Nope! Using a different set of characters and setting that I've been saving for awhile now! There's a whole bunch of them, but this game will focus on "June," with a few other cameos. I'd been wanting to make a game with this setting for awhile, and this jam was the perfect excuse! In a way, it's kind of a test to see how difficult it would be to make a bigger project out of this. This submission will be a sort of "slice" of what a bigger game could be.

As for recording, I'm actually just using the built-in Windows game bar (Windows Key + G) to record. It makes a decent MP4 file. From there, I export a GIF from Photoshop CS6. It came out pretty ratty this time, but it was late and I was tired so I just rolled with it.

I'm definitely backing up often! What's really insidious about this engine bug is that it corrupts both the project and auto-back files together, destroying everything. I have to manually backup my work to insure it's safe. This doesn't happen very often, but when it does it really stinks.

Thanks! I got a little head start on the character artwork when I noticed that the rules allowed pre-made art, free art, etc. Since I make all my own art, that can bog me down a lot, so I figured it was fair to start building that early if pre-made assets were allowed. I started that about a week before the official "launch." I still have a ton more to make though. DX

The game build itself, I've only worked on it for a few days. Last May I started doing "Weekly Game Jam" submissions (17 under my belt now) and participated in "Devtober 2019" in the fall. Jamming through so many games has definitely built up my speed when it comes to scripting out a basic game. Even yesterday, when I lost the 4-6 hours of work, rebuilding it took less than 2.  I find the more I make, the faster it goes. But I'm sure some game-breaking bug will come to haunt me in the finals hours of the Jam, it always does. ;-;

Thanks! Yes, this is made in Construct 2. Despite my crash issues, I'm a big fan of it. An acquaintance  of mine who works as a full-time game dev recommended it to me when I needed software for a class I was running at the time. I used to code, but drifted towards enjoying art and design more after high school. Construct 2 is great because it's easy to use but still follows the same logic patterns as coding, more or less. So it scratches that itch for me, without getting too frustrating.

I may look into a deeper engine or system if I ever go beyond doing this as a hobby, but for now Construct 2 it is. Heck, maybe I'll cave and pay for a Construct 3 rental license eventually. I just hate that business model, ugh.

As for backups, no worries there, I'm backing up obsessively at this point. It's a rare thing, but man does it stink when it happens.

I don't currently, but that sounds pretty useful! I'll have to look into that.

Thank you! It's actually coming together, despite all odds, haha. The core game is finished, just building out intro and ending screens, and some other miscellaneous items. Maybe add a little polish if I end up with any extra time!

Thanks! I hope you enjoy it when it's ready!

I keep seeing all these screenshots and I'm itching to play it!

I know what you mean! I want to keep posting things to keep the momentum going, but I also don't want to give away ever detail, haha.