Axe Software Blog

Quest 4.03 is now available.If you’ve already got Quest or Quest Pro, the easiest way to update is by selecting “Check for updates” from the “Help” menu in Quest or QDK. If you’re not already a user, you can download Quest from http://www.axeuk.com/quest/

Here’s what’s new:

QDK

• The Script Editor’s functions are now available from a menu (with keyboard shortcuts) as well as from the toolbar.
• Added “Allow players to use abbreviated object names” game option.
• Slightly increased the size of the Object Type box to display correctly in Windows Vista.
• If QCompile is launched from QDK and fails to compile the file, it now displays error information.
• Fixed bugs:
  • a run-time error occurred when removing a synonym.
  • double-clicking a script line in the Script Editor would cause it to be changed.

Quest

• The command entry box now uses the same font and fontsize as the game.
• You can now turn off the player’s ability to use abbreviated object names, by adding “abbreviations off” to the “define options” block.
• Quest now writes an error to the ASL log if an internal error occurs while running a script command, instead of quitting with an error message.
• Fixed bugs:
  • fixed run-time error when opening some large games.
  • fixed problem where “if” statements of the form “if … then if … and/or … then …” would be processed incorrectly.
  • QCompile wouldn’t add a WAV file to a CAS if the playwav command did not include the file extension.
  • a run-time error would occur if the “clone” command was used in an object’s “action” script.

The 2007 Interactive Fiction competition (IFComp) has begun, and the 29 games are available for download.

There is one Quest entry this year, though I do recommend you check out all of the games as they’ll give you a good idea of the kinds of things people are doing via the medium of text adventure games.

Quest 4.02 is now available.

If you’ve already got Quest or Quest Pro, the easiest way to update is by selecting “Check for updates” from the “Help” menu in Quest or QDK. If you’re not already a user, you can download Quest from http://www.axeuk.com/quest/

This release fixes a few minor bugs in Quest and QDK, including a few issues with Windows Vista.

I have created a new website to replace the Quest Games Archive.

It’s here: www.textadventures.co.uk

Please let me know if you have any questions, suggestions or comments about the new website - please email me at alex@axeuk.com.

I am currently developing an extension of the Quest Games Archive that will let you play Quest games within your web browser - no additional software required.

To give this a go, please go to http://www.axeuk.com/cgi-bin/gamesonline.cgi and just click on any game link to begin playing.

All you need is a browser that supports JavaScript and Flash.

So far I have tested this with Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.

Please post any comments to the forums, or drop me an email at alex@axeuk.com.

Note that as this is a beta, the facility may go down from time to time - but if you do notice any problems please let me know.