Peregrination, Sessions

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Challenge: Get Something Done!

Ahoy! Today is the 1st 2nd of May, and I challenge you to Get Something Done this month!

Every September we have the Game in a Day (GiaD) challenge where developers slash features and rush to stomp out the last bugs, all in the effort to have something, anything, finished by the end of the day. We on BYOND aren't used to finishing projects, and many of us have called ourselves "game developers" for years without ever having finished a game!

This month, those who take this challenge will change that. If you want to participate, all you have to do is say so, announce your project (you can change this later), and try to make it happen. Unlike the GiaD, though, your project doesn't have to be something completely new. In fact, I encourage you to finish an old abandoned project. Do you have an almost finished game in your projects folder? Something that could be played, perhaps, but it has an ugly interface, one or two bugs, and you never did finish that mind reading telekinetic AI? Well, ditch the AI, fix (or sufficiently hide) the bugs, tweak the interface, and release it!

This month isn't about making the best game ever, it's about being a game maker, and game makers make games. So join your fellow developers and I in Getting Something Done!


Edit: As per request, I have set up a forum so there is a central place to discuss the event:
Peregrination: Challenges


Throughout this month I will be posting articles on developing games. Instead of focusing on "how to program" or "how to make art" these articles will discuss topics such as "How to Prevent Feature Bloat" and "Planning Out Your Game", and other topics that will be helpful to developers trying to start a project that they will be able to finish. Tomorrow I'll be posting the first article, which will be based on fleshing out the initial idea for a game.

Feel free to post your own articles or tips on meeting deadlines, or planning out a game. I will also be posting updates on anything related to the challenge, so please send me a link if you find or write anything other developers may find helpful.

P.S. Got a better name than "Get Something Done" or "Finish It"? I'd love to hear it.

Posted by IainPeregrine on Saturday, May 02, 2009 03:30PM - 29 comments / Members say: yea +10, nay -2
Keywords: get_something_done
(Edited on Saturday, May 02, 2009 09:46PM)

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#29 D4RK3 54B3R:  

I'm going to be working on a certain unfinished project of mine. :]

Not telling which though.

Thursday, May 07, 2009 01:52AM

#28 Lord Raven:  

My RPG, Dream Forge, has been needing combat for years now; I suppose this would be a good opportunity to change that.

Monday, May 04, 2009 08:54AM

#27 Vexonater:  

In honor of this I will attempt to actually get the AI done in Artillery.

Monday, May 04, 2009 08:48AM

#26 SuperSaiyanGokuX:  

So in honor of this movement, I vow to put up the update to Murder Mansion by the end of the month...

Of course, that's cheating a little, since my work on the update was likely to be finished within the month, anyways...lol

Monday, May 04, 2009 08:22AM

#25 IainPeregrine:  

Tsfreaks wrote:
> "Get er done" (That's my name submission)

I was wondering how long it would take before I'd have to reject that.

Sunday, May 03, 2009 10:11PM

#24 Tsfreaks:  

I'll submit Cathedral as my May "Get er done" (That's my name submission) effort.

The project is currently in Beta 1 and I'm working on Beta 2. This might be a good incentive to crank out some work instead of playing games. :)

Please let me know if I have to do anything else. It would be good if there were a static posting with official dates, rules, submission info and etc.

ts

Sunday, May 03, 2009 08:59PM

#23 Jeff8500:  

I would try my hand at this contest, but I'm grounded for an indefinite amount of time. It's for a fail reason, too.

For anyone wondering, I've been posting on an iPod for the last few days; carpal tunnel FTW.

Sunday, May 03, 2009 11:24AM

#22 The Naked Ninja:  

Kuraudo wrote:
> The Naked Ninja wrote:
> > I think I can make Fighters of Legend playable by the end of the month. That'll be my goal.
>
> Maybe fix up BYONDopoly some? If I remember correctly there were some kin,s,I may jusst be wrong though. Still, one of the better BYOND games I think. :]

The problem with that is I'd need to remake it from scratch, I don't possess any backups for it and I lost all the files when my last computer died. I do plan on remaking it in the future however.

Sunday, May 03, 2009 10:19AM

#21 Kuraudo:  

The Naked Ninja wrote:
> I think I can make Fighters of Legend playable by the end of the month. That'll be my goal.

Maybe fix up BYONDopoly some? If I remember correctly there were some kin,s,I may jusst be wrong though. Still, one of the better BYOND games I think. :]

Sunday, May 03, 2009 09:54AM

#20 The Naked Ninja:  

I think I can make Fighters of Legend playable by the end of the month. That'll be my goal.

Sunday, May 03, 2009 07:35AM

#19 ACWraith:  

I should have at least one version of Wrangle, Warp And Weep released this month.

Sunday, May 03, 2009 04:03AM

#18 Oasiscircle:  

IainPeregrine wrote:
> Oasiscircle wrote:
> > http://www.byond.com/games/Oasiscircle/Forsight
> >
> > Done. And all in one day too! :D
>
> Impressive... I don't know if I'm being sarcastic or not. Did you just dig up an old game and publish it right now, or was that something you were already doing before I posted?
>
> In the future, I'd ask that participants announce what they're going to do, and then do it :P

I started at 6:30 AM and ended at 9:30 PM. Not straight of course, then I'd have the AI done. ;)

Sunday, May 03, 2009 04:00AM
(Edited on Sunday, May 03, 2009 04:05AM)

#17 Metamorphman:  

I'll try to finish Ooze.
http://www.byond.com/members/ Metamorphman?command=view_post&post=53082

Might get sidetracked fairly quickly because of forthcoming exams though, but I'll try my best.

Sunday, May 03, 2009 03:49AM
(Edited on Sunday, May 03, 2009 09:00AM)

#16 D4RK3 54B3R:  

Yes.

Sunday, May 03, 2009 02:26AM

#15 IainPeregrine:  

Maggeh wrote:
> http://www.byond.com/members/Maggeh/files/IanLincoln.jpg
>
> Definitely.

That is sweet.

Sunday, May 03, 2009 12:33AM

#14 Maggeh:  

http://www.byond.com/members/Maggeh/files/IanLincoln.jpg

Definitely.

Sunday, May 03, 2009 12:32AM

#13 IainPeregrine:  

Dopple Boppler wrote:
> I know you have no idea who I am and I don't know who you are either, but through a long and winding series of unrelated events I stumbled upon this page and saw that you look more like Captain Ahab than Captain Ahab looks like Captain Ahab. And yes, I just wrote Captain Ahab four times in the same paragraph.
>
> So awesome.

I actually don't look much like Captain Ahab anymore. That beard style is several weeks gone by.

Sunday, May 03, 2009 12:19AM

#12 Xeal:  

Dopple Boppler wrote:
> I know you have no idea who I am and I don't know who you are either, but through a long and winding series of unrelated events I stumbled upon this page and saw that you look more like Abe Lincoln than Abe Lincoln looks like Abe Lincoln. And yes, I just wrote Abe Lincoln four times in the same paragraph.
>
> So awesome.

agreed.

Sunday, May 03, 2009 12:08AM

#11 Dopple Boppler:  

I know you have no idea who I am and I don't know who you are either, but through a long and winding series of unrelated events I stumbled upon this page and saw that you look more like Abe Lincoln than Abe Lincoln looks like Abe Lincoln. And yes, I just wrote Abe Lincoln four times in the same paragraph.

So awesome.

Sunday, May 03, 2009 12:07AM

#10 Fugsnarf:  

I will be getting something done in my zelda game. It's been sitting there gathering dust for too long now.

My plans are to actually finish the begining cutscene, save system, and at least get to the first dungeon, if not create and finish it. It's alot to do in a month, but I usually get alot done when I get into it.
For those of you that know me well, you know I am terrible with deadlines. We'll see how I do with this.

Saturday, May 02, 2009 09:06PM