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INSTEAD is an open-source text adventure interpreter designed to run interactive fiction games. The project is written in C++ and is distributed under the MIT license, with installation and usage details provided in the repository's INSTALL and COPYING files. The interpreter can load games from a local directory (typically ~/.instead/games/) or directly from zip-packed game files by passing the archive path as a command-line argument. Builds compiled with GTK2 or GTK3 also include a file dialog accessible by pressing F4, which simplifies selecting game files. The project maintains web resources for the homepage, source code, community discussions, and documentation. It is developed and supported by a community that includes an IRC channel for real-time interaction. The codebase includes continuous integration checks to monitor build status.