Scare is much better for Adrift 4 so that would be excellent, though I am not sure about graphics and sound, which may be ignored(?). It only works for Adrift 4 games (and probably 3.9 and 3.8) but not Adrift 5 games.
The question is then if you can make IFDB figure out if the game is Adrift 5 or Adrift 4. This is clear from the IFID but I am not sure if IFDB can read the IFID before deciding which interpreter to use?
Great initiative. However, several of them are Adrift 4 games which might cause problems. For instance, “A Fine Day for Reaping” has serious issues in WebRunner and also “Unauthorized Termination” and probably a lot more. “Cursed” and “Ghost Town” also have serious issues I remember. The longer the game, the greater the risk that the Adrift 5 parser is incompatible with the Adrift 4 game.
I will put my efforts on hold until we know if Dannii can implement Scare in Parchment and if IFDB can read IFID before selecting an interpreter. However, I might keep testing the games to check compatibility in the meantime. Those few Adrift 4 games that might work well in WebRunner and has graphics and sound may be better of with WebRunner. I’ve only heard of a single serious parser issue with Scare, which I think was in Gargoyle.