Captain Verdeterre's Plunder

Captain Verdeterre's Plunder
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownloadSource code IFDB IF Archive
Published	29 September 2013
Credits
Author	Ryan Veeder
Reception
Events	IFComp 2013 4th of 35 XYZZY Awards 2013 Winner: Best Individual NPC XYZZY Awards 2013 Finalist: Best Individual Puzzle, Best Puzzles
IFDB rating	3.5 out of 5 (53 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Comedy
Location	Ship
Language	English
IFDB play time	15 minutes
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Glulx
License	Freeware
IFID	E4AEBEE7-5B50-4CE1-B0E5-4308EE994826, 52C7B20D-44B8-4411-9318-A3C1BE674F5E
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Versions

Competition release: Original submission

Date: 29 September 2013

• Captain Verdeterre's Plunder (Ryan Veeder; 29-Sep-2013; Glulx).
  • Other contributors: Caitlyn Harris (cover artist). (concept art)
  • Testers: Emily Boegheim, Colin Djukic, and Zach.
  • Release 1 / Serial number 130928 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: E4AEBEE7-5B50-4CE1-B0E5-4308EE994826
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
  • IF Comp 2013: entry.
  • Download Captain%20Verdeterre's%20Plunder.gblorb from the IF Archive.

Competition release: In-comp update

Date: 3 October 2013

• Captain Verdeterre's Plunder (Ryan Veeder; 03-Oct-2013; Glulx).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 131003 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: E4AEBEE7-5B50-4CE1-B0E5-4308EE994826
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
  • Notes on the effect of this update on maximum score: intfiction.org, source code comments.
  • Download Captain%20Verdeterre's%20Plunder.gblorb from the IF Archive.

Post-comp release: 14 January 2014

Date: 14 January 2014

Post-comp releases: "A post-comp version of Verdeterre will NEVER happen"

• Captain Verdeterre's Plunder (Ryan Veeder; 14-Jan-2014; Glulx).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 140117 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: E4AEBEE7-5B50-4CE1-B0E5-4308EE994826
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Download gblorb.

Post-comp release: 10 November 2020

Date: 10 November 2020

• Captain Verdeterre's Plunder (Ryan Veeder; 10-Nov-2020; Glulx).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 201110 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.34 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 52C7B20D-44B8-4411-9318-A3C1BE674F5E
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Rebuilt just to update Quixe for mobile play.

Post-comp release: 21 January 2021

Date: 21 January 2021

• Captain Verdeterre's Plunder (Ryan Veeder; 21-Jan-2021; Glulx).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 210127 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.34 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 52C7B20D-44B8-4411-9318-A3C1BE674F5E
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Fixing a bug in the previous build, caused by recompiling with a newer Inform 7.
  • The "Play online" link on this page relates to this version.
  • It is believed that the "Source code" link also relates to this version.

Related games

• Translated in Le butin du Capitaine Verdeterre (Ryan Veeder; translator: Hugo Labrande; 2014; Inform 7; Z-code; French).

Links

N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.

General info

• Captain Verdeterre's Plunder - at IFDB.
• Captain Verdeterre's Plunder - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German)
• Thoughts and High Scores on Captain Verdeterre’s Plunder - by the author, November 25, 2013 (with later updates to scores).
• ClubFloyd transcript.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Captain Verdeterre's Plunder}}. This will display as Captain Verdeterre's Plunder (Ryan Veeder; 2013; Inform 7; Glulx).

Date: 29 September 2013

Date: 3 October 2013

Date: 14 January 2014

Date: 10 November 2020

Date: 21 January 2021