Word of the Day
Sep-2017
IF Comp
2017: 13th place out of 79 games
In this game you are Kareene Veet, an ambitious young
female from the Outer World of Mirus. Dreaming of the stars from an early age,
and encouraged by your grandmother, you left your home-world at the first
opportunity to live amongst the Inner Worlders.
Gaining a position at the Engineering College on Tallac was something few from
the Outer Worlds had ever accomplished. Four cycles later, with your normal
single-minded dedication, you achieved the required Solar System certificate at
graduation. This allowed you to gain the coveted Bio-drive engineer level 5
award. Then to get an appointment on the engineering team aboard the cargo
vessel 'Word of the Day' was just beyond your wildest dreams. It is true that
'Word' is only a Liter class (the lowest), but it is still a Bio-drive class
vessel. No one from the Outer Worlds ever achieved so much.
Since graduating from the college only one thing has been on your mind, to amass
wealth. Now, in just three cycles, you nearly have enough credits to purchase
the right to procreate. With the bonus from this trip and then just one more
assignment, your fund will be complete.
If you can complete this assignment first.
Authors Notes:
This is my first real full size Inform game. It was intended to have a
lot of background story, although the game itself is fairly straightforward.
It can be completed without knowing everything about the world. The
game does have several endings, both good and bad.
Update: Managed 13th place out of 79 games!