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A fictional story in which the player becomes one of the characters in the story and controls their actions, changing the way that the story progresses. They are also called "adventure games" and are largely text based, although graphics and sound are often used.  
 
A fictional story in which the player becomes one of the characters in the story and controls their actions, changing the way that the story progresses. They are also called "adventure games" and are largely text based, although graphics and sound are often used.  
 
Interaction can be limited to examining objects, talking to characters (often called NPC - non player character) with the story. In some games you can be involved in fighting, though not normally to the extent of a role-playing game.
 
Interaction can be limited to examining objects, talking to characters (often called NPC - non player character) with the story. In some games you can be involved in fighting, though not normally to the extent of a role-playing game.
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=== What other systems are available for writing I.F.? ===
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INFORM, TADS, HUGO, and ALAN
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=== Why should I use ADRIFT? ===
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Most of the other systems for writing I.F. are very similar to programming languages, and hence need to be learned before you can start writing I.F.
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ADRIFT has a graphical user interface (GUI) which allows you to create adventures quickly and easily by filling in text boxes, selecting checkboxes, and choosing items from drop down lists.
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It is unique in that no programming is required, yet it is very powerful allowing the creation of complex adventures.
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ADRIFT is very simple to understand and learn.
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=== Adrift 5.0 is currently in Beta. What does that mean? ===
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Some of the more advanced features have not been finished yet or may not work as expected.
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The current version can however be used to create complex adventures
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=== How much will it cost me? ===
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Adrift 5.0 is completely free.
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If you do want to contribute to further development you can make a donation using paypal on the [http://www.adrift.co/cgi/adrift.cgi Adrift web site]

Revision as of 06:54, 16 December 2011

What is ADRIFT?

ADRIFT stands for "Adventure Developer and Runner - Interactive Fiction Toolkit". It is a Microsoft Windows based system for creating and playing interactive fiction. The system was created and is still supported by Campbell Wild. There are two programmes, developer and runner. The runner (current version run500.exe) is used to play Adrift games, and will work with most games written with Adrift 3.9 and 4 as well as version 5. The developer (current version dev500.exe) is used to create new Adrift 5 games, and can also convert most older version games to version 5.

What is interactive fiction?

A fictional story in which the player becomes one of the characters in the story and controls their actions, changing the way that the story progresses. They are also called "adventure games" and are largely text based, although graphics and sound are often used. Interaction can be limited to examining objects, talking to characters (often called NPC - non player character) with the story. In some games you can be involved in fighting, though not normally to the extent of a role-playing game.

What other systems are available for writing I.F.?

INFORM, TADS, HUGO, and ALAN

Why should I use ADRIFT?

Most of the other systems for writing I.F. are very similar to programming languages, and hence need to be learned before you can start writing I.F. ADRIFT has a graphical user interface (GUI) which allows you to create adventures quickly and easily by filling in text boxes, selecting checkboxes, and choosing items from drop down lists. It is unique in that no programming is required, yet it is very powerful allowing the creation of complex adventures. ADRIFT is very simple to understand and learn.

Adrift 5.0 is currently in Beta. What does that mean?

Some of the more advanced features have not been finished yet or may not work as expected. The current version can however be used to create complex adventures

How much will it cost me?

Adrift 5.0 is completely free. If you do want to contribute to further development you can make a donation using paypal on the Adrift web site