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I just screwed up my entire room script for Hotspots only... luckily I only have 2 rooms but somehow both scripts in both rooms got so messed up so i just deleted the entire hotspot scripts.

So now I have the hotspot drop downs (in the room details field where the hotspot, walkable areas, and erasers are) that still have the titles i assigned.  I tried to do it over again but its almost like I need to clear the entire hotspot file on my pc to start my hotspots new again.

Is there a way to clear the entire hotspot folder so I can start new hotspots all over again?

Thanks

If I put the player's landing coordinates on the 2nd room, lets say 240 x 350, does that mean wherever he exits from room 1, he will always land on that same spot in room 2?

Because what I want to happen is just like it does in the KQ games, if the player exits a room on the top of the page, the player appears at the top of the room 2.   If he exits the bottom, he appears on the bottom. 

Here's a hand drawn sketch of what I want.    A to A,  or B to B,  or C to C...

I dont want the player to land at the same spot regardless of where he exits...

https://i.imgur.com/v1mns3ol.jpg

So - here's my problem.  The bottom photo is what I want visible.  The top photo cuts off the snowy mountain tops severally when you hover the mouse over the action bar.  The middle photo is how it looks.

Im using "Sierra" template.

Any ideas what Im doing wrong here?  The resolution Ive selected is 640 x 400.  Both the photo and the AGS game settings are 640 x 400.



https://flic.kr/ps/414UfQ

Ive spent about 3 weeks reading over the FAQ, playing with the tutoring, and working on one room of a very simple game.

In my mind, my end goal is to put it up commercially for sale.  $2-$4.   (i think the lower the price, the more you sell)

But also im wondering if its worth it?  To be direct, im not doing this for the "enjoyment" or "personal satisfaction".  I would be doing this to make money. 

I know really good successful commercial games like Lamplight City exist... but are AGS games profitable?  How much? What kind of revenue have you heard of people earning? 

Do people make $$ selling this games?  Id have to spend 2-3  years on making a game and i would hate that only 500 people buy it.  So I wonder how are other people doing ? Are they making money?  Not money like $50 but money like $10,000?  $50,000?  $100,000?   or more??

Its a lot of time to put into these games to have nothing to show for it afterwards when I can work at a  side job and make guaranteed money... 

Please be honest.  Dont be offended either.  Id love to do this, but $$ is important for me.   

Thank you.

[(PLEASE VOTE ABOVE)]

Needless to say, Im a newbie here.. 

But Im wondering - if a game was made with these kind of backgrounds, what do you think?  (PLEASE VOTE ABOVE)

Excellent?
Good?
Average?
Poor?
Horrible?

(finally upload photo success!)

https://imgur.com/a/MFfMohi

Reading the tutoring, If there is a problem with 256 color pallet on some D3d or OpenGL graphic drivers, why wouldn't people just use the 32 bit and only use up to 256 colors, instead of using the 256 color pallet.  In other words, am I missing something with the desire for some people to use the 256 color pallet?

With regards to game resolution - Does AGS engine allow for in-game resolution changes?  meaning, if I set for 640 x 480, but someone's native resolution is 1040 x760 - their game window will look much smaller.  Does ags automatically adjust to the higher resolution?  or does ags have a in-game setting for resolution changes?  or is it expected for the user to adjust their resolution in their graphics card settings?  How do you all handle this resolution dilemma?

Thanks!

Hi all.  I am reading EVERYTHING I can.  Watching videos on youtube also.  Soaking in as much as possible.

Is there a graphic display or video that shows the actual differences (in General Settings) of Lucasarts, Sierra Transparent, SierraWithBackground, and WholeScreen? 

Kind of like "This is a screen shot of lucasarts".  It has A,B,C."   This is Sierra Transparent - it has X,Y,Z but you cannot do A,B,C like you can in lucasarts"...    and so on...

Im trying to get a feel on which does each one do, pros and cons of each one, before I decide which one to dive into.

Thanks!
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