Ludum Dare # 31 is happening from the 5th of December to the 8th of December.
Some of us from Free Lives will be jamming over the weekend. Let us know if you'd like to jam alongside us (and share in the camaraderie, endless Oreos, coffee machine, high-fives and all that).
We're moving to a new dev house in December. We expect it can accommodate an extra 4 or 5 jammers. At least some of us will be jamming from the 5th until the night of the 8th.
(We haven't actually moved in yet, but we think it'll be a nice venue).
If you're definitely keen, I'll PM you with the direction and telephone numbers, space permitting. (Once we've figured out the directions ourselves... I haven't actually visited the place in person as yet).
Some of us from Free Lives will be jamming over the weekend. Let us know if you'd like to jam alongside us (and share in the camaraderie, endless Oreos, coffee machine, high-fives and all that).
We're moving to a new dev house in December. We expect it can accommodate an extra 4 or 5 jammers. At least some of us will be jamming from the 5th until the night of the 8th.
(We haven't actually moved in yet, but we think it'll be a nice venue).
If you're definitely keen, I'll PM you with the direction and telephone numbers, space permitting. (Once we've figured out the directions ourselves... I haven't actually visited the place in person as yet).
Thanked by 1BenJets
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(English translation: I would sincerely appreciate the opportunity to attend, I will even supply bribes of extra Oreos)
Though sorry I can't make it to your venue, probably. Unless I take a holiday in CT. Which is unlikely since GDC -_-
Hardware wise I believe we are all laptops, except for one desktop.
Even if you guys are filled up, thanks for the offer!
From Free Lives:
Myself
Ruan
Richard
Filip
Dawid
Other jammers:
Bensonance
Luke (from Wits, don't know his handle)
Elyaradine
Sugboerie
raxter
BenJets
Squidcor and 3 other QCF'ers
Riocide and 4 others from Clockwork Acorn
At this point our weakest link in hosting this many people is our internet connection. We've got a standard 4 mbits ADSL here, and while we're trying to get more internet, I'm not sure what we'll have achieved by the weekend.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE DAWID AGAIN. AND MEET FILIP.
Also what do we actually need to bring? at this point I think the most crucial thing missing is longleads.
You have quite a few chair things, and probably enough desk type things, but to make those spots real you need the 'lectrics.
I'm not certain we can get a signal booster in time.
Make sure you guys have enough power. Don't want that to ruin your jam. This is something that a lot of people overlook. Check the breaker box (and any sub boards if there are) to see how many "plugs" breakers there are and what their amperages are. You don't want them running at more than 80% continuously (unless you want your Oreos toasted :p).
Amps = watts/volts(220). I usually like to allocate 90-150watts per laptop with 90watts being a nothing-out-of-the-ordinary laptop and 150 being a proper gaming laptop. For PCs it varies a lot. I'd allocate 400-500w for a good PC with a fairly good graphs card. You don't have to allocate the maximum amount of power that the PC will draw since not everyone will be ruining at 100% at the same time.
Also, wall sockets and extension cords usually only want to take 16amps max and you also don't want them to be running at max the whole time.
Hope that your jam goes well. I hope to become more active in the community soon.
@charly Unless the electrics in this place are dodgy (and there's little we can do about that), it shouldn't be a problem.
Plus, the schedule isn't entirely accurate. Your best bet is to call them (0860 103 089), select the option to report an electrical fault (3 I think), and then one of the options is to hear a messages about outages. Your dev house is in zone 11, and there's a chance that even though it's on the website, it may not be hit with loadshedding on the day.
I'm not sure when they update that message though, so it's probably a good idea to check 2 or 3 times during the day.
We should just form a cult up in the Joburg area and one of our primary beliefs should be that there is a Free Lives dev house in all of us.
Would you believe me if I told you they played joust in Capetown, at night, on the mountain, with Colin Northway... I mean...
But seriously : sounds like its going to be a blast. Enjoy it.
It's not about how dodgy or professional the wiring is. It's about the lack of capacity. Yeah, you still just want to check that you'll have the capacity. My parents' old house was 5 bedroom and I'd maybe be able to fit 10-12 PCs and even then I'd have to run extension cords from the other side of the house (different circuit).
The first photos online of the ridiculous marble-floored mansion that is the free lives dev house is now the DB.
it should have been one of the jacuzzis, or that nightclub styled double-storey glass-clad deck space that you don't even know how to call a lounge.
but no
DB
We're getting two extra 3G Mifi spots in case the internet is overloaded. If anyone has 3G dongles/mifi please bring them along.
(In theory we'll have better internet and better cell phone reception by the next Ludum Dare)
You guys have a Jacuzzi? Wow. Or was that just a joke? Nice, hope you enjoy your new offices.
This was a super awesome weekend. I hope all you jammers had a great time, especially @Elyaradine and @Sugboerie who traveled down from Joburg!
Thanks for making our new home a rad place this weekend.
Good luck with the final couple hours!