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Just one more think for you to think about, but think you might have the focus wrong.
Atm you are focusing the image on the man and the truck, while the outside is a blur, but you probably really want the opposite. After all that's where the message you are trying to convey is, and also where the character's focus is.

You need to remember to group your code with { and }, other wise it's a mess.

Code: ags

function hMemos_Look()
{
  int ran=Random(2);
  if (ran==0)
  { // remember to open a bracket for a group of commands!
    cBingo.Say("There's a lot of memos here...Send Mendoza Case evidence to DA's office.");
    cBingo.FaceCharacter(cLucy, eNoBlock);
    cBingo.Say("Lucy, they sent Carlito Mendoza to the electric chair over six months ago.");
    cLucy.Say("Guess I don't need that one any more.");
  } // and close it again when finished this group.
  else if (ran==1)
  {
    cBingo.Say("There's a lot of memos here...This one looks like a shopping list. Catfood, milk, eggs, saurkraut...saurkraut? Ewwww.");
    cLucy.Say("Don't you judge me, ya loafy curmudgeon.");
  }
  else if (ran==2) // or just else, since it's the last possible option.
  {
    cBingo.Say("There's a lot of memos here...This one says: 'Remember to belittle and insult Bingo at least once a day.'");
    cLucy.Say("You really are a short, fat, worthless excuse for a detective. Thanks for the reminder.");
    cBingo.Say("Ouch.");
  }
}

I haven't tried the code, so not sure if there's something else wrong with it.
Hope it helps.

actually you should have 3pts by my count.

It's called "temporary amnesia"...

I think this is the kind of truck Kumpel has in mind:


Which means you steal frames are way too thick. They should be not much thicker than a finger. And the cover cloth should have folds and falling inside.

I agree with Sinitrena, that you should use this as an animated cut scene, instead of a background.
If well done, you wouldn't even need text to transmit the message.

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I think also that's too dark (I have a dark screen), so can't see much.
I'm not sure what I see, first I thought it was someone looking at a painting, then maybe "the light at the end of the tunnel", but knowing a bit about your project, I'm guessing that maybe it's a guy looking out at "his home in flames" (or an explosion) from the back of a truck? Like you showing why he's living his home and life as he knows it behind.

Try increasing the contrast, so that the outside is brighter and more light comes into the truck. (If that's what it is)
Think also that the lighting on the inside of the truck might be wrong, like the under the opening you have some "light lines" showing. My eyes say that should be completly dark, cause of the light contrast between the "bright outside" against the "dark inside" where the only light source is outside.

But I might be interpeting your picture all wrong, in that case forget what I wrote.

Solution: 1 point for how many times the last vowel of the previous poster's nickname is repeated in the post?

Solution: 1 point for how many times the last vowel of the poster's nickname is repeated in the post?

ARRRGH

LOL, ppl already cheating?

Solution: 1 point for how many times the first vowel of the previous poster is repeated in the post?
(just riding Mandle's wave... )

Welcome David.
And if you stuck on what to draw try one of the forum competitions, so you can have a starting point for what to draw.

Ahmm.. I really don't have the time to host and I'm bad at counting.

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Think you don't need this anymore?

selmiak, spot on with the Mediterranean feel.

jwalt, awesome you're back in tip top shape! I was wondering where you were.

Thanks.
Today's progress: Added ground floor, a few more window openings and a couple simple textures.

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Basenji Basenji!
Good luck! (even though luck has nothing to do with this... )