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Title  : Silver Gauntlet
Genre  : Text Adventure
Author : Paul Panks
License: ALPHA TEST (Freeware)
Rooms  : (will have 85-100 when completed)
Goal(s): Acquire the Silver Gauntlet; complete
            as many puzzles as possible for the 
               highest score.
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WHAT IS SILVER GAUNTLET?

"Silver Gauntlet" is a text adventure similar to Zork and other
adventure games. The premise is to explore the mythical world
of Silver Gauntlet by entering in a verb-noun combination of
commands. The parser is a general one or two word parser
that accepts input from the keyboard. The rooms are
described in text descriptions. And just like my other
game "Westfront PC: The Trials of Guilder", 16-color text
plays an important role in the game play.

HOW LARGE IS SILVER GAUNTLET?

Silver Gauntlet will eventually be twice as large as the
original Zork in size. Unlike my other games, room descriptions
will be verbose and may be examined *in every single room* of
the game. Puzzles will be many and solutions difficult (but
not impossible).

WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE GAME?

When the game is completed, the goal of Silver Gauntlet will
be to acquire the Silver Gauntlet by defeating Mordimar, the
evil Magician. Silver Gauntlet will borrow heavily from my
other games in terms of combat sequences, NPCs and message
terminology. The main differences, though, will be in
how error messages are both described and handled. More
obstacles will be available to hinder the player and
any progress made towards goal completion.

WHEN WILL THE GAME BY FINALIZED?

You can expect the final version to be released by June of 2002.
I will update this game regularly. Characters you create and
play in "Westfront PC: The Trials of Guilder" will be partially
compatible with this game. What this means is that the
characters you play in Westfront PC *will* load successfully
on this game, but not all items will be made available to
you. I will eventually implement the more popular items,
such as the Shroud of Saint Nephan, Holy Mace, Disk of
Athens, Glistening Anklet, Slayer, Glowball and Broadsword.
NPCs such as the Wolf and Warrior will also be added. I am
debating whether or not to readd Faldor to the game, because
the Skeletal Warrior is already added and you do have access
to three "bags" within the game (Sack, Knapsack and Backpack).
The hover will also be added as time goes on.

WHERE IS THE WEBPAGE FOR THIS GAME?

The webpage is actually located at:

http://www.geocities.com/dunric/sg.html

HOW CAN I CONTACT YOU?

You may e-mail me at: dunric@yahoo.com
or via ICQ at UIN#: 12234336.

Regards,

Paul Panks (a/k/a "Dunric")
dunric@yahoo.com
February 14, 2002