Short: Past Tense by Dave Nault (TADS) Author: Daved Nault Uploader: Bill Hoggett (mas.supplies@easynet.co.uk) Type: game/text Requires: TADS Run-Time v2.2+ PAST TENSE Quick&Dirty Info file *** You'll need the TADS runtime system (available from ftp.gmd.de) to play this .gam file *** Well here we are. I've been working on this game for a while, but I want to start from scratch with something bigger and better, and maybe even more realistic (in a word, something BETTER). However, I thought it would be a shame to let two months hard work go to waste, so I'm releasing "Past Tense" as it is as of today. It is not a "polished" work and has not been extensively tested, but I hope you'll get a kick out of it anyway. Bug reports are welcome. I'd like to draw your attention to the TENSE command, which switches the story between the past and present tense. Check out the zany implimentation; I hope it was worth it . Try playing through once each way and let me know which you like better. Other stuff: let's see... I was in the process of patching in David Allen's fine adaptive hint system. My use of it is less than perfect, but it should suffice. Hey, it might even be helpful! This code is based on Dave Bagget's WorldClass library. I made numerous modifications to it in order to get the TENSE command to function properly in all casses, but it is otherwise untouched. And that's about all. Have fun, thanks for playing, keep IF alive, and write to me at Daved Nault March 25, 1996 ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 8417 3313 60.6% 14-Jan-97 17:08:50 +adhint.t 15104 5255 65.2% 14-Jan-97 17:10:02 +apart.t 10725 1615 84.9% 14-Jan-97 17:10:02 +dict.t 3348 1081 67.7% 14-Jan-97 17:10:04 +hints.t 21981 8435 61.6% 14-Jan-97 17:10:04 +instruct.t 4592 1765 61.5% 14-Jan-97 17:10:04 +jmpstick.t 24493 8010 67.2% 14-Jan-97 17:10:06 +lab.t 51390 51390 0.0% 19-Feb-96 03:53:10 +periodic.jpg 1381 577 58.2% 14-Jan-97 17:10:32 +periodic.txt 2306 952 58.7% 14-Jan-97 17:10:06 +me.t 3189 1350 57.6% 14-Jan-97 17:10:06 +spystuff.t 10070 3665 63.6% 14-Jan-97 17:10:08 +tense.t 45851 7875 82.8% 14-Jan-97 17:10:10 +tensemod.t 257535 67521 73.7% 14-Jan-97 17:10:20 +world.t 1378 809 41.2% 14-Jan-97 17:10:32 +readme.txt 195897 99080 49.4% 26-Mar-96 02:41:04 +tense.gam 1584 924 41.6% 17-Jan-97 21:30:24 PastTense.readme -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 659241 263617 60.0% 18-Jan-97 04:05:50 17 files