Ever want to make a parser-based interactive fiction game but didn't know how to get started? Of course you have.
Good news! I've created a small and very basic tutorial to creating IF in TADS 3.1.3 using the adv3lite library and Inform 7!
Figure out which system works for you!
I've been making some really great progress on my cyberpunk interactive fiction parser game lately.
I feel like my understanding of the themes and world and writing style I want to use is really starting to come together, and I'm close to finishing the games introductory chapter which will serve as a sort of preview for the game for anyone interested. I've been putting a simply immense amount of work into making sure every single location feels unique and textured and interesting and the night market for instance feels extremely active and alive. As well as giving NPCs a little bit of agency and meaningful dialogue.
I also just recently finalized the main cast and stuff as well which I'm pretty happy about, the themes and cast came together a lot more naturally once I decided that I wanted to deal heavily with queer experience and themes directly as well as more traditional cyberpunk ones.
The games now up on a public github repo if anyone's interested or wants to follow the development; although I don't imagine looking at a half finished parts or IF game is that interesting, I did kind of put a description of the themes and goals of the game in the readme.
A long-form, parser based interactive fiction work of cyberpunk literature about themes of bodily autonomy, self expression, and political tactics. - GitHub - alexispurslane/circuitboard-streets: A...
Okay, after my initial panic attack of maybe losing a year-long project to a technical block, I managed to fix it. I used a very dirty #javascript hack to be able to bodge in the HTML that was lost when Parchment interprets my game.
It's not an ideal situation, nor a pretty one, but it might just get me over the line.
The gist of it: https://gist.github.com/BrettWitty/36f821d76d60d00ab00276a08842de25
Cracked 5,000 lines of code in my #TADS3 #interactivefiction project. It's all progressing well... Just needs a lot more work to go!
I got to write some bonkers conversation today, which is always fun.
I'm looking for some basic alpha feedback on my #TADS3 #interactivefiction game Hand Me Down. If you're keen, DM on intfiction.org or here.
https://intfiction.org/t/seeking-alpha-testers-for-hand-me-down/61948
Game: Hand Me Down Concept: A game about creativity, family and the passage of time. Type: TADS 3 Parser, text-only, some puzzles Content warning: No sex, violence, or explicit language Alpha period: 28 April to 12 May 2023 Tester Investment: Maybe an hour total to play around and provide some feedback Feedback wanted: Writing style and impact, player orientation, general game/puzzle feel/fairness, world structure Feedback not required: Proof-editing, bug-finding, or spotting places that ...
I'm looking for some basic alpha feedback on my #TADS3 #interactivefiction game Hand Me Down. If you're keen, DM on intfiction.org or here.
https://intfiction.org/t/seeking-alpha-testers-for-hand-me-down/61948
Game: Hand Me Down Concept: A game about creativity, family and the passage of time. Type: TADS 3 Parser, text-only, some puzzles Content warning: No sex, violence, or explicit language Alpha period: 28 April to 12 May 2023 Tester Investment: Maybe an hour total to play around and provide some feedback Feedback wanted: Writing style and impact, player orientation, general game/puzzle feel/fairness, world structure Feedback not required: Proof-editing, bug-finding, or spotting places that ...
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