We updated the game to fix some major game play bugs and tweaked some XML settings. The game is now more play-able, but there are still some small bugs.

- We have a bug that won't let you win or lose if you play consecutively.
- Make sure to quit and start over if you want to play again.

A finished game! Wow! We ended up with a two man team, yet we created a game that we both really like. We're big fans of world domination and so making a micro RTS was an easy choice.

This year we cut down the number of systems that we hoped to integrate, but the game play still feels fun. It's the kind of game that could help you kill hours on your train commute home.

We barely made the deadline, but with only two people it was an amazing feat. There are of course a few bugs and the UI is not as solid. However, we're going to keep working through the night and update our build tomorrow.

Hope you all like our game.

So where did Saturday go? I feel like it was just Friday night and we were knee deep in development. Well it seems that Saturday was super productive. Steve coded his ass off, seriously he did, and we had a working demo.

Today we're adding enemies and the UI. Afterwards I'll get back to the art and try to give it a polish pass. Hopefully we'll have enough time to play test the game for a while and balance it out. We designed it with most of the game play variables set through XML; should allow us to craft the user experience a bit.

That's the plan anyway. We designed only what we thought could be handled by a two person team. So far so good, haven't had to cut any features yet. Wish us luck.

Another wonderful year of making games is under way and with the Global Game Jam it's always interesting. This year is the first time I'm not working at a site, but rather remotely. The team is also much smaller, but after 3 years of doing this we've learned that more planning and a smaller scope is the way to go.

We are once again aiming for a scaled down RTS, although this game may turn out to be more of a simulation. It may be rather fitting given our theme. This year we're making robot slaves. They are created, they live, they die, and the cycle begins again. We'll see how the game turns out, but so far we're off and running.

I can't wait for Sunday and to spend some face time with everyone at the GMU site. I'm sure they're working hard and by this point all the sleeping surfaces must be spoken for. At least we won't have to deal with traversing the snow.

More later, back to work...