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The Rumpus Room / Re: Can you solve this riddle?
« on: Today at 11:26 »
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Competitions & Activities / Re: Fortnightly Writing Competition: iRobot! RESULTS ANNOUNCED
« on: Yesterday at 23:40 »
Thanks Ponch. Maybe I'll do my next entry in haiku form... actually, no.
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The Rumpus Room / Re: Friday Night...
« on: Yesterday at 09:47 »
I stayed in and had doner kebabs with my sister and her other half (we were sober and the kebabs were delivered! None of this leaving the house malarkey).
Then I went to bed, read some of James Herbert's final book, Ash which is terrible, and I'm convinced he didn't actually write it. Then was asleep by midnight. Rock and Roll.
Then I went to bed, read some of James Herbert's final book, Ash which is terrible, and I'm convinced he didn't actually write it. Then was asleep by midnight. Rock and Roll.
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Competitions & Activities / Re: Fortnightly Writing Competition: iRobot! RESULTS ANNOUNCED
« on: Yesterday at 09:37 »
I should get a prize for correctly guessing the top three entries 
Well done to Chef! and co.
I wish I hadn't pre-hyped my limerick now :/
Well done to Chef! and co.
I wish I hadn't pre-hyped my limerick now :/
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The Rumpus Room / Re: Can you solve this riddle?
« on: Yesterday at 09:12 »
@Renodox. That would be cheating 
but okay@mkennedy.
but okay
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The Rumpus Room / Re: Can you solve this riddle?
« on: 17 May 2013, 11:13 »Here's a riddle that I've given a slight alteration so it's slightly more of a challenge.
"The more he dries, the wetter he gets"
[Edit]
I just Googled the answer to the wagon one, and it is terrible.
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General Discussion / Re: Oy Fellas, any of you packrat old-timey members have any backups of my games?
« on: 17 May 2013, 00:23 »
Hey LGM. Some of them are on http://AGSarchives.com
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The Rumpus Room / Re: AGS Doctor
« on: 16 May 2013, 21:12 »Me too, haha. I feel like such a party pooper.I have read posts where people have been unwell and thought...
lol I thought it is about help with game-making and such.
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Competitions & Activities / Re: Fortnightly Writing Competition: iRobot! VOTING ENDS MAY 17
« on: 16 May 2013, 21:10 »
Man, This is hard. Some interesting ideas here.
I'm going with:
1. Chef!
2. Cerno
3. Ponch
Sorry to Adeel and kconan.
I'm going with:
1. Chef!
2. Cerno
3. Ponch
Sorry to Adeel and kconan.
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Adventure Related Talk & Chat / Re: Rotoscoping Tutorial
« on: 16 May 2013, 19:54 »
Nice one. I'm gonna have a go at this
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The Rumpus Room / Re: AGS Doctor
« on: 16 May 2013, 09:51 »
Isn't this basically what the technical forums and critics lounge are for?
As Crimson says, if someone asks his or her question to one person in a PM, only he or she is benefiting from the Doctor's knowledge. Ask your question on a public forum, and the whole community gets to learn from it.
Hmmm, This give me an idea to make things easier for real doctors. All local GPs should videotape every session and upload it to the NHS YouTube channel, so that others might learn to help themselves before going to their doctor with the same old boring ailments.
As Crimson says, if someone asks his or her question to one person in a PM, only he or she is benefiting from the Doctor's knowledge. Ask your question on a public forum, and the whole community gets to learn from it.
Hmmm, This give me an idea to make things easier for real doctors. All local GPs should videotape every session and upload it to the NHS YouTube channel, so that others might learn to help themselves before going to their doctor with the same old boring ailments.
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Adventure Related Talk & Chat / Re: Realm - A Kickstarter adventure game not getting much love
« on: 15 May 2013, 20:21 »
I have been following this project, and it does look gorgeous, but I've been too skint to buy so much as a Mars bar. But I did today get my deposit back from a house I moved out of 9 months ago! So I might be tempted to pledge a tenner. I really want to see them reach the target, but I can't actually see that happening. They need a miracle.
@Mods.
You do get your name on their website 'hall of fame', even for the £1 tier. Or do you especially want a credit in the actual game?
I backed Dierdra Kiai's game Dominique Pamplemousse on Indiegogo, and she sung every backer's name in the credits, including mine :-) I'm famousse!
@Mods.
You do get your name on their website 'hall of fame', even for the £1 tier. Or do you especially want a credit in the actual game?
I backed Dierdra Kiai's game Dominique Pamplemousse on Indiegogo, and she sung every backer's name in the credits, including mine :-) I'm famousse!
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Adventure Related Talk & Chat / Re: Broken image links
« on: 15 May 2013, 16:30 »
I'm seeing an image for that. Judging by the title Glitch Quest, I'm assuming it's supposed to look like that hehe.
That same thing happened to me on one occasion too, but I played around with the image, resizing it and such, and it eventually worked. Wasn't sure what caused it though.
That same thing happened to me on one occasion too, but I played around with the image, resizing it and such, and it eventually worked. Wasn't sure what caused it though.
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Site & Forum Reports / Re: Bug reports
« on: 14 May 2013, 21:04 »
I don't know if this is just me, but the 'Picks of the Month' link in the right-hand column is returning this error:
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Couldn't complete query Pick of the Month 1: Unknown column 'disabled' in 'where clause'
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Competitions & Activities / Re: Suggestions for competitions and activities
« on: 14 May 2013, 12:19 »
I had an idea for a little art game where we start with a blank jigsaw template and take it in turns to draw a new piece of the jigsaw and eventually ending up with a somewhat seamless (hopefully) image.
Maybe I would start the first one and to avoid two or more people clashing over the same puzzle piece, we could get 12 people to claim which parts they are doing before we actually start drawing. Each person has to try to make their piece work well with the pieces around it, while also trying to set up interesting challenges for the people who have yet to take their turn on the blank pieces adjacent to it.
How does this sound? I would probably wait until after the Workshop is over before starting this, in case anyone taking part in that wants to join this too, but is worried about time. But just thought I'd throw this idea to out there and see if anyone's interested.
I'd start with this small 12-piecer, but if it goes well we could do it again with an even larger puzzle.
Maybe I would start the first one and to avoid two or more people clashing over the same puzzle piece, we could get 12 people to claim which parts they are doing before we actually start drawing. Each person has to try to make their piece work well with the pieces around it, while also trying to set up interesting challenges for the people who have yet to take their turn on the blank pieces adjacent to it.
How does this sound? I would probably wait until after the Workshop is over before starting this, in case anyone taking part in that wants to join this too, but is worried about time. But just thought I'd throw this idea to out there and see if anyone's interested.
I'd start with this small 12-piecer, but if it goes well we could do it again with an even larger puzzle.
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Completed Game Announcements / Re: CODERBATTLE - quest for the whole game - (German language only)
« on: 13 May 2013, 23:32 »
I might try playing this in a window with Google Translate open next to it
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AGS Games in Production / Re: A Poison Green
« on: 13 May 2013, 01:40 »
Very pretty game. Keep up the good work
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The Rumpus Room / Re: An MLP related You Don't Know Jack fan question
« on: 13 May 2013, 01:36 »
This whole 'brony' thing is just another example of people only doing something because it has somehow become a 'thing'. I don't think they're criminally insane. Just crowd-following bandwagon-chasers after the latest internet fads and memes.
But as far as the question goes, I quite enjoy, shall we say 'adult' versions of children's shows. There's a Smurfs family orgy somewhere online but I won't link it
But as far as the question goes, I quite enjoy, shall we say 'adult' versions of children's shows. There's a Smurfs family orgy somewhere online but I won't link it
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Adventure Related Talk & Chat / Re: Broken image links
« on: 13 May 2013, 01:12 »The number of as yet unmarked broken downloads should be relatively small.Not the case. Based on the games I covered for this thread, I'd say of all those whose links were broken only about a fifth were already marked as such.
I've seen more 404 and 'sorry, cannot be found' screens this week than the rest of last year put together
I fixed as many as I could as I went along though.
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Competitions & Activities / Re: Fortnightly Writing Competition: iRobot! Deadline May 14
« on: 13 May 2013, 00:57 »
Actual* suicide note left by a scizophrenic
woman who blew up herself and her husband
because she had enough of being a housewife
and started to think she was a robot.
------------------------------------------
I've been here to serve you my master.
Without me you life's a disaster.
I've made you your dinner
and helped you get thinner
by serving you slightly less pasta.
I've readied your clothes in every morning.
While you're breakfast is already warming.
By the time you awake,
I've made your pancake
and set your place under the awning.
This morning, just like every day.
You ate, then went on your way.
No 'thank you' nor 'cheers'
for all of my years
And forget any mention of pay.
Today, when you left home for work.
I thought to myself 'what a jerk!'
I'd never occurred
to say such a word,
But just then I went kind of berserk.
I should never have lost my composure.
It must have been over-exposure
to chemical fumes
from cleaning the rooms
and working in so small an enclosure.
Then wait, what's thing that I'm feeling.
Something inside me is reeling.
My circuitry's fine,
there's no obvious sign
That anything needs patching or sealing.
No, something more scary occurred,
Some stark information transferred,
A realization
about my creation
Is what I had just then inferred.
I'm not just a cleaner and maid,
For they would be regu'ly paid
No, I'm something other,
not born to a mother,
but something that's factory made.
The clues have been there all along.
I've survived without food for so long.
No blood from my cuts.
Held together by nuts.
And I only ever converse in song.
Well "master", I don't like a liar,
So Here's the plan, see this wire?
When I leave this room,
The place with go boom,
And your house will be all afire.
Goodbye
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*Not Actually actual
woman who blew up herself and her husband
because she had enough of being a housewife
and started to think she was a robot.
------------------------------------------
I've been here to serve you my master.
Without me you life's a disaster.
I've made you your dinner
and helped you get thinner
by serving you slightly less pasta.
I've readied your clothes in every morning.
While you're breakfast is already warming.
By the time you awake,
I've made your pancake
and set your place under the awning.
This morning, just like every day.
You ate, then went on your way.
No 'thank you' nor 'cheers'
for all of my years
And forget any mention of pay.
Today, when you left home for work.
I thought to myself 'what a jerk!'
I'd never occurred
to say such a word,
But just then I went kind of berserk.
I should never have lost my composure.
It must have been over-exposure
to chemical fumes
from cleaning the rooms
and working in so small an enclosure.
Then wait, what's thing that I'm feeling.
Something inside me is reeling.
My circuitry's fine,
there's no obvious sign
That anything needs patching or sealing.
No, something more scary occurred,
Some stark information transferred,
A realization
about my creation
Is what I had just then inferred.
I'm not just a cleaner and maid,
For they would be regu'ly paid
No, I'm something other,
not born to a mother,
but something that's factory made.
The clues have been there all along.
I've survived without food for so long.
No blood from my cuts.
Held together by nuts.
And I only ever converse in song.
Well "master", I don't like a liar,
So Here's the plan, see this wire?
When I leave this room,
The place with go boom,
And your house will be all afire.
Goodbye
----------------------------------------
*Not Actually actual