iamjawa / zork-py

Zork: The PY Edition (A Python Text-Adventure based loosely on the original Zork.)

Zork.py

Thank you for downloading a copy of Zork, The PY Edition! This Python Program is based loosely on the Storyline of Zork I, and is intended to run and function exactly like the original - the only difference being that this version is written with Python and can therefore be run and downloaded for free!

To get started:

1. Unzip/Extract the files within this folder to your computer
2. If you do not have the latest version of Python 3 installed, please install it from http://www.python.org/download
3. Open the file named "zork.py"
4. Have Fun!

Note: This program is built to run on Python 3.

zork-py's Issues

raw_input not defined

I'm running this in Powershell if it makes a difference.

I'm learning python through Learn python 3 the hard way and in exercise 14 it tells me to find zork and adventure and play them.

This popped up when I first ran it.

You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
(A secret path leads southwest into the forest.)
There is a Small Mailbox.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\Pythonlearn\zork-py-1.3\zork.py", line 10, in
first = raw_input(str("What do you do? "))
NameError: name 'raw_input' is not defined

I replaced every instance of "raw_input" with "input' and it worked fine.

elif instead of if?

I just used the program (with python2). In the 10th loop one has to use elif instead of if - otherwise the program will not run as intended?!
Am I missing something?

The structure is entirely wrong.

I suggest you look up how to develop a text adventure, and frankly the source to this looks terrible. You're not supposed to just get input then compare it to every possibly situation that can occur. You should get input, parse it (look for verbs, nouns) and then act accordingly.

Prints "I don't understand that command" every time.

Maybe give more hints rather than let people guess

This is a great game. However it is almost impossible to guess the correct answer.
Normally, people would just be stuck in the first loop.
May be add some hints after certain loops, like two key words or add more options.
Overall, seems great.