The "Long Trip" never ends...

[Dusty D.]

Something old - the crew, something new - the name, something re-newed - this thread!

Well, the Longtrip-Crew now calls itself "Solidland-Crew".

This is what it's all about:
You play Bobey Marl, a young man, worth for nothing, who has only nonsense in his mind. The game starts with his arrestment and the final goal is - surely - to save the world (this time by building a giant pipe to satisfy the world with real good stuff).

The game is departed into 4 parts, a playable demo with roundabout 20 playable rooms is available at

http://www.solidland.nlÃ,  (german version only)

Klick the link at the bottom of the site - the rest is still "under construction".
The game will be updated from time to time without special notice. Check the version no. in the help box.

This is what it looks like:




As ever, we like to get your feedback. Comments, suggestions, bug reports to me here inside the forum. Thanks in advance. German speaking test players welcome!

[fovmester]

Hey I recognize that last screenshot! It's the same as that one in ZakMcKraken!! yeaah!!

[Dusty D.]

Hey I recognize that last screenshot! It's the same as that one in ZakMcKraken!! yeaah!!

The candidate got 100 points! 
For all who didn't recognize: Read the "writing on the wall" 

[nickeedoo]

There's something strangely familiar about the guy with the red shirts face. I've seen it somewhere before...

[mätzyboy]

Looks to me like Laverne from DOTT might have been used for reference... Looking good!

[Dusty D.]

Looks to me like Laverne from DOTT might have been used for reference... Looking good!

It IS "stolen" from DOTT and is still "under construction". You can have a first brief look of the final version of the main character on the http://www.solidland.nl homepage.

[Dusty D.]

New room added;
some bugs fixed;
changed the use of the chainsaw a little bit;
animated walk cursor runs now in all rooms;
you can now have a look into the righthand shop in the netherlands;
find out what else

[hedgefield]

That guard in the first screen looks like he was modeled after the bodyguard of Conroy Bumpus from S&M:HTR. Pretty good.

The perspective is a bit off though, you should experiment with that a little. In the room from the first screenshot you could try to make the forward scaling factor a bit bigger. The guard is as big as the guy in the cell, while clearly that guy is further away. Second screen is good, but the character in the 3rd screen seems a bit too small aswell. The backgrounds are really nice though, I like that sketchy style. Makes it harder to properly define walk-behinds though. And that dog is cool.

[Dusty D.]

That guard in the first screen looks like he was modeled after the bodyguard of Conroy Bumpus from S&M:HTR. Pretty good.

Well, it surely IS the bodyguard

The perspective is a bit off though, you should experiment with that a little. In the room from the first screenshot you could try to make the forward scaling factor a bit bigger. The guard is as big as the guy in the cell, while clearly that guy is further away. Second screen is good, but the character in the 3rd screen seems a bit too small aswell.

Yes, you're surely right and especially the first room (in the shots as in the game) is a problem. This is our first try with AGS (formerly we used our own BASIC engine ), and
the very first room was the very first try... (I've got no idea, what I coded there, in addition... but somehow it works!)

The backgrounds are really nice though, I like that sketchy style. Makes it harder to properly define walk-behinds though. And that dog is cool.

Thank you very much! I love the comic style, too (although the opinions differ through the threats). The walk behinds are a problem, but we use digitizer tablets, and it works...
We first tried to imitate old Lucas style, but "KidCrazy" (3rd screenshot) and "Max" (1st & 2nd) have found their own style now, I think...

The Dog (unfortunately it has no name - in opposite to a peace of bread, that has one...) is really cool (from our animator "Oetzi") - yes, it surely is animated in the real game. It can walk and has another VERY special ability which has to be found out

[Dusty D.]

I just want to give you minds out there a short notification that we 're still busily (?!) working and that a new version is downloadable at

http://www.solidland.nl (click the link at the bottom of the page - german version only)

Right now there are 41 locations (over all) playable. The latest improvements are a dialoque with the fish and a labyrinth in the hell. For all, who don't speak german, here at least some new screenshots:

[Krazy]

Nice use of perspective in that first one with the elevator.

[Dusty D.]

Nice use of perspective in that first one with the elevator.

I'll give this compliment to Max, who created this wonderful pic in a situation of high inspirance  In fact, it's one of my favorite screens, too!

[splat44]

Consider in having that game in english.

AGS does allow multiple language files in case you are wondering.
You simply have translate german to english (perhaps with some services)
and save translate thing to other file such as game.en or something like.

[Dusty D.]

Consider in having that game in english.

AGS does allow multiple language files in case you are wondering.

Yes, thank you for that information. Well, we know this, but we're about to produce a quite complex game and we'll plan to translate it into other languages with the help of others (still to find). But first of all, at least Part I (this one) should be finished before we start new complex things :-) Also, there is a speech pack to be implemented. Still a lot of work!

[Krazy]

Nice use of perspective in that first one with the elevator.

I'll give this compliment to Max, who created this wonderful pic in a situation of high inspirance  In fact, it's one of my favorite screens, too!

Yeah, I think it's great when AG uses intresting perspective like this!

[Gregjazz]

Hey, wait a second!

Bobey Marl.... Take the 'ey' off the end of 'Bobey' and put it on the end of 'Marl.'

"Bob Marley"

Coincedence?

[Dusty D.]

Hey, wait a second!

Bobey Marl.... Take the 'ey' off the end of 'Bobey' and put it on the end of 'Marl.'

Bingo! 

[Venus]

Just downloaded the demo. Very funny so far. I just managed to escape from my cell. The game simply rocks! I'd just work on the walk-able areas a bit more, coz walking on walls or beds or in toilets isn't really my thing  . Apart from that it is pure awesomeness. I'd love to play-test the game for you. I could also assist translating it to English. Just pm me if you are interested.

Make sure to finish this one soon.

[Dusty D.]

Thanks a lot! I admit, the walkable areas in the first locations are not very exact, I'll fix this. As Bobey has very big feet, it sometimes looks like he walks into a wall or so. The cell was our very first try with AGS, but please believe me, it's getting better with every new location you enterÃ, 

It is VERY kind, that you like to test play and help translating and we joyfully take your offer (I'll PM you immediately).

Concerning the finishig, I can't promise anything... We're working on the game for more than one year now. Especially the graphics take a lot of time and there is still such a lot to do (the GUI, the cursors, the speech pack(s), etc.) But we want to take part at the yearly contest - and this should happen in 2005!Ã, 

[Dusty D.]

Major Changes:

* One new item, another's functionality extended
* now compiled with AGS 2.62
* one new room with one new puzzle

Over all now 42 rooms. German version only. Click the link at the bottom of
http://www.solidland.nl