GameScroll* is a piece of freeware I found recently that allows you to do just that. It comes with its own documentation (unzip, look in 'doc' folder) which includes a tutorial of how to use its markup, including simply-named tags like <page>, <text>, <choice>, etc.
*The link given is not the author's (Mark Damon Hughes) original source page; however, when I tried to look for it recently, the site was down, so WareSeeker will have to do for now.
In order to write games, you'll need a programmer's text editor (one suggested is jEdit, which is also free) that can read XMLs - the game files are in the extension format ".XML.GS". Once you have these, writing IFs is simple.
I haven't had enough time with it myself to write anything, but I can tell you the language is simple, so long as you read the documentation, and so is using the application itself to play the IFs you write.
Enjoy/Discuss. I've seen other IF-ware out there; if any of you use them, tell me how GS compares.
I'd be interested in trying this out if I could get the download to work. The only IF development program I've used is Inform7 which is... pretty robust, but at the same time figuring out how to do seemingly simple stuff involves slogging through a ton of documentation. Or thinking like a programmer, which is something I am not!
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I've already written more than 100 pages worth of interactive text adventures on real paper in the past, so I'm really interested in this. I've searched the internet for over half an hour now and couldn't find any other download source than the publisher's website, though - which does no longer exist. It would be a shame if such a seemingly awesome tool would go to waste. Do you happen to know any other download source?
You haven't tried it yourself, I guess? The "external mirror" listed as the only download source on WareSeeker actually links to markdamonhughes' website - which does, as previously stated, no longer exist.
Don't ask how I came upon a copy of this. Just thank me with sexual favours.
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Ever want to write one yourself?
GameScroll* is a piece of freeware I found recently that allows you to do just that. It comes with its own documentation (unzip, look in 'doc' folder) which includes a tutorial of how to use its markup, including simply-named tags like <page>, <text>, <choice>, etc.
*The link given is not the author's (Mark Damon Hughes) original source page; however, when I tried to look for it recently, the site was down, so WareSeeker will have to do for now.
In order to write games, you'll need a programmer's text editor (one suggested is jEdit, which is also free) that can read XMLs - the game files are in the extension format ".XML.GS". Once you have these, writing IFs is simple.
I haven't had enough time with it myself to write anything, but I can tell you the language is simple, so long as you read the documentation, and so is using the application itself to play the IFs you write.
Enjoy/Discuss. I've seen other IF-ware out there; if any of you use them, tell me how GS compares.
I don't know if I'll use it though, I've got other stuff to do.
yes...
It's posted in the OP
You haven't tried it yourself, I guess? The "external mirror" listed as the only download source on WareSeeker actually links to markdamonhughes' website - which does, as previously stated, no longer exist.
Don't ask how I came upon a copy of this. Just thank me with sexual favours.
If there was any kind of reputation system on this forum, I can assure you that you would just have earned some. May you take these 20 internets instead *points at the stack of internets in his hand*, I hope they serve you well on your journey. Thanks!