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* 1.1 [[ | * 1.1 [[AGISpecifications/Introduction#About|About]] | ||
* 1.2 [[ | * 1.2 [[AGISpecifications/Introduction#Audience|Audience]] | ||
* 1.3 [[ | * 1.3 [[AGISpecifications/Introduction#Conventions|Conventions used in this document]] | ||
* 1.4 [[ | * 1.4 [[AGISpecifications/Introduction#WhatsStillMissing|What's still missing]] | ||
* 1.5 [[ | * 1.5 [[AGISpecifications/Introduction#ChangeLog|Change log]] | ||
* 1.6 [[ | * 1.6 [[AGISpecifications/Introduction#Credits|Credits]] | ||
==General AGI overview== | ==General AGI overview== | ||
* 2.1 [[ | * 2.1 [[AGISpecifications/Overview#Versions|Versions of the AGI interpreter]] | ||
* 2.2 [[ | * 2.2 [[AGISpecifications/Overview#GameFiles|AGI game files]] | ||
* 2.3 [[ | * 2.3 [[AGISpecifications/Overview#Logic|LOGIC, PICTURE, SOUND, and VIEW data files]] | ||
* 2.4 [[ | * 2.4 [[AGISpecifications/Overview#Ego|What is Ego?]] | ||
* 2.5 [[ | * 2.5 [[AGISpecifications/Overview#Commands|AGI commands]] | ||
* 2.6 [[ | * 2.6 [[AGISpecifications/Overview#Debug|Debug modes]] | ||
* 2.7 [[ | * 2.7 [[AGISpecifications/Overview#Priority|Priority bands and control lines]] | ||
==AGI internals== | ==AGI internals== | ||
Revision as of 18:46, 5 September 2006
This is being slowly wikified and the specs added --df 14:01, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
AGI Specifications v3.0, 22 May 1999
Lance Ewing, Peter Kelly, Claudio Matsuoka, Stu George
This document is a collection of all the information currently known about the structure and operation of the Adventure Game Interpreter, used in 1984--1989 for a variety of adventure games published by Sierra On-Line such as Space Quest I and II, and Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards.
* 1.1 About * 1.2 Audience * 1.3 Conventions used in this document * 1.4 What's still missing * 1.5 Change log * 1.6 Credits
General AGI overview
* 2.1 Versions of the AGI interpreter * 2.2 AGI game files * 2.3 LOGIC, PICTURE, SOUND, and VIEW data files * 2.4 What is Ego? * 2.5 AGI commands * 2.6 Debug modes * 2.7 Priority bands and control lines
AGI internals
* 3.1 How the interpreter works * 3.2 Variable types * 3.3 Variables used by the interpreter * 3.4 Flags used by the interpreter * 3.5 Memory organization * 3.6 Game IDs and loaders * 3.7 Encrypted AGI data * 3.8 Player input parsing * 3.9 AGI interpreter versions * 3.10 Version differences
The LOGIC language
* 4.1 LOGIC syntax * 4.2 Reference of the LOGIC commands * 4.3 Discussion of sample LOGIC code from KQ4
Formats of the resource files
* 5.1 Directory files * 5.2 Format of Vol files (version 2) * 5.3 Version 3 resource storage * 5.4 Sample code
LOGIC resources
* 6.1 Introduction * 6.2 Command list and argument types * 6.3 LOGIC resource format * 6.4 Sample code
PICTURE resources
* 7.1 Introduction * 7.2 PICTURE resource format * 7.3 Implementation * 7.4 Using higher resolution modes * 7.5 Sierra's picture editor * 7.6 Sample code
VIEW resources
* 8.1 Introduction * 8.2 VIEW resource format * 8.3 VIEW table * 8.4 VIEW test commands * 8.5 Sample code
SOUND resources
* 9.1 Introduction * 9.2 Sound in the IBM PCjr * 9.3 Sound in the Apple IIgs * 9.4 Sound in other platforms * 9.5 SOUND resource format (PCjr version) * 9.6 SOUND resource format (IIgs version) * 9.7 Playing the sounds on a sound card * 9.8 Sample code
Other game data
* 10.1 Format of the object file * 10.2 Format of words.tok * 10.3 Sample code
Other information
* 11.1 The AGDS package * 11.2 The making of the Thunderstorm educational Program * 11.3 Other AGI interpreters