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    A long time ago, I started a topic where I complained of a virus that my computer had gotten.  Many people gave great suggestions and I tried all of them.  Unfortunately, none of them worked.  So I got a new computer.  It's much better than my old laptop and I'm looking forward to redrawing every single room, character, menu, and whatever else I need for the game  that I was working on.   That's because the other computer doesn't have USB ports (I broke them all) and cannot connect to the internet or a network or write CD's.  

    Does anyone know of a way for me to get anything back?  I have half of my game done and that took me almost 8 months to do.  Please, if anyone can help, I will greatly appreciate it.


[EDIT]  Ok... people have been asking about the USB ports; they're broken physically - one came loose and the other just fell out.  I like the idea of sticking the HD into another laptop (It's a laptop, by the way) that has USB ports and just using that.  I also like the idea of the HD-USB adapters: I think I'll try that first.  Thank you everyone who has replied, you've been a big help.  I'll get back to you if I'm still having problems or if I fix it. 

     I haven't had an anti-virus program installed on my computer for about six or seven months now.  I've been putting off getting a new one until I have the money, but now I'm getting worried.  I think I might have gotten a virus of some sort because my computer has been acting up.  Does anyone know of a good free anti-virus program I can get? 

Hey, I was just wondering if there are any war veterans on these forums.

I want to interview someone on a war or conflict that America has participated in during the 1900s.  The Korean War or Vietnam War would be best but anything else would be great.  PM me if you are a veteran or know a veteran that won't mind answering questions about their experience.  This will be done via email and will help me a lot with my project.

Once again, just PM me and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

 Hey everybody,

    After several months of thinking about a game with monkey island 1 graphics, I finally got to work.  This is what I ended up with.



It is a nighttime view of an old creepy circus.  I am particularly happy with the wall, mountain range, and sky.

Does the ground in front of the wall, including the path, look good?

My main problem is the coloring.  Do the colors seem fine, or should I recolor parts of it?

Does it have that MI feel?

I am thankful for any suggestions.

*EDIT*

I changed the gate and made the path plain black.



Does it look better?

I also added the old Guybrush sprite for sizing (I don't have a sprite of my own yet).



Layabout, I made the door of the ticket booth smaller.
I personally think that the ticket booth and gate are a good size now.

Finally, since this is the view from the inside of the circus, there isn't much I can do to make it look more "circus-y"

Again, I am thankful for any and all suggestions.

I'm not sure this goes in this section, but...

I did not like Monkey Island 4.

I think that because they got rid of that 2D-point-and-click-iness, the game is just not Monkey Island like anymore.  It's almost as if they just made a game with a plot and characters similar to the ones in 1-3. 

Am I wrong to think that?

I just think that if they kept it 2D it could have been better.  It would feel more authentic.
Sadly,  people would much rather play a game adventure that doesn't lack a third dimension.

My question: Why?

But I'm getting off topic.

Another thing that i don't like about MI4 is that you have to get Guybrush uncomfortably close to something in order to interact with it.

In the older ones you just had to click on an object (or person,area,etc) and Guybrush "magically" walks over there by himself.

Did he get dumber or something?

I don't know...

What do you guys think?

This is the second background and i amhaving trouble shading it.

1x


2x


since there are two light sources in the room, all the shadows i tried seemed unrealistic and in the wrong place.
If anyone can help i will appreciate it.

I came up with astory that i felt was perfect for an adventure game.
Its really wierd though...

John Smith (I don't have a name) is a new prisoner at the West Chesterville Insane Asylum.  His main goal is to escape. Once he does, he is misteriously knocked out. When he wakes up he is dressed as a pirate and surounded by robots of all shapes and sizes.

He learns from the robots that the only way he can survive in the world is if he becomes a cyborg. As he starts on his quest, the humans learn about him and want to kill him while the robot overlord wants to harvest his brain. He must become a cyborg in order to destroy the robot overlord and rule over the humans with an iron fist.

please, tell me what you think

this is my first ever background.

please tel me what you think!

I made the detector and waved it over the bed.
It tells me to go to the kitchen and
then it says and I quote:
     "Either It's not working properly or its pointing straight downwards"
I've read the walkthroughs and they won't help.
Anyone know what's wrong?

I don't know if this has a simple solution or not, but when I tell an NPC to move somewhere or do something he doesn't do it. the dialogs are working but not the movement.  I checked the manual and the FAQ, and couldn't find anything.