@Stormy: Isn't the option to have multiple journals available only to people with an account of a particular level and above--at the least above the level of standard membership?

So if I subbed, could I make all the journals I want? :P

I can't find where it actually says that, soooo...

Also, I liked the theme last year. Most jams are either too specific or too vague/stupid with their themes I find. Openness to interpretation is key. :)

We are coming down to the last couple weeks before the competition begins, how are you all prepping?

In past years I have used Java, a language I use professionally and so I am very familiar with. This year I have made the decision to use the competition as an opportunity to learn Scala, a programming language I have been meaning to learn for some time now.

So in all likelihood my game won't be prize-worthy this year but I am still aiming to put together a completed entry!

My prep work so far has involved getting my tooling into place. This includes downloading LibGDX and getting it configured to work with Scala. I have ported their default test app over to Scala and got it work.
Scala runs on the JVM and this year (like previous years) I am packaging the JRE with the game. Unlike previous years however I have managed to ditch around 50% of the size of the JRE meaning that, when zipped, my entry currently stands at a comparatively small 25MB. This should help with my usual tactic of uploading increasingly improved builds of the game as the deadline draws near; the quicker they upload then the closer to the wire I can go!

I have also written a build and deploy script that should take some of the stress out of assembling my deliverable at crunch time - no time-consuming manual steps involved!

So if I subbed, could I make all the journals I want?

I can't find where it actually says that, soooo...

Yes. I just tested it, and (with the GDNet+ privileges) I was able to create a second journal without deleting my first.

@Stormy: Isn't the option to have multiple journals available only to people with an account of a particular level and above--at the least above the level of standard membership?

So if I subbed, could I make all the journals I want?

I can't find where it actually says that, soooo...

Yes. I just tested it, and (with the GDNet+ privileges) I was able to create a second journal without deleting my first.

Had actually not been aware that it was a rank related perk. Another good reason for people to sub :)

Had actually not been aware that it was a rank related perk. Another good reason for people to sub

Bah, GameDev.net and its in-app purchases! Free-to-post, is it?! ;P

I just taked a look at the splashscreen sample and I did'nt see my team name. Is it a mistake or I have forgot something ? :)

I just taked a look at the splashscreen sample and I did'nt see my team name. Is it a mistake or I have forgot something ? :)

Oops, thanks for the catch. I'll have it fixed when i get home later tonight.

Where is the splash screen sample?

And also, one concern I have is will the sponser splash be a certain res or do we have a little flexibility with it? Because our game will be pretty low res, and with a certain style.

Where is the splash screen sample?

And also, one concern I have is will the sponser splash be a certain res or do we have a little flexibility with it? Because our game will be pretty low res, and with a certain style.

The splashscreen is under the Judging Criteria subsection, and it is perfectly fine for it to be resized to meet your target resolution to fit your game.

I was also searching for the splash screen, please put a link to it in the rules section; as that's the most likely place where people will look.