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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 24, 2019 10:27:54 GMT
I think it'd be useful to know the abilities and constraints of the hacking device. Even if we get killed. That Bounty Hunter's got to go.
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 24, 2019 10:34:47 GMT
Okay...
HIDE behind inconspicuous plant near bike DEACTIVATE bike alarm with hacking device FLY bike down busy road with hacking device
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Post by Stomski on Feb 24, 2019 11:53:21 GMT
HIDE behind inconspicuous plant near bike DEACTIVATE bike alarm with hacking device FLY bike down busy road with hacking device You attempt to align the waveforms whilst targeting the bike parked. Alas, it is to no avail.
Inventory: | Key card, note, Black Mexican Prowl, poncho, sombrero, hacking device, McDowell's toy, juggling balls, shiny yo-yo | Cash: | SP0, PT0 | Wearing: | Transformers pants, green uniform | Location: | City plaza | Connected Locations (8/9): | McDowell's, The Multichurch, conference centre, The ARKade, bar, Road to Spaceport, conference centre rear, lakeside | Uninvestigated POI: | 4 |
Current Score: 71/250
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 24, 2019 12:00:13 GMT
STOM!
Next post is 4k!
Also - bugger.
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 24, 2019 12:02:10 GMT
"You attempt to align the waveforms whilst targeting the bike parked"
Wonder if the 'parked' is deliberate there. Maybe we can take control of it if it's moving.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 24, 2019 12:59:56 GMT
HIDE and WAIT until bounty-hunter leaves?
Martin
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 24, 2019 13:03:45 GMT
I wonder if we could hack the Borg and make him jump out of the window...
Martin
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Post by Stomski on Feb 24, 2019 19:45:12 GMT
Good luck getting back to the complex from Chapter 1 is all I can say. It'll get dark as soon as you leave and the mostly come at night, mostly.
Also - was that HIDE and WAIT a command or a question to the other players?
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 24, 2019 21:13:58 GMT
Also - was that HIDE and WAIT a command or a question to the other players? Hmmm, I guess it was a provisional command awaiting endorsement from a team-mate. I have a feeling that any command such as WAIT until nightfall or WAIT until closing time or WAIT until the street performers break for lunch will result in death in some way, but it may be worth establishing that. Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 24, 2019 21:32:30 GMT
Go for it. I can see us just waiting. Indefinitely :)
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 24, 2019 21:34:52 GMT
This parked bit is nagging me.
LOOK for other vehicles in the plaza.
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 24, 2019 21:37:17 GMT
The yo-yo could be used as a weapon I suppose.
If that whole bit was improvised though, it could just be a red herring.
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 24, 2019 21:50:11 GMT
Let's consider Lobo himself. I admit I was always more of a Marvel man and I'm not too familiar. Strengths? Weaknesses? Can we bribe him? I bet Starscream's paying him a fortune.
Maybe....
Maybe we could find Prowl...
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 24, 2019 21:54:22 GMT
It's Lobo is it? I don't know anything about him beyond the name. I would have thought Death's Head would be more fitting but it's definitely not him.
We seem to die on contact with him, and the hints we've had have suggested causing a distraction is the way forward. I'm sure it's something to do with the bike. Otherwise, why bother with the bike? The bounty hunter could just have been in the bar.
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Post by Stomski on Feb 25, 2019 9:33:57 GMT
LOOK for other vehicles in the plaza. The plaza is pedestrianised. The only reason the bounty hunter's vehicle is here is out of sheer bravado.
Inventory: | Key card, note, Black Mexican Prowl, poncho, sombrero, hacking device, McDowell's toy, juggling balls, shiny yo-yo | Cash: | SP0, PT0 | Wearing: | Transformers pants, green uniform | Location: | City plaza | Connected Locations (8/9): | McDowell's, The Multichurch, conference centre, The ARKade, bar, Road to Spaceport, conference centre rear, lakeside | Uninvestigated POI: | 4 |
Current Score: 71/250
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Post by Stomski on Feb 28, 2019 14:50:07 GMT
Might I recommend a return to a location where you haven't ticked off all the POIs... But not the bar.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 28, 2019 15:55:05 GMT
Might I recommend a return to a location where you haven't ticked off all the POIs... But not the bar. A fine idea. RETURN to the location where we haven't ticked off all the POIs, and which isn't the bar. Martin
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Post by Stomski on Feb 28, 2019 17:26:33 GMT
I'll allow it... This time. RETURN to the location where we haven't ticked off all the POIs, and which isn't the bar. You return to the gaming arcade.
Inventory: | Key card, note, Black Mexican Prowl, poncho, sombrero, hacking device, McDowell's toy, juggling balls, shiny yo-yo | Cash: | SP0, PT0 | Wearing: | Transformers pants, green uniform | Location: | The ARKade | Connected Locations (1/1): | City plaza | Uninvestigated POI: | 1 |
Current Score: 71/250
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 28, 2019 17:36:24 GMT
Pinwig would have known what you were referring to.
So, do we need to play the games we haven't yet tried playing? Other than to let you show us more animated GIFs of people failing at stuff?
While waiting for Pinwig who is keeping track of what's what, LOOK around the arcade to refresh memory / see if anything's changed.
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 28, 2019 19:00:10 GMT
Yes, I'd have known the Arkade has one POI unaccounted for. The Plaza has at least two, but that's where we were anyway. There are three POI in the bar we haven't got sorted, but we can't go in there.
The Arkade's initial description was:
The familiar looking attendant, sat behind a counter emblazoned with a logo and venue name - The ARKade, greets you enthusiasticly.
"My friend! Welcome, welcome! What can I do for you today? We have many good games, you play, get your tickets and look at these prizes you can get! All cheap!"
He gestures to a display of prizes behind him.
"If you need tokens for the machines, use the change machine! You have lots of fun, yes?!" He then returns to his business.
Around the arcade are several gaming machines and a single group of children of various ages accompanied by an adult.
When we looked at the machines we saw:
To the front are all the newer games you haven't heard of, Skywarp Harrier, Lambor Run and Operation Wolfwire. At the back a few older ones, Tekken Tag Tournament, Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Qix and Zoltar Speaks. Near worn out traditional style games like whack-a-mole, Skee-ball and basketball line a wall, each with a ticket payout based on your final score.
We tried to play Tekken but it didn't lead anywhere, Zoltar was the POI among those ones. The Basketball was a POI in the traditional ones, we haven't looked at the newer games.
We have established:
4 POI: 01. Classic skill machines (Used shooting skill on Basketball – got 5000PT) 02. Zoltar Fortune Teller (Used game token - got shooting skill) 03. Prize Counter (Used 5000PT - got juggling balls) 04. ?
So what do we conclude from that... We haven't established why the attendant looks familiar (don't think so anyway) or if that's helpful to us. We also haven't examined the change machine he drew our attention to, because we haven't had any cash to change into game tokens. To kickstart the chain of actions we need to make we need 5SP. Is it too much to hope someone left 5SP in the change machine?
EXAMINE change machine. PEER closely at the attendant and consider where we have seen him before.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 28, 2019 19:23:42 GMT
Think we should talk to any of the people here, or watch what they're doing... maybe swap or sell them something?
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 28, 2019 19:45:30 GMT
Yeah. We need to impress someone into buying the yo-yo off us.
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Post by Stomski on Mar 1, 2019 10:18:56 GMT
EXAMINE change machine. PEER closely at the attendant and consider where we have seen him before. The change machine is out of order.
You look closely at the attendant, he winks at you and bellows across the room at you.
"My friend! Please, come look at our prizes! But don't try to haggle over the prices. That sort of thing is for my brother, the wretch!"
Inventory: | Key card, note, Black Mexican Prowl, poncho, sombrero, hacking device, McDowell's toy, juggling balls, shiny yo-yo | Cash: | SP0, PT0 | Wearing: | Transformers pants, green uniform | Location: | The ARKade | Connected Locations (1/1): | City plaza | Uninvestigated POI: | 1 |
Current Score: 71/250
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 1, 2019 17:11:39 GMT
SAY: "In a parallel timeline I gave my life in return for the satisfaction of punching your brother."
Martin
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 1, 2019 19:04:13 GMT
Ok sorry Chums, lost track again, give me sit' rep'.
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 1, 2019 19:32:44 GMT
The situation is that Shockprowl doesn't know what's going on.
Actually, I don't think it's changed much from the last time you asked. We got a yo-yo for saving the man's boat and now we're trying to work out how to either get rid of the bounty hunter or make some cash to buy a meal for the IT technician.
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 1, 2019 19:35:10 GMT
Why is he asking us to look at his prizes? We've already looked at them. We got balls. Also, is retch a typo... or is vomiting involved in solving this puzzle?
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 1, 2019 19:41:40 GMT
Maybe the grown-up supervising the kids would welcome the yo-yo as a way to divert them from expensive computer games?
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 1, 2019 19:46:35 GMT
I'd totally overlooked those. If they're mentioned, they are probably important. Go for it!
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Post by Stomski on Mar 1, 2019 19:49:26 GMT
SAY: "In a parallel timeline I gave my life in return for the satisfaction of punching your brother." "Of course!! I suspect we all have!"
Inventory: | Key card, note, Black Mexican Prowl, poncho, sombrero, hacking device, McDowell's toy, juggling balls, shiny yo-yo | Cash: | SP0, PT0 | Wearing: | Transformers pants, green uniform | Location: | The ARKade | Connected Locations (1/1): | City plaza | Uninvestigated POI: | 1 |
Current Score: 71/250
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