Greetings all,

Many years ago, I created an adventure game (two of them actually) using some freeware called Adventure Maker.  Since I don't have computer graphics skills, I used photographs as my clickable images (kind of like that game "A Quiet Weekend in Capri").  I am thinking about makng another game, and am seeking suggestions for the best software for an amateur (I don't know how to write computer code)  to use for this endeavor.

I could do the 'photograph' paradigm again, but if there are game creation platforms that come with an arsenal of pre-rendered images/items, I'd be very interested in that as well.  I saw FPS Creator, which looks awesome, but it is...as the name suggests...more aimed at the first person shooter market.  I am more interested in a Myst style adventure game...less shooting, more solving.

Any help/recommendations would be much appreciated!

Otherchuck

P.S.  Playing Zork Grand Inquisitor now.  Somehow missed it the first time around, though I did play Zork Nemesis when it came out.  Great fun. 

Hmm... I don't think that I know offhand of a program that natively supports panoramic scrolling (although there may well be one), but if you don't mind slideshows (perhaps with animation), you might look at Adventure Game Studio (although check the available resolutions) or the Wintermute Engine.

Stay tuned for our upcoming Dagon engine later this year (powering Asylum). It will be freely available and allows you to create "slideshow" adventures if you like.

You need to code as there is no GUI yet, but the scripting language is really, really simple.

I'm interested in using the Wintermute engine to create my own adventure games, in fact, have already d/l it, have its docs/tuts sitting in a folder on my Macbook Pro's desktop, have yet to study (and practice on) these tuts - but am waiting for after the cold weather sets in, b/c these days since its summertime and school's out for me, I'm trying to get out and game on the go as much as I can until school starts after Labor Day. 

I'm saving the Wintermute Engine/its tuts until after summer vacation ends for me.