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Originally posted by Taskmaster@Nov 26 2005, 12:59 AM
Anyway, if you look at the pedestal first, then take the stone, etc. then it will work.* I will, of couruse, correct the rock issue.
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Sorry, didn't mean to criticise you there. It's just that not everybody will think as straightforward as you do when you're coding it.
About looking at the pedestal, when I do that, I only get the description of the pedestal itself ("The waist-high pedestal is ornately carved, etc"), but nothing about the stone. I can't pick it up either, which I suppose means that the game still thinks I haven't noticed it yet.
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When you encounter and issue such as the smash thing, save the trace log so I can reproduce the issue easier.* If you can give me a bit more detail as to what you did it will help.
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All I did was to walk to the area with the hive and type SMASH HIVE. This results in the message "You tear open the fragile skin of the bee hive, exposing the golden liquid inside. You eat severalmouthfuls of the delicious wild honey. Mmmm... That's some good stuff!" (by the way, there should be a space between "several" and "mouthfuls"). The line in the upper screen changes to "You see nothing of interest at this time", but the description of the hive is still there, and it remains there even if you exit and re-enter the place. (That thing about the hive still being present in the description also happens when you pick up the hive after scaring away the bees.
About listing the commands, I think that would make the game too easy (for example by telling you that you need to DIG or CARVE at some point).
Another thing: don't you think GRAB VINE should have the same effect as SWING VINE? At the moment it has no effect. The bit where you need to make the canoe is also a bit tricky; I'd say this is one of the few cases in which you might allow the boring old USE command. It took me quite a while to come up with CHOP - and I didn't expect it to result in a boat.
Oh, and are you planning some sort of interaction with the fireplace or is it just a flavouring element?