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===Welcome to the SCI Programmers Wiki.===
 
===Welcome to the SCI Programmers Wiki.===
  
A Wiki for the SCI Programming Community. SCI is the game engine created by [[Jeff Stephenson]] for [[Sierra On-Line]], which was used between the years of 1989 to 1997. It superseded Sierra's earlier AGI engine. It was used to create such games as ''[[King's Quest IV]]'' to VII, ''[[Space Quest III]]'' to ''[[Space Quest 6|6]]'', ''[[Quest for Glory I]]'' to ''[[Quest for Glory IV|IV]]'' and ''[[Gabriel Knight I]]'' and ''[[Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery, The|II]]''. With the availability of such tools as [[SCI_Integrated_Development_Environments#SCI_Studio_3|Brian Provinciano's SCI Studio 3]] and [[SCI_Integrated_Development_Environments#SCI_Companion|Phil Fortier's SCI Companion]], you can create your own games based on the same engine that Sierra used. This Wiki is a knowledgebase and collection of resources for those working with SCI. Additional help can always be found on the [[SCIPF:|SCI Programming Community Message Board]]. For help with Sierra's games, see [[SHP:|The Sierra Help Pages]].
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A Wiki for the SCI Programming Community. SCI is the game engine created by [[Jeff Stephenson]] for [[Sierra On-Line]], which was used between the years of 1989 to 1997. It superseded Sierra's earlier AGI engine. It was used to create such games as ''[[King's Quest IV]]'' to VII, ''[[Space Quest III]]'' to ''[[Space Quest 6|6]]'', ''[[Quest for Glory I]]'' to ''[[Quest for Glory IV|IV]]'' and ''[[Gabriel Knight I]]'' and ''[[Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery, The|II]]''. With the availability of such tools as [[SCI Studio|Brian Provinciano's SCI Studio 3]] and [[SCI Companion|Phil Fortier's SCI Companion]], you can create your own games based on the same engine that Sierra used. This Wiki is a knowledgebase and collection of resources for those working with SCI. Additional help can always be found on the [[SCIPF:|SCI Programming Community Message Board]]. For help with Sierra's games, see [[SHP:|The Sierra Help Pages]].
  
 
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Revision as of 00:26, 29 March 2016

Welcome to the SCI Programmers Wiki.

A Wiki for the SCI Programming Community. SCI is the game engine created by Jeff Stephenson for Sierra On-Line, which was used between the years of 1989 to 1997. It superseded Sierra's earlier AGI engine. It was used to create such games as King's Quest IV to VII, Space Quest III to 6, Quest for Glory I to IV and Gabriel Knight I and II. With the availability of such tools as Brian Provinciano's SCI Studio 3 and Phil Fortier's SCI Companion, you can create your own games based on the same engine that Sierra used. This Wiki is a knowledgebase and collection of resources for those working with SCI. Additional help can always be found on the SCI Programming Community Message Board. For help with Sierra's games, see The Sierra Help Pages.


News

There is a new version of Phil Fortier's SCI Companion. SCI Companion v3 supports development of games from SCI0 to SCI1.1. Besides VGA graphics you will now be able to add digital sound effects and lip synced speech to your SCI games.


Getting started

New here? Please take the time to visit the Community Portal, which contains useful links for SCI and the SCI Wiki. If you are not registered, you may request an account editing privileges. Contact Collector on the SCI Programming Community Message Board or The Sierra Help Pages Forums if you wish to contribute. See How to Contribute below after you have received an account.

Notes for Editors

Please familiarize yourself with MediaWiki formatting before adding or editing pages. See the Notes for Editors page for SCI Wiki standards and news.


Links

Links for additional help and resources for help for your SCI needs.

SCI Programming.com   -   http://sciprogramming.com

SCI Programming.com message boards   -   http://sciprogramming.com/community/
SCI Tools on SCI Programming.com   -   http://sciprogramming.com/scitools.php
SCI fan games   -   http://sciprogramming.com/fangames.php

SCI Companion   -   http://www.mtnphil.com/Games/SCIComp.html
SCI Studio on SourceForge   -   http://scistudio.sourceforge.net/
SCI Tools on the Sierra Help Pages   -   http://www.sci.sierrahelp.com/Tools/SCITools.html


How to Contribute

No registration is required to use this Wiki. Anyone can view the various topics and guides on the SCI Wiki. However, to add or edit pages, you must be logged in. If you are not registered, you may request an account editing privileges. Contact Collector on the SCI Programming Community Message Board or The Sierra Help Pages Forums if you wish to contribute.


Notes for Editors:

Please familiarize yourself with MediaWiki formatting before adding or editing pages. See the Notes for Editors page for SCI Wiki standards and news.