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Thanks for the feedback guys/girls. Yeah, I've noticed some of the problems that most of you are mentioning. Items in the inventory at the moment do not have any interactions through the verb coin. This was mostly due to a time constraint.

As for the black screen in the beginning, that's mostly due to a problem I had when creating an .avi file. It's a bit of a hit and miss with some of the tests I've done on a number of machines, and one thing I certainly will fix when I revamp the first ep.

To AsimosVagan, after the intro plays and you are at Thorak's house, you are able to walk out of his house by clicking outside. This is another problem I need to fix (adding clear indications as to where you need to click to exit certain areas).

Yes, I will eventually get a website up and provide screenshots to the game (will update this thread later with the screens). The website should hopefully be online once I flesh out more of the episodes and essentially revamp the current state of the game.

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Hey guys.

Before I begin let me introduce myself. My name is Mark 'Klink' Kalinic and I have been lurking these forums for quite some time now. I have done so in order to find answers to questions I have had when developing my first game using Adventure Game Studio.

After almost 3 1/2 months of work the game is complete. As you can probably tell from the title, this is the first in a planned series of 12 episodes following the adventures of 'Thorak & Steve'. The idea behind this episodic series (in comparison to adventure games made by TellTale Games for instance) is to provide short gameplay (anywhere between 20-45 minutes) and release the episodes on a weekly basis much like a television show. Instead of waiting anywhere between 1-2 months, players can just 'tune in next week' to get their fix of 'Thorak & Steve'.

Who are 'Thorak & Steve' and what the hell is the game about? The game quite simply follows the weird, random and wacky adventures of Thorak, a surprisingly intelligent caveman, and his best friend Steve, his not-so-intelligent severely retarded best friend.

In Episode 101: The Hunt Begins, a mysterious and legendary bird was found in the forest. When Thorak sees this creature he knows right then and there that he wants to hunt it down and eat it. When trying to leave the village, Thorak is stopped by the village elder (and what can be considered the wisest man in the village); Chiefman Chief Man. Chiefman Chief Man will not let Thorak leave the village until he can see that Thorak is prepared for this hunt.

This is where 'you' come in. Help Thorak find out what exactly this creature is and help him get everything he needs for the hunt.

Download link: http://legionarylabs.com/tse101.zip (Right-Click and select Save As)
File Size: 43mb (includes over 20 minutes of recorded dialog and music tracks)
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As mentioned above, this is my first game made using AGS. Yes, there are several flaws (programming cinematics directly as room events and not as separate cinematics to name one) and the game really is quite easy (which is essentially stopping me from adding it to the AGS Games List), but I wanted to post the first episode here to get some feedback. What did you like? What didn't you like? What could be improved? Do you want to see more? Can it really last 12 episodes? Should I add it to the Games List? Any critique you have please don't hesitate to post it in this thread. Remember, the game won't take that long to finish (see if you can beat my record of 3 minutes  ).

I should also point out that I intend to completely revamp the first episode. Being my first adventure game and using it for a university project meant that I didn't exactly have the time nor freedom for much experimentation. Rest assured, 'Thorak & Steve' will be a hell of a lot better than it is now.

I look forward to all the feedback and it's great to finally join a community as helpful and awesome as this.