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Okay,

I am going to have a lot of random questions I think, so should I try to keep them all in the same thread? Let me know...

At the moment, I want to to have my character walking across the screen as message displays, but I can't seem to find a funstion that will allow this...all of the 'display' commands halt all script action. Help?

Hi guys,

I am working on a very old-school game (was inspired by Peasant's quest -- if you haven't play it, you must). Anyway, I want that really bad sounding music that used to be in those games...you know, the computer beeps.

Anyway, if anyone knows of some free software with which I could achieve this sound, that would be awesome.

Hi guys,

I want to make a text parser game. I've gotten the template v 1.1...but don't know where to go from here. Are there good, in-depth tutorials out there for me?

Also, is making a parser game going to entail a LOT more work? Because if it is a huge undertaking, I will probably never finish it.

Any help you can offer to a parser noob would be great!

Thanks,
Ian

Hey guys,

Try out my little demo and tell me what you think. The basic premise: Satan throws a dinner party!

Warning: It is very short, but I'd like to think entertaining.

http://projects.lateralshift.net/satan/files.html

Any thoughts and comments would be great!

Thanks!

Hey guys,

It has been a long time since I posted! This really short demo has been sitting on my hard drive for almost a year now. Well, I figured you should try it. Hey, if you guys like it I just may finish it.

Basic Idea: Satan throws a dinner party. What more do you want?!

Progress: It is about 15%-20% done. It was never meant to be a long game.

Get the demo here! http://projects.lateralshift.net/satan/


If you have any thoughts, please post them in the critics lounge. http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=17934.0

Thanks!

What is the script command for moving an NPC to another room? I can't find it in the help file...

Thanks!

Here's the script:

if (IsTimerExpired(1)==1) {
PlaySound(2);
SetGlobalInt(2,4);     
Wait(20);
DisplayMessage(20);
Wait(40);
MoveCharacterBlocking (EGO,190,150,0);
DisplayMessage(23);
character[ZSA].room = 1;
character[ZSA].x = 215;
character[ZSA].y = 125;
character[MID].room = 1;
character[MID].x = 215;
character[MID].y = 126;
MoveCharacterBlocking(ZSA,303,147,0);
DisplayMessage(26);
MoveCharacterBlocking(MID,295,142,0);
DisplayMessage(27);
}

When the two characters move, I seem to be getting a quick extra little frame of the teacup and can't figure out why. It isn't in the animation, but it is showing up for some reason. Does this happen to anyone else? Is there a way to fix this?

Hi again. I'm just full of questions today...

I want to place a character into a room after a certain event occurs. However, I can't find the script code for adding a new character to a room.

First, here is the script:

// script for room: Repeatedly execute
if (GetGlobalInt(2) == 3) {
if (GetGlobalInt(3) == 2) {
PlaySound(2);
SetGlobalInt(2,4);     
}   
}

My character is preparing for a party. He must do two things before the guests arrive (Int 2 and 3). After he completes these, the guests arrive (sound2 = doorbell). However, the current script plays the sound the very second the character finishes the second task. I want there to be a good 5 to 10 second delay before the guests arrive. However, if I use "wait" the game locks up, I do not want this.  I want for the player to be able to continue playing for these 5-10 seconds. Any way this can be done?

Hi guys,

Is there a way to have the text only advance when the mouse is clicked? I don't want it to be timed.

Hi,

I have a light switch that causes the background to change  BMP. Now, I think I have it scripted right, but it is screwing up because the frames are animated. How do I turn background animation off?

Hi,

When I try to play an AGS game, I get the message:

"Unable to initialize your audio hardware.
Problem: Failed to init digital sound driver"

Anyone know what is causing this? Everything else on my computer uses sound just fine.

Hi guys,

I used to post here quite a bit. I haven't made a game in over two years and feel like gettin back into it.

I know this SEEMS like an easy question, but I just can't figure it out. I'm making an old-school style sierra game. I'm making my 320x200 backgrounds in Photoshop 7. I'm using primarily the pencil tool as to keep the graphics basic (I don't want antialiasing or any of that). My problem is that I can't make a straight line. There is a line tool, but is creates a new layer and is anti-aliased. Is there a way to have a SIMPLE line tool (a la MSPaint) which acts just like the pencil, but creates a line instead?

Thanks a lot.