Turning up the heat!!!

Last Wednesday in Serbia it was 41 degrees, I came back to England on Thursday and it was 22. Such was the shock to my system, that I had to turn on the central heating, I was freezing.
Still, it was a great holiday, I finally took my fathers ashes home and laid him to rest in the family plot, which was long overdue, he died in 1998 for fuck sake.
In fairness though, they did have a little war going on.
It really brings home the importance of family and friends, even those that are a few thousand miles away and, the fact that, when it comes to family, language is no barrier. I am ashamed to say that, I only speak very basic Serbian, I understand more than I speak, but this was not a problem. Problem or not, it is now on my to do list, and I will achieve it.
Anyway, so good was the holiday, that AIF didn't even cross my mind, I literally turned it off all together, it was amazing.
But now I'm back, from outer space, I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face.
Today, I completed three more pictures, I have overcome two of my biggest obstacles in the game, after so long of  'Not being able to see the wood for the trees.' I sat down, for the first time in three weeks, looked at it, and within, no more than three minutes, called myself a twat and fixed it, purring like a kitten now, did exactly the same with second. So I really did need the break, who woulda thunk it!!
Be good, and as always, look after one another. Oh, and make that phone call, the one to the family member, that you haven't spoken to for twenty years. Trust me, it's well worth it!!!

The Doc

The wood and the trees!!

I was hoping that, by now, I would be asking for beta testers, but I'm still not quite there, it is marginal though. That said it won't be for another few weeks at least because I'm going on holiday for a fortnight.
Everything is pretty much written now, I just have a few wrinkles to iron out and, to be honest, this break couldn't have come at a better time. I'm back at the point of not being able to see the wood for the trees and it's an awful place to be, constantly staring at something and just not being able to figure out exactly what your looking for, even though, it's staring you in the face the whole time. It's like the iron doesn't have a plug, and I don't have a spare one to put on it.
I do know, however, that once this is done, as small as it is, I will have a great reference guide, if not template for future projects and that makes me feel a little happier with what I'm doing.

I'll be back soon, refreshed and ready to go, in the meantime, be good and look after one another.

The Doc

YEEEEEESSSSSSS

There's a couple of reasons for that headline.. Firstly I have finally done that last technical, or at least, I hope it's the last one. As expected, it was so stupidly simple that I just could not see, a true case of not being able to see the wood for the trees. Still, it's done now.
Secondly, and this is way bigger than the first, THANK YOU!! ALL OF YOU!!!  This blog has just turned 10.000, yup, TEN THOUSAND hits. 10.207 to be exact. I really can't believe it, really I can't.
Thank you all again and, I hope, my next post will involve a release date. Well, at least a beta testing date.

I can't get it to work!!!

So, so, so frustrating. My last technical should (is) be so easy, and yet, I cannot get the bastard thing to work. Fuck stiff upper lip, good old blighty spirit, and being English. I'ts doing my fucking head in... So here is the bit of code PLEEEAAASSSEEE HELP.

        "scoreCount Variable: <<scoreCount>>" ;
        if (scoreCount > 7)
      {
       "move to living room";
         me.moveIntoForTravel(lisaLivingRoom);
      }
         else
       {
        "move to field";
          me.moveIntoForTravel(field);
       }
       
      }
;

It should be so fucking easy.

TADS 3 By the way.

The Doc

Oh, and great to hear from GoblinBoy again, good to know he is fine and well.


Oh man, I just read that back. Do I sound frustrated???? Lmao

Teachers Pet Cover release.

Now it is within reach, I have no problems publishing the cover for the upcoming game, I did promise I would after all.... Click to enlarge!

One more technical to go!!

One more technical to go and that side of the game is done and dusted. The writing is all but done as well which, considering I have lost ten days, is not at all bad.
The ten days loss comes from the fact that, I did not know, and I mean not even the slightest hint, that part of my birthday present consisted of ten days in Barcelona. It was a shock to be sure and, I must say, some what inconsiderate lol.
Anyhow, I thought I should at least let you know and I will release the game cover really, really soon.
Oh, and please be nice to one another.

Working the room

Working the room has become fairly important to me, but by working the room, I do mean, The Face Room in Poser.
The face room in poser is a little clunky, but it also has it's advantages. For Example:
While I cannot (yet) get an exact replica of a model, I can get a really good base, on which to build and base a new character.
As I said before, I plan on releasing a set of smaller games, to better get an understanding of both Tads and Poser and, I must say, it's all going rather well. The first game, I would like to think, is mere weeks away.
I have decided to limit the games somewhat to between, roughly, 30 to 50 images, and also to stick rigidly to a story line, instead of going off on a tangent.
The image below is, of course, the beautiful Josie Maran, and the base that I built from her features.
The character does not appear in the first game, but instead gives you a fair idea of how far I have come with the graphics. I hope you like and approve.

So that's it for now. I will probably go quiet again for a couple of weeks, as I plan to keep working as hard as I have been.
All that said, today (Saturday) is my birthday, so there probably won't be anything done, until I clear the hangover on Monday.
Have a great weekend and, as always, look after one another.

The Doc