Unhallowed - a spooky text adventure for Halloween

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Thank you, Alessandro - would you mind if I adapted your post into a section in the documentation? With credit given, of course. :)
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stupidget wrote: Tue Nov 06, 2018 4:24 pm Well butter my baps, that worked perfectly. loaded it up, took a Snapshot and it loads as normal now. Cheers
Great! I am glad to know that :D
Blerkotron wrote: Tue Nov 06, 2018 4:28 pm Thank you, Alessandro - would you mind if I adapted your post into a section in the documentation? With credit given, of course. :)
Sure I wouldn't! Go for it. ;)
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Playing it.
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I just posted a quick update (1.01) which fixes a few typos and adds some new messages based on difficulties I saw people having with a few of the puzzles. There is also an updated HTML version which uses some of the more advanced features of Adventuron!

More details here:
https://blerkotron.itch.io/unhallowed/d ... 1-released
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Hi [mention]Blerkotron[/mention], here's an update to the fix. This should work under all circumstances (tested by myself with ESXDOS 0.8.6).

1. Download Velesoft's .Z80 snapshot pack from the above link and copy them to your CF/SD card.
2. Press the NMI button on your interface, then select the UNHALLOWED.TAP file and press I.
3. While still in the interface menu, select one of the three snapshot according to the Spectrum model you are using and press ENTER.
4. The game will load and run as normal.

Optionally, before copying Velesoft's snapshots to your card you can rename them to 128.Z80, PLUS2.Z80 and PLUS2A.Z80 to better distinguish them in the file menu, because ESXDOS has no long name file support at this time and will truncate their names.
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Blerkotron wrote: Wed Oct 31, 2018 6:38 pm Not silly, it's a beautiful font!

http://www.type-invaders.com/sinclair/clairsys/
Thank you! It gives me great joy to see Clairsys being used.

And congrats: very nice work on the adventure!

-Paul
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Seems pretty good.
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Alessandro wrote: Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:21 pm Hi @Blerkotron, here's an update to the fix. This should work under all circumstances (tested by myself with ESXDOS 0.8.6).

1. Download Velesoft's .Z80 snapshot pack from the above link and copy them to your CF/SD card.
2. Press the NMI button on your interface, then select the UNHALLOWED.TAP file and press I.
3. While still in the interface menu, select one of the three snapshot according to the Spectrum model you are using and press ENTER.
4. The game will load and run as normal.

Optionally, before copying Velesoft's snapshots to your card you can rename them to 128.Z80, PLUS2.Z80 and PLUS2A.Z80 to better distinguish them in the file menu, because ESXDOS has no long name file support at this time and will truncate their names.
Thank you, Alessandro - that's fantastic! I'll update the docs for the next version.
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PQR wrote: Fri Nov 09, 2018 9:08 pm
Blerkotron wrote: Wed Oct 31, 2018 6:38 pm Not silly, it's a beautiful font!

http://www.type-invaders.com/sinclair/clairsys/
Thank you! It gives me great joy to see Clairsys being used.

And congrats: very nice work on the adventure!

-Paul
I spent so long staring at it in the PAW editor it seemed weird to go back to the standard ROM font when I reset. :)

Amazing work, Paul - thank you so much!
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At last completed this brilliant adventure, one of the best I have ever tried. Superb in all aspects, and, as an animal lover and owning 9 cats, I particulary enjoyed Shadow :)

Just one small note, if you go to save Shadow without the knife, you get stuck on that room...

Review soon at the blog, but it is a mega game, for sure.
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Andre Leao wrote: Sat Nov 10, 2018 10:15 pm At last completed this brilliant adventure, one of the best I have ever tried. Superb in all aspects, and, as an animal lover and owning 9 cats, I particulary enjoyed Shadow :)

Just one small note, if you go to save Shadow without the knife, you get stuck on that room...

Review soon at the blog, but it is a mega game, for sure.
Oops! I'll be sure to correct that asap, I hadn't realised it was possible to get there without it. Thanks for the report, and I'm really glad you enjoyed the game!
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Quick update:
I've released 1.02, which fixes the "getting stuck" problem described by André, plus a few other niggles.

More info and downloads available here:
https://blerkotron.itch.io/unhallowed/d ... 2-released
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Blerkotron wrote: Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:14 pm Quick update:
I've released 1.02, which fixes the "getting stuck" problem described by André, plus a few other niggles.

More info and downloads available here:
https://blerkotron.itch.io/unhallowed/d ... 2-released
Fantastic, thanks :)

Tomorrow will release the review (in portuguese)... ;)
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Andre Leao wrote: Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:09 pm
Blerkotron wrote: Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:14 pm Quick update:
I've released 1.02, which fixes the "getting stuck" problem described by André, plus a few other niggles.

More info and downloads available here:
https://blerkotron.itch.io/unhallowed/d ... 2-released
Fantastic, thanks :)

Tomorrow will release the review (in portuguese)... ;)
I'm looking forward to reading it, it will be the first review of the game. :-)
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Blerkotron wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 12:04 am
Andre Leao wrote: Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:09 pm Fantastic, thanks :)

Tomorrow will release the review (in portuguese)... ;)
I'm looking forward to reading it, it will be the first review of the game. :-)
Review's released...

https://planetasinclair.blogspot.com/20 ... lowed.html
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Andre Leao wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 5:50 pm Review's released...

https://planetasinclair.blogspot.com/20 ... lowed.html
Amazing! Thank you for your kind words, it makes me really happy to see people enjoying the game! :)
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Blerkotron wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 11:06 pm
Andre Leao wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 5:50 pm Review's released...

https://planetasinclair.blogspot.com/20 ... lowed.html
Amazing! Thank you for your kind words, it makes me really happy to see people enjoying the game! :)
Game of the Year for Planeta Sinclair and special mention at the free 2018 annual... 😉

https://planetasinclair.blogspot.com/20 ... clair.html
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Andre Leao wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:01 pm
Blerkotron wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 11:06 pm Amazing! Thank you for your kind words, it makes me really happy to see people enjoying the game! :)
Game of the Year for Planeta Sinclair and special mention at the free 2018 annual... 😉

https://planetasinclair.blogspot.com/20 ... clair.html
Gosh, I really don't know what to say! I'm honoured to be considered worthy of inclusion alongside the rest of those games, let alone taking the top spot!

Thank you so much, Andre - entirely unexpected and a wonderful surprise!

I guess I'll have to write another one at some point now. :)
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Coming soon as a physical release, apparently...

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Anyone interested in the physical tape release can take a look at it here:

https://twitter.com/8bit_era/status/119 ... 13888?s=19

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Pre-orders are now open!

https://www.bitmapsoft.co.uk/product/un ... order-now/

Thanks to everyone who's played and supported the game over the last year, it's been far more popular than I ever imagined!
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Placed my order today for the Clamshell version so looking forward to this arriving. :D
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Got an email today to say this should be shipping early next week so looking forward to getting that cassette fired up on my +2 :D
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Mine arrived yesterday, very nice package :D
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Morpheus wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2019 1:19 pm Mine arrived yesterday, very nice package :D
It's a beautiful thing, for sure! I'm glad you like it - thank you for your support! :D
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