Question about starting template

[Blano]

Hello Y'all

I'm the eternal noob, but i've never used Ags to create something like this, it's my first attempt... So i Ask:

Wich starting template to use if i want a simple tumbleweed park like game with custom actions?

I saw that there's lot of code to customize to just set correctly the interface witm my custom action isn't it?

Do you suggst me Tumbleweed park template or another template? Thank you!

Here the gui i'd use:

https://ibb.co/mhPV3Wd

As you can see there are only few actions

[eri0o]

Thimbleweed Park uses a very different number of actions and system that I think your drawing wants.

You may check the verbcoin template and see if that is what you are after - more similar to the game Full Throttle, but for your icons you are going to have to customize things. I have a feeling a verbcoin may be a bit harder to use if you are using AGS the first time. :/

[Cassiebsg]

First thing to think of is: How many verbs do you need?

Walk - unless it's Sierra Template, you don't need a verb for this one. Just clicking anywhere on the screen will make you character walk there (if the spot isn't a character, object or hotspot).

Then you have Look and 2 hands. Do the 2 hands  do anything different? Meaning, if I try to punch or write with the left hand, my action will fail, but if I use the right one it'll succeed? If they do the same, then you really only have 2 verbs, and I would recommend using the BASS template. Otherwise, you do need a more complex UI, to accommodate the extra verb. Remember that the more verbs the more complex it'll be to code it, so don't them just for the sake of it, but because you need them.

Can't talk about the Thimbleweed Park, as I've never used it, and seems rather complex (to me) way of setting up the actions...

If you want something simple to start your first game, then try the single click or the BASS template (2 mouse buttons), they rather easy to figure out. If you really need more verbs, then the Verbcoin, Sierra, Lucas Arts or Tumbleweed templates are the ones you should start with.

[Danvzare]

First thing to think of is: How many verbs do you need?

Walk - unless it's Sierra Template, you don't need a verb for this one. Just clicking anywhere on the screen will make you character walk there (if the spot isn't a character, object or hotspot).

Then you have Look and 2 hands. Do the 2 hands  do anything different?

Looking at the image, it looks like he wants something similar to a verb coin, where the feet are used for kicking rather than walking, and the hands are just two buttons for the same action for artistic symmetry. But that's just my interpretation.



My question to you Blano, do you want this GUI to always be visible, or do you want it to pop-up when you click something?