Paradise
A downloadable teacup for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Paradise plays like a strange interactive fiction novel, in an ever-changing world where you are not an avatar but a force acting upon places, and objects, and puns, words - moving around and into your other selves, threading chaos.
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” — Jorge Luis Borges
ctrl(cmd)+shift+n
Reset world to a fresh Library.ctrl(cmd)+shift+o
Open world and replace current.ctrl(cmd)+shift+s
Save world.
You can input multiple commands using the &
character to break a command into multiple.
create a ceramic teacup
Create a new vessel.
become a teacup
Become a visible vessel.become the red teacup
Become a distant vessel.
enter the teacup
Enter a visible vessel.
leave
Leave the current parent vessel.
help
See available help.help with drop
See help for the drop action.
warp to the red teacup
Warp to a distant vessel's parent location.warp in the yellow teacup
Warp in a distant vessel's location.warp to any teacup
Warp to a random distant vessel's parent location.warp in any teacup
Warp in a random distant vessel's location.warp anywhere
Warp in a random distant vessel's location.
take the red teacup
Move a visible vessel into your vessel.take any teacup
Move a visible vessel into your vessel.take anything
Move a random visible vessel into your vessel.
drop the red teacup
Move a child vessel into the parent vessel.drop a teacup
Move a child vessel into the parent vessel.drop any teacup
Move a random child vessel into the parent vessel.
note It is raining. Again.
Add a note to the parent vessel.
inspect the teacup
Inspect the target visible vessel.
transform into a teacup
Rename the current vessel.transform the teacup into a cat
Rename a visible vessel.
transmute into glass
Add an adjective to the current vessel.transmute glass into gold
Add an adjective to a visible vessel.transmute into anything
Remove an adjective to the current vessel.transmute glass into anything
Remove an adjective to a visible vessel.
program warp to the library
Automate a vessel.
use the teacup
Trigger the vessel's automation.
usage open
Select the vessel's trigger.usage roll You rolled @random(1 2 3 4 5 6).
Set a custom reacion.
cast the storm scroll at the golden beetle
Trigger a distant vessel's automation as another vessel.
Wildcards are markups created for notes and programs, to make vessels more responsive to their environment. A simple example would be note Hello @Name.
, rendered as Hello Ghost
.
@FULL
, display the current vessel attribute and name.(uppercase)@NAME
, display the current vessel name.(uppercase)@ATTR
, display the current vessel attribute.(uppercase)@full
, display the current vessel attribute and name.(lowercase)@name
, display the current vessel name.(lowercase)@attr
, display the current vessel attribute.(lowercase)@Full
, display the current vessel attribute and name.(capitalized)@Name
, display the current vessel name.(capitalized)@Attr
, display the current vessel attribute.(capitalized)@note
, display the current vessel note.@size
, size of the current inventory.
_@FULL
, display the parent vessel attribute and name.(uppercase)_@NAME
, display the parent vessel name.(uppercase)_@ATTR
, display the parent vessel attribute.(uppercase)_@full
, display the parent vessel attribute and name.(lowercase)_@name
, display the parent vessel name.(lowercase)_@attr
, display the parent vessel attribute.(lowercase)_@Full
, display the parent vessel attribute and name.(capitalized)_@Name
, display the parent vessel name.(capitalized)_@Attr
, display the parent vessel attribute.(capitalized)@_note
, display the parent vessel note.@_size
, size of the current inventory.
@__size
, size of the parade.@__RANDOM
, random parade vessel.(uppercase)@__random
, random parade vessel.(lowercase)@__Random
, random parade vessel.(capitalized)@__random-name
, random parade vessel name.@__random-attr
, random parade vessel attribute.
@STEM
, name of current parent stem vessel.(uppercase)@stem
, name of current parent stem vessel.(lowercase)@Stem
, name of current parent stem vessel.(capitalized)
@time
, Desamber time format 830:024.@time-beat
, Desamber time format 830.@time-pulse
, Desamber time format 024.
@(3)
, print the name and action connected with that vessel id.@and
, chain commands in programs. ex:program create a vessel @and enter the vessel
.@query
, access the content of a usage action. ex:say hello
,usage @if(@query IS hello THEN hi!)
@random(red green blue)
, choose a random word.@if(a IS b THEN c ELSE d)
, a simple conditional function.
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (10 total ratings) |
Author | Rek & Devine |
Genre | Interactive Fiction |
Tags | Art Book, high-concept, Open World, Text based, xxiivv |
Mentions | itch.io Recommends: Paradise, Heterotopi... |
Purchase
In order to download this teacup you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $1 USD. You will get access to the following files: