Adventure Game Studio

Gather your friends, it's finally time for the ATC-deluxe.
Last ATC resulted in - among else - the wonderful game "Two of a kind", after excellent team efforts from many talented people in the community.
Now it's time for the second edition, which will utilise some of the changes that were suggested after the last round.

Shortly about the ATC
ATC is basically a game-creating competition between teams. The competitors are given a certain amount of time, and a set of premises. It will simulate the professional team process, where each member of the team has a specific function, where the work will be under great stress and lack of time, and where cooperation is vital in order to succeed. To enter the ATC is to dedicate a big part of your free time and energy to the making of a game.

The deluxe edition
The major change is that this edition will allow custom teams to enter. This means that you can sign up with finished teams, instead of just individually.
The second big change is that the competition will run for two months instead for one.
Furthermore, this edition will have more initial conditions when it comes to the designing of the game. These conditions will be announced when the actual competition begins.

Before you do anything else, please read through the rules:
http://www.nolore.com/ATC.doc
or for plain text:
http://www.nolore.com/ATCtxt.txt

So, for now, the first deadline you must note is January 20:th, before which you must register in order to pariticipate in the coolest competition of the year.

I'd like a go at this too, only I don't have a team and would prefer to really work with soe folks I havent before, for the good times...

So, I'm available for whatever position needed by anybody throwing a group together, or however this works...

bg artist
character artist
concept art artist :)

I could do programming. I haven't done much programming in AGS yet, but I work as a programmer, so you'd think I could learn to do that.  ;)

Otherwise I'd be willing to take a shot at storywriting.

I would love to take part as story writer  :D
(And I will of course if I am put into a team, so its an official signup)

Sign me up.  I can do anything, that's right anything.  My most favorite positions are story guy, programmer, music and background artist.  In that order.  Sprites I can do, but must admit that they're my least favourite.  feel free to put me on the substitute list too if you can't put me up on a team right away.

Okay, our team is called The Sub-committee for Awesome. The team consists of:

AGA - scripting
scotch - background art
Pesty - sprite-work
Unilin - story
Ghormak - music

This is our logo:

(http://www.agagames.com/atc/soalogo.png)

I'll be on the wild list too, as Background Artist

Will the people who put themselves on the wild-list be build to teams by coincident as in the first competition or will they all wait to stand as a substitute for those who actually do come together as a team?

I'm considering entering... Bah, who am I kidding, I suck. Incase things change I'll consider doing backgrounds

Well despite Czar, I'd like to sign up as Story Writer or perhaps dialogue writer although both positons are much of a muchness.
I don't have a team so I'll go on the wild list.

I still want to enter, but I'm gonna take a stab at composing my own team.

I am signing p for the wild list as a bg artist and coder. I would prefer to code as this is my strongpoint but i am adequate a bg art.

I'll go on the wild list for part-time programmer then. ;D I wonder if team members can have a private discussion for the game though so team members can communicate privately. Something like a private forum rather than IM because people sometimes are offline, and people can just enter your private discussion because you have other friends on IM.

OK this sounds as a lot of fun so count me in as a wild card. I can do either scripting or join a team as a story writer. I've written the 3 Melrin games in the past if anyone needs some reference material.

So we need to make our own team or get put someone where? What teams are made already?

Anyone wanna include me, I'm kinda holding the Darksiders for a while, but I can do:

Backgrounds
Title Screens
Item Art
Story
"Joker"

My main style can be found in the Critics Lounge.  (Or if your too lazy
Some good art by me (or at least I think so)
(http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=16321.0)

Remember that you can, at any time, form a team out of people already registered in this thread.

Just sign up the team, and I will erase the individual entries. There are plenty of advantages with creating your own teams, such as deciding a certain level of "seriousity", which will determine how much time you will spend on the game, or which styke you will go for.

Another note: I will be away in Egypt for a week, so I won't be able to answer any questions. Keep signing up in the meanwhile!

It's great to see AGA's team here - that will be a challenge for other veterans to team up and show the community what they're made of :)

Creative minds once again enters the ATC, with two of its original members:

Plot - Alky
Background art - Gamma
Character art - ProgZmax
Programming - Neccy(yeah, take him off the wild list :P )
Music - Vel

(http://www.shadowreality.co.uk/images/1/logo1.jpg%3Cbr%20/%3E)

Quote from: Andail on Mon 03/01/2005 14:22:53
Remember that you can, at any time, form a team out of people already registered in this thread.

That's a good idea.

Anyone from the wild list want to join my team?

I signed up on the wild list for programming.

Anyone want me on their team. I can do COMI like bgs. I am good at comedic/wierd storylines. Also good at making jokes for games.

Hello, I am also interested in providing music and sound especially if your game is themed horror/cyberpunk/modern or post apocolyptic :)

I don't have a team, but I'd love to sign up for music on the wild-card list

Hi Put me down on the wild card list. I do mostly sci-fi characters and bg art and im a noob so i would rather be a under study 2 sum1 and do a few things than take on the full job. But I dont mind if im in a team or not.

Sing me up for Storywriter on the wildlist.

Or, if any partial team lacks any, I would be honored to join  ;)

I wanna join as a wild, wild child, too.
Could do music, programming or story-writing.

Our team is called Old School Point n' Click

Consisiting of...
Me - Background Art
HillBilly - Character Art
CoolBlue-Gord10 - Programming
Eigen - Music
Barbarian - Story Writing

This is OUR logo -
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/oldschoollogo.gif)

Btw, we're all on the wild list (first 5 to sign up) so you'll have to remove us

I am up for the story-writer gig, either on the wild card list or as a team if anyone else wants to join up. Yes.

Davy

I'm sorry but I can't join.
Things came up and I'm probbably to bussy for something like this.
So take me of the wild list.

Sorry if this is a bit late. :-[

Does anyone know If we're allowed to use materials from other games in a parody context?

This is a very cool idea, so I'll post here. I can do story ideas, and also sprites. That's about it.

Sign me up. I can do backgrounds and other game art except I suck at character sprites.
And I can do programming but would prefer BG art.
Here is an example if interested
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=15775

So I guess I am a wildcard?

Count me in for choonzâ,,¢ .. music, that is :P

Sign me up for programming. If there are too many in that area I could do story writing, too, but don't hit me if the story is not that good. :)

Hello.

I'd like to stretch myself out, so count me in.

I could be counted on for music, background art, sprite art/animation and writing.

Samples of my work can be found at www.infamous-adventures.com, and music I have recorded can be found in this  thread.  These are MP3's I have recorded with my band, and I can also do MIDI music. (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=17168.msg216086)

PM me if you'd be interested in having me on your team.  I'm a motivated guy, and I'd love to work with some talented people.

Bt

put me up as a story-writer wild card

Put me up for bg or character art fools!!! I will not let you down!!!

Our amazingly fantastic team has arrived!!!!
I present to you.. the one and only.... The Leage of Ordinary Gentlemen!

Alec(Me) - Writer
Geoffkhan - Music
Rui 'Puss in Boots' Pires - Programming
SpaicePirateCaine - Sprites
Privateer Puddin - BGs

Now our amazing team logo!
(http://www.btinternet.com/~ctswin/LOG-new2.gif)
L to R: SpacePirateCaine, Geoffkhan, Me, Privateer Puddin, Rui "Puss in Boots' Pires

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.
Next semester is starting, yet I feel like putting two finger up and do what I like.

Put this wildboy up as writer/programmer (wild card)

I don't know what all this means.. But i'm in! :D

I guess I can do anything artistic.. Music and concept art would be best for me. But still, anything goes.. :)

I'd like to sign up for story writing. If theres a team looking for a writer, i'd be glad to join :).

CoA is looking for one ginny ;)
where have you been? :P

You knew it would happen someday,
that's right QQQ (Quick Quest Qrew) shall enter this great competition
The Line up of our team is as follows:

LordHart - Scripting
BOYD1981 - Music & Art
Obi - Graphics & Voice work
AgentLoaf - Story writing & Resident bum & stuff like art
Inkoddi - Art 'n' stuff

Are logo is:
Yeah the logo will blow your socks off and leave the remains of your feet

Quote from: Obi on Sun 09/01/2005 17:10:51
Inkoddi - Art 'n' stuff

Hehe, with Inky in your team, you're guaranteed to win due to his uber-cute art. ^_^

Ok, I did the ATC deluxe team status.doc and it needs an upload now.

I'm not really sure why i did it.
Maybe because I have so much other things to do in the real world so i put the pressure down by doing something completley un necessary. Yes. That is correct.

And it helps managing the future teams.


So, we have 5 teams and 29 wild cards.
The endangered species are animators and muscians, so grab a hold of them as soon as you can.


C.


edit.

yes it is. http://www.tdrdesign.net/uploads/atc_deluxe_team_status.doc
and thank you tdr for the Temp host.

edit.2

and for the needy, the txt version! Yes, only 160kb's less!
http://www.tdrdesign.net/uploads/atc_deluxe_team_status.txt

C.again

Hi all, it's been awhile since I've visited here but I'd like to get back into AGS and am prepared to work on as a team in producing a game :). I'm prepared to do anything, although I think I would be better as either a:

- Programmer (Did some basic AGS earlier on whilst working on an adventure game and can probably pick the rest up easily. Have experience with .NET and Java).
- Storywriter (I get the urge to do creative writing every so often ;D - sci-fi is my forte)
- Musician (MIDI)

I can do animations, sounds and backgrounds but they're likely to be not of the best quality ;).

- Mark G

[EDIT:] Been requested to join a team. We're just looking for a musician now.

Wowiezowie! There's already heaps of story writers on the loose, but I'm yet another. That includes dialogues, too. I also present myself able to do some programming, if things go that way.

So, if someone forms a team with me, it'll probably be alien zombies versus space vampires. Or, to think again, maybe not.

Story writer
Yay.

Long time lurker here, just signed up.

I'll join a team as Story Writer, Dialogue Writer or Composer/Musican.

If you want samples of things I've done, I'll make them available shortly.  I've just moved and have yet to locate all my files. . .

~~Bernie

. . .as far as I know, I've been joined to a team :D

Just a kind request to everyone  :)
If you are invited to join a team by PM but have no intention to join that team for example because you have found someone else, it would be REALLY NICE to tell the people who PMed you. At least my team who is looking for a fifth member now is not sending PMs to all possible candidates at the same time, but one after another. Waiting for many days without an answer and then seeing the one you PMed has already joined another team is... well, its not illegal and it prevents other teams from joining up and the fewer teams the more chance your team has to win... but still it would be sort of nice and fair to tell people that you cannot join their team (one persont told me that right away, thanks to him, but two did not.)

Um, totoro. I can join. :D

No Fawfulhasfury, I was not refering to you but to people who really do not reply :) Sorry if you had the impression I was talking about you  :)

Czar,
Your list is oudated. Snapdragon Productions had become the Leage of Ordinary Gentlemen, see our sign up post for new logo.


Alec

What the hell..
Music.
(Teamed, i think).

Ok, I'm back again from my vacation.
I see the interest is quite big, with still many days until the registration deadline.

Thank you Czar for your list, I will do an update soon enough.
Remember to form as many teams as possible by your own, instead of letting it happen randomly.

Is there a sub-competition for best team logo, too?

Ahh, Andail. Glad you're back. I have a question. Three teams want me to join. I want to join all of them for music. Can I?

If not, how am I meant to make up my mind? Why has the assigning teams element been taken out?

:)

The assignment element is still there, for those who have signed up but aren't on a team by the deadline.

Quote from: SSH on Wed 12/01/2005 11:17:13
Is there a sub-competition for best team logo, too?

Team logos are for housewives and little girls.

Bt

lol, old Modsy, you will have to choose! This is what you get for signing up as a wildcard while you're still the most productive choonz-maker aboard :)

As for other questions I've recieved pm-wise; you're free to rearrange groups, re-draw your logos, change your names etc, as long as it's before the 20:th.
Until then, this is nothing more than a chat-thread.

I am the BG artist for Zooty's project! Glad to work with all that guys, specially DM!

I, on the other hand, am withdrawing. Too busy at this time. The next one is during summer... correct? Riht now I have less than 6 hours free time per day, it wouldn't work

I'm going to announce our team even though we as yet have no name or logo. Just to make sure we're known of.

Story Writer - Creed Malay
Programming - Me
Sprites - Darth Mandarb
Background Artist - Farlander
Musician - Jarek

this post will be updated when we have a name and logo

Uh... less than 6 hours of free time per DAY? That seems like a lot of free time to me... er, I assume that is somewhere at least NEAR 6 hours... that's not enough?Ã,  ???Ã,  :o

Since I'm probably a housewife or a little girl, here's my logo:

(http://www.infamous-adventures.com/ESBM.png)

Bt

If you've got a regular 9-5 job, 6 hours tends to be the most free time you can get. Depending on whether you're a hardcore gamer or not (and what *sort* of gamer you are), that can either be enough time or barely enough. Just my two cents ;).

Quote from: lightman on Thu 13/01/2005 23:14:31
Uh... less than 6 hours of free time per DAY? That seems like a lot of free time to me... er, I assume that is somewhere at least NEAR 6 hours... that's not enough?Ã,  ???Ã,  :o

Well, by "free time" I mean not in school. Add working in the stables and chores plus homework and you end up with less than 4

Announcing (er ... again)

"Team Hasselhoff" should get some kind of an award, or at least a good flogging, for the unique, but really cheezy Team LogoÃ,  Ã, 
Heheh, man that's kool in a strangly compelling way.Ã,  ;D

Still, it doesn't come close to beeting our "Old School Point 'n Click!" logo.
*Looks at the various names on lists of the other teams --- Gulps ---, we're in trouble!Ã,  :oÃ,  hehe

Hmmm, theres something familair about that logo.....hmmm, indeed....


/me sues Zooty for a KaJillion Dollars

Heh

you can have the money, I'm not gonna need it when we win. There is a cash prize right?

Anyway, you were on the team when you suggested it, so, its not cheating.

Hey, i can write stuff!

so that would make me a storywriter... well, it would, if anyone happened to stumble across this whilst thinking 'you know, I really need a story writer to join my team.'

i'm doing English Language A-level (aren't you impressed?), and my forté is weird funny stuff of any variety.

So what are you waiting for? I'm here for the claiming!Ã,  ;D

Quote from: Zooty on Sat 15/01/2005 10:17:38
you can have the money, I'm not gonna need it when we win. There is a cash prize right?

Anyway, you were on the team when you suggested it, so, its not cheating.

Agreed, and truthfully, my idea was nowhere near as cool as your finished project. I mean, he's in his underwear man, now thats just priceless, I tip my hat to you guys. And the whole nightrider light thingy is pricless too. Good times...

I am happy to announce that our team is ready as well and waiting for the beginning of the challenge.

The Comical Characters

(http://img111.exs.cx/img111/8591/cc4ba.png)

We are...
Cluey (Background Art)
Fawfulhasfury (Sprite Art)
Problem (Music / Sound Effects)
Sinitrena (Programming)
Totoro (Story Writer / Team Leader)

Good luck and much fun to everyone. I hope there will be some great games as a result of this team challenge!

Signing up as a wildcard.

I can help out in story design , music, and perhaps art (if you're into 3D backgrounds).

Here comes a new challenger.

The Suicide Bunnies are:

Jet X.L. - Writer
Squinky - Programmer
Synthetique - Animator
Blackthorne - Background artist

Peter Thomas - Composer

Signing in as a wildcard as a MUSICIAN

This (http://clockworxstudios.tripod.com/id1.html) is a link to some of my songs (from the previous ATC which sadly fell apart) to help you get a feel for what I can do. Keep in mind it's not my only genre...

Another team :

(http://jimmy.safekimono.nl/images/Monkey_Logo.jpg)

Monkey Business Productions

Lightman - Story writing
JimmyShelter - Programming
vacant - Background art
Neutron- Sprite art
BernieLaraemie - Music/sound effects

We're still looking for one artist.  Monkeys are preferred.

Edit: Logo added

We have a new logo...
(http://www.shadowreality.co.uk/images/1/logo1.jpg)

I must say I'm impressed by your logos, people :) If you can muster the same kind of creativity during the competition, this will the event of the millenium!

With only a few days remaining, please do your best to sort out your teams, complete them with names and logos, and think again whether you will be able to set aside the time necessary.

Registration will stop around noon CET on thursday, and the rules for the competition will be announced on friday, when you can release your spirits and start doing wonders.

When and how will the die be cast?

hello I am lo_res_man and  I am a spriter and maybe story, put me on the wildcard if you want the guy who drew deputy e.i. and not much else.

Because I don't want to miss the deadline, I'm gonna announce my team, we don't have a name nor a logo yet, but we'll temporary call it:

The Orientals

Members:

Story writing - DPortal13
Programming - AGS-GD
Background art - SaMan
Sprite art - DEV][L
Music/sound effects - Zolarity

I'll add a logo and a team name before the end of the deadline.

Long live adventure games,
AGS-GD

Lo and behold! It is the team you've all been waiting for, the
30th Century Frog!

(http://webpages.charter.net/jrl2222/images/30thcenturyfrog.png)

With hall-of-fame members, such as

Potter - sprites
Rambutaan - programming
jrl2222 - backgrounds
Stickieee - story & team leading
Nick Dangerous - music and sounds (What are you waiting for, contact us!)

Since it is just a few hours before the 20th, and no-one else has yet, I shall announce the team I am involved with.

It has no real name yet, so we shall just call it Team Flatula.

The team is:
Ginny - story
Kairus - programming
Layabout - Sprite Art
Darcness - Background Art/Music
Iqu - Music

Woop.

We're three total n00bs, so we're entering as...
Team N00Bz!!
(http://www.softmaniacr.com/prueba/noobz.gif)

Borax - programming (TL)
Peroxide - backgrounds (texturing)
Booboo - sprites (modeling/animating)
wildcard - music/sound
wildcard - co-writer/puzzler

If anybody still needs programmer - I'm here.

Registration time is over.
Teams and wildcards will be processed today.

Requirements and restrictions for the games will be announced tomorrow.