The next thing I'll work on is giving the player the ability to insert their own background music, just so they can play whatever binaural\subliminal track suits them.

I was at least expecting a little constructive criticism, but it looks as though just about everyone's lost interest now. Maybe the fact that it's less a game about hypnotism and more a game that uses hypnotism to become more immersive. There's no reason it couldn't be both, I just find the overlap ...

It wouldn't surprise me if this has been done before, but I'm not sure what to look for exactly. I had an idea for a file that caused the listener to feel that they were losing control of their body in various ways. Most of the files I've seen that work along these lines don't seem to cause that fee...

Here's the test version of the game again: [url]http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MEA814E8[/url] In order for it to run, you'll also need to download and install the run-time package for the program I made it with: [url]http://www.rpgmakerweb.com/download-rtp.html[/url] Make sure you download VX and not ...

Nevermind, just worked out how to do it.

Perhaps having visible enemies won't be so easy. The problem is that there are very few settings for how the enemies can move. There's "random" and "approach player", and then you can control speed and frequency. The obvious way to do this would be to set it to random moving slowly, then switch to a...

There are a few different things people have wanted from the files. The easiest will be very short files that just contain trigger phrases; the programming for the triggers will be done before playing the game. This doesn't leave many surprises in the game, however, since you'll already know exactly...

Once again I have a very simple test game that's almost ready. The program I've used is very basic, so it's easy to get a lot of things done quickly but there's limited funcionality. So far I've got a simple character creation system where you choose your gender and enter your name. I also have two ...

Sorry folks, that's it. I can't get any of the scripts I wrote in this game to work. I can't even equip spells to enemies without the editor deciding to throw in a bunch of its own. I'm afraid I'm going to have to resort to using one of those really basic RPG making programs. It won't be 3D, it won'...

Good heavens, has it really been this long since I last posted? I'm sad to say I've accomplished very little so far. I think I've worked out the script for testing if the player gets hit by a specific weapon, but I still need to test it. That means triggers should be easily attached to weapons, spel...

At this point I'll have to say a definite no to making an MMORPG, simply because with the time I have to spare as well as the learning curve it would likely take years. If Oblivion looks nicer, has more gameplay features doesn't have any glaring difficulties associated with it I'll probably end up m...

I've been thinking of looking at Oblivion, if only because I'm annoyed that Morrowind doesn't support a widescreen monitor. :( Can't expect too much from a game that old, mind you. Doesn't Oblivion need a fairly up-to-date computer to run? I don't want to make it unreasonably difficult for people to...

I gave it a go, and in virtually a few minutes I made a spell that only has the effect of playing an audio file. The really great thing is it still loads a .wav file that's stored in the game's directory, so you can still swap whatever triggers you decide to use for the game. I'll start working on a...

I wouldn't be able to volunteer my own computer as a server, since I have a fairly slow connection and a monthly upload\download limit. It would certainly be a nice little addition to the community having its own online world though. Maybe if someone were to offer their own connection it could be po...

I've looked into the Morrowind editor and while it's not ideal, it should be theoretically possible to make all the changes necessary for the game. I'm going to go with this option since I'm the only person working on the game, I already have a fairly substantial workload and frankly if I can be bot...

Don't think the idea never occured to me! :D Of course then you'd need someone to host the game on a server and pay for bandwith and blah blah... I know I couldn't be bothered with something like that. On the other hand, it looks like the program you mentioned is free to download. I wonder how many ...

Something perhaps to be left to the conscience of the indiviual then? lol Here are the pro's and con's as I see them: Original game (what I was trying before) Pro's: Flexibility. If a feature doesn't exist it can always be created. No need to buy another game just to run it. Con's Awful graphics, as...

I've been toying with another idea though, and looking over this programming for the Zelda game (which I just barely understand at the best of times) I wonder if it might not be worth trying. I was thinking that rather than making a whole new game, it could be easier and ultimately better to make it...

I'm guessing everyone's long forgotten about this by now since I haven't been able to get on in some time. The unfortunate cause of my absence has been the complete and utter destruction of my computer whilst trying myself to install a new graphics card. Please don't ask; it's just too embarassing. ...

Update: I just found an opensource zelda clone with the exact same style of gameplay. I should be able to commandeer the mechanics and solve most of the collision detection issues.

I had no trouble getting around the game myself, but that's probably because I'm more aware of the limitation with the collision detection. Completely forgot about that spacebar thing. I'd planned to use that for attacks, but since I haven't added any yet it just causes a runtime error. The movement...

Again, sorry for the slow progress. Making even a tediously simple game has proved a lot more time-consuming than I had expected. I do have a test version of the game, but it's not really complete. It's still playable but about two thirds of the way through you'll run out of obstacles to avoid. I've...

Thank you! It's nice to know that interest hasn't waned. I think I should be able to release the test version of the game within about a week from now. In the meantime, I stumbled across this... http://marjorie.auroris.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/com_wow1.jpg Alas, if I could only make it an MMO....

Sorry for the apparent lack of progress lately. The actual test run of the game has been held back a bit due to my indecision over how to go about the graphics. I've also been contemplating whether or not to switch to a different engine to write the game. It's always a question of how much control d...

Gaming of that sort is mostly about experience, precise control of a mouse\gamepad and reflexes, none of which I imagine could be improved through hypnosis. I guess maybe you could use suggestions that your aim will improve etc, but I can't see how that would work. I'd try to find a way of getting i...

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally beginning to regret putting so much into the graphics. At preset, it's taking hours to cobble together a single, small room by taking apart screenshots of another game bit by 16-bit. It is taking such an unbelievably long time that I've decided I'm just going to dumb down the gra...

I'm back on the game, but as is often the case with long breaks I've lost a lot of momentum. You know when you really get into a project but have to leave it, then you come back and can't remember where you were? Rather than going back to making the start of the game, I'm going to go straight into t...

If there's a bit of leisure in how the player plays the game, and can choose when to go to this level or fight that boss, then why not set up a notice for the player, stating "For best results, please use these files before proceeding" and then list the relevant files from WMM. The advantage is tha...

I've recently taken to lurking the paranormal board on a site called 4chan. You can occasionally find some interesting discussions on lucid dreaming and the like. People post a lot of stories on there, and one that I just read a couple of hours ago involved the protagonist creating a 'double' of him...

And maybe put the phrazing in the trigger file itself. So it says "Level one, level 2, etc." and tells you that whenever your triggered, you +1 to the trigger intensity. So it requires a bit of mental thinking, but it should be able to do because its all sub-consious. Are there any files anyone kno...

From now on the rest of the discussion about this game is going to continue in the other thread, where you'll find that there are plans to let the player choose what kinds of triggers to include while they play the game. It sounds like a lot of people are looking forward to playing this. I'm looking...

I've drawn up a rough diagram of the trigger system based on what I think you've suggested. There are a few things to iron out, such as what should happen when a trigger that would be played is turned off. Does nothing happen? I've written in a cycle that can go through each other trigger searching ...

I like the way you think. In fact such a system wouldn't be all that difficult to put together. Just one thing though; would a file containing that many triggers be effective? I've heard from a lot of people that results are best when you focus on one or a small number of files so that you aren't ov...

You may be experiencing the "Tetris Effect". We're all familiar with this: any activity you do extensively even for a short period of time tends to come to us in our sleep. Work, hobbies, video games etc. have all occurred in my sleep in great detail. It wouldn't surprise me if the same can happen w...

Sorry I haven't done anything here in a while, but I've been pretty swamped with work and will be for a little while yet. I plan on getting back on this as soon as I have the time to fully dedicate my attention to it. As for the recent suggestions, yes a few people have brought up the same ideas and...

I've been training myself with Cardigan's one for a few weeks now. The trigger requires that you stare at a point on the wall or ceiling, then close your eyes, then repeat twice more. Not as quick or efficient as I was hoping for. Do the others involve simple phrases?

At the moment the most useful sort of script would be for a file outside of the game that installs a trigger to put the player instantly into trance as quickly as possible. Does anyone know if a file like this already exists, or if not how it would best be achieved?

The best synthesized voices I have come across so far are the ones from AT&T. The results are still very far from that of a human voice. [url]http://sites.fastspring.com/nextup/product/nvalone?store=parameters[/url] The advantages are that you don't need an expensive sound-card or audio-interfac...

Here's a link to the game's basic overview. There'll be a lot more added later on, but this should at least give people an idea of where to begin.

[url]http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HU1697PZ[/url]

I wasn't thinking of a traditional text adventure game, more along the lines of an interactive story with branching paths, a CYOA type thing like you said. The only reason I'm suggesting this is because if you're in a deep enough trance for the suggestions to actual take effect, you should not be a...

It's great to see so much enthusiasm and support for the idea. I haven't been able to work on it for the last couple of days, but when I'm not too busy I'll look at drafting an overview of the whole game so everyone can get an idea of exactly how they might contribute if they so desire.

Technically it would be possible to use existing game engines to build the game upon, but I'm the kind of person that likes to start everything from scratch so I know the ins and outs as intimately as possible. Hopefully in the long run this will actually reduce the production time since whenever I ...

I wouldn't even bother with the work if it were a text-based game we were talking about. Anyone here with good script and story-writing skills could manage that without even needing to worry about programming if they had the right software. You may be right about the graphics making it difficult to ...

The file name going directly to the download did seem strange at first, until I realised you can see the full description by clicking "comments" in the lower right corner.

For anyone who didn't read the earlier thread, I'm making a game that utilizes hypnosis both practically and thematically. Progress is slow and there is a lot of work for one person to do, but someone sent me a PM earlier offering to help with writing. Normally I'd prefer to do all the work myself, ...

Yep, I see it in my profile now. Thanks a lot.

On the homepage it says that people who upload files can get temporary premium membership, and while I've done this I still can't download any of the premium files. Was that something EMG stopped doing or is there something else I have to do first?

Ok it's up. "5 Minute Orgasm With Time Distortion".

I recorded it yesterday so I should be able to get it all finished and uploaded a little later today.

I've recorded the file and uploaded it, but it's in the premium section. If that's a problem for anyone who really wants it I can stick it on MegaUpload or something like that.

First subliminal so my apologies if it didn't come out too well.