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: NoStart ======================================== 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 -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 36816 22224 39.6% 15-Oct-96 12:12:28 01.track 1217 298 75.5% 15-Oct-96 12:13:28 1.ptrn 12341 5089 58.7% 15-Oct-96 12:12:36 1.room 1216 555 54.3% 15-Oct-96 12:12:52 1.scene 5617 2276 59.4% 15-Oct-96 12:12:32 1.section 265 195 26.4% 15-Oct-96 12:13:06 10.scene 202 143 29.2% 15-Oct-96 12:13:10 11.scene 227 164 27.7% 15-Oct-96 12:13:12 12.scene 1269 624 50.8% 15-Oct-96 12:13:14 13.scene 512 251 50.9% 15-Oct-96 12:13:16 14.scene 640 371 42.0% 15-Oct-96 12:13:18 15.scene 1000 329 67.1% 15-Oct-96 12:13:20 16.scene 478 303 36.6% 15-Oct-96 12:13:22 17.scene 19096 14025 26.5% 15-Oct-96 12:13:34 1BG.IFF 12384 4832 60.9% 15-Oct-96 12:13:38 1FG.IFF 623 256 58.9% 15-Oct-96 12:13:32 2.ptrn 16039 5884 63.3% 15-Oct-96 12:12:38 2.room 1014 396 60.9% 15-Oct-96 12:12:54 2.scene 715 323 54.8% 15-Oct-96 12:13:22 26.scene 25766 19070 25.9% 15-Oct-96 12:13:46 2BG.IFF 12438 5526 55.5% 15-Oct-96 12:13:48 2FG.IFF 9217 3558 61.3% 15-Oct-96 12:12:42 3.room 789 309 60.8% 15-Oct-96 12:12:56 3.scene 1517 615 59.4% 15-Oct-96 12:12:34 3.section 297 139 53.1% 15-Oct-96 12:13:24 30.scene 449 221 50.7% 15-Oct-96 12:13:26 31.scene 16766 11513 31.3% 15-Oct-96 12:13:50 3BG.IFF 17772 7649 56.9% 15-Oct-96 12:13:54 3FG.IFF 7099 3176 55.2% 15-Oct-96 12:12:44 4.room 557 257 53.8% 15-Oct-96 12:12:56 4.scene 6708 2823 57.9% 15-Oct-96 12:13:56 4BG.IFF 11590 3855 66.7% 15-Oct-96 12:14:00 4FG.IFF 1867 912 51.1% 15-Oct-96 12:12:46 5.room 273 169 38.0% 15-Oct-96 12:12:58 5.scene 14884 8600 42.2% 15-Oct-96 12:14:04 5BG.IFF 3754 1088 71.0% 15-Oct-96 12:14:06 5FG.IFF 3013 1427 52.6% 15-Oct-96 12:12:48 6.room 374 166 55.6% 15-Oct-96 12:13:00 6.scene 16646 11119 33.2% 15-Oct-96 12:14:10 6BG.IFF 5132 1134 77.9% 15-Oct-96 12:14:12 6FG.IFF 3581 1678 53.1% 15-Oct-96 12:12:50 7.room 724 343 52.6% 15-Oct-96 12:13:02 7.scene 41482 30062 27.5% 15-Oct-96 12:14:18 7BG.IFF 7004 3457 50.6% 15-Oct-96 12:14:22 7FG.IFF 779 322 58.6% 15-Oct-96 12:13:02 8.scene 305 220 27.8% 15-Oct-96 12:13:04 9.scene 13831 9878 28.5% 15-Oct-96 12:14:26 Bell.IFF 6967 3845 44.8% 15-Oct-96 12:14:30 Crunch.IFF 2586 1143 55.8% 15-Oct-96 12:14:56 Demo_Solution.text 4594 1521 66.8% 01-Aug-96 15:37:50 Demo_Solution.text.info 4499 1411 68.6% 01-Aug-96 15:37:52 Disk.info 27559 16248 41.0% 15-Oct-96 12:14:36 Flute1.IFF 48151 24876 48.3% 15-Oct-96 12:14:46 Flute2.IFF 115948 65772 43.2% 15-Oct-96 12:15:12 gpro 6684 2134 68.0% 15-Oct-96 12:12:24 olaf_bagdad.iff 15040 2095 86.0% 15-Oct-96 12:12:22 olaf_extras.iff 65676 43960 33.0% 15-Oct-96 12:14:54 Seagulls.track -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 633989 350829 44.6% 17-Oct-96 23:58:44 57 files