Text Fiction - Play Zork!
by Onyxbits
🗂️ Role Playing
Version 2.6
📅 Updated September 17, 2014
Text adventure interpreter for interactive fiction stories with a messanger UI
Features Text Fiction - Play Zork!
SYNOPSIS: TextFiction - An interpreter for interactive fiction stories (aka: terp, z-machine, text adventure engine, interactive book reader)DESCRIPTION:West of HouseThis is an open field west of a white house, with a boardedfront door.
There is a small mailbox here.
A rubber mat saying Welcome toZork!
lies by the door.What next?
>_With interactive fiction novels youre more than just a passive book reader, following the adventures of the hero.
Instead, you become the hero!
Explore the world, make decissions and ultimately decide on the outcome.
IF stories are fun for hours, immersive as hell and play at your own pace, making them the ideal pass time for a long road trip and short work breaks alike.TextFiction is definitely the best adaptation of the genre available for Android.
You control the protagonist through a novel SMS like interface which replaces the need for typing commands with intuitive touch controls.
Users of chat apps will instantly feel at home!
The barrier-free design also makes this app the perfect choice for users with disabilities.Hundreds of free RPG stories from dozens of literature genres (sci-fi, fantasy, mystery,...
) are available for download, ensuring entertainment for months to come.
You cant get more offline games for free in one single app!FEATURES:* Supports z3, z5 and z8 z-machine games (may be wrapped in zblorb), no glulx* Unique, instant messanger like user interface* Configurable action keys to cut down on typing (long press to modify).
* Tap words in the story to copy them into the commandline.
Double tap to clear.* Nightmode and classic Terp mode ("Lucy", "Mina" and "Jason" colorscheme) * Optionally uses the Text To Spech engine to read stories out loud (long touch a bubble to start/stop narration).* Touch sensitive borders/corners for moving in the designated cardinal direction (may be fiddly on small screens).* Saving/restoring progress (including autosave when navigating away from the app)* A real battery saver due to low power consumption and no ads (TextFiction is one of the few games that dont need wifi).FAQ (please dont abuse the reviews as a support forum!):Q: Im new.
Whats an interactive story?A: Have you ever read a novel and longed for taking part in the plot yourself?
Interactive stories allow you to do exactly that.
Textfiction is like a fanfiction reader (a library app for free books) that only describes to you the setting, but allows you to choose your own actions, often resolving in alternative endings.Q: Are the games free?A: Textfiction itself free to play.
Most of the interactive novels are in the public domain and may be downloaded free of charge to your library.Q: How do I save/restore a game?A: Press the "Plus" button to bring up the menu.
Save/restore commands wont work.Q: Do I loose my progress when going back to the libary app?A: No!
Whenever you leave the story screen, the game performs an auto save.
It does not, however, perform an autorestore when you return (leaving the game is suppose to be a reset).Q: Why is the story output erased when I restore a game?A: When you restore a game, you move to another part of the story.
The current chat history no longer applies and gets discarded to avoid confusion.Q: Can I change the action buttons?A: Yes!
just write something in the commandline, then long press a button to modify it.Q: Can I write my own fanfiction stories?A: Yes!
The authoring tool of choice can be found here: http://inform7.comQ: Why does my bluetooth keyboard repeat the enter key?A: Text Fiction comes free of charge.
Unfortunately, this means no budget for buying troublesome hardware in order to check the problem out.Q: Will a 1* rating convince you to change the app according to my whims?A: Go kiss a GrueFull changelog: http://www.onyxbits.de/content/release-notes-text-fiction-v26This is a bugfix release.
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What Our Users Say
Don't just take our word for it. Here's what our users have to say about our Android app.
"Older app for text adventures/interactive fictions, like Zork and Planetfall, Leather Goddesses of Phobos, Curses and so on. Limits on what it supports (I think only z3, z5, z8). but a very interesting chat like interface with some quick convenience controls."
Indraman Sompa
"Works great. 10/10 would Zork again"
josh partain
"Fantastic app! Easy on the eyes. Really helps the game by making all the words clickable. Imports games easily, and takes every format you can throw at it. Even provides a link to a MASSIVE archive of IF games to download and play for free (including the Zork games). Great customization options, though already so good they're barely needed. No ads, no nags. No complaints. Great work devs! I salute you!"
Brian Cary
"Play old and new text adventures on your phone! Now If I could just find a good text adventure mapping app on the phone. Or maybe a flowchart program that would function the same."
William Reitz
"good app we like how it hasn't been updated in 8 years because it doesn't need to. the developer made it good one time & doesn't need to make it different for no reason. all apps should be this simple & reliable & stable"
spiders
"F very strange I have definitely played this game before without this problem. Apps not displaying in battery setting to check to see which app is using up all the battery battery not charging. Phone very hot idling screen off uninstalled seeing what happens"
Steve C
"It tells me to download and import the games from a browser but the link that the game opens doesng work, i've tried two different browsers already"
Dm Wreath
"I love it. Keep em coming 👍😁"
Kara McCabe
"Can really download anything, also please fix this! Leaving this alone for now"
Cynthia
"simply game"
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