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Dear AM users and forum members,

A new version of Adventure Maker (v4.6.1) that improves Windows 7 compatibility has been released today.


You can download it from (16 MB):
http://www.adventuremaker.com/files/adventure_maker_v4_6_1.exe

The main improvements since v4.6.0 are:

• The Cylindrical 360-degree panorama plugin now works fine under Windows 7
• The Cubic Panorama plugin now works fine under Windows 7. To use this feature, in addition to AM v4.6.1 (or newer), you will also need to download the new version 1.2 [EDIT: Updated on Jan 5, 2011] of the Cubic Panorama plugin, available at the following URL (93 KB):
  http://jodu782.free.fr/am/cubic_panoram ... n_v1_2.zip
• Solved an issue that caused the option "Run in a window (instead of full-screen)" to crop the bottom of the frames under Windows 7
• Updated the help document

The improvements since v4.5.2 are:

• Improved Windows 7 compatibility for sound and video
• Solved an issue that caused the game window to scroll upward each time that a savegame was loaded
• Solved an issue that caused the game to crash if the player started a new game while the "Load" dialog was open and then opened the "Load" dialog again
• Solved an issue that caused Alt+F4 not to work in the Initial Menu.
• Solved an issue that happened when the player attempted to create a savegames with a title longer than 32 characters
• Solved an issue that caused the name of the game not to be displayed correctly in the TaskBar button of Windows Vista and Windows 7
• Solved an issue that caused the game not to show up in the "Task Manager" of Windows Vista and Windows 7

Please be aware that, because of the audio/video changes related to Windows 7, it is no longer possible to:

• Set the volume of individual sounds/videos
• Fade-in, fade-out and cross-fade music and sound files
• Stretch a video to a size bigger than its original size
• Put an image on top of a looping video

Known reproducible bugs under Windows 7 include:

• If you put two images one on top of the other, and you hide the top one, there is a brief flickering when the bottom one appears
• Running ".AM1" files does not work the first time, you must try again in order to make them work
• Looping videos do not currently appear in panoramas (however, standard videos played through the corresponding option under the Plugins tab of the Hotspot Properties do appear)

Best regards,
GM-Support

Wow GM, that was fast - you just told us about a few months and now it's here
You must have invented a time machine

That's such fantastic news!
I've been planning to create a little game over my Christmas Holidays (I finally have a bit of time for my hobbies), but since there were issues for Windows 7, and many players are using Windows 7 meanwhile, I was a bit frustrated.

Thank you for the update! What a great Christmas gift

Wow! I'm sure I speak for everyone here when I say THANK YOU, GM!!! Happy Holidays to you--you've certainly made my day!

Well were theres life theres hope. But is there any hope of splving this flickering problem. Nearly all my puzzles are based on hotspot manipulation and the flickering just makes things look so naff I haven't got the spirit to go on although I have twelve months work invested.

Pleases GM. pretty please

And finally it's here!
Wonderful news.

Great news! Just installed it today - works great so far.

One thing I did notice however in Windows 7. If the display settings are set up so that text is larger than the default size (100%) under the Personalize options, it messes AM up a bit. I had text at 110% and the dialogue boxes and test runs I did on projects had significant display problems (the frame note being in the center of the screen, extra artifacts showing up on windows, panorama frames on top of regular still frames, etc.) While running some errands, it occurred to me that there might be a link, and once I set the display text size back to the default of 100%, the problems went away.

I should probably post this under technical support, also.

Thanks for the great Christmas present! At last, I can get going again on my project!

- Ian

I think that this would met the known limitation of AM mentioned here:

http://adventuremaker.com/help/limitations.htm

Systems with the fonts set to "Large Fonts" are not supported.

Or would this be a different issue?

This is great news. There isn't another product out there that matches the ease-of-use and power of AM. Thanks GM!!!!

After a year of waiting I find it very dissapointing these issues were not adressed:
?Set the volume of individual sounds/videos
?Fade-in, fade-out and cross-fade music and sound files
?Stretch a video to a size bigger than its original size
?Put an image on top of a looping video This makes my game dramatically reduced in quality for Windows 7 unless there is a workaround especially for the sound issues.
Is there a workaround?
Will there ever be a fix for these problems?
Thanks!

GORDON wrote:After a year of waiting I find it very dissapointing these issues were not adressed:
?Set the volume of individual sounds/videos
?Fade-in, fade-out and cross-fade music and sound files
?Stretch a video to a size bigger than its original size
?Put an image on top of a looping video This makes my game dramatically reduced in quality for Windows 7 unless there is a workaround especially for the sound issues.
Is there a workaround?
Will there ever be a fix for these problems?
Thanks!

Just a matter of time . so give the man some time to work on things.

Thanks for Adventure Maker already work with Windows 7.

Cubic Panoramic've tried and is working well.
But the bar appears that says to register Cubic Panoramic?
I already made the request and received the code will be long ago, but now you can not enter the code?
Says to contact your assistant?
I've made a new request.

Mystery:

The font size was exactly the issue. It took a minute to figure out, so I thought I'd post the information in case others were having a bit of trouble figuring it out.

What do they say - if you want to keep something hidden, put it in the instruction manual (or in this case, the limitations document!).

Thanks for the response,

- Ian

Hi. I tested the Black Wish Cemetery, and I noticed that AM 1.6.1 still has "the windows midia player" bug. Here?s the photo.

Are you using the 360 ? Panorama Plugin?

This could also be a call to play a sound too. Make sure you replace the PlaySound subroutine with the new one that GM supplied. If you see a PlaySound2 subroutine, then I'll need to fix it. You'll need to send me the project files.

Hi Juhu

Yes but not in this frame.
Besides, the 360? is working fine in this new AM

juhuwoorps wrote:Are you using the 360 ? Panorama Plugin?

Hi Reneuend
I?ll test the rest of the frames (because I removed the symbols from the names of the frames) and I?ll send you the new files

reneuend wrote:This could also be a call to play a sound too. Make sure you replace the PlaySound subroutine with the new one that GM supplied. If you see a PlaySound2 subroutine, then I'll need to fix it. You'll need to send me the project files.

I have these three errors!
Can you help me please.
By clicking (click here) appears this error.



The icons appear with this badge!



When compiling the project appears this error!



Can you help me please.

free version does not make exe files.

Have you downloaded the new Cubic Plugin from here?
http://www.adventuremaker.com/phpBB2/vi ... php?t=5849

The shield icon is normal for Vista and Windows 7, it just shows the UAC, so that when you want to run the program, you will have to confirm that you really want to run it. If you're admin of your computer, no problems there

Concerning the missing file I have no idea what's wrong.
Have you tried to compile a demo project of AM to see if you can compile projects at all?

@Candle
Of course the free version can't compile .exe files, but the AM icon won't change even if you have the full version (it will still say free version) - I have that, too

Mystery wrote:Have you downloaded the new Cubic Plugin from here?
http://www.adventuremaker.com/phpBB2/vi ... php?t=5849

The shield icon is normal for Vista and Windows 7, it just shows the UAC, so that when you want to run the program, you will have to confirm that you really want to run it. If you're admin of your computer, no problems there

Concerning the missing file I have no idea what's wrong.
Have you tried to compile a demo project of AM to see if you can compile projects at all?

@Candle
Of course the free version can't compile .exe files, but the AM icon won't change even if you have the full version (it will still say free version) - I have that, too

I will install it again that same page.
I've done this more than once but I will try again

are you sure that you have AM registered after the new installation?

Hi PINGO,

I've found a thread about your error about not being able to compile the game.
This error happens with cracked versions of AM, but also if you have a legal version but something goes wrong when you enter your license information, and AM is not unlocked properly:
http://www.adventuremaker.com/phpBB2/vi ... hp?p=23825

So you might try to de-install and re-install the new AM again. It's often better to reboot your computer after de-installing, and then re-install.
Good luck, I hope this works for you like for Imari

This error happens with cracked versions of AM

i was being nice

Mystery wrote:Hi PINGO,

I've found a thread about your error about not being able to compile the game.
This error happens with cracked versions of AM, but also if you have a legal version but something goes wrong when you enter your license information, and AM is not unlocked properly:
http://www.adventuremaker.com/phpBB2/vi ... hp?p=23825

So you might try to de-install and re-install the new AM again. It's often better to reboot your computer after de-installing, and then re-install.
Good luck, I hope this works for you like for Imari

Installed everything again and is already working well.
But I still can not get the license code of cubic panoramic!
Someone can help me.

Candle wrote:

This error happens with cracked versions of AM

i was being nice

Thanks anyway Candle

PINGO,

Do you have your registration code for the plugin that GM sent you in April (and it didn't work with the new plugin)?

Have you removed the old plugin, so that it doesn't interfere with the new one?
You said that when you want to enter the registration code and click "Click Here", the error shows up, right? So that you can't enter your registration code?

Mystery wrote:PINGO,

Do you have your registration code for the plugin that GM sent you in April (and it didn't work with the new plugin)?

Have you removed the old plugin, so that it doesn't interfere with the new one?
You said that when you want to enter the registration code and click "Click Here", the error shows up, right? So that you can't enter your registration code?

yes that's what happens

PINGO,

Since you have apparently re-installed the plug-in several times, and the issue remains, I don't know how to help you.

Therefore I've contacted GM-Support, maybe he can help

Mystery wrote:PINGO,

Since you have apparently re-installed the plug-in several times, and the issue remains, I don't know how to help you.

Therefore I've contacted GM-Support, maybe he can help

Thanks, I am awaiting news.