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Getting started

How to obtain and start ZORKERB I and ZORKERB II and play the first few moves.

Requirements

• Python 3.10 or later (not included)
• ZORKERB itself (the distribution ZIP or the repository)

The included games run on the one included PyEmuera-3.0.0.pyz (PyEmuera 3.0.0, unmodified).

8a7b3697b97155c4dc994c8349c6756bb0401000d3bbccd8e85ff046e3774b35  PyEmuera-3.0.0.pyz

1. Get the games

Extract the distribution ZIP into a new folder, or clone the repository. Do not extract over an earlier revision.

ZORKERB/
├── PyEmuera-3.0.0.pyz     the engine shared by the included games
├── ZORKERB-I.bat          starts ZORKERB I (Windows)
├── ZORKERB-II.bat         starts ZORKERB II (Windows)
├── ZORKERB-I/             ZORKERB I: the game (ERB/, CSV/) and its documents
├── ZORKERB-II/            ZORKERB II: the game (ERB/, CSV/) and its documents
├── docs/                  documents common to the included games
└── licenses/              licenses and notices

2. Start a game

Windows: double-click ZORKERB-I.bat or ZORKERB-II.bat. If Python is not found, the batch says so and stops.

Elsewhere: in the folder that holds PyEmuera-3.0.0.pyz, name the game folder:

python3 PyEmuera-3.0.0.pyz ZORKERB-I
python3 PyEmuera-3.0.0.pyz ZORKERB-II

Use python if your system has no python3 command.

3. Title screen

ZORK I: The Great Underground Empire
ZORKERB r30 -- Native eraBASIC port
Original game: Infocom.
[0] New game  [1] Restore  [9] Quit

In ZORKERB II the first line is ZORK II: The Wizard of Frobozz and the second ZORKERB II -- Native eraBASIC port.

Enter 0 for a new game, 1 to restore a saved game, 9 to quit.

4. First moves (ZORKERB I)

West of House
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded
front door.
There is a small mailbox here.
>open mailbox
Opening the small mailbox reveals a leaflet.
>take leaflet
Taken.

ZORKERB II starts Inside the Barrow. Commands are typed in English. See Playing for the main commands, saving and restoring.

5. Quit

Type quit and answer y. To continue later, save first.

Seeing > twice in a terminal

Besides the game's >, PyEmuera shows its own > input prompt. Seeing two is only a display overlap and does not affect the game. See Compatibility and limitations.