Subj : JS Commission?
To : All
From : Android8675
Date : Thu May 28 2020 08:07 am
Looking for some help. I was about to tear into existing .js doors to see if I could figure it all out on my own, but maybe someone here might be able to make it easier for me.
So I enjoy interactive fiction, a "bit", but finding a decent interpreter has been a pain in Windows because for some reason a lot of programs like Frotz for DOS/Windows just do not output simple text for BBSs, OR they allow saving anywhere which... that's just no good. So I found an old Waffle BBS door that did the trick (allowed saves for each user, output plain text, and even made a top 10 scores list), but now I've jumped over to Linux and dfrotz is working in a few test scenarios, but I'd like to have a small frontend that lets the user specify a couple parameters. So I'm hoping to have a .js door that:
-takes a story datafile as a parameter
-asks the user a question which specifies color choices to pass to dfrotz
-makes a save folder for the user based on their username-# if it does not exist.
+and calls dfrotz and exits after.
Any help is appreciated from "Look at this link, you can do it..." type encouragement all the way up to a chunk of .js that I can drop in, modify as needed, test, deploy, etc.
Credit given where credit is due. I could even float compensation your way if needed.
As always, thanks in advance...
-A.
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Android8675@ShodansCore
