text-engine 2: characters, conversations, save/load & more
text-engine » Devlog
text-engine has been updated to version 2.0, and it includes a ton of new features! A new demo has been uploaded to itch showing off what you can do, so be sure to try it out.
What's New
For writers & developers:
- Characters
- Conversations
- Objects can have multiple names
- Objects names can now include spaces & capital letters
- New
onLook
,onTalk
callbacks - New
block
property for blocked exits - Custom commands & removable commands
println
accepts optional CSS class nameprintln
accepts optional array to randomize output- Several new global utility functions
- Engine functionality can be overridden for customization
For players:
- Auto-complete (press tab)
- Direction shortcuts (e.g. "north" or just "n")
- Save/load games
- ITEMS command lists items in room
- When listing exits, show the names of any rooms the player has already been to
- Various bug fixes & improvements
Also includes a new template disk to make creating a new disk quick and easy, and a couple of other example disks.
I hope you'll try it out!
Files
text-engine-source.zip 2 MB
Dec 07, 2020
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text-engine
A JavaScript text adventure game engine
Status | Released |
Category | Tool |
Author | Benji Kay |
Genre | Adventure, Interactive Fiction |
Tags | ascii, Game engine, html5, Minimalist, Story Rich, Text based |
More posts
- text-engine 3: makes development more fun!Jul 13, 2022
- Adding new variables to your gameSep 12, 2020
- New feature: onEnter methodsSep 12, 2020
- Sound effects added!Apr 26, 2020
- Graphics updateApr 25, 2020
- INV command added!Sep 24, 2017
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