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In the Visitor 2 you will be able to switch between two characters at almost anytime during the game, you will use these Aliens to reach their final goal. There will also be a mystery character that you can control for a short period of time. You will be able to play this game the way you want to, but at certain points switching to the other character will be a must in order to complete certain puzzles. What's the final goal you ask...well, it goes something like this...
STORY
After barely escaping Earth in the Visitor, Agent Moss told everyone on Omega 1 how he survived (kinda). Juicing up his story to gain fame, Agent Moss told everyone how he fought off giant spiders, growling dogs, hissing cats and an army of humans by using only his bare hands and large pulsing brain.
After hearing Moss's amazing story, Omega 1 turned him into a Special Agent sent to do a special mission. Moss and two aliens are sent to find some agents that went missing 5 days ago. The problem is, the humans have got to them already, and they're now being held in some sort of lab/military base. Agent Moss is now thrust into this life threatening situation, and knows full well that he's a fraud.
Wishing he was back to his old job of abducting humans from a safe distance, he must now venture off with his fellow aliens, Slug and Scar, to find these captured Agents. Help these aliens complete their mission and return home heros.
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Story 100%
Scripting 100%
Graphics 100%
Sound/music 100%
Completion 100%
Great news Nick!
I'll be waiting for this!
Dude, you're on a roll! :) I'm still yet to play the original Visitor (only because when I'm not superbusy - I'm supertired... or super-brain-dead :P - but rest assured, it's on my MUST PLAY ASAP list) and here you are, making a sequel already! Looks awesome, too. And I just love the aliens' grim attitude! Sounds SO much like Gray, the main protagonist in my little game :)
Thanks guys, the game is coming along nicely, I planned on a short game, but it's already starting to grow out of control.
@Fitz .. I admit that I have gone AGS crazy the past 8 months. I like Aliens, and I like grim attitudes too. There seems to be a little rise in alien invasions around here...I like it. I'm patiently waiting for Gray, I really love the animations and limited palette.
Best of luck Nicky! What we see at AdventureX looked great, everyone loved the pumping music and crew of aliens. There was also some specific laughter when we showed the first game and Moss "danced"...haha... But yes, hope you succeed with this one, and remember back it up! :)
Quote from: NickyNyce on Tue 27/12/2011 16:27:14
... the game is coming along nicely,... it's already starting to lengthen.
Yeeeeehaaaa! (http://s1.directupload.net/images/user/111210/yz9gzfze.gif)
Quote from: m0ds on Tue 27/12/2011 16:43:03
Best of luck Nicky! ... and remember back it up! :)
+ 1 ... and ... + another (big) 1 (http://s7.directupload.net/images/user/111210/oxvx64jg.gif)
You're productive! Those night scenes look very good.
Hope the sequel will live up to the awesomeness of the first game. Nah, I'm sure it will. 8)
@m0ds....Yep, backing up is the number one priority, glad you guys got a little kick out of it over there. The music isn't for everyone, but I thought it was fitting for the opening scene.
@gameboy... Sometimes no matter how many hours you spend drawing and thinking, nothing seems to get done. But things are moving along and expanding. As long as the game makes it to the CG forum, it WILL be better. Now draw something for the competitions around here so I can add it to a picture frame in the game ;)
@Tabata...I added your UFO to the inventory BG, too cool to pass up on ;D
Progress is slow but steady... Here's a few screenshots and a couple of BG's. Most of the art is mine, with a bit of rips here and there to save a poor guy some time :(
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Nice graphics NickyNyce
Can't wait to give it a whirl :=
Steptoe
Lots of great detail there!
@steptoe...Thanks, MS paint is damaging my brain, seriously, I am doing things the hard way when it comes to the art.
@m0ds...Lots has been added to this game from the first. Dialog system, more GUI's, less mundane tasks, more detail, more animations, more story and you can die too. And lets not forget that I love puzzles!
I'm really trying to improve from the first game in every aspect. What was planned as a short game has turned into a full blown mission, it will all be worth it. Thanks for the pat on the back, it helps to keep me going.
Hi
Nicky, have you tried PaintShop Pro? (cheaper version of PhotoShop)
steptoe
This looks great :D
Dude, you're doing THIS in Paint? :o I'm doing *most* of my game in Paint - but it's fairly simple, with only four colors - and still, there are some things that I just couldn't possibly do without Gimp or xRes (an old, oooold, but very cool program). So basically... wow!
Yes...It is true...I am insane. I tried Gimp and Paint.net and just couldn't get the hang of them fast enough. I didn't want to stop and learn how to use them, so I just kept using MS while learning AGS. I sacrificed the time to learn a new paint program with being able to use MS paint, slow but effectively. It's the animations that are a real bitch, no layers or handy tricks, but I'm still pleased with the outcome. Without a doubt this is my last project doing things this way.
Made some good progress over the past week, at this rate, I'm hoping to be done around May or June. Unfortunately I have a bad habit of never being happy and always wanting to improve things, good thing for those who play it, but very time consuming for me. Only about 15-20 more BG to go :D
Always nice to hear people liking the art style, so thanks guys.
Characters are now switchable at anytime. Have one secure the outside of the NASA base while one infiltrates from the roof, it's the perfect plan....*scratch that*....this is an adventure game, there are no perfect plans.
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Quote from: NickyNyce on Sun 25/03/2012 14:22:54
Characters are now switchable at anytime.
COOL NEWS! Now go on like this and don't get into spinning ;)
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... looks really good - eagerly waiting for your second "crash landing"! ;D
I had the pleasure of playing a bit with this new instalment and I assure you that even the beta I played is already a very solid and fun game. There's already a huge amount of BG's and animations comparing to the AGS average standard game.
This game mechanics is more complex than the first one and should take a while to pull it off but Nick is a perfectionist and we can expect a wonderful game!
Thanks fellow adventurers, the game is coming along nicely with your help and testing. Switching between characters opens up a whole new world for story and puzzles, I hope I can do it justice.
@Tabata...It's hard to get anything done when both my hands are holding my head from spinning.
Quote from: NickyNyce on Tue 27/03/2012 12:37:35
It's hard to get anything done when both my hands are holding my head from spinning.
Yeeehaaaa â€" sounds like a job for "TurboTabby"!
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Let me lend you a hand of mine for this and crash will happen soon ...
... not sure about the landing though. ;D
I have been hammering away at this thing for a good month now and have made a ton of progress. I feel comfortable saying the release will be in September or October, but if I can keep the pace, It could be sooner. Here's a couple of BG's
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Keep it up :) If we both do, we might be able to coordinate the invasions ;)
The rocks and the crane look exspecially awesome :P, Looks fun good luck man!
Thanks Frito Master, I'll take all the luck I can.
The game has already surpassed the Visitor in almost every way. I made a lot of fun animations to bring the BG's to life, frogs leaping, mice running, blood bubbling etc. But most important of all, there's an extra special little guy that plays a part in the game, and his animations and evil doing has made this fun for me.
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@Fitz...I like the sound of a coordinated attack, PM me if you're interested
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Landing near you
Awesome (nod)
Looking good, Can't believe this is all in paint. You my have have Pixelated Balls of Steel.
It has taken 7 months and now The Visitor 2 is just about done!!!!
Thank the heavens!
I put this thing together much faster then I thought I would. It took sleepless nights, alien invasion nightmares, pancakes in the shape of flying saucers and I'm now afraid to walk under street lamps. But I did it....**Breathing heavy**
96% of my own graphics and made 100% with MS PAINT
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I only need to make some small cutscenes, polish, achievements, test and figure out the best way to extract all the text for proof reading
I'm hoping the game will be ready in a month or so. 8-)
Ready? :shocked:
Oh no, not yet :sad:
I see - you are just doing a new kind of “kickâ€starter (laugh)
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... also it wasn't a crash landing, so we have to wait until it “rumbles†:wink:
Nonetheless good news! ~ Let's get ready to rumble! :grin:
I await with baited breath (laugh)
It's only a month :P
This looks awesome. I will download and play the first Visitor game next weekend (got totally obsessed with making my own first game and havent downloaded one in a while) then after the first will download and play the second.
Looking at the gist of it and the screenshots, this looks like a most excellent game!
Since this was resurrected, alien autopsy anyone?
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EDIT: I switched the picture, Selmiak was right, the table did look strange at a different resolution.
hmmm, I was looking at this pic and heard some dial up sounds in my ear/head/imagination. Probably because my mind figured there some blocks in the pic were still loading. Please give this machine dial up sounds in the game :)
Multiple eye witnesses have been claiming to have seen strange lights in the sky over your area. Hundreds of people and animals have gone missing over the past few months and authorities are beginning to wonder if these strange sightings have anything to do with it. The Mayor has advised that people should stay in doors at night and to try and take care of any business they have during the day. Residents in the area are claiming it's aliens from another universe, one of them even gave us this picture. An obvious fake if you ask me, but who am I to say.
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They're hereeeee.....
That's absolute bullsh*t. Those aliens are from THIS universe! Woooooo -- Visitor 2!!!!!
The Visitor 2 should land some time today.
@KodiakBehr....I'm assuming you're the guy that sent this picture to us. I'm betting you were also abducted by these aliens and dropped off in a nearby crop circle.
Just wanted to stop by to say that this game is looking really good. Although you might have to watch out that Apple don't sue you for using their crop circle design! :P
Quote from: NickyNyce on Thu 30/08/2012 13:41:29
The Visitor 2 should land some time today.
Ah, so you will prepare ground for Gray's one-man TOTAL INVASION APOCALYPSE next month ;) How very convenient indeed!
This weekend I'll probably still be busy planning the invasion -- and other mischief -- but expect a double review sometime next week :)
Quote from: NickyNyce on Thu 30/08/2012 13:41:29
The Visitor 2 should land some time today.
Wheeeeee! I'm standing here with my "Velkomm, Alines!" shirt!!