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...no loop arounds...
...we colaberated to...
...However I now own all rights of the game so...

Why can't I stop laughing at these? And why can't I stop laughing how a 16 year old kid is trying to get adults to develop games about Pubs so he can also see what pubs are like, as he is too young to visit. Maybe I'm just mean...  8)

Wait, people can be banned from the MAGS? And Icey is banned? When did this happen and why? Have I missed some good drama?

I want to do a timelapse video that I can put out on youtube or something. Once I get in the zone of drawing a room, the last thing I want to do is keep pausing to take screenshots and write down comments, especially since I really don't plan or scetch rooms ahead.

I would really like to see how you do your backgrounds!

If anyone has any ideas how to reliably record a couple of hours of video off my monitor, I will gladly record another drawing session. Camstudio -recorder failed me big time and corrupted the file, so I'm not trying that again.

I recorded myself drawing a new room yesterday and intended to put it on youtube to show you guys how I work. The recording was corrupted...

Oh well, here, have a new room instead:

I played around with an idea of the player working in a small inn in a medieval countryside and having to throw out rowdy customer so he can close the inn for the night, but I just haven't had any time to do more than scribble ideas in notepad.

There would have been a pass-out drunk knight who would have threatened you with a sword if you'd disturb his sleep, a "Strider" waiting for some "hobbits" and a pretty young lady unwilling to leave unless with a hansome man... *sigh*

We'll have to wait and see what the SOPA and PIPA finally do when they are passed into law in the US. Perhaps I am wrong and what I see as overreaction was justified after all, but I still don't believe that we'll be seeing the "end of the internet" just because of SOPA and PIPA.

Call me an overtly positive thinker, but I want to believe these laws will be used to their greatest extent to damage the true pirate networks and will bring us closer to an internet where copyright laws are obeyed more closely, without going overboard with this. We also need to keep in mind how much these websites are generating traffic = ad & other revenue = tax income. Should the SOPA be misused and internet brought down, the legislators will eventually have to realize that the laws need to be fine-tuned and fixed.

Under SOPA, if I were to upload a music video of, say The Foo Fighters, to YouTube, then not only myself, but YouTube could be held legally responsible. The entirety of YouTube could (and would) be marked as a piracy site, and would be inaccessible.

Actually, from what I read, they can't. What they CAN do is "sue the offending site to REMOVE THE OFFENDING CONTENT". Thus, if the site in question cannot disprove the claim of infringement or will not obey, THEN the site can be taken down as it is clearly in violation of copyright law.

The main character looks like he's about to fall on his face... That's a little odd, I guess.
Anyways: Interesting theme and I hope you'll allow for multiple solutions so that the player can have some moral dilemma as well. "Do I help this prisoner escape and risk my life or do I take the easy way, at the cost of my own humanity" -might make for a pretty engaging game if the player is given choise.

Don't think I've commented before, but now I shall:
AWESOME! I just love the limited palette and the animation is superb! I know nothing of the farmer and I already think he's an awesome character because he picks his nose! 

Looks great, but I really think you should look into adding some sort of lighting / shading to the graphics. Even something simple like an overlay or something like that.

Other than that: I like the idea, I like the look and I love that wolfie! Awwwww! :3

Reminded me of Quest for Glory games, and by ye Gods I loved those! Awesome look and awesome animation, can't wait to see a playable build! Also, should you be looking for beta testers, colour me interested here and now.

How the hell have I missed this game until now? I need to start looking around the GiP more...

Too long thread, didn't ready everything: Is there any idea when this will be released? I've been keeping an eye on this for a while now as it keeps bobbing on the GiP area, but there isn't much info in the first post.

In any case: This looked awesome when it was first announced and it still does, perhaps even more so! Keep it going!

So far the room looks a bit barren and the feel of the imagery just gives me the "hey I just saw a SAW movie and decided to make a copycat game" -feel. Double that if the face in the picture is a TV screen and not a poster / painting.  But then again I've always liked the idea of room escape games, so fire away, I'll play it!

I've never played Kings Quest 4, but I can't really say this looks inviting either. The characteers seen in the example pictures look, to be frank, poorly posed and deeeep in the uncanny valley. Then there is the issue of the backgrounds shown: All the backgrounds are far too well lit, oversaturated and look like they were cast out of plastic. In the title screen, I cannot tell if the woman's face in the mirror is happy, screaming, in shock or having some sort of twisted orgasm.

I understand it is hard to work with 3D models in a 2D environment, but judging by the fact that you say you only have about 5% done so far, I would warmly recommend looking into some other game engine, that would allow you to work in 3D.

So you're telling me the ability to be able to buy guns from your local supermarket is a good thing. I must admit being able to defend your home from thieves would be nice (something which you're not allowed to do for some reason in England) but if you can buy guns, so can the thieves and that's your problem, right there.

England is a special case primarily due to it being an island, which makes monitoring incoming packages easier and thus it is harder to get illegal firearms into the country as a whole. But here in continental europe, do you really think making guns ILLEGAL will keep criminals who make their living by BREAKING THE LAW from getting guns? 

@ Anian:

I understand that there are exeptions, but let me respond to at least one of your examples: Music.
I believe this should be up to the musicians themselves to decide. There are bands who publish their own music and release much of their material FOR FREE (Machinae Supremacy, for example) and are ok with their material being distributed. Free distribution is part of their business plan and chosen method and they have confidence that ticket and record sales will hold up (and they have) despite the free distribution.

However, some labels and artists do not WANT to use this method and I believe they should have the right to decide what is legal and what is not when it comes to material THEY PRODUCE. It's their livelihood and they should have that chouse. Piracy takes away the choise. This also applies on documentaries, movies, TV shows and area restricted material: It's the choise of the publisher and the choise should remain available.

@Khris:

I understand that people worry about SOPA and admit that yes, its wording should be changed to a more uniform and clear shape before being passed into law, so that misuse is not as easy (hell, it should not be possible at all!) but then again: what we have seen in these SOPA protests is people reacting to a perceived threar, even though there is no proof to show that the response is justified. To me the SOPA response seems like people crying out "all guns should be banned because they can harm people", while ignoring any positive effects that might also be available (in case of guns: "You come into my house through the window in the middle of the night, I want to be able to defend myself until the police arrive!")

Uhhhh... Do you know what the Patriot Act is? The Patriot Act was created as a set of rules and regulations that act in the US, allowing the police and FBI to more easily aquire information on citizens suspected of connection to terrorist organizations, and is not directly involved with invading Irak or Afganistan. Calm down, man!

Yes, I know what the Patriot Act is: Just a step into the "war on terror". Basically, It's "Mein Kampf" to Holocaust all over again. The main difference is that the people now have things like, say, internet.

And maybe it's easy to you be calm about the loss of freedom because it is a great bussines for some people, but I'm not like that... Or (I want to believe this) you just don't know what the Patriot Act REALLY implies.

I find it quite hard to believe you truly understand the patriot act. You are basically comparing the written works of a deranged, although ingenius, German / Austrian military and political leader to a law passed in the United States. I think the difference in both scope and purpose here is quite noticeable.

All I know of the Patriot act is what Wikipedia tells me. It has a very broad and well analyzed view on the matter and I can understand how some people, especially people who have something to hide, would see the Patriot Act as a negative thing. However, it is a step towards more nationwide security in the US. Here in Finland a slightly similiar thing was passed into law a year or two ago, although on a smaller scale (only regards electronic surveillance of e-mail and such at workplaces).

But in all seriousness: the SOPA and PIPA seem to me much like the good old Patriot Act. A huge fuss, massive waste of resources and time, and no real impact, other than some minor negative ones.

Right...."no real impact, other than some minor negative ones"... Invasion of Irak and Afghanistan (where are the WMD's, by the way?), illegal detentions, Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib... What do you consider a "real impact", the Holocaust??

...Hmmm, I get it... No US citizens (except soldiers, but they're expendable), so it's ok... Right?

Uhhhh... Do you know what the Patriot Act is? The Patriot Act was created as a set of rules and regulations that act in the US, allowing the police and FBI to more easily aquire information on citizens suspected of connection to terrorist organizations, and is not directly involved with invading Irak or Afganistan. Calm down, man!

Fuck SOPA and fuck PIPA.

Remember to use a condom!

But in all seriousness: the SOPA and PIPA seem to me much like the good old Patriot Act. A huge fuss, massive waste of resources and time, and no real impact, other than some minor negative ones. There is much potential for misuse, but I don't see this as an any more massive threat than previous legislations.

What we need is a global legislative that can and MUST be reinforced by each country in the world, in which countries MUST take action to stop any and all illegal file traffic withing their borders by persecuting the servers that connect users of P2P and torrent networks to one another in networks that transfer illegal material. I believe this would lead first into a situation where all P2P networks would be brought down one by one due to illegal traffic, driver underground and hunted down through infiltration and monitoring. This will bring down internet traffic in general too, which is a good thing for connection speeds. Afterwards, new P2P networks could rise; ones that have strict policies about trafficing illegal files (copyrighted material etc) and means of reporting users that break terms of service.

In WHAM-land, anyone caught downloading or sharing illegal or copyrighted material would be banned from having a high-speed internet connection for a year at a time, their connection speed capped at 512 kb / second or lower. Repeat offenders would get temporarily banned from the internet altogether, effectively excommunicating such individuals from most social circles and media outlets, as well as receiving serious monetary fines (the proceedings of which would be used to fund more effective monitoring of network traffic and reinforcing the LAW).

And if all else fails, we shoot the perpetrators on the streets for being assholes and not taking a hint.