Trance-Pacific

paolo · Sun 23/09/2007 21:04:43

Yay, our (my and Ben304's) very first fully-fledged AGS game is now ready to download!

It's an entry to the September 2007 MAGS competition.

TRANCE-PACIFIC

Vince is a stage hypnotist, and is close friends with Eve, a magician, and Nick, her assistant. They have just completed a long season and are now going on a long cruise to relax. They soon discover something underhand is going on aboard ship. It's not just the ocean that smells fishy, and the cruise is going to be anything but relaxing...

Featuring:

* Eight characters
* Five rooms
* Six customised GUIs, including an innovative one
* Puzzles that should take a while to crack
* Main non-player characters give hints when you speak to them
* Plenty of humour
* A peppering of authentic Australianisms (with a glossary in the README file)
* Sly references to classic adventure game situations

Download the game from:
http://www.freewebs.com/paoloags/Trance-Pacific_v1.02.zip
or:
http://www.victorygames.info/free/Trance-Pacific_v1.02.zip

Don't forget to vote for the game on the MAGS website if you like it (go to http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/aclinks.htm, click on "MAGS" and then the "voting" button).

splat44 · Sun 23/09/2007 23:15:22

paolo ,

freewebs isn't friendly when it come to downloading as its know to limit bandwith.

I recommend using another file hosting.

To those who want download, do not click on link but simply position cursor on link and use "Save as" and it should download correctly.

Good during compition.

TassieDevil · Sun 23/09/2007 23:36:07

Cute game; liked it -especially because it it is Aussie made - just like vegemite

Anyway, I am stuck. After "M" the girl in the bar all menu items are gone, I can't save or access the inventory; though if I go back to Grace I can do...

Any hints? It is a bug, so it should be in this forum - a hint is needed - but I do not want to double post.

Cheers!

pslim · Mon 24/09/2007 02:13:33

I'm in the same position as TassieDevil.

Otherwise I've enjoyed the game so far. I like the graphics a ton, and I like the Memo idea.

ciborium · Mon 24/09/2007 03:30:21

Very good!

One bug I found:

Spoiler

If you use the Memo on the steward after Grace has knocked him out, he stands up again says not to do that.

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paolo · Mon 24/09/2007 08:59:05

splat44:

Thanks for the pointer about freewebs. I like the way you can set up a website there. I've also stumped up some cash to increase the bandwith to several gigabytes a month - fingers crossed this is enough. I might look into transferring to a different server - do you have any recommendations?

TassieDevil:

Thanks. I think you have found a bug there that the beta-testers and I overlooked. I'll look into it. Are you closing the Memo GUI? If there is only one memory to choose, then after you have chosen it, it disappears. To proceed, you then have to click on "Go back to the main menu" and the "ON/OFF" button. Or is this not what the problem is?

EDIT: Now fixed - see kaputtnik's posting below and my reply to it.

pslim:

Thanks for the compliments! Thanks too for the bug report. Looks like that one is serious.

EDIT: See EDIT above.

ciborium:

Thanks for your bug report too. I had already fixed a bug where the steward would stand up if you spoke to him but overlooked you trying to use the Memo on while he is unconscious. You guys are good!

EDIT: I've fixed the bug you reported, ciborium, and uploaded the updated game. You won't need to download it again as the game will still work fine for you. Thanks again.

ThreeOhFour · Mon 24/09/2007 11:56:39

Thanks for all the tips and bug reports. Pslim - thanks for feedback on the graphics - it means a lot to me.

Jon · Mon 24/09/2007 16:40:36

Nice game, lovely artwork and a vote from me

paolo · Mon 24/09/2007 18:40:10

Quote from: Jon on Mon 24/09/2007 16:40:36
Nice game, lovely artwork and a vote from me

Thank you very much. I'm sure Ben304 will be very happy that you liked his artwork.

Eugen · Tue 25/09/2007 13:37:44

I've downloaded this game yesterday. I can't usemenu with memo, inventory and others in bar room. It doesn't work at all.
Maybe you should use key shortcuts to change cursor into walk, look, use, talk and memo?

I closed and open the game. Now it works.

Peter Bear · Tue 25/09/2007 13:48:58

the download link from ags seems not working. ( I downloaded from your website )

Paolo, I saw in your profile that you translated a game to french, will you do so for trance pacific ?
if not, may I ?

kaputtnik · Tue 25/09/2007 14:09:43

paolo:

I have encountered the same problem as TassieDevil has: After equipping the nice lady with a fashionable haircut, leaving the bar and then coming back in, the GUI doesn't work anymore. It simply stays disabled when you move the mouse to the upper part of the screen - did you by chance overlook at some point to turn it on or make it visible again?

paolo · Tue 25/09/2007 20:13:48

Quote from: kaputtnik on Tue 25/09/2007 14:09:43
paolo:

I have encountered the same problem as TassieDevil has: After equipping the nice lady with a fashionable haircut, leaving the bar and then coming back in, the GUI doesn't work anymore. It simply stays disabled when you move the mouse to the upper part of the screen - did you by chance overlook at some point to turn it on or make it visible again?

Quite possibly - I'll look into this. Apologies for the inconvenience - please revert to an earlier saved game if you have one. Incidentally, you don't need to return to the bar after giving the woman a haircut, unless you

Spoiler

have not told her that you've done her hair before leaving, in which case Eve will call you back anyway.

[close]

But I had not tested that, so thank you for pointing it out. I'll fix it now.

EDIT: I've fixed this bug and uploaded the updated game (version 1.02).

paolo · Tue 25/09/2007 20:48:17

Quote from: leshaussebons on Tue 25/09/2007 13:48:58
the download link from ags seems not working. ( I downloaded from your website )

Paolo, I saw in your profile that you translated a game to french, will you do so for trance pacific ?
if not, may I ?

A toi! (Be my guest!)

Brad Newsom · Wed 26/09/2007 06:42:15

Heres a mirror for the game.
http://www.vigilantec.com/files/Trance-Pacific_v1.02.zip

By far the best entry for the MAGS comp. definitely innovative enough to not seem too strange and still keep the player engrossed in a story.

paolo · Wed 26/09/2007 10:37:06

Thanks, Brad, for the mirror and for the compliments on the game.

TheJBurger · Wed 26/09/2007 22:18:34

Nice game! The graphics were nicely done and I especially liked the character art.

I also loved how you managed to incorprate the characters better by having them hint you at each stage of the game for the puzzles. The memo was quite an interesting idea and created some fresh puzzles, except all I had to do was click on every option and I'd eventually get the right answer.

Ran into a couple bugs and typos, but I can't remember them all, sorry.

Spoiler

- After the bad guy appears in the closet, when talking to certain objects the main character still talks and sometimes the NPCs talk back, but that doesn't make any sense since the protagonist is trying to keep quiet.

[close]

I think the addition of music would be a nice idea, but I still enjoyed the game is it is.

Brad Newsom · Wed 26/09/2007 22:49:40

Quote from: TheJBurger on Wed 26/09/2007 22:18:34
Nice game! The graphics were nicely done and I especially liked the character art.

I also loved how you managed to incorprate the characters better by having them hint you at each stage of the game for the puzzles. The memo was quite an interesting idea and created some fresh puzzles, except all I had to do was click on every option and I'd eventually get the right answer.

Ran into a couple bugs and typos, but I can't remember them all, sorry.

Spoiler

- After the bad guy appears in the closet, when talking to certain objects the main character still talks and sometimes the NPCs talk back, but that doesn't make any sense since the protagonist is trying to keep quiet.
[close]

I think the addition of music would be a nice idea, but I still enjoyed the game is it is.

Yeah, alternate endings, and death/failure sequences would really liven the game (Accidentally remove a memory will make them do something drastic or make a failure sequence), but if you do choose to elaborate on this game concept then you should know doubt include these features.

paolo · Thu 27/09/2007 09:33:26

Thanks for the feedback and comments on the game.

TheJBurger

The bug where

Spoiler

Vince can talk to people even though he wants to be quiet

[close]

should be fixed in the latest version available for download (version 1.02).

TheJBurger and BradNewson

Yes, branches in the plot and choices that lead to bad or less favourable endings would be great. Of course we didn't have time as this was MAGS game, but if we revisit the game I'd certainly like to include this. As you say, TheJBurger, all you have to do is click on every option, but most of the wrong ones give an explanation so there is a little entertainment to be had by choosing the wrong options too.

If you find or remember any typos, please PM me and I'll be happy to correct them.

Mordalles · Thu 27/09/2007 12:19:18

hey guys, really enjoying the game. great mags game, and very good character art.

hope this is the 1st of many games!