[projectaon] Outstanding Errata Sprint (Week 1)
- From: Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:07:54 +0100
On 09/04/2011 16:31, David Davis wrote:
yes! :)
Well, you may just live to regret saying that, young David!
Let's start off with something a little straightforward. A number of the
books contain visual puzzles that can be the bane of a visually-impaired
reader. I have compiled alternative text descriptions for all of these
puzzles I'm aware of, and it would be very helpful to get some feedback
on the map puzzle from Book 17 is good enough. Feedback is particularly
desirable from anyone who uses screen-reader software. The other issues
come from the Kai series.
(ft) 17tdoi 213, 322: [so: Can we improve this puzzle for
partially-sighted readers?]
<http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml/lw/17tdoi/sect213.htm>
<http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml/lw/17tdoi/sect322.htm>
(Link to Map:
<http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml/lw/17tdoi/maplarge.htm> or
<http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml-simple/lw/17tdoi.htm#map>
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(ft) 02fotw 160: [jc: You should choose to demonstrate Weaponskill
discipline only if you possess the appropriate weapon. ]
<http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml/lw/02fotw/sect160.htm>
Simon: This seems reasonable to me.
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(er) 03tcok 51: If you are brave enough to enter a cell full of
Doomwolves, turn to 285. -> If you are brave enough to enter a cell full
of Doomwolves, turn to 137.
[jc: IMHO In section 76, if you have Hunting or Animal Kinship, you have
to turn here, there you will find out that the wolves are sleeping, and
you could attack and turn to 137 (where you kill two sleeping wolves).]
<http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml/lw/03tcok/sect51.htm>
(er) 03tcok 76: you can open the door and attack the Doomwolves by
turning to 137. -> you can open the door and attack the Doomwolves by
turning to 285.
[jc: IMHO if you have Hunting or Animal Kinship, you have to turn to 51,
there you will find out that the wolves are sleeping, and you could
attack and turn to 137 (where you kill two sleeping wolves). If you
don't have the skills, you could turn to 285, where you have to fight
all three wolves and the barbarian. ]
<http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml/lw/03tcok/sect76.htm>
Simon: OK, so the above two proposals are linked. To summarise, the
current links:
* from Section 76->137, you DO NOT possess Hunting or Animal Kinship but
you DO enter the chamber, and you somehow manage to kill two sleeping
dogs before they can attack.
* from Section 76->51->285->343, you DO possess Hunting/Animal Kinship
and you DO enter the cell, but you fight all Doomwolves and Master,
despite knowing they are deeply asleep.
The proposal is to reverse it so that using a Kai Discipline allows you
to make use of your knowledge.
See the flowchart here:
<http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/svg/lw/03tcok.svgz>
(er) 03tcok 160: "If you have the Kai Discipline of Hunting, turn to
204. If you have the Kai Discipline of Animal Kinship, turn to 318. If
you wish to leave the tent and attack the Baknar, turn to 78.
[BK: The way it's written, turning to 204 and 318 are mandatory choices
if you have Hunting or Animal Kinship, respectively. That makes the
phrase ""If you wish to leave the tent"" odd because you can only take
that choice if it's your only choice.]"
<http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml/lw/03tcok/sect160.htm>
Simon: This may have a knock-on effect across the books.
(er) 03tcok 252: Loi-Kymar bridges the moat with creepers and joins you
on the platform. [jc: If you arrive here from section 213, the bridge of
herbs is still intact, however it is difficult to solve, maybe footnote?]
<http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml/lw/03tcok/sect252.htm>
Simon: I don't think this can be fixed in-game, so a footnote is
probably required here. Any thoughts on the wording? Or maybe we just
assume that Loi-kymar doesn't trust Vonotar's sorcery and makes his own
bridge? ;-)
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(ft) 12: [jc: If you lose your Backpack in sections 94 or 158, and fail
to found a new one (section 167, or later in section 2), maybe captain
D'Val should offer you a new Backpack here (the same as is footnoted in
book 2, section 31).]
<http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml/lw/04tcod/sec12.htm>
Simon: This seems reasonable from a gameplay point of view. Add a
footnote: "If you do not have a Backpack, you may choose to assume here
that you are outfitted with one by Captain D'Val."?
(er) 123: you will need to use at least one Torch to light your way ->
you will need to bring the Tinderbox and at least one Torch to light
your way [DED: perhaps the text "you will need to use at least one Torch
to light your way" should be amended to "you will need to bring the
Tinderbox and at least one Torch to light your way"? And the footnote
should be "For the sake of continuity with subsequent sections, you are
assumed to take a Torch and Tinderbox into the mine here, even if you
are carrying an alternate means of providing illumination. Your first
(lit) Torch is a Special Item carried in the hand. Record the Tinderbox,
and any additional Torches as Backpack Items." ?]
<http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml/lw/04tcod/sec123.htm>
Simon: I don't see the point of marking the lit Torch as a Special Item.
Is it referred to as such later on? If we make this change (in
conjunction with the next one just below) we also need to add a line
about removing a Backpack Item if you already possess a full Backpack, etc.
(ft) 322: [DED: There's a problem with torches here. The text says
"Extinguishing your Torch, you curl up on the floor and quickly fall
into a deep sleep. Many hours pass before you awake, totally refreshed
by your rest......Relighting your torch, you can now see that..."
Realistically, you can't relight your torch unless you also have a
tinderbox. And the problem here is that the gameplay doesn't allow you
to continue in the dark. I'd suggest this requires an amendment to the
footnote we added to sect. 123 -]
Simon: In conjunction with the previous change, this would prevent a
potential gameplay issue, true.
Thoughts? Comments? Feedback? Please reply and discuss.
--
Simon Osborne
Project Aon
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