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DecafSilicon · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:45 pm Post subject:

The waitress isn't that lovely in branch 1.

When we later examine this comic's length, how are we going to count the panels? Can we double them up like Scrabble?

Nathan Phillips · Guest

Is the engine that's being used proprietary software? Is it expensive? I'm quite interested in trying this.

Fett101 · Regular Poster Joined: 28 Apr 2002 Posts: 31 Location: TN

Here's a thread about the availability of The Tarquin Engine
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Nathan Phillips · Guest

The Tarquin Engine seems to give comics a better interface for the non-linear format. This brings webcomics closer to role playing games, which is awesome for geeks like me. I have several stories that would likely be well suited to such a medium.

marvelouspatric · Guest

yeah, this totally feels like CYOC with better technology, and hopefully no bad reader suggestions. (ie, mine.) then again, i really miss CYOC, mainly because it totally had a community feel about it.
i really like this engine. makes wish i knew and had flash so i could do a comic with it. altho, i haven't done infinite canvas style comics in a year. but, i reckon given it's ease of use, it really wouldn't have to be infinite. and now i ramble.
anyway, nice work scott.
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William G · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 12:58 am Post subject:

I'm praying that Carl shows up at some point.
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Bumblejumper · Regular Poster Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 21

Scott has changed the direction of the bottom branch to be diagonal rather then straight down--I wonder why? I hope it's not because of the comparison between this and "Choose Your Own Carl" . . .

Jeff R · Guest

"Marcel" is an anargram of "Me, Carl"

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Rip Tanion · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 5:08 pm Post subject:

Mimi in "Choose Your Own Blend of Java?"
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DecafSilicon · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 9:09 pm Post subject:

Caramel macchiato with foam and cinnamon, please.

Jerome Boulbes · Forum Member Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 4

I believe the close-up on the panels is too close. It would be better I think to be able to see 4-5 panels at once. Or to have an intermediate level of zoom.

but appart from that, this an interesting way of looking at a comic.

Bumblejumper · Regular Poster Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 21

John Stephens · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 11:32 pm Post subject:

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gareis · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:42 am Post subject:

'"Switching over to the PNG format has given me about a 4K reduction in size per panel." says Christopher B. Wright in An Open Letter to All Web Cartooonists.'

That's odd--I can't remember saying that or writing an Open Letter to All Web Cartoonists, especially since I'm not one myself.

Ben Sutter · Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 9:48 am Post subject:

I really can't wait to see how large this thing is going to be. I notice that the loading screen is the same as Merlin's, so I wonder if he just took the file for, say, Externiality, and added in his own panels. They appear to be the same size?

Which I think is fine. It's like using your friend's piece of paper.[/i]
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Connor Moran · Frequent Poster Joined: 01 Jan 2004 Posts: 65

It looks like the two branches have turned back to being perpendicular to the original strain and the original strain is now larger than the others, which I belive is new. It looks like this engine facilitates Scott making a lot more changes in the way the work is put together as he goes along. It will be interesting to watch as he continues.

Scott McCloud · The one and only Joined: 23 May 2001 Posts: 299

At this early stage, The Tarquin Engine is basically a template in Flash that I can make changes to. So yes, I just used Merlin's loading bit and screen size by leaving it alone.

I even swiped his html to an extent because I was having trouble getting the table around the .swf file to render correctly (there was a black band at the bottom in IE on the Mac). Hence the plain color links too.

Using the engine is easy. I can make changes like the aforementioned diagonal-to-straight panel changes on the fly pretty quickly.

Rip Tanion · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 2:04 pm Post subject:

"Give it up" is right. This waitress is a real yenta calabenta; buttin' her nose into other people's relationships. Part of me hopes she ends up like Carl...six feet under.

Mimi shouldn't leave a tip.
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Bumblejumper · Regular Poster Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 21

Why did it never occur to any of us that "last" could mean "previous" rather than "final?"

Duh.

Greg Stephens · Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 3:39 pm Post subject:

Not to say "I told you so," but... I mentioned that "previous coffee" might be one interpretation of "last coffee". I bet Scott comes up with a few more possible permutations.
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