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Introduction

Welcome
Features
FAQ
I Want To...

Getting Started

Create a Game
Create a Player
Create a Room
Create an Exit
Create a Door
Create a Key
Create a Puzzle
Create a Treasure
Create some Points
Create an Intro
Create an Outro
Debug the Game

Working With...

Area Events
Area Scenery
Area Zones
Aspects
Clothing
Collections
Controls
Exits
Food and Drink
Furniture
Keys
Lenses
Lighting
Nests
NPCs
Rooms
Scenery
Stacks
Substances
Substance Emitters
Substance Vessels
Substance Reservoirs
Substance Mixing
Vehicles
Weapons

Author's Manual

Customize Output
Basic Scripting
Public Functions
Basic Verb Use
Gender & Pronouns
- Gender & Pronouns
- Custom Pronouns
A Few Bits of Grammar
Goals, Hints, and Scores
Intro and Outro
- Introcards
- Outrocards
Debugging
- Debug in Game
- Debug in Console
Advanced Descriptions
Advanced Verb Use
Advanced Scripting
Troubleshooting

Example Games

How to Play Text Games
Dungeon Demo
Writing Demo
Plumbing Demo
Plug Demo
Open Demo
Cloak of Darkness

Display & Layouts

Overview
Display Styles
Layout Styles
Layout: Infocom
Layout: Legend
Layout: Level 9
Layout: MacVenture
Layout: Magnetic Scrolls
Layout: Scott Adams
Custom Layouts
Custom CSS

Widgets

Compass Widgets
Inventory List Widgets
Inventory List Widgets w/ Images
Object Description Widgets
Object List Widgets
Object List Widgets w/ Images
Room Description Widgets
Room Image Widgets
Room Exits Widgets
Room Exits Widgets w/ List
Verb List Widgets
Verb List Widgets w/ Images
Multi Widget Example 1
Multi Widget Example 2

Using Images

Adding Images
Image Lookups
Inline Images
Widget Images
GUI Open Demo

Reference Manual

Engine Classes
Parser Classes
- Input
- ParsedNoun
Dictionary Classes
Verb Definitions
- Index
- Altercation
- Composition
  - draw
  - erase
  - read
  - type
  - write
- Consumption
- Conversation
  - ask
  - find
  - say
  - show
  - talk
  - tell
  - yell
- Destruction
  - break
  - cut
  - dig
  - flick
  - poke
  - squeeze
  - stomp
  - tear
- Direction
  - aft
  - backward
  - down
  - east
  - enter
  - exit
  - fore
  - forward
  - in
  - left
  - north
  - northeast
  - northwest
  - out
  - port
  - right
  - south
  - southeast
  - southwest
  - starboard
  - up
  - west
- Function
- Gesticulation
  - aim
  - point
  - tap
  - wave
- Introversion
  - recall
  - sleep
- Interaction
  - follow
  - give
  - kiss
  - pet
- Locomotion
  - climb
  - crawl
  - descend
  - dismount
  - drive
  - float
  - fly
  - go
  - goTo
  - hop
  - hover
  - jump
  - peddle
  - ride
  - run
  - skate
  - slither
  - step
  - swim
  - walk
  - wear
- Manipulation
  - attach
  - bury
  - button
  - catch
  - detach
  - dip
  - drop
  - empty
  - fill
  - flip
  - hold
  - lasso
  - move
  - plug
  - plugIn
  - pour
  - press
  - pull
  - push
  - put
  - release
  - remove
  - screw
  - shake
  - shine
  - take
  - throw
  - tie
  - toggle
  - turn
  - turnIn
  - turnOff
  - turnOn
  - turnOver
  - twist
  - unbutton
  - unplug
  - unscrew
  - untie
  - unzip
  - use
  - zip
- Open & Shut
  - close
  - lock
  - open
  - pick
  - seal
  - unlock
  - unseal
- Position
  - hang
  - kneel
  - lie
  - sit
  - stand
- Restoration
  - fix
  - revive
- Sensation
- ~Deprecation
Asset Classes
- Index
- _Base Classes
- _Global Classes
- Characters
- Climbing
- Clothing
  - Clothing
  - Scrunchy
- Containers
- Controls
- Doors & Apertures
- Electronics
- Food and Drink
- Forest
- Furniture
- Garage
  - Rope
- Glasses & Optical
- Intangibles
- Junk Drawer
- Kitchen
- Keys
- Luggage
- Lighting
  - Candle
  - Lantern
- Money
  - PaperMoney
- Plumbing
- Reservoirs
- Room & Room Parts
- Scenery
- Spells
  - Spell
- Sports Equipment
- Substances
- Toys
  - Doll
- Tools
- Treasure
- Underground
  - Stalactite
- Vehicles
- Weapons
- Writing Materials
Asset Extensions
- Collections
- Components
Asset Helpers
Asset Traits
Built-in Scenery
How The Parser Works
How A Verb Works
How A Verb Is Built

Downloads

Game File Bundler

It Seemed to Make Sense at the Time

Tutorial showing an overview of basic scripting for AdventureJS.

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Basic Scripting:Overview

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