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  • New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…

    ... generated by e.g. the Quill
    Rael Rael March 2005 Development
  • PAW adventuresIs there anybody here who did develop new PAW adventures (with the Spectrum or with WinPAW) like Colin Woodcock ("Blink"). I solved that adventure at…

    ... from a book using the Quill. A nice but simple game ...
    Arjun Arjun March 2005 Development
  • PAW adventuresIs there anybody here who did develop new PAW adventures (with the Spectrum or with WinPAW) like Colin Woodcock ("Blink"). I solved that adventure at…

    Hello Arjun,
    thank you for your hint with the Neptune's Caverns! Why you did'nt write any more adventures with Quill?
    wilko0070 wilko0070 March 2005 Development
  • PAW adventuresIs there anybody here who did develop new PAW adventures (with the Spectrum or with WinPAW) like Colin Woodcock ("Blink"). I solved that adventure at…

    ... any more adventures with The Quill, actually I did write 3 ... adventures using the Quill back when I had my ...
    Arjun Arjun March 2005 Development
  • What was the first game/program you wrote?Mine: ZX81 - a centipede clone with just one piece to shoot at - I called it Monopede :D Spectrum - a Basic game co-designed with a friend. I prog…

    ... " routine). Also dabbled with The Quill somewhere along the way.
    Arjun Arjun May 2005 Games
  • Interest in a new adventure game?After recently reading the feature on Gilsoft in Retro Gamer I got the urge to go back to my adventure tools and create something which was actually …

    ... =^Professional+Adventure+Writer$&pub=^Gilsoft+International$&model=spectrum"]here ...
    jil jil June 2005 Games
  • TLOTRD - new adventure game - download the demo now!A new adventure game for the ZX Spectrum 48k, titled The Legend Of The Red Dragon, is currently being developed by me. You can, however, download a s…

    ... program rather than using the Quill, PAWS or even GAC. It ...
    Malc74 Malc74 June 2005 Announcements
  • TLOTRD - new adventure game - download the demo now!A new adventure game for the ZX Spectrum 48k, titled The Legend Of The Red Dragon, is currently being developed by me. You can, however, download a s…

    ... program rather than using the Quill, PAWS or even GAC. It ...
    Skarpo Skarpo June 2005 Announcements
  • ANNOUNCE: BASin Release 12 ready for downloadWell, after a rather large break, BASin's latest incarnation is ready for public use. Probably. BASin is a Sinclair Spectrum development environme…

    ... /> I was gonna use The Quill to make it, but I ...
    pottyboy pottyboy June 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Does Anyone Still Write Games For Speccy?I was wondering, does anyone still write games for Speccy? Is there someone in this forum for example who has written a text adventure or another kin…

    ... , btw... I tried to use Quill but it's too complicated ...
    dosh dosh July 2005 Games
  • Does Anyone Still Write Games For Speccy?I was wondering, does anyone still write games for Speccy? Is there someone in this forum for example who has written a text adventure or another kin…

    [quote]
    I must learn to use PAW, btw... I tried to use Quill but it's too complicated for me. :(
    [/quote]
    Hmm. I wouldn't bother with PAW, then. It's basically 'The Quill 2' and is very similar in a lot of ways, but more complex. :)
    Lee Tonks Lee Tonks July 2005 Games
  • Interest in a new adventure game?After recently reading the feature on Gilsoft in Retro Gamer I got the urge to go back to my adventure tools and create something which was actually …

    ... /> If you've done any Quill you've already got the ...
    Lee Tonks Lee Tonks August 2005 Games
  • Interest in a new adventure game?After recently reading the feature on Gilsoft in Retro Gamer I got the urge to go back to my adventure tools and create something which was actually …

    ... />
    I've coded in Quill and have even had a ...
    Arjun Arjun August 2005 Games
  • did you ever type in swear words whilst playing text adventures?i did quite a few times, the most oftern one been in seabase delta when i could get the egg from the hen (thanks to a guide on the internet i finally…

    ... game was written with The Quill it interpreted the first four ...
    Vampyre Vampyre August 2005 Games
  • ive just had an ideaprolly the worst idea ever, prolly been thought of before, prolly thought no way would that work has anybody thought of doing a manic miner adventur…

    ... ]


    does the quill support timers. maybe you could ...
    mestor mestor August 2005 Games
  • ive just had an ideaprolly the worst idea ever, prolly been thought of before, prolly thought no way would that work has anybody thought of doing a manic miner adventur…

    heh hehe, dont push it......doing a text only adventure in quill might be pushing things for me :p

    and as everything willy wise is copyrighted i prolly wouldnt be able to sell a finished copy on cronosoft :( lol as if
    mel the bell mel the bell August 2005 Games
  • ive just had an ideaprolly the worst idea ever, prolly been thought of before, prolly thought no way would that work has anybody thought of doing a manic miner adventur…

    why dont i just let you lot map it out for me and then i add it into quill?

    i know why dont you lot add it into quill too :)
    mel the bell mel the bell August 2005 Games
  • ANNOUNCE: ZX Spectrum Game Coffee Table Bookhello peeps. I'm about half-way through writing a full-colour 250 page 8.5x5.5 inch coffee-table type book about Spectrum games from 1982 through 19…

    I have just preorderd the book as well.

    Don't forget that you can't have to msny adventures in the book :) and should have at least a page on the Quill/PAW.

    Richard
    Adventurer Adventurer August 2005 Games
  • WOS 10th Birthday Bash?I see that WOS will be 10 years old in under six weeks time. Will there be any major surprises coming up? Will there be any TZX Vault updates to cele…

    WOS THE GAME......

    It's what the platform game designer was created for.... or maybe the quill....
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy October 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…

    ... the spec written using the Quill. I sent a couple off ... a fanzine written using the Quill but stopped after 2 issues ...
    zx1 zx1 November 2005 Games
  • New ZX Adventure Club Game - ChristmasWhere's Zagreb ? Whats the new game going to be ? Any suggestions ? so many questions ..... Nadelek Lowen

    ... Nosed Adventure written on the Quill) was never commercially available on ...
    fahrenheit1987 fahrenheit1987 December 2005 Games
  • How do I save?I've made a HUGE text adventure with lots of collectables and lots of locations, but how can I get the user to save their game to tape if they need t…

    ... quite impressive with the quill. i bought the quill off this guy ... have 2 serials of the quill for only ?8.50. hows ...
    sonic91 sonic91 January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Adding graphics to a text adventure??Hi everyone. I've always wanted to create a Spectrum adventure game and have spent several evenings browsing the forums here, WOS and the internet on…

    hi, it is not possible... as far i know GAC and QUILL uses 2D vector objects to store pictures but yours pictures are bitmaps.
    Fikee Fikee February 2006 Development
  • Adding graphics to a text adventure??Hi everyone. I've always wanted to create a Spectrum adventure game and have spent several evenings browsing the forums here, WOS and the internet on…

    ... recently a pucka copy of Quill and Illustrator in my house ...
    icabod icabod February 2006 Development
  • What does Sir Clive do nowadays ?I have searched the net a lot, but can't find much about Sir Clive's present whereabouts. The Sincair Research-pages still offer the same products a…

    ... must have been umpteen bestselling Quill adventures. Stuff like that just ...
    udgoverload udgoverload February 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • PawAnyone got a complete copy of 'The Professional Adventure Writer' they want to sell? Also after complete copies of 'The Quill' and 'The Illustrator'…

    ... that you could get both Quill and Illustrator for free from ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny April 2006 Wanted
  • Development SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…

    ... (although starting to look at QUILL and PAW for future IF ...
    choccy48K choccy48K May 2006 Development
  • GacDid anybody at WOS write a good adveture with GAC? I spent hours making adventures with it and thought it was a really good product and nearly finish…

    I preferred Quill, couldn't get into GAC at all, maybe i'm too stupid!
    zx1 zx1 June 2006 Games
  • GacDid anybody at WOS write a good adveture with GAC? I spent hours making adventures with it and thought it was a really good product and nearly finish…

    ... how to use gac or quill for my manic miner adventure
    mel the bell mel the bell June 2006 Games
  • What was *the developers'* choice?While reading this forum, I came to a question which I have never thought about. What was the developers' choice of language back in 80's? are all…

    ... an SDK might have been Quill or PAW for adventure games ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous July 2006 Development
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