Chesterland Adventure

[auraes]

Here's a little rogue-like game that I'd really like to finish, but I'm hopelessly stuck.
On the author's page, we are supposed to find the game's source code, but the link is broken.
I think I'm stuck with the character Arekusu. I'm also stuck in the maze, blocked by the net of ropes. I don't know where to use the shovel, etc.
A few notes:
Queen Phallus wants Tacky Necklace gives: Diamond (oh joy!)
King wants: Crown od Shiti gives: Scratched Mirror
Greg the Royal Jester want: proZach Pill gives: Generic Iron Key
Barbara wants: Overdue Book gives: Quaint Quill Pen
Speedy wants: Scratched Mirror gives: proZach Pill
Android wants: Diamond (oh joy!) gives: X-Day Condoms(tm)
Nivek Ogre wants: Fr0ot Roll-up gives: Tacky Necklace
McCabe wants: Madgikk Harp X-Day Condoms(tm) gives: Spangly Prple Bra
Mr.Evil! wants Madgikk Harp
Kathleen , GrotusOg, Tuna Cat, Bradley, Makr!!!!, Arekusu, Anita.

Some objects:
Overdue Book, Generic Wood Key, Rubber Swim Fins, Crown of Shit, Red HErring?!, Rusty old Shovel
Madgikk Harp, Generic Gold Key, CrYstaL BaLl!, Fr0ot Roll-up, Staff of Life(tm)

https://dosgames.com/game/chesterland-adventure/
https://garote.bdmonkeys.net/

[Alastair]

On the author's page, we are supposed to find the game's source code, but the link is broken.

Doing some detective work with the Internet Archive I'm not sure if "the executable, which runs in MS-DOS and Windows 95-2000. Source code included, originally written for the Borland C compiler in 1995" was ever available in a single zip file. However, looking at earliest page archived - https://web.archive.org/web/20020601095 ... nkeys.net/ - I see that the executable and source code were available as two separate files, and they are still available from the current site.

DOS executable - https://garote.bdmonkeys.net/dn/chester.zip
C source code - https://garote.bdmonkeys.net/dn/chesterc.zip

[auraes]

Thanks; I'll see if I can get anything out of the source code, which compiles like a charm under DOSBOX (albeit with numerous Warning messages).