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Hi, thanks so much!! I'm glad you like the template.

You can change the header text, erase it, leave it in, whatever suits you and your project best! 

Hi, I just checked the jam submission logs and Warm the Sun shows as removed by its owner. I also looked at the game page for Warm the Sun and it definitely fits the bill for Smoochie Jam, so I'm not sure what happened! Could you try to submit it again please? 

If it still shows as removed, please let us know and we can send you a project-specific submission link to make sure you're able to participate.

Thank you!! I'm glad you've enjoyed it!

Hi,

Yes, bug-fixing is allowed!

Hi, yes, emoji in the text of your entry is allowed!

Hi, your game is currently unpublished so no one can play it! When you have a moment, please make sure to publish the page. Thanks!

Hi, 

The game cannot be only graphics (even if the graphics are made up of characters), and the gameplay must consist of interaction with text as text (so something like a platformer or top-down RPG where the focus isn't interacting with the text wouldn't be allowed). 

This is so lovely - I've just played through and I love the atmosphere you've created. There's a beautiful resonance between its weight and brevity. Thank you for sharing, and for being involved in Neo-Twinys through the years! 

Thank you so much!!!

Thank you very much! I'm glad it teeters on that balance. :>

Hehe that's very encouraging, thank you so much!!

Thank you so much!I am very happy that you enjoyed it!

Hello!

• If there is more than one clickable non-UI element available at a time, that would count as a choice.
• Line-by-line style reveal links are fine, as long as the link to reveal new text is the only clickable element on the page (aside from UI things like menu/saves/restart/etc)
• User input for a player name is fine, and will only count as a choice if it alters the story in some way (i.e. branching or variations in the text). 

Hope that answers your questions!

10000%!! Thanks for running this jam and sharing the palette too, I can't explain why but it felt like it helped me get into flow state way easier!

A little character study of an OC! I was originally toying with the idea of a bilingual/translation game riffing off the lyrics of 玫瑰玫瑰我愛你 with pink roses everywhere, but decided to keep it simpler for my first time figuring out Decker hehe ^u^

Thanks so much! Drop a link to your project when you publish it, I'd love to check it out!

Yes, you can break up your submissions like that!

Correct, the addition would count, but if the portion of text that has already been seen is implemented by a variable or some other way of "reusing" the same text values, that part would not count again. If the words are present only once in the code, they are counted only once.

Hello! 

No, alt text or other UI/text for accessibility purposes does not count towards total wordcount.

Yes, an author's note is allowed! The 500 word limit only applies to text of the game itself. If it doesn't affect the story, it doesn't count towards your total word count.

Yes, choice text does count. UI-only elements (title screen, "about" text, instructions, links to open a settings/saves menu, credits, etc.) do not.

Code does not count in the word limit!

Hi, thanks so much for submitting to the Anti-Romance Jam!

let this undo you is temporarily removed from the submissions because of the following rule:

For the duration of the jam submission period and two weeks immediately following, submissions should be free to play/view/etc.

Once you make the edits to the game page, please let me know and I'll make sure it shows back up in the submission gallery. Thank you!

Hi! Yes, you can submit fanfiction, but donations/pay-what-you-want must be disabled on the game page (same rules as Ao3 re: monetization). Best of luck with writing and editing! 

thank you so much morgan!! a deeply belated reply on my part here, but thank you so much for the kind words and for reading through. i'm so glad and grateful you enjoyed the experience of it

I'm glad you enjoy it! Thanks for the kind feedback!

Wooo, congratulations on a first final build!! I can't wait to play through and finally uncover all the mysteries at the heart of Garbuie...

Hi, you're welcome to start working ahead of the jam submission period, as long as you do not publish the piece beforehand. 

Hello! This mechanic is totally fine by the rules, both in letter and in spirit. 

Happy jamming!

Hi, 

If you use ink, you can export to web, then upload the resulting zip folder to itch and submit. Just make sure the HTML file is named index and check the game page box to allow play in browser.

Happy jamming!
 

I'm glad it was helpful and you got good use of it!! Thanks so much for the kind feedback!

Thank you Kate! That means a lot, and I'm very glad the emotional range of the poem retained its poignancy through all its readings! 

Thank you, Dawn!! The potential for randomness with this one was a lot of fun to set up behind the hood and I'm so glad you got some of that coincidental congruence in your readings. And yes, that's exactly what I had in mind with the L and R! Hands for playing and writing, feet for walking...the body in poetry. Thank you again for reading and the lovely feedback!

Thank you so much, KA! The shape work in this one was a real pleasure to play with, so I'm really glad you enjoyed it too.

Thank you Morgan!!

Thank you Max! I had a lot of fun with the structure and mechanics of this one, glad you enjoyed it too.

I'm not sure what you mean, but this jam doesn't have a content theme because it focuses on the mandatory dialogue mechanic. Some other Neo-Interactive jams do have content themes, but this one focuses on a game mechanic restraint, so jammers can be as creative as they want with their ideas.

The Neo-Interactives discord server is linked on the jam page! Here it is again: https://discord.gg/NP6c6aAKfK

Hi,

Excited to have you jamming with us! There's no specific theme, just the rule that all the game text must be in the form of conversation/communication between characters.

Hi,

You're welcome to start working on an entry before the jam start date!