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Al Hunt
I just got what I think is an original idea that would solve this scoring
problem. It is a technique used in film and tv.
How about having the adventurer filling out a diary or log book. This
could be controlled by the player (ie "Update the Diary" command), or
done at a scheduled time (ie Just before the adventurer goes to sleep).
Example:
>Sleep
You find a comfortable spot, and begin to fill out your diary prior to a
much needed rest.
Dear Diary,
I am really pleased with myself today! Not only did I find the golden
fleece, but managed to solve a puzzle written on the side of a well! If
I can keep progressing at this rate, I will have the Crown in my grasp in
no time!
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This sort of idea does not distract from the game. The feeling of the
adventurer doing the solving is there. Subtle hints could be given:
Dear Diary,
I finally got the golden fleece. I am feeling a little uneasy about
throwing in that pit. I think I should have kept it after all.
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Well, that is a little blatent, but you get the idea.
Speling is my fort, eh?
Al Hunt
Al Hunt a...@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
John Francis
>How about having the adventurer filling out a diary or log book. This
>could be controlled by the player (ie "Update the Diary" command), or
>done at a scheduled time (ie Just before the adventurer goes to sleep).
>
>Example:
>>Sleep
>
>You find a comfortable spot, and begin to fill out your diary prior to a
>much needed rest.
>
>Dear Diary,
>I am really pleased with myself today! Not only did I find the golden
>fleece, but managed to solve a puzzle written on the side of a well! If
>I can keep progressing at this rate, I will have the Crown in my grasp in
>no time!
Brilliant! Absolutely Brilliant! Provides feedback & reinforcement from
the game designer to the player. This could be incorporated with the hints
mentioned by earlier players, rather like:
Dear Diary,
I still don't know what to do with the candlestick, the birdcage,
or the pogo stick. I think tomorrow I will try to find a way into
the gingerbread house I found yesterday - maybe I'll find something
inside that will help me on my way.
--
John Francis jo...@apollo.hp.com
The world can be divided into two classes :-
those who divide people into two classes, and those who don't.
t911...@phillip.edu.au
> Netters,
>
[...]
>
> Dear Diary,
> I am really pleased with myself today! Not only did I find the golden
> fleece, but managed to solve a puzzle written on the side of a well! If
> I can keep progressing at this rate, I will have the Crown in my grasp in
> no time!
This sort of thing is a lot like "Journey" (one of Infocom's last games)
the way that Tag 'narrated' the story. I hated the game, it was much too much
like a Choose Your Own Adventure, but this style of scoring worked well.
>
> Al Hunt a...@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
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Peter Scheyen
disposal which keeps an updated history of your job so far. It has chapters outlining the
history of your progress for different topics (spice production, politics, etc.). Truely a
great idea.
Pete