Author Topic: Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD - Launches 23rd May (Read 97688 times)

Guest · « **Reply #20 on:** 07 Mar 2007, 06:10 »

can someone help me out i'm really stuck all i have is a map,feather,book,rock,ink and shovel?

marlamoe · « **Reply #21 on:** 07 Mar 2007, 06:15 »

You may find some help here http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=30452.0
If not, you can ask a new question about where you are actually stuck there.

Philo · « **Reply #22 on:** 07 Mar 2007, 09:52 »

THANKS so much Ali for this Gorgeous game!!!!!

Ali · « **Reply #23 on:** 07 Mar 2007, 10:55 »

See first post for mirror download.

Thanks for all the positive feedback! I hope the game meets the expectations of those of you who haven't played it yet. For those who have...

Scorposer I'm pleased you're enjoying it so far. M0ds's music is reason enough to play through the game.

Mordalles & Buloght: I'm particularly pleased you enjoyed the dialogue, That was one of the parts I was most uncertain of.

marlamoe: Thanks for the bug reports, I'm very glad you liked the game. I'll get an updated version online at some point - or as soon as anyone finds a really deadly bug!

I'd like to know how long the game takes to finish. It lasts about 45 minutes for me, but I know all the answers. Now lets get on with the harsh criticism. I haven't heard the word 'derivative' used once. Shame on you!

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · « **Reply #24 on:** 07 Mar 2007, 11:11 »

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I'll get an updated version online at some point

And naturally you'll be kind enough to upload just a patch too. :

I'm curious, did you use a vector-program like Moho for moving the character's body parts for making the animations? It looks like it, and I wanted to know whether I should congratulate my keen eye or rip it out for lying to me.

Ali · « **Reply #25 on:** 07 Mar 2007, 11:23 »

Quote from: Rui "Trovatore" Pires on 07 Mar 2007, 11:11

And naturally you'll be kind enough to upload just a patch too. :

Um... I'm not actually sure how I would make a patch. Any tips?

Quote from: Rui "Trovatore" Pires on 07 Mar 2007, 11:11

I'm curious, did you use a vector-program like Moho for moving the character's body parts for making the animations? It looks like it, and I wanted to know whether I should congratulate my keen eye or rip it out for lying to me.

Sort of. Perhaps a mild jabbing is in order. The sprites began as vectors in Corel Draw, but I actually animated them as raster images on planes in Blender3D. I thought this would be the quickest way to animate hi-res sprites, of course it turned out to be fraught with complications. I would have used something like Moho if I'd had a copy!

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · « **Reply #26 on:** 07 Mar 2007, 11:33 »

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I'm not actually sure how I would make a patch. Any tips?

Sure! Google for Clickteam's Patch Maker.

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Perhaps a mild jabbing is in order.

I'll consider it very carefully, messieur.

Da_Elf · « **Reply #27 on:** 07 Mar 2007, 20:03 »

what can i say that hasnt been said already. its reaaaaally good. ive been waiting for this game for a while. the graphical style is original and the humor is great aaaarrrr . blow the man down!! hehehe

buloght · « **Reply #28 on:** 08 Mar 2007, 07:29 »

Ok, I've gotten very far in. I have to say after playing this more, this is by far the greatest thing I've played since Cedric and the revolution and Duty and Beyond. This game rates in my top 3. Your art style works, the humour throughout is amazing, I especially like that widebeard character and the baroness. Every character is richly defined, not to mention those viking salesman. I've laughed out loud quite a lot, really a great job ali.

This is how a pirate game should be! And with these around people won't go "hey it's another pirate game" cause it's too muchly different from the original MI series. It's an original pirate game. I'm gonna stop before sounding like a fanboy.

cotlc · « **Reply #29 on:** 08 Mar 2007, 10:09 »

Fantastic game!!!

Brought back some of that old school magic that is lacking in just about every new adventure game that is released nowadays.

Perfect humour, perfect graphics, perfect setting, perfect puzzles, perfect size and not one stolen MI gag (that I could recall).

An absolute credit to you, Al. I eagerly anticipate any future releases you wish to pleasure us with.

10/10

peter · « **Reply #30 on:** 08 Mar 2007, 14:49 »

When i used (try) the map in the inventory in the jail, the game crashed ?

Thanks for this good game

Ali · « **Reply #31 on:** 08 Mar 2007, 19:25 »

Version 1.1 is available.
This version fixes a critical bug that makes the game impossible to complete. A patch is also available. See the first post.

Da Elf: I very much appreciate the addition of nautical vowels in your post. Thank you!

Buloght: I'm delighted that you think so highly of the game. I'm also delighted that you wrote 'laughed out loud' without abbreviating it, well done!

cotlc: I think you're a little too generous with your rating. I don't think there are any stolen MI gags, but there may be one oblique reference. I'll give this doubloon to the first man that spots it.

*Ali nails coin to mast*

There are no doubloons for spotting Moby Dick references in this post.

peter: I'm glad you enjoyed the game, and I'm sorry you got caught by the bugs. On that subject...

Quote from: peter on 08 Mar 2007, 14:49

When i used (try) the map in the inventory in the jail, the game crashed ?

Until I get version 1.2 online... don't do that!

thewalrus · « **Reply #32 on:** 08 Mar 2007, 21:29 »

I am a little confused.... If there was a bug that made the game impossible to complete, then how did some people finish the game before the updated version? Where do you get the patch? Or should I just re-download the entire game???