X-Git-Url: https://jxself.org/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=history.adoc;h=30afeba90d4ccd76f3aea763eca4fdb8fb6b52d8;hb=fa63a56f18f5c08dc0f96f4d31f0178c128fe2db;hp=d01910b2490f97e473112fda481edd5060558795;hpb=9dca58699f821a1e4eaa358a556bf6b27fe382b9;p=open-adventure.git diff --git a/history.adoc b/history.adoc index d01910b..30afeba 100644 --- a/history.adoc +++ b/history.adoc @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ he replied on 15 May giving both permission and encouragement. Here is what Don said about differences between the original Adventure and 2.5: +............................................................................ > The bulk of the points come from five new 16-point treasures. (I say "bulk" > because I think at least one of the scores included some padding and I may > have tweaked those.) Each of the new treasures requires solving a puzzle @@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ and 2.5: > succumb even given access to the game source. You really need to fit > together not only the goals and the map and use of inventory space, but > also details like just what _can_ you do in the dark...? +............................................................................ == Nomenclature == @@ -115,11 +117,16 @@ versions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and for all I know higher than that. It seems best just to start a new numbering series while acknowledging the links back. -We have reverted to "Advent" for the binary to avoid a name collision +We have reverted to "advent" for the binary to avoid a name collision with the BSD Games version. == Functional changes in Open Adventure == +By default, advent issues "> " as a command prompt. This feature +became common in many variants after the original 350-point version, +but was never backported into Crowther & Woods's main line before now. +The "-o" (oldstyle) version reverts the behavior. + A "seed" command has been added. This is not intended for human use but as a way for game logs to set the PRNG (pseudorandom-number generator) so that random events (dwarf & pirate appearances, the bird's magic word) @@ -145,6 +152,6 @@ which is then linked to the advent binary. - [[[IFA]]] http://rickadams.org/adventure/ -- [[[[DA]]] http://www.filfre.net/sitemap/ +- [[[DA]]] http://www.filfre.net/sitemap/ - [[[SN]]] http://www.digitalhumanities.org/dhq/vol/1/2/000009/000009.html