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The Issue Scientists have announced they are close to a breakthrough in their quest to revive the feather-bellied Duck, a species related to Majilova's national animal that has been extinct for more than a century. The Debate "I, for one, applaud their work," says scientist Jennifer McGuffin. "And not just because I'm the project leader. This is an example of how Majilova's brains can mix it with the world's best. Can you imagine how wonderful it will be to have feather-bellied Ducks frolicking in the meadows again? I say full steam ahead, and more government funding!" "This is a sacrilege!", says religious leader Jennifer Dodinas. "These animals are extinct because God wants them dead. Cloning them would merely incur his wrath! If we proceed down this path, it'll be humans, not the feather-bellied Duck, who will be extinct." "Now, come on," says Thomas Gutenberg, well-known philosopher. "You don't need to be religious to be unnerved by the top of this particular slippery slope. Today it's Ducks, tomorrow it's dinosaurs, and we all know how that turns out. This research shouldn't be banned, but there must be strict government controls over its use." Damn you religion Dx #1 it is. Heck, we can have our own Jurassic park ;D

Messaged you Spork.

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Hey Spork :) I'd love a space, restarting my game but feel free to check out what I had previously (the second try will be better xD)

Hey guys, so since I have to restart my game (Secrets of Majilova) I was wondering your preferences on mapping. Bascially, do you prefer having many 32x32 (for example) maps that lock up seamlessly or do you prefer 1 large map for a certain area (an entire town for example, or perhaps an entire country). And which one runs faster? Ok, thanks guys :)

This is easily my favorite code ever :)

The Majilova S.P.C.C. has launched a fresh campaign to stop parents from smacking their children. They demand that the government introduce laws to ban this form of 'corporal punishment'. The Debate Child Psychiatrist, Dr. Peggy Clinton, speaks at a press conference on the matter: "Parents and teachers must realise that smacking children increases aggressiveness, lowers their self-esteem, and can cause long-term emotional trauma! How can anybody think that it is anything but child abuse? Parents who resort to smacking their children are obviously unfit to be parents at all! We must ban this horrible practice at once!" "What are these lunatics on about?!" yells Peggy Wong, a concerned parent. "Smacking children has been an effective form of punishment since the dawn of mankind! Outlaw it and I guarantee you the next generation will be a disorderly disaster! Children need, nay CRAVE discipline! Sometimes the only language they understand is the cane, and the government has to respect that!" I almost choked on my juice reading the issue part. Just sayin ;D

You'll have to tell us if its any good or not then ;) Today's "Issue" After several reports of pet Ducks violently attacking, injuring, and even killing citizens, there has been growing pressure from public safety activists for the government to take action. Yay.

Thanks to both of you :) I got exactly what I was looking for :)

I kinda want to buy that guys book ;) And congrats to Max, I totally would've voted for hime ;D

Bump?!

@S.J.R.: > I think I am personally more for a system where you get an amount of points that you can spend onto specific abilities (e.g. sword fighting, spear fighting, axe fighting, archery using bows, archery using crossbows, fire magic, ice magic, nature magic, smithing, farming, etc.) that you master more easily. That's a decent idea Schaik, but I like a bit of a class aspect too. I can't remember what game it was but you could gain skills similar to what you were describing but (for example), warriors could gain fighting skills/points faster then a magician could. Maybe I'll implement that into my game x) And I really hate PvP areas that are everywhere. It makes a lot of new players quit because they can't do anything without dying, and it really just attracts trolls. Hence why I like arenas better, they enabled you to watch people fight and they also allow you the choice to kill/be killed by other players willingly.

Freelance Technique Side Quests Player Killing in arenas I like that (for example) warriors can use basic spells with staffs, but not high level spells. Stuff like that. Skill Leveling

Ahhh, ok. Thanks Robin, I'll try that :)

Yeah, after I found that glitch I save my maps way more often then I used too.

This has probably been mentioned a thousand times before but I was wondering if anyone else has ever had this glitch. So you're on map screen and you put out some blocking tiles. You save and then open the mapping panel up again. You delete one of the blocking tiles and then when try to step over where your blocking tile was your admin panel crashes and everything that hasn't been sent is deleted. So, has anyone else ever experienced this problem?

Just wanted to say, my people are the smartest in Eclipse. So, BAMF! A random PTA meeting has brought the debate over school uniforms to your attention. The Debate "I think uniforms are great," says Al Dodinas, your Minister of Education during a cabinet meeting. "They instil a sense of community within our schools which lowers crime - and the pupils can go about their daily business without having to worry about being browbeaten by their classmates for not wearing the latest trainers. Majilova simply cannot do without them. If the children don't like them, then hard cheese." "Dude, your plan stinks," says Abraham Longbottom, leader of The Students Union. "Our clothing is part of who we are; it lets us express ourselves just by passing someone in the corridor. To say we must wear these inhibiting uniforms is an affront to our personal freedom! So back off with the uniforms, dude, students should be allowed to go to school dressed however they like. Or not dressed, if that's their style." Personally, I like the idea of uniforms at schools but I should probably go for #2\. Just cause.

Got it guys :) I'll begin work again in the morning. I am still learning, so thanks for those of you who offered critism, thanks. And I will redo it in the morning since you think it's to busy.

@Aaron, I'll add that later today :) @Jungle, Which texts would need shadows because most of them have shadows @Jaiden, I did use a tutorial :) That totally makes me a cheater ;D

Paint.net and some of it I did pixel by pixel if it looked weird.

So this is my (first) in game GUI for my WIP game, Secrets of Majilova (http://www.touchofdeathforums.com/smf/index.php/topic,73962.0.html). Please give constructive criticism, and please no flaming :) Pop-Up Screens >! Bank >! >! [](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/#ac9dffdff5df00c15f87031d00bebf7a.jpg) >! Shop >! >! [](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/#c6e762fcf0ecf19a4a20d3a2f5d03205.jpg) Trade >! >! [](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/#340be8d04a199307e09a5765280bde58.jpg) "Build-in Screens" (Inv, Quests, etc.) >! Inventory >! >! [](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/#4210c93cbc864b39a4ea5186d2fdc3e6.jpg) Options >! >! [](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/#46cb8aa8cc655fd1dc67708ef2424fbb.jpg) Pets (haven't decided if I'm using this or not) >! >! [](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/#4879b2ccbdbddc40f1650a113eae601e.jpg) Quests >! >! [](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/#af78913cbac76cc7cc83ae02354e446f.jpg) Skills >! >! [](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/#e12652a8297823f893b029574eba0011.jpg) Party >! >! [](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/#8a6edf3ff7e06e372e17a3b04a19ffb9.jpg) Character >! >! [](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/#98e13a71a35d0b7b2ccee4d5c3878859.jpg) Spell/Item Description >! >! [](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/#8176397ae98cd49a81999a5a9afa02ed.jpg) And without further ado, the main screen! (Yay!) >! [](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/#1ad4ad1cf951abcdbb949df07d8df6b6.JPG) These have not been implemented into the game yet because I'm still waiting to implement a few more features (quests, etc.). If you are curious about the "book" button, please read my WIP thread.

Ok, thanks Jaiden! Original post has been updated, honestly didn't know that they were default RMVX sprites.

@Draken I wish I could build a colosseum (PICK 3 MY LORD!) This weekend, a citizen's group calling itself Gun Owners of Majilova has petitioned Congress with a controversial bill making gun ownership compulsory. The Debate "This is a very important step to securing the rights and lives of our families and controlling the government," urges noted gun ownership proponent Miranda Rifkin. "Not only would it significantly decrease crime, but it would also effectively stop government tyranny in its tracks. Of course, this also means that every wacko and their cousin will have a gun, but don't worry, you'll have a gun to defend yourself from them, so it will all work out." "While the Gun Owners of Majilova have the safety and security of our people in mind, it would simply be impractical to enforce," comments Police Chief Al Gutenberg. "A better option would be to legalize, and encourage use of, concealed carry laws, which would allow responsible citizens to keep firearms with them at all times, on their person, to kill any wacko or their cousin who they think is threatening them." "Compulsory gun ownership?! Concealed carry?! Are these fools nuts?!" rants an enraged Million Mummy March activist. "We don't need any of these things! What we need is complete gun registration, so that the government can track down dangerous people, like those people who possess unregistered weapons." Oh dear lord, I totally want everyone to be able to carry concealed guns everywhere -.- Oh, and we can also tap your phone lines and we made a dam. Yay. And this is part of my countries description: Anti-government web sites are springing up, gambling addicts regularly lose their families' nest eggs at Native Majilovaite casinos, the right to free speech is being drastically curtailed, and religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else.

Anyway, my game uses some wolves, and after using the default grey one for a while I decided to do some recolors. You guys can feel free to use the recolors **_if_** you credit myself (Becky) and ~~Lucario377 (http://lucario377.deviantart.com/art/Animal-Sprite-sheet-189210791). She's the person who I got the sprites originally from. Now without further ado, here they are:~~ RMVX (for the original sprites, thanks Jaiden!) >!  >!  >!  >!  >! Original  Anyway, enjoy.

Anyone?