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| − | Version 3.0 updated by Claudio Matsuoka, claudio@helllabs.org'''</div> | + | '''Version 3.0 updated by Claudio Matsuoka, claudio@helllabs.org'''<br /> |
| + | v3.0, 22 May 1999 </div> | ||
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| + | ''This document is a collection of all the information currently known about the structure and operation of the Adventure Game Interpreter, used in 1984--1989 for a variety of adventure games published by Sierra On-Line such as Space Quest I and II, and Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards.'' | ||
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| + | == 1. Introduction == | ||
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| + | === 1.1 About this document === | ||
| + | === 1.2 Audience === | ||
| + | === 1.3 Conventions used in this document === | ||
| + | === 1.4 What's still missing === | ||
| + | === 1.5 Change log === | ||
| + | === 1.6 Credits === | ||
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| + | == 2. General AGI overview == | ||
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| + | === 2.1 Versions of the AGI interpreter === | ||
| + | === 2.2 AGI game files === | ||
| + | === 2.3 LOGIC, PICTURE, SOUND, and VIEW data files === | ||
| + | === 2.4 What is Ego? === | ||
| + | === 2.5 AGI commands === | ||
| + | === 2.6 Debug modes === | ||
| + | === 2.7 Priority bands and control lines === | ||
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| + | == 3. AGI internals == | ||
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| + | === 3.1 How the interpreter works === | ||
| + | === 3.2 Variable types === | ||
| + | === 3.3 Variables used by the interpreter === | ||
| + | === 3.4 Flags used by the interpreter === | ||
| + | === 3.5 Memory organization === | ||
| + | === 3.6 Game IDs and loaders === | ||
| + | === 3.7 Encrypted AGI data === | ||
| + | === 3.8 Player input parsing === | ||
| + | === 3.9 AGI interpreter versions === | ||
| + | === 3.10 Version differences === | ||
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| + | == 4. The LOGIC language == | ||
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| + | === 4.1 LOGIC syntax === | ||
| + | === 4.2 Reference of the LOGIC commands === | ||
| + | === 4.3 Discussion of sample LOGIC code from KQ4 === | ||
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| + | == 5. Formats of the resource files == | ||
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| + | === 5.1 Directory files === | ||
| + | === 5.2 Format of Vol files (version 2) === | ||
| + | === 5.3 Version 3 resource storage === | ||
| + | === 5.4 Sample code === | ||
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| + | == 6. LOGIC resources == | ||
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| + | === 6.1 Introduction === | ||
| + | === 6.2 Command list and argument types === | ||
| + | === 6.3 LOGIC resource format === | ||
| + | === 6.4 Sample code === | ||
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| + | == 7. PICTURE resources == | ||
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| + | === 7.1 Introduction === | ||
| + | === 7.2 PICTURE resource format === | ||
| + | === 7.3 Implementation === | ||
| + | === 7.4 Using higher resolution modes === | ||
| + | === 7.5 Sierra's picture editor === | ||
| + | === 7.6 Sample code === | ||
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| + | == 8. VIEW resources == | ||
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| + | === 8.1 Introduction === | ||
| + | === 8.2 VIEW resource format === | ||
| + | === 8.3 VIEW table === | ||
| + | === 8.4 VIEW test commands === | ||
| + | === 8.5 Sample code === | ||
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| + | == 9. SOUND resources == | ||
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| + | === 9.1 Introduction === | ||
| + | === 9.2 Sound in the IBM PCjr === | ||
| + | === 9.3 Sound in the Apple IIgs === | ||
| + | === 9.4 Sound in other platforms === | ||
| + | === 9.5 SOUND resource format (PCjr version) === | ||
| + | === 9.6 SOUND resource format (IIgs version) === | ||
| + | === 9.7 Playing the sounds on a sound card === | ||
| + | === 9.8 Sample code === | ||
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| + | == 10. Other game data == | ||
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| + | === 10.1 Format of the object file === | ||
| + | === 10.2 Format of words.tok === | ||
| + | === 10.3 Sample code === | ||
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| + | == 11. Other information == | ||
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| + | === 11.1 The AGDS package === | ||
| + | === 11.2 The making of the Thunderstorm educational Program === | ||
| + | === 11.3 Other AGI interpreters === | ||
Revision as of 01:24, 5 December 2013
by Peter Kelly, ptrkelly@ozemail.com.au (editor)
Version 3.0 updated by Claudio Matsuoka, claudio@helllabs.org
This document is a collection of all the information currently known about the structure and operation of the Adventure Game Interpreter, used in 1984--1989 for a variety of adventure games published by Sierra On-Line such as Space Quest I and II, and Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards.
