Swigian

Swigian
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownloadSource code IFDB IF Archive
Published	1 October 2017
Credits
Author	Mathbrush
Reception
Events	IFComp 2017 21 (tie)
IFDB rating	4 out of 5 (37 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genre	Fantasy
Locations	Underground Wilderness
Language	English
IFDB play time	30 minutes
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: optional. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 7
Format	Glulx
License	CC BY 3.​0 US
IFID	1B3ACF0D-54DE-4F00-A2FA-1C28E2B15B29, 6B20A2EC-0674-4EB3-AA9B-10F61A262721
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How it begins

I don't like talking. Let's build a fire.

The game is minimalist and terse in its descriptions, and the protagonist's identity is not initially clear.

Versions

Original competition releases

Date: 1 October 2017

These releases did not include any graphics, beyond the original cover art.

• Swigian (Mathbrush as "Rainbus North"; 01-Oct-2017; Glulx).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 170928 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N) (start of competition)
  • Release 1 / Serial number 171022 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N) (mid-competition)
  • IFID: 1B3ACF0D-54DE-4F00-A2FA-1C28E2B15B29
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover.
  • IF Comp 2017: 21st place (tie) of 79 entries.
  • Download Swigian.gblorb from the IF Archive (game file, release 1/171022).
  • Download MinimalWalkthrough.txt from the IF Archive.
  • Download Swigian.txt from the IF Archive (Inform 7 source code, 2017).

Post-competition releases

Date: March 2018

These added pixel art by Marco Innocenti.

A variety of approaches were tried to integrate the graphics, including porting the whole game from Inform 7 to Adventuron.

• Swigian (Mathbrush as "Rainbus North"; Feb/Mar 2018; Glulx).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 180323 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 1B3ACF0D-54DE-4F00-A2FA-1C28E2B15B29
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover.
  • Originally released for purchase at itch.io.
  • Play online at textadventures.co.uk.

• Swigian (Brian Rushton; 12-Mar-2021; Adventuron).
  • This version has its own page on IFWiki: Swigian (Adventuron port).

• Swigian (Mathbrush as "Rainbus North"; 14-Dec-2023; Glulx).
  • Release 2 / Serial number 231214 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib 6/12N)
  • IFID: 6B20A2EC-0674-4EB3-AA9B-10F61A262721
    IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover.
  • Download Swigian.gblorb from the IF Archive.

Related games

• Ported as Swigian (Adventuron port) (Brian Rushton; porter: Brian Rushton; 2021; Adventuron).

Links

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

General info

• Swigian - at IFDB.
• Swigian at ifwizz.

Spoilers

• Swigian - An Epistolary Postmortem by Mathbrush (16-Nov-2017).
• Porting Swigian to Adventuron by Mathbrush (12-Mar-2021).
• ClubFloyd transcript.

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Date: 1 October 2017

Date: March 2018