The interactive fiction language Inform 7 just released version 6L02, which makes a lot of changes internally and tightens up the syntax some. Of my four extensions, two continue to work out of the box, but Reactable Quips and Quip-Based Conversation both need minor updates to compile.

I've released emergency patches on my IF site for now, but I ( Read more... )

As I mentioned in my last post, a month and a half ago, I wouldn't be blogging the comp. That's because I entered: my entry, Flight of the Hummingbird, ended up placing 8th - and against extremely respectable competition. I'm pleased.

I've also written a complete set of IFComp10 reviews and posted them at my main IF site. I'm mostly wearing a ( Read more... )

It's IFComp time again. This time last year and the year before, I'd do running reviews in this space ( Read more... )

Previous installments include Part 1 and Part 2.

This final installment provides reviews of The Hangover, Grounded in Space, Yon Astounding Castle! of some sort, Rover's Day Out, The Grand Quest, Spelunker's Quest, Condemned, and GATOR-ON, Friend of Wetlands!The observant among you may have noticed that I have no "Taking out the Trash" entry this ( Read more... )

You may find Part 1 of this series here.

In this installment I review Broken Legs, Eruption, Byzantine Perspective, The Duel That Spanned the Ages, The Believable Adventures of an Invisible Man, Beta Tester, Interface, and Star Hunter.

The IFComp is upon us once again! Like last year, I'm doing my IFComp reviews in three packs. This year, that comes out to three packs of eight games each.

In this, our first installment, I review SnowQuest, Resonance, Trap Cave, The Ascot, The Duel in the Snow, zork, buried chaos, Gleaming the Verb, and Earl GreyThe reviews will be collected as ( Read more... )

And, that's that. You can also read Part 1 and Part 2. I'm a lot happier this time.

In the final installment, I review A Martian Odyssey, Nightfall, Grief, Afflicted, Magic, The Ngah Angah School of Forbidden Wisdom, April in Paris, Buried in Shoes, Berrost's Challenge, Dracula's Underground Crypt, Everybody Dies, and Piracy 2.0I'll also be ( Read more... )

New subtitle: "McMartin has his soul crushed: A comedy in 35 acts". Part 1 is back here, and Part 3 is up here.

Anyway, here's the second chunk of reviews this comp. I get cranky. On the other hand, I also have my first experiences with top-tier games. So, mixed bag.

This post links reviews for NerdQuest, LAIR of the CyberCow, Opening Night, ( Read more... )

My play of IF games in the comp tends to be kind of bursty, and I always liked the Floods of Reviews. However, it's more typical at present to blog them in these modern, decadent times, and so I'll be joining in the fun ( Read more... )

Those of you using the Blorple interactive fiction browser can get an importable iFiction file for the IFComp 2008 games from the support files directory. Put the iFiction file in your Comp08 directory (so that zcode, glulx, etc. are immediate subdirectories) and then import it using the "Import iFiction" option in Blorple ( Read more... )