,"indent":0,"parameters":[6,6,0,0,0]},{"code":122,"indent":0,"parameters":[9,9,0,0,0]},{"code":111,"indent":0,"parameters":[4,3,3,257]},{"code":0,"indent":1,"parameters":[]},{"code":411,"indent":0,"parameters":[]},{"code":122,"indent":1,"parameters":[6,6,1,0,1]},{"code":0,"indent":1,"parameters":[]},{"code":412,"indent":0,"parameters":[]},{"code":111,"indent":0,"parameters":[4,3,3,259]},{"code":0,"indent":1,"parameters":[]},{"code":411,"indent":0,"parameters":[]},{"code":122,"indent":1,"parameters":[6,6,1,0,1]},{"code":0,"indent":1,"parameters":[]},{"code":412,"indent":0,"parameters":[]},{"code":111,"indent":0,"parameters":[4,1,3,131]},{"code":0,"indent":1,"parameters":[]},{"code":411,"indent":0,"parameters":[]},{"code":111,"indent":1,"parameters":[10,52,true]},{"code":0,"indent":2,"parameters":[]},{"code":411,"indent":1,"parameters":[]},{"code":122,"indent":2,"parameters":[9,9,1,0,1]},{"code":0,"indent":2,"parameters":[]},{"code":412,"indent":1,"parameters":[]},{"code":0,"indent":1,"parameters":[]},{"code":412,"indent":0,"parameters":[]},{"code":101,"indent":0,"parameters":["",0,0,2,""]},{"code":401,"indent":0,"parameters":["You are missing \\V[6] important secrets from this area"]},{"code":401,"indent":0,"parameters":["and \\V[9] important generic secrets."]},{"code":0,"indent":0,"parameters":[]}],"moveFrequency":3,"moveRoute":{"list":[{"code":0,"parameters":[]}],"repeat":true,"skippable":false,"wait":false},"moveSpeed":3,"moveType":0,"priorityType":1,"stepAnime":false,"through":false,"trigger":0,"walkAnime":true}],"x":1,"y":7},It is really useful because for example, if I accidentally put event To Cave as id 25 instead of id 2, I can just change the "id" field and do some rearrangement.
Well, there are both pros and cons to making everything via the json and js files:
Pros
Cons
Yikes. Let me know if there is anything we need to do on our end. Meanwhile, I'll let Komodo know.
