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Dont get orbit downloader.
This s*** messed up my browser.

Well I'm no more experienced than you. But for me the next step would be XNA. Its like it fills the gap between something like ags and a higher programming languages.  It is based on C# which is rather similar to AGS script (at least i think so It also seems to be very powerful and focused on game developement.

You probably know this: You doing some Backgrounds, thinking of nothing bad and then: "OMFG!!!!! This looks awesmoe" You're Background looks better then expected.
So where's the Problem you would think?
Well the problem is that the previous BGs looks like shit compard to the new one.
I got this problem here and since this is a project for MAGS I can't just go back and repaint them. But I also don't want to  scale down this BGs quality.

So any suggestions how to slightly alter the first BGs so there is still a consistent style in the game?
Is also like some comments about the color scheme.

This is the previous look:

And this the newer version:

Same here I just keep dying! Do you just have to be quick or is there a kind of puzzle scheme you have to persue?

The graphics a gorgeous and the amount of animation overwhelming - i also liked to see that there is hotspot information system integrated. While most hardcore adventure gamers despise this - i think this should be a standart feature in modern games.

Thanks Khris, hm strange. It might have to do something with my engine...I have no idea what would cause this.
But thanks for the RawTime tip. This might work.

Hi Guys,
I'm trying to implent some kind of countdown in my game.
Therefore I calculate the time out of the game loops.

I set the game to 48 cycles/second. But my frames counter goes haywire. It jumps to 75fps when idle. Repeatedly setting it does not work. The problem is that my counter runs too fast even though I used GetGameSpeed.

Code: ags

time--;
hours = time/GetGameSpeed()/60/60;
minutes = time/GetGameSpeed()/60-(hours*60);
seconds = time/GetGameSpeed()-(minutes*60)-(hours*60*60);
lTime.Text= String.Format("Time: %d:%d:%d", hours, minutes, seconds);
}

^^
Thats what I did ^^
Sorry I need to get some sleep.

Here's how I solved it:

Code: ags

function room_RepExec()
{
  if (IsTimerExpired(2)) {
    ohigh1.Visible = true;
    oblitz1.Visible = true;
    oblitz1.Animate (0, 5, eOnce, eNoBlock);
    SetTimer(1, 20);
    SetTimer(2, 70);
  }
  if (IsTimerExpired(1)) {
    ohigh1.Visible = false;
    oblitz1.Visible = false;
  }
  
  
  //-----------------------------
  if (Hotspot.GetAtScreenXY (player.x,  player.y) == hblitz1 && oblitz1.Visible == true && Death == 0) {Death = 1;}
  
  //------------------------------

}

It sounds so trivial but somwhow i cant really figure it out.

I have some lightning in my backgrounds. It appears, animates. disappears and waits for a certain amount of time before it starts anew. While doing that I want the player to still be able to move around (all the time) so that if hes on a certain hostspot and lightning is visible i can trigger something.
It seems impossible or at least extremely complicated to do. Unless I'm missing somethin. do I?

[evil plans]

I actually like these kind of hoaxes:
It's always about money they need to get out of the country and therefore they need your bank account. I kept this one because it is particlarly convoluted and it uses the expression "evil plans".

Dear Fund Beneficiary,

THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER.

I am delighted to contact you on a private note based on your contract/inheritance funds claim, which has been
programmed for transfer into your designated bank account through my department. I hereby apologize to you for the
delay in releasing these funds into your account, which was caused by the former Governor because of breach of
agreement between Prof. Chukwuma C. Soludo and your so called partners who introduced you into the business.
Your partners approached the former Governor Prof. Chukwuma C. Soludo that they want to present you as a
beneficiary of this fund as it was an OVER-INVOICING made when transferring contract/inheritance funds into various
bank accounts abroad. So after the negotiation, they unanimously agreed that they (your partners) would give Prof.
Chukwuma C. Soludo the sum of US$400,000.00 (CASH) on acceptance to assist them to transfer the fund into your
account.

When he accepted the offer, they forwarded all your banking particulars to him for onward transfer. Immediately he
made some fruitful effort on the business and demanded his US$400,000.00 as agreed. Your partners deviated from the
agreement and decided to go through the International Remittance Department at his back and make a change of some
vital documents in other to disappoint him and you also not knowing that the International remittance Department is
also under his control. Then he got the knowledge of their evil plans and proves their illicit efforts abortive.
That is why you may have to been pursing this payment, spending unnecessary funds to some fraudulent individuals
and impostors in Nigeria who claimed to be incharge to release your fund. Though they now parade themselves as
staffs and managements of various banks, some even claim to be a Barrister of different types and some also go as
far as claim staffs of the Central bank Of Nigeria; they are all deceiving them selves and will not be able to get
the fund out of the Central Bank for you.
I want to re-emphasis to you that the fund of which you are the rightful beneficiary as acclaimed, is still with
Central bank of Nigeria and under my control as the new Director of tested Computerization Foreign Transfer Unit of
Central Bank of Nigeria. Now with my whole heart I want to enter into real business with you on a sincere agreement
since your partners have disappointed you and the fund is still floating in your name waiting for a proper
documentation and claim.

1. On an agreement, I assure you that I will transfer the funds US$20 million into your account. (Twenty Million US
Dollars). That is the original sum, not previous as mentioned by your so called partners.
2. You will assure me of keeping my dealings with you to an utmost secrecy because of my position in the
government.
3. You will promise to give me 40% of the total fund as soon as the fund gets into your account with a written
promissory note signed by you.
4. I will assist you in making a proper documentation to make your claim genuine as a bonafide foreign beneficiary
to the said fund.
5. You are to Re-forward me your contact address,your passport for identification, phone and fax number, along with
an account where you would like the fund to be transferred, if possible a virgin account.

I am also aware that some fraudulent individuals have been impersonating this office to contact you and other
beneficiary as reported by the Central Bank of Nigeria security department.
I henceforth advice you to suspend any dealings from any group of person(s) either from the CBN or any other
financial institution /prostates in Nigeria or overseas that might be contacting you in this purpose and endeavor
to keep this information confidential until we finalize this transaction to avoid them using it as an advantage to
scam you again or even make you lose your money.

Also on no account must you contact these partners any more, this is for my own safety and for the security of the
funds. Because they will not get this fund and also on no account must you let them know of my contact with you.

Please reply this message urgently for further details.

Thanks for adhering to this instruction.
I await your favorable response.

God bless you.
DR (MRS) HOPE IWUJI
DORECTOR TESTED COMPUTERIZATION FOREIGN TRANSFER UNIT.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

Sorry to hear that Wham. Good to hear you're back on your feet.

Also sorry to hear you're dropping out AJA. Good luck for next time. Who's still in now?

My developement is progressing with unexpected fast pace. There might be a slight chance to get out a game which is actually longer than 10 mins

I think its an awesome way!
It's not a bug its a feature!

Actually I like the make-your-way-across-the-screen/stage-by-solving-certain-puzzles-idea.
It would really work well with the cinematic platformer engine I'm currently developing.

  It looks so cute with his tiny hat.

Awesome! I will play it right away.

[Spoiler below!!]

It is a short 1 room game. however if you count the menu then it's 2 rooms :]

Reminds me of the DVD covers, which have animated menus listed under "special features" ^^

Well your art style seems to be ever improving and you say theres actual puzzles? I might try this one out.

Just what does the DX stand for anyway?

EDIT:
Shame on me, i played this before Technobabylon III.  It was kind of ....easy...even for a non adventure game. And it was short I mean it took only 30seconds or so.
BUT i liked the ending:
Spoiler below!!


Well seriously,I think theres some potential here. The graphics are nice and the whole concept could work with stronger puzzles.

I'm just doing this for debugging reasons, yes. So no reason to blow up the code any further. I'd also have to edit this function everytime i add a state - so this is not really practical.
-thanks anyway monkey.

Ok thanks a lot guys!
Yeah I know its like an int, I just thought there might be an easy way to do this.
Well a specialized function is way too complicated and I want to use the enum for convinience reasons.
So I'll just have to note down the numbers instead.

I'm trying to display an enum at a label. But i can only do so with the integer values.
Is there a possibility to show the enum text instead of the int value?
lstate.Text = String.Format("State: %d",CurrentState); //this i have now

lstate.Text = String.Format("State: %s",CurrentState); //this won't work

I don't think the guy took much more than 5 mins of research. So this might have been the impression he got. Of course there's some truth in there too. Most games here resemble sierra or lucas arts classic. But thats in a way like most RTS games resemble Dune or Herzog II or FPS games resemble Doom or Wolfenstein 3d, like 90s platformers resembled Super Mario Brothers. ...
In the end its content that counts - and I doubt they took a closer look at this here.

Well, I'd prefer the term: Another world  8)

anyway... you get a cookie

I'd also love to enter this one.
I like the thing with the screen. Kind of gives you an extra kick in the butt.


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If you can guess what this is rip... erm inspired from, you'll get a cookie


Actually I don't know if it's a little to heavy to lift for me.
Especially in the animation department.
I could use some help with the coding not so much with the platformer engine - which i already have partly but with implementing puzzles and also in the creative department.
Maybe someone want's to collaborate?