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Yup, if room 1 is where the playable part of the game starts - that is, if it's not the intro screen. NewRoomEx does the same, but lets you set where the player is in the room, if you haven't done so on the 'Character' window of the editor.

Yes, the view number is the number of the view that contains the animation you want to run (the number it is on the list under the views command).

As to where to put it, it can either be in one of the 'Player enters screen' interactions (First time, Before Fade In, After Fade In), accessed via the 'i' button on the Room Settings window, or just before you run the animation in the objects interactions list.

Have you assigned the object a view? If not, look up SetObjectView () in the manual.
If you have, and you're still getting this, are you sure you're trying to animate the right object? Are you sure you assigned the view to the right object?

Couldn't you simplify it a bit by using StrFormat? E.g.:

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GetTextBoxText(PARSER,1,input);
StrFormat (end, "<%s> %s", name, input); // since the string 'end' is already declared
ListBoxAdd(4,0,end);

Is this any use, or have I missed the point?

I guess it's because a popup modal GUI pauses the game, and this line in on_key_press:

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if (IsGamePaused() == 1) keycode=0;

means it gets ignored.

I think the way round it is to use if (button == X) , where X is the textbox.
Alternatively, you could try IsKeyPressed in the interface_click section for the Save/Load GUI.

The long winded way would be to replace:

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if (IsGamePaused() == 1) keycode=0;  // game paused, so don't react to keypresses

with something like:

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  if (IsGamePaused() == 1) {
    if (IsGUIOn (SAVEGUI) == 1) { // SAVEGUI is on, so
      if (keycode == 13) {// Enter
        // whatever (Save the game)
      }
    }
    else keycode=0;  // game paused, so don't react to keypresses
  }

However, I don't know how well this would work.

I've downloaded the demo, but it doesn't work - there seem to be a problem with the 'Terminator.001' file. All the others extract fine, but I can't play it without that one. I've tried downloading it again, but the same thing happens, and I've tried using WinRAR instead of WinZip - it says the file is corrupt.

Has anyone else had this problem?

If it's any use, the error message (from WinZip) is:

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Use Path: yesÃ,  Ã, Overlay Files: yes
warning [F:\AGS Games\term2031demo.zip]:Ã,  extra 1 bytes at beginning or within Zip file (attempting to process anyway)
Error in file #1:Ã,  bad Zip file offset (Error local header signature not found):Ã,  0
(attempting to re-compensate)
Extracting Terminator.001
Error:Ã,  invalid compressed data to inflate

EDIT: The new download works, thanks.

Yay! An entry at last. And a good one at that.
As promised, here are your cookies. If you haven't entered (i.e. everyone who isn't Radiant at this point), don't take the cookies. I guess I'll have to trust you on that.

On the 'Areas' window, with the 'Draw Line', 'Draw Freehand', 'Fill Area' and 'Undo' buttons is one with a green blob and a red X, which removes a colour from the map.
If you only want to remove part of a hotspot/walk-behind/walkable area/region, fill that bit in with an unused coulour, then use the 'Wipe Colour' button. Or, fill it with 'hotspot/walk-behind/walkable area/region 0', which has the same effect.

Use the 'hide' tag:

Code: ags

 [spoiler] Spoiler text [/spoiler]

Gives you

Spoiler

Spoiler text

[close]

About the message:

Spoiler

Did you decode the right message? The second one, on the tree by the clearing, says "Eliminate PQJ", which should get him moving.

[close]

Can't you do it with Baselines? It's not quite the same thing, but I think it's the closest there is.

I'm thinking of extending the deadline, what with the recent downtime, and all. What does everyone think? Would anyone be more likely to enter?




Subliminal Message: Please enter. Oh go on. I'll send you cookies.

Athirwen:

Spoiler

If you haven't already, you need to talk to Percy. If you already have - go back and talk to him again. The first time, he finds you (I think at the Hotel, or maybe the jail), the second time he's in his room.

[close]

Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore, riding through the glen,
soon every lupin in the land will be in his mighty hand.

Dennis dum, de-de Moore, dum dum dum.
Next:Owl-Stretching Time The King of the Moon.

Not Yet:

Spoiler

You need the hand book to help translate the Witches Code, but it's only really important in the 'Good' ending. However, I don't think the Handbook inventory item does anything, except remind you to read it.

[close]

How many endings are there? I've played two, but didn't get the maximum score on either of them, and both left unanswered questions. Am I just missing something?

Whatever great game, even better than the first two, if only becuse there was more to it. It'll be interesting to see if the alternate endings make any difference to Ben Jordan 4.

EDIT: I see, I must've just not noticed getting the last few points on the 'Good' ending, and yes, there was just the one question left unanswered.

You're welcome, glad I could help.

Anyway - I suppose for one-off events - e.g. setting a variable, opening a door, triggering an event. Using 'While player stands on region' would constantly call the code so long as the player was on the region, which could cause glitching, unwanted repetitions, buggy behaviour, etc.

No, I think that's what's meant to happen. If you want the 'Stands on bridge' to happen when the character is stopped, I think you'd need to use something like:

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  // script for region1: While player stands on region
if (character[EGO].walking == 0) { // character has stopped
  // interactions here
}
else { //character is moving
  // so do nothing
}

Or, if you're using the Interaction Editor:

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While playe stands on region
   ? Conditional - If character is moving (EGO)
        Stop running more commands
   Other interaction
   Other interaction
   etc...

Or, you could use a variable, or a Timer, to track the amount of time the character has spent on the region.

There is just one problem that I encountered, but I solved it already: once user moves cursor to bottom of screen, there is an error message- I just put status above the cursor if it is close to bottom.

I tried something similar, and had the same problem near the far right of the screen - GUI set to invalid co-ordinates. (See code below for my slightly more complicated solution.)

MINOR THREADJACK:
Don't know if this really belongs here, but it's not worth starting a new tread for. Let me know if it's a problem, and I'll edit it out.
I'm playing around with a new interface, using the moving Status GUI idea. Basically, all my cursors are the same plain grey arrow, but a GUI follows the cursor telling you what mode you're in and, if needed, what you're trying to use it on - for example in 'Talk' mode, it says 'Talk', and when you move over Roger, it changes to 'Talk to Roger', in 'Use Inv', it displays the name of the active inventory item, and changes to 'Use XX on YY' when you roll over a character, object or hotspot. Anyway, here's the code I'm using, I just wondered if anyone could see a way to condense it, as it seems a bit cumbersome to me:

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function Tracker () {
Ã,  int width;
Ã,  int height;
Ã,  int mx;
Ã,  int my;
Ã,  string mode;
Ã,  string inv;
Ã,  string name;
Ã,  if (GetLocationType (mouse.x, mouse.y) == 0) {
Ã,  Ã,  if (GetCursorMode () == 0) StrFormat (mode, "Walk");
Ã,  Ã,  else if (GetCursorMode () == 1) StrFormat (mode, "Look");
Ã,  Ã,  else if (GetCursorMode () == 2) StrFormat (mode, "Use");
Ã,  Ã,  else if (GetCursorMode () == 3) StrFormat (mode, "Talk");
Ã,  Ã,  else if (GetCursorMode () == 4) GetInvName (character[GetPlayerCharacter ()].activeinv, mode);
Ã,  }
Ã,  else {
Ã,  Ã,  GetLocationName (mouse.x, mouse.y, name);
Ã,  Ã,  if (GetCursorMode () == 0) StrFormat (mode, "Walk to %s", name);
Ã,  Ã,  else if (GetCursorMode () == 1) StrFormat (mode, "Look at %s", name);
Ã,  Ã,  else if (GetCursorMode () == 2) StrFormat (mode, "Use %s", name);
Ã,  Ã,  else if (GetCursorMode () == 3) StrFormat (mode, "Talk to %s", name);
Ã,  Ã,  else if (GetCursorMode () == 4) {
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  GetInvName (character[GetPlayerCharacter ()].activeinv, inv);
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  StrFormat (mode, "Use %s on %s", inv, name);
Ã,  Ã,  }
Ã,  }
Ã,  SetLabelText (INVTRACK, 0, mode);
Ã,  width = GetTextWidth (mode, 0);
Ã,  height = GetTextHeight (mode, 0, width);
Ã,  if (mouse.x > 315 - width) {
Ã,  Ã,  mx = 315 - width;
Ã,  }
Ã,  else mx = mouse.x + 5;
Ã,  if (mouse.y > 235 - height) {
Ã,  Ã,  my = 235 - height;
Ã,  }
Ã,  else my = mouse.y + 5;
Ã,  
Ã,  SetGUIPosition (INVTRACK, mx, my);
}

NOTE: I put it in a custom function ( Tracker(); ) which I call in rep_ex, as it seemed easier to manage than having the whole thing in rep_ex.

[Close Encounters of the Random Kind (3/10 - 14/10 or 10/3 - 10/14 if you prefer)]

The rules are simple. I provide a situation and a problem for you to solve, as well as any additional details, and you need to build a puzzle around the situation, by using the provided list of items and a limited number of your own items.

Close Encounters of the Random Kind (3/10 - 14/10 or 10/3 - 10/14 if you prefer)
Scenario:
Ã,  Aliens, hey? Can't live with them, can't walk down the road without getting abducted by them. At least, you can't if you happen to be Phillip Barrow - and for the purpose of this Puzzle Time, you are.
Ã,  One minute, you're walking home from the shops, the next you're in a stinky, darkened room, watched over by a large, unpleasant-looking alien, with an equally large and unpleasant-looking gun. Not a happy turn of events, and one it's up to you to reverse.
Ã,  The puzzle is quite simple: Get Phillip out of the alien hold and, if you want, off the ship. How you do that is up to you. Include as many background details, in-room objects, extra characters and locations as you want / need.

Inventory:
You must start with:
Ã,  Ã, A perilously thin plastic bag, containing at least 1, and not more than 3 of:
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Butter
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  A bottle of cheap white wine
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  A bottle of decent quality vodka
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  2 litres of diet Cola
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  2 pints of semi-skimmed milk
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  A loaf of Thick sliced bread

Additionally, you must use at least 2 of:
Ã,  Ã, A laptop computer (or palmtop)
Ã,  Ã, A bunch of flowers, or a plant of any sort
Ã,  Ã, A DVD (disk, not player)
Ã,  Ã, A bunch of keys on a key-ring
Ã,  Ã, A contact lens case and/or cleaning fluid
Ã,  Ã, Loose change (coins)Ã, 
Ã,  Ã, 

Finally, if you want them, up to 2 items alien technology, but no weapons. NOTE: this is just inventory items, you can have as many in-room objects as you want.

Other Rules:
You must use one 'Sense' interaction, in addition to Look
(i.e. Smell, Taste, Touch/Feel, Hear/Listen)

Well, good luck, voting starts next Thursday. Winner gets bragging rights, and to start the next Puzzle Time.

EDIT: Went ahead and added a few days to the deadline.

Woo Hoo!
Thank you yaron, blackman890, Eggie and lelev for confirming something I've suspected for a while - I do, in fact, rule.
I'm away tomorrow (Friday) night, so look out for the next Puzzle Time late Saturday / early Sunday. If I can come up with something, that is - maybe Whitby will inspire me.