Swigian

Fantasy Wilderness Under­ground IF Comp 2017 21st of 79 (tie)

Swigian
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Author(s)	Mathbrush
Publisher(s)	{{{publisher}}}
Release date(s)	01-Oct-2017
Authoring system	Inform 7, Adventuron
Platform(s)	Glulx
Language(s)	English
License(s)	CC BY 3.​0 US
Multimedia
Color effects	none
Graphics	optional
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
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How It Begins

I don't like talking. Let's build a fire.

The game is minimalist and terse in its descriptions, and the protagonist's identity is not initially clear.

Versions

Original competition releases

These releases did not include any graphics, beyond the original cover art.

• Swigian (Mathbrush as "Rainbus North"; 01-Oct-2017; Glulx).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 170928 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N) (start of competition)
  • Release 1 / Serial number 171022 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N) (mid-competition)
  • IFID: 1B3ACF0D-54DE-4F00-A2FA-1C28E2B15B29
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover.
  • IF Comp 2017: 21st place (tie) of 79 entries.
  • Download Swigian.gblorb from the IF Archive (game file, release 1/171022).
  • Download MinimalWalkthrough.txt from the IF Archive.
  • Download Swigian.txt from the IF Archive (Inform 7 source code, 2017).

Post-competition releases

These added pixel art by Marco Innocenti.

A variety of approaches were tried to integrate the graphics, including porting the whole game from Inform 7 to Adventuron.

• Swigian (Mathbrush as "Rainbus North"; Feb/Mar 2018; Glulx).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 180323 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 1B3ACF0D-54DE-4F00-A2FA-1C28E2B15B29
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover.
  • Originally released for purchase at itch.io.
  • Play online at textadventures.co.uk.

• Swigian (Brian Rushton; 12-Mar-2021; Adventuron).
  • Play online at itch.io.

• Swigian (Mathbrush as "Rainbus North"; 14-Dec-2023; Glulx).
  • Release 2 / Serial number 231214 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 6B20A2EC-0674-4EB3-AA9B-10F61A262721
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover.
  • Download Swigian.gblorb from the IF Archive.

Links

General info

• Swigian - at IFDB.
• Swigian at ifwizz.

Spoilers

• Swigian - An Epistolary Postmortem by Mathbrush (16-Nov-2017).
• Porting Swigian to Adventuron by Mathbrush (12-Mar-2021).
• ClubFloyd transcript.