Pathway to Destruction

Pathway to Destruction
Game

Main links	Play online IFDB
Published	25 September 2005
Credits
Author	Richard Otter
Reception
Events	InsideADRIFT End of Year Comp 2005 9 (tie) Finish The Game Comp 2005 1st of 6
IFDB rating	3 out of 5 (7 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genres	Science fiction Time
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Polite
Accessibility	Colour: optional. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring systems	ADRIFT 4, Inform 7, Quest 5
Formats	ADRIFT 4, Z-code, Quest 5
IFID	ADRIFT-400-4620120D821C5FF95165CC38D48B71E4, CE3A36DF-2B66-437C-B3DF-4B88F2ED4417, 9e50b7c3-d498-478c-b10a-8788e724c9a0
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How it begins

You have worked at the Department of Transportation for nearly five years now. As one of the engineering team in the Research and Development section, it is a highly respected and well paid position. With a growing population, the global transport system has been under greater and greater strain. A complete collapse is predicted a little under 10 years time.

You are currently working on the 'Pathway' project which is a new developmental Rapid Transit System (RTS). This holds out the promise of fast, efficient and cheap travel. You do not fully understand the science behind it but it has something to do with particles, magnetism and time travel. Basically, you arrive at your destination the exact same moment you leave your starting point.

The initial tests have been extremely promising and the first long distance test is now underway. You will be 'particled' from one side of the planet to the other and then back again.

The last thing you remember is being strapped into the chair in the testing chamber, the ignition lights came on, the tingling in your hands and feet started and then nothing.

Nothing until now.

Versions

ADRIFT Release 1 Competition Release

Date: 25 September 2005

Pathway To Destruction (Richard Otter; 25-Sep-2005; ADRIFT 4).
- IFID: ADRIFT-400-4620120D821C5FF95165CC38D48B71E4
  IFID links: IFDB
- Finish The Game Comp 2005: 1st place.
- InsideADRIFT End of Year Comp 2005: joint 9th place.
- Feelies: Included with the competition entry was a map in both Adobe Acrobat and GUEmap format.

Inform 7 Port

Date: 11 May 2008

Pathway To Destruction (Richard Otter; 11-May-2008; Z-Code 8).
- IFID: CE3A36DF-2B66-437C-B3DF-4B88F2ED4417
  IFID links: IFDB
- Download pathway2.zip from Delron (archive).

Quest 5

Date: 29 June 2019

Pathway To Destruction (Richard Otter; 29-Jun-2019; Quest 5).
- IFID: 9e50b7c3-d498-478c-b10a-8788e724c9a0
  IFID links: IFDB
- Play online.

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