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Community => Adventure Related Talk & Chat => Topic started by: Captain Mostly on Wed 07/07/2004 09:05:56

Title: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Captain Mostly on Wed 07/07/2004 09:05:56
look! I'm finally making use of the web space sylpher's been lending me for ages!

My mate Kevin has put together (under my watchful and guiding eyes) THIS amazing self-promotional web site for me:

http://www.sylpher.com/vegetablegames

There's even an on-line game with a prize!! How dedicated to my fans am I?!?!  :-X
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: [Cameron] on Wed 07/07/2004 09:10:54
You are seriously twisted.
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Gilbert on Wed 07/07/2004 09:15:58
Great! :D But  you should add also RLBAT and those 'RON' games you made for completeness!
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Captain Mostly on Wed 07/07/2004 09:17:41
Thanks! But this is a page JUST for the vegetables. I think it would confuse my message if I started putting my other games on there as well... They're of a different era.  :-*
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Gilbert on Wed 07/07/2004 09:20:28
Hehe I understand, but there should be an online place where people can surf the whole Mostly kingdom easily, at least some links in the sites to link to others.
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Captain Mostly on Wed 07/07/2004 09:23:17
I guess I'll have to look into it!  8) 8)
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Dorcan on Wed 07/07/2004 11:51:56
Hi mister !

I really liked your game, but I could never figure out how to obtain a big score... In fact I didn't really understand the tutorial But eh, I still have to learn english :P

Anyway, I have made a plugin wich allows an AGS game to read / access an internet webpage. You could for exemple acces a PHP page from your game which would update the page with best scores, each time someone who has played your game wish to put his score on the net.

Just an idea though. Tell me if it interests you :)
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Captain Mostly on Wed 07/07/2004 12:27:29
that sounds fascinating!!! If you e-mail me the plug-in (or point me to a link) I'd love to play around with it, and see if I can get it to work!

It does sound HORRIBLY complicated though!   ;D :D
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Dorcan on Wed 07/07/2004 19:34:08
No problem, I will send it to you by email.

In fact, there is only one function :

string ReadWebPage( string url);
which returns the web page content.

It works the same way as any browser.

you could have for exemple :

ReadWebPage("http://mywebsite.com/scores.php?action=add&score=123123&name=Dorcan");

:)
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Barbarian on Wed 07/07/2004 23:59:50
Hi Dorcan.
That sound like it could be a useful Plugin for some things.
Anyway I could get a copy of it too? Thanks.
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: rodekill on Thu 08/07/2004 00:45:40
I only had three seizures looking at that page.

Lame.

I suggest a large splashpage alternately flashing red and blue, really, really fast, that way only the strongest will survive to make it to the next page. MUHAHAHA!
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Dorcan on Thu 08/07/2004 06:33:35
Captain, I've sended you an email.

Barbarian, the plugin is still experimental, when it's finished, I'll make it accessible for everybody.
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Captain Mostly on Thu 08/07/2004 08:52:28
Rode, does this mean I've cured you of your continuous seizures?!?! If you only flipped out 3 times while looking at my page, you should look at it all the time! I bet those three you snuck in were just when you looked at the full colour screen shots right?
Keep your eyes on the soothing background... let the vegetables calm you...
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Ben on Thu 08/07/2004 17:48:26
That prize for the naughty bits game is more seizure-inducing than the website. CHI monkey.
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Pesty on Thu 08/07/2004 22:05:16
A Captain Mostly website brings me joy! I have won the prize and I cannot wait to find out what it is! Especially if it is seizure inducing (good thing I don't have seizures!)!
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Mr_Frisby on Fri 09/07/2004 03:04:52
I tried to download the prize but it didn't work - is it just me or is that the joke -
Yours sincerely,
       Idiot.
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Captain Mostly on Mon 12/07/2004 08:39:28
there is a prize... I don't know why you can't download it though... ALSO, I wouldn't have expected it to be particularly seizure enducing though!!!

will look into this.
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Al_Ninio on Mon 12/07/2004 08:54:55
This prize is more confusing than RLATBTAT.
Which is awesome.
Yay Mostly!

Edit:
Aaaaand now that I read the readme, I actually know what to do.
My high score is 160.
Have mercy, I'm colourblind!
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Captain Mostly on Mon 12/07/2004 10:22:35
for the colourblind (and I actually DID think to myself while making the prize that I really shouldn't make a game that discriminates against this group of people)

The PINK items are:
the cows
the chairs
and the bicicles

the BLUE items are:
the wizardly hats
the tamborines
and the vases-with-flowers

and the YELLOW items are:
The turnips
The pens
and the light bulbs.

I hope this is of some small help (not least, perhaps, in identifying what my drawings are meant to be!)
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Haddas on Mon 12/07/2004 10:44:26
Quote from: rodekill on Thu 08/07/2004 00:45:40
I only had three seizures looking at that page.

Lame.

I suggest a large splashpage alternately flashing red and blue, really, really fast, that way only the strongest will survive to make it to the next page. MUHAHAHA!

Rodekill, something like these (http://www.etowizzywig.netfirms.com/epilepsy.html) have?
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Bionic Bill on Tue 13/07/2004 00:08:16
finally, the magic of growing fantasy vegetables is available to the general public. the underdogs better putthis on their page, or i will just fret. fret i say.
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Captain Mostly on Tue 13/07/2004 09:01:24
Oh the underdogs... I have NO idea how to get listed on that site. It's like when Dana International (the Eurovision song contest transexual) tried to break America. It didn't matter how much of herself she put out there, it just wouldn't stick...

I think they're more to do with abandonware, not freeware aren't they?
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Bionic Bill on Fri 16/07/2004 21:20:58
I think they do freeware. I know I've seen a lot of freeware stuff on there, including a good deal of ags games. I haven't the foggiest how they end up listed on the site. My guess is that it is up to the whims of whoever runs that place. Would probably have to mention VPXT on the underdogs forums or somesuch. If anyone else knows anything about listing on underdogs, feel free to speak up.
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: rtf on Fri 16/07/2004 23:29:21
I like the website because it was made with flash.  I instantly respect anything made in flash.
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Captain Mostly on Sun 18/07/2004 15:18:01
I once looked at the forums, and there were rules like "please don't come here to plug your game! We already have enough to write about" or something.

I think you must have to know someone who knows someone...

As such, if anyone here knows anyone at the Underdogs, please could you plug my game at them as I'm a really REALLY nice guy!
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: MrColossal on Sun 18/07/2004 20:15:29
Scid used to do reviews of AGS games at The Underdogs... But I suppose that doesn't help anyone...
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Ozwalled on Mon 19/07/2004 04:38:15
Just a hunch, but I think getting leisted there may have to do with whether the gal who runs the site has played the game -- she seems to like the adventure genre a lot (over something like action games, anyway).

That's purely speculation, though.
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Captain Mostly on Mon 19/07/2004 15:17:48
Why? What happened to Scid?!?! Did I miss something big?
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Ozwalled on Tue 20/07/2004 06:18:06
No idea -- I'm just saying that she seems to like the adventure genre a lot, and that may factor into the equation.
Title: Re: VEGETABLE PATCH EXTREEME WEB-SITE
Post by: Captain Mostly on Tue 20/07/2004 11:26:03
I guess I'll have to try envagle myself into the clique...