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Cheers Rui!  I remember coding that jumping stuff was a pain in the backside - glad it was appreciated! 

Desimaui: Jump from the side onto the branches that stick out, and use the key in the far-right edge of the room under the stairs.

Phew!  Only 50% off-topic!

The tree to the left of the shed.

I'm afraid the whole game was a collection of family in-jokes: the key you found unlocks the cellar in the far right screen (I "accidentally" got locked in there, and the key "accidentally" got thrown down the garden, you see  :)

Why thank you! 

You can jump out the window on the far left (in the room with the coin under the bed).

Darn it, I thought I'd looked there

Thanks a bunch!

Why does the music volume go down when voices play?  Is there a way to turn this effect off?

Thanks

Great stuff!  Thanks sunwalker.

Apologies if this has already been covered, but does this support sprites that only face on direction (i.e. don't always face the camera)?

Thanks

Day 1 - Evening
CUTSCENE - Brain is sent to his room
As Brain:
-Open the wardrobe
-Take the clothes
-Go back into the living room
-Look at the lamp
CUTSCENE - Brain finds the car keys and the guys head off
-Go into the training room
-Tell the trainer that you want to do some training
-Go back outside
-Go into the men's changing room
-Use the key on the bottom-left locker
-Take the money
-Close the locker
-Go outside
-Follow the corridor right
   Optional - To unlock an alternative ending:
   -Use the change on the coke machine
   -Press "1"
   -Give the coke to The Camp Crusader
-Use the money on the coke machine
-Press "2"
CUTSCENE - Ice Cold steals Brain's drink
-Talk to the guy with the clipboard
-Go back to the left end of the corridor
-Go back in the men's changing room
-Talk to Ice Cold
-Tell him that Simon has something to say to him
-Tell him that his speedos look stupid
-Tell him that Simon is in the parking lot
CUTSCENE - Ice Cold leaves the locker room
-Use the sweater
-Use the newly-found key to open the third locker from the right
-Take the bottle
-Go back into the corridor
-Go back into the training room
-Give the bottle to the trainer
CUTSCENE - Brain receives some training
-Go outside
-Go right along the corridor
-Talk to the guy with the clipboard
-Talk to Smiley Joe
CUTSCENE - Brain begins his match against Smiley Joe
   Optional - The following insults will score Brain a point:
   -"Yeah well, Smiley Joe is the shortest man in the entire universe!"
   -"Smiley Joe is so small he has to be carded if he buys a can of coke!"
   -"At least I don't need help getting INTO bed!"
   -"If anyone wants my autograph, I'll be out in the foyer once I've won!"
   -"How ironic that the 'wrestler' named Smiley Joe will soon be crying.."
   -"Stop this petty squabbling now and let me beat you to a pulp!"
CUTSCENE - The trio are told they are to be split up tomorrow
End of Day 1
Day 2 - Morning
CUTSCENE - Defender goes to Cosmic Burger and Simon is abducted by Ice Cold
As Defender:
-Go through the door on the right
-Go right again
-Inspect the metal bar
-Go back inside
-Go into the basement
-Inspect the machine
-Interact with the power box
-Go back through the door
-Go back into the restaurant
-Talk to Ed
-Tell him that there doesn't seem to be many people around
-Pick up the cup dropped by the customer
-Use the cup with the deep-fat frier
-Open the customer-care box on the counter
-Go through the door on the right
-Go into the basement
-Open the fuel cap on the right
-Pour the oil down the cap
-Use the card with the power box
-Press the button
-Leave the basement
-Go through the door on the right
-Pick up the bar
-Go back inside
-Go into the basement
-Press the button again
-Go back out into the stairwell
-Go back into the restaurant
CUTSCENE - Smiley Joe arrives with something important to tell Defender
As Brain:
-Open the wardrobe
-Put on the clothes
-Open the wardrobe
-Pick up the golf club
-Leave the bedroom
CUTSCENE - Defender tells Brain to get to Cosmic Burger and Mrs. Pencilwood demands rent
-Look at the bookshelf until you find "The Trouble With Money"
-Pick up the book
-Look at the wallet
-Pick up the bottle
-Use the window
-Plug the bottle into the crack under the window
-Use the golf club to grab the far-left rope
-Tie the rope around the bottle
-Climb into the scaffold
CUTSCENE - Simon wakes up to find himself chained to a wall in Ice Cold's basement
As Simon:
-Use the wall bracket on Simon's hand three times
CUTSCENE - Simon breaks free and reads Defender's message, causing Ice Cold to face him
-Talk to Ice Cold
-Tell him to go upstairs
-Say any excuse
CUTSCENE - Ice Cold goes upstairs
-Pick up the crowbar
-Use the crowbar on the near shelf bracket
-Put Mr. Fluffy on the shelf
-Use the shelf
CUTSCENE - Mr. Fluffy retrieves the keys
-Use the keys on the brackets
CUTSCENE - Simon frees himself

Day 2 - Afternoon
CUTSCENE - The trio arrive at the arena
As Simon:
-Open the boot of the car
-Take out the carjack
-Use the carjack on the padlock
-Open the door
-Go into the warehouse
CUTSCENE - The warehouse door gets blocked
-Open the toolbox
As Defender:
-Walk to the window
As Simon:
-Give the mirror to Defender
-Give the wirecutters to Defender
-Go upstairs
-Push the trolley underneath the crate
-Push the green button to lower the crate
-Detach the crate from the hook
-Pull the trolley away
-Use the door handle on the hook
-Press the green button
-Press the red button
CUTSCENE - Simon flies across the alley
-Pick up the fire axe
-Go through the door
As Defender:
-Use the wirecutters on the fence
-Go through the fence
-Lift up the manhole cover
As Brain:
-Go through the fence
-Climb into the sewer
CUTSCENE - Brain enters the sewer
-Pick up the loose bottom rung
-Look at the water
-Use the rung with the canal
-Use the rung with the rope
-Pick up the rope
-Use the rope with the barrel
-Use the rung with the rope
-Use the rope with the grate
-Push the barrel into the water
-Climb through the hole
-Talk to the machine
-Use the machine on the right
-Bang on the pipe
CUTSCENE - Simon learns that the cameras are off
As Simon:
-Go into the office
-Look in the middle drawer
-Look under S
-Look under Security
-Look under N
-Look under Numbers, Telephone
As Defender:
-Go out of the alley
-Go left along the pavement
-Enter the shop
-Talk to Ed about everything
-Tell him that you want to go through the back door
-Tell him that he could get in trouble if someone found out about him
-Go through the door on the right
-Use the mirror on the upper-left beam
-Cross the mirror
-Pick up the mirror
-Use the mirror on the beam on the wall
-Cross the mirror
-Go through the door
-Walk through the curtain on the left
-Go left along the corridor
As Simon:
-Use the telephone
As Defender:
-Go into the changing room
-Use the key in Smiley Joe's locker
-Take the note
-Go back outside
-Go right along the corridor
-Use the paper with the lift doors
As Simon:
-Go back into the corridor
-Use the axe on the lift doors
-Put the key in the gap
-As Brain:
-Press the lift button
-Push the chair down
-Push the chair right
-Push the chair up
-Go inside the lift
-Use the lever underneath the seat
-Stand on the chair
-Open the hatch
-Get off the chair
-Go out of the lift
-Insert the key into the lock
-Use the note with the keypad
CUTSCENE - The trio discover that Smiley Joe is the thief and give chase

Day 2 - Evening
As Brain:
-Talk to Smiley Joe
As Defender:
-Move to barrel #1
As Simon:
-Move to barrel #2
-Throw the fire axe to Defender
As Brain:
-Move to barrel #3
As Simon:
-Talk to Smiley Joe
As Brain:
-Move to barrel #4
As Defender:
-Use the axe on the fire hose
-Use the fire hose with the chopper
CUTSCENE - The chopper gets away and Brain grabs onto the hose
As Brain:
CUTSCENE - Smiley Joe crashes and Brain is flung into his living room
-Talk to Smiley Joe
-Get into the chopper
CUTSCENE - Smiley Joe double crosses Brain once again
-Talk to Smiley Joe
-Use the computer
-Click on 'Safety Lock'
-Click on 'Unlock'
-Click on 'Back'
-Click on 'Firepower'
-Click on 'Missiles'
-Click on 'Deploy'
CUTSCENE - Brain foils Smiley Joe's plans - or does he...?
   Alternative ending:
   -Talk to Smiley Joe
   -Tell him that you already know about his revenge plot
   -Tell him to shoot
   CUTSCENE - Brain foils Smiley Joe's plans and the trio celebrate



Here you go! 

Oh, THAT lamp!  Blimey, you guys don't miss much, do you? 
I just moved it because of the changed perspective.

And thanks: I think I'll put in a chapter screen again.  It's always tricky not to give too much away on it, though!

Lamp?Ã,  Coach?

I'll do MOST of the voices this time around.Ã,  I'll probably post a recruitment ad in a week or so for the lead female.

EDIT: Do you guys want a chapter selection screen this time around?Ã,  Did anyone use it in the first game?

Well, after over 2 years of work, the game has finally entered post-production!

This is a huge milestone, because now all the actual AGS stuff has been done.  All that's left now is other stuff like the soundtrack, speech pack etc. (while hoping we get some updated support for Pamela lip-synching  )

So, this isn't an announcement of imminent release, but the game is on it's way.  The current stats now stand at over 1700 sprites and more than 50 screens.  It'll be a big 'un.

Nice work, Fenton!  And thanks for emulating the DNG interface 

I'd be happy to chip in some anims once DNG2 is out the way.

Gord, I thought LITN was wicked!  Great news to hear of a deluxe version.  How will the commentary work?  I think Fatman had a little button in the corner that played room-specific commentary.

Further lip-synch support is something I am SERIOUSLY crossing my fingers for with the next AGS release.  Papagaya seems pretty good, but I'm fine with Pamela.  Cheers for bringing this up!

Sorry I didn't see your reply, fenton!Ã,  Would've replied sooner if I didÃ, 
Thanks for the support, and to answer your questionss:

1) Yes, that's Ice's son Jimmy (Ice is using him as an excuse to see the puppet show)
2) The game is now very close to the post-production stage.Ã,  By that I mean the game itself is almost done.Ã,  After that comes music, speech, and general tidying up.Ã,  (Now would be a great time for Lucasarts Pamela support, Pumaman!!!!)
3) Yes, the cutscenes are being worked on now, but I'm having to wait for a certain fellow AGS-er to finish some 3d-work *cough* Mozesh! *cough*Ã, 
4) If I get this right, all but Steve and the trainer from the original return in the sequel, and there are about a dozen new characters.Ã,  I'll probably do as many voices as I can (like in the original), but maybe I can find a cameo role for you or something!Ã,  Sorry I can't be less vague, but I'm not thinking about the voices much yet...
5) Yes, she does sound like a man!!Ã,  However, she only has one line (hey, it hurts my throat to do itÃ,  )
6) Yes, SJ is back.Ã,  But rest assured, this is far from the old "villain from the first one seeks revenge in the second" plot...

ETA: September.Ã,  Sorry about pushing it back like this, but the game is undergoing MAJOR polishing, and will be well worth the wait.Ã,  That said, I'm really pushing to get it done before college starts again in October.

Here's hoping, and it's about time we had another sneak:

Oh, cool!  Thanks, Stee - I've changed the game's profile to link to your mirror as the main d/l site (I never liked filefront, anyway   )

fentonfilms: Ahem, yeah, sorry about that  :  No news on the site in NO WAY means work on DNG 2 isn't going on.  It's hard to pin down a real release date, since I keep coming up with new ideas on a whim, which then take 2 days to dump in.

But, fingers crossed, it'll be ready in ... a month?

Steve, you are a genius!Ã, 

I put together a quick test to see how I might use it in DNG 2.Ã,  I added a few tweaks to complete the effect, such as the rounded pond-edge and a transparent layer of water, so that you still get some blue in there...

Like the original, DNG 2 will be set over the period of one day (hence the title, duh!)

So, to prove that it's not all set at night:

Pamela lip-synch support for Lucasarts-style speech!!!!!!

Layabout: If you're referring to the 2nd guy in the 2nd screenshot, yeah, that's intentional 

Pablo: Yup, the game's going full speed ahead now after an unfortunate but essential snooze.
As for the game's progress...

Part 1: Done
Part 2: Pretty much done
Part 3: Needs fine tuning, otherwise done
Part 4: Gameplay's done, just needs the graphics
Part 5: Short but VERY graphic intensive.  Will take time

After that there's the usual sound FX, voices and the like that need doing.  Also, I'm planning a couple of unbelievably cool cutscenes that you'll have to see twice!  Yes, they're going to set the release date back a bit, but it'll be worth it.

Roll on summer!