It's an exciting week for the folks who're working on Spaceship!, the Wikigame. Not only do we have a new and improved, high-performance updated demo which has integrated your many thoughts and suggestions, but one of our number is on the road to becoming a dad. T minus a few hours! Note: the new demo will be up when the baby's arrived.
We had a phenomenal response to the last demo, and we'd like to single out thanks to the following people for their suggestions:
AndyKisaragi (for contributions to spanners) Beelzebubbles (for contributions to scoring efficiency) Tiel (for contributions to 'help')
Cheers as well to the anonymous folks who added their tuppences!
While the content of the latest demo is essentially the same, there have been several improvements, undertaken by the irrepressible DennisChow, including: * There's now a tutorial mode for people new to interactive fiction courtesy of an extension from IF heroine Emily Short* A few basic hints have been added in case people get stuck* Slightly improved the code efficiency* Some new content added that was written by Cavalcade on the wiki* Our player now has his headache -- but can he find the aspirin?
As you play through, please do add any problems or ideas you think would make the game a better place to be to this form. We are officially recruiting for testers, so if you'd like to get into the game first and to contribute to its eventual final state, add your name here!
Finally - and here's an amusing task - we'd love to get your suggestions for the death scenes. After all, the protagonist only has a limited amount of oxygen and time does pass quickly in space...
Suggestions on a virtual postcard here.
Ways to play the demo: Play in your browser Play in a java applet Download file to play in any zcode interpretor
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