Tutorial (manual)

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Owning entry: Contents

This section will introduce you to the AGS by leading you through how to create a simple game.

Starting off

This first part of the tutorial has been recently rewritten to include screenshots and so forth. Please follow the links below:

Tutorial Part 1 - Creating the game

Tutorial Part 2 - Creating your first room

Tutorial Part 3 - Hotspots and interactions

Tutorial Part 4 - Objects

Tutorial Part 5 - Global messages and inventory

Tutorial Part 6 - Using your own graphics

Tutorial Part 7 - Animations and cutscenes

Tutorial Part 8 - Conversations

Tutorial Part 9 - Cursors and fonts

For the latest version of the tutorials, always check with the AGS website.

Setting up the game

Now that you know how to create a room, it's time to set up the game-wide settings. These include inventory objects, global messages, palette setup and other things which do not depend on individual rooms.

Setting up the game