The 2007 Interactive Fiction competition (IFComp) has begun, and the 29 games are available for download.
There is one Quest entry this year, though I do recommend you check out all of the games as they’ll give you a good idea of the kinds of things people are doing via the medium of text adventure games.
Quest 4.02 is now available.
If you’ve already got Quest or Quest Pro, the easiest way to update is by selecting “Check for updates” from the “Help” menu in Quest or QDK. If you’re not already a user, you can download Quest from http://www.axeuk.com/quest/
This release fixes a few minor bugs in Quest and QDK, including a few issues with Windows Vista.
I have created a new website to replace the Quest Games Archive.
It’s here: www.textadventures.co.uk
It’s more flexible and powerful than the old archive. As well as allowing you to post reviews again (something that was disabled a while ago on the old Quest Games Archive due to spam), you can now upload a game and it will be instantly available for download.
Logging in
If you ever submitted a game or posted a review to the old Quest Games Archive, you will already have an account on textadventures.co.uk as everything has been transferred over.
In order to log in, click the “forgot your password?” link to receive an email allowing you to create the password for your account.
Once logged in, you can start posting reviews and comments, and you can upload games.
Uploading games
When you upload a game, it will be available immediately for download. Please note that at the moment, each game has to be manually set up for the “play online” feature, so you may have to wait a day or two for this feature to be available for your game.
Also note that I will of course check each game after it has been uploaded, and will remove anything inappropriate – e.g. anything that isn’t a Quest game.
Feedback
Please let me know if you have any questions, suggestions or comments about the new website – please email me at alex@axeuk.com.
I am currently developing an extension of the Quest Games Archive that will let you play Quest games within your web browser – no additional software required.
To give this a go, please go to http://www.axeuk.com/cgi-bin/gamesonline.cgi and just click on any game link to begin playing.
All you need is a browser that supports JavaScript and Flash.
So far I have tested this with Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.
Please post any comments to the forums, or drop me an email at alex@axeuk.com.
Note that as this is a beta, the facility may go down from time to time – but if you do notice any problems please let me know.
Quest 4.0 has finally been released, after a few months of beta testing.
QDK, the visual Quest editor, features a completely redesigned interface – it’s now easier and faster to edit your games, and the editing is handled within one main screen, so you’ll see less pop-up windows. Much of the internal code has been rewritten too, making QDK much more robust and reliable.
New features in Quest:
To find out more, to order Quest Pro or to download a trial version, please go to http://www.axeuk.com/quest
We hope you enjoy using the new version of Quest – please contact us via the “Contact Us” link on the website if you have any questions, suggestions or problems.