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EDIT: Nevermind, going to use a dialog instead of a GUI. Thanks anyway.

Okay, I'm trying to make a GUI that displays the buttons on an elevator. GUI 2 is the panel and button 0 is the first button. My goal is to make it so when the player clicks button 0, the doors close, the command parser waits for 3 seconds, the doors open again, and the character walks out. I've never actually done direct scripting before, so I've probably screwed up some mundane detail:

#sectionstart interface_click  // DO NOT EDIT OR REMOVE THIS LINE
function interface_click(2, 0) {
  // This function is obsolete, from 2.62 and earlier versions.
  gui[2].Visible = false;
  // Elevator doors close.
  object[0].Visible = true;
  object[0].SetView(9);
  object[0].Animate(0, 5, eOnce, eBlock);
  object[0].StopAnimating();
  object[0].SetView(11);
  // Elevator moves.
  Wait(120);
  // Elevator doors open.
  object[0].SetView(10);
  object[0].Animate(0, 5, eOnce, eBlock);
  object[0].StopAnimating();
  object[0].SetView(12);
  // Todd exits.
  character[Todd].Walk(97, 151, eBlock);
  character[Todd].changeroom(3, 305, 167);
}

When I try to test the game, I get a PE03: Parse Error at '2' on that second line. GUI 2 does exist, so I don't understand what the problem is.

One thing that bothers me is that comment that reads "this function is obsolete." Is there a more recent function I should be using? Please help.

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Oh, and I also love chiptunes, especially Dualtrax's music. Anyone here ever listen to Kohina.org?

The worst adventure game puzzle for me was in Police Quest 2. You had to sight in your gun before you went off to find the bad guy, or else you would be up shit creek when the time came to blow him away.

But what really made me angry was that about halfway through the game your gun magically becomes unsighted again behind your back, but the game doesn't tell you that. So you end up getting on a jet to fly to some other city and when the stereotypical Arab terrorists show up to ruin everyone's day, you end up getting killed because your gun will miss and there's no way to go back and sight it in correctly.

I'll never forgive Sierra for that one.

Good improvements there; it looks more professional and less MSPainty.

Ah yes, DeluxePaint was (and still is) a fine program for sprites and animation. Look for it in the "List of Paint Programs" thread. The DOS version has a built-in animation system.

Looks quite good. Did you use a vanishing point or did you just wing it?

Also, flatten the feet at the bottom. It looks like he's got dinner rolls for shoes.

You might want to work on making the woman's physique more feminine; less broadness in the shoulders, more slender arms, hips, etc.

Not bad. I wish I could play that well...

The tits are a bit misshapen and the chin is a little too pointy.

The thing about parsers is that they require plenty of beta testing afterwards to insure that it won't be too frustrating for the average player. I'm not sure how good the parser system in AGS is, but from what I've seen in Trilby's Notes, it's not too shabby.

[Synopsis:]

Office Quest is a comical adventure whose title is partly inspired by Sierra's motif of taking interesting things and adding the word "Quest" after them.

Synopsis:
Todd Flannigan is a corporate worker bee who just wants to finish his work and go home. The problem is his incompetent boss is convinced that someone stole his lucky 5 iron and he wants Todd to find the culprit.


Look! It's the plot!

The entire game takes place in the office building, which is 5 floors, including the basement and the roof. Basically, the player will talk to various NPC's around the office and solve puzzles to find out who stole the golf club and how to get it back.


Terry, the ill-tempered mail clerk who is on his perpetual smoking break.

There will be quips, jokes, references, and hilarious characters, and maybe even a plot twist. Stay tuned.


Copier's on the fritz again.

Estimated Release Date: When it's done.
Percent Complete: 35%

UPDATE: Improved the backgrounds, added a character, finished the elevator system, and added a very hilarious cutscene.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Redid the entire elevator system, added a few rooms and characters.

I'm currently working on a little parody of the Sierra games of the old days that will be in the In Production forum as soon as I grab some decent screenies. Maybe I'll work in a few AGS jokes and references while I'm at it.

Oh, and in case you remember me, this game will be signifigantly better and funnier than my first game and it will be free of the previously mentioned overused plot devices.

I'll tone down the language in the next game.

you are really suck!

What? Are you trying to insult somebody?

Just try not to pay attention to him.

Sorry guys, I was afraid of this. I fixed the bugs, revamped some stuff, and uploaded the new one to the server, same link. I hope you will still be able to restore your games and not have to start all over again. If you do, don't be too upset; the game is pretty short.

Again, I apologize for not making sure the game was beatable in the first place.

PS: Jason, you must have tried to download it while i was uploading the new one. Try it again, it should work now.

PPS: In response to Steve's question, no, it's not a homage to Galactic Odyssey. In fact, I've never even heard of Galactic Odyssey until you mentioned it.

Be gentle; this is my first game ever.

Synopsis: Johnny Danger is a nobody who has just won an all expenses paid cruise to the Bahamas, but what he does not realize is that he's going on a much bigger adventure...



Download it here:

http://www.visualanimations.com/agsgames/danger.rar


(It's a RAR file, so you might want to download WinRAR.)

So...enjoy the game, and PLEASE inform me of any bugs you find, and please give constructive criticism.

Thanks!