Potential new IF author needs advice
9 Nov 1995 20:50:36 GMT
Hi there. Now, I know I'm gonna get scolded for this, but here goes...
(putting on flame-retardent jumpsuit) I have a fairly decent idea for an
IF game and have it more or less mapped out in my head. Only problem is,
I have NO idea how to program, and quite honestly, little desire to
learn. I've browsed the manuals for TADS and Inform and have become
disheartened by the idea of all painfully menial code-learning and
scripting I'd have to go through to design my game. I've even dismissed
ALAN (from what I've heard, the easiest authoring program) as too complex
for my patience. My question is, what can I do? Is there an easier
program out there somewhere? I don't wan't to have someone else write the
code for me, I'd really like to do it myself. Does this mean that I'll
just have to buckle down and learn the stuff? Btw, I have a Mac.
the reluctant programmer,
Chris