The Oily Deeps

The Oily Deeps
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	1999
Credits
Author	John Cater
Reception
Events	Speed-IF 7 Participant
IFDB rating	2 out of 5 (3 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Location	Ship
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 6
Format	Z-code 5
License	Freeware
IFID	ZCODE-1-991203-F510
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How it begins

You are a sailor on the crew of an oil tanker. The last thing you remember is telling the others not to drink too much; then the world went dead. Now you open your eyes to find yourself floating in some oil, with a platform to the south. You are carrying nothing.

Notable features

• Completing the game requires referring to an object that does not appear in its room's description.

Versions

Release 1

Date: 1999

• The Oily Deeps (John Cater; 1999; Z-code 5).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 991203 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/9 SD
  • IFID: ZCODE-1-991203-F510
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Speed-IF 7 entry.
  • Download SpeedIF07.zip from the IF Archive - All the Speed-IF 7 entries (except Noyes's). The story file is captain.z5.
  • Or download captain.zip from the Speed IF 7 page.

Links

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

General info

• The Oily Deeps (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• The Oily Deeps - at IFDB.

Reviews

• The Oily Deeps - at IF Ratings.

Spoilers

• Walkthrough and map by David Welbourn.

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Date: 1999