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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
Cruelty scale	{{{{{cruelty}}}}}

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.

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 <table style="width:100%;margin-bottom:1em;clear:both"><tr><td>{{Fantasy}} {{Wilderness}} {{Underground}} {{ifcnth|2017|21st of 79 (tie)}} </td></tr></table>
+{{work infobox|title=Swigian|image=[[Image:Swigian cover.jpg]]|author=[[Mathbrush]]|released=01-Oct-2017|authsystem=[[Inform 7]], [[Adventuron]]|platform=[[Glulx]]|language=English|license=CC BY 3.0 US|color=none|graphics=optional|sound=none}}
-{{work infobox|title=Swigian|image=[[Image:Swigian small cover.jpg]]|author=[[Mathbrush]]|released=01-Oct-2017|authsystem=[[Inform 7]]|platform=[[Glulx]]|language=English}}
 ==How It Begins==
-You are by a lake. The lake is still. You can see an axe here. You want to build a fire.
+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==
-===Release 1===
+===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)
+** Release 1 / Serial number 170928 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N) (start of competition)
-** {{babel|ifid=1B3ACF0D-54DE-4F00-A2FA-1C28E2B15B29|cover=yes}}
+** Release 1 / Serial number 171022 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N) (mid-competition)
+** {{babel|ifid=1B3ACF0D-54DE-4F00-A2FA-1C28E2B15B29|cover=yes}}.
 ** [[23rd Annual Interactive Fiction Competition|IF Comp 2017]]: 21st place (tie) of 79 entries.
-** {{download wanted}}
+** {{ifarchive|games/competition2017/Swigian/|Swigian.gblorb}} (game file, release 1/171022).
+** {{ifarchive|games/competition2017/Swigian/Walkthrough/|MinimalWalkthrough.txt}}.
+** {{ifarchive|games/source/inform/|Swigian.txt}} (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)
+** {{babel|ifid=1B3ACF0D-54DE-4F00-A2FA-1C28E2B15B29|cover=yes}}.
+** Originally released for purchase at itch.io.
+** [https://media.textadventures.co.uk/games/q64Wf_To7k6SQ6Jj6k8NZA/index.html Play online at textadventures.co.uk].
+* ''Swigian'' ([[Brian Rushton]]; 12-Mar-2021; [[Adventuron]]).
+** [https://wildbriar-games.itch.io/swigian 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)
+** {{babel|ifid=6B20A2EC-0674-4EB3-AA9B-10F61A262721|cover=yes}}.
+** {{ifarchive|games/glulx/|Swigian.gblorb}}.
 ==Links==
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 * [http://ifwizz.de/swigian-(2017-en).html Swigian] at [[ifwizz]].
-{{game stub|Genres, How It Begins, Notable Features, full version info.<br>Note: This page was originally auto-generated. Please check for errors.}}
+===Spoilers===
+* {{ac|url=https://intfiction.org/t/swigian-an-epistolary-postmortem/12803|Swigian - An Epistolary Postmortem}} by [[Mathbrush]] (16-Nov-2017).
+* {{ac|url=https://intfiction.org/t/adventuron-port-of-swigian-available-on-itch-io-also-my-experience-with-adventuron-as-a-noob/49904|Porting Swigian to Adventuron}} by [[Mathbrush]] (12-Mar-2021).
+* {{ClubFloyd|20171102}}.
-[[Category:Works]] [[Category:Works in 2017]] [[Category:Glulx works]] [[Category:IF Comp works]] [[Category:Inform 7 works]]
+[[Category:Works]] [[Category:Works in 2017]] [[Category:Glulx works]] [[Category:IF Comp works]] [[Category:Inform 7 works]] [[Category:Adventuron works]] [[Category:Ported works]]