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I just opened Docker on purpose so the weekend is already going downhill
ME: that's enough computers for one day
ME:
ME:
ME:
ME: what if I ran Adventure inside a container
ME:
ME:
ME:
ME: what if I ran Adventure inside a container
ME: ooo I found a source repo
ME: ported by ESR
ME:
ME: u n f o r t u n a t e
ME: ported by ESR
ME:
ME: u n f o r t u n a t e
guess we're going back to the 70s in more ways than one eyyyyy
DOCKER: what's pkg-config
ME: *installs*
DOCKER: what's make
ME: *installs*
DOCKER: what's cc
ME: oh, we're going to _hell_ tonight my friend
ME: *installs*
DOCKER: what's make
ME: *installs*
DOCKER: what's cc
ME: oh, we're going to _hell_ tonight my friend
I'm in
here's my tar command, have fun kids
wget -c http://www.catb.org/~esr/open-adventure/advent-1.8.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz
wget -c http://www.catb.org/~esr/open-adventure/advent-1.8.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz
I've never played Adventure but I got leftover box mac n cheese and no life, so why not
ME: *playing Adventure*
ME: *leans in close to the monitor*
ME:
ME:
ME: Dennis
ME: *leans in close to the monitor*
ME:
ME:
ME: Dennis
oh hell yeah
eeeeeeeeeee
I appreciate the restraint people are showing by not giving me spoilers
GAME: wow ur taking so many turns
ME: *eyes gdb*
ME: patience, padawan
ME: *eyes gdb*
ME: patience, padawan
GAME: you are wandering aimlessly through the forest
ME: I'm gonna dump your strings you son of a bitch
ME: I'm gonna dump your strings you son of a bitch
I tried to attach with another terminal to run strings and it kicked me out of the game without saving womp womp
using strings to find all the action words because seriously now
ok I found the main text file
I want YOU to know that I am not going to use it
yet
I want YOU to know that I am not going to use it
yet
or the hints file
even though
it's right there
even though
it's right there
hmmm what tools would have been available in the 70s?
I wouldn't feel bad using something players had back then
I wouldn't feel bad using something players had back then
Adventure status: I got past the snake, found a hare leg(?) and an urn, pirate stole my gold, there's a shadowy figure trying to get my attention, and so far I can kiss NOTHING
I want to kiss the shadowy figure, gimme a ghost boyfriend
star-crossed lovers
btw I thought there was a clever way to deal with the dwarves but no you just throw the axe and kill them
I also tried to pet the bird and snake
I also tried to pet the bird and snake
I dislike the "wander aimlessly" areas because they seem to be all chance
I would like to grid them out and make sure I find everything
I would like to grid them out and make sure I find everything
I can get the gold out of the cave but I can't communicate across this pit, just like in real life
game won't let me eat the Leporine appendage, rude
GAME: here's a Leporine appendage, ooOOOooooOOOoo
ME: eat it
GAME: what
ME: eat it to go fast
GAME: ew no what the fuck
ME: eat it
GAME: what
ME: eat it to go fast
GAME: ew no what the fuck
no escape
finally trained twitter not to spoil me, only to be spoiled by my mom
reconnaissance
GAME: FEE FIE FOE FOO
ME: FEE FIE FOE FOO
GAME: 1 or 2 words
ME: FEE FIE
GAME: What's the matter, can't you read? Now you'd best start over.
ME: *goes to first location*
ME: FEE FIE
GAME: Well, that was remarkably pointless.
ME:
ME: FEE FIE FOE FOO
GAME: 1 or 2 words
ME: FEE FIE
GAME: What's the matter, can't you read? Now you'd best start over.
ME: *goes to first location*
ME: FEE FIE
GAME: Well, that was remarkably pointless.
ME:
