As for hacking the code re: the holder, that would be spoiling the fun (for me at least)
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I'd appreciate that - thanks!
As for hacking the code re: the holder, that would be spoiling the fun (for me at least)
As for hacking the code re: the holder, that would be spoiling the fun (for me at least)
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I've just send it to your e-mailGunness wrote:I'd appreciate that - thanks!
Well I do agree it's more fun if you can solve it without cheating or help, but when I get really stuck I try to retrieve the verbs and objects and the game map. This can guide you into the right direction. Apart from that its like playing another kind of adventure decoding the program code. Some are very easy to understand but others are more complicated and very cleverly done. For instance to obtain the list of objects for this game it took me 5 hours to get it because it wasn't programmed as it is normally done.Alex wrote:for hacking the code re: the holder, that would be spoiling the fun (for me at least)
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Well I guess you have to search betterGunness wrote:@Alastair: I've searched the secret room thoroughly - unless this is another guess-the-word puzzle (like OPEN SESAME) I think the holder must be somewhere else.
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Yes, it is another guess-the-word puzzle and I had to check Alex's solution to discover the phrase. It's pretty obvious when you think about it, at least it is after you are told the opening words.Gunness wrote:@Alastair: I've searched the secret room thoroughly - unless this is another guess-the-word puzzle (like OPEN SESAME) I think the holder must be somewhere else.
So I've finished the game with a score of 93, but what is the maximum?
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There, I just finished it as well. Pretty much in the least number of moves. Final score: 19
I presume the max is 100, but I won't pretend that I have any clue as to how it is calculated.
Still, it's very nice finally being able to check this one off after so many years!
I presume the max is 100, but I won't pretend that I have any clue as to how it is calculated.
Still, it's very nice finally being able to check this one off after so many years!
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I know that you lose points by pressing the button, but only about 25 so I don't know what you did Jacob!Gunness wrote:There, I just finished it as well. Pretty much in the least number of moves. Final score: 19
I presume the max is 100, but I won't pretend that I have any clue as to how it is calculated.
Still, it's very nice finally being able to check this one off after so many years!
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If you use my solution you have 138 points
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Wow, I set a record for least number of points in a completed game. Now everybody's intriguedAlastair wrote:I know that you lose points by pressing the button, but only about 25 so I don't know what you did Jacob!
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Write up a solutionGunness wrote:Wow, I set a record for least number of points in a completed game. Now everybody's intriguedAlastair wrote:I know that you lose points by pressing the button, but only about 25 so I don't know what you did Jacob!
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Further testing shows that outside of the forest maze you lose a point each time you revisit a location. So pressing the button and repeated E, W movement should lead to some spectacularly low scores...Mr Creosote wrote:Write up a solutionGunness wrote:Wow, I set a record for least number of points in a completed game. Now everybody's intriguedAlastair wrote:I know that you lose points by pressing the button, but only about 25 so I don't know what you did Jacob!
P.S. What's happened to some of the smilies?
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Yeah, I noticed the problem with the smilies. To be honest, I don't have a clue, but I'll look into it.
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There appears to have been some file permission issues with some of the smilies - which I struggled with for quite some time yesterday, because the server kept caching the old, faulty images.
Well, it's Friday and everything appears to be working again.
Well, it's Friday and everything appears to be working again.
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With the result that my previous message now looks rather excessive, not like this message which is a paragon of smilie restraint...Gunness wrote:There appears to have been some file permission issues with some of the smilies - which I struggled with for quite some time yesterday, because the server kept caching the old, faulty images.
Well, it's Friday and everything appears to be working again.