Enhanced Edition

During the week after the contest I fixed a multitude of small bugs, and added a multitude of small enhancements.
Please try it out: pygame | windows.

• added 3 new levels -- varying from easy to hard, 8 levels total now
• added 3 different dying effects -- see screenshot
• added level status in corner
• improved sound effects
• optimized painting
• fixed a multitude of small bugs

Post Mortem

The Good

• Prep: I made sure all my tools were installed and working before the contest
• Planning: gave me considrable direction and a better starting idea
• Tools: pygame, pgu (level and tile editors), ModPlug, n-track, Audacity
• Windows: knowing how to use py2exe
• Testing: Having lots of it. Game play came out good, and no critical bugs were in the contest edition.
• Time: Managing time from most important features to least

The Bad

• Tools: wish I had 3-D tool knowledge to do my lighting effects and hi-res graphics.
• Testing and Time: wish I had more time to do more to weed out the last few non-critical bugs, but you can only do so much in 48 hours.

I enjoyed this year's contest even more than last years. I am really enjoying trying out everyone's games, and I'm learning a lot on what I can do to improve my game making skills.

For a longer version of this entry go here.

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