Using Spinoff to make Arapaima


This game was made for the Spinoff Interactive-Fiction Jam, which required that the game be made with the Spinoff App.

It's a relatively new app that's used for making - you guessed it - interactive fiction. Honestly, I'm glad I found it. I'm interested in using it in the future. The tools are intuitive to use and it's simple to learn. 

However there are a few gripes I have with it- mainly with customization.

There's no options for changing the font, or the font color, or a way to change the green of the buttons when you press them. Also, there's no compatibility for gifs. I'd love to see these added later on, plus a way to get rid of the "Play in the app" button and the title always at the bottom, since that to me automatically leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It's kind of like watermarks when you're using a free software to make a video or something. I'd rather have something similar to what the Unity engine does, where it says "Made with Unity" before it starts.

Anyways that's all. I just thought I'd share how it was to work with this for the first time!

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