Post any question you have about the game jam here. I'll answer them as soon as jonasly possible. :)
What Yän said, the most important tips are also on the Jam page.
Are all of the rules and the general "game jam" procedure clear to you?
Don't hesitate to ask if you have any concrete questions. :)
Yup, completely clear :)
I was want to tell you thanks for all the videos you make, its helped me learn so much about game dev and what it is like to ve a game dev. I just started being a game developer, I posted v0.0.1 Battle Slime(my first game) a couple of days ago, its not much yet but this is just the prototype and it will get a lot better.
Yes. Use any engine you want. It's usually a big advantage if players don't have to download the engine in order to play the game, though. :P
Voting opens as soon as the main part of the jam ends. From that point on you'll have roughly one week to play and rate games from other participants. :)
Yup. Recycling old code and assets is allowed. No need to make everything from scratch. The majority of the game should still be created during the jam, though.
Se reusing a mechanic and maybe some code: Yes.
Taking a finished game and just slightly changing it up: No!
Yeah, that's absolutely fine, especially considering the fact that there are tons of free assets on the asset store that do the same thing.
If the kit is almost the entire game then no but if its just some features ex: movement and a gun system then yes.
It's allowed in the jam but in my personal experience it would mean that almost nobody would play it. The maximum amount of effort people usually go through in order to play a game is downloading and double clicking it in their downloads folder. Even that can be a big ask sometimes compared to playing it right in the browser.
btw cn u check my 2 games or 1st (aka my first game) and 2nd (aka my first jam game) plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz in this account only https://jagad.itch.io/
I'll leave the nuances up to your interpretation. It's just important to know that it's the primary ranking factor for games at the end. So it's pretty much what other jams call "Overall Rating".
Check the top of the jam page. Itch will show starting time and date there adjusted to your local time zone. It also wouldn't hurt to check again a few days before the jam starts as the specific start time might still be moved a few hours forwards or backwards depending on community feedback. :)
Agree. You can do it but I'm not sure how many people will be able to read it if it's Spanish. :)
Thank you very much for responding!
I understand, I could use the translator (although I have not received good reviews for it in the VN!) or maybe I could try to do something else written in neutral Spanish so that the translator is more faithful, although that in a jam would be "extra time"! I'll see what to do, thanks in advance!
Happy to heart that and great to have you on board. Yep, standard game jam rules apply. I announce a topic, we make games, we rate them and most importantly we hopefully learn some new stuff and have fun. :)
Preparing some generic scripts beforehand is fine. I don't feel bad about rewarding efficient workflows. Making a full game now and then just slightly adjusting or reskinning it for the jam is not allowed, though. Use your own judgement to draw the line between the two. :)
I'd kindly ask you not to submit the game if it wasn't made during the jam (even if you clearly mark it as such). I appreciate your transparency, but this jam is not meant as promotional event for existing games. I'd be fine with one game doing that, but it's a slippery slope if we allow it once. With peace and love, hope that makes sense. :)
I'll probably allow changing the game during the rating period to avoid the flood of requests I got about it last time. I'd ask you to use it responsibly, though. Keep it fair, which means:
Although scratch is pretty primitive, there's a way to convert scratch files to HTML so you can actually upload them on itch. You use this program called htmlifier and upload a scratch save file. This can be further uploaded to itch using the normal method. The only caveat is that the files contain ALL of Scratch's code base. Link to the Github: https://sheeptester.github.io/htmlifier/
Per usual, I've used the program before BUT download at your own risk
If you want a scratch alternative that requires no code I'd recommend Construct 3. It still doesn't require that much code, only a few lines (that you can look up online) It uses block-based coding, although not as childish as Scratch and designed to be a real engine.
Both true but the biggest price should be growing as a developer and having a good time. :)
Yes there is. You need to build the project with WebGL and then plop the build files into itch.io.
First you open the build settings
Then you switch the platform to WebGL (if it isn’t installed then it will instead ask you to install it)
Then you build the game which will take a while…
Afterwards Unity will open the folder which contains all the files, select all those files and make them into a ZIP
Then on itch change the kind of project to HTML
Lastly, upload the ZIP file on itch and check the “This file will be played in the browser” box to true
Save and view the game page and you should be good to go! If you have any extra questions just ask me.
it says smt rly longggg:
FileNotFoundException: Could not find file "C:\Users\MatthewZ\OneDrive\Documents\build.bc Runner\Temp\StagingArea\Data\Native\build.bc" System.IO.FileStream..ctor (System.String path, System.IO.FileMode mode, System.IO.FileAccess access, System.IO.FileShare share, System.Int32 bufferSize, System.Boolean anonymous, System.IO.FileOptions options) (at :0) System.IO.FileStream..ctor (System.String path, System.IO.FileMode mode, System.IO.FileAccess access, System.IO.FileShare share) (at :0) (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) System.IO.FileStream..ctor(string,System.IO.FileMode,System.IO.FileAccess,System.IO.FileShare) System.IO.File.OpenRead (System.String path) (at :0) System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes (System.String path) (at :0) UnityEditor.WebGL.WebGlBuildPostprocessor.LinkBuild (UnityEditor.Modules.BuildPostProcessArgs args) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/unity/build/PlatformDependent/WebGL/Extensions/Unity.WebGL.extensions/BuildPostprocessor.cs:470) UnityEditor.WebGL.WebGlBuildPostprocessor.PostProcess (UnityEditor.Modules.BuildPostProcessArgs args) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/unity/build/PlatformDependent/WebGL/Extensions/Unity.WebGL.extensions/BuildPostprocessor.cs:953) UnityEditor.Modules.DefaultBuildPostprocessor.PostProcess (UnityEditor.Modules.BuildPostProcessArgs args, UnityEditor.BuildProperties& outProperties) (at C:/buildslave/unity/build/Editor/Mono/Modules/DefaultBuildPostprocessor.cs:27) UnityEditor.PostprocessBuildPlayer.Postprocess (UnityEditor.BuildTargetGroup targetGroup, UnityEditor.BuildTarget target, System.String installPath, System.String companyName, System.String productName, System.Int32 width, System.Int32 height, UnityEditor.BuildOptions options, UnityEditor.RuntimeClassRegistry usedClassRegistry, UnityEditor.Build.Reporting.BuildReport report) (at C:/buildslave/unity/build/Editor/Mono/BuildPipeline/PostprocessBuildPlayer.cs:286) UnityEngine.GUIUtility:ProcessEvent(Int32, IntPtr)
I think it’s asking for a file that does not exist, hence the FileNotFoundException. It seems to be missing the “C:\Users\MatthewZ\OneDrive\Documents\build.bc Runner\Temp\StagingArea\Data\Native\build.bc”. See if you can find that file and maybe it will work. You should probably also try googling your error and looking for an answer online.
You'll have 2 days to make games. I might still adjust the end time of the jam a bit, but you'll have at least 48 and at most 72 hours. You can use any engine you want, I just recommend making it easy for people to play the game. If the engine requires any additional downloads for playing games I'd advise against it. :)
The others have hit the nail on the head. Godot, GMS2 or Unity would be your best bet. Unity is best for tutorials and assets but it’s not the best for 2D. I’m using Godot. It’s simple but takes a while to get your head around it, so learning Godot for a total beginner for a Game Jam might not be the best idea. GMS2 is simple and there’s a free trial for 30 days, it’s probably the quickest to game jam with. Jonas uses GMS2 and is using it for Will You Snail I believe.
There are others but I’ve no experience with them so can’t comment. Also, one last thing on Godot: it requires a tiny bit more work to get it working on itch for html but it’s not a huge problem. Do not leave exporting to the last minute if you’re going to use Godot. In fact, just don’t leave exporting and uploading to the last minute at all.
Happy Game jamming no matter what engine you choose :)
Make another project on Itch.io, set type video game, and whatever other settings you need. (Browser, downloadable, etc) After that, put on a good cover image, a description, and put your ZIP file in. That is how I do it, at least. Make sure you submit it to the jam though, and not just to itch.
I hope that made sense, not very good at explaining :p
Obviously! you can even use super mario make for the 2DS! (i actaully don't know if you can use mario maker)
Most likely some people who think this is a free advertisement event for their game. I'll make sure to remove any super obvious entries like that.
Yes, sure, it is allowed to do that. Just note that will probably quite heavily affect the amount of people who will test your game. Asking people to download and unzip just a single file can be a stretch sometimes. I doubt anybody will create a win build just to test it. I still absolutely encourage you to go ahead with your plan, just wanted to set your expectations straight. Good luck. :)
My game isn't downloadable from before, it's neither a zip file... ( https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/rate/940981 for you to understand what I am trying to say. The actual game is appearing at the top left, very small - although the actual itch.io game page frame is much bigger than that.. That place is being left grey... Whereas in my first project works perfectly fine, in which all the game settings are same as of this (except title, genre, tags, and description) , it is not working...
Go here - https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3/entries . Now Click on any game you want to rate. Now you will find a 'Rate for Wowie Jam 3.0' on the top right of that game page. Click on that. You will be taken to a webpage. You will find 7 sections with 5 stars in each. According to each category, select the number of stars. Then Click 'Save rating' (Below those sections) and you are done!
In my personal experience no developer will ever complain about somebody showing off their game in a YouTube video. The more credit you give, the happier they'll be about it. The music thing is not that big of a deal, you just gotta make sure not to play any music that'll get your channel copyright striked. Giving credit usually doesn't change much about that.
The more ratings I get, the less popular I get...
Is that normal ? I feel like if I did not advertised my game so much I would still be in the top 20. Not asking about the quality of my game ^^` but I wonder if I did the right thing since a lot of games more popular than me have less than 35 ratings and I'm over 100.
I'm not jonas, but if this jam works like others I've been in I might know how it works.
The median was 10 ratings, and it reduces your score if you have less than the median, but doesn't change it if you have more than median. So you would only get your score reduced if you have less than 10.
That's why I wouldn't buy into the whole getting your game rated as much as possible craze, unless it is solely for the purpose of getting as much feedback as possible. In every single big jam I've joined (except one), the winner has been a game with just barely enough ratings to avoid getting their score adjusted. So yeah, essentially getting less but more quality ratings does lead to a higher score, because there's less of a chance for more people to see it and rate it poorly.
Hope this answered some of your questions, but then again the scoring system doesn't really matter so I wouldn't but too much stake in it, it's more about if you got quality feedback and learned from the jam