READ FIRST: Web-based manual tutorials

[Pumaman]

Could you guys take a look at this:
http://www.agsforums.com/acintro.htm

Basically, it covers the same stuff as the manual tutorial, but hopefully it's better written and easier to understand since it contains screenshots and stuff.

So far it only covers up to the "Trying out your game" bit from the manual, but if it's useful I can continue it.

Opinions?

[AqwellFoli 200X]

That's great! Excellent for the newcomers, it doesn't look so scary as the one before. Might be the picks, newcomers LUUUV picks!

EDIT----
Oh, and I think this should be a sticky..

[danny*]

great!!!111!!!......i think that it is going to be very helpfull!

[Hueij]

This is really great! It will really help newbies like myself...

Now only a more detailed online tut on scripting

[Pumaman]

Part 3 is now up - this now covers up to the "Walk-to points" part of the manual tutorial.

I hope someone finds it useful.

[Squinky]

Thats probably the best way to do it, right there....
Good job, Chris, I am constantly impressed by your efforts....

[FenderQ]

That is the best thing I've seen so far on starting to use AGS.

[RickJ]

Chris,  I just browsed through the web tutorial.  I think the illustrations are very informative and useful.  Do you plan on having a table of contents or index?  That way if someone read the tutorial once or twice, started using ags and then got stuck on something, they be able to easily find the part of the tutorial they need to read again.  Just a thought.  Great job so far, as always .

[Erica McLane]

I found that Part4 is running, too.

http://www.agsforums.com/acintro4.htm

[taryuu]

Simply brilliant.  I agree with Rick on the Table OF Contents thing, and an index.  That shouldn't be that hard to make tho, hell if you're swamped for time I could try messing around with it.

[Pumaman]

Well, the tutorial isn't finished yet as it only covers about the first half of the manual tutorial. When it's finally done, I'll definately add a contents page.

[jannar85]

Yeah, it'll be quite useful to newbies, how to make their way through AGS.
I'm hoping on more advanced tutorials though

[Gene Poschman]

I have been developing my first game using insta game from sylpher which I will post there when I am done as well as here.  I have been using this tutorial to get started, and it has been a great learning exercise.  There are a couple of places where the tutorial seemed to assume I knew some things I didn't, but I was able to jump ahead or find answers in other places that allowed me to move forward.  I would love to see more of this, especially in interactions with objects and characters.  Great job to date.

..........................gene

[Pumaman]

I'd be very interested in knowing where it assumed you knew things you didn't, so that I can try and correct that. It's only when a newbie such as yourself works through a tutorial that we actually discover whether it makes sense or not.

[milquetoast]

Chris - like any newbie (I imagine), my head just spontaneously combusted when I discovered your AGS engine and all the support surrounding it.  I'm really impressed with the amount of aptitude and dedication which you express in its behalf.  As far as the screenshot ver. of the manual, I've printed it for reference, and it's a boon!  Excellent!  I look forward to adding to it with future editions.

Tom King
Staff Writer
Adventure Gamers

[DB Gene]

I'd be very interested in knowing where it assumed you knew things you didn't, so that I can try and correct that. It's only when a newbie such as yourself works through a tutorial that we actually discover whether it makes sense or not.

Going back over the four rooms I have created so far, I think I owe you an appology.  I went outside the scope of the tutorial.  I needed to import a new character and an object that wasn't a key.  The good news is I was successful in doing this.

[Weird-Edsel]

Hey, I am finding this manual thing VERY useful. Since I am a total newbie and know absolutley nothing about scripting and other random AGS stuff...

[Matt Brown]

I love this. I learned a little bit, even though I have been using AGS for a while. If you did some more advanced tutorials with pictures..it would be even better.

[Pumaman]

Thanks guys, I'm glad you like it.

As for more advanced tutorials - my plan is to first of all finish the tutorials to get new users started, then I'll try and make more advanced ones. But I'm just writing these pages from time to time, it's not something I'm working on with a high priority.

Other people have written good tutorials for some advanced stuff, check the Resources page.

[Erica McLane]

You always can try
http://ags.slaveinostudios.com/tutorials.html
There are some advanced tutorials.