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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 It superseded Sierra's earlier AGI engine.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_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]]. | 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 It superseded Sierra's earlier AGI engine.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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| + | There is a new version of [[Phil Fortier|Phil Fortier's]] SCI Companion under development. SCI Companion v3 will support development of games from [[http://sciwiki.sierrahelp.com//index.php?title=Sierra_Game_List#SCI0_.28early.29|SCI0]] to [[http://sciwiki.sierrahelp.com//index.php?title=Sierra_Game_List#SCI1.1|SCI1.1]]. Besides VGA graphics you will now be able to add digital sound effects and lip synced speech to your SCI games. | ||
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Revision as of 12:47, 8 October 2015
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 under development. SCI Companion v3 will support development of games from [[1]] to [[2]]. Besides VGA graphics you will now be able to add digital sound effects and lip synced speech to your SCI games.
Getting started
You must request an account to view, add or edit pages. Contact Collector on the SCI Programming Community Message Board or The Sierra Help Pages Forums if you wish access.
- 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
