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| activity = Frotz |
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| icon = Activity-frotz.svg |
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| status = Stable |
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| version = 3 |
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= Frotz = |
= Frotz = |
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Frotz.activity lets you play interactive fiction games on your XO laptop. This activity is a wrapper around the Unix port of Frotz, which is an interpreter for Infocom games and other Z-machine games. It includes one game, the classic Adventure. You can download more [[Frotz/Games]]. |
Frotz.activity lets you play interactive fiction games on your XO laptop. This activity is a wrapper around the Unix port of [http://frotz.sourceforge.net/ Frotz], which is an interpreter for Infocom games and other Z-machine games. It includes one game, the classic [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Adventure]. You can download more games here: [[Frotz/Games]]. |
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= Screenshot = |
= Screenshot = |
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[[Image:Frotz.gif|640px]] |
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= Instructions = |
= Instructions = |
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== How to install == |
== How to install == |
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Download this .xo file from the Browse activity: [[Media:Frotz- |
Download this .xo file from the Browse activity: [[Media:Frotz-3.xo|Frotz-3.xo]] |
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If you have an older version, you'll need to delete it before you can download the new version. There are instructions here: [[Activity_Upgrade]] |
If you have an older version, you'll need to delete it before you can download the new version. There are instructions here: [[Activity_Upgrade]] |
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== How to play == |
== How to play == |
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See: [[Frotz/Games]] |
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Use the keyboard to type thing like "look" and "take key". Most games respond to the word "help" with some instructions. See also: http://www.microheaven.com/IFGuide/ |
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Type in what you want to do. |
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You can usually use "save" and "restore" to avoid losing your progress. Unfortunately the Keep button on the toolbar does *not* save your progress. |
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If you download z-machine files from the Internet (most end with .z5) then you can open them from the Journal to make Frotz play them. |
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== How to develop == |
== How to develop == |
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Frotz.activity is free software, licensed under the [[GPL]] so is the actual frotz interpreter. You can find the source code to the wrapper inside the .xo bundle. Source for the interpreter can be found on David Griffith's website: http://frotz. |
Frotz.activity is free software, licensed under the [[GPL]] and so is the actual frotz interpreter. You can find the source code to the wrapper inside the .xo bundle. Source for the interpreter can be found on David Griffith's website: http://frotz.sourceforge.net/ |
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If you are interested in a python z-machine implementation see: http://code.google.com/p/zvm/ |
If you are interested in a python z-machine implementation see: http://code.google.com/p/zvm/ |
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= Release Notes = |
= Release Notes = |
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* v3 |
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Added license info to activity.info |
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* v2 |
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Fixed the Get More Games button. Includes frotz v2.43 |
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* v1 |
* v1 |
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First public release. |
First public release. Includes frotz v2.43 |
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= Testing = |
= Testing = |
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v3 has been tested on build 8.2-760. |
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v2 has been tested on build 690 under emulation as well as on a G1G1 running 691 and 8.2-760. |
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= Reviews = |
= Reviews = |
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= Bugs = |
= Bugs = |
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* The Keep button doesn't save your progress. |
* The Keep button doesn't save your progress. |
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* The Get More Games button doesn't work. It should open Browse to this page: [[Frotz/Games]] |
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= Feature requests = |
= Feature requests = |
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* Ideally this would incorporate [http://www.inform-fiction.org Inform], so you could write interactive fiction as well as play it. |
* Ideally this would incorporate [http://www.inform-fiction.org Inform], so you could write interactive fiction as well as play it. |
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* I want to view source key to show me the source code for the current game. I hate getting stuck somewhere for an hour and having no clue how to proceed. For example, who could guess that "release bird" works but "open cage" does not? Who has enough patience to guess how to escape the mazes? [[User:Jpritikin|Jpritikin]] 13:15, 16 July 2008 (UTC) |
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[[Category:Software]] |
[[Category:Software]] |
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{{Activity page |
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|icon=Image:Activity-frotz.svg |
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|genre=Games |
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|short description=This activity is a wrapper around the Unix port of [http://frotz.sourceforge.net/ Frotz], which is an interpreter for Infocom games and other Z-machine games. It includes one game, the classic [http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/ Adventure]. You can download more games here: [[Frotz/Games]]. |
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|contact person=User:Jminor |
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{{Activity bundle |
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|bundle URL=http://wiki.laptop.org/images/8/8d/Frotz-3.xo |
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|activity version=3 |
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 28 November 2011
| Frotz | |
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| Status: | Stable |
| Version: | 3 |
| Base: | No |
| Source: | included in the .xo bundle |
| l10n: | missing |
| Contributors | |
| Josh Minor | |
Frotz
Frotz.activity lets you play interactive fiction games on your XO laptop. This activity is a wrapper around the Unix port of Frotz, which is an interpreter for Infocom games and other Z-machine games. It includes one game, the classic Adventure. You can download more games here: Frotz/Games.
Screenshot
Instructions
How to install
Download this .xo file from the Browse activity: Frotz-3.xo
If you have an older version, you'll need to delete it before you can download the new version. There are instructions here: Activity_Upgrade
How to play
See: Frotz/Games
Type in what you want to do.
How to develop
Frotz.activity is free software, licensed under the GPL and so is the actual frotz interpreter. You can find the source code to the wrapper inside the .xo bundle. Source for the interpreter can be found on David Griffith's website: http://frotz.sourceforge.net/
If you are interested in a python z-machine implementation see: http://code.google.com/p/zvm/
Release Notes
- v3
Added license info to activity.info
- v2
Fixed the Get More Games button. Includes frotz v2.43
- v1
First public release. Includes frotz v2.43
Testing
v3 has been tested on build 8.2-760. v2 has been tested on build 690 under emulation as well as on a G1G1 running 691 and 8.2-760.
Reviews
See Talk:Frotz
Bugs
- The Keep button doesn't save your progress.
Feature requests
- Ideally this would incorporate Inform, so you could write interactive fiction as well as play it.
- I want to view source key to show me the source code for the current game. I hate getting stuck somewhere for an hour and having no clue how to proceed. For example, who could guess that "release bird" works but "open cage" does not? Who has enough patience to guess how to escape the mazes? Jpritikin 13:15, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Activity Summary
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| Genre: | Activity genre::Games |
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| Short description: | [[Short description::This activity is a wrapper around the Unix port of Frotz, which is an interpreter for Infocom games and other Z-machine games. It includes one game, the classic Adventure. You can download more games here: Frotz/Games.]] |
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| URL from which to download the latest .xo bundle | Activity bundle:: |
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| Ready for testing (development has progressed to the point where testers should try it out): | ,|x|Ready for testing::x}} |
| smoke tested : | |
| test plan available : | |
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| developer response to testing : |
| URL from which to download the last .xo bundle that works with old releases | Activity bundle::http://wiki.laptop.org/images/8/8d/Frotz-3.xo |
| Activity version number: | Activity version::3 |
| The releases with which this version of the activity has been tested. | ,|x|Software release::x}} |
| Development status: |