Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home
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| Author(s) | Andrew Plotkin |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 19-Jun-2010 |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Platform(s) | Z-code |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Merciful |
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.
* It is unclear whether the PC is human or even has a gender.
Versions
Release 5
- 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.