Okay, I've finally made this new thread for my AGS project, which has finally got a name! :)
The plot
The bank has been robbed. While the robbers were trying to escape they accidently kidnapped a computer genious, Bill Hills. So, they have to change their plan a bit. You're a not-so-smart detective, who is sent to investigate the robbery and so the adventure begins...
Screenshots
Okay, here are some screenshots from the second demo, which is not yet released, but soon.
(http://koti.mbnet.fi/dima/data/2/scrnshot1.PNG)
The beginning *Updated*
(http://koti.mbnet.fi/dima/data/2/scrnshot2.png)
The bank security
(http://koti.mbnet.fi/dima/data/2/scrnshot3.png)
The office of the bank manager
(http://koti.mbnet.fi/dima/data/2/scrnshot5.png)
The police station's rest room
(http://koti.mbnet.fi/dima/data/2/scrnshot6.png)
Outside Pete's quickshop
Demo
This is actually only the intro for the game, but you can try to get pass the bank officer, if you want to.
Download (http://koti.mbnet.fi/dima/downloads/searchdemo.zip)
Website
Now the website's been updated to it's new full glory.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/dima (http://koti.mbnet.fi/dima)
Sorry, but I can't give you the direct link, because our website uses a cookie to define which language is used: Finnish or English. But I think the default language is English. So, test if you want to: http://koti.mbnet.fi/dima/projects.php?game=2&page=1 (http://koti.mbnet.fi/dima/projects.php?game=2&page=1)
WARNING: THIS GAME WILL CONTAIN DOZENS OF ANIMATIONS!
Looking great AJA! 8)
Cool, Aja
I liked the intro sequence, looks like an interesting story
Yay, I'm waiting this one a LOT! Looking very good AJA!
Sorry to tell you, but the demo will be late because I haven't continued working on this project for months... :-[
But, I promise the demo will be out before the end of april/may. I just have this one thing at scholl which takes a lot of my time (okay, that's a lie: I haven't started working on that either :P)... well, anyway...
LOL! This looks great, AJA. The main character sprite cracks me up, he looks really clueless. Excellent, can't wait to play this game. :)
I guess that Pete's quickshop should have some perspective too...
Thanks! :)
Eero: Yeah, the whole building looks like a piece of paper, but I have no idea how to make it look more 3d. And because of the view, the roof can't be seen.
Most probably I'll go through the backgrounds once again (3rd time) and add something nice to 'em.
Looks great! I liked the animation of the woman in the bank... who is working with the computer. Nice stuff.
*Loading inspiration*
Cool demo, AJA! Hooray for pixel hunting!
Maybe something like this would help:
(http://www.hot.ee/eeroranik/scrnshot6.png)
I know it doesn't look so good, but it's just an example...
Quote from: Eero Ränik on Sat 15/03/2003 11:41:01
Maybe something like this would help:
(http://www.hot.ee/eeroranik/scrnshot6.png)
I know it doesn't look so good, but it's just an example...
I think that is much better, but, it still looks like a cardboard box. ;P
At least it matches with overall style. ;D
True, true ;D
That really is a horrible bg... :P
One more to the list of bgs to be remade. :D
AJA: It's funny, your sprites looks really really nice, like the "hero", but some of those bgs seems to be... hmm... peed while running (Juosten kustuja?) (Finnish mumbojambo) ;D ;D
Thanks a lot! :P
But I knew that already... :)
I should really start designing them before starting to make them... :P
No no no! That was ment to be joke!!! They are just fine ;D
Didn't mean to be rude you know!
That detective looks like Largo off Monkey Island 2.
Yeah, he does, and I like the dress he is wearing. Reminds me Discworld Noir. Goddamned, DWN dosn't work in XP! DAMN DAMN DAMN! ;D
Nuts!....mmmmmmmmmmmm........nuts! (Matt Greoning-Please don't sue me!) :'(
Reizka: Whatever... But I still agree with that comment of yours...
Quote from: AJA on Sat 15/03/2003 22:26:17
Reizka: Whatever... But I still agree with that comment of yours...
OK, but keep in mind it was a joke! Don't want make people to feel bad about them selfs if I say something.
Don't worry... I wouldn't be mad at you even if you'd say my art to be total SH*T... well........ :-\
Good! ;D
Wow, this looks like it could be a really good game! I'm looking forward to it!
(And I agree that it is absolutely one of the greatest tragedies ever that DWN won't run under XP... Sob... ;D )
But it works fine for me under Windows XP...
:o :o :o
How.. what... but...
How did you get it working?
Thanks, Rincewind!
You just run the game under Windows 98 / ME compatibility mode...
Send me a PM how to do that Eero!
QuoteSend me a PM how to do that Eero!
Yeah, do that. You're getting a bit off-topic here...
Okay, I made a remake of the screenshot outside the bank. This won't be in the game because it's made in a different style, but if you like it I'll change it to the background style of The Search and use it instead of the current outside bank bg. Or maybe if I start enjoying making these remakes in this non-antialiased style then perhaps I'll totally change the background style of The Search.
(http://koti.mbnet.fi/dima/images/bank_remake.png)
The perspective is a bit wacky with the road going to right behind the bank, but I guess it's not so bad mistake..
Comments, please! Better than the current one? Note that I didn't make any shadows I just wanted to sketch out the scene. Thanks in advance!
-EDIT-
I've also been thinking about the outside pete's quickshop scene. So, I made a 3D model of the whole block and tried different angles and then I decided this looks quite nice, but I still want your opinion about it:
(http://koti.mbnet.fi/dima/images/pete's_3d.png)
And here's the basic sketch made from the 3D image:
(http://koti.mbnet.fi/dima/images/pete's_remake.png)
Something about the doors and sign of the bank look unreal... kinda washed-out. Maybe that's what you mean by a different style, though!
No, the bank remake is quite like the ouside pete's remake, except that I made the doors and the sign, but these weren't the main things that I was thinking of when drawing the background. Actually I mostly want comments about the new "camera angle". :)
So I got lost here... looks unpiliivpul (finnish saying unbelievable)!!! very perfect! Fantastic! more!
I think that new background is better. One tip: door looks flat now, so instead of just drawing it to the wall, make it a bit "inside" (??) the wall.
There is allways one problem with the that "bird" perspective you are using at the bg 2. The character looks weird because the spirites are made to in a flat surface (try to get the point in the message. Don't know the propper words and all that)
And the main door to a big bank would probably have a door frame around it. I think it'd look more natural if you had a frame a few pixels wide around it.
Also, the 'bank' sign is just kind of painted on to the wall, which looks a bit unusual. Usually signs for buildings are on wooden or metal boards, or done in 3D lettering stuck to the wall above the door (that would work well, shadowed against the side of the building).
To the point that you want feedback on though: this camera angle works a lot better, I like it.
Great... Thanks! :)
I'll go finishing those backgrounds...
Just popped into my head: Have you made any improvements to that car-driving-off scene? Or was it fine the way it was?
The one I showed you? Nope... not yet... haven't got the time... Busy with the preproduction of our movie.
And have I remembered to update the website? With this I only mean the new bank background...
And I've also decided to use the current background for the Pete's quickshop (not the new sketch). But I've started adding more details to all of my backgrounds (just sketching). And I'm probably going to post them into the critics lounge to get some comments.
And I'm sorry to tell you, but nothing has happened in the scripting part of the game, so the demo won't be out so soon, but I'm still somehow trying to get it released before we start shooting our movie in July.
That's all folks!
You better buy a big pile of bullet vests!
You wanna know why I haven't worked on this project for a long while? I couldn't think of a name for the main character so I wasn't able to make any dialogues and so on... I got also bored of making walking animations. For the demo, I'll still need the fat robber's walking animation. Oh, and I'll also have to do some serious remakes of the backgrounds.
So, why did I tell you this? Because I'd like YOU to think for me. :P
So, any good main character name suggestions? It must be something that you can easilly remember. Maybe then, when I know the final name of the main character, I'll be able to make myself draw that walking animation and all the necessary background remakes.
Thanks!
Use terran's random name generator.
You can use a name I once got from a random hero name generator: Tex Tungsten! How's that for memorable? ;)
Alex Jack Almen.
Shitty McStickfigure (this was an actual name of a character in my game before I lost all the data)
Something simple.... as is my style on character names... Mark Davis
Billy Almost
And finish that damn game! I wanna play :P
Isac Adam Dork