YHNL's development
Back in July 2010, when I made YHNL, I made a habit of posting in the contest's forum thread every day. I posted regular updates on my progress, usually with a new build showing off the game's new features. A few years later, I can look back at these posts and see the game take shape, little by little. It's an interesting read, and I'll upload it here for posterity's sake. Posts are pulled from http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3310460&userid=139715&perpage=40&pagenumber=1 Commentary will be in red. Context: the contest's theme was announced on may 29th. The contest ran from July 1st to July 31st. Theme : This year's theme is "You can't ______" - and you fill in the blank. You can't eat, you can't sleep, you can't fart, you can't shoot, you can't whatever, this concept (and lack of ability) has to be core and painfully noticeable in your game. All entries need to adhere to the t