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Make each car a character and search the manual for: Character.SetAsPlayer

Or you can use different views and just change views for each car:

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player.ChangeView(2);

I'm pretty sure it means the version of your game. Say you updated your game after releasing it. That would make it Version 1.0.1 or something.

Look in the manual for 'Regions'. That should be what you're looking for.

Yes. You are right. My apologies.

You could put this in after fadein:

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  Display("X: %d, Y: %d, V: %d, T: %d", player.x, player.y, player.NormalView, player.Transparency);

@KhrisMUC: I think you mean %s, not %d or am I wrong?

@Twilitwrath: If you want to try Khris's method (to see where you player is) try this code in after fadein:

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Display("X: %s, Y: %s, V: %s, T: %s", player.x, player.y, player.NormalView, player.Transparency);

Also make sure there isn't an object in front of your player. Probably a useless suggestion, but I did this once (took me 3 hours to figure it out too ).

Never mind. Re-read your post. You can still interact with hotspots. Missed that part. If there was an object over him, the character would move out from behind. Sorry.

With the other room module:

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OtherRoom.ObjectOff(3, 0);

This will make the forcefield (object 0) in room 3 turn off (considering your forcefield is and object and not a hotspot).

To use variables you could try:

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SetGlobalInt(1, 1); //Turn forcefield off

and then in the room where the hotspot is (in player enters room before fadein):

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if (GetGlobalInt(1) > 0) {
  oForcefield.Visible = false; //oForcefield is your object acting as a forcefield
}

For more on GlobalInts look in the manual.

I think what KhrisMUC suggested would work fairly good.

Create a new room as your map. Considering in your last post you said that you're in a 'base', I'm guessing it's some kind of building that you can enter. In the room you created as your 'map' make sure the player visibility property is switched to 'false' (this will make the character invisible in the map room). When you click on your map option from the main game use the 'ChangeRoom' function to go to the map room.

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player.ChangeRoom(5); //Where 5 is the room you made a map

In the room that is you map put this in the 'player enters room before fadein' function:

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if (player.PreviousRoom == 3) { //say room 3 is the bottom floor
  oCursor.SetPosition(x, y); //Where oCursor is your object showing where you are and x and y are where the cursor should be considering on the room.
}

this would make your cursor appear on the map screen's 'bottom floor' showing where you are.
When you want to exit the map screen just put:

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player.ChangeRoom(player.PreviousRoom);

I hope this helps and I hope that I didn't make any mistakes (I haven't created a map screen ever in AGS, but this is the easiest way I could think of).

The room you're leaving from could be bigger than the room your entering, so the player could be teleporting off the screen (to a bigger coordinate than the room you're going too has). Try setting x and y coordinates to the script. EG:

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// room script file

function room_LeaveTop()
{
player.ChangeRoom(2, x co-ord, y co-ord);
}

Wow, a new version coming out already. Give me time to use 3.0.1 first! Great job CJ, keep up the good work!

Thanks for the comment on my story. I agree that the rest of it was not really as good as it could have been (with the dialog only having 3 options and the game practically pushing you in the right direction all the time), but because the story is so open-ended I'll probably start making a sequel when I finish my mid-year exams. Untill then I'll plan out what I can add to MitM 2 to make the story more exciting and make the game play more fun.

I'm glad I inspired you... somehow.
In what way was the ending annoying?

Just thought I'd add that I have just updated the .exe file.
.exe available from the website (link in first post).

OK I updated it.

The download link from the AGS website downloads a .zip version of the game and you can skip text with the mouse. I will upload an updated .exe version soon for people who want the .exe.

I think the action to escape the buttler was counterintuitive.

Ha ha, yeah. When I was creating that scene I realized that there was nothing in the room to actually use to escape from the butler and I couldn't think of anything. That's what happens when I start to get lazy 
If I start to develop a sequel I'll create better puzzles, but first I have to find someone who can draw.

Try:

Spoiler

Clicking on yourself when the butler's after you

[close]

The readme has useful information like that under 'Mouse'.

why did you erased my very constructive critics

Are you talking to me? If you are: I didn't erase anything. I want constructive criticism. If enough people like this game (story-wise that is) I'll probably get someone who is better at drawing than I am to help me.

Screen shots are below:

OK. I'm guessing you want to know about my new game.

Story:
2 people enter into a game show that's hosted in a mansion.
Murders and such start happening. As is usual everyone start's suspecting someone as the most likely murderer.
Is it the Butler, the Golfer or the Ninja?
How will these people escape from the mansion and who or what is killing in the first place?

That's basically it (copied it from my readme, I'm so lazy  ).

Downloads are here: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=download&game=996

and here: http://www.freewebs.com/salmond-key_productions/murderinthemansion.htm  (.exe version available from here only)

And thanks to m0ds for letting me use some of his music from 'Trilby's Notes' and '6 Days a Sacrifice'.

Never mind my above post. I figured it out. No bugs found so far. Good job CJ.