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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
TADS (Text Adventure Development System) is an [[Interactive Fiction]] development system by Michael J. Roberts. [[TXT|Plain text]] source code files are created using the TADS programming language, and then compiled into a system-independent game file. TADS source code files typically have the extension .t. Compiled game files can be played on any system that has an appropriate interpreter.
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TADS (Text Adventure Development System) is an [[Interactive Fiction]] development system by Michael J. Roberts. [[TXT|Plain text]] source code files are created using the TADS programming language, and then compiled into a system-independent game file. Compiled game files can be played on any system that has an appropriate interpreter.
  
The term "TADS", unqualified, generally refers to TADS version 2 and below. [[TADS 3]], the current version, is a radical departure from the previous versions. See the [[TADS 3]] page for more information.
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The term "TADS", unqualified, generally refers to TADS version 2 and below. [[TADS 3]], the current version, is a complete redesign of the system and is incompatible with previous versions. See the [[TADS 3]] page for more information.
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== Extensions ==
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* .t: Source code
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*.gam: Compiled game file
  
 
== Compilers ==
 
== Compilers ==
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== Other Tools ==
 
== Other Tools ==
*[http://ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXprogrammingXtads2.html IF Archive: TADS 2 Programming]
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*[http://ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXprogrammingXtads2.html IF Archive: TADS 2 programming]
  
 
== Sample Files ==
 
== Sample Files ==

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Description

TADS (Text Adventure Development System) is an Interactive Fiction development system by Michael J. Roberts. Plain text source code files are created using the TADS programming language, and then compiled into a system-independent game file. Compiled game files can be played on any system that has an appropriate interpreter.

The term "TADS", unqualified, generally refers to TADS version 2 and below. TADS 3, the current version, is a complete redesign of the system and is incompatible with previous versions. See the TADS 3 page for more information.

Extensions

  • .t: Source code
  • .gam: Compiled game file

Compilers

  • TADS 2 Author's Kit (Windows, freeware, website: the official TADS 2 implementation
  • FrobTADS (Unix-like, freeware, website: ports of TADS 2 and TADS 3 compilers for Unix systems (including Mac OS X)

Interpreters

  • HTML TADS Interpreter (Windows, freeware, website): the official TADS 2 and TADS 3 interpreter with full multimedia support. Despite the name, it does not run on the web.
  • Jetty (cross-platform, open source, website: a TADS 2 interpreter written in Java
  • QTads (cross-platform, open source, website): a TADS 2 and TADS 3 interpreter with full multimedia support

Other Tools

Sample Files

Source Code

  • ditchday.zip: Ditch Day Drifter, by Michael J. Roberts. Source code and compiled .gam file included.
  • zeb3src.zip: Uncle Zebulon's Will, by Magnus Olsson. Full source code.

Compiled Games

  • 1893Demo.gam: 1893: A World's Fair Mystery (demo), by Peter Nepstad
  • grip.gam: Losing Your Grip, by Stephen Grande

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