Adventure Game Studio

What is MAGS?
MAGS is a monthly competition for all amateur adventure game makers. The idea is to use AGS to create a game in under a month, following the rules set by the previous winner.

For more information please visit the Official MAGS Website (http://www.mags-competition.tk)

Why should I enter MAGS?
We're not here to tell you that you should enter MAGS, but merely allow it as a creative opportunity to help you work to a deadline, improve your skills, and generally as a good kick-start for the new comers (a.k.a n00bies).

MAGS is the perfect opportuninty to make a game, and the wonderful prize is to announce the next month's rules, and all competitiors get the game placed on the MAGS website.

MAGS is meant to be fun and is aimed at everyone, despite their skill. If you have poor art skills work on graphics, and vice-versa, as the voting is based on "favourite" games, and not the most artistic, you may get help for the competiton, but should try not get anyone else to do any part of the game for you.

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Here we go with the new rules by buloght. Not too difficult and very free for interpretation:

Topic: Underworld

Generally anything fitting the topic is allowed. So make up your mind and think of a great story and location like for example:

- the real underworld
- some kind of society under the city
- a dwarven mine
- etc.

No further restrictions.

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All entries should be in by February 24th.

Please post a download link of your game entry to this thread, best with a screenshot. Thanks and good luck.

Are we allowed to go in pair? :) I would love to enter, but dont think i have the time to finish it on my own :-\

I believe that you can team up as long as you do some work on the game and not do something like gather a bunch of guys, do nothing except telling orders and when's the game's finished you claim all the work. It's okay to just do the story telling and the puzzles and the others do the graphics, sounds etc. At least I think it is. Tell me if I'm right or not.

I think of enter this month but it might happen I'll slip out... again.

Quote from: vict0r on Wed 01/02/2006 17:09:48
Are we allowed to go in pair? :) I would love to enter, but dont think i have the time to finish it on my own :-\

Quote from: Mats Berglinn on Wed 01/02/2006 17:37:11
I believe that you can team up as long as you do some work on the game and not do something like gather a bunch of guys, do nothing except telling orders and when's the game's finished you claim all the work. Tell me if I'm right or not.

Well, in general this is no team competition - "you may get help, but should try not get anyone else to do any part of the game for you". On the other hand we already had some team entries in the past and it all is not too strict here. But keep in mind that there should be some kind of "same conditions" for every participant.

So if you think it's fair to compair the final game with an entry that's created by just one person don't hesitate to start working together :)

Hmm... nice topic, I'd love to enter, but schools back and I seriously doubt I'll have time.Ã,  I may enter if I have enough time at some point.  I'll try, that's for sure.

Since my last entry was exactly one year ago, I think it's time to take part in the competition again - and I really love the topic "underworld". The only problem could be that I don't know if I'm having enough time this month, but at least I'm gonna try to finish the game :).

By the way: Is it allowed to use characters from an older game or do all the graphics have to be completely new?

Quote from: Maxileen on Thu 02/02/2006 20:35:35
Since my last entry was exactly one year ago, I think it's time to take part in the competition again - and I really love the topic "underworld". The only problem could be that I don't know if I'm having enough time this month, but at least I'm gonna try to finish the game :).

By the way: Is it allowed to use characters from an older game or do all the graphics have to be completely new?

As far as know, I don't think that you can't reuse old characters. Right, Klaus?

Quote from: Maxileen on Thu 02/02/2006 20:35:35
Is it allowed to use characters from an older game or do all the graphics have to be completely new?

Quote from: Mats Berglinn on Thu 02/02/2006 21:04:36
As far as know, I don't think that you can't reuse old characters. Right, Klaus?

Twice "no" means "yes"!? :) Well, it's always nicer to see new characters of course. Let's say it is not really forbidden to use premade walkcycles but it is recommended to create new ones. So if you find the time better create new characters and maybe they also fit better to the game then...

Well, I never participated, but I'd love to one day. Maybe now, I don't know, but I have some stuff on my hands already so it can be very difficult.

One question: Is the MAGS competition restricted to Adventures?

This sounds logical to me, but who knows...

I don't think so, unless it's stated in the rules of a particular month (though adventure games are preferred, as AGS doesn't stand for Adult Action Game Studio).
Since there're non-adventure games in past competitions, I think it's quite safe to assume you can make whatever game you want, as long as it follows the set rules.

I had a bit of spare time so I made a bit of a start, I had a few problems with some things, but I think they're fixed now.
Anyway, here's a little pic of the player character.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/mwahahaha10/goblin.jpg)

Quote from: Yurina on Fri 03/02/2006 09:31:10
Is the MAGS competition restricted to Adventures?

It's just as Gilbot V7000a already said: There are no restrictions according the "type" or genre of an entry unless it's stated in the rules of a particular month (though adventure games are preferred).

AWSM, I think I'll join in.

here, a pic of A character(not the player charcter):

(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6031/zhtr3tu.jpg)
100%

(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6031/zhtr3tu.jpg)
200%

A pirate with and without a makeover :)!

EDIT:

This now IS the player character:

(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/559/forforum8ok.png)

NOOO!!
not THE underworld
im not good at "now i have to make a underwold game"gosh. neither of wais im good at "UnDeRwOrLd"
i like sleeping-in-class inspiration.-thatss i call it.(my inspiration)

Quote from: Uku on Mon 06/02/2006 18:59:24
NOOO!!
not THE underworld
I'm not good at "now i have to make a underwold game"gosh. neither of wais I'm good at "UnDeRwOrLd"
i like sleeping-in-class inspiration.-thatss i call it.(my inspiration)

NOOO!
An immature post. Why don't you make a non-MAGS game ,hmmm.
Uku: You don't have to make THE underworld game, it could be about anything that resembles some kind of underworld. That's about anything.

Thanks for the info.

I think I'll participate next month, I don't get that much inspiration with the theme underworld for things to happen. I already imagined things with witches, vampires, Black MAgic, etc. But I just can't create anything that's good enough.

offtopic-doh... im still making a game. i told, that im not good forcing myself to make a game, it needs to flow, if next MAGS is something else than furure or dead(aliens an SCI-FI)il probably ?attend?

hehe, uku, you're funny, hehe.

il take this as a complime..-ah il just shut up-best for mee before il say something stupid...again.
that NOOO!- way that NOOO!-i got to know january MAGS too late and i soo wanted to make competition in february but it was such a type, that im not good about.
mordalles imagine if you ?road/read" my 2.nd post in this topic, then there were also my signature included.

Quote from: Mordalles on Fri 10/02/2006 21:41:54
hehe, uku, you're funny, hehe.

i aggree.

Please, UKU, if you like to make a MAGS game, do so, but if you don't like the rules of a particular round, just don't enter, in that case, don't post any unrelated or unnecessary stuff in this thread. I may decide to delete these posts if there're more.

I was wondering: does a rathole (where a mouse lives, I'm not sure if that's the correct english word) fit the requirements for this month's Mags?

If so, I had a previous idea on a short game based on this topic, and maybe it could be the right occasion to use it.

Of course! :)

Thank you, but I'd prefer Klaus to answer my question, seen that he's the one who wrote the rules.

Actually I made the UNDERWORLD rules. The winner of previous MAGS makes the rules. :) Look at Klaus's first post on the first page.

Quote from: Abisso on Wed 15/02/2006 11:25:02
Thank you, but I'd prefer Klaus to answer my question, seen that he's the one who wrote the rules.

Not really: This month's rules are set by buloght. I'm just organizing the competition and check the rules before posting. So sometimes parts are added or in special cases elements are deleted. Usually the rules are always set by the winner of the previous month's competition.
Actually I already had an answer in mind but first wanted to see if buloght would post a reply - as he set the rules.
I'd have said something like: The rathole could be a door to a world underground or even be a world for itself for certain creatures. This idea fits the rules and therefore go for it :)
But you're also right as when there's no answer by the rules author - and noone is forced to reply - it would be my part to give you an answer.

Quote from: buloght on Wed 15/02/2006 11:35:10
Actually I made the UNDERWORLD rules. The winner of previous MAGS makes the rules. :) Look at Klaus's first post on the first page.

Oh I see buloght now already made things clear about the rules while I was typing on this text. So go for the rathole now, you don't have much time left for the project...

Thanks, and I'm sorry for the mistake, buloght. I remembered that was the winner to open the new contest, so I supposed it was Klaus.

I'll give it a try, then.

no problem :) Hope you enter.

Anyone actually anywhere near finished?

Quote from: mwahahaha on Thu 16/02/2006 08:14:11
Anyone actually anywhere near finished?

I made one room, a playable character and one playable room. Overall completion: 5%  ;D

Yeah, I almost finished it.

Oh, sorry, my english is so scarce... I meant "almost started".  ;D

Only 6 days left and no entries even nearly finished apparently...

Well, I'll have to get to work tonight I guess.

My game is far from being finished, too, but at least I've got two rooms completed and even the walking animations of the main character (this has been delaying me most). The only problem is that I couldn't wait to actually start drawing the graphics before completing the story and the quests  ;D.

But I think (or hope) I'm gonna make it till the deadline.

Buloght, or Klaus: what's the exact dead-line of the competition (hour and minutes of Feb 24)? I think I'll need every single minute to complete the game! (plus I need to go to university to upload it, so I have to depart at least 2 hours before the deadline).

Any chance of a 2 day extention?  Just so that I've got the weekend to finish it?  I've got WAY to much work this week but I'd love to enter.

Quote from: Abisso on Mon 20/02/2006 08:35:53
Buloght, or Klaus: what's the exact dead-line of the competition (hour and minutes of Feb 24)?

Quote from: mwahahaha on Mon 20/02/2006 09:51:25
Any chance of a 2 day extention?  Just so that I've got the weekend to finish it?

This time it's a question for me. First of all: No extention! February is a short month and people should have time to vote and the winner should be able to think about the new rules. So the deadline is February 24th.
Talking about hours and minutes: Starting from now (see timestamp of this posting) you've got 50 hours left to post your games, then the voting wil begin... If we face some entries then...

Dude, sorry, I can't enter, I'm going to fix my computer soon so the extencion wouldd be perfect for me. But since there's not going to be an extencion, I won't enter enev if I said I would.

Sorry  :(

Quote from: Klaus on Wed 22/02/2006 19:03:50

Quote from: Abisso on Mon 20/02/2006 08:35:53
Buloght, or Klaus: what's the exact dead-line of the competition (hour and minutes of Feb 24)?

Quote from: mwahahaha on Mon 20/02/2006 09:51:25
Any chance of a 2 day extention?Ã,  Just so that I've got the weekend to finish it?

This time it's a question for me. First of all: No extention! February is a short month and people should have time to vote and the winner should be able to think about the new rules. So the deadline is February 24th.

What if there are no entries, but we're close?

QuoteWhat if there are no entries, but we're close?

From what I can remember, the extension is unavoidable, then. But, it would be stupid to do it willingly together with the other partecipants, cause you reduce the time for voting, and force the next Mags to begin with a delay.

I tell you this cause I would benefit from an extension, too, but instead I'll release the game anyway (except for unexpected impossibilities), with its bugs and maybe cutting some elements (animations, extras, etc.)

I hope the whole of you can enter, and good luck to everyone, then.

I had an Odissey to get this game "somewhat" finished. It misses a lot of things I'd like to put in, and I tested it just once, but at least something is done. I still have few hours, but my university closes in one hour, so

Enjoy it here:

http://rapidshare.de/files/14035478/MM.zip.html


P.S. I were not able to upload the file in my site, for some unknown reasons. So I used Rapidshare. I hope it works fine.

modified: I read that Rapidshare allows only a download of 30 MB per hour. So if you can't download the file immediately, just wait some time, please. Anyway the file is about 3.880 Kbytes, so about 7 downloads per hour.
Thanks for the patience.

Bog's Adventures in the Underworld.

I said to myself never again, but here I am. I'll release a less buggy version next week, but this should be completable.

Plot:
After a failed valentines meal Clod, Bogs' wife, wishs he would go to hell, since a falling star landed near there home earlier her wish is granted. Bog has to find a way out of Hell. 60+ Rooms, 30+ characters, music and sfx will follow in a final release next week ish.

Screens:
(http://www.alpha72.com/Bog/Screen0.jpg)

(http://www.alpha72.com/Bog/Screen1.jpg)

Download:
EDIT:Bog's Adventure will be re-released soon pending bug fixes and additional content.

Well done... My game, "Caved in" Barely got off the ground.  Though it did hav a cool GUI puzzle...  Maybe I'll release it some other time, or if someone picks an applicable topic, I'll release it for another MAGS.

Ouch! Sorry, the web played tricks on me and for some reason I wasn't able to see your entries. Anyway you had time to play the two games and so we now can start the voting and see your voices rushing in, right? :)

For voting please visit the MAGS site (http://www.mags-competition.tk) or make your choice right here:

Mickey Mauser - The Wrath of the Rat by Abisso (http://mags.typo.i24.cc?page=voting&fav=Mickey%20Mauser%20-%20The%20Wrath%20of%20the%20Rat)
Bogs Adventures in the Underworld by Wretched (http://mags.typo.i24.cc?page=voting&fav=Bogs%20Adventures%20in%20the%20Underworld)

Please vote only once and be sure to have played all games before sending your voice! Good luck to all participants.

How long time do we have to play the games before the vote ends?

Quote from: JuuL on Tue 28/02/2006 17:38:23
How long time do we have to play the games before the vote ends?

Actually the time for voting is over now. We have a winner...
Yes, there is an obvious difference between the voices for Mickey and Bog.
Now let's see who made the race:

The winner this month is not the all-time-winner :o Seems as if there's a break in his series.

The big collection of voices goes for Abisso and his entry Mickey Mauser.
So congratulations to Abisso and thanks to both for your games.

Abisso please check you PM (for setting up the new rules)!

Congratulations to Wretched, too, for his game is one containing much more elements than mine, while Mickey Mauser could have been just an OROW entry!

Anyway I'm very happy to be the winner, and I use this chance to thank all the AGS crew (helping me a lot in the past, with my noob's questions) and who created MAGS competitions, the only reason to force me releasing a game at all. Two games, two MAGS entries (the other one not winning).

So, thanks again.