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Beginners' Technical Questions / Charactername in a variable [solved]

« on: 16 May 2013, 14:05 »

I'd like to know how I can use a charactername (cEgo for example) in a variable so I can use the variable and only have to declare the specific name once.
Example:

Code: Adventure Game Studio

1. // room script file
2. String Player1;
3.  
4. function room_AfterFadeIn()
5. {
6. Player1 = cEgo;
7. }
8.  
9. function room_RepExec()
10. {
11. if (player==Player1)
12.   {
13. if (((NpcIsFollowing == false) && ((cEgo.x <= (cMerchant.x))......
14. //more code//
15. }
16.  

With for example 'String' I get a 'Type mismatch: cannot convert 'Character*' to 'String*'' at the 'Player1 = cEgo;' line.

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Beginners' Technical Questions / Detect game language

« on: 12 Apr 2013, 18:51 »

Is there a way to script a check which game language (translation) a player has chosen besides reading it out from the acsetup.cfg file?

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Beginners' Technical Questions / Check if npc is following player

« on: 29 Mar 2013, 16:24 »

How can I determine if a npc is following the player and if so, activate the roomchange immediately?

Having something like this in the room_RepExec will only activate cMerchant to follow cJack
(in stead of checking if he is following cJack, immediately followed by the roomchange):

Code: Adventure Game Studio

1. if (cMerchant.FollowCharacter(cJack) == true)
2.       {
3.       player.ChangeRoom (1, 200, 2000);
4.       }
5.  

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General Discussion / Need someone from the USA to get an item from amazon

« on: 23 Jan 2013, 09:36 »

I want to buy an item from amazon.com but unfortunately amazon won't allow it to be shipped to the Netherlands 
(because: [quoting amazon] "it is software and may not be compatible with systems in other parts of the world.")

A solution they suggest is: to find someone in the US who can forward it to me. Otherwise there may be a forwarding service available.

So, is there anyone around here from the USA who can help me out here?

I need someone living in the USA where I can ship this item to and this person then need to forward/send it to me...
(of course I pay you for the forwarding costs)

PM me if you can help me out.

Edit:
Or does anyone know of a good mail/package forwarding service (like for example http://www.shipito.com) for shipping from the USA to The Netherlands?

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Site & Forum Reports / Link under avatar incorrect.

« on: 22 Jan 2013, 20:39 »

Link under avatar incorrect.

Under my avatar the following linked text is shown:
I can help with AGS tutoring (linki: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=8169#help_music)
I can help with play testing (link: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=8169#help_playtesting)

But on my forum-profile page I filled in 'Music' & 'Playtesting'.

So the 'music' is switched with 'AGS tutoring'
The 'playtesting' link seems OK (although I would prefer to see it named 'beta testing' in stead of 'playtesting' because these 2 are not the same...)

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General Discussion / Amazon.com item can't be shipped to my adres...

« on: 21 Jan 2013, 14:54 »

There's an item on amazon.com I would like to buy.
But when finishing the order I got the following message:

"We're sorry. This item can't be shipped to your selected destination. You may either change the shipping address or delete the item from your order."

But when I look at the seller info, it states:

Placing Orders from Outside the United States

Seller orders can only be placed from international locations if the buyer is in a supported country (see the list below). Standard International shipping is the only shipping option available for seller orders fulfilled by Amazon.com.
Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales)

So I don't get this:
My country listed as "shippable" but when I want to buy the item it shows the message "can't ship to address"...

Do you know of a way so I am able to buy this item anyway?

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Editor Development / Crash - Object reference not set to an instance of an object

« on: 19 Jan 2013, 18:38 »

Not sure if this is the right place to report a crash but I couldn't enter the Bug and Suggestion Tracker.

Crash while removing some buttons from a gui in edit mode.
I couldn't close the messages, there was a loop between the 'Unhandled Error' message popup and the 'regular AGS error message' popup:


'regular AGS error message'
(---------------------------
Adventure Game Studio
---------------------------
A serious error occurred and the AGS Editor may now be in an unstable state. You are STRONGLY ADVISED to shut down the editor and restart it. Before saving your work, make a backup copy of your game folder in case any data has been corrupted.
---------------------------
OK   
---------------------------
)


'Unhandled Error' message
Error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Version: AGS 3.2.1.111

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at AGS.Editor.GUIEditor.MoveControlWithMou se(Int32 mouseX, Int32 mouseY)
   at AGS.Editor.GUIEditor.bgPanel_MouseMove(Object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnMouseMov e(MouseEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseMov e(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl. WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNat iveWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNat iveWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callb ack(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

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General Discussion / Win8 reinstall: product key not accepted

« on: 27 Nov 2012, 09:37 »

So I bought and installed the upgrade version of win8 (which is the "Downloadable Pro for $39.99 ERP") on my win7pro machine.
After (or during) the install I created the win8 image file.

I now need to reinstall it so I booted this image (from dvd)
It collects info (step 1) and during step 2 it asks for the product key.
The problem: it won't accept my product key!
Did I made any typo's: no.

Did anyone had this same issue or does someone know what to do now?

I didn't try the next 2 options because now I still have win8 running and option 2 might result in not getting win8 installed at all...:
1. download the win8 manager from the official site and run it
2. reinstall win7pro and download the win8 manager from the official site and run it

??

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General Discussion / Vintage vs. Retro

« on: 31 Oct 2012, 11:17 »

I often see these 2 words used for game collection
As in (for example): Vintage Games Collection or Retro Games Collection

But I wonder: what is the exact definition of Vintage and Retro?

So far I think the definitions are as something like this:
Vintage: 20 years old or older.
Retro: Something that looks like something from an older time period (but can be new as in produced in this time period).

Is that correct? Any thoughts?

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Beginners' Technical Questions / move 2 object at the same time while using eBlock [solved]

« on: 18 Aug 2012, 01:38 »

Is it possible to move two object at the same time while also using eBlock and if yes, how?

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Adventure Related Talk & Chat / Leisure Suit Larry 1 versions

« on: 10 Aug 2012, 09:34 »

Sierra On-Line Inc. did often release more then one edition of their classic adventure games like KQ and LSL.

I own two editions of King's Quest 1, 2 and 3: SRL-109 (1st edition) and SRL-117 (2nd edition).
Don't know if KQ4 and up does have more then 1 edition.

Now I noticed that they seem to have released more then 1 edition of Leisure Suit Larry 1 (in the Land of the Lounge Lizards, the original not the remake).

The version I own has "SRL-117" on the info sticker. But there seems to be another one around with the number "LSS-101".

Now, there must be other retro games collectors around here, so I'd like to ask you:
* Can you please check your boxed original LSL1 versions and tell me what number is printed on the info sticker at the front of the box?
* and, are there also more then 1 edition of LSL 2, 3 and 5 and King's Quest 4 and 5?

Thanx!

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Adventure Related Talk & Chat / Laura Bow 1 - The Colonel's Bequest: Pro's & Cons

« on: 12 Jul 2012, 10:57 »

So I would like to know: what do you think are the pros and the cons of this game?

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General Discussion / DataCrow using Mobygames data without problems

« on: 28 Jun 2012, 17:23 »

I was wandering:
How is it possible that a gamecatalog program like DataCrow - which uses the Mobygames Server for importing games info - isn't being sued or stopped by Mobygames?
Datacrow can use several sources besides Mobygames, like amazon, metacritics, softpedia, etc. Maybe that does the trick law-wise?

Any thoughts?

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Critics' Lounge / Blockz game - How to improve the level of difficulty

« on: 15 May 2012, 15:37 »

I've been working again on my game Blockz since a few weeks, it now contains 75 levels and it's graphical design has been modified.
The only level of difficulty the game now have is the limited numbers of moves per level.
I removed the time-restriction because some people said that a time limit is/can be annoying.

Q:
I wish I could implement/use something that makes the game harder and harder to beat once you finished more and more levels,
but with only having the limited numbers of moves, the level of difficulty is pretty 'linear' throughout the whole game...
Or is the limited numbers of moves per level enough as difficulty level?
Any ideas?

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General Discussion / AGS Exe parameter(s)

« on: 19 Feb 2012, 13:18 »

Can't find them so maybe there just aren't any, but are there any other AGS game exe parameters besides '--setup'?

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Beginners' Technical Questions / Exe parameter(s)

« on: 17 Feb 2012, 10:48 »

Can't find them so maybe there just aren't any, but are there any other AGS game exe parameters besides '--setup'?

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General Discussion / Star Trek: TOS - Episode sorting order

« on: 29 Jan 2012, 19:32 »

I'm wanting to watch the tv serie Star Trek: TOS but I noticed that there are two episode sorting orders.
 1. Sorted by air-date (like IMBM does) and
 2. Sorted by production date (as on the 2004 single-disc DVD release).
I guess air-date sorted is the best storyline wise but I'm not sure.
Can someone confirm if that's true?

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Adventure Related Talk & Chat / DOS Adventure Games Box Art Video [1982-1998, 484 Games]

« on: 28 Jan 2012, 19:41 »

I uploaded a HD video I made half a year ago.
It's an almost 25 minutes trip through time showing the box cover art of 484 DOS adventure games from 1982 to 1998.
It's only box art, no in-game screens, because the boxart in these days were often a feast for the eyes  
The games are shown chronologically year-wise, but alphabetically within the years.
It includes the regular 1st-person and 3rth-person adventures we all know off but also textadventures and hybrids like adventure-rpgs for example.

Kinda for the oldschool adventure game lovers  ..Enjoy..    

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Adventure Related Talk & Chat / Fan Remakes and Fan Games - Complete List [Sierra-LucasArts-Infocom]

« on: 22 Jan 2012, 15:54 »

Still under construction a bit, but here's a list of Remakes & Fangames of (or related to) Sierra, LucasArts & Infocom games (AGS & Non-AGS).
Sorted on 'Related to' followed by 'Title'. If there are mistakes in the list or/and you know games that should be in this list, please let me know.

EDIT: Working on a wiki version now.

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General Discussion / Body Worlds Exhibition [Amsterdam 2012]

« on: 21 Jan 2012, 18:30 »

Visited

today, a great exhibition, and made some photo's.