QSP
| QSP | |
|---|---|
| Authoring system | |
| Links | Home page Download |
| Developer | Val Argunov |
| Interaction style | Choice |
| Systems | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Other |
| System details | Various other systems (Pocket PC, Sony PSP, PocketBook, Flash). |
| Latest version | 5.9.0 / 17 Oct 2024 |
| Status | Stable |
| Multimedia support | Colour, graphics, sound, HTML5 |
| License | GPLv2 / LGPLv2.1 |
| Notes | Language: Russian, English |
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Quest Soft Player
Quest Soft Player is a text-based game development system leaning towards the choice-based interface (there is an option to make a parser game). It includes a cross-platform player and a couple of utilities for game development.
Originally developed by Val "Byte" Argunov in 2001, it has a big and stable community.
The program is cross-platform, working on Windows, PocketBook, Android, Windows CE / Windows Mobile, Linux / Unix, MacOS, Sony PSP, BeOS / Haiku. The player is licensed under GPLv2, some utilities and libraries are LGPLv2.
The standard player is called QSP Classic and is available on multiple platforms. The main web-based (HTML5) player is qSpider that allows you to play games in a web browser. There is a flavor of QSP named AeroQSP Shell for making Flash games, but it's outdated.
Interpreters
QSP Classic Player for Windows / Linux / MacOS
The latest versions of QSP Classic player for multiple platforms (Windows / Linux / OS X):
qSpider
A web (HTML5) player. Author - werewolf. The latest release is here:
QSP Player for Android
There are multiple Android players:
Player QSP CE
Version of the interpreter for Pocket PC 2003 - Windows Mobile 6.1 devices. Only QVGA displays are supported. Version 5.7.0 beta 0.7.1:
- Download 2010-06-17
qsPSP
Port of the interpreter on the Sony PSP. Currently, graphics and sounds are not supported, otherwise it is a fully functioning platform on which you can play any QSP-games without restrictions.
- Version 0.9.5 2010-04-03
- Version 0.9.5 for PSP-Slim 2011-08-04
QSP Player for PocketBook
QSP version for PocketBook (e-books). Developers Page GitHub
- Version 1.00 2010-04-03
AeroQSP Shell
QSP on Flash with enhanced graphics support. To work, you need a pre-installed Flash plug-in for Internet Explorer. Version 5.7.0.5:
- Download 2011-04-29
Quest Navigator is created as the next step in the development of the QSP platform, in place of the outdated classic player and AeroQSP. Author - Nex-Otaku (Леонид Черненко)
Principal differences:
- The content is rendered by means of the browser. There is full support of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
- Decoration is separated from the game code
- It is easier to port the player by moving the platform independent part of the logic into a common JavaScript framework
- Support for mobile platforms (Android, iOS)
Links:
- Universal player for Windows on the Awesomium engine GitHub
- QSP library branch, modified for Quest Navigator GitHub
- JS framework (core) GitHub
- Library project for Android standalone applications GitHub
Fastqsp
Faster than the classic player. Author - Graylord.
Qqsp
Alternate player for QSP games.The interface is rewritten using Qt. Author - Sonnix. The new player should be fully compatible with the old one. Save games are compatible between the players. The player has all the functionality and settings from the original. There are also a couple of additional settings. You can enable the display of the HTML code of the current page. You can enable the autostart of the last downloaded game.
The player supports HTML5 and video. Versions:
- Win32 Qt 5.9.3 (stable)
- Win64 Qt 5.9.3 (stable)
- Win32 Qt 5.10.1 (experimental)
- Win64 Qt 5.10.1 (experimental)
- macOS
- Linux
- Source code
Useful programs
Game editor QGen for Windows / Linux / MacOS
A special editor to create QSP games.
The latest versions of QGen for multiple platforms (Windows / Linux / OS X):
TXT2GAM for Windows / Linux / MacOS
Utility for converting text files to QSP format. Allows you to write games in any text editor.
The latest versions for multiple platforms (Windows / Linux / OS X):
GamConv
GUI-shell for the utility TXT2GAM 2010-04-22
Links
- QSP.org - the official website
- Wiki - documentation and guides
- Source code - source code on GitHub
- QSP - page on the Russian IFWiki
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