Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home

Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home
Game
Main links	Play online IFDB
Published	19 June 2010
Credits
Author	Andrew Plotkin
Reception
Events	@party competition 1st of 2 XYZZY Awards 2010 Winner: Best Writing XYZZY Awards 2010 Finalist: Best Game, Best Implementation, Best Setting, Best Story
IFDB rating	4 out of 5 (88 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Science fiction
Location	Outer space
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Merciful
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Z-code
License	Freeware
IFID	7FC1B98F-8B86-4066-A2F3-2A82E01D4F82
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How it begins

You are an improved model*, carrying nothing, at the docks of Myrmidal where your ship, Horizon of Night, awaits. Myrmidal is the queen of the bright worlds where all is delight, but even its many charms can weary one. So this morning you will forsake the dancing, the music, your friends. You will raise the monomolecular sails, weigh anchor, and leave Myrmidal for other unknown worlds. Perhaps you'll have a story to tell when you return.

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* It is unclear whether the PC is human or even has a gender.

Versions

Release 5

Date: 19 June 2010

• Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home (Andrew Plotkin; 19-Jun-2010; Z-code).
  • Release 5 / Serial number 100617 / Inform 7 build 5Z71 (I6/v6.31 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 7FC1B98F-8B86-4066-A2F3-2A82E01D4F82
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
  • @party competition: 1st place of 2 entries.
  • XYZZY Awards 2010. Winner of Best Writing. Also finalist in four categories: Best Game, Best Story, Best Setting, and Best Implementation.
  • Download Heliopause.zblorb

Links

General info

• Official site
• Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home - at IFDB.
• Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).

Reviews

• Review (archive) by Emily Short - at Play This Thing!

Spoilers

• ClubFloyd transcript.
• Action Flow Chart - in SPAG #60, April 25, 2011.

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Date: 19 June 2010