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I have encountered a bug.
My music files aren't found when my game is compiled and ready to be distributed. The music files work fine when running the game from the editor (both with and without debug mode on) and from Windows Media Player, but don't work when running the game from the executable. The files are in MIDI format. Is that a problem with the editor or my machine?

All your questions have been answered.

Set the GUI to PopupModal, then it won't be visible from the start and will pause the game when it's being shown.

Then when you click the quit button, make it run a script and in that script put something like gWhateverthehellyoucalledthegui.Visible=true;

Unless you have your other characters changing rooms use this in your room script:

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function repeatedly_execute_always () {
    character[n].WalkStraight(Random(Room.Width), Random(Room.Height), eNoBlock);
}
}

That shouldn't slow down your game much (if at all) and should keep the player's walk cycle smooth.

I hope this helps.

Perhaps this might work:

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//Player enters room before fade-in
if (player.PreviousRoom == 1) {
  player.FaceLocation(player.x-1, player.y); //Face left
}
else if (player.PreviousRoom == 2) {
  player.FaceLocation(player.x, player.y+1); //Face down
}
//etc.

I pretty sure blocking scripts cannot run before fade-in so you should leave it as a non-blocking command.

I assume that you're using either AGS 2.72 or AGS 3.0 because I don't recognize the commands you're using. If you are using the newer version(s) the code should be:

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-label name-.Text = "Searching...";

and

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txtUserInput.Text = "";

In the previous room make the character face the location before changing rooms, but make sure it's a blocking script (which always works for me).

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player.FaceLocation(player.x-1, player.y, eBlock); //Player faces left
player.ChangeRoom(2);

Oops. Sorry. InventoryQuantity is what I meant. I always get those two mixed up. Sorry if I confused you there ncw14.

This should suit your needs:

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mouse.Mode = eModeInternet;

I hope that's what your where looking for.

Try this:

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if (player.ActiveInventory == iDw) { //iDw is the script name for "Devil's Weapon"
  player.ChangeRoom(16);
}

That should work to start the second quest.

I guess you could try:

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if ((Mouse.IsButtonDown == true) && (mouse.mode == eModeWalkTo) && (mouse.y > 160) && (mouse.x > 390)) {
//fall off cliff
}

where the co-ords past x and y are where you have to fall off. You could also put mouse.x < and mouse.y > in there as well.

Sorry if this doesn't make sense. I'm in a bit of a hurry.

If it's the first time the player is entering the new room (where the cutscene continues) you can use the 'First Time Player Enters Room' command, but if you have already entered that room you could use a variable, GlobalInt or if there is a character in the room which is only there for that cutscene you could use

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if (cCharacter.Room == player.Room) {
  //play cutscene
}

in the 'Player Enters Room After Fade In'.

I'm interested.
I live in Australia, in Melbourne, but I probably couldn't go (I'm still 15, my parents wouldn't let me  . Maybe in a few years time if something like this pops up again...).

You can always change the background frames (using the animating background frames, you'll find this in the manual).

Yo momma's so fat, each time she turns around it's her birthday.

Do I need to set up separate loops within the talk views for the "silent" mode?

Yes.

Just uncheck the 'Say' option in the dialog editer pane and in the dialog script put:

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EGO: Maybe later

I'm pretty sure that's what you wanted.

No, WHAM is right - ints are set to 0 at declaration unless you say otherwise, so while cutscene ++; will set it to 1, it'll be 'destroyed' when the interaction finishes and re-declared as 0 next time the player steps onto the Region. Placing the declaration (int cutscene;) at the top of the room script (or just anywhere before you need to use it, provided it's outside of any functions) should work for cases like this, where it only has to affect things in the one room.

Woops, sorry, I was thinking wrong, the variable should be put at the start of the room script shouldn't it (now I know why my game wasn't working  )?

Didn't you notice the cutscene++; at the end, but if that doesn't work (because i have kind of the same problem) you could try cutscene+=1; (which probebly wouldn't work anyway) or you could use a GlobalInt eg:

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if (GetGlobalInt(1) == 0) {
character[0].StopMoving();
cAi1.Say("&1 Ok, lets get moving!");  
cAi1.Say("&2 Ellie, I want you to check the containers!");
cAi1.Say("&3 Get going!");
cAi2.Say("&1 Yes sir!");
character[2].Walk (269, 140, eBlock);
object[0].SetView(3);
object[0].Animate(1, 3);
character[2].Walk (313,140);
cAi1.Say("&4 Mike, you have to check the engines.");
character[2].ChangeRoom(10);
object[0].SetView(4);
object[0].Animate(1, 3);
cAi1.Say("&5 You know where they are, so get moving!");
cAi1.Say("&6 I have to get to the command room, and send out the distress signal.");
SetGlobalInt(1, 1);
}

if you want to make the variable go down:

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SetGlobalInt(1, 0);

also making the variable go down is optional, that's just there incase you want it to go down.
(and no, I don't think variables can be called from the global script, I came accross something in the manuel, but it looked REALLY complicated)

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int cutscene;
if (cutscene == 0) {
character[0].StopMoving();
cAi1.Say("&1 Ok, lets get moving!");  
cAi1.Say("&2 Ellie, I want you to check the containers!");
cAi1.Say("&3 Get going!");
cAi2.Say("&1 Yes sir!");
character[2].Walk (269, 140, eBlock);
object[0].SetView(3);
object[0].Animate(1, 3);
character[2].Walk (313,140);
cAi1.Say("&4 Mike, you have to check the engines.");
character[2].ChangeRoom(10);
object[0].SetView(4);
object[0].Animate(1, 3);
cAi1.Say("&5 You know where they are, so get moving!");
cAi1.Say("&6 I have to get to the command room, and send out the distress signal.");
cutscene++;
}

if you want to make the variable go down:

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if (cutscene > 0) { //you put this after your scene natrually
cutscene--;
}

just turn the region off  :

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character[0].StopMoving();
cAi1.Say("&1 Ok, lets get moving!");  
cAi1.Say("&2 Ellie, I want you to check the containers!");
cAi1.Say("&3 Get going!");
cAi2.Say("&1 Yes sir!");
character[2].Walk (269, 140, eBlock);
object[0].SetView(3);
object[0].Animate(1, 3);
character[2].Walk (313,140);
cAi1.Say("&4 Mike, you have to check the engines.");
character[2].ChangeRoom(10);
object[0].SetView(4);
object[0].Animate(1, 3);
cAi1.Say("&5 You know where they are, so get moving!");
cAi1.Say("&6 I have to get to the command room, and send out the distress signal.");
region[1].Enabled = false;