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Title: Use no character
Post by: sun on Tue 13/10/2009 09:14:15

Hi there!

I'm new to the AGS world, and am looking for some quick help in getting my game off the ground.

I'm trying to create something in the style of old NES games such as Shadowgate, Uninvited, Deja Vu - games where you don't see a character, and just the cursor icon.

Is it possible to recreate this with AGS? Can I not have a visible character, but instead just have the player control a mouse cursor, in which they hover over 'hotspots' on the background to control the game?

Thanks!!

Title: Re: Use no character
Post by: Gilbert on Tue 13/10/2009 09:19:11

Yes. Just set "ShowPlayerCharacter" to 'false' for every room in your game.

Title: Re: Use no character
Post by: NsMn on Tue 13/10/2009 12:35:31

Or, even easier: Give him a completely transparent sprite!

Title: Re: Use no character
Post by: Scarab on Wed 14/10/2009 05:25:26

Also, in General Settings, you'll want to set Automatically Move Player In Walk Mode to False;

Quote from: The Manual
selecting this option allows you to use the Walk mode for other things. If selected, then "Character stands on hotspot" events are instead triggered by clicking the Walk cursor on the hotspot.

Title: Re: Use no character
Post by: sun on Wed 14/10/2009 19:20:27

Oh, thank you all very much!! I'll give this a try ; )

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