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 opportunity 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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The new rules are designed by Abisso. The base of this month's rules is this location:
Topic: The Skies
"Skies" means at least ten thousand meters above the sea, and maybe over the clouds (not just the top of a mountain, instead). The space is not valid, either.
The world under it can be an earthly one or not, as you prefer.
The game must feature:
- A flying city of some kind (built on the clouds, or just magically floating, even flying thanks to an engine)
- An angel sort of creature (even a fallen one, if you like, but not demon-like) as the main character, or as a secondary character, but NOT just an item (like a statuette) and NOT just an image (a picture).
No other restrictions.
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All entries should be in by March 27th.
Please post a download link of your game entry to this thread, best with a screenshot. Thanks and good luck.
Good luck to everyone, hope a lot of you enters the competition.
And, even if you've got just a month, aim "high", reach for the sky!
So heaven is allowed?
Of course, if you set it in the skies. Even hell is allowed, if you set it in the skies. Just some religions set heaven in the skies (and hell in the underground) though.
It must be clear that the setting are the skies, anyway, not just an extradimensional heaven.
If I wasn't busy with my 2 (!) games I would enter for sure. This is such a nice topic to make games about!
Actually, for the first time *ever* I'm utterly and totally inspired to compete. I'm going to try and see what I can whip up as far as concepts go :)
hmm... I suppose I can just use the game engine I made for the last MAGS and change the setting a little bit to make it compatable, is that allowed?
I think so, if it's just the game engine.
Quote from: mwahahaha on Sat 04/03/2006 01:57:58
hmm... I suppose I can just use the game engine I made for the last MAGS and change the setting a little bit to make it compatable, is that allowed?
Quote from: SergioCornaga on Sat 04/03/2006 02:03:58
I think so, if it's just the game engine.
Depends on what is the game engine!? Did you rewrite AGS? ;)
Well it's yet another question of fairness: Time is a part of the rules - you know one game in one month. So if you are using already existing parts you have more time for doing all of the rest. But the entries should be compareable also in the "category" of time. If you simply do not work on the game this month now for the time that you needed to develop the already created part it's quite okay. So if you get this "time thing" in a way that you think is also fair to others it's always allowed.
Quotehmm... I suppose I can just use the game engine I made for the last MAGS and change the setting a little bit
A little bit?!? the previous competition was set in the underground, so I couldn' t imagine something farther from it than "the skies"! (this is the reason for I chose it) :)
Anyway, if you're able to, why not?
Bye.
Cool, and don't worry, I have a really good idea to tie it in.
I might join this for the first time in my life :P
If I gets to make a story that fits.
[Edit]
YAY, just finished a "on the fly" story.
Will go through it tomorrow and finish it ;D.
I just hope I will survive on the Character art and animation :o
Cause Iam CRAP on those 2 things.
Anyone know about a good and easy tutorial for those 2 things?
you should check out mrcolossal's tutorials. they're excellent.
Quote from: Mordalles on Thu 09/03/2006 00:04:52
you should check out mrcolossal's tutorials. they're excellent.
Ok, thanks, Ill see if I can find them :P
[Edit]Found the link..
Peder, just one thing:
In your game (WDSG) and in your post you wrote "finnish" instead of "finish". But you're from Norway, not Finland, so is it a joke, or a spelling mistake? :)
I'm just joking, anyway, my english is much more terrible than yours. :)
Quote from: Abisso on Thu 09/03/2006 14:11:49
Peder, just one thing:
In your game (WDSG) and in your post you wrote "finnish" instead of "finish". But you're from Norway, not Finland, so is it a joke, or a spelling mistake? :)
I'm just joking, anyway, my english is much more terrible than yours. :)
hehe, Iam good at spelling mistakes ;)
one thing, pls check your PM :P its IMPORTANT!Ã, :o
Just wait until you see my entry! It will literally light your pants on fire. Hopefully it doesn't get disqualitfied for that specific quality.
One month, from start to finish, from knowing nothing of AGS to knowing very little about ags, from utter obscurity to obscurity. Booyah!
Also, a city suspended by one large helium balloon counts as a flying city, am I right?
QuoteAlso, a city suspended by one large helium balloon counts as a flying city, am I right?
For sure. And gives its citizens funny voices, maybe (try inflating Helium, and you'll understand).
Yeah, inhaling helium is only funny when you can talk to someone though. I'm so lonely.
YAY, I finally started my work inside AGS.
*"Scripting" like a mad man while being carefull not to make to many bugs and typos.*
Looks promising so far for me :D.
I pretty sure I will make it!
I decided to enter.
Death of an Angel
The city of Angels is located in the clouds. No-one has left it for 500 years. But now, one of the Angels, Simon, is missing. Where is he? What happened to him?
(http://people.freenet.de/Sinitrena/Engel/Halle.jpg)
Download (http://files.filefront.com/Angelrar/;4909762;;/fileinfo.html)
Mirror (http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=56840)
Enjoy
Quote from: Sinitrena on Fri 24/03/2006 14:52:53
I decided to enter.
Welcome back to the competition and thanks for such an early entry. For all the others that want to enter: You still have 3 days left to submit your games (this is 72 hours from now :)).
Quote from: Klaus on Fri 24/03/2006 15:13:38
For all the others that want to enter: You still have 3 days left to submit your games (this is 72 hours from nowÃ, :)).
Thanks, good to know I got 3 days to test my game to make it as bug free as possible :D.
Now I even got time to improve art etc...
(Yes, I am done, but not gonna submit it before on 27th.. wants it to be as perfect as possible :) )
My entry:
Fallen Angel
Once upon a time, on the island of Nithrm,
their inhabitants noticed an unusally white light on the sky.
As its size increased, they started to perceive a sharper form.
After a while it became obvious that white light was winged!
Before they could realize how important this fact was,
something landed (or rather crashed) with a dry sound.
The nearest person to the crash site, as curious as every human creature is, went to check at once.
This person was no other than Helmer, a neither too powerful nor too rich inhabitant of the island, simply put, a game maker.
When he arrived, he couldn't belive his eyes.
There was a tall figure lying on the stone floor in white clothes, human-like but with wings on its back.
It was an angel.
Screenshots:
(http://americangirlscouts.org/agsuploads/Reven/fallenangel.gif)
(http://americangirlscouts.org/agsuploads/Reven/fallenangel2.gif)
Download
Download (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=download&game=702)
[Note:]
I suggest reading the readme for information about the ingame controls.
Enjoy it!
Here we go... For voting please visit the MAGS site (http://www.mags-competition.tk) or make your choice right here:
Sky Adventure by Culun_dog (http://mags.typo.i24.cc?page=voting&fav=Sky%20Adventure)
Fallen Angel by Peder Johnsen (http://mags.typo.i24.cc?page=voting&fav=Fallen%20Angel)
Death of an Angel by Sinitrena (http://mags.typo.i24.cc?page=voting&fav=Death%20of%20an%20Angel)
Please vote only once and be sure to have played all games before sending your voice! Good luck to all participants.
For the time of voting now you're invited to post your opinion about the entries: How do the games fit the given rules, what did you like, what not?
Was Sky adventure too late then ?
can i put my game "sky adventure" now?
i didn't know how to enter competition.
i thinkÃ, am not late yet.
i put my game in completed game forum
i enter my game:
sky adventure
(http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/6741/skyadventure4pz.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
:o Ouch. Sorry Culun_dog, but I really didn't know about your game when I started the voting.
Quote from: Culun_dog on Mon 27/03/2006 18:48:58
i didn't know how to enter competition.
Well, you can find it all in this thread. I now added the entry to the list. Don't worry - you still have all chances to reach the top :)
So how long will the vote take, it's only 48 hours left before the new month starts?
Quote from: Mats Berglinn on Thu 30/03/2006 08:14:01
So how long will the vote take, it's only 48 hours left before the new month starts?
The results will be checked late this evening, so the winner can set his rules tomorrow. Just to take it all into account: Does anyone of the early voters want to change his/her voice over to Sky Adventure? Just asking as this game was not listed from the very beginning. If so please contact me via PM (and tell me what you voted for before). Thanks...
Time for voting is over now.
What a finish. All games received votes and in the end two entries collected almost the same number of voices. "Almost" but not "exactly" - so there is one winner:
This time it is Peder Johnsen and his entry Fallen Angel.
Congratulations and many thanks to the other participants, too. Keep up the good work.
Thanks ;D.
I really happy I won :P. makes me wanne make more games! hehe :P.
I just have to thank everyone who voted on my game!
And I also have to thank the creators of the other 2 games for making 2 great games!
congratz!! ;) :)
PS: I voted for you ;)
i'm drunk... but i'm looking forward to see some really nice games coming up on march ... let's rock guys...this'll be cool!
l.
You really seem to be drunk, because we already have April ^^