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[FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION]

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

GATEWAY REMAKE

You are a Gateway prospector travelling to other worlds in search of alien technology.
But when Gateway scientists examine one of your findings they discover the terrible secret behind the vanished Heechee civilization.
It's up to you to ensure the same fate doesn't strike earth.

Makers:
HandsFree
Arcangelo Bonaparte

Download:
AGS Database - http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2130/

POSSIBLE AWARDS
Best Game Created with AGS
Best Freeware Game Created with AGS
Best Gameplay
Best Puzzles
Best Writing
Best Animation
Best Music and Sound
Best Background Art
Best Character Art

SCREENSHOTS


 

[FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION]

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

                                     

RAT CHANNEL

Mister Ufti is a refugee who immigrates into the global realm.
Forced by the government system he has to work in the sewers of the worlds capital city and serves as a rat catcher.
A controller is continously giving him orders on a handset so that the orders is followed.
During his adventure in the sewers he finds an impossible situation that confronts him with the supernatural.
Soon he recognized that his situation has completely changed.

Website:
http://ratchannel.univert.games

Direct Download:
AGS Database - http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2135
GameJolt - DOWNLOAD RAT CHANNEL AT GAMEJOLT
Itch.Io - DOWNLOAD RAT CHANNEL AT ITCH.IO


POSSIBLE AWARDS
Best Game Created with AGS
Best Freeware Game Created with AGS
Best Short Game
Best Gameplay
Best Puzzles
Best Writing
Best Character
Best Voices
Best Animation
Best Music and Sound
Best Background Art
Best Character Art
Best Manual

SCREENSHOTS


 

I was a pleasure for me to design a new GUI for the game.
The GUI Theme is based on the Hechee Metal idea.
As a Gateway prospector you have to look for this metal all the time in the game because of it's value.

So if you didn't play the game for now it might be the right moment to do so.
We improved lot's of details and the complete look.
Gateway is a must play for every retro science fiction fan.

Spoiler

Pickup the plastik bag. Fill it with gas and stick it in the hole of the can.

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Does the linux build version contain ogg theora embedded video support?
In the ags manual is written that linux will not display ogg theora.
If so, can this be added somehow?
Thanks.

I've converted the game and sent it to a friend who has Linux.
He answered the following:

"Seems to work fine now! (Though RatChannel and
ags64 files needs to be made executable.. not sure if this can be
"pre" done though)"

I made a sample for a hechee metal design panel for you.
After all it is the material that the game is about.

As you see the three game controlling buttons are in line with the bottom info box.
So there is more space for the dataman, inventory and an additional compass that the legend games always had.

If you are interested I offer my free service to overwork all your guis graphically based on this theme...

I am enjoying this game a lot.
I even downloaded the original to see the differences...
That is the reason why I try to give feedback.

Apart from the time issues I would like to mention that the Button and Control Panel design could need a slight pepup which is not much work at all...
Another thing to mention is that the game runs interestingly slow compared to other AGS games on my computer.
When I change location the music starts to stutter sliglty and it needs two seconds to enter the new room...

Thanks for the answer.

To give you feedback about time management:
- I passed the clearing about six times and visited aleph 4 three times as a total.
- I was about four times in the crate and clicked around. I had read the hint of the working guy that he saw someone enter a closed wall before. I exceeded the 12 second barrier ocasionally when I stood up and said: "Damn, I need a coffee..."

Most backgrounds in the game only have about two or three interesting hotspots that you can focus on so the clicking and trying can be done quite fast.
In our days many adventures get released so people unfortunately play them for 15 minutes in their lunch break and have to move fast on...
I don't think I am the only person that plays games like that.

I think the best solution still would be to build up an internal clock and a button that makes 30 minute jumps.
That would create a maximum of non linear gameplay.
The clock could even be a internal part of the game like a wrist clock or device that you put on or recieve like the data man...

Thank you. I thought it would be enough to wait behind the boulders instead...

The mainy problem I see with game play is all the "wait puzzles" for now.
I had to wait in the crate for quite a long time on the gateway space station.
Then the conference rooms.
Then the Blue Hell Bar for the agents and now on Aleph 4.

The original Gateway had a "Wait" function. You typed in "wait" and it made a cetrain amount of time pass.
I would suggest to add this function to the project so the time based puzzled get more clear.
Maybe a button that is connected either to the DataMan or to the other verbs on the right side.

I am on Aleph 4 and want to enter the Hechee Dome.
How can I do that? The mutzers do not arrive at all...
Ho do you have to wait or hide?

Thank you.
I launched AGS as administrator and rebuilt the whole game.
This resulted in the 64 ans 32 folder to fill with the files.

I converted my game to Linux.
Then I sent it to a friend.

He sais it is missing ags64 and ags32 files.

Do these files get built by ags or do they have to be installed seperately?

[Rat Channel]

 "Rat Channel"

The ratmen are coming!
Join a rat hunter as he cleans the underground, following the orders he recieves from a special organization on a secret channel!
You take control and help him to solve underground puzzles!

Sponsored by
ACME RAT VENDOM
A TRUE FAMILY COMPANY
BUY RAT VENDOM TODAY IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOUR KIDS FROM DANGEROUS RATS

Playable in German and English with full voice acting.
Please let me know if you run into a bug or cannot install the game.

Special thanks to Tabata, jkohen and selmiak for the testing and proof read.

Entry in the AGS data base:
https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2135/

Website:
http://ratchannel.univert.games

Here is a short Trailer for the game.

[embed=720,570]http://youtu.be/9H_ejTD_YtM[/embed]

Er... why can't I embed the video directly?
I used the embed function...

Thank you!
That did the job.
I just was able to reply to your message :-)

[Project:]

Hey there,

Project:
"Rat Channel". See in production threat.

Recruitment:
Testers:
I am looking for a tester team for "Rat Channel".

Proof read:
Someone to workout some puns in the English version and who spots errors and corrects them.

Deadline:
The project is basically concluded. As soon as the translation and testing is over it can be released.
Therefore the Deadline for the release is about 28th of February.

I'd be happy to get some helpers.
Thank you!

Hey,

I try to PM some people here but it doesn't work.

I get the following reaction: "The letters you typed do not match the letters that were shown in the picture."

I do not see a picture. When it asks me if I am human or robot I write "human"...

Am I missing somerhing?

Thank you.

I need testers for the German version this weekend...
Does any German speaker want to test my game for bugs next week?

[Rat Channel]

In Production: "Rat Channel"

The ratmen are coming!
Join a rat hunter as he cleans the underground, following the orders he recieves from a special organization on a secret channel!

Sponsored by
ACME RAT VENDOM
A TRUE FAMILY COMPANY
BUY RAT VENDOM TODAY IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOUR KIDS FROM DANGEROUS RATS

Progress:
Backgrounds: 100 %
Characters: 100 %
Music: 100 %
Script: 100 %
Manual: 100 %
Translations: 99%
Voice Acting: 100%
Testing: 100%