Short: Graphic Adventure Authoring Language 2.3 Author: pethu@hotmail.com Uploader: pethu@hotmail.com Type: game/role Replaces: Graal2a.lha Action: NoStart for more, visit the GRAAL website! http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Lair/7400 ============ GRAAL 2.3 ============ Contents: INTRODUCTION NEW FEATURES DISTRIBUTION COPYRIGHT NOTICE GRAAL REGISTRATION INTRODUCTION ============ GRAAL is a script-based Graphic Adventure Authoring Language, delivered to your electronic doorstep complete with an editor and other development tools, a demo adventure, and more documentation than you can shake a pair of strong eye-glasses at. NEW FEATURES ============ The features and bug fixes are explained in detail in the graal23.readme file. Here are the main selling points: * New command names for image-related commands. However, the driver is is backwards compatible. (You have to add two new parameters to any CHAR: statements in graal.main, but that's the only required change from 2.2!) * A number of different text display styles available (bordered, semi-transparent backgrounds, cartoon-bubble style, etc.) * Use sound samples instead of text, or in addition to text, for "spech" output. This works with LINE: statements as well as SAY, THINK, RESP and TEXT commands. * Demo updated to use cartoon-style speech bubbles and a "talkie" intro. DISTRIBUTION ============ GRAAL 2.2 is delivered on 4 disks, plus an additional archive containg the audio files for the new "talkie" demo (optional). The GRAAL aminet archives should be unpacked to a common drawer on HD or in RAM, or to floppies named as follows: Graal2a.lha --> "GRAAL 2.2 - Disk A" Graal2b.lha --> "GRAAL 2.2 - Disk B" Graal2c.lha --> "GRAAL 2.2 - Disk C" Graal2d.lha --> "GRAAL 2.2 - Disk D" Anyone equipped with the C= installer program can then use the "HD_Install" icon found on Disk A to install the system to hard disk, or to update an existing development directory. The audio file archive "Graal2audio.lha" only works with a hard disk installation, and should be unarchived to the GRAAL HD installation directory, where the contents goes into subdirectory /graalaudio . COPYRIGHT NOTICE ================ GRAAL 2.3 is shareware. Copyright (c) 1998 Per Thulin. This package may be freely distributed, as long as nothing except distribution costs are charged. All files must be kept together, either in the original, unaltered archives, or as a full hard disk installation done with the installer. The GRAAL_2 driver program may be distributed on its own and for free as part of your own adventure, even commercially. There is no license fee - however, you should register (see below). The registered user's personal key file, graal.key, must no longer be copied or re-distributed in any way. You are specifically forbidden to use any of the example material - characters, story, graphics or sound - in your own adventures. I take no responsibility for any loss or damage that may result from the use of this software. GRAAL REGISTRATION ================== The shareware version of GRAAL is not crippled in any way. However, if you want to distribute your adventures, you will probably want the following: * A way to copy the delivery files to a test directory for final tests. * A way to compress the data to be able to put more on each floppy. * A way to encrypt all scripts, graphics, and sound files to prevent people from finding the solution to the game too easily. If you register, you will receive a personal keyfile which enables you to use the GPRO program to do all of the above. It also enables you to switch off certain developer functions in the version of GRAAL you distribute to make it even safer - and harder to crack. As an added bonus, your name appears in lights on the loading screen, from which it cannot be removed - an extra copyright protection, you might say. The keyfile will continue to work with any new versions uploaded to the Aminet. Updates are thus easily accessible and free of charge. You are also put on a mailing list, and will receive an e-mail GRAAL newsletter from time to time (provided you are connected to the 'net). Registering is as easy as sending 150 SEK (swedish crowns), or the equivalent of £ 15 (British pounds), in cash to me: Per Thulin Malmtorgsgatan 18 S-653 40 KARLSTAD SWEDEN --------------------------------------------------------------- So, print out the file "registration.form" NOW and get mailin'! --------------------------------------------------------------- ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 466 230 50.6% 04-Dec-98 00:26:52 0.scene 5528 2239 59.4% 04-Dec-98 00:26:16 1.section 1573 713 54.6% 04-Dec-98 00:26:12 18.room 22782 16265 28.6% 04-Dec-98 00:26:20 18BG.IFF 9048 4065 55.0% 04-Dec-98 00:26:22 18FG.IFF 1423 637 55.2% 04-Dec-98 00:26:14 19.room 15592 7180 53.9% 04-Dec-98 00:26:26 19BG.IFF 12508 3473 72.2% 04-Dec-98 00:26:28 19FG.IFF 3430 978 71.4% 04-Dec-98 00:26:54 29.scene 2586 1143 55.8% 04-Dec-98 00:26:54 Demo_Solution.text 4594 1524 66.8% 04-Dec-98 00:40:00 Demo_Solution.text.info 4499 1415 68.5% 04-Dec-98 00:40:04 Disk.info 3311 1358 58.9% 04-Dec-98 00:25:40 diskinfo.graal 264 29 89.0% 04-Dec-98 00:24:48 +garnet.font 3732 2426 34.9% 04-Dec-98 00:24:44 +9 264 26 90.1% 04-Dec-98 00:24:48 +olaf.font 5096 1897 62.7% 04-Dec-98 00:24:44 +27 264 29 89.0% 04-Dec-98 00:24:48 +times.font 3892 2110 45.7% 04-Dec-98 00:24:46 +14 264 25 90.5% 04-Dec-98 00:24:46 +XEN.font 2440 1455 40.3% 04-Dec-98 00:24:44 +8 24529 8658 64.7% 04-Dec-98 00:25:44 graal.main 390348 181611 53.4% 04-Dec-98 00:25:30 GRAAL_2 2817 1360 51.7% 04-Dec-98 00:39:58 GRAAL_2.info 11652 2234 80.8% 04-Dec-98 00:24:42 HD_Install 1939 1281 33.9% 04-Dec-98 00:40:00 HD_Install.info 48926 38138 22.0% 04-Dec-98 00:26:36 newpslogo.iff 2890 206 92.8% 04-Dec-98 00:26:38 NTITLE0.IFF 4866 1415 70.9% 04-Dec-98 00:26:40 NTITLE1.IFF 4174 831 80.0% 04-Dec-98 00:26:44 NTITLE2.IFF 5940 1749 70.5% 04-Dec-98 00:26:46 NTITLE3.IFF 3160 311 90.1% 04-Dec-98 00:26:48 NTITLE4.IFF 6122 1583 74.1% 04-Dec-98 00:26:50 NTITLE5.IFF 1282 241 81.2% 04-Dec-98 00:26:10 olaf_cursors.iff 16820 2853 83.0% 04-Dec-98 00:26:02 olaf_extras.iff 21934 5323 75.7% 04-Dec-98 00:25:58 olaf_original.iff 36818 8389 77.2% 04-Dec-98 00:26:08 olaf_symbols.iff 7428 2490 66.4% 04-Dec-98 00:25:48 olafcomm.iff 7362 1871 74.5% 04-Dec-98 00:25:50 olafcommhi.iff 12469 5224 58.1% 04-Dec-98 00:27:00 Olafdemo.guide 8412 1383 83.5% 04-Dec-98 00:40:00 Olafdemo.guide.info 1854 522 71.8% 04-Dec-98 00:25:52 olafdlg.iff 13340 6693 49.8% 04-Dec-98 00:25:54 wood.rsb -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 738638 323583 56.1% 07-Dec-98 20:37:44 43 files