MAGS June "Stranded" (VOTING)

[Stupot]

The theme for MAGS June is Stranded.
Set by: 4KbShort.

It's time to vote for your favourite game of MAGS June.
Please vote using the poll above:

	The RoadTrip by 4KbShort
	Mad Jack: Breakdown Shakedown by RootBound

"You're walking through the woods, there's no one around and your phone is dead..."

Get stranded and use your adventure game logic to escape or make a new life or die trying? The possibilities are endless! Or at least only limited by your imagination and coding skills.

When: 2967 or 1853?
Where: Desert Island, Moons of Mars, The midwest, Another Dimension?
Why: Crashed vehicle, experiment gone wrong, someone betrayed you!?
How: Build an escape craft, sacrifice a loved one, trick a demon into granting your wish?






What is MAGS?
Started in 2001, MAGS is a competition for amateur adventure game makers. The idea is to create a game in under a month, following the guidelines set by the previous winner. It aims to help you work to a deadline, improve your skills, and provide a kick-start into making adventure games. Regardless of skill, MAGS is for everyone. Voting is based on "favourite" games, and not the most artistic, or the best coded. If you have bad art skills, use it as a chance to do some graphic work. If you're sub-standard at coding, use it as a chance to give scripting a go. Ultimately, people will vote for the most enjoyable entry.

Rules
Entering MAGS is simple. First, conceptualize your game following the month's criteria (see above). Second, create your game fuelled only by coffee. Finally, post your game in this thread, including:

* A working download link
* The title of your game
* A suitable in-game screenshot

At the end of the month, voting will begin, usually lasting for fourteen days, and the winner chooses the next month's theme.

Remember that this is a challenge to see what you can do in a month, so any tinkering you do after that, including fixing minor glitches, is against the spirit of the competition. The exception to this is that you may go in and fix major, game-breaking bugs only during voting. We want you to have a game that voters can actually play and that runs on their machines.

So to reiterate, during the voting period fixing major, game-breaking bugs is okay, fixing minor glitches or making cosmetic changes is cheating.

Tips
Here are some ways to make sure you have a game to submit at the end of the month:
* Make a tiny game. Plan small, then cut it in half. Find shortcuts (e.g. if making walkcycles is time-consuming, make the characters static or have it in the first person).
* Plan to have your game playable and submittable with a week to spare. This way you have a week to fix bugs, add some flourishes and maybe even get someone to test it.
* Plan to submit it a day or so early. This way, if there are any technical issues with uploading, they can be sorted out in time.

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Need a little help with graphics? Perhaps The AGS Trove has something you can use.
Don't want to go it alone? Try the Recruitment board.
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[eri0o]

You people are freaking amazing at coming up with great themes. 

[RootBound]

Great theme. I'll have to think about whether there's an idea I can execute very quickly . . . wheels are turning.

[glurex]

Nice theme! Sadly, I don't have much free time this month... I'll try something, though.

[Stupot]

It is a cracking theme indeed. Anybody in?

[RootBound]

I'm trying to pull something together quickly, but I'm also traveling for six days at the end of the month. It's gonna be tight. I may release something unfinished.

[RootBound]

Here's what I'm working on. It's . . . not serious. Going to be more of an "unlock achievements" game than an adventure game.

[4KbShort]

Dunno if it's unethical to enter a contest you chose the theme for, but here's something I have so far:



It looks and sounds better in person, but since it's a title screen only for the moment there's not much to upload.

[Kastchey]

Dunno if it's unethical to enter a contest you chose the theme for, but here's something I have so far:

You're good. It's been done many times in the past Good luck with your entry!

[eri0o]

I had something in mind for this month but I don't think I will be able to finish in time. I hope to release outside of MAGS still.

[4KbShort]

A little early, but it's done:

Title: The RoadTrip

https://4kbshort.itch.io/roadtrip




This will be my last MAGS entry for a while. Kinda took the wind out of me, but I'm super proud of what I did here! Please enjoy!

[Stupot]

Looking great, @4KbShort

How's everyone else looking?

[RootBound]

@Stupot almost finished! I still have a couple of animations and sound effects to implement, and I need to do more play testing, but I expect to have a complete entry by the deadline.

[glurex]

Great to see that there will be, at least, two entries this month!

I'm currently playin' The RoadTrip in my RG351V:

[4KbShort]

Great to see that there will be, at least, two entries this month!

I'm currently playin' The RoadTrip in my RG351V:

Amazing! It's always exciting to see my creations in different places. Hope you enjoy!

[Stupot]

Great to see that there will be, at least, two entries this month!

I'm currently playin' The RoadTrip in my RG351V:

Woah, that's cool!

[RootBound]

Animations are finished! I'm still fixing a few bugs coming up during my playtesting. I may bail on the sound effects if it takes too long. Getting close!

[4KbShort]

Animations are finished! I'm still fixing a few bugs coming up during my playtesting. I may bail on the sound effects if it takes too long. Getting close!

Good luck! Looking forward to playing it!

[RootBound]

Welp, the sound effects are taking longer than I want. I could probably finish them in one more day. If I can have an extension, I'll gladly take it.   

Otherwise I can post a sound-free version, since everything else is finished.

[Stupot]

If I can have an extension, I'll gladly take it.   

Granted.