An implementation of the sample transcript included in Planetfall, with some modifications. Not exactly up to the quality of Balances; very little is implemented beyond the minimum necessary to reproduce the transcript. The author indicates that it is a work in progress.

Rating: ***

Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)

The second release of this one is fleshed out quite a bit more than the first one, so it's not just the Infocom sample transcript anymore. The additional content isn't especially revolutionary--standard sci-fi puzzles--but it's not bad either, and the implementation is reasonably solid. The ideas are still mostly Steve Meretzky's, but that's not a bad thing, and it works okay as an homage of sorts.

Rating: ***

Reviewed by Duncan Stevens (17 Jul 2000)

space_st.txt (2.83 KB)

author's notes

space_st.wlk (9.26 KB)

walkthrough for competition release

space_st.z5 (71.00 KB)

Z-code 5 executable (version: Release 1, original competition entry)

spacest2.zip (95.20 KB)

Inform source code (version: Release 2)

spacest2.z5 (134.00 KB)

Z-code 5 executable (version: Release 2)

spacest2.sol (1.09 KB)

solution