Runner Menus and Toolbars
What it is
The Runner is a essential part of the ADRIFT 5 Suite, because it's in the Runner that you can test your games and the players use it to run your game. So, let us explain a bit about it.
The File Menu And Main Toolbar
The file menu host all of the Runner's main options, the options you'll use the most. Open Adventure or Yellow Folder: Prompts you to select a .TAF file(adventure) to open and play in the Runner.
Open Game or Blue Folder: The Open Game option allows you to open a previously saved game and continue the adventure from where you left off.
Restart Game: Restarts the Adventure game being played at the moment, means that you start from the beginning.
Save Game or Floppy disk: Used with Open Game, the Save Game option basically saves your progress up to the point where the option is activated(clicked). It asks you for a name for the save file, type the name then click Save.
Save Game As: If you saved the game previously and want to make a backup of your save, use this option. Type the name and click Save.
Start Transcript: Records and exports the text in the game to a .TXT file.
Recent Adventures: Point here and a submenu will open showing all your recently played adventures. Click on one to load and run it.
Exit: Closes the Runner application(obviously).