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You are right. Story and scenario are one of the most important things in a game. I wouldn't play an adventure game which hasn't interesting scenario. I think that an adventure game IS BASED on its scenario to be interesting. An extra difficult to finish it adventure game won't distract my attention, if in about the middle of the game, the only thing i know, is e.g. that "I am a detective and i am trying to find a thief who stole a diamond". Deeper the scenario, deeper the agony, deeper the will to play the game
  Myst and Syberia are very good in this point. However, if i had to choose a game to win an award for it's scenario, that game wouldn't be Myst or Syberia, but Black Dahlia (nothing has to do with the movie that will be released soon--excepet that the killer is this who is suspected that killed the actress black dahlia--) 

I thought a bit simple idea. You can create a text (your credits) in a paint program (like windows' MS-Paint) to a white background, of course. Then import this image (Grap entire image option) to AGS engine. Now you can create an object which will have this text-image, and with a object[].move(..) script command, you can move it down-->up. Then, because maybe if texts are very much and AGS engine doesn't allow to grap so big image, you can have another object for the rest of the text.
  I hope you got what i want to say. It's a simple solution which doesn't include any Modules or advanced scripting.

Yes, i believe that this Higher Entity is The Absolute White, because if it is not, then it's something that makes moral mistakes, so it should not be considered as God.

SilverTrumpet, what do you mean by "Good show"? My english is not so good, and i don't know what this expression means

The existence of God is a matter that can't be answered with logic (or at least, only with logic). I will speak only as an Orthodox Christian: God is mainly an "experience", not something like mathematics, where you can proove something. If we have two philosophers, one who is an atheist and one who believes to a Higher Supernatural Entity and they have a dialog with the topic "Does God exist?" they will start an argument that won't have an end!
If someone is conviced that God exists only from a "blah, blah" conversation, then he should be worried, because the next time another better "rhetorician" will be found to persuade him from the opposite.
And one personal opinion: I think that's the way that the whole subject works, because if God gives us clear signs of his existence, then there wouldn't be a freedom to our choice. So, we have to search to find True God. And if we start this journey, then God will help us to reach to the truth. But if i choose to be an atheist, then again i will be free to follow this direction.
Someone might claim this: True freedom is when human has the chance to live as he would like to live. If only God of Orthodox Christians exist, then we are "obligated" to follow a specific direction. But if e.g. New Age--Spiritualism teaches the right things, then it's very simple, i can "create" or find, whatever, a God as i like to be.
Well, in this question, i have to answer this (answer is subjective of course): If there is a Higher Entity/God, then this Entiry knows better, much better for us what's the true way that leads to the true hapiness. In life sometimes there is not only black and white, but grey too. However, if God exists, then he must be the Absolute White. So, he only shows the Absolutely Riht and Light Way which leads to the True and Real Hapiness. This means that God shouldn't be represented to humanity with different forms and philosphys and whatever. He will have ONLY ONE "lifestyle" to "suggest".

I wrote all these to compare them with theories that support what Spiritualism/New Age believes about true God (all Gods lead to the same Higher Entity) . And also White Magic, at leats the White Magic that it is supported by Spiritualism, claims that regain its power mainly from this Higher Entity. So i think that if someone follows Spiritualism then he might follow also White Magic, which is in many cases supported, as i said before, by New Age theories. And here comes the subject of this topic: Christianity versus White Magic.
EagerMind, let me explain this:
   -I am a Christian, and thus believe that Christianity is good.
   - White Magic appears to be in conflict with Christianity {in matters that have to do with faith.}
   So, it is not possible to believe both in Christianity and in White Magic, can  i? How can i believe that i can have supernatural powers without Jesus and ONLY Jesus "support" and at the same time say "I am Christian", when Christianity says something like this: Only Jesus can give supernatural powers.


   {- Therefore, White Magic must actually be a "dark force"}   
IF White Magic says "Using White Magic you can achieve supernatural powers" then, according to the above that i said, White Magic, according to my beliefs, is a wrong theory and IF i see a White Magician e.g. creates water to the name of a Spiritual Entity, i will say "that is evil". But all these IF a have done research and i am sure that e.g. Christianity express my heart and i think it's true and White Magic not. And such research i have done.

Is there any Christian that is at the same time White Magician? And if there is, could he give us his opinion about all these?

Maybe there are AGSers who wants to talk about the matter i want to discuss, without having to argue with other people who will try to convice them that supernatural is a kind of fantasy and doesn't exist.
Anyway, if this topic dies soon and no one finds this interesting, no problem with that. Create SSH a new one with more interesting subject. That's it how a forum works, i guess.

When i was searching Spiritualism's philosophy, i noticed that they are about the same with New Age stufs, in which they claim that all Gods and Godesses in this world are images of the same God. In my opinion, this is a contradiction, since if this was correct, then all Gods and Godesses would have the same teachings. That was one thing that troubled me. The next one is the idea of redemption, which i find it quite bad. It represents soul like a cold box which is filled with emotions from time to time, to be empty and fill again. Then, i noticed that Spiritualism accepts all the wicca stuff, which Christianity thinks they are eveil. I wonder if there is any Christian who is at the same time follower of Spiritualism. Personally i couldn't "compromise" them

Riven is very nice game. Awesome music, excellent graphics, and ridhles who indeed are extra difficult to solve but not alogical. It is a game for hard-core adventureres (in which category i don't belong, anyway...!). Now, Myst 1 was just a nice adventure game, Myst 3 wasn't something special, but Myst:End of Ages, hey, that was a game for to remember!

Syberia has very touching scenario. Especially the scene, where the heroine jumps on the train, to travel to Syberia.... it's a glorious moment.... adventure... travelling to meet your dreams... to the unknown... i haven't played the entire game, but this scene is enough for making someone burst into tears

I don't see anything bad as you describe it. Any topic has a specific point of view. I didn't created that topic for posting critisism against Christianity or White Wizardry, without belonging to one of this "teams". The conversation has gone to a discussion about Christianity and that wasn't the purpose of this Topic. I just wanted to make it clear. I don't have any "bad intentions", if there was createdÃ,  a topic about Christianity and critisicm, i would post with pleasure, without fanaticism of course (i don't have any fanaticism anyway).Ã, 
Ã,  So, i don't see it as an unproper restrict. If you see it like that, then don't post. Maybe there are AGSers who wants to talk about the matter i want to discuss, without having to argue with other people who will try to convice them that supernatural is a kind of fantasy and doesn't exist.
Anyway, if this topic dies soon and no one finds this interesting, no problem with that. Create SSH a new one with more interesting subject. That's it how a forum works, i guess.

Ok, i've changed the title of the topic. Now it will be more specific.

Well, i you can also compare each game seperately. I think Riven is the top of Myst sequels. I would prefer to buy Riven than Syberia (1 and 2)

I am totally untalent to drawing characters, so luckily i found a 3d designing program to at least draw realistic the surounding environment. With this advantage, i had some days before the itch to create a new nice and bigger than my other previous three games game. But it will need to spend a looot of time...

Which sequel do you find most exciting; Myst has fantasting ridhles and marvellous surrounding, but Syberia is very touching, it can make you burst into tears. Which one would you prefer???

I don't have a problem with that. Let it die if no one finds this interesting. But i wouldn't like someone enter here, see this out-of-topic discussion, and so get bored and leave. So, let this topic, if no one finds it interesting, to die and create you anew topic, for the discussion you opened. I will participate with pleasure in it.

Yes, but i created this topic to discuss into this subject. Would it seem nice if in a topic you did that has to do with animals, someone to send something that has to do with cars? That's the meaning that TOPICS exists. I don't want to check, but i suppose you read the title of a topic, before you post.

Look, the answer is very simple, but i won't answer here, if you want p.m. or say me any chat adress to discuss about these, or create a post for these matters. This discussion you open has nothing to do with this topic which has a title: Christianity VS White Magic.

Thanks, i wil try that and i will tell you if it worked or not

But Helm, if they are indeed out-of-topic, it is not bad to tell it

12 fishermen completely non-educated, "conqouered" Roman Empire with their word, without using any form of violence. Do you know any other incredible fact like that? I didn't tell that this is an evidence, but it is a serious element for me.
Also, some people give their fortune to the name of aliens, ok, but you compare them with the daylights of Saints of christianity. They didn't just gave their fortunes and waited to happen something. They FIGHT, they helped people, they wrote books of magnificent morality they offer something to humanity, and that is confirmed by history.
Ã, I think you can't understand that i am not talking about evidence,as i said before, but about serious and wonderful facts. It doesn't nedd to be so sarcastic, because this s my opinion, which was created after many time of research.
Ã, You want quotes from cases of supernatural healing. Ha! Do you know Monks from mount Athos? Anyway, at least in Greece, which is the land of Orthodox Christianity, you can find many many cases of people who were "escaped" from sure death. Make a research on your own if you are interested.

I replied to you because i think you have misunderstood me. I don't say i am absolutely sure for Christianity, but, as i said many times before, i have serious facts that trouble me.
But anyway, please do not be out-of-topic! Ã, How many times do i have to tell you, this is not a topic for to judge Christianity. It is a topic for to compare Christianity and Spiritualism/White Magic, is that ok? Is that ok? IS THAT OK? Please, don't judge Christianity if you are not a follower of Spiritualism. And vice-versa. If you believe or not to Christianity, as far as you don't believe either in Ã, Spiritualism, your opinion shouldn't be posted here.

It can be done, but please don't be out-of-topic

Thanks for your advice, but if i have to type sumbols like that for each greek letter, it will take a large amountof time and it's more tiring than writting with english characters greek words
   Anyway, thanks for your time

Well, you should be more specific. Do you want e.g. player to walk and having a character NPC to follow him, or to move two characters at the same time in a combat scene (opponent and player)? Please be more specific

1. With script command character[NPC].follow(...........);

2. character[1].walk(....NO BLOCK.....);
    character[2].walk(....NO BLOCK....);
    wait(120); <--- it depends how long the characters will do to go to the destination you want them to go.

Did i help you?