Cut Scenes

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OK, I need to create a cut scene at the start of my IF. but don't know
how to do it!
Please tell me what to do!!!!!
Thanks

 

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RandomKindaGuy wrote:
> OK, I need to create a cut scene at the start of my IF. but don't know
> how to do it!
> Please tell me what to do!!!!!
> Thanks

First of all, you need to specify what language you're using before
anyone can help you, and second, only one exlamation mark is necessary.
People are more likely to help you if you're more specific and
informative about what you're asking and not so spastic.

Have you tried searching on the web for this info? If you're using
Inform, it's very easy if you read the two excellent manuals available
on the inform site. If you're using another language, I can't help you.

J. W. McCall

 

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Yes good point! Language specification would have been useful! I'm
using TADS...i've tried to look on the web but maybe i just havn't
found anything.

If anybody knows of a page that would be useful then please say....
I've been using the Mark Engelberg lessons but can't find anything on
them, but prehaps i'm blind.

Ta

 

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On Sat, 1 May 2004, RandomKindaGuy wrote:

> Yes good point! Language specification would have been useful! I'm using
> TADS...i've tried to look on the web but maybe i just havn't found
> anything.
>
> If anybody knows of a page that would be useful then please say.... I've
> been using the Mark Engelberg lessons but can't find anything on them,
> but prehaps i'm blind.

I'll first offer some (hopefully) helpful advice that these questions are
really better pitched to rec.arts.int-fiction, since that is the group
that focuses on writing (as opposed to playing) text games.

An opening cut-scene is pretty simple. Replace commonInit in your code,
and in that function, print the cut-scene text, followed by a morePrompt()
and a clearscreen().

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