Dreadwine

Dreadwine
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	23 July 2006
Credits
Author	Eric Eve
Reception
Events	IF Dreams Participant
IFDB rating	3.5 out of 5 (6 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Drama
Locations	City Virtual reality
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Z-code
License	Freeware
IFID	95C30E59-A47B-42C7-8318-F20A12AF7A41, 95c30e59-a47b-42c7-8318-f20a12af7a41
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How it begins

You might be anyone, carrying nothing. You are sitting in a café with O'Brien (who seems friendly, but may be one of them) and Sandra (who is an attractive young woman whom you're rather fond of). There is a glass of wine on the round table.

All about you is suspicion, fear, and dread. You should talk to your companions.

Notable features

• There is a time limit (in turns). If you don't achieve the more satisfying ending before then, you will experience the less satisfying ending instead.
• Conversation is handled via a simple TALK TO <NPC> system, which you may abbreviate to T <NPC>.

Trivia and Comments

• As an entry to McDream Minicomp, it should be understood that this is the re-enactment of one the author's more vivid dreams.

Versions

Release 1

Date: 23 July 2006

• Dreadwine (Eric Eve; 23-Jul-2006; Z-code).
  • Beta-testing by Michel Nizette.
  • Release 1 / Serial number 060718 / Inform 7 build 3T38 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/10N)
  • Sole entry to McDream Minicomp.
  • Download Dreadwine.zip (dead link 🔍).

Release 1 reissue

Date: August 2006

• Dreadwine (Eric Eve; Aug-2006; Z-code).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 060723 / Inform 7 build 3T38 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/10N)
  • IFID: 95C30E59-A47B-42C7-8318-F20A12AF7A41
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Download Dreadwine.zblorb from the IF Archive

Release 1/060813

Date: August 2006

• Dreadwine (Eric Eve; Aug-2006; Z-code).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 060813 / Inform 7 build 3V01 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/11N)
  • IFID: 95c30e59-a47b-42c7-8318-f20a12af7a41
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Download Dreadwine.zblorb or Dreadwine.zip from author's website

Release 1/060909

Date: September 2006

• Dreadwine (Eric Eve; Sep-2006; Z-code).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 060909 / Inform 7 build 3V01 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/11N)
  • IFID: 95C30E59-A47B-42C7-8318-F20A12AF7A41
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Download Dreadwine.z5 from author's website (used by Java online play webpage).

Links

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

General info

• Dreadwine (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Dreadwine - at IFDB.

Reviews

• Review by Emily Short at IF-Review, October 2006.
• Dreadwine - at SPAG - by David Jones, October 2006.

Spoilers

• Walkthrough and map by David Welbourn.

Note: To refer to this game from another page, you can type {{game citation|Dreadwine}}. This will display as Dreadwine (Eric Eve; 2006; Inform 7; Z-code).

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Date: September 2006