The First Annual Festive Amiga Game Making Competition

[Philski]

Hullo all!

I posted on this discussion over at amiga.org, but I was wondering if anybody here can help me.

I'm trying to put together a game for this in GRAC, however I'm having difficulty figuring out how to do certain things, for instance does anyone know how to get characters to talk to one another/create a conversation tree?

Good luck to everyone!

Phil

[Puni/Void]

Hi there Philski and welcome to the forum! Enjoy your stay!

Sadly I can't help you with GRAC. I've got no experience what-so-ever with that package. Hope someone else can give you a hand. Good luck!

I'm currently working on a little game myself, but it takes time, and the deadline is not far away. So far I've got parts of the basics in place, but I lack stuff like graphics and sound. If I don't manage to finish it in time, I think I'll deliver it as a very early alpha. I'm using AMOS Professional by the way. Are you familiar with that language?

Hullo all!

I posted on this discussion over at amiga.org, but I was wondering if anybody here can help me.

I'm trying to put together a game for this in GRAC, however I'm having difficulty figuring out how to do certain things, for instance does anyone know how to get characters to talk to one another/create a conversation tree?

Good luck to everyone!

Phil

[Cammy]

Hey P G, thanks for joining in! If you're having trouble with graphics for your game, feel free to use some ripped from another game, modify them a bit if you want, just make sure you credit the original game in your ReadMe file. Or if you're attempting to pixel them yourself, and just need a little help or advice, there are two very good pixel art forums you could post your work in progress pics on where people can offer critique and help. For music, I am going to try collecting as many Christmas mods as I can and posting them on the Amiga Christmas Tree website, so keep an eye on that, I'll be updating it soon.

Here are some useful links for you for graphics:

http://www.spriters-resource.com
http://www.bghq.com

And for pixel art:

http://www.pixeljoint.com
http://www.wayofthepixel.net


I think the best idea for now would be for each contestant to upload their finished game to their own space and private message me with a link to the download, or send me an email with the game as an attachment. I will then upload them all to the Amiga Christmas Tree Website, which I am in the process of updating for this year. The website is here - http://amigachristmastree.condor.serverpro3.com - but at the moment it's still showing last year's page. I intend to replace it with the new one soon!

All entries should be provided as either an LHA archive that can be extracted and run from Workbench, or as an ADF file that can be written back to floppy or run in an emulator. A burnable ISO image for CDTV or CD32 would be fine too. Please provide a ReadMe file with your entry to explain what the game is about and how you made it, this should help people make a fair choice when voting for the games. If you have used any ripped graphics, sound or music please credit your sources, and let us know which language or game maker you used to create the game.

After the new Amiga Christmas Tree page is uploaded, I'll post all new information about the contest there, as well as replying to anyone on the forums. I can be contacted through PM on this forum, or through MSN or email (both are the same address) which you can find out on my profile. Also, if anyone would just like to chat about Amiga stuff, feel free to add me to MSN (I use AmiMSN on my A1200 and SabreMSN on my Aros laptop).

Merry Christmas, and good luck everyone!

[Cammy]

Hey everyone! I'd just like to let you all know about a wonderful update to our prize pool. The lucky first place winner will now receive a brand new v2.0 RGB-S-Video adapter from Amiga Maniac (www.amigamaniac.com)!

I have also updated the Amiga Christmas Tree website now, and will shortly add more details about the competition. I will also add the links to all the game entries on the page on Christmas morning.

[Harrison]

Great. I look forward to seeing what everyone has created. Sadly I didn't get the time to try and make one myself.