tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487842286207042981.post8506662312248793427..comments2023-12-24T14:46:48.637+00:00Comments on AIF Central: AIF Writing Salon and Minifest: Official AnnouncementEditorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00066658284792225666noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487842286207042981.post-62570622530654809472016-04-23T09:48:14.809+01:002016-04-23T09:48:14.809+01:00That's really helpful, thank you - just the so...That's really helpful, thank you - just the sort of well thought-out explanation which is incredibly helpful when thinking of learning a new language, which is basically what it seems to be. I hadn't noticed the Sugarcube thing on the web, so thanks for that - it really will make things hugely easier.<br /><br />I look forward to working with Sugarcube now!Frankie No-Legsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487842286207042981.post-12723614558463566182016-04-23T07:38:17.540+01:002016-04-23T07:38:17.540+01:00Sugarcube is available in the web version as well....Sugarcube is available in the web version as well. When you're in your story, just click in the lower-left to change your story settings, and you can change to the Sugarcube story format from there. With Sugarcube, you can use most of the tutorials for Twine 1 from the Twine wiki http://twinery.org/wiki/<br /><br />Twine 2 lacks a lot of basic functionality needed for larger, more complex stories. Once you have a lot of passages, it's very difficult to manage everything. Twine 1 lets you spread your stories out across multiple files. You can also save everything in an all-text format, and then write your code in your own editor. In Twine 2, everything must be in one file and everything must be developed from within Twine. Twine 2 also leaves out things like proper support for images and sound. For minicomp games, Twine 2 is fine. If you are writing a long game, Twine 2 is inadequate. All the little problems with Twine 2 add up and become too big a barrier to getting things done.<br /><br />The main story format in Twine 2 is called Harlowe. It is an ambitious design that turned out to be too complicated. In Sugarcube and Twine 1, there are two ways to tag things: links and code. In Twine 2's Harlowe, there are four ways to tag things: links, code, hooks, and named hooks. It's just too many things to keep track of. <br /><br />Twine 2's Snowman is unusable. Even basic details of the language have not been worked out.<br /><br />The programmer for Sugarcube seems to be a very experienced and conscientious programmer. Sugarcube is very well-architected and very consistent internally. All the pieces fit together very well. The building blocks that come with Sugarcube simply make a lot of sense, they fit together well, and provide a lot of power.Lost Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521252117711471787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487842286207042981.post-48353177458223070292016-04-22T09:38:13.673+01:002016-04-22T09:38:13.673+01:00Realised I left a typo. Meant to say "won'...Realised I left a typo. Meant to say "won't be on the same timeline as everyone else, although I'll be reading and chipping in when I can"Frankie No-Legsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487842286207042981.post-67017030483553076062016-04-22T09:37:06.938+01:002016-04-22T09:37:06.938+01:00Thanks for organizing this - I think it's goin...Thanks for organizing this - I think it's going to be the thing that spurs me on. I'm going to working as and when, so I won't be on the sam<br />Are there any particular guides for coding up Twine 2 which you anyone can recommend, whilst I work out whether I prefer using Twine 2 (web version) or Sugarcube? I presume you have to download Twine 2 to use Sugarcube.<br /><br />It would also be great if you could explain in your Engine post the differences, and why you think there's Twine 2 has less functionality.<br /><br />In terms of my idea - to keep it simple I'm looking to write something about two old friends meeting up again over a weekend - splitting it into a scene for each day (and maybe two on the Saturday). But I want to track some variables to allow some kind of variation depending on what choices the reader has made. Twine 2 looks fine for that, but if more experienced people could recommend something that'd be fab too.Frankie No-Legsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487842286207042981.post-36033735004049934452016-04-19T07:00:29.286+01:002016-04-19T07:00:29.286+01:00Why would a rooster in the forest be worth the sam...Why would a rooster in the forest be worth the same as two roosters in the hand?Lost Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521252117711471787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487842286207042981.post-7470642958355265802016-04-17T13:24:03.062+01:002016-04-17T13:24:03.062+01:00I I agree entirely with the idea, just surely it s...I I agree entirely with the idea, just surely it should have been "a cock in the bush is worth two in the hand"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487842286207042981.post-78429035456425892072016-04-17T06:04:48.494+01:002016-04-17T06:04:48.494+01:00Bust your nut not your ass.
It's not the size...Bust your nut not your ass.<br /><br />It's not the size that counts but the quality of the writing.Lost Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521252117711471787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487842286207042981.post-1426725459196946492016-04-16T17:51:58.847+01:002016-04-16T17:51:58.847+01:00"a cock in the hand is worth two in the bush&..."a cock in the hand is worth two in the bush"<br /><br />literally the worst sex-related motto possibleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487842286207042981.post-65548578564309197732016-04-15T06:40:32.492+01:002016-04-15T06:40:32.492+01:00I'm looking forward to reading your ideas. I m...I'm looking forward to reading your ideas. I might start the salon early at the end of next week so that the discussions can start early.Lost Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521252117711471787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487842286207042981.post-8583548352364106212016-04-14T00:22:34.178+01:002016-04-14T00:22:34.178+01:00So have I. I've narrowed it down to two ideas,...So have I. I've narrowed it down to two ideas, and both of them would make fine games. One of them is a bit larger than the other, so I may have to stick with the smaller game. After all, I am a new author and I don't want my first project to be too ambitious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487842286207042981.post-69436023817811269412016-04-10T01:28:46.579+01:002016-04-10T01:28:46.579+01:00Already started brainstroming ideasAlready started brainstroming ideasOctarine Flashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207309739626297960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487842286207042981.post-70905997382423540342016-04-08T18:31:04.734+01:002016-04-08T18:31:04.734+01:00This is going to be awesome. Can't wait 't...This is going to be awesome. Can't wait 'til this thing starts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1487842286207042981.post-27710726303717836432016-04-08T13:45:56.223+01:002016-04-08T13:45:56.223+01:00Impressive. I hope this works out, seems like it c...Impressive. I hope this works out, seems like it could be great for the community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com