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(i am not an expert, okay?)

you see, when you start playing the game, you're not going to stand by the tv all the time, clicking on it, right? by the fourth click you give on it, you should get bored of clicking on the tv. so when you click the tv more then the 3 times, a message should be shown, something like "Don't you get tired of looking the tv?!".

I guess then, that you should do something like this:
if (cool_thing == 4) {
  Display("Hey! Didn't you get bored yet. Stop it!");
}

otherwise, you might wat to make a loop, but i'm not sure how to do that.
as cool_thing is as a variable, you should try to set the var back to 0, by the fourth click:
if (cool_thing == 4) {
  cool_thing = 0; {
    Display("The TV is off.");
}
}

i didn't get why the "<3", if you already set the options for 0, 1 and 2, that are the only int options for anything minor then three.
also, i didn't understand why the "+=" without any number (for example: "+= 4"). the operand "+=" adds something to the variable, and "-=" subtracts.

i hope i helped to clear up things for you.

i'm a newbie too , didn't really even touch the software, but with my others pieces of information on other stuff, i would say that creating a NPC (non-participating character, every character that is not the one you play with, this is a common word for RPG players) would be the best solution.
you know, instead of making a guy standing by the desk, why not to make a picture by the wall?

also, if you want to, you could make an animation, a cutscene, that requires only a click on the picture to play it.

Please dont. People here really couldnt care how good AGS is compared with what ever other engine.

no, i didn't mean to say that "ags sucks and flash rulez". you got me wrong if you thought that. but you see, i understand that flash could be very useful if i could just make some cutscenes on it, and then, place it on the ags. and i know how ags is for the 90's fan (lucas arts). it would be impossible for me to create such excellent graphics on 320 x 240 and then import to flash without screwing it up. also flash have problems with font, you know, pixelated font, or whatever it's called.
so i'd like to ask, is it possible to combine flash animations and an ags game? i'm just asking, because it would really be easier for some people, since flash deals with much more graphics, and ags with more scripting. if not, is it possible to import mpg, mov, avi, etc, on ags?

also i'd like to give you this link: http://www.altoids.com/
please enter the ARCADE section, and play the "Curiously Strong All Night Long".
it's an adventure game made with flash, it's cool, but there isn't the nice graphics that  can be found on games made on ags, like No Action Jackson.

Okay, I'm really sorry, there's a reference on AGS help. I only searched through the AGS.co.uk website. I'd like to ask to the moderator to delete this topic, o desactivate it.
Maybe I'll talk about Flash vs. AGS someother time on another place of this forum.

I already looked the demo game. I tried to guess in a luck shot the password for entering the advanced room, with a little help from the demo game scripts, but it would be easier to punch the keyboard to get the right password, because i didn't get nothing out of that script.
Isn't there an easier way to create a password panel, using simple variables. For example, in a Flash Action Script, according to my knowledges, is possible to create a text field, where i can type. If I type the correct password, it would open a door, or show a cutscene. If I type any other thing, nothing happens. Can this be made on AGS?
It might look cruel, but if i can't do this on AGS, then maybe it's easier to make an adventure game on flash. (But flash graphics are the worst thing on the whole universe). 

But anyway, is there any Reference Guide on AGS Scripting, listing all commands that might be used on AGS, and how to use it? It would be really nice if I had one.  8)

And if there isn't, i'd like to ask if someone knows a site that group various tutorial on AGS scripting. I tryied to check out the links available on the tutorial section of AGS.co.uk, but the best tutorials for newbies are all off-line. 

Hi, I'm from Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Actually Sao Paulo shouldn't be written the way I did, it's supposed to be São Paulo, but this character must be strange on europe-usa computers)
First of all, i want to set my flag on South America map, 'coz there's no one from Sao Paulo in there, even if there're brazilians there.
Second, i do not love games. I just like them. I'm not a eletronic games fanatic, nor a cartoon fanatic. I think there's only two things I really love: music and soccer (even if I play really bad). About music, i like lots of stuff, but i keep myself in the alternative rock scene. My favorite band is The Clash, but i do like Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, Husker Du, Minutemen, Ramones, The Jam, fIREHOSE, Weezer, Cheap Trick, NY Ska Jazz Ensemblem (and similars), The Specials, etc. I'd talk about some brazilians bands, but everything people knows about brazilian music is bossa nova (i hate it, it's a elitist style of music).
Third, I must admit that adventure games are really incredible, 'cause it let's the creator of the game, develop any kind of situation, any story, any plot, from a stylish funny cartoon, to a cold wars plot against usa (yeah, i do hate usa government, actual and past ones, but i guess i can't be blamed for that).

I guess one of the reasons for me to hate so much the elits, and lots of other stuffs, is the fact that i'm still a teenager (sixteen and a half). Also i've been certainly influenced by Orwell-Camus literature. Actually I'd like to use the 1984 plot to make an adventure game, but i guess that's kind hard for a newbie like me.
In fact, i didn't even installed the AGS yet on my computer. I downloaded it a couple of days ago, less then a week.

My first adventure game is going to be related to a teenage kid, kind of a rebel, that hates his government, a high school student that have pretty good grades, but it's not a nerd geek, etc. I'll try to use comedy, but making all the sprites for that, is going to be really hard.
Any time I need help I'll come here (of course, after checking the Know-How).
I have a little experience on flash action script, that's really similar to visual basic. I took a look at the tutorials, and the AGS script seemed simple, but you never know, right?
I also have experience with html, and webdesign-graphics, i guess this might help me.

Well, I guess I already wrote enough. I'm off now.