InsideADRIFT ISSN 1743-0577
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Issue 24 July/August 2005
Contents
News and announcements.
1. Main news
(
ADRIFT site gets
new server; Reviews Exchange
Issue 5 out now)
1. Competition news
(
ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005 results;
2005 IF Comp launched
)
3. Forum news (
Forgotten Genres;
Working from a walkthrough; How
much would you pay.
)
Regular features
2. Editorial
3. Drifters birthdays
4. Events diary
3. Drifters Toolbox: Nothing this issue
5. ADRIFT recent releases
7. InsideADRIFT merchandise
3. Failed intros “Food Glorious Mud”
by Jason Guest:
Articles
5. The Lair of the Vampire by
David Whyld (Reviewed by TDS)
8. Drifters think about …. how
they will be writing in the future
10. A newbie's perspective on
ADRIFT by Stefan Donati
(Shuarian)
8. Easy, easy. by Eric Mayer
Reference
15. Manual:
Task Command
Functions
Issue: 24 (Jul/Aug 05)
Issue 25 due out 26 September 05
News and announcements
ADRIFT site gets new server
Campbell Wild has installed a much more powerful web server for the
ADRIFT site, including the forum
New server specification
Dual 2.8GHz Xeon processors
2Gb RAM
4 x 160Gb Hard drives, RAID 0+1 Array giving 320Gb space
1 x 300Gb Hard drive for backups
Fortunately Campbell was able to make the transfer work very smoothly
and things do seem to be better. The result is that things whiz along
much more smoothly.
Reviews Exchange Issue 5 out now
Issue five has been released by David Whyld and is available from:
http://www.shadowvault.net/rex.htm
. This issue contains a massive 32
reviews, including many for the IntroComp games, and runs to a printer
straining 111 pages of PDF.
This month‘s reviews are:
The Adventure Of Space Boy! by David Parish œ review by David Whyld
Escape To Freedom by Richard Otter œ review by David Whyld
The Final Question by David Whyld œ review by C. Henshaw
The Final Question by David Whyld œ review by Stefan Donati (Shuarian)
The Fire Tower by Jacqueline A. Lott œ review by David Whyld
Future Boy by Kent Tessman œ review by David Whyld
Halloween Hijinks by David Whyld œ review by Robert Rafgon
In The Claws Of Clueless Bob by David Whyld œ review by Robert Rafgon
In The Claws Of Clueless Bob by David Whyld œ review by Stefan Donati
(Shuarian)
Lauren‘s Awakening by TotalDirt œ review by David Whyld
Murder Mansion by Reelyor œ review by C. Henshaw
Murder Mansion by Reelyor œ review by David Whyld
Murder Mansion by Reelyor œ review by Stefan Donati (Shuarian)
Must Escape! by Robert Rafgon œ review by C. Henshaw
Must Escape! by Robert Rafgon œ review by David Whyld
Must Escape! by Robert Rafgon œ review by Stefan Donati (Shuarian)