MARCH MAGS: "A Better Mousetrap!"

Dave Gilbert · Wed 26/03/2003 03:17:55

Yee-ha. This is now ready. And three days before the deadline, too.

BSpeers' rules stated that the game must use a combination of "Insta-Game" and "Reality on the Norm" sprites/backgrounds, and I think I've followed that pretty faithfully. So here is my Insta-RON game: "A Better Mousetrap!"

Davy and Elandra are trapped on an alien world. The jury is out on how they got there. Did Elandra's new invention go horribly wrong? Or did Davy's magic cause havoc again? Regardless, it's up to the both of them to find a way back home.

Features both Davy and Elandra as playable characters!

Download it here:

http://ron.the-underdogs.org/games/trap.zip

(I haven't put it into the RON database yet, but you can download it directly from that link)

Enjoy!

Squinky · Wed 26/03/2003 06:40:45

This is probably one of the better MAGs games in a while....I'm stuck though...

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I've got the teabag and the green water, but it wont let me put them together...I'm lost on this one

And the Hovercraft scene has me all out of options

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Relight · Wed 26/03/2003 08:56:27

A force not to be reckoned with, Dave, as always, makes the best damn RON games ever.

Squinky,

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There are 2 things to be done. Green water does not mix with tea bag, OK? I said as little as possible, see if you can get any further...

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Pet Terry · Wed 26/03/2003 14:10:10

Yey, great game so far! But I'm stuck... I need hint!

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As Davy, I've got a clothing from the green small alien, but Davy won't wear it.. maybe because he's not green?

As Elandra, I've got a stick with rope but I don't know how to get a skull.

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Dave Gilbert · Wed 26/03/2003 14:32:08

Glad you guys are enjoying the game! Petteri, here is a subtle hint:

Spoiler

You're right. Davy needs to be green. Experiment some more with Davy's magic. Don't be such a stick in the mud!

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And I forgot your other question:

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The skull is out of your reach. If you keep fishing, you'll eventually find the solution.

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AJA · Wed 26/03/2003 14:44:39

Sounds very interesting....

Petteri · Thu 27/03/2003 08:24:31

Thanks Dave, I actually find out how to get skull

Anyway, I finished it and I'm very impressed! Great game!

Joacim Andersson · Fri 28/03/2003 16:54:13

Very nice game however I'm totally stuck...

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I've made the tea which I thought I should give to the red alien so I could use the sleeping spell on him, but he's not a tea drinker!! I've got the hook on the string, also used the cactus on the strange fruit, now what? Keep on fishing? Yeah, but how?

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Joacim Andersson · Fri 28/03/2003 17:41:19

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OK I've got the energy source and been transferred somewhere, but I still have no idea on how to get the scull

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Dave Gilbert · Fri 28/03/2003 17:42:55

You might have missed a room. Did you go south from the cave exit?

Joacim Andersson · Fri 28/03/2003 17:58:47

Thanks! I did miss that room. So now I've managed to finish the game. Very nice job, I really enjoyed it.

Trapezoid · Fri 28/03/2003 19:44:34

Nice game!! Great job. You left debug mode on though. What's up with the shoelaces spell?

Dave Gilbert · Fri 28/03/2003 19:55:26

Debug mode???

I never used it! Must have turned it on by accident somehow. Sigh... looks like I'll be uploading a new version tonight.

The shoelaces spell was for a puzzle that never got used, so I took it out of the game.

Trapezoid · Fri 28/03/2003 19:59:04

Heh. It would've been funny if you left it in as a red herring.

AGA · Fri 28/03/2003 20:14:09

Debug mode is on as default when you first start a new AGS project.

lspace · Sun 30/03/2003 23:12:45

Okay, Davy's in jail and Elandra is whizzing by on her scooter. How do I get her to stop?

Joacim Andersson · Sun 30/03/2003 23:15:24

lspace:

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Switch over to Davy and then switch back to Elandra

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lspace · Sun 30/03/2003 23:53:04

Thanks for the hint. I finished the game. It was a lot of fun. Thank you Dave Gilbert.

Squinky · Mon 31/03/2003 02:55:42

Alright, I'm still stuck....

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I've got elandra on the scooter, and I've got the tea, the green mud, Am I missing a room cause the only rooms I can get to with davy are the cliff, the room with mud and the room with the huts and the room where the dead alien is....

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By the way, I love the dialogs, good good job man...

Dave Gilbert · Mon 31/03/2003 03:02:42

Thanks, Squinky! Spoilers ahoy...

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Did you find the little green alien, yet? TALK to the red lobster alien creature and go through all the dialog options.

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