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Horror

School

RPG

IF Comp 2010
14th of 26

XYZZY Awards 2010
Finalist - Best Supplemental Materials (two nominations)

Leadlight

Author(s)	Wade Clarke
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	01-Oct-2010
Authoring system	Eamon
Platform(s)	Web browser and Apple II
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects	optional
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Cruel

How It Begins

WARNING: Leadlight contains violence and gore.

The game opens with a warning about violent and disturbing content, and indicates that Leadlight is recommended for mature gamers only.

A front-end menu lets players start a new game, manage saved games, read the credits or change an alert preference.

The player's character in Leadlight is Belinda Nettle, a 15-year-old boarding student at Linville Girls High School in the Blue Mountains, Australia. The introduction describes Belinda's background and her school life.

When the game begins, Belinda awakens in the student library at night. Another student, Charlotte, is sitting across the desk from Belinda, and Belinda realises that Charlotte is dead. Belinda arms herself against attackers and begins to explore the school and its grounds to try to discover what is happening at Linville.

Notable Features

When the player must HIDE from danger, a warning paragraph appears, signalled by two asterisks **
On an Apple IIGS, hide alerts and game status are also indicated by the screen border changing colour.
The player's score has four major components: Weapons Found, Secrets Found, The Slain and Deathtraps Hit
Episode 267 of Eamon.

Versions

Version 1.0 (Competition Version)

Leadlight (Wade Clarke; 01-Oct-2010; Apple II and web browser).
- Playtesters: Tim Ayre, Andrew Schultz, Andrew McDermott, Toby Hartnell.
- Extra Testing and Debug Scripts: Andrew Schultz.
- Black & White Illustrations, Player Guide and Website Design: Wade Clarke.
- Freya's Paintings and Drawings: Steve Amm.
- Game Logo Assistance: Alex Lee.
- Belinda Ballerina Model and Photographer: Grace Angwin.
- IFID: 6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D
  IFID links: IFDB
- IF Comp 2010: 14th place of 26 entries and winner of the Golden Banana of Discord (standard deviation: 2.29).
- Note: This game is an Apple II binary and can be played on an Apple II emulator.
- Note: Version 1.0 of the game was delivered to IF Comp 2010 as a bundle of game, emulation and documentation files which can be found at IF Archive: Link

Version 1.1

Leadlight (Wade Clarke; 18-Nov-2010; Apple II and web browser).
- Playtesting and additional credits as per Version 1.0
- IFID: 6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D
  IFID links: IFDB

Version 1.1 added additional and improved descriptions, and fixed some bugs.

Version 1.2

Leadlight (Wade Clarke; 28-Feb-2011; Apple II and web browser).
- Playtesting and additional credits as per Version 1.0
- IFID: 6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D
  IFID links: IFDB

Version 1.2 includes two bugfixes and extends the dance sequence.

Version 1.4

Leadlight (Wade Clarke; 8-Nov-2011; Apple II and web browser).
- Playtesting and additional credits as per Version 1.0
- IFID: 6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D
  IFID links: IFDB

Version 1.4 includes a bugfix, changed dropability for one item (making the game's puzzle difficulty Merciful - the combat remains Cruel), a new hint on the hint sheet and now displays the game version number on the title page as well as down in the credits.

Version 1.5

Leadlight (Wade Clarke; 8-Apr-2015; Apple II and web browser).
- Playtesting and additional credits as per Version 1.0
- IFID: 6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D
  IFID links: IFDB
- Download : Leadlight Bundle from IF Archive. The bundle contains emulator packs for Intel Mac OS X and Windows/Vista (the Read Me explains how to proceed for all other setups), the illustrated Player Guide PDF, the hint sheet PDF and Apple II disk images. Also includes all previous versions of the game.

Version 1.5 is the basis for Leadlight Gamma. Leadlight 1.5 has 14 bugfixes, 9+ prose updates and 4 mechanical changes on Leadlight 1.4. Complete (spoilery) changelog available in download bundle.

Links

General info

Leadlight homepage.
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Leadlight - at IFDB.
Leadlight - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
Leadlight - at MobyGAMES
Leadlight updated to version 1.1, plus comp thanks - comments by the author.

Post-IFCOMP Reviews

IFCOMP Reviews

Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
Review by Chris.
Review by Dark Star.
Review by Christopher Huang.
Review by Kevin Jackson-Mead.
Review by Yoon Ha Lee.
Review by Michael Martin.
Review by Carl Muckenhoupt.
Review by Steven Odhner.
Review by Jenni Polodna.
Review by Leandro Ribeiro.
Review by Dan Shiovitz.
Review by Emily Short.
Review (YouTube videos): 1 and 2 by Wintericecrystal.

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+{{game infobox|title=Leadlight|image=[[Image:Leadlight small cover.png]]|author=[[Wade Clarke]]|publisher=n/a|released=01-Oct-2010|authsystem=[[Eamon]]|platform=Web browser and [[Apple II]]|language=English|license=Freeware|color=optional|graphics=none|sound=none|cruelty=Cruel}}
 ==How It Begins==
-{{hib wanted}}
+'''WARNING:''' Leadlight contains violence and gore.
+The game opens with a warning about violent and disturbing content, and indicates that Leadlight is recommended for mature gamers only.
+A front-end menu lets players start a new game, manage saved games, read the credits or change an alert preference.
+The player's character in Leadlight is Belinda Nettle, a 15-year-old boarding student at Linville Girls High School in the Blue Mountains, Australia. The introduction describes Belinda's background and her school life.
+When the game begins, Belinda awakens in the student library at night. Another student, Charlotte, is sitting across the desk from Belinda, and Belinda realises that Charlotte is dead. Belinda arms herself against attackers and begins to explore the school and its grounds to try to discover what is happening at Linville.
+==Notable Features==
+* When the player must HIDE from danger, a warning paragraph appears, signalled by two asterisks **
+* On an Apple IIGS, hide alerts and game status are also indicated by the screen border changing colour.
+* The player's score has four major components: ''Weapons Found'', ''Secrets Found'', ''The Slain'' and ''Deathtraps Hit''
+* Episode 267 of [[Eamon]].
 ==Versions==
-===Version 1.0===
-* ''Leadlight'' ([[Wade Clarke]]; 01-Oct-2010; Web browser and [[Apple II]]).
+===Version 1.0 (Competition Version)===
+* ''Leadlight'' ([[Wade Clarke]]; 01-Oct-2010; [[Apple II]] and web browser).
 ** Playtesters: [[Tim Ayre]], [[Andrew Schultz]], [[Andrew McDermott]], [[Toby Hartnell]].
 ** Extra Testing and Debug Scripts: [[Andrew Schultz]].
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 ** Belinda Ballerina Model and Photographer: [[Grace Angwin]].
 ** {{babel|ifid=6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D}}
-** [[IF Comp 2010]]: xth place of 26 entries.
+** [[IF Comp 2010]]: 14th place of 26 entries and winner of the [[Golden Banana of Discord]] (standard deviation: 2.29).
-** {{download wanted}}
 ** Note: This game is an Apple II binary and can be played on an Apple II emulator.
-** Note: There's several files associated with this game. In the interest of getting this page up quicker, we'll just offer the link to the game's directory on IF Archive: http://ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXgamesXcompetition2010XwebXleadlight.html
+** Note: Version 1.0 of the game was delivered to IF Comp 2010 as a bundle of game, emulation and documentation files which can be found at IF Archive: [http://ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXgamesXcompetition2010XwebXleadlight.html Link]
+===Version 1.1===
+* ''Leadlight'' ([[Wade Clarke]]; 18-Nov-2010; [[Apple II]] and web browser).
+** Playtesting and additional credits as per Version 1.0
+** {{babel|ifid=6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D}}
+Version 1.1 added additional and improved descriptions, and fixed some bugs.
+===Version 1.2===
+* ''Leadlight'' ([[Wade Clarke]]; 28-Feb-2011; [[Apple II]] and web browser).
+** Playtesting and additional credits as per Version 1.0
+** {{babel|ifid=6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D}}
+Version 1.2 includes two bugfixes and extends the dance sequence.
+===Version 1.4===
+* ''Leadlight'' ([[Wade Clarke]]; 8-Nov-2011; [[Apple II]] and web browser).
+** Playtesting and additional credits as per Version 1.0
+** {{babel|ifid=6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D}}
+Version 1.4 includes a bugfix, changed dropability for one item (making the game's puzzle difficulty Merciful - the combat remains Cruel), a new hint on the hint sheet and now displays the game version number on the title page as well as down in the credits.
+===Version 1.5===
+* ''Leadlight'' ([[Wade Clarke]]; 8-Apr-2015; [[Apple II]] and web browser).
+** Playtesting and additional credits as per Version 1.0
+** {{babel|ifid=6E738EA373AB7101D0FB1001F0873E0D}}
+** Download : [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/appleII/Leadlight.zip Leadlight Bundle from IF Archive]. The bundle contains emulator packs for Intel Mac OS X and Windows/Vista (the Read Me explains how to proceed for all other setups), the illustrated Player Guide PDF, the hint sheet PDF and Apple II disk images. Also includes all previous versions of the game.
+Version 1.5 is the basis for [[Leadlight Gamma]]. Leadlight 1.5 has 14 bugfixes, 9+ prose updates and 4 mechanical changes on Leadlight 1.4. Complete (spoilery) changelog available in download bundle.
 ==Links==
 ===General info===
-* [http://http://leadlightgame.com ''Leadlight'' homepage].
+* [http://leadlightgame.com ''Leadlight'' homepage].
 * {{baf wanted}}.
-* {{TUID wanted}}
+* {{ifdb game|Leadlight|h2oahwgnoxlrtvud}}.
+* {{ifwizz|Leadlight|leadlight-(2010-en)}}.
+* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/apple2/leadlight Leadlight] - at [http://www.mobygames.com/ MobyGAMES]
+* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1705 Leadlight updated to version 1.1, plus comp thanks] - comments by the author.
-===Reviews===
+===Post-IFCOMP Reviews===
-'''SPOILER WARNING:''' the following links contain (potentially spoilery) reviews of this game from the current IF Comp. You might prefer to wait until you've played the game before reading them, if you intend to judge the competition and don't want to be influenced.
+* [http://lmdadventures.blogspot.com/2011/07/leadlight.html Review] by [[Lynnea Dally]].
+* [https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=h2oahwgnoxlrtvud&review=11756 Review] by [[Danielle]].
+* [https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=h2oahwgnoxlrtvud&review=12205 Review] by [[Jeremy Freese]].
+* [https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=h2oahwgnoxlrtvud&review=13206 Review] by [[Victor Gijsbers]].
+* [http://tk-nation.com/articles/393/leadlight-creepy-awesome-silent-hill-style-interactive-fiction TK-Nation Review] by [[Andrew Ting]]
+===IFCOMP Reviews===
 * [http://maga-dogg.livejournal.com/418306.html Review] by [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]].
 * [http://eatlamp.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/leadlight-kickin-it-oldschool/ Review] by [[Chris]].
+* [http://www.infodarkness.com/if/leadlight.html Review] by [[Dark Star]].
+* [http://www.ricordius.com/others/ifcomp10/leadlight.htm Review] by [[Christopher Huang]].
 * [http://gameshelf.jmac.org/2010/10/ifcomp2010-reviews-of-r-and-le.html Review] by [[Kevin Jackson-Mead]].
 * [http://yhlee.dreamwidth.org/1109839.html?#cutid2 Review] by [[Yoon Ha Lee]].
+* [http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~mcmartin/if/reviews/review10.html#r2 Review] by [[Michael Martin]].
 * [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/996 Review] by [[Carl Muckenhoupt]].
 * [http://therestofyourmice.blogspot.com/2010/10/ifcomp-2010-review-leadlight-by-wade.html Review] by [[Steven Odhner]].
+* [http://pissylittlesausages.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/if-comp-10-wade-clarkes-leadlight/ Review] by [[Jenni Polodna]].
+* [http://42hooks.weebly.com/1/post/2010/11/if-comp-leadlight-heated-aotearoa-one-eye-open.html Review] by [[Leandro Ribeiro]].
 * [http://inky.org/if/comp10.html#leadlight Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]].
+* [http://emshort.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/if-comp-2010-leadlight/ Review] by [[Emily Short]].
 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_LdoBV88cU Review (YouTube videos): 1] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=983aA-0UJyk 2] by [[Wintericecrystal]].
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