Last updated: Aug 6, 2008 ~Keripo

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Overview: Frotz

• Frotz is a Z-Machine interpreter for playing Infocom games and other text-based adventure games
• ZeroSlackr uses both the ncurses and dumb targets. Sound support is added but not tested. For more information, see:
• http://frotz.homeunix.org/frotz/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-machine

Usage:

• Terminal launch games through "Media > Frotz > Games".
• If ncurses is installed, change launcher settings via "Media > Frotz > Launcher"; note that the ncurses version has screen clearing issues - this is a known problem with the terminal module.
• Make sure to read each game's Readmes for understanding their commands. Zork-like games use commands such as "north, pick up item, open chest", etc.
• For more games, see the Interactive Fiction Archive: http://www.ifarchive.org or http://wurb.com/if/index

Original:

• Authors: Stefan Jokisch et al.
• Source: Website
• Link: http://frotz.homeunix.org/frotz/ http://frotz.homeunix.org/frotz/files/frotz-2.43.tar.gz
• Date: Oct 28, 2002
• Version: 2.43

ZS Version:

• Modder: Keripo
• Type: Porter
• Date: Aug 6, 2008
• Version: B X.X

Modifications:

• uses ncurses or dumb build with terminal module
• added Zork I, II and III games from Infocom (http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html)

Launch Module:

• terminal launches Frotz/DFrotz with game file
• setting to choose to launch with either Frotz or DFrotz

To do:

• none

Changelog: [keep untouched till beta release]