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Category Archives: Inform Lessons

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Welcome To Adventure – Epilogue

  By Carolyn VanEseltine • January 23, 2015 Blog, Inform Lessons

“There is a loud explosion, and a twenty-foot hole appears in the far wall, burying the dwarves in the rubble. You march through the hole and find yourself in the main office, where a cheering band of friendly elves carry the conquering adventurer off into the sunset.” – Adventure by … Keep reading →

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Welcome to Adventure: Lesson 9 (Darkness and the Lamp)

  By Carolyn VanEseltine • January 23, 2015 Blog, Inform Lessons

Introduction

This is the ninth and final entry in a series of quick-start Inform 7 tutorials using examples from Colossal Cave Adventure. More information about this tutorial series can be found here: A Quick-Start Guide to Inform 7.

This lesson will cover the darkness of the cave and Adventure’s … Keep reading →

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Welcome to Adventure: Lesson 8 (A Maze of Twisty Little Passages…)

  By Carolyn VanEseltine • January 9, 2015 Blog, Inform Lessons

Introduction

This is the eighth in a series of quick-start Inform 7 tutorials using examples from Colossal Cave Adventure. More information about this tutorial series can be found here: A Quick-Start Guide to Inform 7.

There are two significant mazes in the cave. One is the maze of twisty … Keep reading →

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Welcome to Adventure: Lesson 7 (Dwarves)

  By Carolyn VanEseltine • January 3, 2015 Blog, Inform Lessons

Introduction

This is the seventh in a series of quick-start Inform 7 tutorials using examples from Colossal Cave Adventure. More information about this tutorial series can be found here: A Quick-Start Guide to Inform 7.

Dwarf Overview

In Adventure, dwarves are threatening little men that occasionally appear in the … Keep reading →

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Progress note on the ‘Welcome to Adventure’ series

  By Carolyn VanEseltine • December 9, 2014 Blog, Inform Lessons

This little quick-start guide has come a long way!

At this point, the Welcome to Adventure series provides a quick-start understanding of:

  • how to make and connect rooms, with doors, lockable and otherwise
  • how to make objects, including containers and supporters
  • how to make new verbs, including out-of-world … Keep reading →
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Welcome to Adventure: Lesson 6 (Scoring, New Properties, New Kinds, and Ending the Game)

  By Carolyn VanEseltine • December 9, 2014 Blog, Inform Lessons

Introduction

This is the sixth in a series of quick-start Inform 7 tutorials using examples from Colossal Cave Adventure. More information about this tutorial series can be found here: A Quick-Start Guide to Inform 7.

Scoring

In the early days, many text adventures relied upon a scoring system to … Keep reading →

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Welcome to Adventure: Lesson 5 (Changing Existing Actions)

  By Carolyn VanEseltine • December 5, 2014 Blog, Inform Lessons

Introduction

This is the fifth in a series of quick-start Inform 7 tutorials using examples from Colossal Cave Adventure. More information about this tutorial series can be found here: A Quick-Start Guide to Inform 7.

Overview: The Bird and the Snake

As you head into Colossal Cave, you discover … Keep reading →

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Welcome To Adventure: Lesson 4 (XYZZY!)

  By Carolyn VanEseltine • November 24, 2014 Blog, Inform Lessons

 Introduction

This is the fourth in a series of quick-start Inform 7 tutorials using examples from Colossal Cave Adventure. More information about this tutorial series can be found here: A Quick-Start Guide to Inform 7.

XYZZY Overview

It’s not Adventure without XYZZY, so this lesson will cover how to … Keep reading →

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Welcome to Adventure: Lesson 3 (Doors, Keys, and Text with Variations)

  By Carolyn VanEseltine • November 17, 2014 Blog, Inform Lessons

Introduction

This is the third in a series of quick-start Inform 7 tutorials using examples from Colossal Cave Adventure. More information about this tutorial series can be found here: A Quick-Start Guide to Inform 7.

Making Doors

In Inform 7, a door is a thing that connects two rooms … Keep reading →

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Welcome To Adventure: Lesson 2 (Making Objects)

  By Carolyn VanEseltine • November 10, 2014 Blog, Inform Lessons

Introduction

This is the second in a series of quick-start Inform 7 tutorials using examples from Colossal Cave Adventure. More information about this tutorial series can be found here: A Quick-Start Guide to Inform 7.

Making Basic Objects

I said this lesson would be about objects, but we’re actually … Keep reading →

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