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A topic by indiequesting created Mar 24, 2023 Views: 403 Replies: 18
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Please ask any questions you have below

Submitted(+1)

Hello! It seems we aren't allowed to rate games until the submission period is over, which is perfectly fine, but I see there are already a couple of ratings/reviews in the submission feed. How did they manage to do it?

the ratings that you see on the submission feed are on the games actual page and are not part of the event ratings

Submitted(+1)

Oh ok, thanks for the explanation! I never noticed you could do this silly me.

Submitted(+2)

Hi! First of all, thanks for this jam, it is a great opportunity! That said, I have a question: I've submitted my game today (Sliding Hero), but I saw that several streamers have already chosen the games to cover in the previous weeks. How can a last-minute submitted title be seen?

Thanks in advance.

Jam Host (2 edits) (+1)

I told streamers to start covering games as soon as there is enough to pick during submissions, but we will stream all the way until rating period ends as well. Some streamers will cover multiple sessions. @hythrain (no pressures, yes pressure) covered it for a whole week last time and reached 30 titles winning diamond title.  

Lets see what happens this round. lol 

It is a loooot of working going through all the games, prepping and streaming. Salute and give all the support you can thank you! 

FYI, this is a peer rating jam, devs, feel free to go around and play, review other people's games. Streamers are just the icing on the cake doing reviews with extra exposures. 

(+1)

This would be for future reference: 

But for "Video Makers", would everything work the same way as with a "streamer"?

I'm referring to videos about 10-40 minutes long, and not something like shorts.

I do understand that despite my "position" I'm free to try the games here & leave feedback for the devs & potential players.

Host(+3)

yes, it would be the same.  We also have a place on the discord to share games that you have reviewed on Youtube to help boost them

Jam Host (2 edits) (+1)

We can def think about incorporating video reviews as a category for next one, if we run premiere of the reviews its almost the same as streaming. :D For now feel free to do video reviews and post your review links in streamer schedule, I will list you as one of the streamers.

(+1)

kk, cool.

Jam Host(+1)

Video is like... I would treat it like a stream session yeah, 1 min short is something very different.... we might have to think about it, but shorts are equally powerful in generating interest.

Submitted(+2)

Thank you for the Jam

Submitted(+2)

Great jam, thanks for hosting!

I had a quick question: is it OK to release updates to a project mid-jam? (with some jams - usually when strict time limits are involved - uploads are disabled, but I don't believe that's the case here)

Much appreciated.

(+1)

yeah, updates encouraged, the jam is about making your game better 

Submitted(+3)

Perfect, I felt it was in the spirit of the jam but wanted to be sure. Thanks!

Submitted

Do I have to do anything for my game to be streamed by the Jam's streamers? And where do you announce what games are streamed and when? I dont see anything here, unless I missed something.

Jam Host(+1)

Streamer schedule here: https://itch.io/jam/feedback-quest-4/topic/2740173/streamer-schedule-4-stream-pe...

You can also join our discord for streamcord notifications on all the jam streamers when they air: https://discord.gg/QxaJZHFzBt

Drop by streamers stream and ask them to take a look at your game will greatly increase the chance of your game being streamed during stream period if there's no announcement of your title on streamer schedule. Very few of us actually have a set program and it can be very flexible. 

Submitted(+1)

I have put up an update from all the feedback I have received already. Would anyone be interested in giving it a look? or, another look?

Thank you everyone for the Jam, the feedback, and the help!!

https://salt-987.itch.io/dereliction-2022

Submitted(+2)

So much great feedback coming together here! Thanks for the jam.  If anyone has a little time for my game I would appreciate that  a lot. Just having 5 ratings at the moment. I just recently did add a lot of story elements to it. Playthrough takes about 5 minutes: https://itch.io/jam/feedback-quest-4/rate/2057384