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'''ADRIFT''' is an acronym for '''A'''dventure '''D'''evelopment & '''R'''unner - '''I'''nteractive '''F'''iction '''T'''oolkit

It is a tool for writing Interactive Fiction and Text Adventure Games that are controlled by entering commands as text, and which primarily describe what is happening though prose (Although pictures and sound effects can also be added).

The wiki is divided into 3 main sections: a user guide to give you a quick introduction to how to start playing or writing interactive fiction, tutorials to show you how to add specific features to your game, and a reference manual that explains each part of ADRIFT in detail.

== User Guide ==
* [[Overview]]
* [[Comparison of ADRIFT 5 to ADRIFT 4]]
* [[General Setup]]
* [[Running games]]
* [[ADRIFT 5 fundamentals]]
* [[Getting Started]] - Writing your first game
* [[The command parser]]
* [[Verbs and commands]]
* [[FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions]]
* [[ADRIFT Game Development Tips]]

== Tutorials ==
=== Introductory Tutorials ===
* [[Connecting locations using the Map]]
* [[Locked Doors]]
* [[Drawers and Cupboards]]
* [[Adding Characters]]
* [[Keeping Score]]

=== Intermediate Tutorials ===
* [["How do I...?"]] - A collection of short tutorials
* [[Adding a new command]]
* [[Chopping through a locked door with an axe]]
* [[Climbing a Tree]]
* [[Refreshing the screen display when entering a location]]
* [[Character Walks]]
* [[Conversations with other characters]]
* [[Using an event to delay a poisons effect]]
* [[A lock with TWO keys]]
* [[Clothing Slots]] - Preventing the player from wearing two hats at the same time
* [[Multiple Page Maps]]
* [[Demo Games]]

=== Advanced Tutorials ===
* [[Choose Your Own Adventure]]
* [[Creating Libraries and Modules]]
* [[Separate Inventories for files, keys and supplies]]
* [[Pickable Locks, or how to unlock doors without the right key]]

== ADRIFT Reference ==
=== The Main Items ===
Items are the building blocks of an ADRIFT adventure.  There are twelve types of item in ADRIFT.  

The 5 items available in [[simple mode]] are:
* [[Locations]]
* [[Objects]]
* [[Tasks]] ([[Specific tasks|Specific]], [[General tasks|General]], [[System tasks|System]], [[Executing sub-tasks|Sub-tasks]], [[How tasks work]])
* [[Characters]] ([[The Player Character]])
* [[Events]]
The other 7 items, available if [[simple mode]] is turned off:
* [[Variables]]
* [[Groups/Classes]]
* [[Properties]]  (Types: [[Character property type|Character,]] [[Integer property type|Integer,]] [[Location group property type|Location group,]] [[Location property type|Location,]] [[Object property type|Object,]] [[Selection only property type|Selection,]] [[State property type|State,]] [[Value property type|Value,]] [[Text property type|Text]])
* [[Text Overrides]]
* [[Hints]]
* [[Synonym|Synonyms]]
* [[User functions]]

=== User Interface ===
* [[Simple mode]]
* [[Menus]]
* [[Folders]]
** [[The Standard Library]]
* [[Text Boxes]]
** [[Alternate Descriptions]]
** [[Syntax Highlighting]]
* [[Map|The Map]]
* [[Shortcuts|Keyboard Shortcuts]]

=== Dialogs ===
* [[Introduction & End of Game]]
* [[Restrictions]]
* [[restrictions list]]
* [[Actions]]
* [[Settings]]
** [[Forms theme]]
** Available [[Libraries and modules]]
* [[Options]]
** [[IFID]]

=== The Runner ===
* [[Runner Menus and Toolbars]]
** [[Macros]]
* [[Using the Debugger]]

=== Importing & Exporting ===
* [[Modules]]
* [[iFiction Record]]
* [[Windows Executables]]

=== Functions and Expressions ===
* [[Key|Keys]]
* [[Functions]]
** [[Item functions]]:
*** [[Character Functions]]
*** [[Object Functions]]
*** [[Location Functions]]
*** [[Event Functions]]
*** [[Group Functions]]
*** [[List of Item functions]]
** [[General Functions]]
*** [[General item functions]]
** [[Expressions|Expressions and Expression functions]]