EmptyCrate Game Engine

If you are trying to add a new object (room, item, character) to your game, then you either do not have the rights to use the element you want to use or you need to reload the game creation page, if it is a brand new object.

If you are trying to utilize an object you have already added to the game, you need to save your game and re-open it for editing for the drop down lists to be updated.

The website takes care of that for you by providing a list of all the game elements you used in your game and linking to the author's profile page.

set_flag <flagname>
clear_flag <flagname>
show_message <message>
take_item <item_name> //Add item to player's inventory
remove_item <item_name> //remove item from player's inventory
move_to <room_name> // Teleport the player to the given room name
end_game_success // call the end game success script
end_game_failure // call the end game failure script

Multiple commands can exist in a script, on separate lines.

Use the contact link to submit a request that your game be promoted to the front page, after you have completed the game.

The design of the game engine is for First Person Point and Click Adventure Games. However, other possibilities such as virtual tours of real places exist too. Use your imagination!

No. It was decided this would make the list of media elements unwieldy. Please share your Game Objects instead.

Choose "Create content->Game Media." Select a title for your media, then attach an image file. All common graphic file formats should be supported.

Currently only the first file in the list of attachments is actually displayed inside the game engine. Future plans include the possibility of animations or environmental sounds.

No, if you need or want to do that you will need to set up your own Emptycrate Game hosting site.

Yes, I cannot stop you from doing that. However, if you do, please choose a LESS restrictive license than your current license. Choosing a more restrictive license could wreak havoc on others using your component in their games.

That depends. If you choose a license that allows derivative works then anyone else can use your items in their own games.

You do. You are required to choose a Creative Commons license describing how others may use your work when you post it.

This is, in some ways, a difficult question to answer. The raw data that the game engine sees is publicly available to anyone. For example, you can examine the code for the first pinheads game. However, I am not going to allow just anyone to edit anyone else's game, as that would wreak havoc if someone chose to be malicious.

However, again, since the raw code is available to anyone who chooses to seek it out, we can learn from each other on scripting tips and tricks.

Also, any game content that is created with the sharable/re-mixable creative commons license will be available to other game creators to use in their games.

Yes, create a user account and start creating game content.

If you want to set up your own drupal website and use my game creation module, you are free to. The code is available at:

http://emptycrategameengine.googlecode.com

Go to the game forums and see if anyone else has the same question you have. Or, post a new topic if you still need help.

If you are having a hard time getting started with the game you want to play, trying clicking on things. Often things you can interact with will glow when you move your mouse over them, but sometimes not. If you click on something that can be interacted with a menu of choices will appear; try some things and see what happens.

Click and drag the item from the inventory onto the item you want to use it with. You need to make sure the mouse pointer is over the item you are trying to use with when you let go of the mouse.