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• The Standard Library
  ...T 5 standard library is stored in a module file called StandardLibrary.amf which is usually located at C:\Program Files\Common Files\ADRIFT\Libraries\ ...create a new general task for the same command with a higher priority and which prevents the original task from running.
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• Character Functions
  ...integer property of the character, or to obtain a list of objects that the character is wearing or carrying. == Selecting the Character ==
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• Verbs and commands
  ...commands consist of a verb (action) followed by one or two nouns (objects) which are used to perform the action with, however a few allow just the noun to b ...enters a command they are replaced by the name of an actual item (object, character etc) in the game.
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• Characters
  When you create a new character, or edit an existing one, you will see this window: ...same location, and is entered by the player when they want to refer to the character.
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• Object is a supporter
  ...t is set for any object that another object (or a character) can be placed on top of. If an object has this property, then the player character can put objects on top of it or take them off using any of the following commands:
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• Boolean functions
  ...group]] then the function will filter the group so that only those members which have that property selected will remain. ...hen this object is a flat surface such as a table, chair or bed, on top of which other objects may be placed.
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• Getting Started
  There are 4 main areas on the screen, toolbars & menus at the top, a hierarchical list of [[Folders]] This represents the [[The Player Character|player character]] in the game.
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• General Functions
  It is also possible to create your own general functions, which are called [[User functions]]. ...usly used to access item properties now have equivalent [[Item functions]] which are easier to use and offer extra functionality.
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• Adding Characters
  ...robots. Anything which can move or perform actions on its own is usually a character. The main differences between a character and an object in ADRIFT are:
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• Objects
  ...types; dynamic objects, that can be picked up and moved about, and static, which cannot. If you have several similar objects that are each owned by a particular character, you could use the characters name as the article, eg. "belinda's mobile ph
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• Text Boxes
  ...ed to append extra text, or completely change the displayed message, based on [[Restrictions]]. ...olor% variable may contain the word "orange" which is not capitalised, and which you may be using elsewhere where it should not be capitalised.
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• Folders
  On the left side of the ADRIFT developer window is the folder list display pan The "Standard Library" folder contains 12 sub-folders which contain all of the built-in commands and functions that you can use in your
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• Conversations with other characters
  This tutorial describes how to use conversation tree's to give a character the ability to converse with the player in a natural way, responding in a s ...gram Files\Common Files\ADRIFT\Samples\Conversation.taf (or the equivalent on your operating system) by the ADRIFT installer.
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• Group Functions
  The group functions operate on several item keys at once. * A [[Groups/Classes|group]] (Which come in three types: Object groups, Character groups and Location goups)
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• "How do I...?"
  ** Depending on your settings this restriction may be copied to the second location. If not Now we just need to make sure that anything placed on (or in) the lift is out of reach when its raised.
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• List of Item functions
  [[AtLocation]] - Which single location contains this static object. [[AtLocationGroup]] - Which location group contains this static object.
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• CYOA using locations
  ...tion. For example if you were to click on "North" to open the first entry (which corresponds to movement towards the top of the map) then you will see the w ...orms a nice orderly flowchart, and because I never use more than 5 options on any menu, I usually change South to 1, SouthEast to 2, SouthWest to 3, East
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• %character%.CharOnWho function
  ...lder or a man riding a horse) then this function will give the key of that character. This function can only be used where the character is known to be on another, or by using the following restriction in a task or alternate descr
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• CYOA using tasks
  ...in the interactive book, and using a variable with restrictions to control which tasks are valid at each point in the story. ...need to disable it by creating a general task for the wildcard command [*] which has a priority higher than any of the standard library tasks but lower than
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• Refreshing the screen display when entering a location
  ...ault screen display is set so that the screen will scroll up as the Player Character (PC) moves around. However, some players prefer that the location text shou ...d Examine" folder within the Standard Library folder in the Folders window on the left of the screen, as below.
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• Tasks
  [[The command parser|The ADRIFT command parser]] decides which task to run by matching what the player types with the commands defined in ...isplays the text in its main [[text box]], and it performs the [[actions]] on its actions page.
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• Actions
  ...ers#Conversation|character conversation topic]] contains a list of actions which are performed in order when a task is executed and passes all of its restri ...Add" button opens the action editing window (below), creating a new action which is added to the end of the list.
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• Character Name substitution
  ...r is assumed to be that character. If it is called from anywhere else, the character is assumed to be the player. A second parameter is the type of pronoun that ...them by name until you had been introduced in some way. So if we create a character with Proper Name "Hamish", and give him a descriptor "a" "short stocky" "ma
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• Clothing Slots
  ...create clothing "slots", which are specific locations on the body, each of which can wear only one item of clothing at a time. == The Worn-On Property ==
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• Locations
  ...st and selecting '''Add Location''' or '''Add New > Location''', depending on the list. ...on the map, and at the bottom of the screen when playing the game, to show which location you are currently at.
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• General item functions
  These are general functions which duplicate the functionality of some of the [[Item functions]]. ...or "myself", but only if they are unaltered in the descriptor field of the character with the blue icon named "Player".
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• %character%.CharacterAtLocation function
  ..., which is the [[key]] of the [[Locations|location]] at which the selected character is currently located. ...ction will not work if the character is on or inside an object, on another character, or is hidden.
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• The command parser
  ...ell the parser to try to match the players input to the name of an object, character or location. ...allows the player to only enter part of an objects name, or to refer to a character either by their name or their description.
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• General tasks
  ...(more on these later) because that is the most common task type, so click on the General button to change the task type. This should bring up a screen More often than not, you might want to refer to an object or character in your task. So you might want to create a command such as:
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• Properties
  ...owever there is a separate copy of each property inside each item (object, character and location) that each stores its own value. * [[Character property type|Character]] – the property value must be a character
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• Character (property type)
  | style="color: #ffffff; background-color: #000000;" | ---- Character ...s|character]], but on the property sheet you choose the proper name of the character from a drop-down list.
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• %character%.CharOnWhat function
  ...acter is currently on top of a supporter object (sitting on a chair, lying on a bed etc.) then this function will give the key of that object. This function can only be used where the character is known to be on a supporter object, or by using the following restriction in a task or alte
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• %character%.Location function
  ...on returns the [[key]] of the [[Locations|location]] at which the selected character is currently located. ...on top of an object or another character, however it will not work if the character is "Hidden".
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• How tasks work
  ...h the command lines specified in all of the general tasks, looking for one which matches the players input. If the matching command contains references (%object%,%character%,%location% etc.) then a search is made through the items in the game to se
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• Object Functions
  ...o obtain a list of objects or characters that are inside of a container or on top of a supporter object. ..."Character3.CharInsideWhat.Name" will print the name of the object inside which Character3 is currently located.
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• Is this character known to the player
  This property should be set for any character that the player's character would be expected to know, or can be set during the game if the player disc == This property changes the description of the character ==
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• Specific tasks
  To create a new task, click on the Task button at the top of the screen, or right-click in a folder and se .... This is a 'sample' command that could be typed. In fact, as we discuss on the [[General tasks]] page, the "drop" task has been defined with several d
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• Object is wearable
  ...property should be set for any item of clothing or jewelry that the player character can wear, such as shirts, ties, shoes, hats, rings, necklaces and armour. If an object has this property, then the player character can put it on or take it off using any of the following commands:
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• Saabie's Advanced add-ons
  ...d-on functionality that covers a wide range of different features, each of which is stored in its own folder under the "Saabie Libraries\Additions to Standa ...haracter or item properties to signify that they are not set to any actual character.
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• Item functions
  ...e current value of one of the [[properties]] of a particular [[object]], [[character]] or [[location]]. The item function syntax uses a dot character ("." the Full-Stop or decimal point) between an item [[key]] and one or mor
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• Connecting locations using the Map
  ...ube.com/watch?v=F3rite9QHSA Watch a video demonstration of the ADRIFT map (on youtube)]. If you double-click anywhere on the map then a new location will be created:
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• Restrictions
  [[Characters]] can have restrictions on conversation topics ...irections|directions]] page of a location, or by pressing the 'Add' button on a [[restrictions list]].
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• Events
  Clicking on the Event button on the ribbon toolbar brings up the following window: ...en the event runs. This works in a similar way to a [[Characters#Movement|Character Walk Control]].
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• Creating Libraries and Modules
  ...File (.AMF extension) that you can use in all of your own games or publish on the ADRIFT web site for other people to use. A Library is just a module which is automatically imported whenever you begin a new game, and is automatical
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• ADRIFT Game Development Tips
  and click on [[File:TickBoxSimpleMode.jpg]] to remove the tick. ...d actions to using the command in the game, as well as define restrictions on when the command is not valid, and the responses to give in those circumsta
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• Options
  Press the [[File:RibbonButtonOptions.jpg]] button on the main toolbar ribbon to open the game options dialog: * Player Perspective - Controls how the runner will refer to the player character.
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• %character%.Parent function
  ...key of the object, location or character that this character is inside or on top of. ...hich object?", "On which object?" or "On which character?" property of the character is displayed in the property list.
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• %character%.CharacterLocation function
  ...ch will be one of "Hidden", "At Location", "On Object", "In Object" or "On Character". ...ngs for this state-list property. Selecting one of these states determines which location type will be returned by the CharacterLocation function.
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• Object weight
  ...uch weight the player is able to carry with them, and force them to choose which objects they keep. If the player uses the "get %object%" command on an object that does not have this selected, or who have not reached their w
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• Object size
  ...uch volume the player is able to carry with them, and force them to choose which objects they keep. If the player uses the "get %object%" command on an object that does not have this selected, or who have not reached their s
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• %character%.CharacterProperName function
  ...e "Proper Name" field at the top of the description page for the indicated character. For the following character it will return "John Smith".
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• %character%.ProperName function
  ...e "Proper Name" field at the top of the description page for the indicated character. For the following character it will return "John Smith".
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• Executing sub-tasks
  ...actions to run sub-tasks that contain extra restrictions, and can operate on the result of an item function instead of the original item references. ...ayers current score and then uses a series of alternate descriptions based on that score to name the level that they have reached.
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• %character%.Known function
  A character is "Known" to the player if its "Is this character known to the player" property has been set. ...e it will return the [[%character%.Descriptor function|descriptor]] of the character.
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• Settings
  This will open the [[Settings]] dialog box, which currently contains two pages, one for general settings and one for listing ...item. You only need this if you are making extensive use of [[functions]] which require keys as parameters.
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• %object%.HeldByWho function
  ...rrently being held by a character, this function will give the key of that character. This function can only be used where the object is known to be held by a character, or by using the following restriction in a task or alternate description t
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• Object (property type)
  | ---- [[Character property type|Character]] ...et to "On Object", then the "On which object?" property becomes available, which is an object property.
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• %character%.ShowEnterExit function
  ...d to filter a group of characters so that only those that have their "Show character entering/exiting the location" property set will remain. ...n" and "Description when enters the location" properties will be available on the property sheet.
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• %object%.PartOfWho function
  ...er (ears, nose, feet, mouth etc.), this function will give the key of that character. This function can only be used where the object is known to be part of a character, or by using the following restriction in a task or alternate description t
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• %object%.WornByWho function
  ...ject is being worn by a character, this function will give the key of that character. ...function can only be used where the object is known to be being worn by a character, or by using the following restriction in a task or alternate description t
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• Adding a new command
  ...nd that will produce the message "Sorry, i didn't understand that command" which does not look very professional. ...the task, put in the appropriate command, and write the message to display on completion.
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• %character%.Descriptor function
  ...ined article-adjective-noun fields on the description page of the selected character. For the following character it will return "A tall man".
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• Locked Doors
  ...and obtained the key from where it was hidden, or were given it by another character as a reward for completing a quest. Open the "Groups" folder, right-click on it and select "Add Group" to open the New Group dialog.
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• Alternate Descriptions
  ...ons allow you to add to or change the description of a location, object or character, or alter the text that is displayed by a task or restriction failure. You can right-click on an alternate description tab to change its name or delete it.
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• Selection only (property type)
  | ---- [[Character property type|Character]] ...properties are selection only, here is the "Known" property of a character which has been selected:
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• Location (property type)
  | ---- [[Character property type|Character]] ...o "At Location", then the "At which location?" property becomes available, which is a location property.
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• Groups/Classes
  There are 3 types of group in ADRIFT, Location groups, Object groups and Character groups. ...cteristics, For example outdoor or indoor locations, or all dark locations which need a portable light source to be able to see anything.
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• Text (property type)
  | ---- [[Character property type|Character]] A "Text" property type has a [[Text_Boxes|text box]] in which you can enter multiple lines of text when the property is selected.
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• Key
  ...y [[locations|location]], [[Objects|object]], [[Tasks|task]], [[Characters|character]], [[Events|event]], [[Variables|variable]], [[Groups/Classes|group]], [[Pr A key is just a name that can consist of letters, numbers, and the underline character "_", but it cannot contain any spaces.
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• Location group (property type)
  | ---- [[Character property type|Character]] ...n ADRIFT, and consists of a list of all of the locations in the game, from which the members of the group are selected by ticking the box next to them.
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• User functions
  These are functions which you create yourself. ...the function call, and these can be any combination of object references, character references, location references, numbers or text.
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• State (property type)
  | ---- [[Character property type|Character]] ...e" property type has two or more options that you can choose from, each of which is a single word.
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• Noun
  Both [[objects]] and [[characters]] have a noun field on their description page. The noun field will normally contain a single word which describes what type of object the object is, such as a door, bed, chair, ta
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• Climbing a Tree
  First create a "Front Yard" location in which you describe a large climbable tree. On the directions tab select "Front Yard" as the destination for the "Down" di
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• %object%.InLocation function
  This function returns the [[key]] of the [[Locations|location]] at which the selected dynamic object is currenly located. ...objects, or if the object is in or on another object, is held or worn by a character, or if it is hidden.
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• Location Functions
  ...g "Character3.AtWhichLocation.Name" will print the name of the location at which Character3 is currently located. Scroll down to the wanted property and click on it to insert the property key into the function.
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• %object%.Name function
  ...ed contents of the "Article", "Prefix/Adjective" and "Name/Noun(s)" fields on the description page of an object. If the Name/Noun(s) field contains multiple entries on different lines, then this function will use the one at the top of the list
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• %object%.DynamicLocation function
  ...eld by Character", "Worn by Character", "In Location", "Inside Object" or "On Object". ...ngs for this state-list property. Selecting one of these states determines which location type will be returned by the DynamicLocation function.
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• %object%.AtLocationGroup function
  This function returns the [[key]] of the [[Groups/Classes|location group]] in which the selected static object is located. ...ill not work for dynamic objects, or if the object is part of an object or character, in a single location, or if it is hidden.
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• %object%.AtLocation function
  This function returns the [[key]] of the [[Locations|location]] at which the selected static object is located. ...ill not work for dynamic objects, or if the object is part of an object or character, or if it is hidden.
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• Drawers and Cupboards
  ...ing started" tutorial you created objects that you could put other objects on top of, but ADRIFT also allows you to put objects INSIDE of other objects, ...e the object a container, just select the "Object is a container" property on the properties page:
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• Value (property type)
  | ---- [[Character property type|Character]] ...ith more than two options. In this case a drop-down list is displayed from which you can select the wanted option.
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• Adjective
  ...out the name of the object or the short description ([[descriptor]]) of a character. [[Category:Character properties]]
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