2:30am. The last night before the final stretch at the end of Game Jam. And our Scottish soldiers are trooping on in an effort that would put Mel Gibson to shame.
The games are very much in the “tidying up” sort of stage – the basic mechanics for most of our teams’ games have been defined and it’s all about tightening, tweaking and expanding these mechanics to produce a more complete product in time for submission at 3pm UK time.
We’re seeing level expansions and mechanic tidying and even some last-minute alterations to code that’s suddenly gone wrong; but nothing seems too tricky for our steadfast Scots. Entire engines have been roped together in the space of just over one day with little or no modification needed – now it’s time to finish wrapping a game around the inner guts.
The nightshift will continue for many; have a look at the Flickr slideshow for a taste of what’s been going on!
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