#text quest

Now, you are walking along the shore. And since this moment  you start your adventure. This is a text quest. And you need to write commands here. Game is linear. And along the shore all the places - there are shells. You need to collect them. If you walk game to the end. So you will see which shells – you collect. There are 8 of them total. And game is about 32  game scenes. But some scenes have several screens.

Maybe, most big question for quests. And with text quests too. This is logic. How a lot actions have a logic. What do you need to do – to go next? And how good it is easy to understand from the description. Mainly, with this game, you need to go to the different directions. North, south, west, east. And with the text it is written about this – to the north you see this. To the south you see this. And this means, you  go to one of these directions.

If there is item, which you need to take for walkthrough. So it is written – before your eyes there is something laying. With the usage of items, maybe, it is most this moment. Well, I cannot, as a developer, write it this way. Here you need to use crystal. For example. Player need by himself to get this idea, about this place to do something. This is most narrow moment in logic.

Do not forget to collect shells in game. It is so interesting moment. They are different here. Big. Green. Red. It will be here pair of dialogs. For example, a conversation with jean.  Which can help you. If you have shells. This is a water symbol. This is so mysterious element. Something it is connected with the water. Water - second element. But what the way – nobody gives explanation. And I do not explain it too. Open moment in game. You can use fantasy, as I can say.

Element with fantasy. Little of mystics. So fairytale and strange thing happens with you. You are at the island. And walk by sand. So, look, - someone made a castle out of sand! Sandy castle. Not big. Someone was playing here. But nobody is here now!

With this view.  Game is also like some strange and interesting quests. Like Riven and Myst. So there, you are inside the book. And this is a video quests. Strange locations. Everything is so unusual. Mechanisms. Island. Amazing places. Here is also same thing, but with the text form. And you are walking by sand.

Quests -are interesting genre. Text quests – I want to do them all the time. I remember, I dream about a house with ghosts. Something about vampires, but I do not know what certain. About mystics. About fantasy. And standalone block – science fiction. It can be some  imitation of Star trek next Generations. Or maybe, something like my own. Something amazing about space. Some event. And all around this.

And here it is blue background as Norton Commander. It is start idea. Game with blue background. With retro view. At the low – it is a line. Once again. Like Norton Commander – commands. Which are available at the scene. And a story. About ocean. But, no, it is about yellow sand and shore. But references to the water are all the time here. Sand, water, sky. Some kind travel to the picture. You find out someway yourself there. And now you are there. And it is everything some unique way in this place to go. And little strange. But it consists from familiar things.

Shells – water symbol. Magic creatures. Phoenix and jean. Wall with sand. Underwater cave with crystals. Forest. With parrots. And mainly - sand. And to walk along the sand. This is most big part here. Center part of the storyline. Sand. And you are walking by it. Shore. Sometimes, you are walking by water. Like, something, - it is valuable. But it is not have a tale why it is valuable, what is the things are here.

Collect shells at the shore. It is second element. Symbol of water. Here it is valuable. Like, it is some dimension. Shells and shore. Near the shore. What a nice day it is here. Sky, blue sky, nice ocean. And lots of sand.

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You find out yourself at the shore. Sand. Yellow sandy beach. Sandy line, it is going far in a distance, along the island. And ocean. Blue light blue sea. Blue sky. Bright sunny weather. Deeper to the island – it is forest. And, you are with wide sandy line.

Text story, as old games. Where you need to read text and write commands with actions. There are not a lot of actions here. And story is not very long. Some places, you can turn to the different directions. And, anyway, story is linear. Everything will be going to a key point.

Little of actions. A direction of move. And some actions. North, south, west, east, speak, take, use, list. Mainly, commands with directions. And little of items.

Decoration is so blue. And so sunny. You are at the island, and going along sand. Sea – big sea from one side. And blue sky. In a bright sunny day. True huge ocean. And sand. And, you walk with it. Mysterious story.

I dream, for a long time, to make some text quests. With a simple form. To have some background. And text. And simple commands. And, it can to be most different stories. I like to have a dreams and to write. Of course, I watched, also, how it is to play very first Zork. But, I have here not a Zork, absolutely, of course. Much more simple. Zork - it is, well known, text quest. It is very complicated about realization. And, I have everything simple.

Beach and sand. Yellow sand. You are walking along the sand. Ocean makes a noise nearby. It is so endless and blue. And sky. Cloudless sky. This is a text story. And you write your commands. For example, north. This means go to north. Or south. This means go to south. And it will be written with text. For the south you see a road, for example. This means, by story, you need to go to south. Little game is linear.

Some places, there are two paths. To the different sides. For example. At the north it is forest, and at the south it is water. And you can go with one of the directions. But, with next turn, story will, anyway, go to one single point. A little of variations for the story.   

Game is not long. And, there are some items here, but not a lot. A little of interactions. For example, it is with the description. You see before your eyes a stick. And, you can to write command take stick. And to see what items do you, already, have there is command – list. Sometimes, you need to talk. For example, with the text it is written, before you it is standing magical creature. And you write speak magic creature.

Mainly, you need to make a steps with directions. North, south, west, east. And read text. Sometimes, to do something. Valuable part of the game. You are collecting shells. Read text. And watch, it will be written, that before your eyes it is a shell. Green shell, for example. And write take green shell. It is very valuable thing with this story. You need to collect shells, which are all over the place.

There are moments, which you can to lose. For example, you can be drowning in a swamp. There is one place – where you do not need to go. It will be immediately game over. Dangerous dark place. And there are places, where if you do not have shells, so you never go next. And game will over. Or without some item. Stick, for example. So, there is here such a spiral stick. With patterns. Sometimes, you need to use items. To go right to next scene. Other case, in a next, it will be - game over for you.

It looks all like Norton Commander for Ms Dos. Blue background. At the low part – commands, which you can write. And text. And you write your command. There are scenes, where you need just to read – there is command next, in those scenes. Only one is shown.

I am learning and these things too. So here it is good to write a story. To have a dreams, this means. And do programming. It is interesting things. I dream for a long time to learn these things. You are at the sand. What will you do?

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So, there are two games. Two games as text quests. With retro theme.

Near the shore. This is a dream. To do a text quests. I dream to write something. Something to program. Art. Idea of magical adventures with the text. Some retro magic. I deceive this this way, my perception of this things, and have no idea what I try to say.

This day has come. In a head it starts to puzzle to solve about logic structure. What it can mean. This is simple game. And there you need to read text. This is story. And you perform not tricky actions. From suggested actions. As with old ms dos quests. List of actions. And from list of actions you select actions. And items. Action plus item.

It is magical adventure. About how you find out yourself at the island., And you dont not know why. As Myst. Such a magic. You are at the island. Where everything is good. Bright sun. Blue sea. Yellow sand. And you are walking by the island. Here, there is a magic jean. You need to speak with him! Collect items. Seashells at the island.

Light magical adventure. Surreal and sea. You are walking along the island. Storyline is linear. And there are side walks. Also including death. End of game. And there are items – you need to collect them. And to speak.

Frozen arctic station. This is also a text game. But here it is more complicated. There is here a labyrinth with view from the eyes. And everything is blue to make it a feature – frozen. You are worker at the station in arctic. Or antarctica. In the ice. In the snow.

And something has happened. At the station it is empty now. And next - monsters. And mutations. All of these are connected with experiments. Mushrooms, virus, mutations. You are try to get out of this station.

Also, you need to read text. Sometimes as test to select answers. But they are simply for variations as a rule.  Storyline is linear. And there are walking with the labyrinth. There are monsters. Weapons. Items. Interactions with objects.

This is rather big game. By my measure. For this development I spent most of time. Almost about a year. Less. Lots of months. Long development. My stress test as a developer. Which I make for myself. And of course - this game – this is also idea with a dream. From a picture in a head. I write all the ideas. And later to remember. And check the list. So, wow, one more idea has a realization. It was little complicated, saying the truth! And long!

Plan - from the past – long past, it lasts as a winter! Frozen is from here! By this game.

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It is such a space shmup. It was inspired by sci fi tv series about space. And shooter about a future. Two games this kind. Mainly, my main programming language here – it is QB64 version 2.1. And Free Basic.

Some simple games I have made. About them I think for a long time. Like clone of Amazing Maze. About labyrinth. Like mouse in labyrinth. Or little coin. Like circle. And you need to find exit from labyrinth. As a child games. In a books. And, also, I enough brave to touch theme of dreams. It is text adventures. Long ago theme for me. Two games. Short and long. Long game is about frozen arctic station. Most long development. And by this title this version takes a name. Frozen. Such a winter, snow, ice, blue, long. Such a long waiting when it start to melt. And starts a warm little days as a true things for everyday.

With this version, I have used programming languages – Free Basic + VIM, QB64 and BBC Basic for SDL2.

With this version “Frozen” there are such games.

Free Linear Space

Vi Aliens

B Ball

BC Row

Near the shore

Frozen Arctic Station

Basic Maze

BufColor

New little games! They are shooters with top down view. About space, including this theme. Vi Aliens, for example. So, here things are like it is MSX2 8 bit retro sci fi fantastic computer. And basic shmup – Free Linear Space. It is about little bug. Bug fly.

Little games like style retro 8 bit BBC Micro. They are two little games about little ball. Pseudo three dimensional ball you throw. And smash the wall. And one more variation even little ball smash opposite it elements. With a colorful solution.

Text quests. Style of MS DOS such text screens to read. So, you read text and get the story next. With some interaction. Magical shoreline. Yellow sand. And sky. Jean. And sci fi action movie as VHS cassette. And it also has walk with the labyrinth with view from the eyes.

Simple games. Labyrinth, Where it is generates and you simply searching the exit. There are different variation of the labyrinth. And a game about how to collect columns with one color. And you collect them with different colors.

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“It is already not fun! Nothing to smile here already!”, – said little ant with green little eyes. And he starts to flash fast with his eyes!

Alice starts, already, think, that she is going mad. And this dialog never ends. She wants to say something clever. Say something about equations. About integral. And she needs to take on her glasses. But, there were no glasses with her. And, anyway, she does not go clever after this! Something like a black hole.”, – Alice thinks about herself. And she never says it with a voice.

“It is, already, something science. And, also, equations!”, – Alice thinks.

“With this little ants you can go mad or you can learn how to solve equations and make a jokes!”, – start to think Alice.

Little ant with red eyes stops to make a smile and says – “This is not funny! This no little ant understands nothing in equations. And understands nothing about any theories., And knows nothing about jokes!”.

“It is not fun absolutely! Without jokes and equation to live! You are very sad!”, – said little ant with yellow eyes.

Little ant with green eyes says – “You have few of little hands! And you do not have antennas at your head. Of course, you understand nothing about equations and jokes!”.

Little ant says with a funny way and wave a two hands towards Alice – “Let1s be friends, no little ant you are! But, we want to continue to solve equations and make a jokes! We will go back to the bush! There are lots of bush and leaves. It is more interesting for us!”.

Alice shakes two hands. Little ants fast forget about Alice and start to laughing again. Next. Someone says a word about integral. And they return to the bush again. Where they were sitting before. And they have a talk. And they, all the time, make a rustle there. And they move there. And laughing. And sometimes they speak about equations at the sigh.

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And now I am writing the text story, script. And now with text format. So it is not yet programmed. But part of it – already written. But not everything.  It is already about 100 game scenes. Also including labyrinths. Mainly, now, they are not big. And one is bigger size. So you need there to shoot  at monsters. With a pistol. And collect items and use items. And interact with computers.

Storyline it is also a brave step. I write a big size of a story for me. Big size. Before, I never done this. Well, for last two years. As I start to be more active with development Basic games. So this development- it is a test of my skills.

It is already storyline writing process. And about half it is already done. It is about station in the ice. Science. Scientists find some interesting virus. And dig also under the station. It was already a passage there. Natural cave under the ice. Virus was taken from surface, snow. Virus type 1. And virus type  2 was taken from caves.

They start to learn about virus.  It was very flexible. And it can be inserted into other species. But at the snow it was sleeping. Start do research. Mix it with other virus. It gave new features. Later mix it with mold, mushrooms and waterweeds. Again, new features. Virus grow active and makes a changes.

And so he strikes out! No one expects this! It was damage at the laboratory and the storehouse. They decide to explode underground caves. And station start to be under earthquake. Which is still continues. But already a little, from time to time. And virus strikes out.

And there is here block B. Which by my idea is some reference to first Resident Evil. So there is a room with typewriter and a ribbon. All who played with this game it is familiar. And there are also strange walls. With old style. Well, something like – there it was castle.

But here it is a science station. And so character explore it. And collect information from computers, about what  is going on. Lots of data , collected by scientists. And they already know a lot about virus. So this is base idea about story, that I already write. With a text file for now. But it is not programmed yet.

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It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

Menu done. About  programming it is left for errors. And small moments to fix. As for example, menu frame border is very short for some phrases. Or there is no main menu yet. And everything else -–works. Text part goes to labyrinth. And from labyrinth it goes back to text part. Everything works.

And now it is things about content. This is about. Story itself. With a form of text. And to code labyrinths. And what is where to place. Where monster. Where item. Where interaction.

To complete labyrinth you need to point with exit. And there it will check for actions. You need to take all items in labyrinth, which are coded there. Use items, if there is code to use them. And interact with objects, which are in code for level. Take weapon it is not necessary condition to go next. But when it will be a monster, some place forward. Player simply cannot go through monster. Monster is like obstacle. And you need weapon to go forward. So you need also take weapons in labyrinth.

You need to enter the rooms. And read description. So at first it goes room description. For interest. And next, if there are items or objects, so it is written. In the end. Take item. Use item. Interact with object. Take weapon. All of these is with description for the room. For example. Under the paper it is a diskette. I think. It is useful item. So it is good idea to try take item button.

It is like text game. With walking in the labyrinth. With turn based mode. And menu plays here a valuable role. Next, it is text again. Read text. Select options with tests. About these parts gamer is made of.

It is already in process story making. And already coded 52 scenes. For today story tells about intro. So main hero will tell what is going on here. To  get the idea what is here.

You worked at the arctic station. At the Antarctica. Science station. And it has happened something. No one is here. You walk the labyrinth with office rooms. And hero has amnesia.  Memory lost. But it is returning to him. You are worker at this station. You write scripts. But you are not scientist. Scientists are doing something here. You do not know what they are doing.

And so you awaken. And nothing is here. You are  walking the labyrinth. And you try to remember. Scientists did some  experiments. They did not calculate something. They worked with some virus. It was taken from ice. Or mold. Something about biological material, something about this. No idea. And next it happened crash. Evacuation. Everyone is going to exit.

A week before, there were news that it is something wrong with scientists. Crash at the storehouse. Technical problems. But you did not take this into account.  

You did not reach evacuation point. And you find out yourself in medicine block. And some medical things they gave you. And next everything is with a fog. And you walk to some place. And was hit by electric shock. Earthquake it was here. And part of station is damaged.

You have already seen some monsters. You find a pistol. And walk with office rooms. Block A. A1,A8,A10. These are about different office rooms. With computers. And there items different there. For example firm diskette. With blue star – symbol of station. As quest. You read. Items are different. Take item. For example, pistol. Or diskette. If in the room, for example, it is written. There is terminal or computer here. So can try to interact with object.

Little game is obtaining a story.

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It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

With Free Basic – this is plan Linear.

With BBC Basic for SDL2 – plan Little Ball.

More Free Basic – plan Simple.

With Qb64 – plan out of the past.

These are title for plans. Which will be included in Basic Pascal version 1.19. So first time, so many plans. It takes some time. But first. First thing, this is achievement – it is possibility to make it, possibility. This is skills. Intelligence. Other way, I still was digging with small plans and two or three games. And I make it real to make it complete several plans.

 Programming language I use certain for certain plan. To have practice with dialect. Now it is Basic.

Plan Linear

With terms of first game, that set idea for all the plan  - Free Linear Space. This is something like a theme for something like a space shooter. Top down. Space shooter. Standard code for this game. Which later to use with next game.

Cool theme here it is Vi Aliens – space shooter. With design of aliens space ships. So I have a dream about this. Aliens, space ships. Bosses. Everything with style of 8 bit computers shooter games. About space.

Plan Little Ball

These are small projects with such interesting programming language. As BBC Basic. Projects are small and they are for practice. So there, it is programming more close to 80s. Declaration for variables. And so on.

And theme – games about a little ball. With different ideas. Little ball is smashing something. With better graphics, more interesting with game B Ball. Or pseudo three dimensional visual with BC Row. Game about little ball.

Plan Simple

This is first additional plan. During I am doing big projects. Parallel I do simple little games with Free Basic. I like it a lot. And I do practice with it. With form of simple games.

This is Basic Maze. Long time ago I have dream to make it. To make my own version of Amazing Maze. So there it is little ball, searching for exit the labyrinth. But my variation.

And BufColor – game about colors. You need to exchange with colors. Simple logic something like a game. With retro style.

Plan Out of the Past

This is one more additional plan. Which only possible, in case of – you have some skills.

This time, I again, go back to idea of text stories. Near the shore. So there you as in Myst or Riven. You find out yourself in something magical. Fairytale, fantasy, surreal place. And walk along the shore. Read text. And take decisions.

Frozen Arctic Station – long time ago it was idea. Text part of game and walk the labyrinth, small labyrinth. Sci fi , fantastic category B. Science experiments are go out of control.  You are some kind of worker there. At this station. And you do not know about projects, that scientists doing here. And something has happened. No one is here. And cold. As VHS cassette category B.

All these plans will be included in Basic Pascal 1.19.

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.