MAGS October: Steampunk! (Winner Announced)

NsMn · Tue 27/10/2009 05:47:36

Aw man, where's that game, Charon and FSI?!

FSi++ · Tue 27/10/2009 06:12:49

Quote from: NsMn on Tue 27/10/2009 05:47:36
Aw man, where's that game, Charon and FSI?!

I fell asleep and Charon, er, disappeared.

Crimson Wizard · Tue 27/10/2009 07:56:34

Oh sh.** 5 minutes

I know that's silly, but I need maybe 10-15 more :

well, whatever

EDIT: Allright, only pack this up and upload.

Crimson Wizard · Tue 27/10/2009 08:24:09

Fixed version (1.2) of the game was uploaded. Check new link(s) below.

One of A Kind (MAGS Edition)

NOTE: The concept of the game was written for previous MAGS competition, which topic was "Only One". Thus the game's story carries elements of previously planned scenario. It can be seen in the title of the game at first place.

STORY

Can you imagine a realm, where everything seems a little bit wrong?
Wrong God... wrong Deluge... wrong prophet... and the wrong Ark.

Yep. The God brought down his wrath and summoned Deluge. Only Noah and three of his sons: Shem, Ham and Japeth, - are to survive and carry one divine mission, which is to save the life and repopulate the Earth. But as Ark commences its journey across the global ocean, Noah's family finds out something dreadful.
There's a creature without a pair on the board!

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Since game is loosely based on religious material and introduces bibleic characters in an unusual way, I hereby state that I have no intention to offend anyone's feelings. If you are actually offended, then I'm seriously sorry.

Version 1.1:

~~http://www.filehosting.org/file/details/68935/OneOfAKind_1_1.zip~~

Version 1.2:

http://www.filehosting.org/file/details/69248/OneOfAKind_1_2.zip

http://www.onedollarproductions.co.uk/hosted/OneOfAKind_1_2.zip

Fixed rare general bug which caused crash if mouse is moved outside screen boundaries while some interaction was runing (cheers to tzachs for pointing out);
Fixed Library Tube puzzle where player could get it solved skipping one important step (thanks to SomeSickSelf for finding it);
Fixed an interaction that caused game to go into endless loop under certain conditions (credits to cogliostro for noticing);
Fixed one item interaction did not work vice-versa (using 'second' item on 'first' one);
Fixed walkable areas in few rooms;
Fixed character face wrong direction when entering the workshop from biology room and vice-versa;
Fixed character won't face door before opening it when standing very close;
Fixed items alignment on inventory window;
Added few more descriptive notes;

Screenshots

... I am afraid there can be lots of bugs in the game. Hadn't much time to test.

Dualnames · Tue 27/10/2009 08:33:38

Entries
The Chronomancers by discordance
Ted McBinky and his Steam Engine by FSi
Steamsquares by cat (password and user is: ags)
SteamTrek: Clueless around Risa by frogking
Ex Machina by SomeSickSelf
One Of A Kind by Crimson Wizard

Vote (till the 30th)
You have 72 hours to vote for your favorite MAGS of the month.

Go here to vote!!

Babar · Tue 27/10/2009 08:35:35

Hey! :|

You missed my game!
My game too!

This is what happens when you post on the last post of a page

.

Helme · Tue 27/10/2009 08:53:06

Quote from: Babar on Tue 27/10/2009 08:35:35
Hey! :|
You missed my game!
My game too!

...and the games of tzachs and pinback.

It's really hard to keep track of 9 entries.

Crimson Wizard · Tue 27/10/2009 08:55:49

9 entries? So it's a record after all

Oh my, my game feels like half-done

graphics are okay, but some features missing, like notes on examining inventory items, and such..... I hate to do everything in the last moments. I can only hope it won't spoil gameplay too much.

Babar · Tue 27/10/2009 08:57:26

Heh...this is what happens when you choose such an awesome theme, Helme. I mostly blame you !:P

Thanks for the month of ~~headaches~~ fun!

Crimson Wizard · Tue 27/10/2009 09:08:05

Quote from: Babar on Tue 27/10/2009 08:57:26
Heh...this is what happens when you choose such an awesome theme,

Nah, that happens when you spend half of the month inventing crazy puzzles (and then have to cut out half of them because you have no time left to actually put them in game

);

BTW, added screenshots to my post.

Also, Babar, I guess Dualnames missed yours because you did not show any screenshots

Have someone tried to download my game yet? I need to know that it can be downloaded. Too much fuss about nonworking downloads lately...

FSi++ · Tue 27/10/2009 09:11:03

Quote from: Crimson Wizard on Tue 27/10/2009 09:08:05

Also, Babar, I guess Dualnames missed yours because you did not show any screenshots

Neither did I, but my game's in the list.

While we're at it, VOTE MY GAME NOW!

Helme · Tue 27/10/2009 09:14:50

Quote from: Crimson Wizard on Tue 27/10/2009 08:55:49
9 entries? So it's a record after all

Now, I am a living legend

@Crimson

Your download works!

Crimson Wizard · Tue 27/10/2009 09:25:47

Oh great! I just found a bug that prevents player from finishing the game

Please tell, can I upload a patch?

Babar · Tue 27/10/2009 09:33:41

Quote
Thread Rules:

1)Comments are allowed at all times but should be hided before and while the voting.
2)Partecipators are allowed to patch their games even while the voting but I should be informed via pm or here.

Yes.

frogking · Tue 27/10/2009 09:46:23

@discordance

ok np if it was the end I'll forego the updated version

@bicilotti

did you download the old version before? Try clearing your browser cache or
shift-reload or similar

@dualnames

wow, 9 games in 72 hours (and work days at that) is a lot

An unrelated monthly competition I know of parallelizes the voting and the next round (i.e., entries can be submitted until end of the month, and there is always two weeks for voting at the beginning of the next month while the new competition is already underway). Such a system might encourage more people to vote. Of course, here the winner gets to pick the topic so
you'd need to invent a topic yourself once to fill the gap

Helme · Tue 27/10/2009 09:47:36

Hard to deciede what to play next.

@Babar

Steampunk in a medival arabian world - this is why I choose a wider definition.
But so far, I haven't achieved anything.

Spoiler

I can't find a hint to play the right melody. There is something writen on the archway, but the comment seems to be missing.

[close]

FSi++ · Tue 27/10/2009 09:50:52

Quote from: Helme on Tue 27/10/2009 09:47:36

Spoiler
I can't find a hint to play the right melody. There is something writen on the archway, but the comment seems to be missing.
[close]

Spoiler

Just play anything!

[close]

Helme · Tue 27/10/2009 09:59:34

Just finished 'Samarkland'.

tzachs · Tue 27/10/2009 10:12:29

Ok, I modified my entry with a patch.
The only change was just increasing the walk speed of the hero, as suggested by bicliotti.
Thanks...

Now to continue playing all these game (this should take a while, but I'm not complaining)...

SSH · Tue 27/10/2009 10:59:23

Dual, I think perhaps it would be fair to reset the voting and put all the entries up this time!