Weekend Community Challenge - Let Loose the Kraken! - Contest Underway!

Adrian Walker · 2012-06-06T05:54:10

Summary The gist of this is that you have 72 hours from when the theme is announced to make a game. You can use whatever libraries you want, whatever tools you want, whatever languages you want for whatever platform you want ... the idea is to just build a game within 72 hours utilizing the theme. If your game has external dependencies to run, then please link to them from their source website so that judges can download them. Provide instructions so that people can play your game!Time and Date The theme will be announced shortly after midnight, Friday morning CST (May 25, 00:01 GMT-6). The contest will end at midnight, Sunday night, CST (May 27, 23:59 GMT-6). This provides a 72 hour window, so no matter what time zone you're in you'll have a full two days to make a game.This Contest's Theme[color=#000000][font=sans-serif] Below the thunders of the upper deep;[/font] [color=#000000][font=sans-serif] Far far beneath in the abysmal sea,[/font] [color=#000000][font=sans-serif] His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep[/font] [color=#000000][font=sans-serif] The Kraken sleepeth: faintest sunlights flee[/font] [color=#000000][font=sans-serif] About his shadowy sides; above him swell[/font] [color=#000000][font=sans-serif] Huge sponges of millennial growth and height;[/font] [color=#000000][font=sans-serif] And far away into the sickly light,[/font] [color=#000000][font=sans-serif] From many a wondrous grot and secret cell[/font] [color=#000000][font=sans-serif] Unnumber'd and enormous polypi[/font] [color=#000000][font=sans-serif] Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green.[/font] [color=#000000][font=sans-serif] There hath he lain for ages, and will lie[/font] [color=#000000][font=sans-serif] Battening upon huge seaworms in his sleep,[/font] [color=#000000][font=sans-serif] Until the latter fire shall heat the deep;[/font] [color=#000000][font=sans-serif] Then once by man and angels to be seen,[/font] [color=#000000][font=sans-serif] In roaring he shall rise and on the surface die.[/font] - Alfred Tennyson, 1830Previous Themes "U Can't Touch This" - http://www.gamedev.n...ost__p__4807410 "Sticky!" - http://www.gamedev.n...nners-announcedJudging Criteria [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif] [background=rgb(250, 251, 252)]Points are evenly distributed between the bullets, so with a '10' being kick ass, each category gets up to 2.5 points.[/background][/font] First Time User Experience - How easy it is for the player to get rolling with your game. Covers installation and communication with the player on how to play the game. Graphics & Audio - Pretty straight forward, do the visuals and sound contribute to or detract from the game? Theme - How integral is the contest's theme with the game? Fun Factor - Is it an enjoyable gaming experience?Prizes $75 Amazon gift card The game of your choice on Steam! ($60US or less) A fun gadget from Think GeekCompetitors Servant of the Lord Cornstalks japro szecs irreversible Wan AndyEsser Major Tom jbabrams cowsarenotevil Oolala ryan20fun Moe MadhedJudges zer0wolf alnite

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Started by zer0wolf April 05, 2012 08:59 PM

142 comments, last by szecs 12 years, 8 months ago

zer0wolf

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May 25, 2012 05:54 PM

There are approx 60 hours remaining.

I'll add your name to the list, Madhed! If you miss it then you just won't be in contest for the prizes, but the point is really just to drive yourself to make a game.

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Servant of the Lord

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May 25, 2012 11:20 PM

I'm dropping out - best of luck to the remaining contestants!
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

zer0wolf

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1,022

May 26, 2012 06:15 AM

Sorry to hear that, Servant.

24 hours down, 48 to go. Anyone have any progress they'd like to share?

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szecs

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May 26, 2012 06:48 AM

Yeah, mai pixulgrafix:
[attachment=9025:boat_2.jpg][attachment=9026:boat_1.jpg][attachment=9027:boat_3.jpg]

Gameplay is coming together well, after some testing, it seems pretty playable. Some menus and graphics, and all done!
(this programming marathon was so missing for me)

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AndyEsser

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May 26, 2012 09:43 AM

I'm afraid I'm going to have to bow out - just too much to do with packing ready to move I'm afraid.

Pthalicus

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May 26, 2012 09:45 AM

Something's come up which means I too will have to pull out, sadly.
Good luck to everyone though!

Saving the world, one semi-colon at a time.

Madhed

4,095

May 26, 2012 10:00 AM

Progressing slower than I thought. Damn you Diablo 3!
But there's still 2 days. Hope I can at least wipe the top points from my backlog.

Cornstalks

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May 26, 2012 03:34 PM

Progress is going a lot slower than I expected. Time for hacking! I was working on tentacles yesterday, here's a screenshot from my testing:

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It has more tentacles now, which really helps it...

not... [size=2]look like.. [size=1]some... [size=1]yeah...

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