My new game!

[rkauer]

I am too lazy to mess with floppy disks if I can avoid they.

Can you do a HD installable version?

 

[mjnurney]

All you need is a copy of frotz on your harddrive from the link I posted or aminet and the .zblorb of the game...

No install is really required is it?

Don't forget not all of the features are in the game yet, I had to remove a big part due to a runtime error....

all fixed on the next update this weekend I hope

 

[chiark]

...and you can also run the game on PC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, PalmOS, Blackberry, Psion, Risc OS, etc by downloading an interpreter such as Frotz, Zoom, or whatever tickles your fancy.

Then just fire up the zblorb

 

[mjnurney]

@chirak

i dont think im up to IFComp 2011 !!!

lol

 

[chiark]

You ought to consider it, seriously...

 

[mjnurney]

i will consider it my friend but there is soooo much i have to learn yet to make a descent adventure game - basic parser games no longer cut i think...

i have the inform7 manual now and already after reading two chapters i can see lots ive done wrong..

we live and learn...

the game here was written by guess work over a week and pinching bits from the web to see how it worked.
Now i have the manual i can really get lost in it lol

 

[mjnurney]

Well I nearly had a full working version for some of you to play with but after a runtime error again - and again my fault, I've had to junk some code but I'll try to get a finished version on this week, after all it was only inteded to be a quick game to play , not an epic thing!

I'll also have to find somewhere else to post or update my blog as I'm sure you'll all get bored with me posting games on here lol

 

[Geraldine]

You are creating Amiga games!?! Great, keep it up!

 

[mjnurney]

Erm well I'm sure not everyone would agree it's a game lol

But I'm trying ...

Question for the moderators.... Am I okay to keep posting my pathectic games here?

 

[davideo]

@mj

I don't see any reason why not.

We could perhaps move the thread into the coders section if that suits people better.

Dave G

 

[chiark]

Writing interactive fiction with inform7 really shouldn't be in the coder's section - I see that as for Amiga-specific development discussion whereas this is something that works anywhere...

Keep going - any new release?

 

[mjnurney]

@David

cheers , that's okay then. I don't want to upset anyone by posting my silly games, not sure if anyone plays them but I have fun making them

keeps me quiet for hours at a time lol.

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Hi chiark

almost !!

I had tried to get another version on last night but I couldn't get some things to work properly. I'll keep at it this week and post something asap...

Work, beer and the abilty to spell are proving a challenge

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I'd like to add some artwork i.e an image of somekind. Brief story and some tips / help.

This will end up being a txt file possible.

Anyway I hope to finish it soon.

 

[salaxi54]

I took the liberty of making a simple intro screen for your game :roll:
It was made in a rush on Deluxe Paint, 320x256 resolution.
Here attached as both a bitmap and iff file.
Do with it as you please, it's actually real simple, but i just wanted to motivate you towards enhancing your effort..

PS The ship is not copied from anywhere, it really is my imagination.

 

[mjnurney]

Brilliant , I will take a look tomorrow, thank you

Ahhh the only delay with updating the game is me working long hours but this weekend I hope to get some work done on it and maybe get ready to start a new game thats better

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I have a new update almost ready to upload

 

[salaxi54]

I have a new update almost ready to upload

Looking forward to it! Might inspire me to do some more artwork lol

 

[mjnurney]

if we can get graphics in the game via frotz , your more than welcome to design the art work

 

[salaxi54]

if we can get graphics in the game via frotz , your more than welcome to design the art work

Gee, thanks! Although i wouldn't know how to do that. No idea about frotz..

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I just read that the pc version supports some kind of graphics under the MS DOS version... Time for conversions maybe?

 

[mjnurney]

i'll have to read up on frotz on the miggy

i know the amiga version supports graphics and sound for some infocom games so...

it should be able to display .iff

 

[chiark]

yes, you can do it - even with inform - but it does cause some portability issues. I believe you should be able to display PNG or JPG even on Amiga Frotz... I'll check.

 

[mjnurney]

two versions of games could be done simply

one with Amiga graphics and one text only for any interpreter ...

can the Amiga display jpg?

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@salaxi54

Does the silly British humour translate to greek ok? in the version of the game on here, there are lots of reference to british lifestyle and history ...

other nations may not - get it?