Is there a known IF Front-End for various IF file types such as Inform 6 and 7, Tads, Hugo, Adrift, Quest, etc.? Basically I am looking for a front-end program to launch all my IF through the gargoyle interpreter. So I can scroll through the list of games and choose and it executes.
Thank You
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If you’re using Mac, there’s Splatterlight. If you’re using Linux, there’s Grotesque. If you’re using Windows, there’s also Grotesque but it’s unsupported. Finally, there’s also Blorple which is for Windows & Mac.
I think all are considered to be beta software. Grotesque might be a bit buggy in places and the front-end hasn’t been worked on much in the past year and a half, but it’s not a forgotten project. Blorple hasn’t been worked on in the past 4 years, so I don’t know its status. I’m not sure about Splatterlight’s status.
Spatterlight is not a front-end for Gargoyle. It’s an old and slow interpreter.
I stand corrected. I only knew of it for its library management functionality. I didn’t realize that it also doubles as an interpreter.
I am using Linux so I will be using Grotesque. Does this program just catalog the IF or does it catalog and execute Gargoyle (the interpreter I will be using) when you select the IF you want to play? Thank you for your responses much appreciated.
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You can set it up to use any interpreter you want. When you first run the program, it will auto-detect Gargoyle if it’s already installed on your system. To launch a game, just double-click on it or hit the “play” button.
Awesome…I will give this a spin. Thanks for the reply jakobcreutzfeldt (had to copy and paste the name:)).
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