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Robot Jox?

Actually, I've thought of some ideas this afternoon and think I've come up with another option. A game set mostly in a single room and mostly dialog driven. It would have at least 2 possible endings depending on dialog options chosen.

The Last Starfighter?

I think the theme is fine. I had a slight case of burnout from entering MAGS two months in a row. How far along is your game?

Yeah. And working on 3 last month didn't do me any favors.
I have the 2 space scenes and the alien design. If I do the longer game, then I have the background for one area maybe 1/8th done. And I have base code for minigames if I go with the longer game.

Burnt out is a loss of inspirations.....I'm far from that...

I don't quite agree. Burnout can also be from expending too much creative energy, loss of motivation, or loss of purpose.

I'm wondering why the lack of interest this month. Is the theme not inspiring? Is everyone on vacation or something? Is everyone burnt out on making MAGs games?
I can understand the feeling burnt out option, since that's how I'm feeling. Especially with no one officially making a game and Slasher only being a maybe. There's a certain energy seeing other people posting progress on their games.

I see 4 possible ways for me to continue with my game. I could just make it more or less how I planned at the beginning of the month. I could convert it into a Maniac Mansion Mania game. I could use the newer ideas I've had the last week or so make it a longer and possibly more fun game. Or I could just put in the least effort possible. Each option has its own merits.

Looking at the pdf included with the Tumbleweed template, you should put it under any_click along with Look, Use, etc.

The first room created when I use the template even has an example with all of the verbs listed out, with Pull right after Push.

Code: ags

function oBlueCup_AnyClick() {
  // WALK TO
  if (Verbs.UsedAction(eGA_WalkTo)) {
    Verbs.GoTo();

Code: ags

  // Push
  else if(Verbs.UsedAction(eGA_Push)) {
    Verbs.Unhandled();
  }
  // Pull
  else if(Verbs.UsedAction(eGA_Pull)) {
    Verbs.Unhandled();
  }

I haven't actually used the Tumbleweed template for any games and it's been forever since I used the original 9 verbs, but looking at both the provided pdf and the script, you should be able to use pull the same way as you would push, but replace the word push with pull. Something like:

Code: ags

else if(Verbs.UsedAction(eGA_Pull) {
player.Say("Okay.");
}

I'm guessing part of the issue is that it looks like the pdf cuts off pull in the list of defined actions.

The first screenshot really looks familiar somehow and the two together makes me want to guess Portlandia for some reason.

The bald guy does look a little like Billy Zane.
I'm going to guess Enemies Among Us. Because it sounds good...

So... Still no one else officially participating?

I've been struggling a bit with mine, so it looks like it's going to go in a very different direction than was originally planned. The beginning is going to be more or less the same, but the core game will be quite different.

Danny DeVito?

@VampireWombat:

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Are you referring to the backgrounds?
It's about the inside. AFAIR the rooms were huge compared to the amount of furniture.

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Yes, that's one of the things I feared was a problem due to the resolution compared to character size.  Would something more like this have been better?

[imgzoom]http://ags.pics/YMso.png[/imgzoom]

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The character sprites are great and the costume hilarious but the backgrounds felt a bit empty. The puzzles were mostly trial and error for me. It felt a bit unfinished.

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I just played the game instead of just watching the playthrough videos provided by Durq. Could you please be more specific?

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Is it mostly the outside backgrounds or the inside rooms too? And is part of the issue because the game should have been half the resolution with sprites that size?

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I doubt it's right, but I'm going to guess Gene Generation.

So, umm... Am I going to be competing against myself this month?
Someone could make a Maniac Mansion Mania game where weird Ed's latest hobby is ventriloquism and you offer him a glass of water, for example.
Or a game somewhat influenced by Jurassic Park and vibrations from some creature cause ripples in a glass of water.
Perhaps your character is stranded in a desert and hallucinates a glass of water.
Maybe characters are forming a band and one of the people rubs their finger over a glass of water.
Have a game that you want to make, but have no idea how to use a glass of water? Use a glass of water as a MacGuffin or red herring item.

Perhaps this might inspire someone?

[imgzoom]http://ags.pics/YLGT.png[/imgzoom]

Sounds interesting. Best of luck.

Welcome to the forums. Pull up a chairdog.
One day I probably should play Zak McKracken, it's been sitting in my GoG account for a few years now.

Good luck in advancing even further and faster than you expected. And if you need a quick way of doing so, I suggest joining in MAGs sometime.

1st - Flugeldufel
2nd - 4. Cassiebsg
3rd - 5. Cassiebsg

I wanted to make a Goat of Arms. But here's a goat and chupacabra with swords instead.

[imgzoom]http://ags.pics/Yi8a.png[/imgzoom]

Alright, I think the ideas I've had in the last hour are enough to take things enough in a different direction to not need to fear upsetting the spirit. Subverting, parodying, and otherwise ruining scifi tropes is a go.