[martinmakesgame]

For something that feels decent enough to share the minimum for myself is three weeks. Functional and verification testing is really important, and then deployment testing after that. These take time.

I look at the experiences of Phil Strahl and I find it really interesting to see from year to year how his experiences with Ludum Dare have changed and what he has learned. It does seem like familiarity with tools is really important.

I like his joke in his Ludum Dare 45 post mortem about how his game launches, testing over, passed.

Getting older I know that having enough sleep is really important for having a beautiful day the next day. I'm not sure how compatible getting enough sleep is with a 48 hour hard limit. Looking after physical health and mental well-being seems really important at this stage in my life. I'm glad that people can get enjoyment out of participating in Ludum Dare and I know everyone's experience will be different because everyone is different. I wish generally people felt less stressed because some of the limits we place on ourselves are optional.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUMFVcnkIM5L4V8fA24C51g

[tpxl]

> I'm not sure how compatible getting enough sleep is with a 48 hour hard limit.

It's perfectly compatible I think. The difference between 8 hours of sleep or 16 hours over two days is 1/6 of the whole jam, but the difference in productivity will be much less, or even better with more sleep.