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hey! Im shia, the creator of this game jam. I hope to find a devoted team that will go on after this jam to form an indie game dev company. 

Im a 2D artist, you cna see my work here

https://linktr.ee/ShiaShnaky

(See main jam page for rules and rating guidelines)

Canadian Game Jam

A game jam focused on collaboration with other Canadian game devs, and providing a collection of Canadians together for easy networking.

Dates:

Canadian jam #1

March 1st is the theme announcement 

March 14th is when game submissions are due

March 21st is when public voting is over and winners are announced on stream

Starts and ends on Fridays.

A 2 week long jam that ends before Canadian Spring break ends so students can use the break to crunch and still have a weekend of their break when it's over.

Canadian jam #2

October 4th is the theme announcement 

October 18th is when game submissions are due

October 24th is when the public voting period is over and winners are announced on stream.

Starts and ends on Saturdays.

Another 2 week long jam with the Canadian Thanksgiving Long weekend in the middle so there is a long weekend and then a few days before the deadline crunch.

Helpful canadian resources:

This jam is focussed around getting canadian devs to network together, all the more benefit if you choose to network and start a canadian business after!

Here are some helpful resources for starting your Canadian indie game company;

Canadian business benefit finder search:

https://innovation.ised-isde.canada.ca/innovation/s/?language=en_CA

2 Year tax benefit

https://www.cpit.co/lp/small-business-funding-program

Other helpful resources;

The official ESRB website for rating information https://www.esrb.org/ratings-guide/

Game jam general tips;

Join the discord to see who's available to team up in the community, and get aid on your projects if you're stuck or need help!

https://discord.gg/gxQRB73bxr

Don't wait until the last day to submit the game to the jam!!!

You and your teammates need sleep! 

Export and compile your game first thing in the morning on the 2nd last day, because uploading to itch.io is a lot of work too! You need an appropriate game description, proper credit to your team, a video uploaded to demonstrate the game and whos to say there won't be some much needed troubleshooting involved to make it work in the browser at the last minute!!! 

Compiling your game and uploading to itch.io can be a whole days work if you're new to it, so don’t leave it to the last hour!

Glad to have helped make this game come to life!

yes it would only work when i downloaded it, and even then it ran my pc hot. 

Having a hard time figuring out how to select which side i want the coin on, it seems to only work when i hit x off the area i want to select and does nothing when on it? 

Absolutely amazing that you solo'd this in a week. hope to see more from you in the future

Something is wrong with the game because this game is unrealistically hard to render on my PC.
I couldn't load on webgl (would crash the tab and break webGL for any other process until i restarted my browser) so I downloaded it, and when i run it, my GPU/CPU gets really hot and it runs all my fans at full.  I have ryzen 9 processor 3.8GHz 12 core and 16 gbs of ram, I could run monster hunter wild beta test with less overheating issues, so i don't think it's a hardware issue on my end. I'm not a tech person but i think there's a memory leak somewhere

oh its fine.haha.

Just have a the swap chassis button prompt pup up when youre near the suits, or at least have it so you cant damage an empty suit

thank you!

yea the hitboxes need to be refined a bit. I plan to fix this up by next month

it was inspired by the great mouse detective scene

I absolutely love this game, Its so fun to noodle around ate bite stuff, hope to see more games from you like this!

🐭🧀

Thank you! Originally we were going to call it escape from Nimh (inspired by Secret of Nimh) but decided to have a more unique title. It says NIMH in the background a few times though

Ah I see! skill issue on my end lol

Dude I'm floored, best game honestly. Feels like a full game, I'd pay money to play this. was so much fun to play, even if youre like me and suck at playing anything. you can still progress and see most of the story, replayability through learning more about the characters and their relationships with other people. Painfully relatable main character I have to admit. I love the host boss ending, made me laugh. Hope to see more!

I love the little characters and the visual effects look awesome. The inventory system is a neat feature but i had a hard time with the controls (skill issue), The wall textures and lighting were super awesome too

I cant seem to run this game for some reason. I see the title for a second then my pc's fans kick on and i lag out.

I really love the mechanics in this game, it seems very balanced and the animation is incredibly well done. The color palette seems sort of all over though, and sometimes it's hard to read the text on certain parts of the lava in the background. I also really like the upgrade system

Super cute! i like the little penguin guy and how you visibly see his spaceship improving with every upgrade. 

I love this game, it feels so nostalgic and it's quick to get you invested. My only complaint is that the wolves look so similar to the porcupines that it took me a minute to figure out which one of the 2 was ranged.

haha youre fine man, there was no rules against it.

Incredible game for being done in just a week, you team is amazing! feels like a real full game 

Very nice gameplay, everything feels smooth and it relates to the jam theme, but just wondering how this is a furry game :P

Fun little game with cute characters and smooth gamepley, but couldn't figure out how to get the other chasis

trying to add boss and menus by 4pm

found a team! Thanks for the interest

add me on discord? Shiashnaky

I'm a 2D artist available full time this wrek to work on this game jam. Please add me on discord; shiashnaky

Heres a preview of assets and artwork I have made;

here is some lineart i made for this event that i probavly wont use for my own project. I just ask that you give me credit in the credits of your project or in the description if anywhere you use it, that i made it.

 My username is ShiaShnaky on x and discord

Feel free to color or edit as you wish.

I am also available for commission if youd like more of this character or anything else.

(One should be transparent, the other has a white background)

Hello Im Shiashnaky on discord.

Im looking to work with a skilled programmer or team to make a great game this novembear! Im not a writer 

Dm me on discord

Heres some art i made in different styles;

i have a gdd pretty roughly outlined, a musician on standby and im still looking for a programmer. Im the artist and i suppose the project lead as well. Its a kids-friendly game in the setting of a magical fantasy rome, and i have a clear direction for plot but no nicely worded writing/dialouge. Wanted to give a vhs tape/storybook sort of feeling. Add me on discord? Shiashnaky

Would you like to collaborate on a bigger project? How familiar are you with ancient greek and roman mythology?

hello fellow snek

Still Looking for programmers, writers, level designers and anyone who wants to contribute!
I'm not confident in my GDD making abilities on the technical side, and looking to collaborate on story and technical direction for both projects.

Please dm me on discord ShiaShnaky

bump

I've started working on a GDD for a roman-mythos fantasy 2D platformer childrens game and making concept art, if youd like to get involved please dm me on discord

your discord link does work, just leave your username

Hey im an artist, do you have a discord account i can add you on?

Hello there I am a 2D artist with a bunch of pre-made assets on hand, I would like to either work closely with just one programmer to make a small game, or join a team. I cannot offer payment, but monetary gain is a driving factor and/or main goal for this project for me.

I would like to make new artwork for this project but i would also like to make use of the assets I already have. I can draw human or anthro characters, but i dont want to make a Visual Novel or anything NSFW or violent. I work best adding to and bringing other people's ideas to life.

Here is a preview of the assets that i have already made:

Anyway, if you're interested please post below examples, with your contact information. OR you can add me on discord; ShiaShnaky

Hi im a 2D artist and i tried to join your server but the link is dead