tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post1516854691337134611..comments2024-03-29T05:52:53.051+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Martian Memorandum - I never thought I'd be smuggling myselfThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-39494657344816089982015-12-03T09:49:03.863+11:002015-12-03T09:49:03.863+11:00No worries. It's often hard to know if someone...No worries. It's often hard to know if someone's dead-ended in a game.<br /><br />I was, but now I'm not. I much prefer the more modern way of adventuring where it won't let me go somewhere if doing so will make the game unwinnable.<br /><br />A more modern/Lucasartsy game would simply have Tex notice that the smugglers don't look like they're about to leave soon and if you get into the crate in this situation, have you get out immediately saying "I don't want to lock myself into the crate until the shuttle's ready to leave. I should come back later." <br /><br />Then after you achieve everything you have to, they would make it clear that the shuttle is being fueled and warming up.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-23769871850237710322015-12-03T06:39:54.142+11:002015-12-03T06:39:54.142+11:00I'd have straight-up said "you are deaden...I'd have straight-up said "you are deadended" if I knew, but I didn't know whether there was another way to get the address for the Aerobics Academy once you made it to Mars.Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-65013193019920015682015-12-01T08:08:06.723+11:002015-12-01T08:08:06.723+11:00Seems like an appropriate time for a James Earl Jo...Seems like an appropriate time for a James Earl Jones impression.<br /><br />NOOOooooooOOOoOOOOOOO!<br /><br />Oh well, looks like I've got some reloading to do...TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-57372767934578351082015-12-01T04:09:33.714+11:002015-12-01T04:09:33.714+11:00Having read Fry's hint already in the previous...Having read Fry's hint already in the previous post, I think it at least opens up some avenues of investigation that wouldn't be otherwise available. I'd consider this a fair time to decode Fry's message above.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-32980852565462472542015-11-30T19:05:42.222+11:002015-11-30T19:05:42.222+11:00This game has its own style - I like that. I also ...This game has its own style - I like that. I also had the 'goto' conundrum...something about Access games I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-19200741004600500102015-11-30T19:02:57.447+11:002015-11-30T19:02:57.447+11:00Um... Is this possible dead end something that I n...Um... Is this possible dead end something that I needed to do back on Earth?<br /><br />I'm currently stuck and this comment has me wondering if I've hit a dead-end by not doing something back on Earth.<br /><br />If so, I'm definitely dead-ended and extremely tempted to look at your hint. If not, I've already reloaded to earlier in the Mars section to do things in a different order so possibly not dead-ended anymore.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Concerned AdventurerTBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-76946354117694295492015-11-30T11:29:23.601+11:002015-11-30T11:29:23.601+11:00That's no Conehead, that's a Dic- uh... wh...That's no Conehead, that's a Dic- uh... what was I about to say? I get easily distracted. Especially by lingerie-clad women.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-26664897047323552792015-11-29T08:45:09.514+11:002015-11-29T08:45:09.514+11:00What those guys above me said, definitely. :) At l...What those guys above me said, definitely. :) At least your inexplicable deaths don't cause a game crash (memories of Countdown flood to mind).<br /><br />I can only imagine how the adventure game scene would have differed if Access put as much work into their gameplay/puzzles' QA as they did their story. I'm finding myself reading these posts with a degree of genuine interest but feel your frustration completely - again, much as I did in Countdown.Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-74198128823037311972015-11-29T07:13:44.026+11:002015-11-29T07:13:44.026+11:00This post is almost exactly how my experience with...This post is almost exactly how my experience with the smuggler's base went, except that I had a couple deaths where I didn't run past the guard quickly enough after throwing the stone (same death message), and I figured out GO TO CRATE a little bit quicker. I started the Mars investigation in a different order, so it went differently. <br /><br />Thing to check if you get worried you might be deadended in the near future:<br />- General: qb lbh unir gur nqqerff sbe gur Nrebovpf Npnqrzl?<br />- Specific: erybnq gb gur whatyr uhg, qvt hc gur zbhaq bs qveg bhgfvqr gur uhg hfvat gur fubiry<br /><br /><br />Good news: I finished the game, with only a few more looks at the in-game help, and one look at an out-of-game walkthrough (I found the address of a location, died, reloaded, and forgot to unlock it again while I was replaying, and eventually ran out of other leads to follow). <br /><br />Ubj nobhg n ubg qbt naq n orre ng Jrravr Jbeyq?Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-37965596983472046552015-11-28T07:32:21.161+11:002015-11-28T07:32:21.161+11:00Several of Infocom's late games had an in-game...Several of Infocom's late games had an in-game hint system, and Chaos Strickes Back had its hint oracle. There are probably other examples as well.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-81194430609575490802015-11-28T05:28:24.132+11:002015-11-28T05:28:24.132+11:00The first game with included hints? Well, it's...The first game with included hints? Well, it's surely Space Quest IV! Not only does it contain its own hint book, but it's even required reading!<br /><br />Also, no Coneheads gags?Andy_Panthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231815646876343380noreply@blogger.com