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= Inform / Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) Development Environment = | = Inform / Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) Development Environment = | ||
| - | Soon to be released. | ||
| - | + | ===License=== | |
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| + | Please see the individual components' websites, as they are separately licensed. The Inform / Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) Development Environment consists of: | ||
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| + | [[BBC Micro Z-Machine Interpreter|BBC Micro Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) Interpreter]] by Jon Welch<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.mikebuk.dsl.pipex.com/beebem/ BeebEm for Windows] maintained by Mike Wyatt<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.inform-fiction.org/ Inform] by Graham Nelson<br> | ||
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| + | ===Getting Started=== | ||
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| + | * Download the development environment archive below. | ||
| + | * Unzip the archive to a folder on your computer. | ||
| + | * Use your preferred text editor (or [http://www.firthworks.com/roger/editors/index.html an IF Editor]) to view the source code of the sample v3 Inform game, <code>MyGame1.inf</code>. | ||
| + | * At a command prompt, run the sample batch file <code>MyGame1.bat</code> to automatically compile the Inform source code, wrap it into a BBC Micro disk image and run the emulator and Z-Machine Interpreter with the resulting v3 Z-code file. | ||
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| + | Now you can start building your own game! You can make a start by reading the ''Inform Beginner's Guide'', as well as the ''Inform Designer's Manual'' 3rd and 4th edition which are supplied in the docs folder. | ||
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| + | For support developing your game with the ''Inform'' language, the community at [nntp://rec.arts.int-fiction/ rec.arts.int-fiction] should be your first port of call. If you're having difficulty or have found any issues with the ''BeebEm'' emulator, the ''BBC Micro Z-Machine Interpreter'' or any other part of the ''Inform / Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) Development Environment'', post to the ''Retro Software'' forum: | ||
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| + | [http://www.retrosoftware.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=30 Discuss Inform / Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) Development Environment] | ||
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| + | ===Downloads=== | ||
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| + | '''''Inform / Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) Development Environment - Windows'''''<br> | ||
| + | First release.<br> | ||
| + | http://www.retrosoftware.co.uk/informz3devenv.zip | ||
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| + | ===Featured Projects=== | ||
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| + | If you're developing an Inform / Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) game, let us know! ''Retro Software'' can provide you with plenty of web tools like a bug tracker, wiki page and dedicated forum, or we can just link to it from here. Either way, we want to here about it. | ||
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| + | ===Change Log=== | ||
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| + | First release | ||
Revision as of 22:44, 18 July 2008
Contents |
Inform / Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) Development Environment
License
Please see the individual components' websites, as they are separately licensed. The Inform / Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) Development Environment consists of:
BBC Micro Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) Interpreter by Jon Welch
BeebEm for Windows maintained by Mike Wyatt
Inform by Graham Nelson
Getting Started
- Download the development environment archive below.
- Unzip the archive to a folder on your computer.
- Use your preferred text editor (or an IF Editor) to view the source code of the sample v3 Inform game,
MyGame1.inf. - At a command prompt, run the sample batch file
MyGame1.batto automatically compile the Inform source code, wrap it into a BBC Micro disk image and run the emulator and Z-Machine Interpreter with the resulting v3 Z-code file.
Now you can start building your own game! You can make a start by reading the Inform Beginner's Guide, as well as the Inform Designer's Manual 3rd and 4th edition which are supplied in the docs folder.
For support developing your game with the Inform language, the community at rec.arts.int-fiction should be your first port of call. If you're having difficulty or have found any issues with the BeebEm emulator, the BBC Micro Z-Machine Interpreter or any other part of the Inform / Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) Development Environment, post to the Retro Software forum:
Discuss Inform / Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) Development Environment
Downloads
Inform / Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) Development Environment - Windows
First release.
http://www.retrosoftware.co.uk/informz3devenv.zip
Featured Projects
If you're developing an Inform / Z-Machine v1.1 (Infocom v3) game, let us know! Retro Software can provide you with plenty of web tools like a bug tracker, wiki page and dedicated forum, or we can just link to it from here. Either way, we want to here about it.
Change Log
First release