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As far as coding goes ags is as easy as it comes!

It might look scary at first but trust me when I say it's very easy to learn. Have you looked at these amazing tutorials?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ml_DR76Cl4

They're all fantastic and cover just about anything you could want to know. Don't give up, and you can always ask just about anyone here if you get stuck!

Well,  that's just what I did. (Or didn't do...) I didn't download or play it. That doesn't mean I can't also say what I think about it. It's just a personal comment.

Ooooh! I love writing horror.

I decided to write the story in a very different style than what I usually write with. Almost as if it's a guy in a bar telling a story to a friend. Hope you enjoy!

Here goes:




I'd been typing for hours. Just typing. Typing what? I'm not even really sure. It was accomplishing something though. I always like to get something done. No time wasted and all. Anyway-

I leaned back in the little wooden chair with the uncomfortable green cushion, its little front legs hanging in the air. (You're not supposed to lean back in a chair like that...but, ya know, screw it, right?) Out of nowhere, lightning struck and the lights flickered. The news station on the 13" TV up on my dresser suddenly cut to black and white static. It scared the crap out of me. I almost tipped all the way back in my chair but caught the desk before it fell over. It gave me that sort of weird feeling in my stomach.

Rain followed shortly. Fairly heavy rain. The lightning became more and more frantic. I should have known, but it happened too quickly. With one last *BOOM* the power cut out. I didn't save. God damn it.

So, no use crying over spilled milk or whatever. Damn it. I lifted myself up from my little chair slowly and stretched out a bit. My back cracked a few times. I thought I heard another crack after I was done, though. It was one of those things where you're all alone, and you hear a noise but have no choice but to blame it on something reasonable...because if you don't have an explanation, you might just go a little crazy. So I decided it must have been my back, even though I almost thought I heard it come from down the stairs.

There were still things to do. I didn't need my computer. It was dark without the lights, but not too dark. I could still see everything perfectly well. I went about picking up my room a bit. I threw some clothes into the hamper, dusted off the -- *CRACK*

Jesus Christ!!! What the hell *is* that?!

Of course, I didn't say that out loud. So I'm thinking at this point it may have been a lot of different things, and my mind is going crazy trying to pick the most reasonable one. The power transformers on the lines outside had been known to malfunction in these storms, and they always made some sort of horrible noise when they did. But...was it that noise? I couldn't remember. And this sounded like it was *in* the house, (oh God!) those noises were always clearly from outside. Was it the house settling? It wouldn't be that loud, I mean -- *CRACK*

AHHH!

I realized I hadn't moved at all since the first (or was it the second?) crack. So, okay, screw it, at this point, right? I can't go out in the storm and I need peace of mind. I grabbed an autographed baseball bat from my closet and slowly walked through the house. I went into the spare room and flung open the closet, ready to see God knows what. Nothing. *CRACK* My heart sunk. Was that the bathroom? I slowly crept into the bathroom to find I'd left the shower curtain closed. Damn. I cocked back the bat ready to strike and whipped the curtain aside. One of my shampoo bottles fell to the ground. I yelled out and swung at it. Good thing I missed hitting anything.

*CRACK*

I was really starting to panic. It must have been coming from down the stairs. Slowly I went down the stairs. I started to shout ridiculous things. "I have a bat!!!" I began to stomp down the stairs as if I was heavier than I am, maybe that makes me more threatening.

*CRACK*

It was really coming from the basement. The basement of all places. It's always pitch-black when there's no power. I grabbed the mini-flashlight from my keyring and took a deep breath. I opened the basement door and began to descend the steps. It was too silent. I got to the bottom and shined the flashlight in every corner of the room, looking behind every box and little trinket. Nothing at all. Hmph. I wondered what the hell all that noise was all about in that case. I turned about and tried to shine my flashlight back on the stairs so I could see my way back up.

Oddly enough I became sort of disoriented. I looked in every direction and yet I couldn't find the stairs. I began to look around the room a second tim- *CRACK ...CRACK CRACK* It was right behind me. I turned to find an awful blue corpse. Disfigured, mouth hanging open. It took a step toward me: *CRACK*

I ran as fast as I could away from it, but I tripped over some boxes. I shined the light frantically looking for the stairs but found nothing. I jumped up, but in my hurry, I dropped my light. I scrambled, screaming while each step it took toward me went *CRACK* *CRACK* *CRACK*

Yeah...while I respect one's right to make a game about whatever he or she pleases I can't help but want to voice my opinion about the objective of the game and the content itself. I find it really disturbing. Maybe you wanted to make it into some sort of joke, and I know for some people any subject is joke material. To me, though, it's just way over the line.

Sounds like another variation of the Poe's law .

Essentially yes, but I thought the blatant display of humor part was there.

Wells thanks for the nice replies, guys. It's nice to know it wasn't really that hard to get. (I mean, the food chain part? Come on! It's SCREAMING sarcasm at that point!)

You see? Even you yourself are in great doubt if it's sarcasm or not.

You clever bastard! 

Wells thanks for the nice replies, guys. It's nice to know it wasn't really that hard to get. (I mean, the food chain part? Come on! It's SCREAMING sarcasm at that point!)

I want my 3:31 back!  

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If you didn't know, I'm a pretty big fan of street fighter. I love playing it when I can. I'm a member of the forums over at shoryuken.com. I made a video today purely as a joke, but I've already gotten messages from several board members complaining about what an idiot I was for saying such stupid things. The video also quickly gained a handful of thumbs down(s?).I thought the joke aspect was blatant, but I guess not. See for yourself if you like:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGQAa_I06XE

Was it really THAT hard to catch?

True, I've seen a lot of weird stuff in here, but I can't recall anyone joining for the sake of selling something. Honestly it just seems a bit quirky to me.

Also- vanity plates are a whole separate story here in the US. You'll have to pardon my ignorance as far as how hard it is to get such things over there. I'm pretty sure you can't even sell them privately here. (This is generally where I'm corrected... )

I've actually read this entire thread, I'm proud of myself.

Anyways--

I'd like to make another point, if I could. I agree with Snarky when it comes to producing something that reflect your own tastes. Making games, at least for me, is not my primary form of expressing myself. I make games because I think it's fun to make them, not because I'm looking to do something new and profound in this medium. I do not consider it a waste, because I enjoy the process and enjoy sharing the finished product with people.

To this day, my favorite production of my own was my deluxe version of the first AGS game I had ever made. It was fairly poorly received in terms of gameplay, since everyone thought the the puzzles were too outlandish. That's not really important though. I love it for what it is, and, while the quality isn't all there, I was thrilled with how much it marked my improvement in my use of AGS, and how well the atmosphere expressed the emotions. All the while, as far as adventure games go, it's as standard as it gets.

Really? This seems kind of weird. Selling plates on the forum and all.

It has become my 6th episode.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KICJ4O5bOI

Yay!

Congrats to the nomz.

Woah, this looks awesome. I'll be waiting for it.

It looks very good, but as you've said, I see an issue in the arms and wrists. The movements seem a bit too pronounced to me. The arms bend and move quite a bit, which really doesn't happen to such an extreme when one is walking. Also the wrists seem to sort of 'pop' up at the end of each stride, it just looks a bit odd to me. Other than that I think it's a fantastic animation, keep up the good work!

Episode 5 is up with Kuma Story, the Barn Runner Series, and Robolution.
It's a quick one, but enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTlLEmO3_Ns

Getting paid? Now you're pushing the burden of proof onto others. There's a very, very small minority of AGSers that make money selling games, and an even smaller percent of those that are actually very successful with said sales.

Look, I don't know if anyone is really out to 'make it big' with AGS, but I have to agree that such a goal is very unlikely. Impossible? No. However, it is much more difficult than you seem to make it out to be.

-Anyways-

Yeah, this topic is starting to get silly in length.

OOOOOOOOH :O
Looks really good. I'll keep an eye out for this.

Thank you mouth!

I prettied mine up a lot based on your edit, I'll have to be sure to post it later.