I keep thinking I should use Python but I find it easier to put parentheses where they make sense than remember Python white space and colon rules :))))) Also casting C pointers was never my &thing. I'll try Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I loved the Radio and BBC show versions - not so much the movie. Thanks again for looking and replying.
Thank you for downloading and commenting, very much appreciated! Sorry to disappoint.
It is great to have someone interested in text games try what commands they expect.
This is my first Game Jam so I'm learning a lot. I should have included instructions or a response to help :( . The only things you can do are one word commands "look" - gives room description, "Inventory" - what you have picked up and two word commands "walk <direction>" like "walk west" "walk down" and "pickup <object-on-ground>" like "pickup whiskey". I'll slip that into the install instructions.
It only has three locations. This is my bare bones of a text game that I'm looking forward to expanding. I was worried that any attempt to do more would break the code beyond what I could debug in the time.
The book I'm learning from goes from here into general graph utilities to manage a map and randomly generate large maps. So, I'll tackle that next. Along with being able to do more.
For OSX it requires an M1 chip system (mentioned in install instructions) rather than Intel. I'll try an Intel Macbook build and upload load that too.
I look forward to trying out your game. What are your favourite text games? What games do you recommend? What platform do you prefer for text games?
