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I sense a gigantic wave of OSD material coming up soon!
My OSD project has recorded voices as well...but not the way you imagine, too. Could it be we had the same idea?

It's not that I don't like "vaping", it's just different. I used to smoke Candlelight Yellow package (vanilla) and they were pretty good.
When you say low nicotine levels, how much are you taking? I'm on 1.8mg, medium level, I think.

But yeah, there's still some people annoyed with us vaping away in public places but I really like to show them the nice blue light while smiling.
Monetary speaking I'm spending 6 euros a month!!! That's how much a 10ml container costs here and it's only half way empty.
The perfect solution is to really stop smoking but right now I'm really happy with my e-cig!

Snarky, sorry to bump this thread up again,
but I just want to share my experience with e-cigarettes.

I've been using it for nearly a month now and I've come to the conclusion that it does work for me.
I smoke much less than I used to with normal cigarettes, better even - I smoke anywhere and any time I want. There's no filthy smoke or smell on my clothes! I can say I'm going to water the horse on my job and have a quick puff!

What I find funny is that because I'm not getting the same "pleasure" I had, I just go for the nicotine fix and that's it. Even if my brand comes with tobacco flavour and reproduces the inhaling feeling of smoking it's clearly not the same. It's not as "good". So, I end up doing short puffs once in a while just to level the addiction. Some days, when I'm calm and relaxed I nearly don't smoke at all.

The other thing is the cough, I don't have it any more. I've been a smoker for a long time but also like to workout so coughing was a permanent side of my personality. Not tuberculoses cough but that annoying thing smokers do with their throat. Well, not anymore!

If you're tired of the burning tar on your lungs, tired of feeling tired, really - give it a try.
Well, if you can, just quit smoking, period. But if you find it difficult give e-cigs a chance.

If in the following months scientists find that e-cigs are stupidly bad for your health please don't blame me!

Mais oui, msieur! I totally agree, French onion sellers never get caught!

>Once again thank Broomhilde for her offer and tell her that we will indeed think her proposal over. Afterwards summon Jester and Lancelot and ask them what they know about the Yesteryear family.

+1

+1
Sounds good, but it could be even better if we had a spy.

I think I smell a rat and I know when I smell a rat because it smells like rat.

Sheesh! How can we take your OSD game seriously if his voice sounds different? You're screwing up years of carefully constructed continuity!

Snarky, just try really hard! Imagine watching Steve Martin's Pink Panther!

...
How will all the OSD fans react?

I don't know what will happen 
but since you already gave some ideas about treatments that are usually done in your areas
I'd recommend you to procure a jockstrap made of steel

Tabby, I'm scared!

It's like doing Darth Vader without James E. Jones!

Ah, easy. Just let someone casually drop a line how Dennis has a huge cold or something. A common cold can't bring Dennis down, damnit! But it sure will screw up his voice

Ghost, I'm not betraying players confidence with white lies, I'll release the game with what I have and dream of reinventing OSD! And establish the right CANON!

Dennis talks for the first time EVER!

How the hell can you even make such an outlandish claim when back in 2011 I, monkey_05_06, single-handedly made the first ever and best Oceanspirit Dennis game ever created forever with no help from anyone for any purpose which included the only true voice actor who can ever aspire to represent Oceanspirit Dennis with any degree of artistic integrity, icey games, whom I brainwashed into letting me use his voice which is how I can claim that I made the game by myself? I am appalled at your entirely grievous ignorance of my best ever contribution to the entire AGS community, and the world.

Monkey, now I'm double ashamed! But at least my Dennis shouts FIGHTS before a fight!

I feel so ashamed! It's like doing Darth Vader without James E. Jones!
What have I done! How will all the OSD fans react?

I seriously didn't remember that game! Now I have to admit that I didn't finish it as well! I know I downloaded it though...
How bad am I?

A tech demo is coming up really soon, with 2 playable rooms plus intro.
I am aiming for Friday guys!

There will be lots of canon surprises, new villains and Dennis talks for the first time EVER!

The Boys in Company C?

Gribbler got it first! I cheated anyway!

Quote from: Baron on Yesterday at 04:17

    >> Offer BROOMHILDE of YESTERYEAR some wine and appear very interested in hearing more about her.

+1

Ilyich, how can you be so calm and reasonable all the time? I envy you.
Apologies here for Snarky for my tone (unintentional).

Anyway, maybe more specific genre categories would reward a broader variety of titles. This seems to be the way.

Before we make any decision we should know if they still have that mercenary army and how can we take them on our side. The obvious answer (because they're mercenaries) would be to pay them more than she does but what if we could "arrange" it on our wedding deal.

Snarky, if you wanted a PM debate you wouldn't start quoting me publicly.
But just between us I'll send you the big winner for next year's AGS award by PM. We can even place a small bet just to make things interesting.

Now, when I said that you seem to be sure of many things except who will be the next winner I meant just that. You are someone with little doubts about many subjects although fail to see something that has been consistent year after year.
Okay, next year we'll have many commercial games on the roll, and you think (and probably many more) that it will have an effect on the final voting. It does make sense but our little bet is still up because I'm not entirely sure if quality over marketing will be enough to ensure a "fair" decision.

Just a question, because I don't know. I really changed my mind sometimes over this and still can't end up with a good solution. But, is there any room for one-man games next year?
I know that things evolve and that my conversation sounds pretty conservative and that to have good quality AGS games is a good (excellent) thing and never something bad. It means that the engine is capable of producing good commercial games and what better showcase can we get?
I'm just a bit sceptical, I'm getting old or something like that. I don't know.

That just seems to prove that people's opinions differ, and therefore that just because you don't think it deserved all the other awards, that doesn't mean the people who voted for it in those categories didn't do their own honest evaluation and conclude that it did.

This is too elaborate for my tiny head, Snarky. What I said doesn't prove anything, really. When I wrote that after playing all the games I distributed my votes there's nothing else to say.
What I do know is that it's easy to vote for a popular name/brand when you're not sure and that clearly happens every year. But, with this in mind and I can't really remember my votes (alzheimer or maybe too much high-school weed) I know I voted HQ for 3 categories.
That's why I suggested that increasing the categories could lead to more independent voting. I was one of the persons to vote for less categories on the poll, call me crazy, I know. It seamed too much and now I think it created a problem.

I don't have a solution for the voting system, maybe it is the best we can get right now. And after all my talk and arguments the truth is that 90 something voters choose their games and that's that.
 

Quote from: miguel on Today at 10:41

    it's with no surprise that most of us already know who will win next year's awards, although it's still March.




I certainly have no idea, though with the strong roster of commercial games set to hopefully be released this year (Samaritan Paradox, A Golden Wake, Blackwell, QFI, Nelly 2, Mage's Initiation, + several others) there's clearly a good chance it will be a commercial title.

You are very sure of most things and surprisingly unsure of others, but the list speaks for it self.

HQ was the best game this year, but it wasn't the best in all the categories it won.


Well, I for one voted for it in a lot of the categories it won (though not all; OTOH, I possibly voted for it in one or two it didn't win), because having played at least a significant chunk of all the nominated games in the category, I genuinely felt it was the best of the nominees.

I played all the games nominated and my votes where pretty much more disperse. Although I did vote HQ for best game.

HQ was the best game this year, but it wasn't the best in all the categories it won. Best Game is the sum of all fixtures, in my opinion.
But there's really nothing we can do about it, if a game gets popular it will raise more votes and people will throw their vote if and when they're not sure about a particular category.

The only way I think we can change things a bit, meaning giving less popular games some more attention is to actually increase the number of categories and hope that voters become more focused and specific on their voting.

As for commercial vs freeware my opinion still divides. This year we had a great free game and things got balanced but it's with no surprise that most of us already know who will win next year's awards, although it's still March.

Myst was the reason I bought a Sega Saturn. Myst redefined video games and when it came out it was so amazing!

[we need at least one spy!]

Quote from: Baron on Today at 03:22

    >>Tell Lady Broomhilde we are honoured by the proposal and wish to know more about her and the Yesteryear clan.  And order the lady a chair: that's classy.

+1;

I wonder if she has heirs herself and if they'll give us trouble like fighting for the throne.
We have Jesterino and he's a cool dude to have around but we need at least one spy!

We need a spy because:
- we want to track down all suspicious and weird people that daily visit our castle;
- we need to hunt down any chance of a conspiracy against us from the people that already work for us;
- if we have a spy we won't be asking so many direct questions to all visitors and can at leas act educated;
- it's cool to have spies and plot devious actions;

Also, begin Operation: Secret Mistress!

Spoiler

Ponch, but what's Anabelle's role in all this after all?

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Driving Miss Daisy?