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Title: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Fri 01/03/2013 17:12:41
I decided to document my work on my MAGS (march) game this month. Make yourself known in the stream chat for audience interaction!! :)

Please check out twitch.tv/nihilstarcraft (http://twitch.tv/nihilstarcraft) if you want to take a look at my progress or just watch a fellow game maker work! Chances are I'll be on and streaming, if not, you can check the videos I already streamed!

Should be plenty of fun!

I'm kinda interested to find out if this is something people are interested in seeing/watching. I fully expect to have 0 viewers most of the times, but who cares.
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Andail on Fri 01/03/2013 17:49:20
I'm tuning in right now :)
*Wave
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Chicky on Fri 01/03/2013 18:00:06
Have been listening and pushing pixels :) You look like a friend of mine!

You also have a super cool computer chair.
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Vince Twelve on Fri 01/03/2013 18:15:54
Watching over my lunch hour!
EDIT: Oh, fine, just go out for dinner during my lunch hour!  I didn't want to watch anyways!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Fri 01/03/2013 18:44:57
Thanks all, back now!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Tramponline on Fri 01/03/2013 19:12:36
Quote from: Vince Twelve on Fri 01/03/2013 18:15:54
Watching over my lunch hour!

Watching right now. Enjoy following your thought process... 
Maybe you could include 'daylight envy' as some kind of theme in your game. Coz that's what I got right now! It's BLEEDING dusk
right now and Vince is having lunch :shocked:. (He basically just stole OUR sun!)
Thinking about it, 'daylight envy' might become all the latest rage! *wave hair in an affected gesture*

Ahh, too late, a cop game!:) :tongue: 
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Tabata on Fri 01/03/2013 20:34:21
It's very interesting to watch you and hearing your thoughts while creating!

Thank you for sharing this (just don't like the very present/loud music ;) )

c u later
(http://www.smileyvault.com/albums/userpics/12962/huhuu.gif)

Edit:
You asked for a game that takes place on a train - I remember Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: cat on Fri 01/03/2013 22:05:52
Quote from: Tabata on Fri 01/03/2013 20:34:21
You asked for a game that takes place on a train - I remember Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None

No, I think this one takes place on an island. Murder on the Orient Express takes place on a train, as well as The Last Express.

I tried to watch the stream, but my connection seems to be to slow, it didn't run smoothly.
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: tzachs on Fri 01/03/2013 22:13:04
Watched for a bit, very interesting, and also nice to see some Paint .Net lovin'..

The game with the train is The Rail (http://www.technocratgames.com/Games/GameRail.html) by Technocrat, a very nice game.
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Anian on Fri 01/03/2013 22:25:08
Quote from: tzachs on Fri 01/03/2013 22:13:04
Watched for a bit, very interesting, and also nice to see some Paint .Net lovin'..
Pressing Enter key after drawing every line seems to actually frustrate mr. dkh, so I don't thing there's actual love there.  :grin:
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Tabata on Fri 01/03/2013 22:28:30
Quote from: cat on Fri 01/03/2013 22:05:52
Quote from: Tabata on Fri 01/03/2013 20:34:21
You asked for a game that takes place on a train - I remember Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None

No, I think this one takes place on an island. Murder on the Orient Express takes place on a train, as well as The Last Express.
Yepp - I mixed those  (roll)
Thank you for clearing and helping, cat  :kiss:


Edit:
It was veeery interesting and I will watch more for sure. (nod)
btw.
The package/thing we are looking for could be a message (telling a meeting point or something else and it can include another puzzle to be deciphered)
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Fri 01/03/2013 22:58:51
Thank you all for watching! Those first six hours were a lot of fun and I think in the end we came up with a pretty interesting and cool concept so far!

I do share the Paint.NET loving, as I said on stream, it's an outstanding freeware paint tool, the best I've ever seen. And yes, still the return thing after every line is annoying, not sure if there's something that can be done about that.

Thanks for the idea, Tabata, that's a good idea. So far, we haven't thought about what the message/package/whatever actually is, but I like the idea of it being a message instead of something really obvious, like money, drugs or what have you.

So, the idea is I will turn on the stream whenever I work on the game this month. Definitely tomorrow, and then, while maybe not every day, certainly almost every day, it's MAGS after all. I\ll make a post in this thread to let you girls and guys know that I'm on, so you can catch it if you want! If you want to make your voice heard and interact on stream, go ahead and use this thread or the stream chat (which requires free registration on twitch.tv however). See you tomorrow!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Sat 02/03/2013 12:55:28
I'm about to go live with the second day. Looking to expand on the ideas of the first day, make sure to tune in! I'll probably be streaming for about 10 hours, from 2:00 PM to midnight CET!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Stupot on Sat 02/03/2013 12:57:06
Oh goody, I've just been watching some of your first video, but I'll switch to the live feed :-)
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Anian on Sat 02/03/2013 13:45:57
I'll be coming again later maybe.
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Tabata on Sat 02/03/2013 17:49:04
Cool experience again!  (nod)
Thank you for lowering the music. It's been very loud and (over the hours) annoying for me. Also I had the same probs about it bothering the pics/text and speach of the stream (like brutal told about).

I like the boxes (and the other stuff, too), but how about the sticker coloured in grey or a lighter brown (instead of the colour of the wall) to become a bit more realistic?

Well deserved break for you now - Guten Appetit! :grin:
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: BrutalSlakt on Sat 02/03/2013 18:07:31
You need to scroll down in the chat!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Tabata on Sat 02/03/2013 21:12:15
(http://www.smileyvault.com/albums/userpics/12962/good_job.gif) There's already something going on :grin:
C U
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Sat 02/03/2013 21:14:39
Thanks for watching! It was a lot of work (over 8 hours of streaming with about 40 minutes of break total!) but we got the first room, the player character and a first draft for a walk animation done! Oh, and the puzzles/plot for the entire game. It's going better than expected!

I will very likely be back tomorrow as I said at the end of the stream!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Sun 03/03/2013 13:53:10
Stream is back on, 'show' will start in 8 minutes at 3:00 PM CET. Come watch a slightly hung-over AGS guy work more on his MAGS game!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Mon 04/03/2013 15:49:59
Stream is about to go live, the action starts in 10 minutes - at 5:00 PM CET!

I reduced the quality/bitrate of the stream, it looks a tiny bit worse but will require much less bandwidth, so if you've previously had lag problems, it should be much better now!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Tabata on Mon 04/03/2013 16:58:50
 :shocked: You already started !? :shocked:
Seems to me that I need to get some free days from work to follow this live ;)

btw.
Your changes of the settings for the stream work fine for me.

Now I wanna see your fingers dance on the keypad . . .  hop, hop, hop . . . (http://s14.directupload.net/images/user/120823/vrsrpnwq.gif) (http://de-mote.deviantart.com/)
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Bulbapuck on Mon 04/03/2013 21:51:26
Haha, the timing of this stream was really off for me. Went away, you went live. Came home, you went offline :p
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Tue 05/03/2013 17:41:09
Thanks for the support! Going live right now for a short two-hour stream session!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Demicrusaius on Tue 05/03/2013 21:14:04
This is a really cool idea! I hope I'll be able to check in while you're on. Good luck!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Tramponline on Tue 05/03/2013 23:51:47
Hey DKH, tuned in pretty much every day at some point or another and just wanted to give you some thumbs up! (...both of 'em!)

Can't emphasise strongly enough how valuable these streams are to us novice scripters.
They are very intersting to watch and at the same time, both inspirational and highly motivating.

Inspirational, because your whole approach to problem solving reminds me, once again, that we've a fairly open scripting language at our hands.
There never is just ONE way of going about stuff, when it comes to scripting and overcoming obstacles.
People starting out learning the AGS scripting language tend to get wound up in minor details and forget that! (...me! :tongue:).

Motivating, since it is reassuring that even an advanced scripter, such as yourself, has to go throught that same 'feedback loop' of scripting, try-outs, searching
AGS help, database and the forums in order to succeed. And, especially, that patience is a key factor in all of this.

So, thanks again for doing this!     

Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Anian on Wed 06/03/2013 00:17:38
I, on the other hand, feel scared over the fact that dkh had to figure out so much stuff (in scripting) while still on the first room. I understand there's an amount of customisation involved because of specific interface design, but still...
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: kconan on Wed 06/03/2013 01:36:43
Just want to say that this a great idea; especially for those new to AGS.
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Thu 07/03/2013 19:00:11
Thank you, everybody. Stream is going online in a couple of minutes!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Fri 08/03/2013 13:45:51
Stream starting right now! Will only be able to stream for a bit today, unfortunately. Until 5:00-5:30 PM CET methinks!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Miez on Fri 08/03/2013 22:22:09
Very cool to witness the whole process! Awesomez :D
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Kasander on Sat 09/03/2013 22:18:32
Some great work you're doing here, DKH.
It's a unique experience to witness the process of creating a game from start to end.
And, as Trampoline said, a fellow AGSer can learn, get inspired, or just be entertained.
Honestly, you had a brilliant idea with this.

IMHO, links to your streamed videos should be permanently glued somewhere on the forum, and the videos themselves should be preserved for all the present and future AGSers to watch & learn & get inspired.

Cheers, and keep them coming!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Stupot on Sat 09/03/2013 23:29:51
Quote from: Kasander on Sat 09/03/2013 22:18:32
IMHO, links to your streamed videos should be permanently glued somewhere on the forum, and the videos themselves should be preserved for all the present and future AGSers to watch & learn & get inspired.

I agree.  Also, DHK. This would be a big job and one for a later date, but it would be awesome if the videos came with some short notes with time references telling the viewer what is being achieved at various points.  This way, people could dip into the videos to see how you solved certain problems.

Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Sun 10/03/2013 14:33:42
Thank you for the support! Stream is live again! I obviously can't worry about setting up an archive right now, but I will sort out something after we're through and done, if there is interest. Having said that, tho, if somebody wanted to set up a similar show and actually design it in such a way that newbies can learn the most, that would probably be more helpful than this no-walkable-areas, no-cursor-modes hacky way we're working with haha!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Tue 12/03/2013 15:29:47
Going online right now!

www.twitch.tv/nihilstarcraft
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Wed 13/03/2013 16:10:27
Stream is going online in 5 minutes!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Fri 15/03/2013 14:11:07
About to go online again! Tune in! www.twitch.tv/nihilstarcraft
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Sat 16/03/2013 15:27:06
Going live again for a couple more hours of work on the game! Tune in!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Mon 18/03/2013 13:33:26
Going live again for a loooong session since there was no stream yesterday and we need to make progress badly! Tune in @ www.twitch.tv/nihilstarcraft
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Tue 19/03/2013 15:32:04
And I'm back for a shorter stream session today after a total of over 7 fun but exhausting hours of streaming yesterday!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Thu 21/03/2013 14:41:08
Going live for a 'quick' 2.5 hour stream session until 6 PM CET! Tune in! www.twitch.tv/nihilstarcraft
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: ThreeOhFour on Thu 21/03/2013 15:01:11
I am listening via Grundislav's Skype (because twitch doesn't work with my net).

Hooray! :D
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Peder 🚀 on Thu 21/03/2013 15:14:20
ThreeOhFour, have you tried the beta version? http://en-gb.twitch.tv/nihilstarcraft/new the old one doesn't work for me neither, bad lag etc. This beta version works perfect!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Sat 23/03/2013 13:28:14
Thank you for the interest everybody, makes it all much more fun!

Going online again right now!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Sun 24/03/2013 15:31:23
Short sunday stream! Going online right now, make sure to tune in: www.twitch.tv/nihilstarcraft! Let's start wrapping this thing up!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Mon 25/03/2013 14:26:45
Going online right now for another stream session. Start: 3:30 PM CET (in 5 minutes)!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Tue 26/03/2013 15:52:35
Streaming again now! Tune in: www.twitch.tv/nihilstarcraft
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Wed 27/03/2013 15:36:08
Stream is up again! Will be streaming until 7PM CET!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Thu 28/03/2013 13:52:11
Day 21 is about to kick off! Stream running as of now, will be a long session today! Lot's of cool stuff to do! A hacking minigame for example!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Fri 29/03/2013 12:59:13
And I'm live again! Tune in! www.twitch.tv/nihilstarcraft
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Sat 30/03/2013 15:30:39
Just went live with the SECOND to LAST day of streaming. Let's get this DONEEEE! :p
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Stupot on Sun 31/03/2013 12:54:29
Final sprint, dkh.
Did you remember the clocks went forward last night?  That's an hour less time for game-making!
Good luck today. Can't wait to play the final product.
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Sun 31/03/2013 14:55:46
Haha thanks! The LAST day just went live. Tune in and watch/help me wrap this project up! Celebration will ensue! www.twitch.tv/nihilstarcraft
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Tabata on Sun 31/03/2013 23:28:26
Ha, ha, ha - what a great experience!

At the end it was more exciting as a thriller

... and now I know why the music was needed during the breaks  (laugh)

  (http://www.smileyvault.com/albums/userpics/12962/congrats.gif)
for the release!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Tramponline on Sun 31/03/2013 23:37:35
Seconded.
Awesome, dkh! Thanks a lot for streaming.
And congratzzz - an effort to be proud of!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Miez on Sun 31/03/2013 23:52:50
Thirded ... this was quality interactive entertainment! :D
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Sun 31/03/2013 23:53:01
You people are absolutely awesome! Thanks a ton for watching, interacting and being around. This was an amazing experience.

Here's my royalty-free playlist, in case you liked some of the songs that were running:

Spoiler


    Antarhes - Different Way (03:42)
    Ciruelo Cilíndrico - Mi Rendición (04:48)
    Diablo Swing Orchestra - Balrog Boogie (03:53)
    MindFlow - Breakthrough - MindFlow (05:08)
    Nayaree - Tell Me (04:45)
    Project Divinity - Ethereal Awakening (04:43)
    Project Divinity - Temporal (05:11)
    Silence - Cellule (03:40)
    Antarhes - Still Fighting (04:48)
    Ciruelo Cilíndrico - In Situ (04:36)
    Diablo Swing Orchestra - Heroines (05:21)
    MindFlow - Under an Alias - MindFlow (04:04)
    Nayaree - Illusions (03:25)
    Project Divinity - Forever and Ever (04:28)
    Project Divinity - Simulacrum (04:06)
    Silence - Réalité (03:51)
    Antarhes - Stay Away (04:26)
    Ciruelo Cilíndrico - Rompecabezas (03:22)
    Diablo Swing Orchestra - Poetic Pitbull Revolutions (04:47)
    MindFlow - Destructive Device - MindFlow (06:43)
    Nayaree - A Usual Story (04:38)
    Project Divinity - Floating (04:23)
    Project Divinity - Trios (05:02)
    Silence - Stop! (04:08)
    Antarhes - Nowhere (06:20)
    Ciruelo Cilíndrico - Siglo 2020 (05:32)
    Diablo Swing Orchestra - Rag Doll Physics (03:52)
    Project Divinity - Inside a Cocoon (05:29)
    Project Divinity - Singular (05:51)
    Silence - Expérience (01:24)
    Antarhes - Voodoo Dream (05:42)
    Ciruelo Cilíndrico - Genio (04:05)
    Diablo Swing Orchestra - D'angelo (01:54)
    Project Divinity - Metamorphosis (04:00)
    Project Divinity - Piety (05:10)
    Silence - Effacé (06:03)
    Antarhes - She Told me (03:12)
    Ciruelo Cilíndrico - Caos (07:13)
    Diablo Swing Orchestra - Velvet Embracer (04:05)
    Project Divinity - Second Awakening (05:18)
    Project Divinity - Within (03:53)
    Silence - Sale (02:19)
    Antarhes - Breathin' Again (démo version) (05:13)
    Diablo Swing Orchestra - Gunpowder Chant (01:50)
    Project Divinity - Celestial (03:26)
    Project Divinity - Ethereal Void (04:11)
    Silence - Particule (04:27)
    Diablo Swing Orchestra - Infralove (04:54)
    Project Divinity - Third Awakening (06:04)
    Project Divinity - Triosphere (03:36)
    Silence - Larmes (03:22)
    Diablo Swing Orchestra - Wedding March for a Bullet (03:13)
    Project Divinity - Gathering Dusk (03:43)
    Silence - Follow me (03:59)
    Diablo Swing Orchestra - Qualms of Conscience (01:15)
    Project Divinity - Where the Dead Lay (03:29)
    Diablo Swing Orchestra - Zodiac Virtues (04:47)
    Project Divinity - Cemetery (03:27)
    Diablo Swing Orchestra - Porcelain Judas (04:08)
    Project Divinity - In Mist Shrouded (04:54)
    Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pink Noise Waltz (06:04)
    Project Divinity - Twisted Machinery (04:24)
    Project Divinity - Little People (04:14)
    Project Divinity - Hollow City (02:51)

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Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: selmiak on Sun 31/03/2013 23:54:21
fourthed! Had a great time watching you do the sliding puzzle :D
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Khris on Sun 31/03/2013 23:58:21
Fifthed!
Awesome to have seen all this develop, and amazing how you pulled off working on this continuously, keeping on trucking no matter what!
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Stupot on Mon 01/04/2013 00:08:50
Sixthed.  I've watched this stream more than all other streams/television shows put together this month.  I won't know what to do with myself from tomorrow.
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: Bulbapuck on Mon 01/04/2013 00:25:25
seventhed. This was really cool to follow and it's a shame I couldn't tune in on the last day. Though I'll have some vods to check out now ^^
Title: Re: I'm STREAMING my MAGS game being developed
Post by: DoorKnobHandle on Mon 01/04/2013 01:05:37
Thank you again to everybody for tuning in, interacting and just being there! This was a great experience and experiment and I couldn't be happier to have done it.

Game announcement thread: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=47933.msg636449936