I know people define analog CYOAs in different ways, but would you say that sort of IF is acceptable for submission, provided it follows the standards of focusing on road trip topics and being original work?
Hey so my game that I still need to submit is in progress and while the road trip does include a car (a talking friendly one at that) the main focus on the road trip isint the driving part but the desinations along the way and the interesting things that you can do while on road trips and the locations are heavily inspired by common vacation destinations (especially if posssible, tourist trap ones, such as a las vegas inspired, area 51 gas station inspired , and multiverses largest popcorn ball stuff, to give some actual examples)
I really love how it's coming along but I am a bit worried since its more focused on the things that make up the journey of a road trip than the road trip itself it might not be quite what the games looking to do, I could probably add a car driving minigame in between levels but that would be kind of difficult given I'm working with a sort of half 2d half 3d art style! thanks for your time!!!!
thank you so much! I have a few test builds out already that are already playable (with a few levels) so I'm gonna submit it and just keep updating then if that's okay! I really hope you guys end up enjoying it this is my first game jam and I've gotten pretty ambitious :) This is so much fun I'm definitely doing game jams in the future ^_^ and thank you SO MUCH for the swift response WOW that was fast! thank you for your time!!!!
Hey there, Meiri! So this question doesn't really regard the gamplay of my submission for the Road Trip Jam, but rather the software itself.
So on my submission page (The link is here: The Sleepless Drive by br8blue), a user complained that Windows Defender actually flags my game as malware.
I actually looked into this error for a bit and found a lot of information regarding this problem. According to many sources, creating executable files using PyInstaller (a program I used to compile my Python files into a .exe file) makes Windows Defender think that the software is malicious (which in my case it clearly isn't).
As of now I am still trying to get it whitelisted by Microsoft, but that may take a while.
I just wanted to let you know because I felt that it was something important for you to acknowledge, and I hope you understand. (I don't want my game taken down! 😅)
Wow, that was a fast response!
But anyways, the problem doesn't actually prevent people from playing it since there are two ways to bypass it
1) Turn off Windows Defender
2) Just ignore the error. Windows give you the option to proceed anyways, so it's fine.
My personal idea is that (if it's fine with you) I create a new topic under the community page of this Jam. I could use it to help anyone with issues they have with playing my game, because I spent a decent amount of time creating my own original music and coding it, so I want to make sure that everyone can enjoy my game without much hassle!
I've submitted a game, and now I want to make an opposite version of the game that is the eye replaces the truck and everything is the opposite colour and way.
Do I just include it as a link in my original game or can I submit it as an entirely different game to this jam as it'll be the sequel of the game.
Hi, I have been working on my first game called "Drive" Its still in development and i do post the game on itch, but its not a good game right now, can i use this jam to complete the game and publish it here since my game matches this jam's tone?
And also can i keep updating the game after submitting it?
Kindly check my profile if i match the rules, I will update the name no worries