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Competitions & Activities / Re: Fortnightly Writing Compet...

Last post by Baron - Today at 02:28:45

I've found my inspiration - stand by. 

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Competitions & Activities / Re: MAGS June "Home Country" (...

Last post by jwalt - Yesterday at 21:47:23

Voted. Found all the games enjoyable, but didn't actually finish two of them. I voted for one of the ones I did finish.

Vasile:

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It took a substantial amount of time for my system to download all of Vasile, but it had substantial voice acting. Didn't actually make the pie. Everything seemed to be working, but my carpal tunnel started acting up along the way from all the stirring.  ;-)

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Vasa Fasa

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Completed the game. Not a lot here, but it was graphically interesting and worked all the way through.

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Tauno

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Didn't complete this one. Seem to have lost the wallet in the pharmacy, which, I'm guessing puts an end to completing the game. Nothing bad to say about the story line, but I was not inclined to try again. Additional save slots might have helped me out, but game managed that, unless I missed something? Actually, I did complete the game by polishing off the partial cans of beer.  ;-)  But that was not the desired ending.

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Three Lions

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This one got my vote. Enjoyed the graphics, the game played well, and I finished it. Did have problems with the glue. It was not all that hidden, but I missed it several times moving through that area.

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Competitions & Activities / Re: MAGS June "Home Country" (...

Last post by brushfe - Yesterday at 21:33:40

These games were all amazing! It's so cool how much you can all do in just one month (and full credit to AGS for making it so easy to develop!). Voting for just one will be a painful decision; they all were 10/10 in terms of the assignment. Congratulations everybody! I hope the feedback below is somehow useful. It was very inspiring to play through these games!

Tuulipuku-Tauno Darrassa by @WHAM

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To cut to the chase, this game ultimately got my vote. I loved that overcoming a rough morning-after was the adventure, and that this was the representation of the home country. Every character was outstanding and so well developed: the old lady's dialogue, the sorta-horrible-sorta-grateful teens, the completely unnecessary happy guy on the bench, the unhelpful cashier... what a great cast with equally great writing. The puzzles were varied and surprising - for the record, I thought the difficult door locks were a great fit for the theme! The art was gorgeous and never empty, including a lot of great world-building that made the city block come alive. And the failure states really made the success feel more rewarding. Awesome work!

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The Vasa Fasa by @Blondbraid

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This one-room puzzle was excellently crafted from beginning to end. Every interaction seemed to have custom dialogue that helped you understand why things were or were not going to work, a level of care and respect for user can be hard to find (especially in a time-sensitive challenge like MAGS). I've visited the Vasa museum, so being able to participate in this national treasure/catastrophe was a real treat. There's a certain humour to the Vasa story, and I thought the tone of this game perfectly matched it. And the protagonist was fantastic—I'd love to go on more adventures with them!

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Three Lions by @ddavey1983

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As the son of British parents, this brought a lot of childhood memories right back, so I'm so definitely biased. This was such a funny and clever trip back in time with super fun puzzles that fit right into the world (like the dartboard, or the bacon, or the sword...). The NPCs and dialogue were extremely well-written; I was laughing all way through and couldn't wait to see what was in the next room. I particularly loved how your own character needed to understand the reason for doing things. I'm still trying to get the shiny sticker, but I'm happy to spend as much time as I can in this twisted Coronation Street!

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VASILE THE TEMPLAR (DEMO1) by @WeeklyJournaling

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An educational game was very unexpected, but it did teach me a lot! A huge amount of effort seems to have gone into the story, history, and voice. The more interactive parts were the most educational. I really enjoyed moments like the baking sequence. The dialogue scenes, on the other hand, I often found too long, as I was anxious to start playing. I'd love to play a more polished version and keep learning more, if that's in the cards for the future! 

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Competitions & Activities / Re: Background Blitz: Safe Spa...

Last post by Misj' - Yesterday at 20:06:24

Great! This time I'll definitely enter... already ideating .

Ildu (and anyone else who still wants to enter), I will keep the Blitz open until somewhere this weekend.
Otherwise I'll have to call it.

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The Rumpus Room / Re: What song are you listenin...

Last post by Creamy - Tue 08/07/2025 23:24:28

Bob Vylan - "We Live Here"

I've been listening a bit to these guys in the last week or so. Not really my kind of music, but hey, you have to support people willing to speak up against Israel's ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people, and the complicity of western governments and media in these crimes against humanity.

This escalation of xenophobia is really depressing.
I wish courageous people like Francesca Albanese would create more waves.

The lyrics of this song can be found here.

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The Rumpus Room / Re: What song are you listenin...

Last post by AndreasBlack - Tue 08/07/2025 22:27:11

Coming from a guitar player. Possibly the best guitar playing i've ever heard in a pop song in a loooong while! So on point and funky smooth light touch, what a player, perfect in my book! 
Prefer the instrumental version over the vocal version tbh

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Beginners' Technical Questions / Re: Dialog GUI not appearing ...

Last post by Rik_Vargard - Tue 08/07/2025 20:56:27

Thank you for your explanations. 

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AGS Games in Production / Re: Nothmere - Adventure RPG

Last post by poc301 - Tue 08/07/2025 20:31:49

Hello all,

Just another quick update as I realized how large the game is getting...  Here are some stats as I continue development:

4.45gb Total Game Folder Size
1.95gb Sprite File
91 Rooms
94 Views
47 Characters
62 Dialogs
91 Inventory Items
36 GUIs (Not including debug admin GUIs for testing)

I've still not included any sounds, or music.  I have it all, just haven't incorporated any of it into the game yet.  I expect more rooms, views, characters and other content as I continue adding side quests and other guild quests (Warrior's Guild Quests are almost done).  The game is getting massive, and truly way bigger than anything I'd anticipated or games I've done in the past.  The sheer scope of this thing is getting a bit overwhelming, considering I'm just doing it in my spare time for fun

Bill

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Beginners' Technical Questions / Re: Hotspot Gui Text Overlayin...

Last post by Ghostlady - Tue 08/07/2025 16:26:32

Thank you, this will help.

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The Rumpus Room / Re: What song are you listenin...

Last post by Snarky - Tue 08/07/2025 16:14:26

Bob Vylan - "We Live Here"

I've been listening a bit to these guys in the last week or so. Not really my kind of music, but hey, you have to support people willing to speak up against Israel's ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people, and the complicity of western governments and media in these crimes against humanity.