an AGI/Web game

[Nailhead]

Chris, I'm interested in hearing more about this AGI/web game possibility. I too dreamed of it long ago. As you said, cookies would be the best way to save a game, rather than server-side. Will you be using PHP or CGI for the programming?

Just curious, this would be a really cool project.

[Chris Cromer]

So far all of it is based on html and javascript. I am trying to use cookies to make a saved game. It is rather hard considering I don't know much about cookies. I have however been able to make a saved game the problem is I don't know how to load it back up after it is saved, I will just have to experiment to figure out. When it saves it writes the pic number you last visited to the cookie. As for CGI and PHP I can't really use those or know how to because the AOL server does not support them for account use.

Also I have finished the restart function which automatically takes you back to the first screen.

I have encountered one bug so far but it is the Visual AGI code for some reason when I go to the page the sound is by default off but if it you have visited the site before then the sound will be on but it will say it is off. I need to figure out how to fix this.

[Chris Cromer]

On another note if anyone knows how to make animated gif's I could use them to make the game animated. Also I have been using the pics from V to make it but am not decided on whether or not I will make a V web/AGI game. It just depends on how well it comes out.

[Zero]

Wow this is cool.  

[briancorr]

to make animated gifs you need a gif animator

a free shareware one can be found at www.coffeecup.com

[Chris Cromer]

Thanks now I can make the game animated.

[Chris Cromer]

The only problem is I can only make 10 animated gif's then the program will not work unless I buy the full version. I need to find a free gif animator that allows me to make as many gif's as I want but does not add an ad to it.

[robingravel]

Try Microsoft GifAnimator. It's a freeware.

http://download.microsoft.com/msdownload/gifanimator/gifsetup.exe

Robin Gravel

[Chris Cromer]

Ok I will try it thanks for the link.

[Chris Cromer]

That is perfect thanks Robin. I will use it to make the game animated and to add animation to my web site.

[robingravel]

It's my turn to help you Chris.

Robin Gravel

[Chris Cromer]

Well thanks again.

So far it is going pretty well. I am trying to make it into a engine so that it can be used to make more AGI web games.

Lots of the functions are starting to come together. I still have not been able to load the cookie to use its information to restore the game I will have to play around with the restore function some more.

I have decided to make the functions into seperate .js files to make it easier to manage and to work with the engine.

The only functions that are not finished yet are the sound, restore, and inventory functions and probably a few others I will have to impliment but can't think of to make it like an AGI game.

After I finish getting the engine put together I will start making the first game to use the engine.

I am still trying to decide what game I should use with the engine. I am thinking either SQ2 or a fan game.

[Bjoern]

I am still trying to decide what game I should use with the engine. I am thinking either SQ2 or a fan game.  

If you like, you could take V.
I still don't understand the idea exactly: Is the goal to make a game completely playable online with VisualAGI or is it to desgin an AGI-like surface for a website?

b.o.k.

[Chris Cromer]

I am making an online game not a web site. I will use the print screen command to take pics from the games then I will put them in the pic directory and have the engine load them when needed. I also have to open up the game and make animated gif's of all the views that the game will be using. I am making saving, restoring, restart, and inventory functions. If i can figure out how to make some sort of a parser I will use that instead of a point and click game. Does anyone know how I can go about making a some sort of parser in html or javascript.

[Chris Cromer]

Wow that gif animator works great here have a look at some of the gifs I made: