'My' game is done!

***Marek*** · 01-15-2004, 01:16 PM

The game I was working on is done. It's out on the internet and people are playing it.

URL: http://dsngame.r-i.nl/
Language: Dutch (sorry guys)
Control method: arrow keys for moving, space bar for everything else
Sound: yes, there is, so turn on those speakers.
System req: 800 mhz at the very least

(In case you're wondering why there's no site around it, it's being linked to from here: http://www.deslapelozenacht.nl )

This project went from totally depressing to ... well, a game one might actually show to some people. Mind you, the game is a conceptual mess -- a complete creative compromise. It's not something I think is really cool. We had a really weird assignment, and a troubled process. Still, we made the best of our situation. It's got really nice production values, and hopefully the dialog and story we put in there will make up for the lack of any cool gameplay.

You need to know Dutch to understand it though. Even if you know Dutch, I doubt all will be clear to you. But that's okay.

***Marek*** · 01-15-2004, 01:21 PM

Ah jees, I just found another bug...

... and I saw my nice short help screen has been replaced with something unnecesarily elaborate. Sigh.

Intrepid Homoludens · 01-15-2004, 01:25 PM

Royal Fool · 01-15-2004, 01:26 PM

Yeah... it seems you can never get properly started. He walks towards the sink, then the menu pops up and you start all over. Pretty weird.

Still looks nice.

***Marek*** · 01-15-2004, 01:34 PM

Yeah that's the bug I mean. I just restarted and it works fine

RaMa · 01-15-2004, 01:36 PM

The intro makes it look promising! The only thing is, the game starts over again when I walk to the sink :p. But the idea sounds pretty cool and the graphics and music are cool

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***tabacco*** · 01-15-2004, 01:54 PM

Full frontal, eh?

***Marek*** · 01-15-2004, 01:55 PM

In the early development is his, erm, thingie was too big, so we downsized it by a pixel. Poor guy.

Well, I dunno what is up with this wretched game. Ignore it. Things will fix themselves. I need sleep now.

Erkki · 01-15-2004, 02:10 PM

Looks good. I accidentally (I think) got past that tree. I don't know a single Dutch word.

What was your job in the team, Marek?

remixor · 01-15-2004, 07:23 PM

Unfortunately, no matter how many times I restart, I can't get to the sink. Curses! It does look very nice at first glance, however.

syntheticgerbil · 01-15-2004, 07:39 PM

I think I understood a part where he said he wanted a glass of water. The trees are out of my league. I like the music.

Royal Fool · 01-16-2004, 01:16 AM

I made it past the sink, but I had to switch to a different browser because my cache in Opera would always launch the bugged version and refreshing didn't work. I guess you could also just clean out your cache and download the flash again.

Very nicely produced game, I love the tree part.

Curt · 01-16-2004, 09:15 AM

I also couldn't quite make it to the sink for a glass of water. Got kicked back to start.

On another note, Marek, I thought the language used was disgusting. I hope kids don't read that.

Firefoot · 01-16-2004, 12:49 PM

Looks nice Marek, now reading the introduction...

***Marek*** · 01-16-2004, 01:06 PM

The "help" segment is totally out of control. It's like ... 12 pages. I made sure we made some better instructions today. I've managed to narrow it down to just 3 screens, and they're no longer at the beginning of the game, but they appear when you actually need the instructions. We've also worked on getting that bug out. The new version will be uploaded soon.

Starflux · 01-16-2004, 01:14 PM

I didn't think the early helpfunction was *very* annoyingly long, but it could have used a trim yes. Let's see if the updated version gets me passed the sink

Igor · 01-17-2004, 02:26 AM

Looking very nice!

Love the atmosphere. Too bad i don't understand a word... is there any plan to put up english version?
I had no problems playing the game- i'm now on screen with tree, but have no idea what to do now.

Btw, i saw graphics of character are actually bitmaps and not vectors (hard edges). Was the game made in Director?

As for "lack" of gameplay, you mentioned- i don't think that's a bad thing in Shockwave games at all. Opposite to "exe" games, i'm more interested in concept when it comes to flash. From my experience, people who play internet games, don't have much time or patience anyway, so they want something short, not too complicated, but effective. From what i saw you succeeded

Starflux · 01-17-2004, 02:46 AM

The beginning of the game was extremely lineair though... I couldn't even walk backwards!

***Marek*** · 01-17-2004, 03:32 AM

Yeah, we used bitmaps in Flash. This sometimes gives problems as Flash tries to anti-alias the bitmaps, but that can be disabled. Also, we learned of a trick that if you add a 1px transparent border around your sprites it prevents Flash from 'messing up' the edges (e.g. sometimes it makes the edges thicker for some reason, which probably relates to scaling).

Swordmaster · 01-17-2004, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marek

In the early development is his, erm, thingie was too big, so we downsized it by a pixel. Poor guy.

Oh, the endless divine possibilities of being a game developer.

01-15-2004, 01:16 PM	#1
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	'My' game is done! The game I was working on is done. It's out on the internet and people are playing it. URL: http://dsngame.r-i.nl/ Language: Dutch (sorry guys) Control method: arrow keys for moving, space bar for everything else Sound: yes, there is, so turn on those speakers. System req: 800 mhz at the very least (In case you're wondering why there's no site around it, it's being linked to from here: http://www.deslapelozenacht.nl ) This project went from totally depressing to ... well, a game one might actually show to some people. Mind you, the game is a conceptual mess -- a complete creative compromise. It's not something I think is really cool. We had a really weird assignment, and a troubled process. Still, we made the best of our situation. It's got really nice production values, and hopefully the dialog and story we put in there will make up for the lack of any cool gameplay. You need to know Dutch to understand it though. Even if you know Dutch, I doubt all will be clear to you. But that's okay. Share Share this post on Twitter

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*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	Ah jees, I just found another bug... ... and I saw my nice short help screen has been replaced with something unnecesarily elaborate. Sigh. Share Share this post on Twitter

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01-15-2004, 01:26 PM	#4
Royal Fool Statement: Not a meatbag. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Iceland Posts: 813	Yeah... it seems you can never get properly started. He walks towards the sink, then the menu pops up and you start all over. Pretty weird. Still looks nice. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ .::Royal Fool::.

01-15-2004, 01:34 PM	#5
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	Yeah that's the bug I mean. I just restarted and it works fine Share Share this post on Twitter

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RaMa Elder Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 474	The intro makes it look promising! The only thing is, the game starts over again when I walk to the sink :p. But the idea sounds pretty cool and the graphics and music are cool . Share Share this post on Twitter

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*tabacco* Friendly Server Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 4,087	Full frontal, eh? Share Share this post on Twitter

01-15-2004, 01:55 PM	#8
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	In the early development is his, erm, thingie was too big, so we downsized it by a pixel. Poor guy. Well, I dunno what is up with this wretched game. Ignore it. Things will fix themselves. I need sleep now. Share Share this post on Twitter

01-15-2004, 02:10 PM	#9
Erkki Umbilicus Mundi Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Stonia Posts: 1,266	Looks good. I accidentally (I think) got past that tree. I don't know a single Dutch word. What was your job in the team, Marek? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________

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syntheticgerbil Banned User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rubbish Posts: 535	I think I understood a part where he said he wanted a glass of water. The trees are out of my league. I like the music. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Royal Fool Statement: Not a meatbag. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Iceland Posts: 813	I made it past the sink, but I had to switch to a different browser because my cache in Opera would always launch the bugged version and refreshing didn't work. I guess you could also just clean out your cache and download the flash again. Very nicely produced game, I love the tree part. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ .::Royal Fool::.

01-16-2004, 09:15 AM	#13
Curt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Englander in Munich Posts: 1,025	I also couldn't quite make it to the sink for a glass of water. Got kicked back to start. On another note, Marek, I thought the language used was disgusting. I hope kids don't read that. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Of please! Looking at how sexy, beautiful, and womanly meg is, why the hell would anyone need Viagra?" - Intrepid Homosapiens sapiens (made her Valentines Day btw - you big romantic, Trep.)

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Firefoot Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 495	Looks nice Marek, now reading the introduction... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Boxes get lonely from time to time, people put them up the shelves so that they can have some company... No, really! - Ren Silver Emma is unbeatable, but here are My DVD's...

01-16-2004, 01:06 PM	#15
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	The "help" segment is totally out of control. It's like ... 12 pages. I made sure we made some better instructions today. I've managed to narrow it down to just 3 screens, and they're no longer at the beginning of the game, but they appear when you actually need the instructions. We've also worked on getting that bug out. The new version will be uploaded soon. Share Share this post on Twitter

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01-16-2004, 01:14 PM	#16
Starflux A Servicable Villain Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: the ocean spire Posts: 1,730	I didn't think the early helpfunction was very annoyingly long, but it could have used a trim yes. Let's see if the updated version gets me passed the sink Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Visit my webcomic Captain August!

01-17-2004, 02:26 AM	#17
Igor Jumping peanut on a stick Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 364	Looking very nice! Love the atmosphere. Too bad i don't understand a word... is there any plan to put up english version? I had no problems playing the game- i'm now on screen with tree, but have no idea what to do now. Btw, i saw graphics of character are actually bitmaps and not vectors (hard edges). Was the game made in Director? As for "lack" of gameplay, you mentioned- i don't think that's a bad thing in Shockwave games at all. Opposite to "exe" games, i'm more interested in concept when it comes to flash. From my experience, people who play internet games, don't have much time or patience anyway, so they want something short, not too complicated, but effective. From what i saw you succeeded Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by Igor; 01-17-2004 at 02:31 AM.

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Starflux A Servicable Villain Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: the ocean spire Posts: 1,730	The beginning of the game was extremely lineair though... I couldn't even walk backwards! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Visit my webcomic Captain August!

01-17-2004, 03:32 AM	#19
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	Yeah, we used bitmaps in Flash. This sometimes gives problems as Flash tries to anti-alias the bitmaps, but that can be disabled. Also, we learned of a trick that if you add a 1px transparent border around your sprites it prevents Flash from 'messing up' the edges (e.g. sometimes it makes the edges thicker for some reason, which probably relates to scaling). Share Share this post on Twitter