TADS 3

TADS 3 is the next version of TADS, also created by Michael J. Roberts. It pushes the boundaries of IF development and world design in a number of areas, including full sense-passing, areas which are composed of a number of sub-rooms, and NPC interaction with the world. The first beta release was on September 12, 2004. The first general release, TADS 3 version 3.0.12, was released on September 15, 2006.

Links

Official or Collaborative Links

• TADS 3 Home Page
• TADS 3 Discussion List - i.e., a mailing list

Documentation, Tips, and Examples by Individuals

• On-line documentation - Complete documentation, including:
  • Eric Eve's Getting Started in TADS 3
  • Eric Eve's TADS 3 Tour Guide
  • TADS 3 System Manual
  • TADS 3 Technical Manual
  • TADS 3 Library Reference Manual
  • Introduction to HTML TADS
  • Change Logs
  • Search function.
• TADS 3 Library Translation Resources - starting point for people who plan to translate the TADS 3 library to other languages.
• TADS3 manuals on the if-archive.
• Technical articles from tads.org, including Eric Eve's Getting Started guide. (Many of these articles are now included in the on-line documentation.)
• Tips on Using TADS 3, collected by Jim Aikin.
• TADS 3: All in One Place by Greg Boettcher.
• TADS 3 Pages by Søren J. Løvborg.
• TADS 3 Library Proto-Documentation by Edward L. Stauff.
• Elevator and stairs (TADS 3 example)