Access SAVE File

[foofaraw and Chiquita(ARF!)]

Please provide everything needed to access the saved files for the first 3 games.

Trying to open the saved file directly is a bit more complex now than it was 30 years ago.

Thank you.

[Reaper Madness]

From Zork wiki page http://zork.wikia.com/wiki/Command_List

Move commands

Command Shortcut Action
north n Move north
south s Move south
east e Move east
west w Move west
northeast ne Move northeast
northwest nw Move northwest
southeast se Move southeast
southwest sw Move southwest
up u Move up
down d Move down
look l Looks around at current location
save Save state to a file
restore Restores a saved state
restart Restarts the game
verbose Gives full description after each command
score Displays score and ranking
diagnostic Give description of health
brief Give a description upon first entering an area
superbrief Never describe an area
quit q Quit game
climb climbs(up)
g last common
go(direction) go towards direction(west/east/north/south/in/out/into)
enter in to the place(window,...)
out go out of the place(kitchen,...)
hi/hello say hello...
♥♥♥♥/♥♥♥♥/damn Random Comment e.g. : Such language...
(None) I beg your pardon?


Item commands

Command (Argument) Shortcut Action
get/take (item) Removes item from current room; places it in your inventory
get/take all takes all takeable objects in room
throw (item) at (location) Throws the item at something
open (container) Opens the container, whether it is in the room or your inventory
open (exit) Opens the exit for travel
read (item) Reads what is written on readable item
drop (item) Removes item from inventory; places it in current room
put (item) in (container) Removes item from inventory; places it in container
turn (control) with (item) Attempts to operate the control with the item
turn on (item) Turns on the item
turn off (item) Turns the item off
move (object) Moves a large object that cannot be picked up
attack (creature) with (item) Attacks creature with the item
examine (object) Examines, or looks, at an object or item or location
inventory i Shows contents of Inventory
eat Eats item (specifically food)
shout Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!
close [Door] Closes door
tie (item) to (object) Ties item to object
pick (item) Take/get item
kill self with (weapon) Humorously commits suicide
break (item) with (item) Breaks item
kill (creature) with (item) Attacks creature with the item
pray when you are in temples...
drink drink an item
smell smell an item
listen (target) Listens to a creature or item.


Wand Comands (only if the wand is in your possesion)

fall makes the target fall when they move
float makes an object float
freeze makes target unable to move
fence makes target unable to leave the room
fierce makes the target angry
ferment makes target drunk
fear makes target afraid and run from the room
feeble makes target weak and unable to carry much or fight
fumble reduces target's carrying capacity and ocasionaly makes them drop items
filch steals from the target
fantasize makes target hallucinate
fireproof makes the target fireproof
fry destroys target
fudge "a strong odor of chocolate permeates the room"
fluoresce makes an object glow with light
free frees the target; the genie uses this if you give him the chance
frobizz
frobozzle
frobnoid

[foofaraw and Chiquita(ARF!)]

I played ZORK to completion 30 years ago, so I know all the commands. (I also played ZORK 2 and 3, all from legally acquired, original Infocom disks.)

And I know how to open a saved file from a second 360K (or 180K) floppy disk in the 2nd floppy disk drive.

But I want to know how to access a file when the command to open it no longer has any relevance.

Thank you.

[Reaper Madness]

As shown in the commands listed above, you simply type "restore" in-game to open a previously saved file (using the "save" command). There is no need to browse to specific directories via DOS, the game takes care of that for you. All you need to do is name the file you want to save or restore. This works exactly as I've mentioned in the version here on Steam.

[foofaraw and Chiquita(ARF!)]

Thank you.

I appreciate your efforts.

(When I saw EVERY command, (instead of just one) and a search for "file" served no purpose, I presumed my question had been poorly stated.)

[Steelcamp]

Ok, so Zork requires a SAVE folder to exist in the same folder as the game, and, helpfully, the distributors at myabandonware.com have omitted this folder from their zipfile. So, the game tries to save to a nonexistent folder and fails.

You can fix this yourself by creating a new folder called "SAVE" in the same directory as zork1.com. Once that folder is present, you'll be able to save and restore just fine - just press enter when prompted for a path, and it'll use the game's default path ("C:SAVE\ZORK1.DAT").

[foofaraw and Chiquita(ARF!)]

Considering the original option when I first played was either a 180K or 360K floppy disk in floppy drive B, this seems WAY sophisticated!


Here's the scoop in simple terms:

SAVE...then either accept the default, or enter your own name. (Creating a directory for SAVE files is a good idea.)

Then RESTORE, when it's needed. Enter the name of the appropriate save file.

Forget all that other confusing crap (at least as far as SAVE files.) These two commands are what you need, and the full list of commands serves no purpose in this context......

ENJOY a great game!

[Reaper Madness]

Not sure what you're referring to in regards to having to create a new folder. The version here on Steam does not require that to be done. If you are reffering to another previous version of Zork, you might want to make note of that so as not to confuse players who are reading this discussion topic to find out how to save in the Steam version of Zork (simply using "save" and "restore" and naming the file in question).

[neozeed]

You can right click on the game in the inventory, bring up its properities, and look at the directory contents, and it'll open the path in explorer, and you can find the directories quite easily. The only thing I found is that Planetfall doesn't create the save directory for you.

[Spoomis]

Restore, then your save file name.

[Magefyre]

Steelcamp and Neozeed have the answer I was looking for - Planetfall would not save with the default nor with attempting to change the path (since its not using a literal path but an emulated one).
So if you go to your Steam install directory\steamapps\common\Zork Anthology\Planetfall and create a "SAVE" folder, the game will let you save.

I don't see save folders under Beyond Zork or Zork_Zero either - but have not tried them yet.

[Chet Wallaby]

hey guys, so I'm having trouble saving my game (on the orginal zork game). Creating new folders and all that does not help. I have been using the in-game commands (I'm on a pc btw); I play the game and type "save". It allows me to save it as "save.1". When I exit the game and reopen it, I type "restore" and when prompted for the file name I type in "save.1". Doing this bring back the exact number of point and moves I had (at the top of the screen) but the text still has me back at the begining of the game at the mailbox. Does anyone know a way to resolve this, am I just forgetting a simple command?

[Chet Wallaby]

and now it's not even letting me do that :/

[Chet Wallaby]

Okay nevermind! I've resolved the issue. If anyone else was having the same problems as me, even though the text does not show up, if you simply type a move command and game resets to where you were. So just remember were you were last and it should work!