Re: leotrope
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:18 am
Yes, I got the rock as well. Had to go to another planet first, and then backtrack in order to get the rock. Took some time to figure out how, but since we now know that the game uses more than a two-word parser, this was easier.
BTW - thanks for joining in, Alastair.
I use a different emulator than either Alastair or Alex, so I don't have to use a Ctrl or Alt or any other key to type in "...". I tried various combinations of "saving" a .tap file, but none of them worked. Even tried older emulators, resetting, etc. In all these cases Part 2 has to load first before one can retrieve the saved data from Part 1.
So, despite my thinking that .zip files are "significantly shrunk" when they are zipped, this may not be the case here, or none of us know how to open Part 2.
Shame really. While not a great game, there is a certain kind of charm about this, with the descriptions about the inhabitants, the plot itself, etc.
Though, when my boss says to me "asap", I gotta get moving. NOW. So, the fact that one needs to wander around getting other stuff first, doesn't really ring true.
Can someone explain to me why it says it is written in PAWS, but can't be opened by UNPAWS? Since it does not actually say that it was written using PAWS, could this a subtle reference to either another program, or a put-down, or what?
I may be worth tracking down the author. I was unable to locate the place, Alex, where you said he sold lawnmowers.
I tried to track down an author once before. For Elysian Fields which you solved. I think I may even have done it using regular mail. He was initially quite accommodating, but either was not able to find his old stuff, or forgot, or whatever.
So now it's someone else's turn. It's OK if you don't.
Someone can write up the solution to Part 1. I am, as usual, willing to do the hints.
BTW - thanks for joining in, Alastair.
I use a different emulator than either Alastair or Alex, so I don't have to use a Ctrl or Alt or any other key to type in "...". I tried various combinations of "saving" a .tap file, but none of them worked. Even tried older emulators, resetting, etc. In all these cases Part 2 has to load first before one can retrieve the saved data from Part 1.
So, despite my thinking that .zip files are "significantly shrunk" when they are zipped, this may not be the case here, or none of us know how to open Part 2.
Shame really. While not a great game, there is a certain kind of charm about this, with the descriptions about the inhabitants, the plot itself, etc.
Though, when my boss says to me "asap", I gotta get moving. NOW. So, the fact that one needs to wander around getting other stuff first, doesn't really ring true.
Can someone explain to me why it says it is written in PAWS, but can't be opened by UNPAWS? Since it does not actually say that it was written using PAWS, could this a subtle reference to either another program, or a put-down, or what?
I may be worth tracking down the author. I was unable to locate the place, Alex, where you said he sold lawnmowers.
I tried to track down an author once before. For Elysian Fields which you solved. I think I may even have done it using regular mail. He was initially quite accommodating, but either was not able to find his old stuff, or forgot, or whatever.
So now it's someone else's turn. It's OK if you don't.
Someone can write up the solution to Part 1. I am, as usual, willing to do the hints.