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by auraes
Fri Mar 12, 2021 4:45 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: The Dark Tower by Jack A. Lockerby
Replies: 13
Views: 2682

Re: The Dark Tower by Jack A. Lockerby

I can't see your images. Knowing that the message displayed when wearing the specs is "They depict a black sack.", what could I put in place of the empty message for my zQuill version? ZX Spectrum version: RESPONSE: READ RUNES: AT 7 EQ 70 255 WORN 53 MESSAGE 76 PLUS 30 4 LET 70 200 DONE; READ RUNES:...
by auraes
Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:58 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: The Dark Tower by Jack A. Lockerby
Replies: 13
Views: 2682

Re: The Dark Tower by Jack A. Lockerby

Ah, I wonder if that is a missing font issue... I wouldn't be surprised if the message was in UDGs/a different font. I don't think so, Unquill displays the character tables in the decompiled file otherwise. They've usually been messed around with by a "cracker", who won't have test what effect they...
by auraes
Thu Mar 04, 2021 3:09 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: The Dark Tower by Jack A. Lockerby
Replies: 13
Views: 2682

Re: The Dark Tower by Jack A. Lockerby

Quill performs a little differently than PAW, in that you don't generally necessarily have include a PRESENT check before a GET because it fails or succeeds in a slightly different manner. I don't think this is the case if you have two identical objects. There is an example in Quill's documentation...
by auraes
Thu Mar 04, 2021 3:05 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: The Dark Tower by Jack A. Lockerby
Replies: 13
Views: 2682

Re: The Dark Tower by Jack A. Lockerby

This is due to an error in Dorothy Millard's solution: in the place ROSE BUSHES, you should WEAR SPECS which allows to exchange the two objects. There may be a problem in the game with EXAMINE and READ. When you EXAMINE the runes without the right specs it says: "You can't make out what they say!", ...
by auraes
Thu Mar 04, 2021 2:37 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: The Dark Tower by Jack A. Lockerby
Replies: 13
Views: 2682

Re: The Dark Tower by Jack A. Lockerby

In fact the exchange between the two objects is done in the status table :

Code: Select all

*    *     Conditions:
   AT       13 
   WORN     52 
   Actions:
   SWAP     52   53 
   MESSAGE 153 
   PLUS     30    2 
I will have to investigate a little more before asking for help...
by auraes
Thu Mar 04, 2021 2:09 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: The Dark Tower by Jack A. Lockerby
Replies: 13
Views: 2682

The Dark Tower by Jack A. Lockerby

There seems to be a problem with the Quill version for c64 found at gb64.com. I need a pair of rose-coloured specs to read the runes, but I can't take them due to a problem in the code: Object 52: A pair of specs. Object 53: A pair of rose-coloured specs. GET SPEC Conditions: Actions: GET 52 OK GET ...
by auraes
Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:25 pm
Forum: The modern era
Topic: TAB - Windows IF/Text Adventure Maker
Replies: 79
Views: 313310

Re: TAB - Windows IF/Text Adventure Maker

I'll have to find time to do a little something with your software. That sounds very nice. I guess it's not afraid of accented characters for typing and displaying. A little typo by the way: in Language.txt, "ALL CONDITIONS CAN BE PRECEDED BY THE PREFIX "_or" TO CAUSE TAB TO GO INTO OR-CHECKING MODE...
by auraes
Sat Jan 02, 2021 1:17 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Adventure Master
Replies: 5
Views: 2167

Adventure Master

There does not appear to be a reference in the CASA database to Adventure Master, from CBS Software, and the three games included in it.
https://www.mobygames.com/game/adventure-master
by auraes
Thu Dec 03, 2020 7:46 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Arctic Adventure
Replies: 2
Views: 1598

Arctic Adventure

The games that are in the Captain 80 Basic Adventures publication are in the CASA database, but Harry McCracken's Arctic Adventure game appears to be missing.
https://archive.org/details/Captain80BasicAdventures
by auraes
Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:14 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Gilsoft PAW/Quill
Replies: 49
Views: 35291

Re: Gilsoft PAW/Quill

So I need to do a bit more investigation on that at some point before I publish any update. The Pc DOS version, Atari 400/800 and Apple also use the character *. For the colors it's incomplete, I can't find all the roms... Permanent colours Zx Spectrum: Border 0-7 Paper 0-9 Ink 0-9 C64: Border 0-15...
by auraes
Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:10 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Gilsoft PAW/Quill
Replies: 49
Views: 35291

Re: Gilsoft PAW/Quill

Strident wrote:
Sun Nov 29, 2020 4:02 pm
You seem to be juggling multiple adventure systems at once
I'm a woodland tramp who juggles bugs. Understand who can.

I will add color to zQuill, but your document doesn't have much on the subject. I'll see what I can learn about it.
by auraes
Sun Nov 29, 2020 3:19 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Gilsoft PAW/Quill
Replies: 49
Views: 35291

Re: Gilsoft PAW/Quill

Strident wrote:
Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:58 pm
I don't think the document is really being used by anyone.
By me. But it' s indeed not a priority at all.
by auraes
Sun Nov 29, 2020 11:12 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Gilsoft PAW/Quill
Replies: 49
Views: 35291

Re: Gilsoft PAW/Quill

There seems to be a small error in The Quill Reference Guide in Other Observations & Notes:
The C64 version also uses, in the tables, the character * rather than _.
by auraes
Fri Nov 27, 2020 8:13 am
Forum: The modern era
Topic: TAB - Windows IF/Text Adventure Maker
Replies: 79
Views: 313310

Re: TAB - Windows IF/Text Adventure Maker

Yes it still operational - but not many using it just lately. So, yes we could carry on over there if u like. - and there's a chatbox too. (once you've joined) I hadn't even thought about it, but intfiction.org seems good for that; let's go there. In the first image above, can you left justify the ...
by auraes
Thu Nov 26, 2020 7:58 pm
Forum: The modern era
Topic: TAB - Windows IF/Text Adventure Maker
Replies: 79
Views: 313310

Re: TAB - Windows IF/Text Adventure Maker

What u think? If you assume that I think then you are doomed. And beware of Garry, he is much more terribble than I am! I need to take the time to read the documentation and test your software a little. The tutorial is good, but we are on track; everything looks straightforward. Is your forum opera...