Topic: Qa'Doth

[Inccubus]

One effect in Eternal Darkness that always messed with me bad was when you'd walk into a room that has a bunch of ammo/healing items then after you pick it all up you get the flash and you realize all that stuff that was going to save your ass was never there.

[Dracula9]

Oh, you don't like fake items?

*laughs evilly*

EXPECT THEM

Also, video related.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgnwu7rc6uU&feature=youtu.be

I should specify just how glorious this effect is. Not only is the sound glitching pretty accurate to an actual system crash, I coded the effect to basically render any action null once the bluescreen pops up, and this lasts until the effect is over. The bluescreen spawn triggers fullscreen and disables the player's ability to exit fullscreen and exit the game. GM also renders the cursor invisible within the game, but since the game is at forced fullscreen, it will appear as though the cursor has stopped working. Of course, I still have to grab an actual Windows startup screen, as the one I used was just a background I had in my sys32 folder. But the effect is there, and that's what matters.

[VladCT]

You'll have to detect what OS the player is using and whip up the correct screens based on that to really sell the effect. Does Win8 even still use that BSoD screen?

[Dracula9]

Game Maker can't detect operating systems, or I'd be doing that. As far as my research has told me, anyway. Opening external programs (another effect I'm using, basically opening up invisible text files with R'lyehian text, Necronomicon incantations, and file-conversion gibberish) in GM is one thing, I don't think the program's capable of actually doing something as complicated as OS detection.

And no, Win8 uses one with a FUCKING SADFACE that only says something like "ooh, yeah, sorry, something's wrong, let us restart for you real quick" with a progress bar. Totally downpalying the horror that a bluescreen actually suggest. Fuckin' bastards. Win7 uses a different one, too.

I mean, ultimately this is no worse than Eternal Darkness using a BSOD when Gamecubes didn't even have them.

[theplottwist]

Game Maker can't detect operating systems...

Man, I know an experienced programmer who uses Game Maker a lot, he is pretty sure that you can indeed detect operating systems with Game Maker's code.

I'll see with him if I can get the function/codes for you.

Also, for added freakyness, why don't you corrupt the logo for the OS itself? You'll be able to avoid lawsuits if you ever wish to sell your game (which, in my opinion, you should totally aim for), and get yourself a nice "WTF this game did to my PC?" reaction!

[Lelygax]

You'll have to detect what OS the player is using and whip up the correct screens based on that to really sell the effect. Does Win8 even still use that BSoD screen?

Sadly yes, but only Grand Chase was masterful enough in being buggy to trigger it on my laptop.

And no, Win8 uses one with a FUCKING SADFACE that only says something like "ooh, yeah, sorry, something's wrong, let us restart for you real quick" with a progress bar. Totally downpalying the horror that a bluescreen actually suggest. Fuckin' bastards. Win7 uses a different one, too.

Yes, its a sadface, but I dont remember seeing a progress bar. Also any Windows tries to restart your PC when you get a BSoD, the thing is that sometimes it just can't lol

Also, for added freakyness, why don't you corrupt the logo for the OS itself? You'll be able to avoid lawsuits if you ever wish to sell your game (which, in my opinion, you should totally aim for), and get yourself a nice "WTF this game did to my PC?" reaction!

What about a virus warning? Everybody hates viruses.

[Claimh Solais]

Also, video related.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgnwu7rc6uU&feature=youtu.be

This would have creeped the shit outta me if I first witnessed it when playing.

[theANdROId]

This would have creeped the shit outta me if I first witnessed it when playing.

Ditto!  That is a wicked-stinkin'-awesome effect!!  And you said it locks stuff right? (sorry for the lack of techno-jargon there)  I can almost see myself trying to close the window, force-quit, reset, etc. when that happens.  The only reason I might not is my experience with Eternal Darkness, but for anyone who quits too quick, it would suck to have to restart and lose game progress, only to find out it was an intentional glitch.

Then again, that would be hilariously evil! }:-)  Imagine their thoughts when they get back and it does it again, and somehow they finally realize it was planned and they restarted for nothing...MWA HA HA!!

[Dracula9]

Man, I know an experienced programmer who uses Game Maker a lot, he is pretty sure that you can indeed detect operating systems with Game Maker's code.

I'll see with him if I can get the function/codes for you.

Please do. I know Studio has an os_type check function and subsequent follow-up codes, but since I don't have Internet at the house (because money), it's basically impossible for me to effectively run Studio. As such, I'm still using v. 8.0 (because 8.1 is utter shit), which AFAIK has no built-in OS-check functions. I'm sure there are ways to do it with DLLs and whatnot, but that's not my area of expertise. If this programmer knows any GM8 and before methods of doing so, please inform me. I'd love to be able to do this effect on multiple OS platforms.

[Dracula9]

Quick sketch for the encounter with The Crawling Chaos.


I'm gonna take that shader effect on Cthulhu and hike its values up until this thing here gets some Giygas-level shit going on.

[Inccubus]

Please do. I know Studio has an os_type check function and subsequent follow-up codes, but since I don't have Internet at the house (because money), it's basically impossible for me to effectively run Studio. As such, I'm still using v. 8.0 (because 8.1 is utter shit), which AFAIK has no built-in OS-check functions. I'm sure there are ways to do it with DLLs and whatnot, but that's not my area of expertise. If this programmer knows any GM8 and before methods of doing so, please inform me. I'd love to be able to do this effect on multiple OS platforms.

How so? I've never had an issue running studio if my internet goes out.

[theplottwist]

Please do. I know Studio has an os_type check function and subsequent follow-up codes, but since I don't have Internet at the house (because money), it's basically impossible for me to effectively run Studio. As such, I'm still using v. 8.0 (because 8.1 is utter shit), which AFAIK has no built-in OS-check functions. I'm sure there are ways to do it with DLLs and whatnot, but that's not my area of expertise. If this programmer knows any GM8 and before methods of doing so, please inform me. I'd love to be able to do this effect on multiple OS platforms.

Hey man got the response and you are right, it's only in Studio. My programmer friend and I though you were using Studio.

[Dracula9]

Studio needs an internet connection to install, which is problem one. I have it installed on my laptop, but this thing hasn't got the RAM to run games effectively, so that's null. And even if I got Studio to install properly, it also needs to check the license once a month (because retarded reasons, I'm sure), so after a month it'd stop working. I could use the reg. key file solution, but that only works if GM runs. And while the software DOES open and run, it won't let me import the GM8 .gmk I'm using now without installing.

Basically I can't use Studio, so I don't even know how the fuck I'm going to sell this damn thing on Steam once I finish it.

[Dracula9]

Also,

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AWW6iGSIAjk

fuck yeah.

[theANdROId]

Very cool!  That's freakin' awesome!