July MAGS

[Klaus]

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

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 net 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 must not get anyone else to do any part of the game for you.

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Topic: Underwater

The game can be presented with any theme, but the following guidelines must be observed:

- The player character must be female.
- There must be at least one game sequence or room in which the player character is underwater (or in some other liquid if desired) and must swim rather than walk. It is not required that the character can drown, though that is certainly an acceptable feature.
- At least three of these inventory items / objects must be included in the game:
* Wire cutters
* An old book of any kind
* A crown
* An orrery or other model of celestial bodies (it doesn't have to be our solar system)
* A rare egg
* A wristwatch with a special function (e.g. radar, communication, turkey call, etc.)

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All entries should be in by early July 28th.

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

[Mats Berglinn]

Hmmm... intressting rules. Maybe I'll be in this contest this time.

[Ubel]

I would maybe try something small here (I even have an idea that would fit the theme) but there's the OROW competition almost at the same time. So no MAGS for me this month. Nice theme though.

[Shinan]

Seems to me these rules are specially tailored for female underwater bikini action 

[Squinky]

Even though I shouldn't make comittments and jinx myself, I think i'll try for something small...

[bluber]

I will try something but my english isnt that good. Maybe someone can help with a correction.

[Erenan]

I could proof read for you. Contact me through PM if you would like me to do it.

[The Ivy]

This is an excellent topic.  I'll try to come up with something, even better if it's before the deadline  .

[CoffeeBob]

Intresting topic, only problem is that I can't draw female characters. Guess I'll have to skip this competition.

[Kweepa]

Intresting topic, only problem is that I can't draw female characters.

That's one of the reasons for entering - to improve your abilities!

[CoffeeBob]

Intresting topic, only problem is that I can't draw female characters.

That's one of the reasons for entering - to improve your abilities!

Hmm, yeah. I might give it a try, but I'm not sure if I have enough time, because of the modding and all.

[KingMick]

Hmmm...can it be in first-person?Ã,  For some reason I've become obsessed with first-person games...what if I did one for this and the character was female--i.e. she was addressed as a female by NPCs etc--but we never actually see her (except maybe in a mirror or something).Ã,  Let me know...

EDIT: Oh, one other question--do the objects HAVE to be in the actual inventory as items, or can they just be objects in the game that the player needs to interact with.  I had another great idea for this MAGS but if I run with it, my player character will probably not be able to have an inventory...

[Erenan]

Hmmm...can it be in first-person?

do the objects HAVE to be in the actual inventory as items, or can they just be objects in the game that the player needs to interact with.

As long as the character is female, a first person perspective should be fine. And no, the objects don't have to be inventory items. They can be fixed objects with which the player simply interacts. The orrery, for example, could be room sized and thus not obtainable.

[Mats Berglinn]

I'm sorry but I'm too busy to be in this month's competition. Maybe some other time.

[Klaus]

Important notice:
The deadline for this competition was extended to early July 28th!
So you have some more days for your creations.
Anyway do not hesitate to submit your entries before the final hour

[What a loser.]

Hi all,

I've just started this mini game right now, but I've got this week off so I'll be working on it. Is there a programmer willing to help me out? My programming skills are far too basic for what I want. PM me.

Thanks.

EDIT: No worries, I've found one.

[Klaus]

We're close to "early July 28th" and still no submissions even with extended deadline... Hm.
Okay now. So be sure to submit your entries within the next 15 hours (see timestamp of this posting). Then the voting will begin.

[bluber]

My entry is called UNFINISHED.

First I had to thanks Erenan for the time he spend correcting my English. He did a great job.

Due to the time limit I haven't optimized the script (over 6.000 lines of global script),therefore the game may runs slow on old computers.
There are some known animation bugs in a special scene. Due to the huge script
I wasn't able to find and fix them yet.
This game uses midi music and wav sound effects. Please be sure you have both at the same volume.





Download UNFINISHED here.

[What a loser.]

Wow, that game was suberb! Amazing work!

[The Ivy]

Hopefully, if the stars are aligned correctly, Spooks will be done in the next four hours.  Please hold the voting open until then!

Thanks

~The Ivy~