User:Gio

This is sort of a general thing.. I want to write an article on what I've collected, and perhaps do an update to Roger Firth's Cloak of Darkness page.. dunno. I have no webspace of my own, though. I like diversity, I root for the underdog.. I'm a very strange person.

Concerning Choosing Authoring Systems:

A wise sailor once said that, in choosing an authoring system, one should check if the system is still being actively maintained by its creator(s) (or their successors). Since I'm new to IF, I've done a little bit of research into this.

Updated - 2007/11/28

As of this writing, there are 12 living authoring systems (for Windows, and in English) and 3 unknowns. I personally suggest avoiding the systems with unknown status, but they are listed here because an update might appear out of nowhere, who knows.

Living systems:

1) TADS - (http://www.tads.org/index.htm) Need to research. Free.

2) Inform - (http://www.inform-fiction.org/I7/Welcome.html) Needs research. Free.

3) Hugo - (http://www.generalcoffee.com/hugo.html) Needs research. Free.

4) ALAN - (http://www.alanif.se/) New version currently in alpha test, but is available and recommended by the developers. Free.

5) ADRIFT - (http://www.adrift.org.uk/cgi/new/adrift.cgi) New version is apparently in progress. Pay.

6) Quest - (http://www.axeuk.com/quest/index.htm) Needs research. Pay.

7) SUDS - (http://www.sudslore.org/) A new author has taken the reins, and is actively developing it. Free.

8) RAGS - (http://www.ragsgame.com/) In alpha test. The alpha is free, but will be a Pay system.

9) JACL - (http://jacl.sourceforge.net/index.html) Needs research. Free.

10) DreamPath - (http://stigepro.com/projects/dreampath/index.html) In closed beta. Free.

11) TAB - (http://tab.thinbasic.com/) In alpha, but is available. Free.

12) ACE - (http://www.aceadventuregames.com/) While the author will do minor bugfixes/features, active development has ended. Free.

Unknown systems:

PAWS - (http://home.fuse.net/wolfonenet/PAWS.htm) (no reply to email)

WinPAW - (http://www.winpaw.com/) (no reply)

AIEE - (http://markdamonhughes.com/Aiee/) (no reply)