Present Quest

Devlog

• Source Code Available v1.0.6
  January 16, 2021 by Errol

  I've made the source code available for this game, and I put it to v1.0.6 because I attempted to clean the code up. And then stopped because that was a lot of code to clean up. So if anyone has any q... Continue reading
• Version 1.0.5
  January 07, 2021 by Errol

  Well! Isn't this embarrassing. I just realized some passwords in the game were case sensitive. Good grief. That's like puzzle hunt rule #1. Or at least, it's up there for accepting answers. Usually, w... Continue reading
• Version 1.0.4
  January 05, 2021 by Errol#content warning

  In the Escape Room Discord , there has been a lot of discussion on Content Warnings (CW). I have been experimenting with different content warnings because I don't want to give spoilers to the game, h... Continue reading
• Version 1.0.3
  December 29, 2020 by Errol

  Nothing game-changing in this update. Just fixed some more spelling mistakes, and some inconsistencies. Changed descriptions in puzzle 2 to provide more cluing Fixed "command not found" problem in pu... Continue reading
• [Game Design] From Escape Rooms to Adventure Games
  December 26, 2020 by Errol

  I had a goal: Can I create a compelling narrative that include puzzles? This is was not a percolating ambition of mine. Not at all. In fact, I wasn't even intending to enter the game jam because I am... Continue reading
• Version 1.0.2
  December 22, 2020 by Errol

  Small updates to the game. Made some updates to Puzzle 2 to make it clearer. Tweaked hints for puzzle 2 as well. Changed "Press Any Key to Continue" to "Press Enter or Return Key to continue" since I... Continue reading
• Version 1.0.1
  December 19, 2020 by Errol

  There's been much discussion in my little discord server, and a number of things I wish I could change, but haven't had a chance to. However, since the deadline is still a day away, I've done the foll... Continue reading
• Thank you to my Beta Testers
  December 17, 2020 by Errol

  To all of those who replied and beta tested, thank you so much ! I've finally released the game. I learned a lot, especially from people who are not familiar with puzzle games in a pure digital format... Continue reading
• Version 1.0.0 - Huzzah!
  December 17, 2020 by Errol

  And we're good to go! There will still be some minor errors, and probably major ones, but the number of mistakes people are finding has dwindled! So I'm releasing this as V1.0.0! Puzzle 2 graphic has... Continue reading
• Version Update 0.2.2
  December 15, 2020 by Errol

  Every time I update something, I worry if I have done enough regression testing. "Please don't break. Please don't break." Gave more instructions on start up, especially how you can CALL PEL for hint... Continue reading
• Version Update 0.2.1
  December 13, 2020 by Errol

  Egnor found a bug where you could totally bypass a major plot point. Darn it. I fixed that, but hopefully no one else missed it... Continue reading
• [Design Notes] On Closing Rabbit Holes
  December 13, 2020 by Errol

  I watched a YouTube Play through of my game by Richard Hawkins of @SciFiUk , and I love watching people play my game, especially if it's a live play through because then I can follow their thought pro... Continue reading
• Version Update 0.2.0
  December 13, 2020 by Errol

  Do I have yet another update? Why yes! A lot of comments coming in, and @scifiUK did a stream of my game and I got to witness struggles which I needed to fix. Spelling mistakes were updated Made some... Continue reading
• [Design Notes] Just some quick updates and release...so I thought
  December 13, 2020 by Errol

  I made the game public today, to officially enter in the jam. All I need to do was make some minor updates that I gleamed from reading the transcripts of my beta testers. I figured I could do those u... Continue reading
• Version Update 0.1.8
  December 13, 2020 by Errol

  In this version, I have made the objects and commands clickable in descriptions. I hope. Let's see how many bugs I introduced with that... Continue reading
• Version Update 0.1.7
  December 13, 2020 by Errol

  Good grief, I'm updating this non stop. Chris is being very helpful and pointing out mistakes I'm doing. And I'm getting some feedback from other beta testers. Mobile enabled now. I worry how that... Continue reading
• Version Update 0.1.4
  December 12, 2020 by Errol

  Huzzah! Chris is looking at the game and gave me a lot of great pointers. So I've updated the game. Added more vocab thanks to Ricardo Removed border mode Added some Press any keys to the Tutorial... Continue reading
• Version Update 0.1.2
  December 12, 2020 by Errol

  Oooh! I'm going to release this into the wild! From beta test transcripts, I added to the vocabulary and fixed a number of spelling mistakes Added link to our discord server in CREDITS and in final m... Continue reading
• Version Update 0.0.8
  December 12, 2020 by Errol

  Made some other updates again including Updated Puzzle 2 again. I keep making mistakes. Also tried to make it clearer. Added in full hints for puzzle 3 and puzzle 4. Added in answers. It will warn yo... Continue reading
• Version Update 0.0.5
  December 10, 2020 by Errol#update

  Updated the version to 0.0.5 Changes: Changed system prompt for questions ( question_prompt_char ) - Used to be Y / N but realized it shows that for loading and saving where a number needs to be enter... Continue reading