Preparations to Gamedev.js Jam 2025 started with good progress, we've shipped js13kGames 2024 t-shirts with all the gadgets, and I had my GitHub Star status renewed for another year, so it was a good month.
The past year was even more difficult than the previous one, with struggles along the way, but had some good moments, positive surprizes and achievements as well. Let's look at how 2024 went in detail, and what are the plans for Enclave Games in 2025.
November was packed and busy to a point the Monthly Report is late again, but at least it's not the last day of the month like the October one, so there's progress!
October started with the js13kGames 2024 winners announcement, and to no surprise the rest of the month still revolved around the competition: from follow-up blog posts, through emailing prizes, to collecing addresses for the shipment of the t-shirts.
The sole fact that September's Monthly Report goes out half a month later than it should tells you everything about the amount of work spent on the js13kGames competition this time.
Most of the month was taken over by js13kGames, as usual this time of year, especially since we're celebrating the thirteenth edition of the competition now.
During June the countdown to js13kGames 2024 started, new Gamedev.js Weekly newsletter website was published, we've opened our swag Shop, added Badlucky level in Flood Escape, and announced OP Guild and Arcadia collaboration with cash prizes.
Right after getting a new mobile template, the Gamedev.js Weekly newsletter got a brand new website, which is now a bit more than just a single landing page.
Gamedev.js Jam 2024 preparations and announcements, GitHub Star status renewed yet again, old Enclave Games logos revisited, NSHex Counter going open source, publishing a lot on gamedevjs.com, reviewing a printed tweet, and more - I'm happy with how writing goes along and the recently overwhelming TODO list is getting shorter each week.
Our web app for counting tiles when playing Neuroshima Hex board game that was originally released in 2019, NSHex Counter, is now open sourced on GitHub.