#game-jam-chat

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rigid fog
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Or you could have use MP assets

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This is your problem

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You have no clue about alternate solutions/pivoting

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You are so stuck on your ways

nimble sphinx
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we wanted to have custom animations

rigid fog
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Sigh

nimble sphinx
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and not feel like we wasted a teammate

rigid fog
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(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

somber hazel
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mixamo!

nimble sphinx
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yeah, it was a fuckup in general

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i definitely learned one or two things for future jams, thanks guys

pine fulcrum
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What was your contribution

somber hazel
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how do you even know that persons "mocap animations" were not just stolen from somewhere else? 🤔

rigid fog
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Trust me. I changed my art style multiple times and killed off a lot of things I wanted to add to my gamejam submission during the 7 days because I knew it wasn't going to be good/didn't have the time. I still ran outta time though so... lol

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But I also have like 5+ years gamejam experience, solo and with teams. So there's that.

nimble sphinx
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okay so
I did the level design, I built the level, I worte the dialoge, I set up the ligthing, I wrote everything gameplay code related and commented code for the sound guy to add sounds to.

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@somber hazel because I know he has access to a Rokoko smartsuit and he streamed the mocap from his phone

maiden loom
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heh, I've submitted some absolutely catastrofucks in my time

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that's the nature of game jams and it doesn't always go your way

eager mango
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I remember writing public about my negative experience I had with other team members 10+ years back. It won´t help much. Do your best and find the ones that have the same passion as you. With some luck you have your own little area that is a good ground to let ideas grow into something good. I can relate to some of your frustrations though

rigid fog
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You did good. You properly managed your submission with your experience. I got a little too cocky for my own britches. Tried to go too ham, realized 2 days out, I was about to run out of time, cut features like it was cool so I could get art/sound/some polish in, but still wasn't enough time.

nimble sphinx
maiden loom
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for a 7 day jam, I usually aim to be finished after 3 days

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that's from 6 years experience doing these things 😄

nimble sphinx
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yeah, i gotta do something now, see you guys later

maiden loom
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for a weekend jam, I aim to be finished after 24 hours

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we had a complete gameplay loop after 17 hours

rigid fog
maiden loom
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haha

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I'll see if we can maybe knock up a breakdown of how we did the jam over the Christmas break, it might be enlightening for a lot of people

rigid fog
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Aye, there's a lot of stuff that probably gets cut out of people's jam submissions that no one will ever notice gone.

maiden loom
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also possibly include a breakdown of some of the tech (pixelisation, facial anims, tumbleweeds etc)

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hahaha

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fun fact, most of our environment wasn't actually textured 😄

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we used material IDs with flat colours, splatted grunge noise over the top, and had a height gradient to blend the landscape colour into the assets

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'textured' the whole scene in a few hours

eager mango
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Haha I wonder, what if you made a system that renders out the textures on the first start. So you did not need to have >100mb when packaged. Don´t know how and why but that would have been funny

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So it kinda builds itself the textures, saves it, loads it or something like that

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haha

maiden loom
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runtime substance is a thing

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I have used it before

eager mango
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Uh hot

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Have to try that out I never found the time to try that. I guess the ms time above the substance designer nodes then previews the time it needs to bake / make use of the texture?

somber hazel
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just ship the game start menu, then make the user download the whole game in start menu (without any progress bar obviously), if people ask why the menu is so slow you tell them it's not optimized 🙂

eager mango
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Because I was curious about the ms time above the nodes but since I am bad at gathering information I did not found much about this. But I will research on that later since you teased me with "runtime substance " 🙂

somber hazel
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I have a gamejam game that modifies a substance and creates the material out of it in realtime

maiden loom
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I used it in the past for player customisation; let players tweak the settings themselves to texture their own stuff

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then send the params over the network

eager mango
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Awesome 🙂

terse hemlock
terse hemlock
terse hemlock
pine fulcrum
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Time to get ready

pine fulcrum
ashen swan
pine fulcrum
edgy fulcrum
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_>

maiden loom
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sigh

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do you know which one it was?

minor hemlock
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wait, it's the dance party game that triggered it!?

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and not the one we suspected?

ashen swan
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I loved that ant game. I even downloaded that one to play a little later for myself. No joke what I said on Twitch though, that game could be amazing. Add some spaceship content like upgrades or choosing destinations to new places, extra levels, maybe some procedural generation, and that will be a serious title.

maiden loom
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@minor hemlock - dance party game?

minor hemlock
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maybe not dance party game but it's what I remember of it 😂

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says music was from a royalty free music site 😕

maiden loom
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oh that one

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website it references doesn't exist

minor hemlock
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it's hard to scrub with an 11 hour video but I think that's the only game in the muted section

maiden loom
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ah

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the page says "bensounds"which isn't quite right 😄

minor hemlock
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yeah after I clicked through the 5th warning from my adblocker I just googled it lol

maiden loom
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lol

minor hemlock
fading widget
maiden loom
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the muted one in the stream video is the weird corona one, it turns out

fading widget
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Ah gotcha

elder wing
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ah, the real Don

gaunt copper
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Sicne Allar streaming all entries i guess there no need for me to stream and he is the one who started this tradition anyway. Hopefully i will have more time next time because i love playing game jam entries ^^ It's tiring at the end, but i always want to do it again

maiden loom
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Allar has stalled at the 30% mark, lol

edgy fulcrum
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Too bad! I liked seeing your playthroughs, Shadowriver! But undertandable as well - it's no small feat going through and actually giving each game as much time you two usually do:D

elder wing
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@gaunt copper its nice to see different people's takes on their playthrough, so you should stream if you feel like it, more content is good for everyone

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after all, there's thousands of people doing letsplays of big games, but hardly anyone who does niche stuff like gamejam plays

maiden loom
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everyone likes seeing people play their games 😄

elder wing
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indeed, the best feeling is when people enjoy playing the game you had a hand in making 😁

somber hazel
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I would be down to playing some entries, especially multiplayer games with everybody else here, but even then I probably would only touch the ones that Allar rated worthy to check out ❤️

wicked crater
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slim granite
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hey! It is okay to modify the game's itch page? It is just to correct a couple of things, but it's that against the rules?

pine fulcrum
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AFAIK as long as you do nothing with the build, title, or team name it’s fine

slim granite
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sure, it is just to change how the information is displayed, but no changes on build or names/titles

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and no deletions on important info

maiden loom
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you actually can't modify the uploaded submissions etc

slim granite
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yes, I was talking about the project's web on itch.io

carmine kindle
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I think itch actually locks the uploaded files, unless you manually withdraw from the jam.

grizzled owl
ashen swan
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@grizzled owl Hopefully someone goes for it! My Twitch name is BrandtBorges.

minor hemlock
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did allar give an ETA on when the next stream would be? 👀

wise apex
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my assumption would be this weekend

pine fulcrum
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how do I solve this

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Friday night around 11pm

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I need to buy a billboard

minor hemlock
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adblocks it

tranquil matrix
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Schedule on your Twitch page? @pine fulcrum

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Everyone can then point to that 🤔

pine fulcrum
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i guess I don't twitch hard enough

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I forgot people post schedules

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im glad it is hard to remember the pain

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theres only 60% more to go

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this is a tough one

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every other game is so different they're all wild context switches

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the only common theme interpretation i can see is one of futility lol

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so many cats died

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a game made it so if you quit via the pause menu the game will never load again

wise apex
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that's amazing

minor hemlock
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Good game for a "you have one shot" theme

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probably because the national sodium reserves were already full

minor hemlock
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hitman series has Elusive Targets which I'm pretty salty about, each of them only available for a couple of weeks and then gone malfThrow

distant ibex
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Wish Epic would stop using ridiculously obscure sayings as themes, it's dumb and doesn't work. More people would probably join if they actually understood the theme. They just get more and more people putting the theme in a text block somewhere in the game.

wise apex
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Back when I could jam this definitely caught me out

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I would be all set for the theme and draw a massive blank for reification

fading widget
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I mean, look at the range of entries this time. So many new ideas and mechanics that aren’t tied down to a certain way of thinking.

distant ibex
maiden loom
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Expressions and sayings make for really good themes because they encourage a wide variety of interpretations

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The one they used this time was definitely not the best though. It would have been better if it were either half of the expression

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It was a really difficult theme to deal with mechanically, we ended up tying it in narratively

edgy fulcrum
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I really like the idea of the idioms, but I feel that the previous two themes have been a bit too long;
"It's been a long time, but we're not done yet"
"What is hidden in snow comes forth in the taw"
The ones before that was a bit easier to spin different ideas from;
"Down to earth", "Make it count","Other side of the coin"

maiden loom
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definitely

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"Make it count" is a really good one

ashen swan
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At least "What is hidden in snow comes forth in the thaw" is relatively creative to work with. There's still a LOT of room for personal creativity and interpretation. You don't even need a game with snow for example. World froze over for two hundred years and humanity barely survived, snow is gone, but so are a majority of the food sources. Ruins of civilization littered everywhere. All you have are tiny little villages built around the idea of keeping warm. You can make a small village builder, a little RTS or RPG about collecting sprouting plants. Maybe plants mutated. FPS about a world where plants survived the freeze and mutated and overgrew with no animals to eat them and now you have to fight them off with makeshift premodern weaponry. And that's just the post apocalyptic side. Nevermind a cute little whack-a-mole game about catching stuff when the snow melts, and having to prepare once it comes back for the next round somehow. The concepts around that theme are near endless. Contrast to that... "It's been a long time, but we're not done yet" .. All I get from that is endless game, or a lot of the little quips you see in some of the projects about not being done yet after a failed attempt or level completion.

maiden loom
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I mean we made a game about someone bearing petty grudges

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that fits the expression perfectly and has nothing to do with endless games or anything

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you don't have to take themes totally literally either, most of them have some kind of meaning

minor hemlock
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This is why I try to spend 24h before putting spaghetti to blueprints

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There are always a lot of clever and relevant takes to the theme

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Sometimes I just give up and do the obvious too

maiden loom
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aye, spending an appropriate amount of time on ideation is important and the first thing that comes to mind is often not the best

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we spent something like 5-6 hours discussing the topic before actually settling on something

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though it helps that in Euroland the theme is announced in the evening; means you can use that evening time to do a lot of prep before working the next day 😄

minor hemlock
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Solo is a curse, gotta get those extra viewpoints to stir the pot

maiden loom
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we nearly did something with a ghost and unfinished business

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kinda glad we went for the Western theme though, it was fun

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there was also all the obvious post-apoc / time manipulation stuff, but we threw that out as it was kinda obvious

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the theme was really hard to tie into though

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even then, there were people on Allar's stream watching our playthrough and commenting "but what does this have to do with the theme?"

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I guess it really wasn't that obvious 😂

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but that's how it felt

minor hemlock
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I do prefer games that connect mechanically

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not that ours did 😛

maiden loom
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haha

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I'm on the fence as to whether ours did or not, since it was a narrative game 🤔

fading widget
minor hemlock
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Me 2

pine fulcrum
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listen

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yeah i shoulda said it was happening sooner

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lol

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estimated 2 hours from now

fading widget
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Lol it’s all good. I think we’re all just looking forward to it.

heavy sage
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not sure if it's for the enlightening commentary or the schadenfreude, though 😁

fading widget
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Lots of preparation. 1st you eat the chicken...

pine fulcrum
heavy sage
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woo!

eternal stirrup
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Wassup

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Any jams going on?

civic dock
unreal tangle
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its probably been anwered a million times already but do we know when the winners for the megajam will be announced roughly? Before or after the holidays for example?

minor hemlock
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After for sure

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Remember judging is part of their job, so results will relatively conform to business hours

distant ibex
distant ibex
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Is it cool to use function/macro libraries for a game jam game? If so how often do people do this and do you have to list that you used one?

maiden loom
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I don't see why you couldn't use one and declare it

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not sure what I'd need from one, but I'm sure there are use cases

pine fulcrum
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I needed more sleep than thought

pine fulcrum
maiden loom
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@compact cedar - WHAT DO THE JARS MEAN?

heavy sage
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Allar is still streaming entries! Some fun surprises this deep in the list.

compact cedar
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@maiden loom they blink in the direction of the exits

maiden loom
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you mean the lines orientate in a certain direction?

compact cedar
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@maiden loom yep, the "wave" moves towards the goal

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i had no time to make it look better

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it was a last hour hint, as the level quite large

gray pivot
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Hello everyone, did anyone of you know a good and right place for me to post my Devlog for the 2020 Epic MegaJam? It´s my first time ever that ive made one soo.. im really unsure about that 😅

compact cedar
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@gray pivot You can start from ITCH, they have a a devlogs part

gray pivot
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oh cool, thank you 🙂

heavy sage
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Allar is nearing 69% complete on his quest to play every jam game. His stream is over, but he'll return to his herculean quest in 2021. You can see his ratings so far at his super-high-tech spreadsheet (courtesy the excellent@wise apex) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s4ARHyUK9bh3jrbavVkLORFRbGY0S0raAJMdmSgdrh4/edit#gid=0

Google Docs
Allar Playthrough - NOT OFFICIAL EPIC JUDGING - Mega Jam 2020

Spreadsheet Guide

ICONOGRAPHY:, [ GAME LINK ICONS ], [ TWITCH ICONS ], [ MISC SHEET ICONS]
✅ - Already Played,🎮 - Not Played,🎥 - Jump to twitch VOD,◀ - Jump from Request to Timestamp
List/ Requests are the more important tabs - this tab is here for help text only
FILTE...

compact cedar
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<@&213101288538374145> sorry to ping you, but can you clean up the message above from Audri ? Thank you.

civic dock
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Please use the job board for posting work opportunities. See #instructions for getting started.

weak osprey
eternal stirrup
unreal tangle
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Thanks!

eternal knot
vocal field
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Would anyone be happy to make a real game as a group for free?

knotty shale
minor hemlock
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for free

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Better chance doing game jams for free

wise apex
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Even if people were down for that, surely participating in an actual jam with the team to see if tis fun... FIRST would be prudent

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that's an idea you could then float with your jammates

rocky raven
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f r e e

minor hemlock
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Almost every jam my team asks "what if we develop this a little further...." anyways so it's a pretty natural lead in

random radish
ebon compass
random radish
vocal field
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Thanks!

rocky raven
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lets make a single shard sandbox mmo

snow lintel
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for those that went for the tiny game challenge, here's your next goal https://youtu.be/ExwqNreocpg

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Can you fit a whole game into a QR code?

In my headcanon, Hannah Montana was a brilliant x86 assembly programmer on the down low. Hey you never know, leading double lives was her specialty right?

▶Try it yourself: https://itsmattkc.com/etc/snakeqr/

For those asking, yes I submitted my patch to ZBar and it has now been merged into master: https://github.com/mchehab/zbar/commit/5bc3238...

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dusky vessel
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The GameJam Toolkit doesn't seem to work with 4.26 anymore. I suppose we have to migrate the full project and can't get away with just drag-and-drop of the Content folder anymore?

maiden loom
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migrating it should work just fine

fading widget
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@pine fulcrum are you still thinking of streaming again tomorrow?

pine fulcrum
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I got swamped with xmas and new year related things D:

maiden loom
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drain the swamp

pine fulcrum
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im tryin man

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im trying

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im aiming for this weekend but I might be forced to be pulled into work

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i don't normally work weekends but... ya know how it be

honest bobcat
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When is the next game jam?

civic dock
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It hasn't been announced yet, but the next one will probably be in the spring.

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Things could change, but that's what they did in 2020.

maiden loom
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I would expect Winter Jam at the end of February

ocean sphinx
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Ok, who's the luck sob who won?

azure flicker
maiden loom
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Jan 28th is the winners announcement stream

lucid scaffold
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can i ask, what is a Game Jam?

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is it like a rush to make something unexpected?

maiden loom
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kinda, yeah

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you have a very short period of time to try and make a game, usually based around a theme you only discover when the jam begins

lucid scaffold
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yeah i figured, if i was younger i'd give it a try lol

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i struggle to make a playable level in these games already built, granted im trying to get to AAA quality, but sheesh, i can't really code i'm an arch viz modeler with hard-surface and lighting experience, also skinnning like weapons and props, with photoshop/crazybump knowledge, i'm sticking with 4.26 once i get done trying to release a mapping contest level

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55

maiden loom
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I am not so young and I still do them, lol

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one of our team members this time around had a family with like 6 kids 😂

heavy sage
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yeah, we did this jam with two kids and a break to help a family member move

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@lucid scaffold don't forget if you're interested in jams there's always pick-up groups - you can tag up with people who's skills complement your own

tranquil matrix
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You can also just... jam. We used to do them once/month over a weekend when I lived in Seattle. No contest, no submission, just spending a weekend to make something. More opportunities to learn since there's no pressure.

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That's not to say that pressure can't be good, but it's also nice to be able to go "hey let's play this game for the next hour" or "let's go grab a beer"

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RIP "let's go grab a beer"

rigid fog
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@tranquil matrix Any chance you all can go back to once a month and just do prizes for MegaJam again?

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Those were good days

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If not and you want to do seasonal prizes, maybe no-prizes in between?

tranquil matrix
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We wouldn't be able to judge them

rigid fog
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I think that could still work

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As long as it was plain as day. No judging (maybe it could be by community instead?), and no prizes.

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It would at least give more people chances to do Unreal-specific jams.

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Warm up to the seasonal ones.

tranquil matrix
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You've probably noticed some differences in the way we do jams today and how they were done in the past - There are several reasons for this but each jam would still require a significant amount of work, with or without prizes

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I like the idea though, been having similar ones myself

rigid fog
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Dunno, I think the only things it would need would be, a theme announcement, some new rules, and forum/social media post.

tranquil matrix
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Mmm, you think :b

rigid fog
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Heh, I do 😉

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But anyway, maybe give it some thought, maybe a trial run.

tranquil matrix
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I think about this stuff a lot Thinkawingur

lucid scaffold
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i ran mod teams and worked on a couple Total Conversions for UT2k3/4 and UDK... i'm in my 40's now and don't feel like making anything i don't fully beklieve in

minor hemlock
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that's part of the charm of a jam

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make a disposable product in a week

fading widget
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@tranquil matrix does Epic do internal jams ever?

near cradle
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any 3d modellers for the cthulhu game jam?

azure reef
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hey guys how's it going? do we have the results for the MegaJam and the Learning Contest yet?

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thx

ocean sphinx
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Ok thanks

pine fulcrum
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man I wanted to finish playing these megajam games this weekend but I'm being pulled away, ahhhh

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still got 40% more to do

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I should be able to do it next weekend

upbeat helm
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I was just thinking about how I probably missed the rest of the playthrough streams, glad we can pick up where it left off, can't wait!

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I will continue to not be able to get a full nights sleep until we get closure on this...

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wintry flume
gloomy sluice
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so does any one want to help me to make a game together

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hello

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@glass fossil

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ohh ok

minor hemlock
serene orbit
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@pine fulcrum thanks for playing MeowterSpace, also sorry for creating the last level 🥲

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Was fun watching someone else playing :)

maiden loom
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@tranquil matrix - is the Megajam stream still scheduled for the 28th?

tranquil matrix
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@maiden loom That’s correct

maiden loom
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ta

glass fossil
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Hello does any one want to help me to make a game?

fading widget
stone ruin
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Water_plane

loud basalt
tranquil matrix
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What about kombucha?

loud basalt
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Love it

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But waste of money

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I make my own iced tea

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That does it for me

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Its just alcohol that I can't drink

tranquil matrix
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We have a local brand in NC called "Tribucha" - 33ml cans for ~$2

loud basalt
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Ah I live in NZ, a country for the wealthy 😉 Isolated island = high import costs

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In fact nevermind the import, I could travel to Germany and pay less for an NZ grown apple than I can here and this isn't me joking

tranquil matrix
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Hah I mentioned NZ on the livestream today - don't know if there's a meetup group out there

loud basalt
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There's a couple but I'm uninterested in meeting people in the real world who make games - I don't actually know why this is - I'm happy to meet people doing outdoor activities or having a chat and everything else

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I've spent years wondering why 😄

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Maybe I just like to be active when socializing

tranquil matrix
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I've made several good friends from the meetups - we do a lot of other stuff now :b

loud basalt
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When I see my friends we go diving for Paua, play tennis, do some kickboxing, and of course ride motorcycles way too fast, that sort of stuff

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I'm happy to make games but I don't really want my social life to be my work too I suppose?

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I do love my fellow devs though

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I just keep them online

tranquil matrix
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I don't know what Paua is but I do know I want to go diving for it

loud basalt
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Its utterly disgusting, acquired taste

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I never acquired it

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But its SO FUN to dive for

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You got the nail on the head there

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They're reasonably shallow so its snorkelling territory, no scuba

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Hell sometimes we go without flippers or snorkel and get a few

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Also you probably do know what it is, I just forget the English word, hold on

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Abalone

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Beautiful shells

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Its actually kind of dangerous fishing or diving here if you don't know the laws, if you catch something that is too small the fisheries officers are always out in force and have way more power than any other authority, they can take your car and everything you own if you break the rules (even by mistake)

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So always reading up before I go out

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But its the best time

tranquil matrix
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If I come visit when the pandemic is over, will you go to one of the meetups?

loud basalt
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I don't actually know if I can still swim or dive with the nerve damage in my right arm, haven't tried since, I'm 95% sure I can though, so let me know if you ever come to NZ and I'll show you some magical places

tranquil matrix
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I'm not leaving NZ without a UE meetp

loud basalt
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Haha sure, I don't mind going, I just have no real incentive otherwise

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Ah do they have UE meetups? It tends to be general game dev

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And as such, mostly unity devs with UE4 devs mixed in

tranquil matrix
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Doesn't look like there's a community there

loud basalt
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Lots in Australia but none in NZ

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I think the evangelist held a tech art meetup once in Wellington that I went to

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Not to knock him, I was just curious, but I got really bored

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It was just basic material FX

tranquil matrix
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I'll bring swag, perhaps that'll do it

loud basalt
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Which is fair enough, aimed at beginners to get them into UE4

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I'm already waiting for swag from the last mega jam 🤔

tranquil matrix
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These are post-covid plans OK :b

loud basalt
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I'm kidding, I don't even have the same address

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It'd get lost 😄

tranquil matrix
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We still have all the parcels

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So do send us your updated address

loud basalt
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Oh really? I thought it was scrubbed with the ongoing issues US had

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Would have understood that 😄

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I'm actually mid-move, it just occurred to me I don't even know my new address, asking now

tranquil matrix
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Well yes we haven't been able to ship them but once we can they'll go out

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I blame the T-shirts - we print them custom once all the results are in and they take a little while to get to us

loud basalt
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Awesome! That's actually what I looked forward to the most because its a surprise, I was trying not to let that seep out, but since they're coming why stop it now 😆

tranquil matrix
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If it wasn't for them we would've sent it all prior to the pandemic

loud basalt
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Can I just DM you my new address or should I email someone?

tranquil matrix
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I'll DM you the email

loud basalt
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Sweet

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Also do you do a tall cut 🤔 Between being tall+fat I've pretty much had to stop wearing awesome shirts in favour of not exposing myself

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😛

tranquil matrix
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Uuuuh it's standard unisex afaik 🤷

loud basalt
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I was kidding 😦

tranquil matrix
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But I mean, you can cut the print out and put it on a cool jacket

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If you folk wear them over there 🤔

loud basalt
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Dying of heat exhaustion, whats a jacket?

tranquil matrix
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Something you wear indoors when the AC is set too low

loud basalt
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I would ride my motorcycle naked in the nude if it wouldn't get me arrested or killed

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Oh we don't have AC, double glazing, insulation, or any of that fancy stuff in NZ. We just have leaky roofs and black mould (you pay premium for that)

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OH! And Australia sent their white tails over to add to the fun

tranquil matrix
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White Tailed Spiders?

loud basalt
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Yep

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They're zombie spiders

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Flesh eating bacteria instead of poison

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Never knew I'd miss poison

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If something poisonous bites me I just run to the kitchen, halve an onion and put it on the bite

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It absorbs the poison

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(Real, not an old wive's tail, I fell into a wasp hive so I'd know 😛 )

tranquil matrix
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......are often found in the folds of clothes, towels and shoes. Great

loud basalt
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Yep

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They like being under layers

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Their only predators are daddy long legs, so make damn sure you keep them around

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If I see a white tail and don't manage to kill it, for a while if I pick up something like a shoe or towel or sheet I smack it really hard against something

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Just in case its inside

fading widget
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NZ was sounding pretty sweet until the no AC, killer fish and zombie spider part came up 🤨

pallid pasture
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Another country added to my personal "travel ban" list.

ashen swan
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Haha. You don't need AC in New Zealand though. Even in January, which is their hottest month, it hits an average of like 25c ot 77f in the hottest part of the day.

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Well, that's partially wrong. The average hottest is about 22c 71f. 25 is the hottest it gets.

pale eagle
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Anyone remember the name of the megajam game that had swapping levels between two views? Was kind of a puzzle-ish game on a station?

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Like a 3d version of Link to the Past mirror?

pine fulcrum
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Planning to resume playthrough streams on Tuesday

grizzled owl
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hey, I heard the game jam results will be announced during live stream 28th jan. Does Anyone know the time of day? (just wondering if it's during the usual job time in europe)

maiden loom
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it's usually 8pm in Euroland, but I'm not precisely sure

fading widget
pine fulcrum
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@fading widget does right now work for you

fading widget
pine fulcrum
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resuming in 6 to 10 hours

pine fulcrum
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live again

pine fulcrum
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vr block is tomorrow

west root
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@pine fulcrum sweet, I will try and be there. I haven't had the chance to watch anyone play my game yet!

pine fulcrum
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VR Status:

Vive Basestations: Mounted
Vive Index: Working
Quest 2: Working
Stream setup:
-Twitch/Desktop stuff, working
-Games sorted by SteamVR vs Oculus Only
-Camera and obs setup: figuring it out
-Audio: figuring it out
So I guess its coming along

fading widget
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lol sounds about right for setting up vr

wise apex
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Oof that's rough

pine fulcrum
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downloading and sorting all vr games

pine fulcrum
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well, this is going to be... something

pine fulcrum
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It is done everyone

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its done

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its finally done

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I'm out

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bye

edgy fulcrum
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Crazy, good job!:D Kudos for giving each game so much time:)
(Would be fun stat to see how long you played each game/#ofGames)

azure reef
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awesome thanks!

wise apex
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but there are basic stats like games/minute and overall progress for a particular stream

terse hemlock
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Woah great 😄 💯 missed last days

crimson sigil
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Hey, how do you guys go about a game jam team working toguether on the same project from different places of the world?

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I just signed into my first game jam and I'm kinda freaking out

dreamy mulch
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youll be communicating on discord or some other platform and use version control systems like git to share work

crimson sigil
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We are actually using unity collaboration

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because i've heard git is a bit more complicated and the jam starts tomorrow

azure reef
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@crimson sigil isit the Blackthornprod one?

crimson sigil
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It was, I had to sign out

distant ibex
#

Lirik played one of the game jam games...that one nice looking walking simulator with the towers where it rains at the end.

maiden loom
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that one was quite nice, though a bit too light on 'game' for me

somber hazel
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I run the unreal editor with a fixed framerate of 30 and I feel ya :/

snow lintel
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has it been announced anywhere when the results are going to be streamed?

maiden loom
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This has been asked over and over again, and was in the original rules before the jam even started.

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28th

maiden loom
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heh, it is as well

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yeah, that part isn't obvious, but I think it's the usual time (20:00 CET?)

edgy fulcrum
blazing needle
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hey people, anyone is going to participate in global game jam?

solid abyss
maiden loom
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global game jam does not have prizes (most do not)

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heck, global game jam doesn't have 'winners'

upbeat helm
maiden loom
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wot

solid abyss
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ah.. well I disagree with that way of jams (if they are global level, and not beginner)

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a low level jam can be without financial/promotional incentives imho, but a global level .. should have some incentive to cushion the time spent on it.

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by low level, I don't mean low in quality, but hierarchy level

maiden loom
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Global Game Jam has something like 10,000 games each time - there's literally no way of judging it anyway

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but at the same time, it's not a competition, so it's kinda not the point

unreal pasture
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How much experience should one usually have to find a team for a game jam?

marsh sail
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Experience is not really a requirement for teams. Having any sort of experience should be enough. Game Jams are meant to be fun, and accessible for people of any experience, cause during the Jam you can gain even more experience.

maiden loom
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pretty much ^ - the only advice I'd give is to try and form a team of people with either similar jam experience, or similar development experience (ideally both). This helps reduce friction in the team and prevent frustration later down the line.

undone schooner
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hi, does anyone know of any free perforce hosting for game jams?

pine fulcrum
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ah fuck

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that tiny award tho

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nice 4:20

lilac fox
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anyone know the link address for the result stream? :3

maiden loom
prisma flare
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What's your bet for the winner @pine fulcrum ? 🙂

pine fulcrum
prisma flare
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ahh, Herb, interesting choice 🙂

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my favorite will always be "Whaaaat in the saaaam hell is going on"

pine fulcrum
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1/8 predictions right

fading widget
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you can win both

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lol

prisma flare
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Jesus christ, Allard had less technical problems, sleep dilusional on redbull after 36 hours

pine fulcrum
prisma flare
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I didnt see this one, trippy

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Not sure I'd enjoy "pre-limbs after-life-the game" under the current circumstances

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ahhh it's yours @thick breach ?

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Dont make me feel @thick breach 🙂 but great work as always

pine fulcrum
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woah

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babel builder over cardboard oddity

fading widget
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interesting

prisma flare
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I'm surprised crazy jesus open world game didnt get it

vale tartan
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Congrats @thick breach 😄

prisma flare
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preeetty smooth ux

marsh sail
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@pine fulcrum how can you sit and play so many games for 36hours 😄 that is just mental, kudos to you, i was watching your stream when you did it. After 10 or so i will be like, done :P. I did play a couple of the games, i actually played Herb and A Long Time, Herb i thought was really good. Did not play Ants in Space, but did play Forfax's Castle. I would say Forfax's Castle for me was better than Herb, but its subjective

prisma flare
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feels almost like an Molyneux game

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yeah, I have games that will haunt my dreams and nightmares from that stream

fading widget
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what in the sam hell is this place?

prisma flare
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Whaaaattt in the saaaamm heeells

fading widget
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lol

prisma flare
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that's already a cult classic

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when you start hacking the gamma console to beat a game...

fading widget
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nice

pine fulcrum
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2/3 so far

prisma flare
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omg, this game

pine fulcrum
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oh wait

fading widget
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1.5

pine fulcrum
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yee

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i'll be curious what gets army of one then

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it could be 'a long time' again

prisma flare
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I get so much quake neo-vibes watching this game

pine fulcrum
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could divivior win two

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ah

prisma flare
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that whole dice thing seemed out of place tho, even though it was made as a genre-bash.IMHO

pine fulcrum
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oh wait

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is herb gonna double dip

prisma flare
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ITS LIKE THE OSCARDS AND MOONLIGHT

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hah, the "OSCARDS"

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how long did you play this game exactly @pine fulcrum , three hours? 🙂

pine fulcrum
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reklaim? iunno, an hour i think

prisma flare
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it felt longer 🙂

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must say that's still one of the best light rendering I saw this game jam

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Í hope that trippy-stone-ball game wins something, that was some quality

pine fulcrum
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oh so you can double modifier

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wow

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that was what my stats said

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and i said

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naaah

prisma flare
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It's like having your birthday at xmas

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oh cool, I saw some of his devlogs

pine fulcrum
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woah

prisma flare
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"Epic buying SideFx in X days"...

pine fulcrum
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Ah, I didn't realize the level of houdini work in this

prisma flare
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Houdini has the worst friggin ux of any software I've ever used, and that's saying something. It's immensely useful of course, but it's like they dragged some Math undergrads into the daylight and forced them to make software

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"Epic being surprised of not the downfalls of organisational inefficiency"

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"Hey guys, let's do a Scrum and discuss our JIRA tickets!"

maiden loom
#

a team can only win one modifier category

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but they can also win a main prize

fading widget
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@maiden loom congarts!

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and congrats lol

prisma flare
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Gravity is confusing @thick breach , this, not so much

pine fulcrum
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well im convinced i'll never understand the rules

maiden loom
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2 modifiers for one person shouldn't have been possible

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weird

prisma flare
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drama drama

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well, nice art style for sure, very monkey island

pine fulcrum
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woah

prisma flare
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that does look pretty cool

pine fulcrum
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it was cool, for sure

minor hemlock
#

so many good games we can't even predict the winners 😄

pine fulcrum
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i didn't think this would win because it is bugged to be so difficult lol

fading widget
#

indeed. must be challenging to judge so many different styles against each other

prisma flare
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man, I miss rolling stone game 😦

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best sound design, possibility

pine fulcrum
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that was matter of state

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and aye

prisma flare
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a bit high brow perhaps

fading widget
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we are still working on it

prisma flare
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ahh, that's you guys?

fading widget
#

yeah

prisma flare
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that was some quality, rare atmosphere and art design. Can really see that being something amazing 🙂

pine fulcrum
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maybe its the next runner up or grand prize

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

fading widget
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thanks! we enjoyed making it

wary notch
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:)

fading widget
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@prisma flare Andrej was the sound designer

prisma flare
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well, tell him he did an amazing job, maybe the only game where great sound design really stood out to me

fading widget
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i think you just did @wary notch

prisma flare
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oooh, this gonna be herb?

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whaaaaa

pine fulcrum
#

this is the grand prize?

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interesting

fading widget
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was a great game

pine fulcrum
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it was

prisma flare
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Im little surprised, it was a basic fighting game after all? or am I remembering incorrectly

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hmm, thought it was the arena fight game ,maybe I'm remembering incorrectyl

pine fulcrum
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no, i picked the arena fighting game

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imo designing boss battles is more impressive than everything in fairfax but fairfax is very well made

prisma flare
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what was the name of that?

pine fulcrum
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herb

maiden loom
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Forfax's was pretty solid throughout

prisma flare
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ahhh

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it seemed solid, but perhaps hard to win on orginality

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hahahahha, on the live stream "Ryan Manning: ​clang, clang....slash, slash"

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Very ultima online '20 I like it, feels slightly derivative but well execute

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but yeah, brutal, so many amazing game that didnt 'win', but guess not everyone can

fading widget
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Congrats to all the winners, and to everyone that made a submission.

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lol

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i saw it

solid abyss
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congrats to the winners!

maiden loom
fading widget
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@pine fulcrum big thanks for the stream

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@maiden loom yall need to release that on pc/mobile for sure. hilarious and well put together

maiden loom
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haha, I think it needs to be a bit more substantial for that 😄

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it was a lot of fun to put together though

fading widget
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it was very well rounded. im not a card game person but that was great

maiden loom
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it's just a fancy UI for 'choose your conversation option'

rigid fog
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Just watched VOD. Good stuff. The winners deserved it. Didn't know about being able to win 2 modifiers, but good info nonetheless 🙂 Curious if prizes stack (Like do you get 2 years of Houdini Indie?)🤔

smoky canopy
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@thick breach yaaaaaaaayy congrats

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especially 4 the tiny award. I can't package anything less than 400MB 😂

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hahahahah

maiden loom
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Tiny Award is easier than you think, but you do need to know a few things about the engine

maiden loom
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lol

tranquil matrix
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each time someone tells me to take it down, I'm adding another week of keeping it up 😉

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the lighting is pleasant, and where would I put it if I took it down!?

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well guess it'll stay until christmas then, saves me the hassle of taking it down AND up 🤓

maiden loom
#

it was free for the month at some point

solid abyss
#

That gametextures license should have been 3 months at least to make it worthwhile at all

#

1 month goes by so fast

maiden loom
#

"1 month" doesn't mean much because they use a credit system anyway

#

they never used to, but now that they do the subscription is worthless

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they also have all kinds of limits on the licenses, so it's pretty hellish to navigate

eternal stirrup
#

Guys what games won the jam?

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Btw can 1 person win all the modifier categories?

coral vault
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Yay, my team won VR category. Wish I was there to hang out but I missed the first part of the stream.

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Not sure what to do with all those art licenses, I'm a programmer 😅 Does a 1-month GameTextures subscription let you wget the entire library?

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Jk the prizes are awesome! I need to learn me some art anyway.

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This game looked rad, too bad the volume was so low during the stream. I wanted to hear the VO

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coral vault
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That I do know

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Build some sweet AR apps

maiden loom
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the VO was indeed excellent 😄

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I had a lot of fun building the cutscenes around them

coral vault
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@maiden loom I spotted a bug, there is a gunshot in the game where there's no PLOP or POW

maiden loom
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haha, that's pretty minor in the grand scheme of things

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there's also a case where a moustache suddenly appears out of nowhere 😄

coral vault
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Thats not a feature? 😄

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I love that this guy keeps shooting even after you shot him in the head, that's some grudge

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maiden loom
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I like how he's just kinda bleeding in the background of the rest of the scene, makes me laugh every time

coral vault
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it's just a minor headwound!

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nice, I beat them all. I feel terrible

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shot some people for no reason!

maiden loom
#

oh, there were reasons, they were just all terrible!

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thanks for playing though, I hope you enjoyed it

coral vault
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yes, it was great 😄

#

did you also do voices?

maiden loom
#

our audio guy Rob did all the sounds, music and voices

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he did a great job

coral vault
#

Evidently, I thought there were multiple voice actors

crude ether
#

is there any possibility to subscribe to news about game jams? Totally missed it, just now realized that there was one randomly pressing channel here 😄

maiden loom
#

itch.io has a chart/timeline of upcoming game jams, but I don't think there's any real 'new feed'

minor hemlock
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the itch.io chart is overwhelmingly large

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there are 90+ rows on it right now

maiden loom
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it is a bit much]

fading widget
#

I’m pretty sure the unreal ones go out in the newsletter

frigid nova
#

Hello, we did an unreal game for Global Game Jam, would it be ok to post it here so anyone interested can have a look? (I think asking for feedback would be too much, but if you feel like it)

maiden loom
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you can post your jam games here, yes

frigid nova
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thanks 😄

solid abyss
#

Spring Jam when?

mossy gorge
#

BTW. is there no place to view the official results of the Epic Jam other then the stream recording?

#

Or am I just impatient and will that come later?

maiden loom
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seems the Stream recording is currently the only place

edgy fulcrum
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There will be a blog post about the jam, but usually drops some week(s) after the end of the jam

maiden loom
#

IIRC:

1st place was Forfax's Castle
2nd place was Eons Passed
3rd place was The Rude, the Mad, & the Ugly

Army of One was Marsh's Journey
Houdini was Marsh's Journey
Genre Bash was Reklaim
Under 100MB was A Long Time

I think I got that correct?

mossy gorge
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Sounds about right, except you left out the category we won 🙂 (Is this real life)

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That's why I asked, it feels a bit silly to have to link to a stream if you want to tell people you won, but I guess I'll wait for the blog post to go up then

maiden loom
#

ah yes!

Is This Real Life was Babel Builder 😄

solid abyss
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I can confirm this, as I'm part of the team behind Eons Passed (Maze solver genre).

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🙂

maiden loom
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my bad, similar names

solid abyss
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np, happens.

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For a second I got confused myself about the name too. Had to recheck. I mean how can someone forget the name of his own game ! 😄

onyx hare
#

Someone should have made a game about time-warping energy weapons called Eon Cannon

maiden loom
#

Feb 8th?

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ah "on or about February 7th"

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'on or about' could mean anything 😂

heady adder
#

If we could get a little clarification on when to expect the email from <@&608320500170620938> it would be highly appreciated. That 72 hour bit has me worried

marsh sail
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@heady adder If you have not received anything i think you are best contacting epic directly, via there contact page.

slate sail
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Hi, Sarah and I received the email for a Google form for further info for prize acceptance form yesterday evening (CET time)

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(at which point we understood that we were second prize, and that we missed the result stream. That was an amazing surprise)

ashen swan
#

Is there by chance a listing of ratings somewhere? Wouldn't mind knowing how personal stuff was rated.

ashen swan
#

Right, I forgot which planet I live on for a moment.

regal tendon
solid abyss
#

Finishing a gamejam is satisfying sometimes 😄

#

our game for Brackey gamejam

quick iron
#

AAHHH I THOUGHT SUBMISSIONS ENDED TONIGHT

#

Anyways, that was a pretty clever theme for Stronger Together you guys had :)

elder wing
fading widget
#

Anyone know of a good vr jam coming up? I’ve been looking to start some crazy development and a jam is a great way to learn by fire.

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*vr not sure how autocorrect changed that to crazy

tranquil matrix
#

@fading widget Pre-pandemic I would participate in the Seattle VR Hackathon - one of the best hackathons/jams I've ever participated in. I've never done a Virtual VR Jam though 🤔 Let me know if you find one!

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Most regular game jams won't disallow VR though, so you can just join one and do VR yourself 🙂

fading widget
neat wren
#

Hey all! Hope everyone is doing well, staying safe and learning lots :). I wanted to introduce myself to everyone, I'm Ordo, 30 years old and enjoy simracing/crafting games (Valheim right now) in my spare time.

I've been messing around with UE4 for about a year now, I have a background in 3D modeling and design and am currently working as a Mechanical Designer for an engineering consulting company (I do mostly CAD mine infrastructure work). I'm hoping to find some fun and knowledgeable people to surround myself with, If anyone ever wants to collaborate or needs an extra hand on a Jam let me know and I'll jump in! I use Blender/Substance/Photoshop/CAD. I enjoy working on things from the ground up to really get an understanding of what and how things are happening, I'd rather reverse engineer something then straight up copy it!

I can concept art/model/rig/animate/texture and get most assets doing their job in UE4, getting a decent handle on blueprints and different systems like lighting. I plan on really just getting into everything from level design, sound design and particle effects etc.

Something I put together recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZUvn2gKe6Q

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fading widget
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Welcome @neat wren

zenith pasture
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Me and my team won 2nd place in best use of VR in the HackReality hackathon. Not exactly a gamejam but I still wanted to share

https://devpost.com/software/vr-climbing-and-puzzle-game?ref_content=update-comment&ref_feature=update-comment&ref_medium=email&utm_campaign=update-comment&utm_content=new_update_comment&utm_medium=email&utm_source=transactional

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VR Climbing and Puzzle Game

An exploration in using VR mechanics to create puzzles that are suited to the VR environment and climbing mechanics.

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I did the player locomotion. The player can teleport around the map and based on distance the screen fades out for a duration.
Also the player can climb walls too

honest bobcat
#

is there any game jams happening right now?

carmine kindle
barren olive
#

Hei people, does someone have a list of all game jams for Unreal Engine?

opal hamlet
#

Yeah I'm also searching for this

hollow thicket
summer flare
#

Does anybody know of any game jams geared specifically for cinematics? Or teams looking for cinematic designers?

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I've been experimenting with Sequencer and a Vive tracker, and would really love to complete a tiny project with a team.

wet rivet
#

Is the spring jam happening this year and if so are there any dates in the works for that?

fading widget
summer flare
fading widget
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Not this year yet

solid abyss
#

When is the next JAM happening @tranquil matrix ?

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anything in the talks yet?

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I know how we don't get hard dates, until its final.. but just wondering about a rough timeline of next JAM

austere glade
#

Whens the next Epic Jam? I havn't done in in forever, wanna get back into it

azure flicker
#

@solid abyss @austere glade I can't speak for Victor, but Spring Jam was usually between the first 2 weeks of May, except last year when due to the ongoing apocalypse was pushed to first weeks of June

of course last year the Spring Jam happened mostly because it was kinda being planned before the pandemic started, while the summer jam was cancelled entirely and the mega jam only happened because it's the most important one I think. so it might either be that they'll only keep doing the megajam during the pandemic, or it might be that they'll keep doing only 2 under the pandemic. most likely they are themselves figuring it out and don't know yet since pandemic makes it hard to reach deals for sponsorship and prizes.

austere glade
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Thanks!

somber pond
#

Govno

mild orchid
modern tide
#

There hasn't been any announcement of Epic Spring Jam 2021, right? I am giving a talk this afternoon about game jams, and I'd be happy to mention that as an opportunity for folks to get involved.

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I guess from the messages a few days ago that no one outside of Epic knows for sure, but I figured I'd check in.

marsh sail
#

yeah

simple gardenBOT
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:no_entry_sign: чучхела#6175 was banned.

noble vale
hallow charm
#

who's going to join ludum dare? 😬

onyx stream
#

Anyone interested in having a small Game jam just for fun ? Using free assets from the epic store

clever knot
#

Me

stray dirge
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yeah me too

steel bay
#

where can i go for help with a prob;em?

#

l

wild lagoon
onyx stream
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Im happy to start say next week we can discuss ideas between now and then

tranquil matrix
#

I just wanted to let everyone know that the 2021 Epic MegaJam is being planned for August this year

rigid fog
#

So I guess no Summer Jam?

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Actually, was there even a Spring Jam?

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Nope, okay, didn't lose my mind

#

I really hope this doesn't mean that it's going from quarterly to yearly

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Already think that going from monthly to quarterly was a huge loss for the community.

azure flicker
# rigid fog I really hope this doesn't mean that it's going from quarterly to yearly

I can only speculate for what the plans are at Epic, but I'd guess they are only doing one because the pandemic makes it hard to find sponsors for the prizes. Also Epic Jams tend to happen right after a new major release of the engine. I'd guess UE4.27 might drop in late July/early August, maybe it could even be UE5 but I find that unlikely since UE4.27 has to come out first, and I don't see both coming out within the next 4 months.
Bottom line is, they are only dropping UE4.27 and maybe UE5 this year, so if the idea is to use the jams to test drive the new releases they don't need more than one, and the pandemic with its semiconductor crisis also adds logistic challenges on top of that.

somber hazel
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I think vic is just 2 busy with all the hundreds livestream about all kinds of topics. There were less topics to cover years ago. Nowadays, we get more quality, more people knowing about niche topics. It's not just epic people doing some BP tutorials anymore.
I also think the "community" just spread and it's not only a bunch of rando's hanging out on twitch doing gamejams together anymore.
Plus, I saw vic on voice chat lately which was pretty cool!
What I want to say is... I think they are doing a great job and doing gamejams multiple times a year might be a bit wasted time when there is so much more cool stuff to cover.

Also, if I don't see one of these mythical ps5 or rtx 3060 on the jam, I might shed a tear 😅

stable kiln
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@somber hazel some of those rando's are still here 😛

somber hazel
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@stable kiln aye 🙂

solid abyss
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About time Epic hired a 1-2 more people to share the burden of victor and amanda

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I mean Epic is growing, two people shouldn't be expected to handle all this much load (I know there are probably others helping out in other roles)

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And it should be someone from different background .. for the sake of equal opportunity and diversity. There are tons of people out there who are more than qualified to do the job

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if Epic really means to be a 'Global' company..

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I don't mean it in a bad way.. but diversity is good

toxic wing
solid abyss
hallow charm
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is it just me or completing game jams in unreal seems so much harder compared to unity? maybe it's because i keep trying to make paper2d work

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its all so tiresome

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i've done countless of gamejams with unity and its really hard to not use my previous knowledge when using unreal

slender creek
glass fossil
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does anyone have gta5

odd jackal
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That’s not what game jam is for lol

unkempt finch
unkempt finch
subtle lintel
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Looking for people to join me for the upcoming GMTK game jam. DM me if interested

glass fossil
loud basalt
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Did 2019 megajam swag get sent out yet btw

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If not who do I email to update my address

dusty hollow
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https://itch.io/jam/concordia-make-games My club hosting game jam that's happening about a week from now 😄 We got people from Ubisoft Montreal. Ludia to provide workshop for the weeks. Feel free to join 😄

itch.io
Concordia make games

A game jam from 2021-05-14 to 2021-05-24 hosted by le_lee, Tiffhc, Leandro Rodrigues, RoseDuf, Djzx & George540. Welcome to Concordia Makes Games! Concordia Makes Games is a 48 hours game making marathon at 11th of September where participants collaborate togethe...

solid abyss
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@loud basalt ..just DM victor or amanda here.. and they will guide you

pallid hazel
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hey all! I've put together a team for a month-long metroidvania gamejam. I'm lead 2D artist and UE4 generalist, then there's a writer, a programmer and a composer / sound designer. I'm on the lookout for additional artists / generalists /programmers who'd like to join in a support role. If you like dark / brooding themes and enjoy a challenge with a laugh hit me up with a PM!

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shuri shuri
glass fossil
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Guys 😄

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Is there any mentally-insane game jam group which wants to go balls deep with development?

cursive mulch
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Jelow! I have been programming for 4 years now, but I'm now entering the Game development area, I'm looking for a group to join and do some cool projects with! I can manage myself around unreal and unity prettty well. I have also delved into Godot a little bit. HMU if you need a programmer for your project! 🙂

hazy hawk
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Hi guys, a 3D or 2D designer available and motivated in order to to a project under unreal engine ? 😄 IF someone is interested you can tell me, I am a computer engineer with an unreal background experience

mild orchid
glass fossil
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D

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Doge coin woot

rigid fog
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@tranquil matrix Special Category for UE5 jammers next jam?

thin rampart
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Hi everyone,
This is a bit off topic but I didn’t find a suitable channel for my topic.
I am looking for 3 Students, that want to be part of a 2 hours training course divided in two sections
1 hour Introduction to UE4 & 1 hour Introduction to Blueprint
Requirements:

  •          Candidates should have some basic programming experience

  •          No previous UE4 experience or very little knowledge

  •          Interest in learning basics about UE4 

  •          At least some 3D software knowledge

  •          PC to run the engine

  •          Installed UE4 (4.26.2) (Can help with installation if needed)

  •          Candidate must agree that the session(s) will be recorded and sent to a third party (Epic)

If you are interested or know someone, please let me know in a private message.
The sessions will be sometime next and/or the following week.
Best,
Markus

lilac vortex
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Will there be an Unreal Game Jame this year?

carmine kindle
lilac vortex
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Thank you 😄

foggy wraith
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Noice

gentle beacon
carmine kindle
maiden loom
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I'd take it with a pinch of salt, as Epic tend to be pretty terrible when it comes to meeting their own self imposed deadlines

solid abyss
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'Megajam is being planned in August'
Lol, It was just a nice way of saying that there would be no jam before that, so quit dreaming 😄

flint sleet
cursive musk
azure flicker
royal bear
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how does the game jam works?

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i would like to help someone,im a sound designer/musician

wise apex
# royal bear how does the game jam works?

you find a group either for a specific jam or in general. y'all set up communication and source control, etc. The theme is announced and y'all brainstorm and then start making a game and try to finish on time

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some jams work differently too, but that's the basic idea

royal bear
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i thought there was a game jam in this server only

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well if someone is planing on doing a game jam and needs sound help i will be available

maiden loom
pallid hazel
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hey everyone! I'm leading a team as director and lead artist for the TIME GAME JAM hosted by lone rabbit. We're already brainstorming some ideas and I realized that I could use a hand to implement animations and assets in engine. If your interested in working for 2 weeks on a LO-FI third person shooter inspired by games like max payne or more recently control, with some dark, brooding themes, drop me a message!

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gentle beacon
pallid hazel
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good luck!

dire crag
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Hey anyone know where I can find some royalty free blender models?

dense ember
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Does anyone know the date of the jam? I am a programmer and if someone wants to team up with me to participate, write to me, I have a large base to enter the jam

maiden loom
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"the jam"?

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also "large base"?

dense ember
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A question in the jam is any game or a specific one?

maiden loom
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what are you talking about?

random radish
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When is the epic game jam?

maiden loom
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there isn't one scheduled yet, but likely towards the end of summer

random radish
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That's sad.

storm blade
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Any news on the jam?

worn hamlet
maiden loom
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that's... really not enough notice time

maiden loom
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I would want to book time off work (as would many people), so you kinda need a decent amount of notice 😦

mighty turtle
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@worn hamlet hey,any idea if there still will be some country limitation?Last year brasilian couldn t participate due to some law around prize.

somber hazel
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Agree with ambershee, I'm sure this issue was mentioned last jams, too, that less than a month notice is a little tight.
Any reasons why it can't be announced at least a full month prior? 🤔

edgy fulcrum
wintry osprey
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That is pretty epic 😄 Too bad you cannot compete. At least your content is worthy of being a prize.

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oh wow yeah, that's new.. still doubt I will ever be able to get under that much

vivid dome
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If I recall correctly, Oodle compression is now free to use for Unreal users, and that can bring sizes down by a LOT. (Warframe used it to cut their game size in half)

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Ah touche

maiden loom
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christ, it's only 3 weeks away

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GFL getting time off, I guess :/

somber hazel
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imagine working in a 2 week sprint and asking your lead if you can take time off next sprint, which the lead already planned 😬

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unlucky 😦

maiden loom
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right?

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we do 3 week sprints ourselves, the ideal is having 6 weeks notice to book stuff off 😦

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4 weeks is manageable

torpid nimbus
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some nice prices on this jam

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but then again it would propably take loads of time to win top 3 😛

maiden loom
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it would take exactly 7 days to win top 3

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in fact that is all the time you're allowed :p

torpid nimbus
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aye , unemployed are at great advantage here 😄

gentle beacon
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(QSTN) Will gamedev dedicate a channel for unreal users during the epic jam for support?

maiden loom
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if you have jam related questions, you can ask them here, if you have topic specific questions, the relevant channels already exist

somber hazel
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at this point I just want all the prestige you get when winning,
who cares for prizes anyw...
holy s<3t, that's a 2k $ 3090 😮

maiden loom
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I didn't even claim the prizes from last year tbh

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but a 30XX would actually be useful, it must be said 😂

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the 10700k I got from last year is still sitting unsold on eBay, nobody wants the damned things

lime zealot
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Hey all, I'm finally trying out game development (just started last week). I'm a full time java developer. I was wondering if joining game-jam is doable for a fresh newb like me? Or is it usually more for experienced devs? I want to join to kickstart my experience but certainly don't want to slow the team down.

wise apex
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I think it'd come down to if you can find people around your skill level, or a team with a more experienced person in the role you want to fill (so that they can mentor you).

So long as you're familiar with the basic interface to do your role, I don't think there's any harm in trying to find a team to join.

lime zealot
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Thanks, sounds good. I'll try it out

maiden loom
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My general advice is to find people of a similar skill level - it can be stressful for all parties involved if there's too much of a gap - jams can be fast paced and quite stressful at times, and it can get worse when you're struggling to meet someone else's expectations. I would also suggest going through the Unreal Learning materials listed on the jam page well in advance to get you started with some engine & tools knowledge.

Aside from that, just do the best you can, and try to have fun! Most people fail to even have a working game at the end of their first jam, so don't be disheartened if it's not the next big thing, take it as a valuable learning experience and do better next time 🙂

edgy fulcrum
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Anyone know more specifically what the new Modifier "NVisionary Environments - for the best usage of environmental effects in a game, including real-time ray tracing." means (other than the ray tracing)?
What is an environmental effect? Like VFX-stuff? Post Processing?

maiden loom
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I assumed they meant more like VFX, lighting, reflections, etc

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effects, in and contributing to, the environment

gentle beacon
maiden loom
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I don't know where you get that from

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I mean it could contribute to mood, but there's no description of it being a requirement in the one line of text

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it just means effects used in the environment, as opposed to effects used for gameplay

gentle beacon
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mood isnt quite the word i was looking for but more like the use of the effects and how the added to the overall end result effect/ mood/setting/ etc

stable kiln
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Download the free monumental sample asset pack in the kitbash thingy, is that the mini neo sample pack?

worn hamlet
worldly yew
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hello, is it possible to use unreal engine 5 for the epic megajam? or is it not recommended?

dense ember
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What game theme will it be? or is it free ?

hollow wolf
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So mmm, what will be the age requirement for the upcoming jam?

vapid thistle
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I think the age was 16 with parent's permission

hollow wolf
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that was last year iirc

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hopefully it could be 15 now

maiden loom
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I mean, you could just read the rules

vapid thistle
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I just check the rules and it seems like they are pretty much the same as last year. And unless I'm reading it wrong the age is still 16

maiden loom
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yup

hollow wolf
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couldnt there be something done about this? Like ive been waiting for 2 years now :/

vapid thistle
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I'm guessing that there are legal reasons why they can't open it to younger people

maiden loom
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It'll be there for legal reasons, that are outside of Epic's control

hollow wolf
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😦

deft mortar
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How do you enter?? do i have to sign up before the event?

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facepalm i see it's the big orange button on top

wise apex
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No use discard an opportunity to practice

civic dock
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Well I'm a day late, but I posted about the Epic MegaJam in #unreal-news for those who missed it.

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Updated the channel topic as well. 🙂

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Look at that fancy timezone-relative Unix timestamp, too. 😄

maiden loom
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err, is it? It's one hour out for me

civic dock
maiden loom
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double checks

civic dock
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Or at least it should be. 🤔

maiden loom
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yep, one hour out

civic dock
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Huh. It has the right time on my end.

maiden loom
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Jam begins in almost exactly 20 days (21:00), but the stamp reads 20:00 for me

civic dock
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Are you GMT?

maiden loom
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GMT +2

civic dock
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OK.

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Are you sure it's 21:00 for you? I keep getting 20:00.

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It's 2:00 PM EDT.

maiden loom
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it's 21:05 right now, and the countdown is 23 hours 54 minutes

civic dock
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Oh. What countdown are you using? On the forums?

maiden loom
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itch page, which also says "August 26th 2021 at 9:00 PM"

civic dock
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Oh, I see. Links from the jam page.

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Looks like they set the wrong time in the countdown.

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The itch page says 2PM EDT for me, but the countdown says 3PM EDT.

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I'm going to ask Amanda because this is confusing. lol

maiden loom
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haha

civic dock
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OK, confusion alleviated. The page shows the time the stream starts so people don't miss it. The countdown is for the theme announce/actual jam start, which is at the end of the stream (1 hour later).

maiden loom
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gotcha, makes sense

rigid fog
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Very cool

forest tapir
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that moment you realize what LFG stands for xD

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😮

tight lodge
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What's the 2021 Epic Game Jam theme?

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oh it's not announced yet

edgy fulcrum
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The theme will be announced at the kickoff-stream (1h before jam start)
Wouldn't be any challenge if it was revealed a month in advance, then people would just spend a month on making their entries

toxic wing
tight lodge
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I think I can probably plan out most of the game ahead of time regardless of theme though. Probably going for the XR category

buoyant galleon
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This'll be my first ever game jam and I'm not even sure I have the entire skillset for it but I'll brush up in the Online Learning as much as I can prior to. Excited to give it a whirl though.

tight lodge
buoyant galleon
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Absolutely will do!

toxic wing
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For game jam developers, I'd recommend installing timers like LiveSplit to time your game jam development, along with the segments.

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Because game jam is basically game dev speedrun, it would be more fitting to use speedrun timers for it.

tight lodge
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why? It's just a game jam

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have fun with it, learn, discover things outside your typical comfort zone and scope

toxic wing
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Because you'll have to spend the rest 4 or 5 days making assets and programming and testing according to the idea.

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Yeah, you want the sixth or last day to be building the project.
My jam last year was cancelled because I missed a day and unable to build the project in time.

buoyant galleon
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Dang, that's a rough time.

acoustic rapids
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does anyone know why this year's jam is so early? i think it was november last year

toxic wing
acoustic rapids
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ah ok that makes sense

toxic wing
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Well, according to my segmented timer, Building comes last.

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tight lodge
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you gotta practice throwing paint at the canvas as I said. That's why jams shouldn't be stressful. Just make something. Then do another jam and make something else. Even if it's outside the realm of what you would normally work on.

fading widget
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I think the real question everyone has, is if @pine fulcrum is going to play 1000 game again.

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That stream was my favorite part of the entire process.

edgy fulcrum
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For sure! Allars playthrough has been the highlight of the previous jams! If I were Epic I'd sign him up to do it with them as the sponsor

maiden loom
nimble bridge
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I'm a composer looking for a team for the upcoming game jam...is this is right place to make a post?

maiden loom
nimble bridge
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thanks!

tight lodge
# maiden loom I mean the whole point of a jam is to come up with a concept that matches the ja...

eh not really. It's going to largely depend on the theme still. Not to mention everyone is doing the jam for different reasons. If you want to speedrun the whole process go for it, but I like to take the less stressful route and give myself something of thought out structure. Even then, it's not that hard to come up an idea on the spot. It's fitting that idea into a small scope/time frame.

toxic wing
maiden loom
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What? That's worse :/

radiant osprey
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would anyone happen to know if there are any film jams happening anymore?

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i remember the last one being ages ago

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haven’t heard of another one since ☹️

forest tapir
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any tips on how to prepare for the jam in the most efficient way?

maiden loom
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the most you can really do is make sure you have your team - if you're not solo - together in a place where they can easily communicate (Discord is great for this). Making sure everyone has the same engine version downloaded and putting a blank project in version control before you start is also generally a smart move

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it also helps to have a decent understanding of what everyone's expectations and capabilities are before you go into the jam, as well as determining who, if anyone, has the final say on various aspects of the game

forest tapir
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and in terms of final say, the final say usually comes from asking 1 question: what is best for the game? ^^

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that usually fixes most issues in my exp

forest tapir
wise apex
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If you're doing anything other than starting from a standard template and what you're using isn't freely available to everyone in advance of the jam, then you are breaking rules. Having any systems in place is (to my understanding of the rules) okay if any random participant could reasonable find the same resource and use it as well.

Having proprietary toolkits (a set of UI constructs, some sort of scheduling system, etc) that nobody else can access is against the spirit of a jam let alone specific rules.

forest tapir
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so we cant prepare base mechanics in third person, top down and other stuff?

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i mean its not like moving around a map makes a game

upbeat helm
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don't you want the personal satisfaction of knowing after the theme is announced, you were just able to open unreal engine up and make something amazing from scratch? and knowing everyone else is doing the same?

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thats kind of the point of the whole thing

forest tapir
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its not like anything i do now will really matter, but at least i´ve thought things through and its a great lesson no matter what you do

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sitting around waiting for a 6 day thingy to start and THEN using your brain sounds pretty unreasonable to me

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and its not like i do this fulltime 😄 i am doing this next to work

upbeat helm
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so are most here 🙂

forest tapir
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yeah but the way you are coining this means that ppl with experience cant use it bcs its preexisting and therefore unfair to others?

upbeat helm
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just remember you get judged only for what you make when the jam starts. if you have an entire gameplay system ready to go, you have to declare it before hand, and it will not go towards your score

forest tapir
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or how should i understand not being able to modularize my thought process to make better decisions 😄

forest tapir
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we are not going to go in there with a finished game xxD

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i have to say i find your reponse quite judgemental

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and negatively coined

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this here should be about supporting each other

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and building up

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not shutting down

upbeat helm
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I'm sorry if it comes off that way I genuinely don't mean it like that

forest tapir
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ok 😄

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i spend a few hours today just reading up on genre definitions

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for example ^^

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wait let me show you

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like super broad stuff to get my head straight

upbeat helm
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you can search for my exact words and others have said the same, I really didn't mean for that to come off as putting down, its just this is text lol

forest tapir
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yeah text is shit, hey i am sorry for misinterpreting it 😄

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pls forgive me

upbeat helm
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thats 100% great preparation, thats the kind of stuff I do also, read through things like that and go through unreal learning courses

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no worries everything is good, all peace and love here ☮️ loveparrot

forest tapir
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😄

upbeat helm
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like I said I'm the one whos sorry I really didnt mean for that to come off looking mean, I wish I could convey my tone in text, the text looks so aggressive but if you could hear my voice it would sound silly and loopy

forest tapir
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xxD

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well anyhow i am really looking forward to the jam

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idc too much about the prices either, its just a great test of skill for me and my mates

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and we get some sweet sweet "hey something finally got finished" chemical brain compounds xD

tight lodge
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I think VR should have a little bit of an exception considering how much work it can be to make sure you have a decent basis and making sure it can run on your platform.

For example if I wanted to make a quest game, honestly only seasoned devs are going to have the knowledge of all the things to do and not to do. The VR Expansion plugin or the other packs on the market don't get you close enough to the point where you can just have fun doing the jam. There's a lot of prep

maiden loom
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the first Unreal jam I ever won prizes in, we did with a VR game - and we did it from scratch because there were no templates yet then. That was a weekend jam - you can totally do VR within a week.

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but generally speaking, if you're going to target a platform, you probably want to have done at least a little development with it before

edgy fulcrum
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Another question: Is it only possible to win in one of the modifier categories? (i.e. should I try to focus just on one of them instead of trying to get as many as possible?)

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maiden loom
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yeah, you can only win one modifier - but you can win both a modifier and a main prize

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though arguably you'd have more chance of winning something if you can hit multiple categories, but it also dilutes what you're doing I guess

toxic wing
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Yet, several won entries that have devlogs started with the barebone gameplay templates.

maiden loom
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Yeah, no. The built in starting templates are built into the tools, which is why the rules explicitly state that the submission "Submission must include custom gameplay that exceeds that found in Sponsor’s starter templates.". Everyone has access to the same starter templates and it's generally accepted that you can just hit 'create new project' and start from that point.

In the past some people have won prizes by using additional third party content from somewhere like the marketplace (particularly Advanced Locomotion, that one seems popular among art heavy teams) - which is also fair game so long as it's declared as part of the submission as so that it is appropriately scored - this is also in the rules "Submission may include sourced (non-original) assets, provided that (i) all sourced (non-original) assets must be noted, and (ii) such assets will not be reviewed or scored."

Having your own custom gameplay templates 'ready to go' before you start that you just plug assets into is not okay. This is an unfair advantage that only you have, not in the spirit of a game jam, and is tantamount to beginning building the game before the jam period starts. It is also explicitily against the rules. "Submission must not include assets created prior to the Contest period (outside ofnoted sourced assets)."

carmine kindle
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The best way to prepare for a jam is learning about the things you might want to make. Make practice projects beforehand if you want, but imagine that when the jam starts, you have to sit down at a new computer with none of your personal assets or projects on it.

maiden loom
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everyone wants 11Xs, not 10Xs, for that sweet sweet SSD support

forest tapir
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when i checked last time, my system sadly was still pretty good competition to most stuff out there xD

maiden loom
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if you want to use the fast PCIE4 SSDs, you need something newer than a 10X Intel

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given that the 11Xs aren't that much more expensive than a 10X equivalent, I can see why people aren't buying them tbh

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I may just have to list it without a price and hope it doesn't go for nothing at all -_-

forest tapir
maiden loom
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lol

forest tapir
jovial sparrow
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one question- can i use any assets from the marketplace

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??

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in the epic mega game jam

maiden loom
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yes, but you have to declare them as part of your submission

forest tapir
jovial sparrow
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i am aiming for army of one

maiden loom
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it's possible - we got third place last year with some marketplace assets used

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but the assets won't be scored as part of your submission, only your own work

jovial sparrow
jovial sparrow
jovial sparrow
maiden loom
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Why? It's not really relevant to anything

jovial sparrow
maiden loom
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it was literally just a couple of textures and rocks

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you barely saw them in the game

jovial sparrow
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ohk

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the rest was made by your team??

maiden loom
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yup

wintry skiff
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Sadly i won't be able to join in the gamejam because I can't package games because visual studio apparently needs to be installed on the same drive as windows which is too small but I wish everyone goodluck

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looking forward to see what comes out of it

maiden loom
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I mean, you don't have to be the one to do the packaging - but if you're that low on disk space you probably have other problems

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(also I'm not sure Visual Studio needs to be on the same drive as Windows?)

vapid thistle
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I'm not positive but I'm pretty sure I had them installed on different drives on my laptop

wintry skiff
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it allows you to install some extra stuff to different ones

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But not the one you need apparently

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really weird

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this is the small drive i have windows on back when ssd's were rare so it's tiny

maiden loom
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that's why it surprises me - my desktop has Windows on a 128GB drive, and I'm pretty sure VS isn't also on that drive

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but it also hasn't been turned on in like... 2+ years

wintry skiff
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hmm it didn't allow me to pick a different location when I tried it for a gamejam sadforsene

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idk what's up

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I wish I could move my windows to the bigger sdd reinstalling would be a major pain

wintry skiff
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im going to try and only install the small one, it seems i can install it to a diff drive but the download cache has to be on your windows drive

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so a small install with hopefully just the unreal stuff is enough to package games

forest tapir
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also make sure derived data cache isnt on C: just as the vault cache should be located somewhere else

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i only have 110GB c drive and never had any issue whatsoever with having visual studio installed ( i also save lots of the non essential extensions of vs on a seperate drive)

wintry skiff
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Yeah I heard about sleep mode! good tip

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For now I installed it I think

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so I'll have to try it out soon and see if it works

wintry skiff
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So I may be able to join after all if it works 😄

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I'm really curious what the theme will be

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They generally do themes right?