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Just thought I'd inject a dash of smoove into this thread.. I can't believe I used the word 'smoove'. I assure you it won't happen again.

[embed=425,349]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h35sLducKg[/embed]

[Don't download this unless absolutely necessary!]

For Chalkman fans, I'm sorry to report that I recently discovered a fatal bug that causes our titular character to freeze up at this one point near the end of the game.



As you can see, Chalkman exits the city and walks under the flags and then just freezes up like a stunned mullet. Or a deer in headlights, whichever idiom suits.

I missed this bug during earlier testing. Somehow it slipped through the cracks. I won't go into detail but the bug in question involved a rogue global variable that was misbehaving.

I'm happy to report that the bug is now fixed, along with some other minor bugs and typos, and the game has been re-uploaded to its hosting website gamejolt.

However, if you do encounter the bug and don't want to download the game again, then I recommend you download the following savegame file to restore at the critical moment.

Don't download this unless absolutely necessary!

Spoiler

http://205.196.122.20/5r3kxhg64gbg/1gp9tdrvuwp9f9t/agssave.001

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Apologies for my naivety and haste with releasing a 'buggy' game and any inconvenience caused. A bug of this nature is unforgivable and I shall see that I'm duly punished (nipple clamps on standby).

Happy gaming!
monkey424

I know a guy called Joe who picked up an unpronounceable disease from the toilet seat. But I digress..

I'm pretty sure my problem was caused by the nipple clamps as Dr VWG correctly diagnosed. It was merely a coincidence I happened to be peeing at the time of wearing them.

I wish it were Friday Night again..

[embed=425,349]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ARt5P7EcBU[/embed]

Dear Dr Jay.

Urinary Tract Infection

Thanks for your concern. Don't worry though, I was only attempting to be humorous. Laughter is the best medicine after all.

It's 3am Saturday morning and we're having a party here with our restless baby. I'm now going to make some toast..

Brilliant!  Thanks doc!  Feeling much better now having removed the nipple clamps!

Anyone interested in a second-hand pair of nipple clamps for sale?

Dear AGS doctor..
Why does it hurt when I pee?

Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory.

Correctamundo! Yes, it's the classic adventure game from 1985. Ah, those were the days!
Your turn..

I believe it is my turn by default.

Does anyone remember this oldie?

The suspense is killing me! 

Hard jobs! Man jobs!

I'm back at work now. This is me today doing the DCP test. It's a hard job.. A MAN job!



Miguel, we're all waiting for some happy snaps of your line of work 

Greetings!

I made some keyboard movement code for my game a while ago and wanted to rehash it for another game.

However I didn't bother to check that there was already a module for this by Khris:

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=42843.0

For what it's worth, my code was:

Code: AGS

// main global script file

bool K[4];                  // K[0]=left; K[1]=right; K[2]=up; K[3]=down; 
int  A[2];                  // A[0]=old; A[1]=new;  0 not moving , 1-4 four directions , 5-8 combination of directions

// ----------------------------------------------

// put anything you want to happen every game cycle in here
function repeatedly_execute()
{
  
  // -- DIRECTION KEYS ---- DIRECTION KEYS ---- DIRECTION KEYS --
  
  if (IsGamePaused() == 0) { 
    
    if (IsKeyPressed(eKeyLeftArrow)   == 1)   K[0] = 1;    else K[0] = 0;
    if (IsKeyPressed(eKeyRightArrow)  == 1)   K[1] = 1;    else K[1] = 0;
    if (IsKeyPressed(eKeyUpArrow)     == 1)   K[2] = 1;    else K[2] = 0;
    if (IsKeyPressed(eKeyDownArrow)   == 1)   K[3] = 1;    else K[3] = 0;

    // -- No key pressed -- 
    if (K[0]+K[1]+K[2]+K[3] == 0) {

      if (A[1] != 0) {
        Chaz.StopMoving();
        A[1] = 0;
      }
      
    }
    
    // -- One key pressed --
    else if (K[0]+K[1]+K[2]+K[3] == 1) {
      
      if      (K[0] == 1) A[1] = 1;
      else if (K[1] == 1) A[1] = 2;
      else if (K[2] == 1) A[1] = 3;
      else if (K[3] == 1) A[1] = 4;
      
    }
    
    // -- Two keys pressed --
    else if (K[0]+K[1]+K[2]+K[3] == 2) {
      
      if      ((K[0] == 1) & (K[2] == 1)) A[1] = 5;
      else if ((K[1] == 1) & (K[2] == 1)) A[1] = 6;
      else if ((K[0] == 1) & (K[3] == 1)) A[1] = 7;
      else if ((K[1] == 1) & (K[3] == 1)) A[1] = 8;
      else {
        Chaz.StopMoving();
        A[1] = 0;
      }
      
    }
      
    // -- More than two keys pressed --
    else {
      Chaz.StopMoving();
      A[1] = 0;      
    }
    
    // -- Walk in the direction picked --
    if (A[0] != A[1]) {

      A[0] = A[1];
    
      if      (A[1] == 1) Chaz.WalkStraight(0, Chaz.y, eNoBlock);                   // LEFT
      else if (A[1] == 2) Chaz.WalkStraight(Room.Width, Chaz.y, eNoBlock);          // RIGHT
      else if (A[1] == 3) Chaz.WalkStraight(Chaz.x, 0, eNoBlock);                   // UP
      else if (A[1] == 4) Chaz.WalkStraight(Chaz.x, Room.Height, eNoBlock);         // DOWN
      else if (A[1] == 5) Chaz.WalkStraight(0, Chaz.y - Chaz.x, eNoBlock);                            // LEFT-UP
      else if (A[1] == 6) Chaz.WalkStraight(Room.Width, Chaz.y + Chaz.x - Room.Width, eNoBlock);      // RIGHT-UP
      else if (A[1] == 7) Chaz.WalkStraight(0, Chaz.y + Chaz.x, eNoBlock);                            // LEFT-DOWN
      else if (A[1] == 8) Chaz.WalkStraight(Room.Width, Chaz.y - Chaz.x + Room.Width, eNoBlock);      // RIGHT-DOWN
      
    }
  
  }

}

I would actually like to see an update to the keyboard movement module to deal with the case when the character ('Chaz' in the above example) gets stuck when there is no immediate walkable area beyond the linear path designated upon key press (e.g. maybe there's only a few pixels discontinuing the path, but a slight detour around those missing pixles is possible).

It's not really urgent. I might look at doing this myself later down the track if no one else is interested.

Khris? Your thoughts? Feel free to borrow my code if you like.

Thanks guys. Now I feel more confident about being a dad. Looking forward to when the little tike starts crawling. That sounds like fun.

Man jobs!

I often work around blokey foul-mouthed construction workers and dirty drillers. I sometimes dig holes in the ground and get sweaty. I also do lots of dynamic cone penetrometer (DCP) tests - sometimes in conjunction with digging holes. Now that's what I call manly! On the other hand I also spend a fair amount of time on computers and generally being pedantic with calculations and spreadsheets so that balances it out a bit.

Introducing monkey425 (a.k.a. Mia)

Our little monkey was born on 25 April (ANZAC day) - the day after my birthday.

Screenshots



Story: 5 days and counting
Scripting: N/A (the thing didn't come with a manual)
Visual: It's a girl last time we checked
Audio: Fairly quiet, except when hungry

Anyone out there in the AGS community have any tips on fathering?

Anyone have any tips on dealing with the in-laws (lovely people, all the way from Beijing China, don't speak English, and are staying with us for about 4 months).

I can identify with the creepy guy peering through the curtain

Geotechnical engineer. General delinquent. And soon to be father.