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Hear ye! Hear ye!

By the democratic amendment of the constitution of the People's Republic of TIGSource, all forum arguments shall henceforth be decided in a gentleman's duel, therefore ensuring that any misunderstanding of two parties results not in a primitive verbal bloodbath, but in two (2!) new indie games.

Official TigSOURCE duelling regulations, version 0.21:

• duels shall be a challenge to create the best videogame
• duels shall take place for a set timeframe, specified by the challenger. The default timeframe is two hours
• the duel shall begin when the challengee accepts the terms, or at a time that the challengee agrees to.
• duelists shall use no pre-existing assets or code, on their honour as gentlemen (using existing libraries and tools like game maker is ok)
• the winner shall be decided by popular acclaim, on the merits of the games created
• the duelists shall post their progress in this thread so as to please their potential judges with their craft
• it shall be customary, but not required, to humiliate your opponent using the design of your game
• a judge shall appoint himself/herself to moderate the duel, and adjudicate in cases where a clear winner cannot be found by popular acclaim
• a gentleman may refuse to duel, but upon his honour he must yield on the point being discussed. In other words, to default is to be defeated.
• if either of the gentlemen in question do not feel themselves proficient enough to create a whole game, they may choose graphics, music or writing as their weapon of choice, but do so at their own risk, as we all know that games are a superior medium.

The rules above are subject to change by public vote.

Completed duels:

policedanceclub vs. toastie
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Winner: policedanceclub

policedanceclub's entry "Funventure": http://willhostforfood.com/users/policedanceclub/fun.zip
toastie's entry: "Robot Duel":
http://www.ivansafrin.com/games/robotduel.zip
----------------------------------------------------

Snake vs. Melly
----------------------------------------------------
Winner: Melly

Snake's entry "Jetleg": http://www.dpadstudio.com/uploads/Jetleg.rar
Melly's entry: "Sunrise":
http://willhostforfood.com/users/Melly/sunrise_melly_fixed.exe
----------------------------------------------------

Awesome. Love the picture too!

 :o

Three Cheers for Toastie, bringer of civilisation to this wild town.

 :beer: :beer: :beer:

Now start picking fights already.

Firstly, I'll be the first to recognize that it may be too soon in the short history of the glorious TIGrena to propose changes and additions to the rules, but I believe we should also expand these dueling antics beyond programming, in the beautiful fields of art. So, a challenger and challengee may agree to duel in the glorious pictographic arena of beauty, instead of using code as their weapons.

Secondly, let me stress the importance of order on these matters, and let me propose the motion to delete all posts that are not considered:
a) Challenges
b) Challenge responses
c) Propositions for rules changes, until these changes has been either accepted or denied, henceforth these propositions shall be added to the main post of regulations, clarifying whether they have been accepted or not.

Hmm, you make an excellent point! But what if the two duelists differ in their choice of weapon abilities? A graphician battling a musician? A coder battling a graphician?  How can one judge such a battle?

Man, I can see that ending badly...

"The adventures of Skofo and his tiny tiny penis"

How is that ending badly?  :D

Maybe we could use different scoring factors that fit into all categories. For example:

Musician's score
Concept*: [8/10]
Humiliation: [10/10]
Enjoyable...ness: [7/10]
and so on...

Graphician's score
Concept*: [8/10]
Humiliation: [10/10]
Enjoyable...ness: [7/10]
and so on...

See where I'm going here?

*I couldn't think of a good word for this; the best synonym I could think of was Uniqueness which isn't especially great.

Hmmm yes, but it seems like it would be much harder to humiliate someone with music, so I don't think that should be a category. Maybe just overall awesomeness?

are you suuuuuuuuuuuure?

Hehe. Good point. The awesomeness thing sounds good. Just be sure to include writing as an art form.

Oh man this is so awesome!

I can't wait to insult someone and start a duel.

this is so full of amazing i'ma probably asplode

also, what does the Dueler's Code say about using Game Maker

There is only one way to settle this!

I'd guess you can use whatever you like, but you'd have more honour if you wrought the game in machine code, reaching into your computer's drum memory with a bar magnet to flip the eeproms one by one.

sounds like a plan

Does anyone want to have a friendly duel to kick things off?  :gentleman:

I could have a go!

at dueling  :eyebrows:

Very well, sir, consider yourself challenged!  8)

Now, since this is a friendly duel and we don't have a subject of contention, I say we pick a theme that we both like and then take 48 hours to make it. What say you?

I say 24 hours sounds better to me personally but it doesn't really matter.


What sort of a devilish theme would be suitable then?

Very well, 24 hours it is, then!

Here's an idea for picking a theme. We both pick two words, random or ones we want to do.

Then we enter them into Google Sets: http://labs.google.com/sets

The word that comes up after our 4 words is the theme of the duel.

Hmmm...


Sounds fairly good to me.


Should i vomit my random words here then?

?


well, here are my words anyway:

*giraffe
*robot

Sorry, had to go do something before I hit post.

My words were: doctor, fire

I put it into google sets, and it gives: police, though I think it ignored your words in making that set. Maybe this is a flawed way of picking a theme. :\

How about we just do robots?

OK!

So it's 24 hours starting now, to do robot themed game then?

Yes. Let's round it off and make the duel deadline 2AM EST, tomorrow, or to be technically accurate, 2AM EST, Thursday the 11th, 2008.

Best of luck to you, sir.  :gentleman:

Good luck to you too!



this is exiting!
ha ha.

(http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2450/kuva1ib5.png)


Take that toastie!

Ahhh... Right back atcha!

(http://www.ivansafrin.com/crap6/robotduel.png)

Aaand, before I sleep,

(http://www.ivansafrin.com/crap6/robotduel2.png)

WHOEVER WINS, WE... ALSO WIN. :-*

This is the best thread idea ever.

This is awesome.  I can't wait to offend someone.
Although, I can't really afford to for a little while.  Too much else I need to get done.  But just you wait..

Thread is love. I am ready for some serious offendin' this weekend. Maybe.

 :beer: I like to offend a lot. You can count on me, when I have time.

I, almighty hippoespeonmoderator, approve of this thread.

Remind me not to upset cactus, cause if we both used GM I'd be annihilated.

Also, more than one duel may be in progress at once, but we should cap it at around 2 or 3 duels to keep it from becoming confusing for the viewers.

Also I'm not sure the judge is completely necessary. I think just a mod (me or Guert) or Derek can say whether there's any problem or something like that.

The only problem is that I suck with timezones big time. They just plain confuse me. Does anyone know of a handy website to see the difference between two timezones, and what timezone I'm actually in?

EDIT: Nevermind, found a good one.

EDIT2: Also, I challenge moi!

I challenge him on the grounds of insulting my honor and the glorious pokemon!

What say you moi? Are you gentleman enough to accept my honorable challenge?

Ivan seems to have the upper hand... but is PDC simply biding his time?

Looking good toastie!



but my game is a love story, how are you going to compete with that?
ha!

Oh crap... I will bank on the graphics to save what will probably be very shallow gameplay.

hah, i will beat your shallow gameplay with even more shallow gameplay.


I wish i was kidding.

I'm rooting for the winner!  Go, go, go! :-*

Hei guiz!


I'm throwing whatever i have done up to this point in to the garbage bin, because it's not really working out. :(


Anyway, I'm still doing something quick!
Can't let toastie win without a fight!

Fool. That's like throwing your pistol into the sea because it's only got one bullet in it.

Aww, well, at least you had something, i'm still working on the assets. Well, I'm at work right now, not working on it, but I managed to sneak some undercover Famitracker time in at work today.

Hello this is Pencerkoff


Right, it's still good to shoot yourself with.

I would challenge Kisguri about MMF2 being a bad game making program, but seeing as I can only program in MMF2...

-PENCERKOFF

Nothing wrong with using MMF2! Challenge away!  :gentleman:

I AM DONE!


it's a game called "Funventure".

It is a platformer inspired by the old 2d sonic games!


(http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/9725/kuva1vi2.jpg)


DONWLOAD:
http://willhostforfood.com/users/policedanceclub/fun.zip (http://willhostforfood.com/users/policedanceclub/fun.zip)


cheers!

now im off to sleep.  :tired:

Holy shit!! Ahahahaah... that is awesome!!!

:beer: :beer: :beer:

WAT

Absolutely fantastic! ;D

Hehe, nice ending :)

You're going to have to work pretty hard to top that, toastie.

I know!!!

My concept is a lot more pedestrian.

OH MY GOD I JUST FIGURED OUT THAT IT SAID 'FIN'
i was all like "what now"

I move that even if one duellist does not manage to finish the challenge, they have to submit whatever they do have, be it a mockup, a design document, or a chiptune. For us to marvel at what might have been, or laugh at the gap between their respective powers.

That is the most magnificently Pencerkoff thing to say.

Are you implying something, good sir? Do I need to duel you as well?

Hey, that was a double post! I saw that! Thinking you can use your clones to get away with double posting by making people think it was two seperate people.  I see through your plan.

Also the game was awesome.

Totally awesome. Toastie, I trust you'll do something to correct this situation.

 ;D


Oh man, these comments made me smile!


Thanks!

Well it looks like you might win this duel after all.. I got held up at work and just getting back to this right now. I'll try to get something up soon, but it won't be much.

 :gentleman:

WELL!

It seems that I have something done. Mr. PDC, you have won this duel by completing your wonderful game well within the timeframe, whilst I was 3.5 hours late.

Nevertheless, here's what I have so far. I wouldn't call it a full game, but not bad for one night of work methinks.

http://ivansafrin.com/games/robotduel.zip

Hey, good duel!

Cant wait to see what happens when others start doing some hardcore tiger dueling as well!

Same to you, my friend.

I think I will turn what I have so far into a full game.

Good work. :beer:

Toastie could win but he was late. Loser. :P

I might be challenging a desert plant this weekend.

Ooooohhhhh, uuuuhhhhh!

These were awesome!

PDC gets the prize for most ironic title, and most finished game, and for the most indie concept, and for making me laugh, and for being on time.

Toastie gets the prize for best art (by a long way), and best potential for a full game.

It's close!

I think my vote would go for PDC's Funventure, in the spirit of the duel.

I think PDC wins this duel, but I want to see more of Robot Duel!

Also, I would be totally up for a duel with someone. I would rather wait until they slight me rather than just duel for the sake of it though.

Your Mother Is a Hamster and Your Father Smells of Elderberries >:(

[directed at anyone who's up for a duel ;D ]

What???

I challenge your for calling my mother hamster!  >:(

Hey guys, more dueling plz.

Yes, I see a lot of challenging and not enough challenge accepting. You nancies!

I actually think it's better if duels are used to solve ACTUAL disputes, since then there's more motivation to win, and less of this weak 'well done, opponent!' behaviour. People should use duels to solve questions like, 'which Final Fantasy was the best'?

Hey, I already said I might duel this weekend. That duel is looking more and more likely to happen, as well. :gentleman:

Woe as me for I get offended very easly.

Any challengers?

Well, I'm busy this weekend. Shucks. No duel for me :(

Considering what you said just two hours ago, who knows.

Haha, yeah, but now it's for sure that it won't.

Duels can be over disputes or not.


I accept your challenge my good sir, since moi is far too much a coward to take me on.

I choose it to be a 3 hour game creation challenge. We must spend no more than 3 hours on our game. Do you accept these terms?

I also suggest we only choose the theme of the challenge right before we start, to make sure we don't get anything made in advance.

I can do it tonight, at around 18:00 or 19:00 EST. What say you?

Oh, almost forgot:

Your birth certificate is an apology from the condom factory

This needs to happen!

Hello this is Pencerkoff


But if I win, don't I prove that MMF2 is a good game-making program?  I don't think that challenge would solve anything.  The fact that I am still using MMF2 means I already lost that argument.  I will start to learn GameMaker or something... then I can challenge Kisguri.

-PENCERKOFF

Yes but is the point of duels to prove a point or to pretend you're proving a point while disguising the true objective of quickly making games for all to enjoy?

I SAY! (http://dpadstudio.com/uploads/Ohmy.gif)

I accept this challenge! Let us duel like gentlemen!

A few things we need to fix though. If we're going by EST, 18.00 for you would be 24.00 for me (you're about 6 hours behind.) I don't mind this as I'm going to stay up regardless, but I have to prepare to drive to the airport at around 4 am. This would probably work with a 3 hour contest, but I'm going to make my game in MMF2, and given the bugs that thing creates, I wanted to extend the time to 5 hours so it's actually possible to play.

We have two options then: Start earlier, or do the dual tomorrow when there is less driving involved.

Mmm... Well, actually, I checked my time and it seems I'm 3 hours ahead of EST. So at the time of this post it's 19:00 my time and 16:00 EST.

I could do it in an hour and a half from now, but that's as early as I can manage tonight.

EDIT: Actually, a storm seems to be brewing around my region. With the danger of power outages perhaps tonight won't be the best time afterall.

Hey did you challenge me somewhere?
Sorry I didn't have enought time to check the forums in the last 48 hours.
Let's just say you won (you'd have lost anyway).
I'll be your bitch for 24 hours (as much as I can find the time to connect lol)
 :-[

Woof woof

I guess it is better for me and Snake to hold our duel tomorrow, Saturday. Is there a time you'd prefer Snake?

Any time will do really, but starting around 18.00 - 21.00 my time would be great. Any method of theme selecting we should use or just pick something and decide which one to go for?

I would offer to nominate a theme for you at 1800EST, but I'll be out for dinner. Somebody else should volunteer.

18:00 your time is what time in EST Snake?

And maybe each of us pick a theme, and we have to incorporate both into our games?

Or maybe someone else can nominate one.

I think bucket should nominate the theme.

Hahaha, yes! Although I'm afraid that it's going to be something terribly awful.

We should train it to spout out genres when we say "genre". It would be like an random genre generator, only with "whore" thrown in every once in a while!

Like I said, I'm 6 hours ahead of EST, so 18.00 pm for me would be 12.00 pm EST.


Do we really want porn games that badly?

I've just returned from the airport, so I need to go do the sleep thing, which means I won't be able to check back here for about eight hours. Either we both choose one theme each and post it before we start, or someone\something is appointed to pick a topic. I'm fine with it either way.

Bucket will just nominate Ghost Dad.

Mmm... that seems to be a fairly good time. Either that or 13:00 EST.

I'll see you soon then. :gentleman:

:brog: genre

:Bucket: Genre is dating sim.

:brog: genre

:Bucket: Genre is tower defence.

:brog: genre

:Bucket: Genre is business simulation.

:brog: genre

:Bucket: Genre is casual.

:brog: genre

:Bucket: Genre is tetris with black kids. Wed just moved to london in 1981, in order to give medi a blowjob.

seems to work quite well :-\

Hm, maybe not such a good idea after all...

So our genre is catgirls?

Well, we need to select a topic soon. This thing starts in an hour and a half. Either nominate or pick a topic. I can blurt out a random topic if needed.

Have we agreed on a five hour session?

I'd say a mod needs to clean up the thread. See "moi incident" where improper upkeep of the thread caused his defeat by default, with some accusations falling on Melly, the challenger and moderator of intentionally obfuscating his challenge.

Also, I propose all time should be posted in GMT.

Also, I propose a theme: Timezones.

Works for me. I think I have an idea what would work nicely with this theme.

Damn, I wanted the theme to be Barbarians.

I'm here!

So, timezones, eh? Sounds neat. What you say we start in 15 minutes? (12:30 EST, and I guess that's 17:30 GMT?)

I'll start when you give the okay. :gentleman: Let us duel as gentlemen.

And yes, it will be 5 hours.

Well. I'm ready to go. It's 18.18 here now. I'm ready to declare this duel started. Best of luck to the both of us.  :gentleman:

Very well, my good sir. Let the games begin. *gets to work*

While I understand that it is too early for this to happen, I think that this would work better if It was a forum set up, and if the duel was longer, or had the option to be longer.  While i'm going off a single example, I think that the games produced could be more fun and more enjoyable if the ywere a little longer/more developed.

It's up to the duellists how long the challenge will be. It could be a year!

Yeah, I mean, it doesn't have to be a finished thing. I'm currently working on making my entry into a complete game.

2 hours in update:

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e343/Melchior2352/sunlight.gif)

Sunrise is coming...

(Damn platforming bugs!)

(http://www.dpadstudio.com/uploads/OMG!.jpg)

Well, I can safely say I'm not winning this one. Damn thing bugged up, and by the
time I had it fixed, there was no time to put in the artwork, or the rest of the game for that matter.

Simple idea. Guy arrives at airport with jetleg (timezones), and in a fit of bad temper decides to punch the crap out of everyone as they're getting to their flight. Point is to score as many combos as possible, (which is done by punching people into each other, and the explosion that follows multiplies,) before people can reach their boarding gates.

It's ugly and boring, but here it is. If I use a few more days on it, I bet I can make it playable.

Jetleg (http://www.dpadstudio.com/uploads/Jetleg.rar)

Version submitted on duel deadline:
Sunrise (http://willhostforfood.com/users/Melly/sunrise_melly.exe)

Fixed version:
Sunrise (fixed) (http://willhostforfood.com/users/Melly/sunrise_melly_fixed.exe)

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e343/Melchior2352/sunrise.gif)

Not much to it either. :P It's very simple, very short, and not all that pretty.

You live in a small, desolate planet far too close to the sun where the sunrise line that cycles it is a deadly force. You spent too much time outside your bunker tonight and the dawn has come while you were away from safety.

Good work duellists! Can't wait to give these a try.

Hello this is Pencerkoff,

I had to look up "jetleg" using google.  I still can only think of this:
(http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3754/omg2df1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

-PENCERKOFF

Neat entry Snake. I can see the making of a mighty fine game there. :gentleman:

I think the consept has potential, but I definitely needed more time. I should probably have suggested a 24 hour run like the previous group. Never mind though, it was fun. If anything it was good practice for speed pixeling.  :)

Like your entry. Nicely balanced puzzles and the fading sound was a nice touch. I can't seem to enter the crack before the bunker and it says X button when you use Z, but meh. Your game probably has less than half of what mine has. Sticks and stones.

All in all, a fine duel. Dashing display.  :gentleman:


:D

I was actually considering making the character kick everything, hence why I went with 'Jetleg', but the animation looked a little odd, so I went for a punch instead.

Ah yes, that went completely over my head. I'll leave it there as to make it an authentic part of a 5 hour attempt.

I was also bogged down by platforming collision bugs and my solution is terribly unnoptimized. GM is weird with collision handling.

The game's beatable though. I've done it several times. :P

EDIT: Agh, wait, I see what you mean now. Damn I shoudn't have left that in it. You guys mind if I just fix that bit and make the game beatable?

EDIT2: Updated that post with two versions. The one submitted on time and a new, fixed one (made it beatable and with the proper jump button informed). Best to judge the first one still, to keep it fair.

Fixed version:
Sunrise (fixed) (http://willhostforfood.com/users/Melly/sunrise_melly_fixed.exe)

I vote for Melly to win. Snake's entry had a lot of potential, but Melly carried his concept through better. I didn't mind that Melly's was unbeatable because I could never get to the finish anyway.

English lesson of the day!  I guess it's a pun on "jetlag", which is the disruption you get from travelling between different timezones.

i thought jetlag was due to dehydration  :-\

I voet Sunrais.

My vote goes to Sunrise. But I played fixed version and I've got to the finish.

Snake had interesting animations.

No more duels going on?

Come on people, lets have some fistcuffs!

But Melly, this is a forum of LOVE!  :-*

 :eyebrows:

I think according to the latest research, it's due to your body clock, and you can reset it by not eating on the plane.


I think moi is about ready to duel me if I post another athletics game in the game identification thread.

I fully support promoting this thread to a sub-board. Can moderators add polls to existing threads? If so, here's how it could work: there are two fixed topics, one for challenges and the hall of fame. Contestants create threads for each duel and, at the end of the deadline, a mod adds a poll to the thread so that people can vote for their favorite. :)

I like that idea too.

Sorry I took so long to play these. I think Melly is the winner, for having a more interesting interpretation of the theme, and a more playable and addictive game. But I think Snake's design could be worked into something great, along the lines of Ikiki's Bokorin. The punching guys into the ceiling mechanic needs to be explored!

Toastie, can you update the 'completed duels' part on the first page?

Yep yep, updated!

I was waiting to play the two entries. I think that my vote also goes out to Melly.

I say Construct owns and that GM and MMF suck. Only complete ass-holes can use GM and MMF despite the existence of technically superior open-source alternative.

Now don't ask me for my Construct argumentation.

I vote Melly.
A winnar is Melly.

I vote for this to win.

More seriously, Sunrise. Sorry Snake, your game is sweet, and I really like the Every Extend-style combo system, but there's just not enough there in terms of mechanics.

Sunrise is pretty hardcore. The timed nature of it, where you only really find out at the end that you haven't been quick enough, reminds me of the last level of Braid. Only instead of the ability to rewind time, the game gives you a big 'Fuck You' in the form of fiery death. Nice!

I would challenge you, except your duel-luring has no effect on me. :P

 ???   >:(

I however am affected by such duel-luring tactics. And I'd be more than happy to duel if I have time. I will post a formal challenge later this weekend if my most ungentlemanly busy-ness wanes
 :(

Let's pick the weapons and time and I'll be ready to give you a lesson. >:D

I believe that it's very difficult to force duels to occur. We must simply wait and let them come to us. However, we must be vigilant for any slights that might be induced to bloom into fully-grown feuds.

Also, in future duels, I want to see games that are related to the subject of the original disagreement, or just plain insulting to the other party.

^

Yeah, we've tested the format, successfully. We can wait for a real dispute.

Is Construct stable for big games yet?

There are two compo entries made with construct.
So far I can only say good stuff about it :beer:

Do you write code in it or is there some other system like in mmf?

I believe you write Python in it.

There's some drag and drop too, but using Python is wise.

No, Python is broken right now, so it's not wise. Using the event system is the common way of using Construct.

And that is why I didn't try it yet.

Trust me though, the event system isn't bad at all. It's no mass of checkboxes, and it certainly isn't built into objects.

Hm! I suppose I must have been misinformed. Good to know. :gentleman:

Is Construct meant only for 2d games, or can you make 3d games with it as well?

2D only, but there's a 3D-box object you can toy with.

Melly! I ready my white gloves, so that I may slap thine face.

(http://www.opushotel.com/blog/uploaded_images/White%20glove.jpg)

I propose a duel. You have been far too distracting, and have lowered my productivity. Therefore, we must make a game. The deadline will be 4 hours from 00:30 GMT (4:30 GMT). The duel will start at 00:30 GMT. The game must insult/refer to/make fun of the opponent. Do you accept?  >:( :handshakeR:

Foolish Hideous, your distractions only come from within yourself. But I accept on my honor as gentleman. I accept your terms, and may the best man win. :gentleman:

Little update: Due to unforeseen circunstances, Hideous could not finish his duel tonight. We'll be setting up a new time eventually. So if anyone out there was at all interested just stay tuned. :handthumbsupL::durr::handthumbsupR:

Of course we're interested. Carry on!

 :handmoneyL: :tiger: :handmoneyR:

I like the duel theme.

Might take a while. Both of us have been kinda 'off'. <.<

I bet 50 TIGbucks on Melly.

Sorry Hideous. I got investments to protect (http://forums.tigsource.com/Smileys/derek/hand-money-l.gif).

On that note Melly, you better win this (http://forums.tigsource.com/Smileys/derek/hand-shake-l.gif)(http://forums.tigsource.com/Smileys/derek/outraged.gif).

The drag'n'drop system has been said to be quite a copy of MMF's one. I don't know if this is true, for I haven't tried Construct. However I've debated about which of these two is better for so many times that I'm really tired of it.

Bleh, we should have a 'friendly duel' -thread or something. I'd love to have 1v1 24h competitions every now and then! But unfortunately I'm such a gentlemanly guy (or you are, who knows), that I seldom get to any real debates over which to duel.

lol total fail both of them (http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj236/cyberyoyo/smil1-1.png)

They must have forgotten to post the game... or... something...

(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj236/cyberyoyo/smil1-1.png)

(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj236/cyberyoyo/smil1-1.png)

Hahaha, this makes me so sad.  :droop:

No, we actually, uh, didn't finish yet. We're taking this duel in pieces.

I'm tempted to challenge both of thee to duel - you two (making one game) against one of me...

But I'm just as "off" as you are.  :-[

Honestly, it is pretty much fail. It started good enough, but Hideous kept being unable to keep working at the time. Eventually we both seemed to lose interest and steam. I honestly call it dead. I apologize to all.

I suck too much :(

Bring it. :-X

I challenge (whoever next responds)

Deal.

So, uh, what rules does our duel have?

It'll have to be this weekend, the 25-26th. I'll be using Adventure Maker so, yah.

I'm assuming I can use Inform 7 to write my game,right?

Also are we going to pick a theme for both of us to use, or are we both going to wing it?

Yep, Inform 7's fine! ;)
Let's just wing it, if your good with that.

Fine by me. See you on the 26th!

Mkay.  :wizard:

Oh, and one more thing: how long do we have to make our respective games? Do we have the whole weekend, or less than that?

You'll have up to 48 hours after it starts, but it's over when we both submit our entries.

Healy, the duel will begin at 5:00 Central time. Today.

Gogogo

Well, I don't where Bood_War is but I finished my game! (http://kundor.org/pub/InterviewRockStar.zip) Use Windows Frotz (http://freespace.virgin.net/davidk.kinder/frotz.html) or Zoom (http://www.logicalshift.demon.co.uk/mac/zoom.html) to play it. It doesn't have all the features I wanted it to have, but it's still pretty playable.

Here it is. -->:tiger: (http://willhostforfood.com/access.php?fileid=64506)<--


Sorries for the late entry, I've been really busy since Sunday.(Today Tennis, then straight to a family thing)
Also, It's more of a minigame...  :shrug2:

i would like to do this sometime (i.e. now).  making small shiz relaxes me from the bigger things.  so, right, i'm game for whoever is down.  game made in two nights starting on the acceptance day? 

 :gentleman:

[edit] two nights is a long time.  fuck it.  3 hours dev time.

in addition, i thought healy > bood_war in that match.

I agree, Healy, I liked your game. I had almost no time to work on this. I was originally going to do something else using more or less the graphics I have now but, I got really busy.

Congrats Healy!

Since this thread doesn't get much action (unfortunately!) and we're getting a ton of stickies, I'm unstickying it. For now, at least.

I tend to ignore the stickies. Kind of weird like that.

Nice thread, I need to get better at making games lightning-fast like this.

This seems like it would be fun.

I need to offend someone when I'm less busy so they'll challenge me.

I will crush you like a bug.

I've never made anything more complex than tic-tac-toe

If you manage to even make Tic Tac Toe in Klik 'n Play you're a genius. Or Terry.

why only the 24th :-\

Haven't really decided on a time yet. Looks like it'll be at 1:00 PM GMT, though.

I mean why wait 20 days  ;)

Stargoat needs to study for some exams, IIRC.


Ahem. (http://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/node/337)

I want to try making tic tac toe now.

EDIT: DID IT IN 11 EVENTS IN KNP (http://files.getdropbox.com/u/421763/TTT.zip)

EDIT EDIT: I feel like trying connect four now.

EDIT EDIT EDIT: Yay, I did connect 4! (http://files.getdropbox.com/u/421763/Connect%204.zip)

Holy- how'd you do it in 11 events? I had to use 36!

By shooting lots of objects in many directions :durr:

Yo, having trouble finding a copy of klik 'n Play.

http://www.abandoneer.com/games.php?gameid=34

Cheers man.

Hello this is Pencerkoff


That statement reminds me of why I don't use Klik n Play anymore.  That's also awesome.

-PENCERKOFF

genericuser, it has to be said...

This is the most frustrating program to use in the history of man.

Way back when KnP was first released I saw it on a shelf somewhere, and asked my father if I could have it, since the box made it sound pretty cool. He was like, whats wrong with the languages you already know? He was just being a dick, but I'm glad to have dodged that bullet at least until a few years later when a friend gave me a copy of TGF.

(http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/658/serclck.png)

 :D

Would it be acceptable to push the duel back an hour?

That's OK for me  ;)

I have finished my entry to this glorious duel between me and Stargoat - a demake of Messhof's Party Boat (http://messhof.com/?p=81). Gentlemen, I present to you:


UPDATE: Some people were having problems with Russian/Greek fonts (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/-Slayer-/boatgame.jpg) - if you get the same problem, copy "Commodore 64.ttf" to C:/Windows/Fonts.

Stargoat presents

Quite a Bad Game


Destructobot is really unhappy. The other bots have invaded his secret base, and were teasing him, so he has no option, but to KILL THEM ALL.

This is a demake (not a terribly good one mind you...) of Error Free's "Tapan Kaikki" (http://www.errorfree.eu.org/index.php?source=games) - A violent top-down shooter where the objective is to "kill all".

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/-Slayer-/Ikillall.jpg)

Here it is, such as it is... I KILL ALL (http://willhostforfood.com/?Action=download&fileid=71644)

Addendum: Fuck KnP.

pfft, KnP is the epitome of cool.  :gentleman: What are you guys talking about?

(http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/658/serclck.png)

And I'm assuming bad as in "baaaaaaaad" like Michael Jackson would ask "Who's BAD" *shamon*

Clickteam products aren't bad... they just need updated. :-\

From what I hear about MMF, they're really overdue with some major overhaul of their software.

Aye, this is very true. I had always been a huge supporter of Clickteam ever since I was a kid. But they just kinda, gave up. And I've moved on, too. If they would take a look at something like Construct, which I consider MMF only freaking godly, then updated their software then things would be great.

I just get tired of trying to trick MMF into doing things. =|

Hello this is Pencerkoff


What we need to do is send an e-mail to Yves and butthead over in France and get like, everyone to sign it right... then as they read it we bust in their house and punch them in the face.

-PENCERKOFF

Yeah, right around TGF. For like ten years there was almost nothing new (apart from dumb shit like jamagic), they cockteased us with all this great stuff at convention announcements that never materialised, and then they did it again with MMF2. Construct started gaining momentum finally galvanised them but it's too little, too late when there's something better and freer available.

I loved the experience and the community drama and all that, but I've had a really low opinion of the software for a while now.

I'm just waiting for Construct to reach 1.0 status to give it a whirl, though I believe it's Windows-only, and that's a bit saddening to me. :(

I have Windows, but I want Mac and Linux and Whatever users to play my stuff too.

It's almost totally whirlable already, if you're yet to give it even a small whirl.

Yeah, that's really bothering. I could live with the Windows-only IDE, but how they crippled themselves by making their runtime engine DirectX-based is just sad.

Isn't Construct at most a year old? Give the guys a chance.

Some guy was working on an SDL port at some point; I think that's in the SVN/CVS/whatever still.

ENOUGH WITH THE CHITCHAT.

Duels, gents. DUELS.

 :tiger:

Massena, there was one quite recently (http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=3896.msg219125#msg219125). A week ago, in fact  :P

You dare correct me? You dare imply I have not read this thread in it's entirety?! I slap thee with my e-glove.

A 96-hour game making duel starting tomorrow at noon GMT. The theme can be of your choosing. Let the lesser of contestants be called a twat 'till the end of his days.

P. S.: 96 hours are four full days, in case your skull is too thick to do the math :giggle:

edit: I didn't, in fact, read the whole thread with the fullest of my attention, I didn't realise you were a participant in the latest duel :D
Consider yourself unslapped, if you still haven't caught your breath since the last duel.
Sorry mate ;D

Apology accepted  :laughter:

Oh and I couldn't really have participated anyways  :P

Oho. There hasn't been a duel in some time, huh?

I am challenging ForteDante to a 48-hour game-making duel about "growth" (treating it like a 24h contest, but with breaks).

The game content itself (ie. game logic code, art) must be created during that time period, but we can use existing engines and libraries to help. Not like these do, usually.

It starts on Saturday at 12:00 AM EST (GMT -5), and goes until Monday 12:00 AM EST.

It's ON. :D

Verily! (has nothing to add)

This duel has been promoted to small compo. Same rules apply. If you wanna join, go to #crappygames on irc.esper.net!

It is done! I actually ended up having less time to do this than I thought I would, but oh well, bask in my game and its silliness.

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/ForteDante/SpaceCat.png)

http://willhostforfood.com/files4/4/7/2/4727033/Space%20Cat.exe

Yeah, so our duel that turned into a contest turned back into a duel!

Anyways, I present you with wuv, my 48h game!
(http://bananattack.com/images/games/wuv.png)
Get it here. (http://bananattack.com/files/games/wuv.zip)

You need to save your relationship by delivering flowers to your lover, and dodging the evil monsters (intimacy problems and commitment issues)! More talkies in the readme.txt.

This thread really is dead, no one is here to comment on our gentlemanly duel  :-\.

Attention: I am paying it to you!

ForteDante; That was neat. I liked the ending. I like the idea of an all-consuming space-kitten, devourer of worlds. One day we will all wake up to find that a giant disembodied space-cat head has eaten our planet whole. That tickles me.

Overkill; I have never used this word before but yours was quite charming. The amount of urgency I felt to salvage the relationship was quite...sad, actually. But it was fun!

edit; oh snap, it loops! haha I thought I'd beaten it.

(http://goldenfish.robosquid.com/popovkast/expluration.png)
the character is a quote+xoda+undersidecharacter??+fezhat
http://goldenfish.robosquid.com/popovkast/exploratiun.zip

the real title of the gam is:

the gam everyone makes on tigsource

this gam is the bestest  :crazy:

Finite Adventure in Limited Space (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zqqouwh5tiy)

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/-Slayer-/finiteadventure.png)

Ugh, i might have to re-upload this. It feels a tad broken.

controls are: up key thrusts, left and right arrows turn. z and x shoot and fire missiles respectively, but you need the upgrades. Think of it as a metroid-like.

What happened to this?

Is that a challenge? Someone think up a theme for a micro challenge.

"Five seconds or less" is your theme. Go!

Can you guys think of a way to make this thread, you know, live? It's kind of in a sad state, and even when it was stickied it barely twitched.

I'm working on a game called "Waste of Teim" about a time traveling cat.

Any time there is an argument on the forums, both sides should form dev teams and settle who's right via game making.

Resulting in:
-less argument!
-more games!
-this thread being alive!
-this thread spawning more arguments about which of the duel games is better!
-and thus perpetuating itself!
-like a virus!

Everyone should be rowdier and embrace the general skull-duggery more intimately, because gamedevduels are a good idea