Chris Jones is INSAAAAANE!!

[bspeers]

Believe it or not, this is about AGS (WOW!)

I've been working on a new game (don't worry all 3 or 2 of the fans, Edge is still rollin' along), a short one which should be ready in a couple weeks (no hints, but it's about a certain juggler and communist penguin) and I just wanted to point out how great AGS really is.

Since animator and walkable areas issues prevent me from upgrading for Edge of Reality (animations changed, or maybe a bug I was harnessing the power of was eliminiated) from version 2.22 (or whatever), I haven't really tried an upgraded version apart from tinkering with my psychotic nightmare game (which I believe about 3 people played).

But the latest version of AGS makes me PEE! It is fantastic!  Chris Jones has come up with so many huge improvements in a very short period of time.  Just think of all the new features that enter in one month alone!

First, I went in, looked at the engine, tried to find bits like the dialogue editor (faster), the views editor (much faster--and you can click through views instead of having to go back and forward tediously), the rooms editor (rooms with names so I actually know what the room is? That's craaazy!), the interactions editor (Conditionals rock!), and script editor (WHAT? It fills in my script *for me*?  That'll save the constant referents back to the help file.  Hell, why bother scripting at all--the engine does it for you).

I was amazed.

So then, I'm typing in co-ordinates for rooms, and I check the forums because miraculously, the room I imported at 320 x 200 remained proportional when I upgraded the game to 640 x 480 -- I mean, that has got to be an error that will disappear later, right?  It can't all have worked so beautifully and smothly, right?  Well I never bothered asking, because I read about the 'right-click to save room co-ordinates to the clipboard' feature, and I literally died.  I'm dead now as I write this.  I believe my left arm has become infested with those flesh eating insects the medics are all using these days.   The one most difficult and painstaking part of room interactions has been fixed.  And that only barely touches into the realm of regions, THOUSANDS of text colours, and easy "new room" feature (plus simple voice acting options, etc).

ARRRGGHH!! This engine is TOO GOOD!!!

Chris Jones, you are insane.  I am going to call the police, seriously, man, really, going to call up MI5 or Scotland Yard or the local constabulary and have you comitted because your are insane.  As soon as this death thing heals.

I really hope my girfriend is a necrophiliac.

[SSH]

This just goes to show that CJ has the power of life and death over us all. If someone could illustrate Britney Speers's post, they could submit it to the current Artitude as an unsual weapon (right-clicking to save co-ordinates).

[Captain Mostly]

I fear any man who can produce so much code, but STILL know it well enough to be able to implement upgrades so swiftly... he must have the code-commenting skills that we Computer Students aspire to with such entusement (but can never really be bothered to try and develop) !!!

[Raggit]

Yeah, CJ is a really good man.  It's like he has given all us these cool "toys" for free and we can do anything we want with 'em. His work is really professional and really aweseom.

[scotch]

And he won't even accept money from us He's a saint.

[SSH]

And he won't even accept money from us

Well, not for AGS. He will take money for his other services *nudge nudge wink wink*.

Oh, and Chris's AGS work is not professional... itf it was he would be getting paid for it. It looks professional, though.

[m0ds]

Someones been reading the Stalkers Guide to Chris Jones.

m0ds

[Pumaman]

Hehe, I'm glad you appreciate it  

But erm, now might not be the best time to mention it, but, er, I have to admit that AGS is actually just an evil plan to install a virus on lots of computers, which will activate on the 13/3/7 and send me all your credit card numbers!!

he must have the code-commenting skills that we Computer Students aspire to with such entusement (but can never really be bothered to try and develop) !!!

Haha, you really don't wanna see the AGS source code  


Oh and yeah, Esseb, please stop distributing that book, as m0ds points out it looks like it may be having unforseen affects.

[m0ds]

Did you know that last night, CJ took a whizz at 8:17pm! SHH did!

[Layabout]

CJ is lying. We've all the seen what he keeps in his basements. One Thousand Monkeys working on one thousand computers.......

[TerranRich]

Yes! CJ hath made my adventure-game-making life easier too! With "Game -> Dump Game Text" so I can copy down all the speecch lines...I never knew that option existed! BOOYAH!!!

[Bob The Hun]

CJ is lying. We've all the seen what he keeps in his basements. One Thousand Monkeys working on one thousand computers.......

Bah! When I tried that, all I got were some stupid works of Shakespeare.

[Ghormak]

Atleast your monkeys spelled 'Shakespeare' right... *sob*

[scotch]

my monkeys just wrote 'eep eep eep!' over and over

[SSH]

my monkeys just wrote 'eep eep eep!' over and over

Maybe you're not spanking them enough: try it and you'll be surprised what comes up

[Las Naranjas]

Pity Shakespere never could decide on the right spelling.

[Meowster]

Chris jones is a bastard, I don't know why. You know when you're filled with so much unearthly love, that your emotions are incapable of handling it, and you feel confused and maybe stab yourself once or twice by mistake, and then you think you feel hate because you feel love that much, and then you realize it's love, and you break down and weep?

*sob sob sob sob*

I'm sorry, I react badly to coffee. But thank you for AGS, in case you misunderstood my abnormality above

[Pumaman]

my monkeys just wrote 'eep eep eep!' over and over

I hear they respond well to 'ook ook ook' in reply.

My batch are doing ok actually. I didn't trust them to write a novel, so instead I set them to work doing the DIY. I have to say, the results are colourful, and I don't think my house will ever quite be the same again.

I'm sorry, I react badly to coffee. But thank you for AGS, in case you misunderstood my abnormality above  

Hehe no problem, now keep drinking that caffeine.  

[Andail_bulgaria]

Yes, I was also struck recently by the greatness of the newer versions...
Next time I see CJ, I think I'm gonna buy him a dinner.

Hm, make that a beer.
A small one.

[SLaMgRInDeR]

yes, thank you lor- i mean CJ for our daily AGS, forgive us out bad coding, as we forgive those who give bad coding to us, deliver us from remakes, Amen.
(   (   ( <( -_-)> )   )   )

[Femme Stab Mode >:D]

No wonder he's a leader of a cult. Coming up with the whole idea of AGS in the first place was godly but SOOO many improvements in such a little time!  I can finaly make games and enjoy games people made for enjoyment and not for money, just for the buzz of creating and spreading  joy :') AGSers, you rule. THANKS CJ!

[Minimi]

My second adventure is definatley going about the insane CJ who tried to hide his monkeys but unfortunatley the monkeys escaped so now he must find his 100 monkeys to keep releasing updates

[TheGreatRavenfusion]

I spent all my money on the computers, bought the monkeys off a yardsale and they appear to be broken...

The scumbags just played monkey kombat...grrrrrrr...*whacks monkey*

OOK ACK EEK!
CHEE...CHEE...CHEE

[Scummbuddy]

I have to admit that AGS is actually just an evil plan to install a virus on lots of computers, which will activate on the 13/3/7 and send me all your credit card numbers!!

Thank God for us Americans there is no month 13.  

[Minimi]

I have to admit that AGS is actually just an evil plan to install a virus on lots of computers, which will activate on the 13/3/7 and send me all your credit card numbers!!

Thank God for us Americans there is no month 13.  

no you nitwit, he means march 13th 2007 !

[scotch]

He was making a joke

[Czar]

NO HE WAS NOT

[Minimi]

I WAS MAKING A JOKE ON HIS MISTAKE !

[Hobbes]

Look at the power Chris Jones has....

...now there is Discord.

And so He has made sure that the Bickering will keep his underlings occupied. So that He can stay at the top, as our Leader.

He's insaaaane.

*worshipful*