A Game By Its Cover - TIGSource competition

Ali · Mon 22/11/2010 18:16:36

Thanks for the feedback (I should have mentioned that it was pretty short!)

Ascovel: Any chance you could post the details of the error message?

Igor Hardy · Mon 22/11/2010 18:53:28

Here it is:

"Access violation at address 012540C3 in module 'ATKOGL32.dll'. Read of address 0483200."

theo · Mon 22/11/2010 19:00:57

Cool game, good job Ali! Must have been a lot of work with all those animations. They look good.

What does working with DAGE feel like? has it got what it takes? Seen through this game it looks surprisingly competent.

kaputtnik · Tue 23/11/2010 08:19:13

I just ran it in WINE under Linux, works pretty well, if a tad slow. A lot of times there was a strange flickering between dialogue lines, as if another line was displayed for a quarter of a second or so, but then after that the correct line would come up. And does Sissy have a walking animation?

Can't give any feedback on gameplay and story, yet, but it really had the Grim Fandango feeling (although this is probably because Grim Fandango is the only 3D adventure game I have ever played, other than I Was A Vegas Showgirl (TM), haha)

Rahakasvi · Tue 23/11/2010 09:48:10

Quote from: Ascovel on Mon 22/11/2010 18:53:28
"Access violation at address 012540C3 in module 'ATKOGL32.dll'. Read of address 0483200."

You probably need to update your graphic card drivers. What graphic card/OS are you using?

Anian · Tue 23/11/2010 11:00:23

Hmm, well I think the camera was placed a bit too low, in almost every scene, which made it kind of hard to navigate, everything else, from style to puzzles, I liked.

Igor Hardy · Tue 23/11/2010 12:43:40

Quote from: Rahakasvi on Tue 23/11/2010 09:48:10
Quote from: Ascovel on Mon 22/11/2010 18:53:28
"Access violation at address 012540C3 in module 'ATKOGL32.dll'. Read of address 0483200."

You probably need to update your graphic card drivers. What graphic card/OS are you using?

RadeonX1950 on WinXP and I do have the latest (or should I say last) drivers for it installed.

m0ds · Tue 23/11/2010 13:51:33

My computer has only really allowed me to preview it, the animations run fine but walking around is extremely laggy on this machine. But what I saw seemed fantastic Ali, well done! Lots of potential. If only the resolution could be lowered for older machines like mine!

Rahakasvi · Wed 24/11/2010 09:48:56

Quote from: Ascovel on Tue 23/11/2010 12:43:40
RadeonX1950 on WinXP and I do have the latest (or should I say last) drivers for it installed.

Ok, I really don't have a clue then

Quote from: Mods on Tue 23/11/2010 13:51:33
My computer has only really allowed me to preview it, the animations run fine but walking around is extremely laggy on this machine. But what I saw seemed fantastic Ali, well done! Lots of potential. If only the resolution could be lowered for older machines like mine!

I hear you. Though you can change the resolution from config.lua file - all the hud sprites and texts doesn't scale accordingly. So this is something I need to implement on newer versions.

Igor Hardy · Wed 24/11/2010 22:22:33

Don't kill me, but for some reason the game started working after I restarted my computer - right now I'm having the time of my life with a Vegas Showgirl.

blueskirt · Thu 25/11/2010 01:17:14

How did you know I'd be eating a cookie when I read the manual??!!

Rahakasvi · Thu 25/11/2010 14:35:09

Quote from: Ascovel on Wed 24/11/2010 22:22:33
Don't kill me, but for some reason the game started working after I restarted my computer - right now I'm having the time of my life with a Vegas Showgirl.

Interesting

I wish all my programming problems could be solved like this!

blueskirt · Thu 25/11/2010 19:05:43

Finished it yesterday, I liked the dancing puzzles.

Ali · Sat 27/11/2010 15:43:40

Thanks for the responses, chaps! Pauli has now created a home for the game here on the DagePort site.

In answer to your questions/comments:

theo: Glad you liked it. Give DAGE a try and see for yourself. It's pretty strong in key adventuring areas like dialogue and inventory systems and room setups. I came across a few big issues with DAGE, but Pauli has done a major re-code since then which looks like it addresses them. It would (will?) benefit from better integration with Blender, but I don't think it's far away from being a robust and well rounded engine.

kaputtnik: Glad to hear it's working on Linux! The dialogue flickering is not unique to you, it's an issue with DAGE which is getting better but is not quite perfect yet!

anian: Interesting comment. I hate high angle cameras, but I'd never thought about it like that! I'll take that into consideration if I ever do something like this again.

Mods: As soon as DAGE supports changing resolution in-game I'll release a Mods edition in super low-definition! It'll probably make my low poly characters look better...

blueskirt: Glad you and others liked the dancing puzzle, it was my favourite too. Though the animation:gameplay ratio was not very efficient. Have another cookie!

Ascovel: Thanks for playing. I'm happy to have introduced you to the age-old technique of turning it off and on again! Take this knowledge and spread it among your people...

Igor Hardy · Mon 29/11/2010 00:00:11

Now I finished the game. And it was all great (especially the ending). But I still have one burning question...

WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE LUCKY HAT!!!???

Ali · Mon 29/11/2010 00:40:18

Well...

Spoiler

The answer's in the last line: it's not really that nice a hat. Getting the hat was Billy's goal (and if you know the folk song a guaranteed way of getting killed). To survive the story, Sissy had to realise that she didn't care about the hat and Billy didn't really care about her.

I admit there wasn't very much game for that character development to happen in, but that was my aim!

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A Game By Its Cover - TIGSource competition

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