Short: Graphic Adventure Authoring Language 2b Author: pethu@hotmail.com Uploader: pethu@hotmail.com Version: 2.0 beta Type: game/role Replaces: game/role/graal12.lha Requires: 1.5 MB of free RAM, WB 2.0 or above Action: NoQuit ======================================== This is a three-part upload - see below. ======================================== What Is It? ----------- GRAAL is a "GRaphic Adventure Authoring Language". All you need to create your own graphic adventures is GRAAL, IFF picture files, tracker modules, and sound samples. A demo adventure and extensive documentation is included in the package. After installation, you should read the GRAAL_2.readme file for a complete description of all the new features. In short, all programs in the GRAAL system have been improved: - GRAAL: EHB graphics, Customisable player interface, date & time features, timers, improved variable (flag) handling, macros, new script commands and conditions. "Default commands" and inventory icons for objects. New, more reliable save/load and mark/resume routines. 100% (well, 99,95%) backwards compatible. All text visible to the player translatable to any language. - Editor: All statements and commands involving areas, points, images, etc. can be edited "graphically", as opposed to only a few in the previous version. On-line help for all statements and commands through the synchronized GRAAL amigaguide on-line reference. - "Olaf": The demo adventure has been updated to show off some of the new features, especially the inventory icon display, the "direct command" features, and variations of the cutscene mode. - gpro: Only for registered users, but now delivered along with the rest of the system. (Useless without your personal keyfile.) Now supports generating more than one version of the same adventure. Better error checking of the distribution (diskinfo) control file. - gdc: Still better calculation of disk requirements. (One of these days, I may get it just right! :) - Other: NewIcons 3 icons, HD installation script. Installation ------------ The archives must be unpacked to diskettes with the following volume names: graal2a.lha -> "Graal 2.0 - Disk A" graal2b.lha -> "Graal 2.0 - Disk B" graal2c.lha -> "Graal 2.0 - Disk C" You can run the demo adventure from the diskettes, but developing your own adventures using GRAAL requires a hard disk, and preferably something as fast as an A1200 with 2MB RAM or better. There is a HD_Install icon on diskette A. Click this and follow the prompts to install the desired portions to a new hard disk drawer, or to update development drawers. (This requires the C= installer program. Alternatively, just drag all files from all diskettes to the same (new) hard disk drawer.) ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 460 239 48.0% 15-Oct-96 12:11:34 0.scene 124760 66825 46.4% 15-Oct-96 12:11:52 0.track 5617 2276 59.4% 15-Oct-96 12:11:00 1.section 1392 636 54.3% 15-Oct-96 12:10:58 18.room 22782 16265 28.6% 15-Oct-96 12:11:06 18BG.IFF 7410 3461 53.2% 15-Oct-96 12:11:08 18FG.IFF 1409 636 54.8% 15-Oct-96 12:10:58 19.room 15592 7180 53.9% 15-Oct-96 12:11:10 19BG.IFF 12508 3473 72.2% 15-Oct-96 12:11:14 19FG.IFF 3083 858 72.1% 15-Oct-96 12:11:36 29.scene 4499 1414 68.5% 01-Aug-96 15:34:54 Disk.info 2786 1106 60.3% 15-Oct-96 12:10:26 Diskinfo.graal 264 29 89.0% 15-Oct-96 12:09:38 +dpaint.font 3316 1919 42.1% 15-Oct-96 12:09:38 +8 264 29 89.0% 15-Oct-96 12:09:40 +emerald.font 6988 3647 47.8% 15-Oct-96 12:09:40 +20 264 29 89.0% 15-Oct-96 12:09:28 +garnet.font 3732 2426 34.9% 15-Oct-96 12:09:28 +9 784 49 93.7% 15-Oct-96 12:09:30 +hires-5a.font 1800 1079 40.0% 15-Oct-96 12:09:26 +6 1904 1164 38.8% 15-Oct-96 12:09:26 +7 2040 1222 40.0% 15-Oct-96 12:09:26 +8 524 41 92.1% 15-Oct-96 12:09:38 +olaf.font 4780 1691 64.6% 15-Oct-96 12:09:34 +24 5096 1897 62.7% 15-Oct-96 12:09:32 +27 264 29 89.0% 15-Oct-96 12:09:32 +times.font 3892 2110 45.7% 15-Oct-96 12:09:32 +14 24350 8479 65.1% 15-Oct-96 12:10:30 graal.main 338224 163581 51.6% 15-Oct-96 12:10:18 GRAAL_2 2817 1360 51.7% 01-Aug-96 15:34:46 GRAAL_2.info 8633 1890 78.1% 15-Oct-96 12:09:24 HD_Install 1944 1286 33.8% 01-Aug-96 15:34:50 HD_Install.info 2890 206 92.8% 15-Oct-96 12:11:20 NTITLE0.IFF 5020 1456 70.9% 15-Oct-96 12:11:24 NTITLE1.IFF 4328 867 79.9% 15-Oct-96 12:11:26 NTITLE2.IFF 6094 1787 70.6% 15-Oct-96 12:11:28 NTITLE3.IFF 3314 350 89.4% 15-Oct-96 12:11:30 NTITLE4.IFF 6276 1623 74.1% 15-Oct-96 12:11:32 NTITLE5.IFF 1386 265 80.8% 15-Oct-96 12:10:54 olaf_cursors.iff 15040 2095 86.0% 15-Oct-96 12:10:50 olaf_extras.iff 21782 5133 76.4% 15-Oct-96 12:10:46 olaf_original.iff 20882 5608 73.1% 15-Oct-96 12:10:54 olaf_symbols.iff 9672 2565 73.4% 15-Oct-96 12:10:32 olafcomm.iff 11692 4964 57.5% 15-Oct-96 12:11:56 Olafdemo.guide 8412 1379 83.6% 01-Aug-96 15:34:52 Olafdemo.guide.info 3364 560 83.3% 15-Oct-96 12:10:34 olafdlg.iff 17782 13116 26.2% 15-Oct-96 12:11:18 PS_Logo_ham6.iff 13340 6693 49.8% 15-Oct-96 12:10:40 wood.rsb -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 765452 346993 54.6% 17-Oct-96 23:58:40 48 files