ZCode games with non-standard status lines - an IFDB Poll
by Dannii
RSS FeedI'm interested in finding ZCode (primarily those written in Inform, though Infocom games could be ok too) which have a non-standard status line. Whether it's with colours, maps, arrows, or more!
With such a list I can investigate what changes could be made with Parchment, if possible I want to consider changing the way the status line is displayed.
| Bronze, by Emily Short 2 votes "Uses a..." [+]"Uses a colour-coded compass in the status line." --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sorrel...  Vote for this game | |
| My Angel, by Jon Ingold 2 votes "Moves the command..." [+]"Moves the command prompt and parser errors to the status line (and tends not to work under most of the web interpreters that have been built so far!)" --jingold... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Emily Boegheim... Vote for this game | |
| Promoted, by Mike DeSanto and Johannes Steingraeber 1 vote "The Z-code port..." [+]"The Z-code port of this Rexx-Adventure game moved all command input handling to a scrolling 2D menu within the "status line" instead of using a standard prompt. Note that the cursor itself stays in this upper area of the screen." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game | |
| Beyond Zork, by Brian Moriarty 1 vote "ASCII mapping" [+]"ASCII mapping: I'm surprised no one mentioned this one before. Doesn't it qualify?" ( ) --Mike Ciul... Dannii says: Hmm... ideally it would be supported fully too, but 1. it's not free, and 2. the special font probably wouldn't work in Parchment anyways. Vote for this game | |
| The Cove, by Kathleen M. Fischer 1 vote "Multi-line status..." [+]"Multi-line status bar including location, compass rose information, and score." --Emily Short... Vote for this game | |
| Pytho's Mask, by Emily Short 1 vote "The z-code..." [+]"The z-code version puts conversation options in the status line. " --Emily Short... Vote for this game | |
| Winter Wonderland, by Laura Knauth 1 vote "3-line high..." [+]"3-line high status line to accommodate the ASCII compass rose. Also uses non-default colours in the status line." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game | |
| Vacation Gone Awry, by Johan Berntsson, Fredrik Ramsberg, and Staffan Friberg 1 vote "Has several alternative statusline layouts" [+]"Has several alternative statusline layouts: Type "help" and select Special features from the menu to see what you can do." --Fredrik Ramsberg... Vote for this game | |
| A Dark and Stormy Entry, by Emily Short 1 vote "This LoTechComp..." [+]"This LoTechComp CYOA game uses a 5-line high "status line" to display a numbered menu. The player types a number from 1 to 5 at the usual prompt to make the selection." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game | |
| Bureaucracy, by Douglas Adams, The Staff of Infocom 1 vote "Uses the upper window for a form" [+]"Uses the upper window for a form" --Dannii... Vote for this game | |