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So much hysteria. Why?

I'm not stealing your music, Nikolas.
Infact, if you release something I like, I would gladly pay for it.

About sampling: Whole genres have been found on it. Again, I'm talking about music I listen. The kind of music that does not involve poor teenagers playing in parents garage.
They might need help to rise. Not a DJ who cuts together 3 most played songs and releases as someone - something (that DJ mix).

I'm downloading (or rather, downloaded before age of web radios and youtube) mp3's because it's cheaper and easier to do. Comfortable. If it irritates you that someone listens something you paid for - for free -- well, I won't stop you from downloading too. Or if you don't want to, well, don't complain. It's not like only downloaders are separate group of people who have ability to pirate music, actually anyone can do it. You made your choice, I made mine. We both made them because we thought it was best choice.
Why argue who is better? If I burn in hell for this, well, frankly I don't give a fuck -- I've lived a good life where I could listen to anything I want and not worry that I can't afford it.

It just is so.
Like it or not.

NO, I don't claim divine right to get everything free while others pay, if that's the spark that lit all the TNT here. But I won't pay for something if I don't find this well justified AND can get for free.

But I admit my stupidity: I should have sticked to "no" like Obi, and not forget about flame-consumer-parenting AGSers like to do always in threads like this...

But we are!

Okay, here's something more useful... I hope

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=33380.msg433646#msg433646

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=31167.msg400216#msg400216

True.
But one thing is illegal downloading and another is attitude behind it.

I'm not really downloading anything, as I said -- youtube and web radios cover all my musical needs. So I'm not doing anything wrong.

Do I need to change my way of thinking? Maybe.
But who cares?
Do I care?

What created modern pop music? Two things: Tape recorders and sampling. The true symbols of illegal music.

We could get really philosophical here and start discussing how reasonable is to tax airwaves and pieces of magnetic iron. Or notes. It would sound really stupid though.

And downloading?

1) I spend hours listening radio/watching MTV and that track to play. Free
2) I download track, listen, delete. Free

So, option 1 is legal and option 2 is illegal. Does it make sense? I really don't see this.
How does musician benefit from me sitting and waiting like a moron?

ESPECIALLY since I don't have money to buy album anyway. Either I listen illegaly or not, I still cannot pay for it. It doesn't change anything!

I prefer to think of albums as collectibles: It's not music you pay for, but a collection of creations of a person/group. Music, and how much you like it determines the quality of album and how much you want it. But a plastic disc is sold, not music itself. It's your contribution, support and bow towards group/person you admire and whom creations you like.
This way, it all makes sense.

And what if all people start stealing songs? Am I to blame?
Music was created as cultural output, not a way to earn living. Capitalism is what turned it into business. If musician likes what he does, buck here or there shouldn't matter.

If he's doing it for pure money, well, by my standards, no respect.
And I stay here, be as politically correct / nazi about free thinking as you wish. As always.

Hey, I consider myself an indie musician too!
But I'm referring to the genres I actually listen here!

I think that there's quite a large gap between - let's say The Beatles and <insert random dj name who said one day 'hey, I could do it'>. One is quality music, other simply a pop hit to fill radios for 2 weeks. After which, no one cares anymore.

I would gladly pay for a concert, for example. But mp3?

We have radio. Music channels on TV. All free. Don't forget Youtube and hundreds of web radio stations, giving free music from classic to jungle.

In clubs, for the price of one album (with 2-3 good tracks and loads of fillers just to get that album done), you have a DJ offering a mixing service, you get good sound system from which to listen, and whole load of various good tracks from different musicians.

With all this existing, paying for a single mp3 sounds stupid.

From my viewpoint. Yeah, it can be sad for a musician. But I simply don't care. I DO have legal CD's at home, problem is - I never care to use them. It's a hassle to find the box, open it, insert it. I can't carry it in my walkman unless I spend hours to convert them to mp3, etc. Finding a CD and getting music to play takes 5 minutes. As much as downloading from P2P. Only that I don't have to get up and comb through my CDs...

With 6 billion people on the planet, chances of musician still selling enough to fill his desire are quite good. I'm NOT that important, neither is my money.

But for some quality stuff, even I would buy all legally. Like classic music or Beatles or whatever of the level. Only on CD's, not MP3s.
Coming back to trance, i find it an insult to charge money of the crap artists produce after 1999. They totally mutilated and humiliated whole genre.

MP3, despite technical parameters and what scientist people say, is actually FAR below CD-Quality. It just is.

So, please don't act so hysterically about every my opinion that is a bit ignorant or selfish. I'm simply honest.

Welcome to the forums!

I'd say that first image is quite good.
Not so sure about second one: The colors really attack the viewer. Maybe less saturation?

It would really help to decide better if you could show a character in one of those rooms...

Other tips:

* Don't mix tiny detail with your sloppy style: The bookshelf(?) on second image really makes dizzy, having so much tiny things in otherwise laid-back room. I mean, it's painful to look at. In contrast, I find bookshelf on first image perfectly okay.

* Define corners! You can use those artsy lazy brush strokes, but keep object corners together and well defined. This applies especially on upper image: Bookshelf and picture frame look like they're about to fall apart!

* Lazy strokes DO look interesting but maybe you overdid it a bit. I'd put few extra hours into these pictures and make everything more "correct".

What about the doors? Paint them in color and make a handle. Light doors thing is actually quite neat idea too... I'd make AGS slowly light character into black when near door, making a shadow effect...

[ri]

Welcome!
But about your sprite:

i need to know if he needs some changes

What do you think?
Does he need some changes?

Sorry, I don't see any effort in this.

Make 10 sprites.
Maybe you could post eleventh here.

also, for pixel graphics, use PNG format. This way, image won't be so blurry.

Also, as a new member, pay attention to those:
. , : ! ?
...and start using punctuation!

I've never illegally downloaded music from the internet.

I've always illegally downloaded music from the internet.

Not in last few years though: I listen to trance, that has gone totally downwards and there's nothing to download. Also, we have youtube... which has almost any song I want to listen.

Anyway, I don't find music piracy being a crime. If my paid money doesn't let musician buy another Ferrari in addition to last three (s)he has, who cares?
But if my personal contribution is critical to his/her life - I mean, (s)he's not making much money, well, that's a shitty musician. Better get a REAL job!

Actually, South Park episode Christian Rock Hard wraps subject up pretty well.

I prefer family guy here. It's more radical in its approach. Not so predictable. Naughtier. Closer to South Park.

Watching Homer Simpson being that same miserable moron through god-knows-how-many episodes disgusts me.
I hoped for a fresh breath of air from the movie they released lately, but after movie, decided to never watch Simpsons again.

[* Hype your mood up]

* Hype your mood up
Before starting on a background, I always get super-comfortable position, eliminate all distractions (having MSN messenger open or someone to bug you is a bad idea, etc), put good music on, close doors and get full cup of fresh, good coffee into reach. Then I take 3 minutes, close eyes, listen to music and visualize/concentrate on what I'm about to draw. This goes same way for general AGS stuff, like participating in some contest or criticizing or editing or making a good thread.

Doing anything in bad mood is either a waste of time or you will regret this later.
Like posting... for example.

Simpsons? not my thing. Watched it when I was younger, but now all this stupidity simply irritates me.

Family Guy? Actually, a season or two wouldn't be so bad. IF they could keep content fresh.

Heroes indeed died at the start of second season. I stopped watching and caring anymore.

South Park's high point was somewhere between 6th and 11th season. I don't like first 3 seasons at all, and 12th one is getting too boring too.

24 is a thing that could go on. Since every season is separate story, I always watch it like a long, good action movie. It takes usually 2-3 days for me to go through whole season, I don't like waiting a week to see only a hourly bit of it.

It's time for Lost to wrap things up. I think that ratings sink either at the end of this season or start of next one. It's getting so illogical, annoying... with all the agendas and questions, no character really cares anymore. Each one knows something and they never share knowledge... which is awfully stupid and unbelievable. Everybody's lost track for all the mysteries already...
A Jack Bauer on the island is what this show really needs, beating all the answers out from everyone until puzzle is complete and there's no confusion anymore.

And they got that most disturbing and terrifying theme of otherwise mediocre show...
It always freaked me out when I was a kid.

I didn't even remeber that there was Rescue 911... I always watched it after school.

Rofl!

Magnum PI!

Nostalgia!

Suddenly, I want to be kid again.

Congrats!

I wouldn't had gone for Golf though, because by my philosophy, the benefits of the car should be maxxed out, I mean, it has to be as roomy as possible, looking as good as possible, etc.

You're buying gas this way or another. Why not get maximum space and looks for it?
This is why I would have chosen something else in this price class, maybe an older Audi, Toyota Corolla or 3-series BMW.

But from all other technical aspects, Golf isn't a bad choice at all, it has repeatedly proven its quality and worth.

Drive safely!

Skip the breaking masts:
Getting washed overboard is enough misfortune for a human being. Why make it complex?

Jesus.  :o
Maybe we scrap design contest idea, and just make an ultimate team game?
Let's say, in 3 months?

I'm in on sailboat story.
Also, I'm quite positive I'm able draw bg's for this one. It's not like anyone else volunteered for art... 
To save time, I probably 3D-model everything I need and retouch to look 2D, just like I'm doing for latest BG's for Henri.

For some hardcore drama and explanation to somewhat bizarre situation, let's say that protagonist had a quarrel with his/her dad, they didn't talk to each other for years and they finally decided to do something together, to get together again. And then storm happens...
This supplies us with dramatic cutscene idea for game intro...
And ending. When they meet again, they understand how much they really cared for each other, or something... what do you think? Too cheesy?

20 days left!!

No time to brainstorm anymore.
Let's decide something, or vote on presented ideas.

Also, let's set the team.

Currently, we need a coder. And someone to put story down. It's critical. I could start with BG/character graphics and some additional artists could join later, too. But storymaker and sure coder are first priority to be set NOW.

No, it's good! 

The Oujia board is original, but could it be fun? I'm having trouble seeing that.

Escaping from a mob of angry AGSers? Sounds like a good piece of farce, but not everyone has a taste for farce. Plus, when not done correctly instead of farce it comes of as bad... really bad.

I second both.

Also, we should avoid inside jokes.

Why do you have to do it from different room anyway? In that "other room" use globalint and in the room where thing happens, let function start when globalint is something you set in other room -- "before fadein" event.

I mean--

in the other room, when you want to manipulate things in another room...
SetGlobalint(a,b)

and in the room itself, before fadein
if (GetGlobalInt(a) == b)
-- do stuff

Since it's before fadein, when player sees the room, it's changed already.
Or use "after fadein" if you want stuff to happen as soon as player sees the room.

Oujia idea isn't bad.

But, text parser? Would people play this?