Quest 5 - Revision history

Effect2: Added sections; moved links around; added information about game save

2019-01-23T01:09:06Z

Added sections; moved links around; added information about game save

Effect2: Changed links after move of Quest 1-4 page

2019-01-22T03:27:40Z

Changed links after move of Quest 1-4 page

Effect2: Added identification information

2019-01-22T01:01:18Z

Added identification information

Effect2: Undo revision 30736 by Effect2 (talk)

2019-01-21T07:00:07Z

Undo revision 30736 by Effect2 (talk)

Effect2: "should be" -> "should not be"

2019-01-21T06:58:22Z

"should be" -> "should not be"

Effect2: Added to Category:ZIP_based_file_formats

2019-01-21T04:52:50Z

Added to Category:ZIP_based_file_formats

Effect2: Added to Category:XML_based_file_formats

2019-01-21T04:52:11Z

Added to Category:XML_based_file_formats

Effect2: "distinct" (vauge) -> "incompatible" (with a note on the editor/player being able to read)

2019-01-21T03:15:48Z

"distinct" (vauge) -> "incompatible" (with a note on the editor/player being able to read)

Effect2: Looking at some examples, there is an XML field "publishfileextensions" with contents that seem to suggest that the zip can contain files that aren't "media"

2019-01-21T03:14:01Z

Looking at some examples, there is an XML field "publishfileextensions" with contents that seem to suggest that the zip can contain files that aren't "media"

Effect2: Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Interactive Fiction |extensions={{ext|quest}}, {{ext|aslx}} }} '''Quest 5''', commonly just called '''Quest''', is an authoring sys..."

2019-01-21T02:53:48Z

Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Interactive Fiction |extensions={{ext|quest}}, {{ext|aslx}} }} '''Quest 5''', commonly just called '''Quest''', is an authoring sys..."

New page

{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Interactive Fiction
|extensions={{ext|quest}}, {{ext|aslx}}
}}
'''Quest 5''', commonly just called '''Quest''', is an authoring system published in 2012 for [[Interactive Fiction]]. It creates [[XML]] files with the extension .aslx, which can be edited either in an official, GUI-based editor (written in a combination of [[C_Sharp|C#]] and [[Visual Basic. NET]]), or as [[plaintext]]. The editor contains a feature to "publish" these as .quest files, which are [[ZIP]] files containing the original .aslx as well as media (images, sounds) bundled with it. The .aslx or the .quest files can be played either in the editor or in a "web player" (which uses the same backend as the editor).

Quest 5 should be confused with neither [[Quest|Quest versions 1-4]], which it superseded but is distinct from, nor [[QuestMaker]], which is entirely unrelated aside from being another interactive fiction format.

== Links ==
* [http://ifwiki.org/index.php/Quest_(Language) Interactive Fiction Wiki entry for Quest 5]
* [https://textadventures.co.uk/Quest The official website, containing a repository of created games]
* [https://github.com/textadventures/quest A GitHub repository containing the source code of the editor, web player, etc.]
* [http://docs.textadventures.co.uk/quest/developers.html Overview of the software internals]
* [http://docs.textadventures.co.uk/quest/upgrade_notes.html "Upgrade Notes" between versions]

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 |formattype=electronic
 |subcat=Interactive Fiction
-|extensions={{ext|quest}}, {{ext|aslx}}
+|extensions={{ext|quest}}, {{ext|aslx}}, {{ext|quest-save}}
 }}
 '''Quest 5''', commonly just called '''Quest''', is an authoring system published in 2012 for [[Interactive Fiction]]. It creates [[XML]] files with the extension .aslx, which can be edited either in an official, GUI-based editor (written in a combination of [[C_Sharp|C#]] and [[Visual Basic. NET]]), or as [[plaintext]]. The editor contains a feature to "publish" these as .quest files, which are [[ZIP]] files containing the original .aslx as well as supplemental files. The .aslx or the .quest files can be played either in the editor or in a "web player" (which uses the same backend as the editor).
 Quest 5 should be confused with neither [[Quest 1-4|Quest versions 1-4]], which it superseded but is incompatible with (although the Quest 5 editor contains a feature to play them), nor [[QuestMaker]], which is entirely unrelated aside from being another interactive fiction format.
 == Identification ==
 The first line of a .aslx file will look like <nowiki>"<!--Saved by Quest 5.5.5433.25066-->"</nowiki> (minor version numbers varying), unless it has been created by hand. In either case, the root node of the tree (the next line, if automatically generated) will look like "<asl version="580">" (for Quest 5.8.x). It is unclear whether the 5 will be incremented to 6, what will happen once the minor version exceeds 9, etc., so it is probably best to identify by the version-independent parts of these, as [[Quest 1-4|Quest versions 1-4]] use a completely different format.
 == Links ==
 * [http://ifwiki.org/index.php/Quest_(Language) Interactive Fiction Wiki entry for Quest 5]
 * [http://docs.textadventures.co.uk/quest/developers.html Overview of the software internals]
 * [http://docs.textadventures.co.uk/quest/upgrade_notes.html "Upgrade Notes" between versions]
 [[Category:XML_based_file_formats]]
 [[Category:ZIP_based_file_formats]]

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 '''Quest 5''', commonly just called '''Quest''', is an authoring system published in 2012 for [[Interactive Fiction]]. It creates [[XML]] files with the extension .aslx, which can be edited either in an official, GUI-based editor (written in a combination of [[C_Sharp|C#]] and [[Visual Basic. NET]]), or as [[plaintext]]. The editor contains a feature to "publish" these as .quest files, which are [[ZIP]] files containing the original .aslx as well as supplemental files. The .aslx or the .quest files can be played either in the editor or in a "web player" (which uses the same backend as the editor).
-Quest 5 should be confused with neither [[Quest|Quest versions 1-4]], which it superseded but is incompatible with (although the Quest 5 editor contains a feature to play them), nor [[QuestMaker]], which is entirely unrelated aside from being another interactive fiction format.
+Quest 5 should be confused with neither [[Quest 1-4|Quest versions 1-4]], which it superseded but is incompatible with (although the Quest 5 editor contains a feature to play them), nor [[QuestMaker]], which is entirely unrelated aside from being another interactive fiction format.
 == Identification ==
-The first line of a .aslx file will look like <nowiki>"<!--Saved by Quest 5.5.5433.25066-->"</nowiki> (minor version numbers varying), unless it has been created by hand. In either case, the root node of the tree (the next line, if automatically generated) will look like "<asl version="580">" (for Quest 5.8.x). It is unclear whether the 5 will be incremented to 6, what will happen once the minor version exceeds 9, etc., so it is probably best to identify by the version-independent parts of these, as [[Quest|Quest versions 1-4]] use a completely different format.
+The first line of a .aslx file will look like <nowiki>"<!--Saved by Quest 5.5.5433.25066-->"</nowiki> (minor version numbers varying), unless it has been created by hand. In either case, the root node of the tree (the next line, if automatically generated) will look like "<asl version="580">" (for Quest 5.8.x). It is unclear whether the 5 will be incremented to 6, what will happen once the minor version exceeds 9, etc., so it is probably best to identify by the version-independent parts of these, as [[Quest 1-4|Quest versions 1-4]] use a completely different format.
 == Links ==

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	Quest 5 should be confused with neither [[Quest\|Quest versions 1-4]], which it superseded but is incompatible with (although the Quest 5 editor contains a feature to play them), nor [[QuestMaker]], which is entirely unrelated aside from being another interactive fiction format.		Quest 5 should be confused with neither [[Quest\|Quest versions 1-4]], which it superseded but is incompatible with (although the Quest 5 editor contains a feature to play them), nor [[QuestMaker]], which is entirely unrelated aside from being another interactive fiction format.
		+
		+	== Identification ==
		+	The first line of a .aslx file will look like <nowiki>"<!--Saved by Quest 5.5.5433.25066-->"</nowiki> (minor version numbers varying), unless it has been created by hand. In either case, the root node of the tree (the next line, if automatically generated) will look like "<asl version="580">" (for Quest 5.8.x). It is unclear whether the 5 will be incremented to 6, what will happen once the minor version exceeds 9, etc., so it is probably best to identify by the version-independent parts of these, as [[Quest\|Quest versions 1-4]] use a completely different format.

	== Links ==		== Links ==

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 '''Quest 5''', commonly just called '''Quest''', is an authoring system published in 2012 for [[Interactive Fiction]]. It creates [[XML]] files with the extension .aslx, which can be edited either in an official, GUI-based editor (written in a combination of [[C_Sharp|C#]] and [[Visual Basic. NET]]), or as [[plaintext]]. The editor contains a feature to "publish" these as .quest files, which are [[ZIP]] files containing the original .aslx as well as supplemental files. The .aslx or the .quest files can be played either in the editor or in a "web player" (which uses the same backend as the editor).
-Quest 5 should not be confused with neither [[Quest|Quest versions 1-4]], which it superseded but is incompatible with (although the Quest 5 editor contains a feature to play them), nor [[QuestMaker]], which is entirely unrelated aside from being another interactive fiction format.
+Quest 5 should be confused with neither [[Quest|Quest versions 1-4]], which it superseded but is incompatible with (although the Quest 5 editor contains a feature to play them), nor [[QuestMaker]], which is entirely unrelated aside from being another interactive fiction format.
 == Links ==

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 '''Quest 5''', commonly just called '''Quest''', is an authoring system published in 2012 for [[Interactive Fiction]]. It creates [[XML]] files with the extension .aslx, which can be edited either in an official, GUI-based editor (written in a combination of [[C_Sharp|C#]] and [[Visual Basic. NET]]), or as [[plaintext]]. The editor contains a feature to "publish" these as .quest files, which are [[ZIP]] files containing the original .aslx as well as supplemental files. The .aslx or the .quest files can be played either in the editor or in a "web player" (which uses the same backend as the editor).
-Quest 5 should be confused with neither [[Quest|Quest versions 1-4]], which it superseded but is incompatible with (although the Quest 5 editor contains a feature to play them), nor [[QuestMaker]], which is entirely unrelated aside from being another interactive fiction format.
+Quest 5 should not be confused with neither [[Quest|Quest versions 1-4]], which it superseded but is incompatible with (although the Quest 5 editor contains a feature to play them), nor [[QuestMaker]], which is entirely unrelated aside from being another interactive fiction format.
 == Links ==

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	* [http://docs.textadventures.co.uk/quest/developers.html Overview of the software internals]		* [http://docs.textadventures.co.uk/quest/developers.html Overview of the software internals]
	* [http://docs.textadventures.co.uk/quest/upgrade_notes.html "Upgrade Notes" between versions]		* [http://docs.textadventures.co.uk/quest/upgrade_notes.html "Upgrade Notes" between versions]
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-'''Quest 5''', commonly just called '''Quest''', is an authoring system published in 2012 for [[Interactive Fiction]]. It creates [[XML]] files with the extension .aslx, which can be edited either in an official, GUI-based editor (written in a combination of [[C_Sharp|C#]] and [[Visual Basic. NET]]), or as [[plaintext]]. The editor contains a feature to "publish" these as .quest files, which are [[ZIP]] files containing the original .aslx as well as media (images, sounds) bundled with it. The .aslx or the .quest files can be played either in the editor or in a "web player" (which uses the same backend as the editor).
+'''Quest 5''', commonly just called '''Quest''', is an authoring system published in 2012 for [[Interactive Fiction]]. It creates [[XML]] files with the extension .aslx, which can be edited either in an official, GUI-based editor (written in a combination of [[C_Sharp|C#]] and [[Visual Basic. NET]]), or as [[plaintext]]. The editor contains a feature to "publish" these as .quest files, which are [[ZIP]] files containing the original .aslx as well as supplemental files. The .aslx or the .quest files can be played either in the editor or in a "web player" (which uses the same backend as the editor).
 Quest 5 should be confused with neither [[Quest|Quest versions 1-4]], which it superseded but is distinct from, nor [[QuestMaker]], which is entirely unrelated aside from being another interactive fiction format.