Short: Graphic Adventure Authoring Language 2.3 Author: pethu@hotmail.com Uploader: pethu@hotmail.com Type: game/role Replaces: Graal2b.lha Action: NoStart ============ 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 -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 125784 66728 46.9% 04-Dec-98 00:27:50 0.track 1182 276 76.6% 04-Dec-98 00:28:44 1.ptrn 13339 5378 59.6% 04-Dec-98 00:27:58 1.room 1188 540 54.5% 04-Dec-98 00:28:16 1.scene 5528 2239 59.4% 04-Dec-98 00:27:54 1.section 264 194 26.5% 04-Dec-98 00:28:30 10.scene 499 197 60.5% 04-Dec-98 00:28:32 11.scene 533 219 58.9% 04-Dec-98 00:28:34 12.scene 1273 623 51.0% 04-Dec-98 00:28:36 13.scene 512 252 50.7% 04-Dec-98 00:28:38 14.scene 1039 358 65.5% 04-Dec-98 00:28:38 16.scene 19562 14352 26.6% 04-Dec-98 00:28:50 1BG.IFF 12376 4849 60.8% 04-Dec-98 00:28:52 1FG.IFF 575 229 60.1% 04-Dec-98 00:28:46 2.ptrn 16600 6107 63.2% 04-Dec-98 00:28:00 2.room 1016 394 61.2% 04-Dec-98 00:28:18 2.scene 26274 19498 25.7% 04-Dec-98 00:28:56 2BG.IFF 12684 5614 55.7% 04-Dec-98 00:28:58 2FG.IFF 9563 3691 61.4% 04-Dec-98 00:28:04 3.room 788 311 60.5% 04-Dec-98 00:28:20 3.scene 1323 522 60.5% 04-Dec-98 00:27:56 3.section 372 151 59.4% 04-Dec-98 00:28:40 30.scene 693 338 51.2% 04-Dec-98 00:28:42 31.scene 22450 14145 36.9% 04-Dec-98 00:29:04 3BG.IFF 20268 8910 56.0% 04-Dec-98 00:29:06 3FG.IFF 7160 3208 55.1% 04-Dec-98 00:28:06 4.room 557 257 53.8% 04-Dec-98 00:28:22 4.scene 3775 1248 66.9% 04-Dec-98 00:28:14 40.room 6672 2818 57.7% 04-Dec-98 00:29:10 4BG.IFF 11496 3818 66.7% 04-Dec-98 00:29:12 4FG.IFF 1731 891 48.5% 04-Dec-98 00:28:08 5.room 273 171 37.3% 04-Dec-98 00:28:22 5.scene 29532 20949 29.0% 04-Dec-98 00:29:18 5BG.IFF 3008 336 88.8% 04-Dec-98 00:29:20 5FG.IFF 2948 1387 52.9% 04-Dec-98 00:28:10 6.room 374 166 55.6% 04-Dec-98 00:28:24 6.scene 18138 11448 36.8% 04-Dec-98 00:29:24 6BG.IFF 5102 1121 78.0% 04-Dec-98 00:29:26 6FG.IFF 3271 1524 53.4% 04-Dec-98 00:28:12 7.room 746 354 52.5% 04-Dec-98 00:28:26 7.scene 40942 32050 21.7% 04-Dec-98 00:29:34 7BG.IFF 7162 3540 50.5% 04-Dec-98 00:29:36 7FG.IFF 778 322 58.6% 04-Dec-98 00:28:28 8.scene 341 224 34.3% 04-Dec-98 00:28:28 9.scene 35160 24830 29.3% 04-Dec-98 00:29:52 beerbreak.snd 13831 9878 28.5% 04-Dec-98 00:29:46 bell.snd 18686 14166 24.1% 04-Dec-98 00:30:10 chimes2s.snd 7816 6515 16.6% 04-Dec-98 00:29:56 crunch.snd 4499 1411 68.6% 04-Dec-98 00:27:34 Disk.info 27559 16248 41.0% 04-Dec-98 00:30:00 flute1.snd 48151 24876 48.3% 04-Dec-98 00:30:06 flute2.snd 16820 2853 83.0% 04-Dec-98 00:27:36 olaf_extras.iff 22532 17431 22.6% 04-Dec-98 00:29:40 olafsavebg.iff 16456 6743 59.0% 04-Dec-98 00:29:44 olafsavefg.iff 65676 43960 33.0% 04-Dec-98 00:30:18 seagulls.track -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 716877 410858 42.6% 07-Dec-98 20:38:16 55 files