Flash Gordorn

zordork · Thu 01/07/2004 23:07:21

I am writting an adventure based on flash gordon it is still in the early stages of development but the intro amination is ready, check it out it is located on my website... www.freewebs.com/zordork go to the site and follow the link for A.G.S Page

viktor · Fri 02/07/2004 08:55:37

cool. A flash gordon game. You simply have to use the queen Flash Gordon theme, since they made it for the movie too.

P.S:
I tried downloading the file on your website. How big is that file anyway, becouse it will take a long time for it to download?

Darth Mandarb · Fri 02/07/2004 10:29:37

What's the plot about?

Who're some of the characters?

How many rooms so far?

How about a screenshot?

How about some character art?

Is it more movie based, or more from the comic?

Is it a remake?

Will Flash Gordon be made into a black man just to 'add some color to the role'?

Here's an interesting read ... FORUM RULES - READ BEFORE POSTING!

zordork · Fri 02/07/2004 10:58:10

The game is going to be loosly based on the 1980 film, the plot is:

Zarjovs rocket has crashed on mongo, mings guards have captured zarkov and dale, but you flash has managed to evade capture. The game starts with you stood by the crashed ship, your objective is to rescue dale and zarkov and save the earth. I will be useing some of the queen music and some cutscenes from the film (copyright depending).

at the moment i am in very early stages of development, (pen and paper stage) so i have no art work to post as yet, however the intro file is done and is on my website (see above). the file is large so be patient (16mb). the final game will also be large, but i am looking for an install system to cut down the file sizes and pack them for distribution.

zordork · Fri 02/07/2004 19:24:43

THE LATEST NEWS:

I have completed my map, the game will containe 145 rooms

jetxl · Fri 02/07/2004 20:43:11

Darth Mandarb, don't act like a moderator if you're not. Give the kid a little slack.
Blackbird, you too.

zordork · Fri 02/07/2004 20:46:22

Quote from: blackbirdâ,,¢ on Fri 02/07/2004 20:30:38
: are you sure you will be able to finish this one? ??----YES (BUT NOT OVER NIGHT)

do you have any experience in game making??------YES EVER SINCE BASIC PROGRAM OF ZX SPECTRUM

do you have any experience in ags??------ FIRST PROGRAM ON AGS

is this your first project??------ ON AGS, YES, ON OTHER PLATFORMS NO

do you have a team or is it just one person?------ I ALWAYS WORK ALONE, LESS COMPLICATED

IF YOU LACK MY ABILITY CHECK OUT THE INTRO ON MY WEBSITE, SEE ABOVE, THIS INTRO TOOK MY 20 MINUTES TO CREATE!

Darth Mandarb · Fri 02/07/2004 21:09:54

Quote from: jetxl on Fri 02/07/2004 20:43:11
Darth Mandarb, don't act like a moderator if you're not. Give the kid a little slack.

I didn't really think I was acting like a moderator.

In my opinion, what you said to me is more acting like a moderator than what I did

I was posing some questions I had about the 'game in production'.

And I did cut him a little slack ... a lot of slack actually.

I mean, I could have said:
"So ... this isn't really in production.Ã,Â Since all you have is a way oversized animation which probably won't even appear in the game?Ã,Â Why don't you follow forum rules n00b?!?"

But he's new ... so I cut him some slack

Zordork, if my questions offended you, let me extend my hand in apology.Ã,Â It wasn't my intention.

Welcome to the forums and best of luck on your first game.

Mr Jake · Fri 02/07/2004 21:15:39

Also aren't you supposed to supply plot details, 2 Backgrounds and a character?

I think Darth was well within his... shall we call them 'rights'

zordork · Fri 02/07/2004 21:17:00

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Zordork, if my questions offended you, let me extend my hand in apology. It wasn't my intention.

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no you did not offend me at all

yes i know the intro at the moment is way oversized
IT WILL be included but in a smaller file size
have u seen the intro?

thanks for ur welcome

Mr Jake · Fri 02/07/2004 21:23:02

btw, I haven't seen the intro as I refuse to wait 4 hours for it when it should take NOWHERE near that long

zordork · Fri 02/07/2004 22:08:05

it is 16mb should not take 4 hours more like 20 mins, if i were u i would check ur connection

Mr Jake · Fri 02/07/2004 22:09:47

actually, its because its on Freewebs, and freewebs sucks

zordork · Fri 02/07/2004 22:36:44

do u have a suggestion for a better place to post it that is totaly FREE

Mr Jake · Fri 02/07/2004 22:46:12

Depends, what ISP do you use?

zordork · Fri 02/07/2004 22:57:31

I am ntl, but there homepages dont seem to work right

Mr Jake · Fri 02/07/2004 23:09:05

It would be your best option, but guess you'll have to make do

Darth Mandarb · Fri 02/07/2004 23:33:46

Quote from: zordork on Fri 02/07/2004 21:17:00
have you seen the intro?

Actually no ... I started the download and it was taking too long.Ã,Â I made my comment in my second post based off of stuff I had read since posting my first.

Quote from: zordork on Fri 02/07/2004 20:46:22THIS INTRO TOOK MY 20 MINUTES TO CREATE!

What format is it in?Ã,Â Is it a .avi or .mpeg or something?Ã,Â Do you have lots of high quality sound?Ã,Â You might want to consider (if it's possible) putting together something in Flash ... it'd probably be 1/5 the size.

Quote from: zordork on Fri 02/07/2004 19:24:43I have completed my map, the game will containe 145 rooms

145!!Ã,Â Good lord!Ã,Â That's awfully ambitious.Ã,Â Best of luck.

zordork · Sat 03/07/2004 00:27:47

the intro is mpg, i dont think flash would work for what i want

145 rooms is the goal, i hope that the whole story fits into them, if not i will have to create some more!

coz of the hugh size of the game i will be offering a distrid by cd offer as well as a download option

ScottDoom · Sat 03/07/2004 03:28:47

Have you made any previous games? It's best to start with a small game before trying something really big, as you may get lose interest whie making a large game if you've never made one before. Trust me.

zordork · Sun 04/07/2004 10:57:02

as i said earlier, this is my first ags game, but i have done games and apps in other formats, computer and non computer

Mephistophilis · Sun 04/07/2004 20:37:14

16Mb in 20 mins? What about us poor Dial uppers?

zordork · Tue 06/07/2004 17:48:36

due to the size of this project i have decided to release the game in module format. when you complete a module you will get a release code for the next module. All modules must be completed in sequence. The first module `The Great Mongo Desert` is well underway and should be ready for release within the next month.

zordork · Tue 06/07/2004 17:55:39

first pics

http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/zarkov1.jpg
http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/room6.pcx

zordork · Tue 06/07/2004 17:58:49

http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/r6.pcx

zordork · Tue 06/07/2004 17:59:30

Why didnt my screen shoots work?

big brother · Tue 06/07/2004 20:34:03

The "r6.pcx" one did work. It's a fairly large file for a background (250 kbs+).

Arrrggg....

L3N5FL4R3!!!!

zordork · Tue 06/07/2004 22:01:13

I have updated my website with more info on the game, check it out at www.freewebs.com/zordork the site also contains a cople of screenshots. (sorry bout my webpage design lol)

Secret Fawful · Tue 06/07/2004 23:06:29

you are using jasc paint shop pro 8 for your backgrounds aren't you i can tell by the sunlight thing as that was the first thing i learned how to do on that paint program 8)

zordork · Thu 08/07/2004 00:26:17

yeap you got it i am useing jasc for my backrounds, what do u think of the ones i have have posted

Hollister Man · Thu 08/07/2004 00:42:15

If you are going to have CD format available, PM me when you want and I might be able to get you 'cover sheets' for the cases cheap. If you want.

Secret Fawful · Thu 08/07/2004 00:50:37

can't say as i do not have jasc anymore sorry but i really liked the ones on your site

zordork · Tue 20/07/2004 22:15:42

sorry for the lack of posts latley, probs with my isp..... i am in the proseses of changing isp, so i should be fully active again soon

Andail · Wed 21/07/2004 00:46:27

Look here, featuring 140 rooms in your first project is just not gonna happen, so I suggest you follow people's advice here and make a neat little test-project first.

That would also give you the opportunity to improve your backgound making skills. Frankly speaking, the backgrounds you have made seem pretty hastily concieved at the moment.

I don't want to be discouraging, but you need to be realistic on this one.

PS:
For the ones who can't download the intro movie, it's a series of photographs with bits of text moving over in different manners.
I would recommend having these photographs (granted that you give proper credits) on a web-page, with text captions under or beside. That way, people can take part of it much easier.

Layabout · Wed 21/07/2004 06:42:32

LENZ FLAEO)RHRTZZZA!!!!

fovmester · Wed 21/07/2004 19:57:37

Well considering the amount of work put into these backgrounds I don't think 140 rooms sounds that impossible. I mean look at http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/r6.pcx. It was probably done in about 3 minutes. 140*3=420 minutes = 7 hours.

zordork · Wed 21/07/2004 23:47:31

i would like to point out to Andail that if you had read my previous posts, you would of noticed that the number of rooms is the complete game, which is going to be in chapters, not as one entire adventure, the first chapter is nearing completion and contains 14 rooms. you need to complete eache chapter (or mini game) to complete the entire game.

i liked the idea about puting screenshoots of the intro on my website, i will do this as soon as my new isp is up and running (friday 30th june)

other coments i have had about the quility of graphics.... i would like to point out that in my veiw and many other peoples..... game play and story is far more important, than the graphics, some of the best ever adventure games ever written contained no graphics what so ever.

Joseph DiPerla · Thu 22/07/2004 01:19:26

Andail and others... You are all very respected members of this community. But please lets not discourage anyone here. If someone wants to attempt to make a project that is this big, let them. There have been lots of AGSers who as their first project had created a big game for the public. So this might come through as well.

Lets have faith and offer an encouraging point of view. Possibly even offer help if possible.

Keep it up Zordok! I always like flash Gordon!

JD

Hollister Man · Thu 22/07/2004 04:59:12

I like the style, but you could at least anti-alias the edges of the drawn part in with the sky.

Anyways, when you finish the whole project, you can always go back and 'remake' the first ones. I can see your BGs have the potential to be as high quality as some others, but perhaps it would be best to focus on your story-telling for the time being. In time the art will come. I have seen my art improve as my confidence has grown, and my eagerness to produce good art. Its like the piano, everyone can learn to play. Some will always be better than others, but everyone can get better.

Mr Jake · Thu 22/07/2004 08:10:56

Quote from: Joseph DiPerla on Thu 22/07/2004 01:19:26
Keep it up Zordok! I always like flash Gordon!

This is flash Gordoaren

On a side note I did write Gordorn but it gets txt-spelling :/

Joseph DiPerla · Fri 23/07/2004 04:47:08

Huh. I just thought he mispelled the name.

zordork · Wed 04/08/2004 23:00:15

hi all i am back on line. my new email is zordork@btinternet.com and my new msn is zordork4@hotmail.com