<s>
Adventure	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
(	O
ACS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
computer	O
game	B-Application
creation	I-Application
system	I-Application
written	O
by	O
Stuart	B-Application
Smith	I-Application
that	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
construct	O
tile-based	B-Application
graphical	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACS	O
was	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
in	O
1984	O
on	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
some	O
ports	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Amiga	B-Device
)	O
the	O
ACS	O
software	O
is	O
still	O
needed	O
to	O
play	O
user-constructed	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
ACS	O
has	O
art	O
by	O
Greg	O
Johnson	O
and	O
Avril	O
Harrison	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
pre-made	O
adventure	O
called	O
"	O
Galactic	O
Agent	O
"	O
by	O
Ken	O
St.	O
Andre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titles	O
influenced	O
by	O
ACS	O
include	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
lead	O
Todd	O
Howard	O
had	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
When	O
we	O
started	O
Morrowind	B-Application
,	O
I	O
was	O
really	O
excited	O
about	O
making	O
a	O
tool	O
like	O
'	O
Stuart	B-Application
Smith	I-Application
's	O
Adventure	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
2	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
features	O
of	O
Adventure	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
the	O
character	O
might	O
not	O
retain	O
the	O
same	O
graphic	O
tile	O
if	O
the	O
new	O
adventure	O
uses	O
a	O
different	O
tile	B-Application
set	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
tile-based	B-Application
graphical	O
adventure	O
games	O
similar	O
to	O
author	O
Stuart	B-Application
Smith	I-Application
's	O
earlier	O
games	O
Return	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heracles	I-Application
and	O
Ali	B-Device
Baba	I-Device
and	I-Device
the	I-Device
Forty	I-Device
Thieves	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
platform	I-Device
,	O
32	O
colors	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
assigned	O
to	O
be	O
any	O
of	O
4096	O
available	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smith	O
denied	O
that	O
his	O
software	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Pinball	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
concept	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
experience	O
writing	O
accounting	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
during	O
which	O
he	O
developed	O
a	O
report	B-General_Concept
generator	I-General_Concept
that	O
would	O
create	O
a	O
standalone	O
COBOL	B-Application
program	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
suggested	O
the	O
name	O
Adventure	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACS	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Don	O
Daglow	O
in	O
parallel	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Racing	B-Application
Destruction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orson	O
Scott	O
Card	O
criticized	O
Adventure	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Sets	I-Application
user	O
interface	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
Kludge	O
Monster	O
from	O
the	O
Nethermost	O
Hell	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Adventure	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
's	O
release	O
,	O
announcements	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
packaging	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
submit	O
their	O
adventures	O
for	O
a	O
contest	O
to	O
be	O
judged	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
their	O
playtesters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
supplementary	O
manual	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
port	O
mentions	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
an	O
ACS	O
fanatic	O
you	O
can	O
join	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
Club	O
.	O
</s>
