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I can see it now that it's been explained a bit more, I didn't quite get it at first. So either change the perspective of the house (which then would clash a little bit with the other perspectives) or change the horizon line? Would the horizon still be visible or just be gone entirely?

Like if I had the horizon here instead would that work?

No, the horizon wouldn't be visible at all.
The simplest way to place the horizon is to take two lines that are supposed to be parallel in the scene (like the top and bottom of the brick wall in your last picture) and extend them forward until they meet. The point they would meet would be your vanishing point, were you'd put your horizon.

In your background, if you extended two lines, one from the top of the brick wall, and one from the bottom, they would never meet, no matter how far you extended it- thus, no horizon.

There's nothing WRONG with having no horizon, it is a style of perspective, and it works in your other BGs (except maybe the sky in the first one, again, unless you were in a tall building), but it doesn't work in the last BG, because it clashes with the sky and tree.

You wouldn't be able to see the sky or horizon in the last picture.
And the sky in the first one might work if you're in some tall building .

gameboy - 3 points
bsp - 2 points
soxy - 1 point

We should make a regular thing of this! And maybe standardise a time suitable for everyone.

[Best setting:]

Best setting: I like the idea that we're all elements from a picture Mandle took in the future
Best character(s): This I'd say goes to kconan's instructor, for the blithe ignorance, tempered with just a touch of self-respect in staying away from Rush .
Best plot: My vote goes to Baron here, with the totally unexpected twist near the end where we discover he was interacting with a HUMAN female!
Best style: Definitely goes to Adeel for his hilarious entry, that too after the deadline. Hell, I'd say that if it had just been "Time Management" or even "Time Managem..", he'd have gotten all my votes regardless.
Best implementation of newfound knowledge: I'm practicing the twirly finger thing from kconan's entry now . SOON I WILL BE A DRUMMER (not for Rush)!

Mine is pretty late too. But oh well, at least it is done, and I think playable.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lcmrikidozypm6l/Babar.zip?dl=0

I think Radiant won by default, I'm still finishing up mine, will upload in a few (many?) minutes .

EDIT: Hourgame is over!
Everyone vote now!

Hello everyone!

Not much for long complicated posts (that's a total lie).
On the spur of the moment, we in #AGS irc decided on having an hourgame (that is a total truth).
Time is in about 2 hours and 15 minutes from this post (7pm GMT?)
Rules not yet set.
Will try to get someone to post the rules in here when it starts (might not be me, because I want to participate), but to get into the mood with like-minded participants, you can join the #AGS channel (the server is irc.adventuregamestudio.co.uk and the channel is #AGS) on IRC, or even the AGS discord channel here: https://discord.gg/BSvN5ZF
So get your AGSes warmed up and ready!

A bit of a off-topic aside, but I'm quiet happy to have gotten such a high position in last writing competitition Seeing the skills of mine validated was to make me feel I should gift to back this little sub-comunity to so as to help you all improve your stories, because honestly, they kinda sucky this time now. Here some writing tips, so in that vain, to help you out (in future and this competitions!

1st of, you might not realised, but unless you have a word limit you don't have word limit and usually the competitive creater didn't give a word lomit. Forum posts have a word, limit but that' not a restiction that word limit is chance to organise you're store in chapters. All the sapace from a lack of word limit you need it t o fresh out your story. Gift detail description off everything. Its help with word-building. If you get chance, definitively you should read the expanded edition of The Stand. It is the masterclass. Steven King spents 5 pages describbing a petrol station. After reading you can almost taste the rusted pumps after reading through it. So, in, conclusion, go for broke and write for the moon!

One the other hand, broken chronologisms is also another great writing technicue to you should use to great affect. It really draws in the player amd makes you invented in the story. IT has in the added benefit to that you can kill off the your main player at thes tart which is the best type of story ended. Guy Pierce made a great tv/film about this that you I highly recommend watch for anticipation.

On the other hand, I hope my suggestion helped and I'll looking foreword towards the future of the writing competition for the insolent entries you will all made from this my help. I maybe might add the sum more questions later on for more helpfulness to all of you!

Errr....yay!

I think?
My prophecy came true!

Thank you for the wishes, was a fun birthday catching up with old friends and family, in Adeel's hometown .

Hey Fish!
I've been avoiding asking for stuff so far because it seemed or would be unfair to ask for stuff I am only vaguely interested in when someone could really want it, but I see now you added Warhammer: Space Marine.
Not a fan of traditional Warhammer games, but I've had my eye on that I've for a while, so if it's still available, could I have it, please?

THE END IS SOOM!

Oh no, instead of my laughter and mockery demoralising you into not submitting a story in time, it invigorated you into completing it.
Curses!

Fate says I'm going to get my ass in gear this week, f'shizzle!  (Fate likes to rap it old school )

Hahaha! I hereby laugh at your attempts, and mock your writing ability in an attempt to demoralise you into failing to meet the deadline!

Oh, these are the ones that I had already put in the DB. I don't think it will really give anyone all that much of an advantage anyhow, but perhaps you are right.

Also, not sure Popular Threads/Rumpus Room was really the best place for this thread, surely Adventure Related Talk & Chat would've been better.

The ones I already included are all under the "Quotes" category, eg:

Quotes: ...and finally... FINALLY... nothing much happens. That must be an invalid code. Try again.*Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers|Space Quest 4|Space Quest IV
Quotes: As usual, you've been a real pantload!*Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers|Space Quest 4|Space Quest IV
Quotes: Consider the common graveyard. There, the boundary between the living and the dead, is... indistinct. *loom
Quotes: Destiny shall draw the Lightning down from Heaven; roll its thunder far across the Sea, to where I wait upon the Shore of Wonder, on the day the Sky is Opened, and the Tree is split asunder. *loom
Quotes: Don't worry, we'll return your missing abominations back into your protective care before you can read the Koran.*Sam & Max Hit the Road|Sam and Max Hit the Road|Sam & Max|Sam and Max
Quotes: Ducks are meant to be eaten. Not heard. *loom
Quotes: I am Chaos. Join me.*loom
Quotes: I can hold my breath for ten minutes!*the secret of monkey island*monkey island
Quotes: I haven't seen that much twine since that night in Tokyo in '68.*Sam & Max Hit the Road|Sam and Max Hit the Road|Sam & Max|Sam and Max
Quotes: I like to keep it next to where my heart used to be*grim fandango
Quotes: I'm not a malefactor, I'm a lagomorph!*Sam & Max Hit the Road|Sam and Max Hit the Road|Sam & Max|Sam and Max
Quotes: if a woodchuck could chuck and would chuck some amount of wood, what amount of wood would a woodchuck chuck?*monkey island 2: lechuck's revenge|monkey island 2|lechuck's revenge
Quotes: If you try to look down my shirt one more time, I'm leaving.*Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers|Gabriel Knight
Quotes: It shone, pale as bone, as I stood there alone. And I thought to myself how the moon, that night, cast its light on my heart's true delight and the reef where her body was strewn.*grim fandango
Quotes: Run, you pigeons. It's Robert Frost.*grim fandango
Quotes: Sit! Eat up your stew!*Simon the Sorcerer
Quotes: Sometimes I do stupid stuff, and I don't even know why. As if my body were being controlled by some demented, sadistic puppet master.*Day of the Tentacle
Quotes: The weapons you pick up along the way help. At least they help you do less talking.*Full Throttle
Quotes: Think big, like the Americans. Think of bombs!*Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Quotes: This must be that Woodstock place Mom and Dad are always talking about!*Day of the Tentacle
Quotes: Violets are blue. Roses are read. We're coming aboard. Prepare to eat lead.*monkey island 2: lechuck's revenge|monkey island 2|lechuck's revenge
Quotes: WARNING: Do not play in or around dumpster. Do not kick dumpster. Do not sleep in dumpster. Usage of this dumpster for the disposal of human remains, may be a violation of local health ordinances.*Full Throttle
Quotes: You know what they say: "To save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs."*Day of the Tentacle
Quotes: You make me think somebody already did.*the secret of monkey island*monkey island
Quotes: You unlock the door. Tada! That's 500 points; you're halfway through the game.*Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist
Quotes: You're looking hale and hearty, lil' buddy.*Sam & Max Hit the Road|Sam and Max Hit the Road|Sam & Max|Sam and Max

Heavily slanted towards LucasArts currently, I guess they just had better writing, usually . Some other categories I thought of, but couldn't think questions about were "Music" (something about Girl in the Tower or Full Throttle's soundtrack, for example). And of course general questions.

Young Merlin?

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure?

One of the problems people have with Steam is that it's like you don't OWN the game you bought, you're just sort of borrowing them -- and if one day Valve decides to take them down for whatever reason, they're just gone from your library and that's it. I haven't heard of that many titles that this happened to, but I did have my eye on certain Marvel Comic games, and they were taken down over some licensing issues between the developer and Marvel. But none of the games I owned got ever taken down. Meanwhile, one day I decided I'd love to give GTA4 a whirl after a long break, and logged onto my GOG library only to find it gone because reasons. My bad for not backing the installation file up somewhere -- but still, not nice to throw my toys away just because I haven't played them in a while.

So yeah, I don't trust either of them. I do tend to favor GOG, but if Steam is the only way I can get the game, then Steam it is.

Probably not the best place for this discussion, but GOG has never had any GTA game, and even for games removed from Steam, if you bought it, you can still download and play it.

Oy it is a long used and historic avatar, been around since longer than some people here!

I was using a link with https. Fixed now, as you can (hopefully) see.