[haohmaru]

hey,

me and some friends are planning to make a point and click adventure, kind of like the old lucas arts or sierra games were.
we are right now in the process of making a working-plan/time-table, so unfortunately i got no story/concept or anything to show yet.

but, for the whole project to run as smooth and successful as possible i am searching for useful internet-ressources on that topic. not about the games itself(we allready had some funny weeks of research :), but on the process of designing and making adventure games.
i was hoping some of you might be able to provide me with some links, or maybe one of you has even worked on a similar project and is willing to share her or his experiences with me?
does someone know about a good ressource for tips on how to make 2d-animations? i'm not searching for a step by step tutorial, but some useful tips or articles. which programs do people use?

thank you for your help, and if some of you are interested i promise to keep you updated about this little project.
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[oDD]

check those sites. I remember there was a sticky on one forum with alot of tutorials.

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/
http://allitis.com/agast/
http://mad-project.sourceforge.net/
http://www.trumgottist.com/crowsnest/
http://www.tierraentertainment.com/

hope this helps
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[haohmaru]

thank you for the links.

we have decided to write us our own engine, since none of the existing ones provides us with what we need. the engine will be able to understand swf-files as well as bitmaps, so we can do the animations in flash.

are there any ressources for doing realistic animations, like a guideline to creating a believable walk-cycle or things like that?
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