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Wow, I didn't see that coming. Well, I guess I am off to find something interesting.

What about screenshots?

"I shit therefore I am."
Not so stupid when you think about it a while  :o

And AGS v2.62 will have the NewRoomNPC command, similar to NewRoomEx. It's already available in the beta version.

What additional features does this command have? New room coordinates?

To put music on the game, you have to download this other thing right?

Just wondering: what other thing?

I would recomend Delphi (turbo pascal compiler). It is much easyer then C++ and much faster for finshing applications and it has the same possilbilites as C++.

This is the critics lounge, not the praise lounge.

Ah, you are just jelous!

What kind of old style 2D game? Could you name some game titles? I can't really understand what you mean with "on the ground", 2D or 3D.

Any kind: Monkey island, DOTT...

Like this: There is a function in engine I'm using that allows changing from 3d to (visible) 2d coordinates. This means that engine is recognizing what object is/appears to be in closest view (from) camera. I don't know how to explain it better. You'll have to wait for demo.
I forgot to say that there will be an option to chage from external view to player (character) view. I am not sure yet if I'm going to make it for viewing only or there will be some interactions from that view. 

If the gameplay is similar to the old 2D style (i.e. a character walking around on the ground), you could just run mouse movements through a translation matrix and change the mouse from an X/Y pointer to an X/Z pointer, keeping it always a certain distance above the ground.

Like old style 2d game, and something like that: not above the ground,  but ON the ground.

This looks like an interesting idea, but be careful not to get so wrapped up in the gimmicks that you forget the gameplay and story...

Yes, I know that. That's exactly why I need support.

um.. boris? if noone had the right to comment on them, why would he post here?

anyway, i like it, although it is not clear that the fog is... well fog. it looks like smushy ground.Ã,  trees and general foliage, or a fence would do well also

Can't you see I'm kidding. I just wanted to point Neutrons talent, wich we,  I guess, all respect.
I think that fog looks fine, by the way.

Please, stop talking about other things and help me.

Please, stop talking.

It would be great style to use with Flash: opening curtain animation etc...

No one has the right to comment Neutrons images (especialy beackgrounds) since no one of you ever got close to that quality (including me, off course)!

Why not move Joystick and press?

Something like that, with one exception: cursor won't be 3d object (it would really be too hard to do it properly), but 2d object that acts like 3d (only for z axis).

How would it handle something in the middle of the room like let's say a dangling bit of robe? would you have to move the cursor across the floor, up the wall, over the ceiling and then to the rope?

Across the floor, just like in any 2d game.

BorisZ, why should people help you? That is the big question everyon should ask before posting a request for help.
Do you know how to program? Do you know how to work in 3d? You say there will be programming for you to do but what language or engine will it be in?

Visual C++, I adjusted and combined some free engines just for this purpose. I know how to work with 3d studio, yes.

I realised that (as far as I know) no 3d point'n'click game was ever made: Monkey island 4 or Grim fandango are not point and click games as far as I am concerned- they can be refered to as "move character by keyboard and use actions by keyboard too".

Realising that I came to idea of making real 3d point'n'click adventure game: I found the right engine for that and prepared everything for production (that doesn't mean that I am giving up AGS- far from it!). The main problem that I encountered was: how to move (2d) cursor in 3d world, I mean- how to know where carracter is supposed to go if there is an object in front of place we clicked... And I found very elegant solution: cursor itself can not be in 2d! It must follow 3d space. That means that it will follow the floor and walls and it will appear on object when passed over it (hope you get what I mean). Everything else will be just the same as in any other classic 2d adventure game.

And I came to final part: does any one of you want to take part in this game, because it would be lot's of work for one man to do. I need various things such as: story,  GUI's, 2d graphics, 3d meshes (characters and backgrounds) as there will (really) be lot's of programing/testing/debugging for me to do.

I need some feedback about the idea itself and about (eventual) support in creating.

Thanks for your time.

Haven't played yet.. But you're quite wrong about Galaxy Quest.

I thought it was very well done and funny.

How do you know? Ã, You haven't played it yet. Ã, BWAHAHAHAH i are teh funy.

He means the movie, not the game!

To me it sounded like the waterline is not straight and with variable depth, so a view with a fixed waterline may look awkward.

Well, if he said "would I need to make a new walkable area for each horizontal row of pixels?", it means that his background isn't in side perspective, and horizontal walkable area with semi transparent object (water) would not be enough.
Here is a solution: Make a new character view with different color for body beneath the neck and use it on region where water is.
I think this is the best solution. Correct me if I am wrong!!!

Thanks for comments Evil. I will surely listen to some fo your advices!