George BungeJust finished part iv of zombie exodus. A new ZE part being released is always bittersweet for me. It's great to get some new content, but the time between releases is way too long. Part 1 was released in late 2016. Part 2 was released in 2018, part 3 in 2022 and part 4 in Feb 2026. How long until part 5? I always find myself restarting the game at that point, since even with my saves from a previous part I tend to forget what happend. #Zombieexodus #choiceofgames #hostedgames
I posted a thing to the #ChoiceOfGames forum to report some low-hanging fruit issues affecting screen reader users https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/accessibility-issues-in-the-choicescript-game-ui-for-screen-reader-users/174983 #a11y
Accessibility issues in the ChoiceScript game UI for screen reader users
Hello everyone, I’ve been messing around with Choice Script for a toy project, and I’ve run into a few accessibility issues. For context, I’m blind, and I primarily use Windows with the free NVDA screen reader, though I also use an iPhone. All tests were performed with the latest version of Firefox. Here are the two major issues I’ve found: For *input_text and *input_number fields, NVDA announces them as “edit.” While the label is visually present (e.g., “name”), there is no <label> element ...
Amy GriswoldAnd we're launched! Quest into mysterious underground caverns to learn magical secrets, draw strength from friends and family, secure alliances that can save your home, and carry on the heroic legacy of Stronghold!
I'm excited about the release of my next interactive fiction game from Choice of Games -- Stronghold: Caverns of Sorcery, coming January 30! Out today, my author interview, in which I talk about sequels, genre, and dragons:
https://www.choiceofgames.com/2025/01/author-interview-amy-griswold-stronghold-caverns-of-sorcery/
Today's edits: implementing the ability to load saves from Stronghold: A Hero's Fate into Stronghold: Caverns of Sorcery.
Today's unfortunate discovery: The town's leader in game 2 should be the heir (child, nephew, or protege) of the original player character in game 1. But it's technically possible to get your last possible heir killed. So now the game includes a character who exists purely to be leader if everyone else has kicked the bucket. Yay?
I am always amused in beta by the difference between bugs that really alarm playtesters, and bugs that are actually a pain in the ass to fix.
"This whole section is confusing, I can't tell whether I'm in location A or location B, it's seriously messed up!" = One number in the code is wrong.
"Just a little typo here, this line trails off in the middle, but no worries!" = Six months ago I forgot to write a bunch of text. Wonder what it was supposed to be?
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God I hate #Twine so much
Whoever wrote the save system should be ashamed of themselves, it's ridiculously easy to undo a ton of progress by accidentally loading when you were trying to save over that slot. If it has to work in such a stupid way, not even a confirmation???
And god forbid we be able to use the keyboard, wouldn't want to do anything accessible for disabled players!! Guess I should just put myself in pain to play your game! #if #choiceofgames #interactivefiction #accessibility
Now for the traditional stage of editing a #choiceofgames game, in which I try to stop various characters who should be dead from persistently and inappropriately rising from the grave.
(No, if he is dead, he can't be undressing you, it's not that kind of game.)
MeowcateQuand je joue aux jeux #VampireTheMasquerade sur #ChoiceOfGames :
1. Night Road 😻
2. Out for Blood 😽
3. Parliament of Knifes 😸
4. Sins of the Sires 🙀
JoeyI've been swimming in beta-test reports for Lies Under Ice.
Here's some recent changelog highlights:
- No mandatory kiwi consumption
- More biowarfare
- No longer held to wrong campaign promises
- Deporting a partner now grounds for breaking up
- Robot bee stinger controversy settled
Lies Under Ice is an interactive science fiction novel about living under the ice of Europa. It's due out next month on Steam, mobile phones, web browsers, and can even be wishlisted: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593390/Lies_Under_Ice/
#sci-fi, #interactivefiction, #choiceofgames, #europa
