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AGS Games => AGS Games in Production => Topic started by: shayavr on Tue 06/07/2010 06:49:07

Title: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Tue 06/07/2010 06:49:07
Hi
Working on a game these days and wanted to share :)

Concept
First person view. Inspired by the classic "heart of China" and some of my trips to the orient.

Plot

In 1938 five German scientists embarked on an extraordinary quest, risking their lives on the crossing of the highest mountains in the world to reach the forbidden kingdom of Tibet. Their official goal is scientific research: anthropology and zoology. But the data they are collecting for the SS is to serve a darker purpose; their secret mission is to discover the origin of the Aryan people. They are to search for signs of a long vanished master race whose traces are believed to remain on the roof of the world. This is the sinuous of Nazi attempt to rewrite history; a new past would justify their right to change the future of the world.


70 years later Jack Harrison travel to the city of Chongqing in central China after hearing of his father`s brutal murder, trying to figure out who killed him. There he discover about his father's  strange activities revolving around a mythical Tibetan leaend.

Screenshots

(http://img1.imagehousing.com/81/95776db2e87aaf1d88e09c55d9cc9af5.jpg) (http://www.imagehousing.com/) By ImageHousing.com (http://www.imagehousing.com/)

(http://img1.imagehousing.com/61/9fd722b29508837c6cff6a6633dfd296.jpg) (http://www.imagehousing.com/) By ImageHousing.com (http://www.imagehousing.com/)

(http://img1.imagehousing.com/50/aa5ccfb0cf71b423549f687b98040e82.jpg) (http://www.imagehousing.com/) By ImageHousing.com (http://www.imagehousing.com/)

Progress:
Plot 90%
Graphics 60%
Scripting 60%

Demo + intro
http://www.mediafire.com/?2skb2e9mtc0cybb

Website
http://shayavr.webs.com/index.htm

Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: Gilbert on Tue 06/07/2010 07:02:57
Quote from: shayavr on Tue 06/07/2010 06:49:07
Concept
First person view. Inspired by the classic "heart of China".
I think that's quite obvious, as shown in your screenshots. That means, it's a good thing. :D

The dialogue text of the taxi driver is quite ugly though (and, it's broken). If possible, I'd recommend rendering it with a real font, like the other symbols (if you're stuffing some basic characters into a 128/256 slot SCI/TTF font you can still say tyoe the required characters with a proper font on say M$Pain and copy them pixel by pixel).
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Tue 06/07/2010 08:10:57
 Gilbet V7000a

I want to use simplyfied chinese fonts but had technical probelms doing so. So I tried to create the characters I need with the font editor. Lot of hard, annoying work and not the best results..

Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: arj0n on Tue 06/07/2010 11:08:02
Shayavr, good to see this game-to-be showing up in a 'game in progress' thread :-)
That means you're still working on it, yeeh! ;D
Cool to see this בלב סין inspired game is coming to life.
Looking great like said before. Keep up the good work  ;)
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Tue 06/07/2010 12:06:30
Thanks Arj0n!
working hard on it these days :)
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Fri 09/07/2010 22:59:26
I uploaded another screenshot better resolution this time
Also changed the inventory GUI


(http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4562/screenshotsw.png) (http://img143.imageshack.us/i/screenshotsw.png/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

Glad to say I'm progressing well :)

Progress:
Plot 80%
Graphics 60%
Scripting 40%
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Tue 20/07/2010 14:56:53
Finished working on a new Commands GUI

and here's another screenshot:
(http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/53/guishow.png) (http://img514.imageshack.us/i/guishow.png/)
The adventure takes you through old traditional villages, modern cities and the Himalayas of Tibet.


Progress report:
Plot 80%
Graphics 50%
Scripting 50%

back to work now..
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Sat 24/07/2010 16:36:57
Hello everyone

updated the plot and progress report.
DEMO will be available for download this September

:) :) :)
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: arj0n on Sun 25/07/2010 18:30:59
Good new Shay, looking forward to the demo  ;)
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Sun 25/07/2010 20:47:47
Thanks ArjOn
stay put! I might be needing some spelling corrections...
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: arj0n on Mon 26/07/2010 07:57:32
Just let me now and I'm on it  ;)
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Mon 16/08/2010 19:27:21
Update: 16-8-2010

Scripting  is progressing well
a short downloadable intro will be published soon!

Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: arj0n on Mon 16/08/2010 20:26:27
Curious what has become of it ;)
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: xenogia on Tue 17/08/2010 02:44:36
I love how your inspiration is "Heart of China".  Definitely going to check this one out when you release it.
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Tue 17/08/2010 08:02:27
Quote from: Xenogia on Tue 17/08/2010 02:44:36
I love how your inspiration is "Heart of China". 

I defenetly think HOC is an awsome game, thought it deserved a small tribute.
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Fri 20/08/2010 20:44:59
Update 20-8-2010

I uploaded the game unplayable intro.

It can be downloaded here
http://www.4shared.com/file/q47ptyN_/AIN-intro.html

Enjoy !
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Thu 26/08/2010 11:50:02
Update 26-8-2010

Just before I'm going to Africa for a month I'm publishing a short playable demo
download here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?las7w3ravvnbq2p


Just a few room and some puzzles for you to get the idea

Enjoy!
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: arj0n on Thu 26/08/2010 12:04:07
Nice.

Playing the demo later since I'm at work for the moment :-\

B.t.w.:
There are 2 savegames included from a earlier version of your game.
When loading them the game will crash...  ;)

Enjoy your Month-Long-Africa-Trip Shayavr ;D
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Thu 26/08/2010 12:15:47
Thank ArJon

missed those 2 savegames
I'm uploading a version without them


resolution is 640x400
Made it look like oldschool first person game.
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: arj0n on Thu 26/08/2010 12:18:46
yeah for oldschool style  :D
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Thu 26/08/2010 14:36:16
updated download link so the savegames are now out!!


Looking forward to your comments. ::)
let me know what you think.
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Fri 27/08/2010 18:00:14
Now available for download the demo + intro in one file

http://www.mediafire.com/?2skb2e9mtc0cybb

Happy weekend everybody!
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: tzachs on Fri 27/08/2010 20:04:06
Just played the demo, I liked it, the scenery looks quite promising.
I loved the pictures and the music...

One thing I would consider changing, is having different colors for the dialogs when different people speak, because sometimes it's difficult to know who is talking (specifically in the intro).

And also:
אם אתה צריך עזרה בתיקון שגיאות כתיב אני אעזור בכיף  ;)
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Sat 28/08/2010 12:55:15
Quote from: tzachs on Fri 27/08/2010 20:04:06
And also:
אם אתה צריך עזרה בתיקון שגיאות כתיב אני אעזור בכיף  ;)


Thanks tzachs, any help will be appreciated ותתקבל בברכה
Going to need some testers too when the time comes if you're interested.

BTW nice work on Robolution
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: tzachs on Sat 28/08/2010 15:38:45
Sure, count me in  :)
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Sat 04/09/2010 09:43:03
Hurrey! I've completed writing the storyline!
;D ;D ;D
It got good guys, bad guys and a "bond girl".


Now got some scripting work to do
Also need a good title.. The demo title is "Caged Dragon" but now I'm not sure it fits


Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: arj0n on Mon 06/09/2010 20:13:11
"Caged Bond Girl"  :P
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Tue 07/09/2010 06:04:27
Quote from: Arj0n on Mon 06/09/2010 20:13:11
"Caged Bond Girl"  :P

Sounds kinky  8)
Title: Re: Adventure in China (working title)
Post by: shayavr on Mon 25/10/2010 13:07:41
Update 25/10/2010

Back from another succesful trip :)

And continuing work on the game..