If you have any questions regarding this jam, please feel free to ask here! Will try to respond ASAP.
Hi! Good question. For this jam we’re focusing on original work, so we’re not allowing fangames this time.
that's too bad, i would love to participate, i make everything myself but i can't and don't want to learn how to code and i generate all scripts with chatgpt
I’m unfamiliar with Roblox studio… would it allow you to publish the game here on itchio?
no, for this jam we’re looking for specifically the experiences of a road trip (cars/vans, roads, gas stations, questionable road food, stuck in a small vehicle together, flat tires, etc)
a train trip would offer completely different dynamics and experiences, which while very interesting does not fit what we’re looking for sadly
final fantasy xv does a section where you they go on a brief train trip, so entries could have that too, but the main focus should be the road trip
Interesting question… so, for this jam we’re looking for the experiences of a road trip (questionable road food, stuck in a small vehicle together, travelling from place to place, meeting new people/food/cultures)
So I don’t see why you couldn’t have an ufo in space, as long as the story has the characteristics of a road trip! Could totally have the characters go on trip around an alien planet or something like that. I’m fascinated by this concept now omg
Hit “Join jam” on the jam page. That’s it! You’re signed up
Make a game
When you’re ready to submit, follow these instructions: https://myfirstgamejam.tumblr.com/post/641207538943164416/how-to-submit-your-game-you-may-think-that-you-can
Sorry for the late response, I’m graduating today and had to check with my co-host lol
If the bus drive has the experiences of a road trip, it should be ok. E.g: stopping for meals and gas, staying at hotels, sightseeing, etc. I think the difference between a road trip and a regular bus travel in your case would be more important.
They don’t have to know each other from the get-go. Getting to know (or hate) strangers during the trip is ok.
The interactions don’t have to be positive. If you want everyone in the vehicle to hate each other’s guts/ actively plan for their murders/not care about each other, that’s okay. The social aspect can be as negative as you want, not all road trips are fun times for everyone.
Minibus and van are ok, my own game has a van as it vehicle.
For this jam we’re looking for the experiences of a road trip. If you can find a way to delve into that, historical games should be ok.
Edit: About the ocean, we aren’t allowing boats for this jam as explained in an earlier reply.
thank you so much! I have a few test builds out already that are already playable (with a few levels) so I'm gonna submit it and just keep updating then if that's okay! I really hope you guys end up enjoying it this is my first game jam and I've gotten pretty ambitious :) This is so much fun I'm definitely doing game jams in the future ^_^ and thank you SO MUCH for the swift response WOW that was fast! thank you for your time!!!!
Yeah, that’s concerning… I appreciate your transparency
Perhaps it might be a good idea to look into other ways to build your game, like with a different engine or providing a web version, as I really doubt Microsoft will be able to whitelist your application anytime soon, unfortunately :(
Wow, that was a fast response!
But anyways, the problem doesn't actually prevent people from playing it since there are two ways to bypass it
1) Turn off Windows Defender
2) Just ignore the error. Windows give you the option to proceed anyways, so it's fine.
My personal idea is that (if it's fine with you) I create a new topic under the community page of this Jam. I could use it to help anyone with issues they have with playing my game, because I spent a decent amount of time creating my own original music and coding it, so I want to make sure that everyone can enjoy my game without much hassle!
