## Welcome to XTads pre-beta 2 (2015-12-11)

XTads is a new TADS interpreter for Mac OS X (version 10.9 and higher).

It's text-only, with limited/simplistic support for HTML.

This is an early public release, and very much a work in progress. Expect bugs, and please report them to runeberg76@gmail.com

XTads is open source, and builds on the work of others. Please take the time to look at the About XTads panels.

Thanks for testing! - Rune

## Installing

Just unpack the XTads-prebeta-2.zip file, and move the app to your Applications folder.

## Extra keyboard shortcuts

- Cmd-R Reload and restart current game
- Cmd-A Select all text, either the command being typed or the scrollback buffer, depending on cursor position
- Ctrl-K Delete any text after cursor (in the command being typed)
- Ctrl-A Move cursor to start of line
- Ctrl-E Move cursor to end of line
- Arrow Up/Down Recall previous commands

## Missing features

XTads currently lacks support for many features, most notably:

- Banners
- Images and sound
- Text and background colours (when set by games)
- Full HTML TADS coverage
- Timed input

Hopefully these areas can be improved upon in future versions.

## Known issues with specific games

Games known not to start / work at all, mostly due to XTads' lack of banner support:

- Negotis (NegotisBookOne -47.t3)
- Max Blaster and Doris de Lightning Against the Parrot Creatures of Venus (parrots.t3)
- Vividity (vividity.t3)
- Kitchen Encounters (kitchen.gam)

Games that work too poorly to really play with XTads:

- 1893: A World's Fair Mystery (1893.gam)
- I'm Gonna Take You To The Video Bar! (videobar.gam)

A number of other games exhibit minor issues when played with XTads, typically due to lack of support for full HTML and banners.