Chat conversation between 3 people in "The WARM Room". Illudumnati Hive says "after removing beta anomaly, and careful consideration by the system, we choose this". Ricky Nevah GGYU says "Banger choice loom" with a fire emoji. The active users says "Copy. Signal is go!"
The Theme for Ludum Dare 59 is...
Signal
#LDJam
Ludum Dare 59 kicks off in roughly 2 and a half hours! #LDJam
In big bolt text "Final Round Theme Voting"
I'm alive. 💜
Ludum Dare 59 kicks off in ~10 hours! Final Round Theme Voting is on! My sincere apologies if this is the first you've heard (It's been a difficult few days 😅).
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Invite code is "FIVENINE". I'm about to catch-up account approvals, and will continue throughout the day. #LDJam
I'm sorry to anyone who is convinced that running a "Ludum Dare" to create the successor to "Ludum Dare" is against the spirit of Ludum Dare. 🤷 #LDJam #NewLD
A write-up about how I've ruined Ludum Dare. I would have preferred something less hostile and more constructive, but this fits the anger stage of grief. 🤷
Beware some of the comments are sickening, but folks have grievances. Better to air them somewhere than keep them bottled up. 💜 #LDJam #NewLD
Ludum Dare 59 Theme Voting will start shortly (in ~1 hour). I will then take care of the currently outstanding new account approvals, then dive into my backlog of account change requests (in my email inbox). #LDJam
I *DARE YOU* to make a BETTER LUDUM DARE! You have 3 years!
Until then, we got 6 more events to run! LETS GO!
PS: I chose the word "scheduled" for a reason. I will step in if needed, but I'd like to hang up my apron after we say goodbye in October 2028 (April 2029?). #LDJam
Looong blog post here:
ANNOUNCEMENT: I will stop running "scheduled" Ludum Dare events in 3 years! "Scheduled" is the key word though.
My hope is that leaders within the community can build something better, more welcoming, that honors our legacy. They've got 3 years to figure it out. You even get to study me. 😋 #LDJam
Apologies for the radio silence (trying not to become homeless):
Ludum Dare 59 *IS* coming up on April 17th weekend!
Use invite code "FiveNine" if you need an account.
Theme Suggestions are currently open! Slaughter will begin Tuesday. #LDJam #LD59
Cloudflare Account Review: Hi Michael, I'm on the account team here. I noticed Ludum Dare is currently...
Ludum Dare's data is on Akamai/Linode, but some of my things are on CloudFlare.
Welp, I've been "chosen" by CloudFlare Accounting for a "Account Review"—something I don't have time for as I continue struggling to find work 😢—so my sincerest apologies for any personal and #LDJam service outages. 😖
Happy 10th Advent of Code!
Two good changes: *ONLY* 12 days of puzzles (meaning we all have a better 100% chance), and though they've axed the global leaderboards (gee thanks for ruining them AI 😖), they kept the private ones. 👍
So yes, I will be sharing a private leaderboard for #LDJam & friends.
Results for Ludum Dare 58 are now live!
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See you again next year, April 17th, for Ludum Dare 59!! #LDJam
(Fingers crossed @distraction.engineer will be employed then because *oof*, 2025 has really sucked for them and expenses)
Please give this game some love!! Due to an unfortunate incident, no ratings were recorded for this Ludum Dare 58 game. The issue has been since resolved, but regrettably this game still got stuck without a final rating. 🤦♂️ #LDJam
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Results for Ludum Dare 58 *should* be up earlier than the countdown clock suggests. @distraction.engineer just needs to verify there's nothing fishy.
2-3 hours if all goes smoothly, much longer if not. #LDJam
finish line
And the Ludum Dare 58 Jam has ended. It's now submission hour! Package up and submit your game now! Then, start playing and rating your peers games!
NOTE: If you're account is new, it may take a few minutes @distraction.engineer to approve you. Don't fret! They is on it! #LDJam
hourglass with minion
70 hours have passed! Two hours left in the Jam. Keep working until the deadline! Submission hour begins then. #LDJam
checkered flag
The Ludum Dare 58 Compo event has ended! It is now submission hour! Package up and submit your games now! Jammers keep jamming. #LDJam
#LDJam people! If you're using Unity: Make sure to do WebGL! If you hadn't seen Unity just disclosed that there is vulnerabilities in older versions that affect Desktop Windows/Linux/Max!
WebGL is better AND safer for everyone! It makes it so people don't need to download/setup anything to play!
Hourglass
46 hours have passed.
The compo ends in 2 hours! Keep working until the deadline, as "Submission Hour" kicks off then. Jammers keep jamming. #LDJam
an hourglass showing sand "ticking" down
43 hours have passed.
The compo ends in 5 hours. Keep working until the deadline, as "Submission Hour" kicks off then. Jammers keep jamming. #LDJam
Ludum Dare 58's theme announcement is so very soon! #LDJam
Theme Voting Rounds 1 and 2 end in about 5'ish hours. Go cast your vote if you haven't yet!
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PS: if you need an invite code, see the latest news post. #LDJam
Thinkpad with USB C cable wedged in port, laying against couch. One of the few ways I'm able to successfully charge it.
🎉
I found that if I prop it up just right, with a certain charger, I'm able to charge my laptop.
Anyway, I made an #LDJam post. Letting it juice up some more before I edit other things for the event. Theme Suggestions open.
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Success level: Team Cherry. 🤯
Not many devs can say they took down Steam AND the Nintendo eShop.
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Screenshot of the game hungry knight, the jam game precursor to hollow knight, featuring the first appearance of the protagonist
The idea that prompted the creation of Hollow Knight originated in a game jam, Ludum Dare 2013, in which two of the game's developers, Ari Gibson and William Pellen, developed a game called Hungry Knight, whose main character's design eventually became the protagonist in Hollow Knight, kills bugs to stave off starvation.
We're proud of our small role in @teamcherry.bsky.social's lore, but more than anything we're just so extremely excited to play the sequel!!1 #HollowKnight #Silksong #LDJam
So uh, is anyone looking to hire a developer with an uncomfortable amount of knowledge about #atproto and #activitypub, experience building from scratch and running a social network (@ludumdare.com), hacking on GPU drivers/network protocols/the Linux kernel, plus a couple decades as a pro gamedev? 🤷
