The Main Items

The Main Items

Items are the building blocks of an ADRIFT adventure.  There are ten types of items in ADRIFT. These are:

• Locations - Places that can be visited by the player
• Objects - Anything that can be examined by the player.  Some objects can be picked up, whilst others are fixed in place.
• Tasks - The power behind ADRIFT.  Tasks do things.
• Characters - Similar to objects, but characters can move of their own accord, and can engage in conversation with the player.
• Events - Things that can happen at different times in the game, independently from what the player types.
• Variables - Temporary storage for numbers and text.
• Groups (Classes) - Collections of locations, objects or characters than can be treated the same way.
• Properties - Any attribute of a location, object or character.
• Text Overrides - Tweaking the final text output.
• Hints - In game help for the player.
• Synonyms - Alter input text before it gets parsed.
• User Functions - Create your own custom functions for outputting or evaluating complex information.