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Did the traps kill the spiders? Are they still there for possible harvest?
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As far as Don't Escape 4 being unrelated to the first three... well, Don't Escape 3 also featured Sidereal Plexus. Don't Escape 1 and 2 are less obviously related, although the picture of the hut in the farmhouse is the hut from Don't Escape 1.
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Nov 14, 2019 19:00
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Wow, I actually didn't know you could make a flamethrower here. I always just went with the rifle. Sucks that we let one of the spiders in, but we were still able to keep them from eating our face, so I guess it works out.
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Nov 14, 2019 20:53
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I actually didn't know this is how the game would resolve incursions, I thought we would have had to fight back spiders hoard mode style. I think making the bridge was ultimately the better choice since it means we can ride around on Clifford much more freely; potentially a long term save?
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Nov 14, 2019 21:29
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SSNeoman posted:I actually didn't know this is how the game would resolve incursions, I thought we would have had to fight back spiders hoard mode style. I think making the bridge was ultimately the better choice since it means we can ride around on Clifford much more freely; potentially a long term save? It's kind of obvious from the format of the game but of course its Bad if they make it past the traps.
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Nov 14, 2019 22:10
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E: nm, I misread a post
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nweismuller posted:As far as Don't Escape 4 being unrelated to the first three... well, Don't Escape 3 also featured Sidereal Plexus. Don't Escape 1 and 2 are less obviously related, although the picture of the hut in the farmhouse is the hut from Don't Escape 1. the 3rd game also has a link to scriptwelder's turret defense game Primal Sands.
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Nov 15, 2019 02:15
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How much you want to bet using the flamethrower indoors when the spiders reach you would kill them... then set the whole house on fire and you burn to death.
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Nov 15, 2019 06:40
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Honestly this game doesn't seem that cruel. I just think it would take out like 2-4 spiders and then break.
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I wonder how much the placement of the spider trap mattered. Would it have worked if it was placed outside or would the spiders just go around it? I guess we'll find out when we inevitably gently caress up and start over.
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Nov 15, 2019 13:23
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my dad posted:when we inevitably gently caress up and start over. Yeah it's kind of amazing we haven't had any King's Quest-style hilarious deaths yet. 
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  There is goon participation in this entry!  Once again, we fade into the half-lit living room, which we now know to be our farmhouse. And once again, David walks into the frame from the darkness on the right.  The window next to the locked door is broken again. If this plays out like last time, we are going to die a horrible death in our nightmare the moment we investigate the window...  Aaaagh!  A powerful blizzard shatters the window and pours in. It strikes David with such force that he staggers back, falls down, and gets pushed away by the sheer power of the unceasing wind. The cold is so intense, David freezes to death within seconds, his outstretched arm powerless to stop the icy grip of the Grim Reaper...  The helicopter's impact rocks the farmhouse, waking David up from his prophetic demise and tossing him off the bed. Dust kicked up by the crash hangs in the air and the attic's jammed access door loosens and falls to the ground.  What was that? The attic...? So here's today's plan to survive: don't freeze to death. Also, to check out that crash. I try to go downstairs first to investigate the traps and see if they're still usable, but David asserts his will over mine. I'd better check out what happened in the attic first. Inside The attic's first room doesn't look like it contains much, with the exception of an extension cord. Let's take it.  An extension cord (0.3 kg). A few meters of cord with an electrical socket at one end.There is also a hatch that leads outside to the roof. I open it and climb out...  Things don't look so bad from here, but maybe I should go back down and investigate the damage from within?  Whoa! Another survivor! I mean, she's pointing a gun at us, but still! Whoa. Easy. Nice landing. Considering the fact it was flying on fumes, and half of the controls were broken, I'd say I did a good job. Well then... glad you're okay. Sorry for your helicopter. It wasn't really mine. Sorry for crashing it into your house. It's not really mine. Hey, you think you could lower that gun now? I mean you no harm. (Pulls the gun up.) Hmpf. You look harmless alright. Thanks. My name is David. Catherine. Or just Cate. Do you think you could help me with something, David? How could I say no to a pretty lady with a loaded gun in her hand. (Lowers her arms to her sides.) I'm trying to get somewhere. An outpost. What kind of outpost? The one that could help me leave this place. Leave this world. Are you sure you didn't hit your head during that crash? They have a spaceship. Oooh. (Crosses her arms.) ...I still have this gun, you know. Wait, you're serious about the spaceship? Dead serious. Sidereal Plexus. The corporation. They owned a whole fleet of ships. When things went nasty they used those ships to evacuate their top researchers and some of the richest people off the planet. I know for a fact there is still one ship left on Earth. And I plan on using it to escape. You can come with me if you want. Wait a minute. That's an awful lot to process. Listen. I can take you there and you'll see for yourself.Now this is an interesting bit of plot exposition. Catherine (or just Cate) is aware of a corporate spaceship we can use to get out of here. Because Sidereal Plexus is (was?) a superbig corporation, of course they'd make a mess and evacuate the top 1% to avoid their responsibility. Not that I would say "no" to her plan: this planet is a deadly wasteland and there's no good reason to stick around that I can see.  The moment the conversation ends I get this screen, which seems to act as a conversation menu. Let's start discussing what we can, starting with the far left picture: "Who are you?" Who are you, exactly? Just a girl trying to survive. Okay, but what's with the spaceship, the outpost and all that stuff? You seem to know an awful lot. Listen. I'm a person who's going to escape this hole before it goes to hell. With or without you.Before I bring up the car (and probably get her pushing us to leave), let's ask about "The Moon." Do you think the Moon is going to destroy the Earth? I don't think it. I know it. The Moon's orbit has been unstable ever since The Incident. I've noticed lately that it's been getting bigger every day. Yes. It's going to fall down and wipe everything out. It's going to turn the whole planet into a ball of molten lava. Nothing can survive, no matter how deep and tough of a shelter you have. Do you know when...? In three or four days. WHAT?! I thought it's more like... years away. I'm sorry. But that's the main reason we have to get to that spaceship."Four days to survive" isn't just a nice subtitle, then. The Moon is indeed going to do a little bit of planet-busting. What about this "spaceship" that can get us out of here? So... what kind of spaceship is it? Like... a giant ark that can travel between stars? Like in the movies? No, nothing like that. It's a small ship, capable of getting to Earth's orbit. But that should be enough. But what happens next? Once we reach orbit. There's... a space station. You're not making it all up as you go, are you? I'm telling you. There is a space station where everyone went. That's our destination. But don't worry about that for now. First we have to survive for long enough to actually get there.Well, fair enough. Sidereal Plexus did plan on mining the Moon's supply of Helium-3, so a space station would be necessary to act as a sort of waypoint between the Earth and the Moon. Now, what is this "outpost" exactly? So... what is this outpost of yours? It's a small research facility with a spaceship launch platform. Okay... where is it? I don't know. What do you mean? You said you can take me there. Yeah, but it's not that easy. Why? All the helicopter's navigation systems got smashed to bits when I crashed. And this outpost doesn't exactly have a bright neon arrow pointing to it. The fact that it remains a hard-to-locate place is our only chance of finding a ship still there. So, what do we do then? We have to find it... at some point. Let's try to stay alive until we do. A new option popped up to show our map, but now I think that's what will get us to progress the plot. Cate has a point about the outpost being remote and our best chance of escape, so I think now it's a good time to bring up Clifford, our "car." There's a pickup truck in the barn. Are you trying to impress me or something? Well... we could use it to get to that outpost of yours. I guess we could.Clifford impresses everyone, Cate. And we've only had it for a day! Speaking of impressions and days, let's tell her about "yesterday's dream." I know that this might sound weird... but I had a bad dream yesterday, and it came true. A pack of huge spiders has moved through this area, eating everything in its path. Well, the dream ALMOST came true because I died in that dream. In reality I took it as a warning and prepared myself for the threat. A dream, you say? Yeah, I know. But I'm not making that up. That really WAS some sort of prophetic dream. It saved me because I knew what to expect. I don't even believe in stuff like that. I'm not a crazy person. I do believe in dreams. You do? Yes. Does it make me a crazy person? I don't know. But I think sometimes dreams can guide us or help us find a solution that we otherwise can't find. All right, Cate is down with the prophetic warnings. It's only right to tell her about "today's dream" and of our transformation into a human popsicle. So, tonight I had another dream. I was still here in this house and all of a sudden it got very cold... freezing cold. I think this might happen tonight. I must sound like a lunatic, I know. But trust me... I know I'm right. We're gonna find out ourselves if you're right.An objective witness to our prophetic visions is welcome. Thanks for the optimism, Cate. In exchange, we'll "show our map" to you. I have a map. Maybe looking at it would give you a clue where that outpost could be? Hmm... no, sorry. However... What? While flying over this area I saw some places that looked interesting. Here. Let me mark them for you. Okay, so... let's see.  Maybe this information will turn out to be somewhat useful.You bet it will. I'm certain that the restaurant could hold something like food and water, and maybe we can learn more about our distant neighbors (and even trade with them?).  That exhausts all of our topics of conversation, so all we can say now is "goodbye" and get to work sheltering up once again. Let's go then. We should prepare for your prophecy. And what about that outpost? It's out there. We'll keep a look out for it.We have control, but we can talk to Cate again, so let's do that first. Cate? Yeah? A couple of new options popped up. First we'll ask "about this place" and see what she has to say. So, what do you think of our hideout? It's decent. High-ground advantage, solid walls, not too many windows. It has a large helicopter-shaped hole in the roof, though. ...Your skillful observations amaze me.I want to say Cate is a soldier of some sort, given her assessment of the farmhouse, the fact she can pilot a helicopter, has a gun, and knows of research stations. What "about today," Cate? Isn't it chilly? Your dream seems to be fulfilling itself. If that's the case, there's going to be a surge of extreme cold right after it gets dark. What could have caused it? Well, Earth's climate is a chaotic mess. This sort of thing happens more and more frequently now. It's probably a temporary event. Temperature should be back to normal tomorrow. I hope we get to see that happen. Of course we will. As I said, David. I have plans. Places to visit. A spaceship to grab. A little snow storm ain't gonna stop me. (After saying "goodbye.") I'll be back. I'm sure you will. 08:00 am: I met the helicopter pilot. Her name is Cate. She says she knows of an outpost with a spaceship that could be used to leave the planet. I have no idea what her plan is... and she isn't very talkative about it.I guess Cate will stay behind for now, so let's check out the rest of the attic and the roof before we go out and about, starting with that helicopter wreck, and also that red screwdriver sitting there. (Interaction - Helicopter wreck) This machine is totally wrecked. There is nothing I can do about it. A screwdriver (0.1 kg). A handy tool. I left the room and Cate followed. Cool! Maybe she has special interactions with some items, or else she will be able to help us do some tasks faster? Four hands ARE better than two, after all.  Cate doesn't follow me to the roof, but that's fine. There's a chimney here, and we can interact with the helicopter too. Since we will probably need to get a fire going (and we have the charcoal and rotten planks!) the first order of business up here should be to fix the flue somehow, if I can. (Interaction - Helicopter wreck) It has crashed into the house, making a big hole in the attic. (Interaction - Chimney) It seems the chimney is clogged by something inside. I can't reach it.None of the items I have on hand have an interaction with the chimney, so I'll go down for now and check out the damage the spiders caused, as well as see if I can remove the reinforcements from the windows. We'll probably need to cover them up with something else (like the plastic wrap?) to prevent the cold from ruining our day.  Hey, I was right about Cate being able to help us! I'll "reset" the house later, and we'll have a vote about shielding it from the cold another time. For now, I'll start getting the fireplace ready. (Item - Bag of charcoal on kindling box) Before I start stacking up fuel supplies for the night, I should place something in the fireplace to fuel the actual fire. (Item - Bag of charcoal on fireplace) I've put a bag of charcoal into the fireplace. (Interaction - Fireplace) The fireplace has a whole bunch of charcoal inside. Which is no surprise, I've put it there myself. I also think the chimney is clogged. I don't feel any air draft. (Item - Rotten planks on fireplace) There is already some fuel in the fireplace. Instead of burning everything at once, I should put the fuel in the kindling box by the fireplace to save it for later. (Item - Rotten planks on kindling box) I've put broken planks into the kindling box. (Interaction - Kindling box) There is something inside. Let's see... 4 stacks of broken wooden planks... (Item - Wad of cash on kindling box) I will need something like this as a kindling to start the fire. An empty bag of charcoal (0.1 kg). This was a bag of charcoal, now only filled with some small coal bits and dust. Oh yeah, there's the dead spider in the bear trap, its insides spilling on the nice carpeting. (Interaction - Bear trap) This trap has caught something disgusting. I need a tool of some sort to reset the spring. I use the crowbar on the trap and get this option, but right now I'm going to say "no." There's no point in resetting the trap when our dream says cold, not creatures, will kill us, so the spider stays for now. We should head off to explore, so I'm leaving behind some stuff and taking the empty fuel can, wrench, crowbar, duct tape, screwdriver, hammer, and extension cord. Our flamethrower is also out of fuel, even though we never used it. Bummer. But that's okay: we need fuel for the generator anyway (I'll try toggling it to the house for tonight), so I can stop by the gas station to both top off our makeshift weapon and gas up the generator.  InvestigationThere's snow coming down and a bunch of dead (starved?) spiders about the front of the farmhouse. Some of them tried to spin webs, too. Gross. Ugh, this place stinks... Or maybe that's you, David? When was the last time you bathed? The back is similarly littered with spider corpses. Of all the places I could have crashed into... don't mind me, just talking to myself.  The front of the house is updated to show the helicopter crashed through it, but I'll be damned if we're walking around out there. Clifford awaits! Unless you all want to save gas, of course... Let's talk to Cate about the road. What do you think of this place? It's... a road. Yeah. Want me to, I don't know, review the quality of the asphalt? Why are you like this? I don't like stupid questions. I was just trying to start a conversation. Well that was a weak attempt.Cate isn't very good company. Anyway, I'm driving ol' Clifford to destroyed bridge, as we can't access any new places before we hit their adjacent spots. I don't see any reason to go east to the roadblock... yet.  Wasteland Are you sure you know what you're doing, David? Just kidding... I'm sure you don't know.Shush, Cate. Tell me instead what you think of the destroyed bridge. Which we fixed up. Isn't this a nice bridge? It'll have to do, I guess. Oh, don't give me that look. Fine. I'm so proud of you. Should I also pat your back?That would be nice, but now, David's hive mind must speak to him! We have two simple votes today, goons. First, please vote what places we should go first, then second, then third. We can go to the gas station, the restaurant, or the ruined house. I personally vote to visit the gas station first to top off on gas, then hit the restaurant for supplies, and finally the ruined house to meet any person Cate believes still lives there. Going to the gas station would take us 10 minutes from the destroyed bridge (3 minutes on Clifford, 3% gas used).  Going to the ruined house would take us 15 minutes from the destroyed bridge (4 minutes on Clifford, 5% gas used).  Going to the restaurant would take us 20 minutes from the destroyed bridge (5 minutes on Clifford, 6% gas used). Second, how often should we use Clifford to get around today? I don't know if gas is limited, and we have 59% gas remaining in our tank after I drove to the destroyed bridge. I vote that we use Clifford as often as we can for now, because while it may guzzle up a lot of gas, it has a few item slots with unlimited carrying capacity for weight, and I have no idea if we'll need those slots. Of course, within reason, I'll leave Clifford behind if the trip would just be within half an hour as a round trip on foot.
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I vote we hit up the restaurant, then the house and then the gas station. This way we can pick up everything we need and then top off Clifford after. Might save us some time. We deffo made a good call bringing all the poo poo from the gas station back to our place, that was a major time saver. You might wanna bring the rifle too, in case the locals are less than friendly.
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Whoops, looks like you accidentally copied the update twice. My votes are gas stations, house, restaurant in that order. It's best to keep Clifford topped up on fuel and to have some spare fuel on hand. If there's anyone at the house, we can try to get them to come along, and more hands means less time spent on some stuff, which means we have more room for error. Also gonna vote for use Clifford whenever possible. The time saved driving is absolutely insane and more than outweighs the occasional stop back at the gas station to refuel.
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Nov 16, 2019 05:47
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Restaurant, house, station. If there's someone living at the house, stopping at the restaurant and picking up food could make for a peace offering. And if there's limited gas, we'll want to use what we have before refilling, so that we don't fret over every lost litre/gallon.
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The update seems to show up twice. Restaurant first in case there’s some food/water/booze, then our soon-to-be friend’s house. Last gas station to max out as much as possible on fuel. Clifford as much as reasonable, time before the Ice Age seems to be our most valuable resource right now. Also at the gas station, see if there’s any indication of how much fuel is still there. Would be good to know how desperately low it is.
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Fixed the update's double pasting, don't know what happened there.
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Oh, c'mon, the moon isn't big enough to destroy the entire planet. As long as you're on the opposite side of the globe when it hits, and survive the earthquakes and other things after the impact, you'll probably be fine. Until you drown because now tides don't work. I don't think a fire is going to completely heat a house with a massive hole in the roof, frankly. We'd likely do better finding a building without a huge heat vent in it. Preferably one not also full of spider bits  Okay, done nitpicking video game logic for now. Let's see... Restaurant, house, gas station. Supplies (David hasn't actually eaten or drunk anything since we started, has he?), then people, then replace the fuel we lost. As long as we don't go below, say, 30% filled while we're still within a reasonable distance of a refuel spot I think we're fine. By the same logic, use Clifford as often as possible except for very short distances.
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Nov 16, 2019 11:17
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N’thing restaurant, house, gas station and use Clifford as much as possible.
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yeah unless you have an inkling that the fuel at the gas station is limited there's no reason to scrimp on using the truck. the gas station is right near our base of operations so you can keep it near-full as long as we're on that side of the map.
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 The votes this time were pretty much one-sided for a particular course of action. We are hitting up the restaurant, house, and gas station in that order, and using Clifford as much as we can. So let's hop in the driver's seat and check out the restaurant with Cate backing us up.  ExplorationThe burger restaurant seems relatively peaceful. No spiderwebs anywhere, just the wind blowing the burger flag about. We can go inside the restaurant or check out the back, and there are some leaflets glued on the ground here in the parking lot. Let's check in with Cate. So, what do you think of this place? I saw it from the helicopter and thought it didn't look too bad. Now I know better. You've gotta admit it looks solid... With all those missing windows? It doesn't have any of the advantages of our hideout. It's also pretty much completely looted. There might be a thing or two left... Let me know if you find any coffee, okay?   Cate, could this have something to do with the outpost you're looking for? Because it says "Sidereal Plexus." Just because it says "Sidereal Plexus" doesn't mean anything. Sidereal Plexus has more branches than you can imagine. I had no idea they were running a facility like this, for instance. But it's only more disturbing when I think about it... Why? Forget it. It doesn't matter. Let's keep going.Sidereal Plexus has a "sleeper clinic" for coma patients and doesn't take money? This is absolutely some sort of research lab working on brain scans, and probably doing some really shady stuff with their patients. Anyway, before we head inside the restaurant, I feel like casing out the joint's perimeter first. To the back! I should check the front door first.David!  Fine, let's go inside... Hey, another survivor! This boy is tugging at the restaurant's kitchen door... Maybe he's hungry? I try to walk to the restroom to the side, and...   I'm warning you! I know how to fight! Calm down... we're not here to hurt you. Yeah, this man over here is pretty harmless. Alright, okay, whatever! I'm not afraid of you! My name is David. This is Cate. What's your name? Cody. Now go away! Or else! We get to talk to Cody in more detail. Let's see what he has up his sleeves... or fists, as the case may be. "Go away or what?" Go away or what? I'll beat you up! Oh no. Yeah! So... stay away! Please.Cody acts tough but really, he's just a kid. Where are "your parents," Cody? Where are your parents? ...Nowhere. I'm on my own. I'm so sorry... Don't be. I've always been on my own. I know how to take care of myself.That still sucks, Cody. But before we invite you to come with us, please tell us "what's behind that door." You seem to be really persistent on opening that door. What's behind it? What do you think, stupid? It's a restaurant, duh. You think there might be some food there? For sure!I bet the poor kid's hungry, so why don't you "come with us?" We can work together! Let's team up. The weather is going to get really dangerous at night. You have better chances with us. Do you have any food? Maybe...? Then MAYBE I will team up with you. If not, I have better chances on my own.Huh. Come to think of it, we haven't seen David eat or drink anything yesterday. Has he been running on fumes this entire time? In either case, we have no food right now to entice Cody, so this is "goodbye" for now, kid. Later.I try to walk up to Cody a little to help him with the door, but... Stop! Don't come any closer! Go away!Fine, be that way. We'll just check out the back of the restaurant.  There's a dumpster full of trash, a rope hanging off the flagpole, and a door leading to the back of the restaurant with a small window on top of it. (Interaction - Door) It's locked. (Item - Crowbar on door) The door looks very sturdy. There's gotta be a way around it. (Interaction - Window) I could probably squeeze through it. But I can't reach that high... (Interaction - Rope) The flag's rope is stuck. It's held by a metal clamp. I have to release it first. (Interaction - Rope clamp release mechanism) A part is missing. I need something with a round profile that could act as a lever. (Item - Wrench, crowbar, or screwdriver on rope) It doesn't fit. I need something with a round profile that could act as a lever.Maybe we need to come back here with the short pipe we used to smash the window at our shelter. We'll come back to this later. How about the dumpster? (Interaction - Dumpster) (Struggles to move it.) It's too heavy. (Item - Crowbar on dumpster) This won't help me with pulling the container. I'm still not able to do it on my own. Time to ask Cate for "help pushing the container!" Could you help me push that trash container? David, do you have any clue how stupid your ideas are? See that window over the door? I could squeeze through it, but I have to be able to reach it first. You should have started with that. I'll help you for the sheer fun of watching you try to squeeze through that window. Thanks, Cate. Sure. Now see if you can climb it without breaking your leg. (Interaction - Dumpster) I've already got it where I want it. Climbing through the window worked just fine! Let's check out this area, maybe we can find some food to entice Cody with. There is a gas heater here, too, and you bet it's going to help keep us warm... if we can find a gas bottle, that is. I pop open a locked cupboard with the crowbar and find a kitchen knife, too.  An empty gas heater (10 kg). A gas-powered heater, heavy but still portable. Without a gas bottle it's not very useful, though. A can of meat (0.3 kg). The label claims it contains delicious canned meat, expiring in two weeks. Luckily we won't be around to see this. A kitchen knife (0.1 kg). A rather blunt kitchen knife. (Interaction - Back door) It's locked. Besides, it's blocked by a garbage container on the other side. (Interaction - Front door [before getting can of meat]) I'd better take some food with me while I'm here. (Interaction - Window) I don't want to climb back up there. (Interaction - Freezer) There's no food here. Only some weird tile-shaped objects. I wonder what those are... A Heat Absorber Tile (TM) (0.5 kg).   Interesting... This would help us if we were facing a heat wave, but we want to produce heat, not absorb it. (Interaction - Freezer) There is nothing left in the freezer. (Interaction - Beverage fridge) It's locked, and the glass seems to be hardened.  Using the hammer or wrench on the fridge gives me the first option, but the crowbar gives me the second. I'll save time and jimmy it open. There are two bottles of water in there...  A bottle of water (0.5 kg). A small bottle of drinking water. That's all the kitchen contained. Time to exit it through the restaurant's door and give Cody a surprise!  How... how did you get there?! We have a few funny options to use here. We can say we're the owner of the restaurant, that we're a wizard, that we're David's twin... or that we used the back door. For the sake of completion and hilarity, I'm going to show each joke answer before the honest one. I'm the owner of this restaurant. Really? Absolutely. Umm, I didn't mean to steal anything. I'm not sure about that. I'll be watching you. Umm, okay. I don't suppose you're open for business? Not really. Sorry. Umm... did you find any food in there?* * * I'm a wizard. I can teleport. Really? Absolutely. I don't believe you. Prove it. Teleport over there to the window. Can't. I'm, err. I'm out of mana points. Umm... did you find any food in there?* * * Huh? What are you talking about? We have never met before. No, I talked with you! Oh, you must be mistaking me for my twin brother David. ...Ha, ha. Sure. You ARE joking, right? Umm... did you find any food in there?* * * I used the back door. Oh, I didn't know there was a back door. Well, more like a back window. Wow! You're like a burglar. Come on. It's all abandoned anyway. Wait, why am I even explaining myself to you? Umm... did you find any food in there?Okay, kid. You were a good sport about our jokes and tried your best to open the door, and I respect that. Here's a can of still-good meat! Here. Take this. What? Is that...? (Shakes the can of meat.) But... uh... how do I open this? So that's how you've been taking care of yourself. Hm, hand it back. I'll open it for you somehow. I'm hungry... (Item - Crowbar on can of meat) Alright, I know crowbars open a lot of things. But not this time. (Item - Hammer or wrench on can of meat) That's going to crush it, not open it.  Joke items aside, the only two items on hand that can open it are the screwdriver and knife I found, and the knife is faster. So let's make like an iron chef and show our blade skills! I've opened the can of meat. An opened can of meat (0.3 kg). Yuck. Looks and smells like dog food. Here. Take this. What? Is that...? (Jumps in the air and sloshes the meat a bit.) Wow! You are a good person after all. I wouldn't say "good." Maybe a bit clumsy and soft. Come with us, Cody. You'll be safer. We might even have more food. Awesome! 08:19 am: We found a starving kid, Cody, and gave him some food. Awesome, a brand new party member! Cody may be just a child, but he can probably help us with other tasks that don't involve a lot of heavy lifting. We can talk to him the same way we can do with Cate. First, let's ask her what she thinks "about Cody." What do you think about Cody? Eh, poor kid. It's a miracle he has survived this long.A response without snark from Cate? That's a first! Alright, Cody, let's chat. You're probably friendlier than Cate is. Hey there. Much like Cate, we can ask Cody about each place we visit and the day, as well as about the Moon and Cate herself. We can also ask him about his age. First, I'll ask him what he thinks "about this place." What do you think of this place, Cody? When I saw it from a distance I thought they'd have hamburgers. I like hamburgers... You don't look like you've had many. All skin and bones. I didn't find any hamburgers here, obviously! You kinda know the rest.That we do, laddie. What "about today?" Are you fine, Cody? Yeah. I'm wondering if we could make a snowman. Well... David. ...We don't have time for that. And it's going to be really cold. Oh... too bad. I always wanted to make one. ...I'm not evil, okay? If we get through it, we'll make a snowman in the morning. Okay, kid? Sure!Aww, Cate isn't all that bad, and David seems to have a soft spot for kids. Speaking of, "how old are you," Cody? You've never made a snowman? Hey kid, how old are you? I'm not a kid, okay? I'm twelve. Is that so? Alright, I'm ten. So what! I know how to take care of myself. I'm sure you do.Ten years old. So young to die from "the Moon," wouldn't you say? Have you noticed the Moon getting bigger each night? No. Is it? Yes. Why? Because it's coming down. Right at us. Whaaat? But... wouldn't that... be bad for us? Yes. It is. David. Stop scaring him. How bad...? We're going to be just fine, Cody.Cate may have little patience with David but that doesn't mean she's a cruel person. What exactly do you think "about Cate," youngster? What do you think about Cate? She's nice. Just that? Simply nice? Nice. And pretty. Alright, let's stop it there.Haha, David's either jealous of or puzzled with Cody's answer. Anyway, now that Cody is not guarding the restaurant like he owns it, we can check out the restroom.  Oh, drat. (Interaction - Spiderwebs) Oh, not this again. I hope there aren't any spiders left here. I've seen their corpses around the hideout, and I wouldn't want to meet them face-to-face, to be honest. Maybe it's just leftover webs. Leftover or not, they are blocking our way now. Do you think we can do something to get rid of them? They look kinda strong enough to trap an adult man in place. I think we should come back tomorrow. Maybe we can dissolve it somehow...? My guess is this spaghetti of webs will dissolve on its own by tomorrow. Let's just keep this place in mind and come back later.I figure we could try to use our flamethrower to dissolve the webs if possible, but we'll come back here when we have gassed it up again, and if not, we'll take Cate's advice and come back tomorrow. At any rate, that's about all we can do for now here in the restaurant...  Next time, we stop at the ruined house. Olive Branch fucked around with this message at 02:17 on Jan 11, 2020 |
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New party member!  Also, Cate is quite fortunate if she hasn't seen the spiders yet.
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That panel might be useful for isolation purposes if we make really bloody sure to avoid hitting it with a hammer at any point. e: Or at least give us a really funny "how could you possibly be this stupid" game over or something. "Sidereal Plexus" and "deep sleep" are words I really don't like seeing together. Now that I think about it... Oh... There's also another very interesting tie to the game Deeper Sleep in this update. I'm curious to see what the game does with it. Cody is adorable. 
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Now I'm wondering about David and Cate needing to eat/drink. A frigid night will sap their energy even more without some calories. I hope we get that burger flag and I hope it's useful  
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So we got a heater and a kid outta this. Huh. I feel like those tiles might be important. Like it can't be a coincidence that they're made from spaceship tech. Maybe there is a spaceship like Cate says and we'll need them to fix it up?
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I also wonder about the last bit where it points out that the effect is different depending on room temperature. I don't think the effect could vary that much, but it stands out.
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  Covering GroundThe music's somber tone gives an appropriate welcome to this ruined house. On the right is another survivor, a middle-aged bald man with dark skin who is crying and mourning someone. Before we introduce ourselves, I want to ask Cate and Cody their impressions about the place. So, what do you think of this place? You want me to be honest? Wait, no. Forget I asked. Do you like it here, Cody? This place feels nice. But it's a ruin. Yes, but it... feels like a good place. Maybe we could stay here? Not a chance. Aww... but why? Maybe in your next life, okay?Both of them are right, in my opinion, but survival beats "niceness" right now. Sorry, Cody. I want to see if we can explore around the house, but...  Why? Because it's mine. Leave.If we try again... I told you. Don't go near that house. Sorry. Please go away.And if we do it again... Stay away! Uh. David, why don't we just kick his sorry butt? Not exactly my style.And one last try... Please go away.This man has no real fight in him. Let's talk and see what's up. Hey. Please leave. Just... leave me alone. I mean you no harm. Yeah, he's pretty much harmless. Cate, please... My name is David. The boy over there is Cody. You don't look too good. Can you tell us what happened? I'm Barry. It's about my wife. She... She didn't make it. Last night... she died. Why... God? Why her? It should have been me. It should have been me. And she is still there, in the house. I don't know what to do. ... Come on, David. Let's go. This guy had enough. Wait... Barry. What do you want? Poor Barry. The guy is obviously grief-stricken, and I don't want to leave him out here to die of exposure. "Tell me about your wife" and maybe you'll join us. Tell me about your wife. She was the most kind and wonderful person I've ever known. She was my entire world. And now she's gone. I failed her... I couldn't protect her. It should have been me.That didn't do much. Why don't you "come with us?" You'd better not stay here. The temperature at night is going to get crazy. Come with us. We can help each other. Sorry. I see no reason to keep going. I might as well stay here and wait for death. Then I can be with my wife again. We get a new option to tell Barry that "your wife would want you to live." As cliché as it may be, it would probably be true given his description of her. I'm sure your wife would want you to live. You should keep memories about her. And you can only do that while you live. Why do you care so much if I live or die? You don't even know me. True. But we all have better chances to survive if we stick together. I... I can't. I can't leave my wife like this.I'm guessing we need to do some sort of funeral rite for his wife before we can convince Barry to join us, so this is "goodbye" for now. That's all for now.Maybe now we can poke around this place without Barry getting upset. (Interaction - Garage) It's locked and I doubt if I could pick or lever that lock. I need a key. (Item - House keys on garage) It won't fit.It was worth a try. But when I try to enter the house, Barry tells me to go away again. I think it's time to ask our party members for help! Cody doesn't present an option, but you know who does?  Yeah, it's Cate. Let's ask her to "keep him busy" while we poke around his home. I hope she can keep him distracted long enough for me to be thorough. Hey, could you distract our friend here for a moment somehow? Could you do it without a gun? (Lowers her arms.) Alright. Mr. Boring. Cate walks to Barry. This conversation loops. Hey. Umm... How are you? My wife has just died. And how are you? Alright. I'm sorry. No, I mean it. I'm really sorry to hear that. Do you want to talk about her? No. I don't know. I can't believe it happened. My sweet, sweet girl. She was so kind. So good. She didn't deserve to die. I'm... I'm sorry. This must be painful... (Attempting to talk to either of them) They're busy talking. Let's keep it this way.Time to make our move and check out the house, and maybe see what we can do for Barry's deceased beau.  This place served as a home, but now it's a morgue. There's an old-fashioned phone on a desk to the right, rubble blocking a doorway, a couch with a blanket, a book, and a bedsheet, a painting on the wall, a closet, an electric heater, and of course, a body. (Interaction - Phone) All phone lines have been dead for quite a while now. (Interaction - Rubble) The other part of the house has collapsed. Nothing but a pile of rubble left... (Interaction - Painting) A lighthouse by the seashore. The sky is dark and the sea seems deep and cold as they foamy waves wash the sand around the unlit lighthouse. For some reason this painting makes me feel uneasy. (Interaction - Book) It's a book titled "The Mysticism of Dreams."    A blue blanket (0.5 kg). It's thick and heavy. It's also a bit dusty and hasn't been washed for quite some time. A bed sheet (0 kg). A thin white bed sheet. I can still smell flower fabric softener.In the closet there are two coats, a green and a tan one.  A warm coat (0.3 kg). Not really my color, but it's thick and warm. A warm coat (0.3 kg). It's a bit large, but it's thick and warm. 08:25 am: I have a warm coat that could be useful during the night freeze. (Interaction - Electric heater) Hmm... something rustles inside this heater, like a bunch of loose screws or something. I think it's broken. A broken electrical heater (2.5 kg). A device that blows hot air after plugging into electricity. Something rustles inside. The device is probably damaged somehow. (Interaction - Barry's wife's body) She has a small locket on her neck. A golden locket (0 kg).   (Interaction - Maggie's body) I hope Barry doesn't leave her like that. Well, now that we've picked Barry's house clean and found a possible way to convince him to come with us with his wife's note, we should investigate the back of the house.  The back of the house has a propane tank with a small hose attached, and nothing else of interest. This is probably how they were using their heater. (Interaction - Propane tank or hose) First I have to disconnect the hose from the tank. The ends are tightly secured with some lug nuts. I need to disconnect them first. (Item - Wrench on hose) I've disconnected the hose from the propane tank. A propane tank (10 kg). A tank filled with propane. A short hose (0.1 kg). A short rubber hose with screwable valves. Good for transmitting gas or liquids.That's about all we can do here. Let's head back out front. As soon as we do, Cate seems to get the message. Well, I've gotta go for now. Uh-huh...I am kind of scared to show Barry the locket since that tells him we went inside his house, but that's probably the only way to get him to come with us. Time to take the plunge.  Where did you get it? Uh... there's a note inside. I thought...  Tension ...There is a note inside... I think you should read what it says. DID YOU SNEAK INTO MY HOUSE AND TOUCH MY WIFE? Stop it! DID YOU?! Barry, wait! (Points the gun at Barry.) STOP IT! So you go through her stuff like a SCAVENGER?! You're SO dead!!! I'LL SHOOT YOU! PLEASE STOP SHOUTING! NO! WAIT! Barry... just read the goddamn note!!! Do it, please. Just... Read the note.  Survival My honey... Why you... I'm sorry for taking that, but I thought you should have it. No, no... I'm sorry. (Sits down again as David gets up.) If it wasn't for you, I probably would have never seen my wife's final words. It's her handwriting for sure, but... when did she write it? How did she know? Sometimes people can... sense things before they happen. Right, David? It's almost like I read a goodbye letter. A letter that you've delivered. Thank you. That situation could have gone south really, really fast, but I'm glad David's insistence on non-violence worked out. The fact Maggie somehow sensed her own death coming means David's not the only prophetic dreamer around. The book she had, being well-read and used, proves she was curious about dreaming. With the note delivered, we can ask about a "burial" for Maggie. Your wife deserved a proper burial. I... I can't. I just can't look at her like this. Lifeless. Cold. I'll bury her. This man has just lost everything. Show him some respect. I'm not going to ask for your help with this. Just don't try to stop me. Eh... I'll help. I just hope we don't waste too much time. Do you have a shovel, Barry? There. Thanks.With Barry opening the garage door for us and the shovel right there, we should do what we can to honor Maggie.  A shovel (1 kg). A shovel. Good for digging. Covering Ground    (Interaction - Grave) ... (Interaction - Maggie's body) I should find something to cover the body with.The bed sheet we got from the couch will do for a shroud.  (Interaction - Maggie's body) Cate... could you help me move Barry's wife? Yeah, sure. Let's take her outside. (Interaction - Maggie's body) I should get Barry to come here before I bury her. Hey. Yes? It's time to say goodbye to your wife at her "burial," Barry. Come on. It's time. Okay... Of course she did. Come on, Barry. Let's go. Where? We've got a plan. Sort of. The first part of this plan is to survive tonight. Alright. I'll do it for her. Hey, mister? Yes? I'm Cody. Hello, Cody. I'm Barry. (Shakes the can of meat.) I left some for later, but I can share! That's sweet of you, but I'm not hungry right now. Eating makes me happy, and I thought it would also make you happy. Heh... (Turns to David.) Is he your son, David? No. We found him by a restaurant near here. I'll tell you all the details later. Cody, you're a good kid. I think I'll eat that food now. Go for it. Come on, David. Lead the way. 09:10 am: We helped a man named Barry to bury his deceased wife. He decided to follow us. (Interaction - Grave) Rest in peace.And with this solemn event completed, please welcome Barry to the party. Before I speak with him, I want to hear what Cate and Cody think "about Barry." Are you upset about Barry? No. Not at all. I know that look. Really? We've known each other for how long? Several hours? Maybe. Still... Fine. That guy is annoying me. I know he lost his wife, but it's all he talks about. I'm tired of that. We have more important things to do than listen to a mourning man. That's kinda harsh. I'm harsh. Get used to it. What do you think about Barry? I don't know. He seems nice. But sad. He lost his wife, you know. I would give him something to cheer him up... But I don't have anything. Let's just give him understanding and our company. Will that be enough? I hope so! Barry has several topics of conversation outside of his wife we can discuss. I'll go from left to right, so tell me "about this place." So, that was your home, huh? Yes. I lived here with Maggie for almost ten years. Ten years in a place like this? Wow. Cate! Hey. It used to be a nice place, really. Before it partly collapsed, at least... Maybe it wasn't much even back then. But for us, it was everything. Our little place on Earth.I can understand how a home can be your space, Barry. What "about today?" It's getting cold. Indeed, it's a bit chilly. We're gonna need all the warmth we can get. If you intend to keep a fire lit in a fireplace or something like that, make sure you gather some reserve fuel. And maybe some extra kindling. With those freezing cold winds, you never know... That's good advice. Thanks. How are you holding up, Barry? Better. Given that I was willing to freeze to death, I'd say I got much better. And that's thanks to you. We didn't do anything. Come on. I know I was a mess. I hate being helpless, yet there I was, unable to even bury my own dead wife. Admission is the first step to recovery. Actually, denial was, in my case.Barry gave some solid advice here. Get some reserve fuel and extra kindling. Off the top of my head we have those rotten planks and the bag of charcoal for fuel, and that wad of cash and the computer documents as kindling in case of an errant gust of wind. Maybe that big burger flag could be used for fuel too, although morbidly I thought of using it as a shroud for Maggie, as darkly-humored as the idea was. This was all caused by "the Moon," so let's talk about that. Have you noticed the Moon getting bigger each day? Yes. I reckon our days are numbered. They are indeed. But I'm not giving up that easily. Good for you.We're not giving up because we're gonna steal us "a spaceship," Barry! So, the plan is to find a spaceship and escape. A spaceship. Yeah. I know it sounds crazy. But look around; the whole world is crazy. It's Cate's plan, isn't it? Yes. What do you think about it? I'm not sure. It's a longshot, but there is no other hope. We've got nothing to lose, right?Nothing to lose except our lives, and everything to gain... including our lives. Such as the one belonging to young "Cody," for instance. About him... What do you think about Cody? Poor boy. All alone in this world. From what I understand he's an orphan. It's a miracle he has survived this long. Without his parents, alone in this messed up world... Life wasn't easy on him. I hope things will change now. You keep that boy safe, David.David may be the best father figure around, but with "Cate" and her survival instinct, she should be good as a mother figure too, right? About her... What do you think about Cate? I'm not sure. She seems to be hiding something. You realize I'm literally next to you, right?Haha, I was wondering if anyone would call another out on these conversations about each other. Finally, Barry seems to be a car enthusiast, because David has an option to tell him how "our car uses so much fuel." Can Clifford run lean and mean, Barry? Our car uses so much fuel. I don't think it's normal. There might be a number of reasons for that... From fuel injectors to incorrect tire pressure. There might also be something wrong with the engine. Could you take a look? Sure. Teach us your ways, oh wise one. We plan on riding this big red dog to the last day. There. Now it should use much less fuel.You're already a better party member than Cate, Barry. Thank you! I mean, sure that she helped dig the grave and Cody did too, but this is some actually game-changing stuff here. While we are here and have a solid number of party members who can help out in time-consuming tasks, I think we should try fixing up that electric heater.  I figured using the screwdriver on the "loose screws" inside the heater would be the right solution. One hour to fix this heater is time well-spent when the alternative is turning into a human popsicle. An electrical heater (2.5 kg). A device that blows hot air after plugging into electricity.While we stand around and I ponder our next move, Cate and Cody have a short conversation about Cody's upbringing, and Cate wishes for coffee. The game does this periodically during inactivity, and it's a neat touch. So, you lived in an orphanage? Yup! Was it, err, nice there? Not really. It was scary and dark. What? And spooky. If it wasn't for my plush tiger... I wonder where he is now... I could kill for a coffee right now... Well, Cate, maybe you'll get your wish and find some at the gas station, because that's our next destination! We're using just a little less fuel than before, and every bit counts when we don't know how much fuel we can siphon off the tanker! Thanks again, Barry! Olive Branch fucked around with this message at 08:13 on Jan 11, 2020 |
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I thought we were about to get a bad ending there for a minute, glad Cate didn't shoot Barry. Also, going from a solo run to a party of four in one morning - good job, David!
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Mraagvpeine posted:I wonder how the reverse would go, what if we found Barry first and then Cody? probably no different. cody's focal problem is that he was hungry, which barry couldn't help with, and barry's focal problem is his dead wife, which cody only helped with by reducing the amount of time needed to dig the grave.
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If one of our objectives isn't to find Cody's plush tiger or at least get him a replacement stuffed animal I will be very disappointed. The world's ending, everyone could use a stuffed friend.
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 There is goon participation in this entry!  ExplorationWelcome back to the gas station, everybody! The spiderwebs are still out and about, but at least the spiders themselves are gone. Let's sound off the crew and see what they have to say about this place. So, what do you think of this place? I saw it from the air and regretfully realized they probably don't have any helicopter fuel. Apart from the fuel tank, this hole is pretty much useless. Let's take what we came for and move on. Do you like it here, Cody? It smells weird. It makes me dizzy. It's gas. Fuel. There's a lot of it in the tank. Can we go somewhere else? We will... just a sec, okay? What do you think of this place? I used to fuel my car here often. They had good prices but the fuel quality was terrible. I don't think it has changed much since then. Not that we can be fussy about it. Sure. It's a miracle this fuel is still here. We'll just be nicking the fuel we can to top off our flamethrower and gas canister. There's nothing else of interest here. Next stop is the destroyed bridge, just because I want to hear Barry and Cody's comments on the place. And get our ego massaged for building the bridge itself.  Wasteland How do you like the bridge, Cody? Hmm... it could use some paint. We don't have any. Yellow would be nice. Or green. I like green. This bridge is almost like the end of the world never happened, am I right? Well... How do I break this to you? This... isn't necessarily the finest bridge I've seen in my life. But, okay. It looks sturdy enough for a car to cross it. I'll give you that.Sheesh, everyone's a critic. Anyway, let's head on back home, gas up the generator, then grab some items to mess around with that burger joint flag. I'm sure something on hand can trigger its mechanism.  InvestigationBut first, I want to hear Cody and Barry's thoughts on the road leading to our safehouse. Do you like it here, Cody? Umm, you mean here? On this road? No... I don't like it here. It's windy and there's nothing but sand all around. What do you think of this place? I used to take this road when travelling from my place. It looked so much different not too long ago. There was a countryside here, you know? Cattle in the pastures, crops growing high up all around... Good times. Inside It's so cool!!! It's not my home. I found it deserted. Oh. It's still cool! Can we go upstairs? I saw a helicopter sticking out of it. Calm down, Cody! So, this is the place you stayed at? Yes. It's... big. Looks solid. Despite Cate's best attempts, it still stands. And I think it can provide us with the protection we need. At least until we figure out what to do next. I knew the people who lived here. Really? I'll tell you about them if you want.Before you do that, Barry, let's get your opinions on the place. Do you like it here, Cody? Yeah, it's awesome! It's huge and looks comfy and it has a helicopter on the roof! Why would someone build a house with a helicopter like that? It wasn't built like that. The helicopter is Cate's addition. Oh. Cate's so cool! Thanks. Yeah, it takes real talent to crash into the only house in the middle of the desert. I was trying to... You know what? Fine. I'm talented. What do you think of our hideout, Barry? What can I say? It's okay. It's bigger than my house used to be. I think it was a nice place before the world ended. It's still a good shelter. A shelter, yes. Home? No. It used to be a home for some people. It's now like an empty shell of a turtle that once lived. Oh, Barry. I didn't know you were so poetic. Barry is certainly eloquent. Why don't you tell us about "the people who lived in our hideout," my good man? You said you knew the people who lived in our hideout? We weren't really close, but we spoke on occasion. What happened to them? I always wondered. The house was locked, and I didn't find any bodies. So, I guess the set of keys I found must have been spares. They left. The military was still trying to evacuate civilians from endangered areas until they realized there were no safe areas left. Didn't you want to go with them? We refused. Maggie wanted to stay. Now I wonder. What if...? Then again, I have no idea what happened to the ones who left. I hope they're alright. But I doubt they are.I think the poor souls who lived here died and became spider food, but I'm not about to say anything to the gang. Let's go check out the helicopter upstairs since Cody was so into it.  It's so awesome! I flew it, you know. She flew it IN here. Helicopters are cool. Can I get inside? Not the best idea, kid. But... Don't touch it. Don't even come near it. But why...? Because it might fall. I wouldn't want you to fall and hurt yourself. Soon after my wife died I heard your helicopter. I walked outside just in time to see you fly over the house. Yeah. I wasn't sure if the place was abandoned or not. Why didn't you land there if you were low on fuel? I was trying to touch down this baby since I had flown past the city. It was not particularly operative. Are those... bullet holes? It's a long story.And as much as I would like to hear that story, Cate ain't sharing it. Either she got shot at when she took the helicopter in the first place, or when she flew over the city. The helicopter is actually a problem, because it's going to let in a whole lot of cold given that huge hole it left on the roof. We'll work on that later. For now, let's gas up the generator in the barn and set it to "house" for heat... Investigation I've fueled the generator. Now I just have to start it. The generator is running again. InsideWow, it's bright in here now! Time to run back to the burger joint with the short pipe, then the gas station to top off the canister again.  ExplorationBarry, my fine man, what's your take on the place? What do you think of this place? You know, in all those years living just a bit down the road, I never visited this place. Any particular reason? Maggie... My wife was a great cook. You should have tasted her steak. Or her grilled chicken with pasta. She was... She was... Anyway. I never ate here. But looking at this place from up close, I don't think I missed much.For any goons feeling hungry, hit up the Goons With Spoons subforum, and you too can learn to be a great cook like Maggie! But enough of that. Let's get to the back of the restaurant and work on that drat flagpole. Use the pipe on the rope mechanism, David! This pipe fits perfectly into the opening. Success! I use some leverage and claim our prizes: the restaurant's flag, and the rope it was hanging on. I want to get the pipe back too, but... (Interaction - Short pipe) The clamp is already released. It seems that the pipe is stuck here for good. A restaurant flag (0.5 kg). A big and thick sheet of red fabric with a picture of a tasty hamburger. I miss hamburgers. A rope (2 kg). A few meters of strong rope.Pour one out for our pipe. I head inside to try and access the restaurant by using the flamethrower on the spiderwebs, but... (Item - Flamethrower on spiderwebs) Yeah, and burn down the whole place I'm trying to get to in the process. No, thanks...So much for that. That's all we got from the two new areas we discovered today. After refueling the canister in the gas station I return to the household. Time to see what can be done about sealing the place up and getting it heated. Inside (Item - Stack of documents on fireplace) I've put a stack of documents into the fireplace. (Item - Empty charcoal bag on fireplace) There is already some kindling in the fireplace. Everything that would prolong the fire is useful, but instead of burning it all at once, I should put the fuel and kindling in the kindling box by the fireplace to save it for later. (Item - Empty charcoal bag on kindling box) I've put an empty bag of charcoal into the kindling box. (Item - Wad of cash on kindling box) I've put a wad of cash into the kindling box. (Item - Pest control truck sticky note on kindling box) I've put a pest control truck sticky note into the kindling box. (Item - Propane tank on empty gas heater) I've installed the propane tank in the gas heater. A gas heater (20 kg). Loaded with a gas bottle, it can produce a lot of heat. (Item - Extension cord on electrical heater) I should find somewhere to plug this extension cord in first before I hook it up.I saw a plug near the broken PC upstairs, so I go there. (Item - Extension cord on broken computer) Judging by the look of the socket this PC was plugged into, I think it stopped working soon after it fried that computer's circuits. I kept looking for a plug, and found one in the kitchen. I used the extension cord with this result! Now, let's plug in that electric heater. (Item - Electric heater on extension cord sockets) Plugging this into the extension cord here isn't the best idea. I should take the extension cord somewhere else first. (Interaction - Extension cord sockets) Where should I take the end of the extension cord? I get an option to give the extension cord to someone else or even throw it out into the passage somewhere (or outside). I decide to leave it where it lies for now and ask you all to make the decision for me later. For now, let's remove all the spider barricade reinforcements from the windows.    Thanks to the combined efforts of the gang, removing the broken window reinforcements is quite a fast job. Besides the nails, the barricade was not salvageable.Hmm... what about the helicopter? I don't think we can remove it by force. Can we cover it with the restaurant flag? (Item - Restaurant flag on helicopter) It's too small to cover the helicopter...Maybe that's good for covering the latch itself. Right now I'm worried about the flue being clogged up. David climbs on the roof alone and no item interactions worked with the chimney. My big idea is to get one of the other characters into this, maybe by giving them the rope and convince them to climb down the chimney, so that's what I do. Yay! Tug of war! I'm not THAT desperate, thanks. Also, this was really distasteful. Do you want me to tie you up or something? I'm not really into that kind of thing. On the other hand, I could take a break from you.drat it, zero for three on the "explain what my idea is" attempt. What else can I do... Maybe the roadblock has something new for us to check out?  WastelandThe two bitten bodies are gone, probably eaten by the spiders. There are tire tracks here now, though. None of our party members have anything to say about the area. (Interaction - Tire tracks) These tracks weren't here yesterday. The road ahead is blocked. Maybe someone was trying to go around the crash site. That's possible, I guess. Let's follow the tracks and see where they take us. That's my life motto. It looks like we have a new area to explore, an RV. Our fuel is in the red now, warning us we're low. But drat it, Barry did a good job keeping it up to date. Let's follow that trail!  Exploration Looks like their trip didn't end well... I wonder what happened. My guess is their car broke down. RVs are not the best suited for off-road travel, you know. They set a camp and then... The spiders got them.These people were really unlucky. You can still see one of them half-covered in the webs, but not quite fully-eaten. Let's ask the gang what they think of this desolate area. So, what do you think of this place? Like I said, they must have gone off-road to get past the roadblock. And their suspension didn't survive that. Consequently, neither did they. What do you think about this place? I wonder where those people were going. Like... there's nothing here! And? Any ideas why they were here? Maybe... they wanted to hide a treasure. Hey, do you think there's a treasure here or something? I doubt that... Maybe let's dig? Maybe let's not. Awww. Pssst. David. Distract her. I'm gonna dig! I hear you, kid. Uh oh! Abort! Run away! What do you think of this place? This place smells of death. Like most of the world, actually... making it a pretty ordinary place, I guess. I hope some stuff here will be useful to us. Well, surely it won't be useful to the previous owners. Looking at all those deaths I can't help myself but wonder: How did we... survive up to this point? Maybe it was destiny. Destiny. Hah. Or blind chance. And nothing more. Not everything is pointless, Barry. Yeah? Well, my wife's death was pointless. I'm sorry.Low blow there, Barry. But both Cody and Barry have a point about "treasure" and "stuff" to be had here. Surely something can act as a sort of flue-unblocker here, right? Besides the RV, there's also a rock formation and a cave. (Interaction - RV) Well, let's see... Huh. Sure, why not? Three minutes is nothing, and we can probably get an upgrade to the car, too. The engine seems fine, but the suspension is busted. The RV is not going anywhere, and I don't think there is anything I can do to fix it. Also, the internal battery for appliances seems to be working, but I don't know how much juice it has left. The battery is charged when the engine is running.I guess if we need to charge any batteries or something, we can just bring some fuel to the RV, plug it in, and let it run. Nothing on hand needs that, though. (Interaction - RV fuel inlet) I could pour fuel through that. (Interaction - RV electrical socket) The socket won't solve any problems without anything to plug in. (Interaction - RV hook) The hook is attached to the RV with big bolts. (Item - Wrench on RV hook) I've detached the hook. A hook (0.5 kg). A big, metal hook. (Interaction - Body in the car) He's dead. No valuable belongings. (Interaction - Body outside) He doesn't have anything interesting. Not much I can do for that poor guy. Are you sure you don't want to bury him? Because we have sooo much time on our hands. Cate... we buried Barry's wife to help him. So why are they not worth getting their own funeral? Don't be snarky, okay? Of course they're worth it. We just don't have the time. Hear that? Sorry guys, it's past our grave-digging time for today. Whatever, Catherine.You know what, let's get that shovel out, and-- Did you really want to dig for treasure, David? I, uh... Great. Looks like I have TWO kids on my team.I just wanted to poke around with it...  The inside of the RV seems pretty cozy, if unsafe. We have some items to grab here, too, including two bottles of water. (Interaction - First aid kit) There is some stuff in this first aid kit. There was a bandage in the first aid kit. There's something more here. There was a thermal blanket in the first aid kit. There's nothing else in here. Previous owners must have used it all. (Interaction - Driver's seat) (Attempts to start the RV.) Something is wrong. It won't start, but the engine is fine. Fuel perhaps...? A warm jacket (0.3 kg). A bit small, but it's thick and warm. A warm jacket (0.3 kg). Smells a bit odd, but it's thick and warm. A green blanket (0.5 kg). It's thick, heavy, and also stained with what I hope was tea. A bandage (0.2 kg). A roll of clean bandage. I'd better keep this in case someone gets hurt. A thermal blanket (0.1 kg). Low-weight, low-bulk blanket made of heat-reflective thin silvery sheeting. Now that we've taken everything of value from here, we can ask the others about the RV. It must have been fun riding through wastelands with this thing. Well, its end certainly didn't look like fun. Every road ends somewhere, Cate. My road ain't ending in the dust of a wasteland thanks to a broken car. Maybe sometimes it's not about where it ends, but rather how it goes? Nah. Only losers say that. Don't say that. Do you like this RV? It's cool! Can we take it? We could travel the world! I think it's broken. Well, there aren't too many nice things to see anyway, so it's okay... Isn't it a nice RV? Looks cozy. I could probably repair it if we had a few days... which, of course, we don't have. Not that it would be better than a well-fortified house anyway.Good stuff, good stuff. But I'm curious about the cave and rock formation outside. Did the RVers camp down there? (Interaction - Rock formation) This rock formation is full of cracks and holes, but it looks really sturdy and stable. (Interaction - Cave) It's at least 7 feet deep. I don't want to jump in there. (Item - Hook on rope) I've tied the rope with the hook. A rope with a hook (2.5 kg). A few meters of strong rope with a hook attached to one end. David finally does something I want with the rope! Let's head down there!  Inside Brr... it's really cold down here.This is an interesting area, but there's nothing here to be had. Given the cold, though, it's obviously unsuited for the coming blizzard. What do our intrepid companions think of this icy pit? So, what do you think of this place? David, if you were looking for a place that I couldn't compare to a hole in the ground, you've found it. This is literally a hole in the ground. There is nothing here, just severe cold. What do you think about this cave? It's cold in here!!! ...cold in here! Echo! Echo! Gekko! ...ekko! Tee-hehehe! hehe! What do you think of this place? It's cold, like Cate's heart. Hey! What? It's an accurate description. I think I have to agree. You could have said it's dark, like our future. Or its bottom is as hard as life has recently become. Or that it's shallow, like our current discussion.Looks like the trip out here was only good for the contents of the RV. Time to head back to our shelter, because we are entirely out of places to explore for today. Let's not forget our rope and hook, though. (Interaction - Rope and hook) I've removed the hook from the crack. That rope might be useful elsewhere. Upon returning to the shelter, I throw a bunch of items in the storage chest and take our brand new rope and hook to the roof and chimney, where upon using the rope and hook on said chimney reveals it was clogged by... a dead bird.  A dead bird (0.1 kg). Mummified carcass of a bird. I don't see a reason to carry this around...Let's offer it to our companions! Wha... Are you a cat or something? Or are you just really bad with women. Yuck! Can I poke it? I'm not sure you should walk around with it in your backpack.Well, I am taking this dead bird to space, you hear me? These conversations happened as I walked around the wasteland for this update! So kid, what do you want to be when you grow up? Hmm... I'm not sure. Not that it matters now anyway. Policeman? Fireman? I'm sure you had some ideas. I wanted to work in a zoo. There are so many animals there! I could play with tigers! That could be dangerous... No, I've heard they can be really friendly! If you say so, kid. Knock knock. ... Knock knock! There's no one home. You don't know how to have fun... Hey, Cate? Yeah? Well... What is it? I was just wondering. Sometimes you're kind of mean to David. And? And... well... I just don't understand. Don't you... like him? Well... it's not that I DON'T like him... But you make fun of him or get angry and yell at him all the time. Cause sometimes he acts like a... a goof! A goof? Yes, a goof. It means that sometimes he does stupid things. Oh, okay. I get it. Are we done here? Yeah, thanks. I need to think about it some more. As long as you do it quietly... Eleven... Fourteen times three... Cate! What are you calculating? Two hundred seventy... gah! Why do you have to interrupt like that?! Sorry. I was just curious. I was calculating how much fuel we will need. We have pretty much all the fuel that we could need from the gas station. I meant the rocket fuel. Wait... you've been counting that in your head? I read the technical manual to the Sidereal's ship. It wasn't easy to get one, I might add. But as for now I know it by heart. How do you know how much we weigh? I guess that's a factor, right? I... approximate.All right, that was a long entry, but I can't see anything else that can be done today that doesn't involve preparing for the long, cold night. Goons, it is time to reconvene David's hive mind...  Here is what our inventory looks like, for your perusal. There are five votes for you to consider today. First, who should get what coats, jackets, and blankets to keep warm? I figured size may be a component, so both small jackets to Cate and Cody, and the big ones to Barry and David, with the blankets going to our party members and not David himself. Second, where should we put the electric heater and the gas heater? I want to put one heater in the living room and the other in the bedroom upstairs. Third, should we light the oven as well as the fire for extra heat? I am definitely lighting the fire (possibly using the flamethrower, haha) but do you think it would be safe to turn the oven on? I want to say yes to the oven. Fourth, how else should we protect our home from the cold? I am probably overlooking something, so should we board up the windows with plastic and duct tape? Should we close the hatch outside and maybe use the burger flag to cover the broken hatch? Fifth, what shall we name our new best friend, the dead bird?
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Black Robe posted:If one of our objectives isn't to find Cody's plush tiger or at least get him a replacement stuffed animal I will be very disappointed. The world's ending, everyone could use a stuffed friend. Cody, the orphanage, and his stuffed tiger is a reference to an optional task in the Deep Sleep series. It may still come up later in this game though.
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we should cover the windows with blankets
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I agree with your reasoning for the coats and blankets. Cody gets the thermal blanket since he's the smallest and most vulnerable. Trying to heat multiple rooms seems like a waste of resources, it would be more efficient to focus on one room and all stay together (thus sharing body heat and freeing up blankets for things like nailing them over the door or something). The living room has the fire so I'd put both heaters in there. If the game insists on the party sleeping separately, then yeah, one in the bedroom. Going to say no to the oven unless Barry's able to examine it and judge whether it's safe; the extra heat would be good but CO poisoning would be bad. Sealing the windows and hatch sound like good ideas. If the thing with the hatch doesn't work David can use the flag instead of a blanket. Dead bird? Nah, he's Just Restin'. Justin for short.
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Everyone gets a coat I think the game expects us to use the blankets for the windows, judging from how there's three seperate ones just like there are for bars, netting and grates. They're rectangular too. And I'd put both heaters in the fireplace room and turn on the oven. I really hope our gang isn't gonna take separate rooms, that'd be silly seeing as we have only one fireplace. I dunno what to do beyond that.
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SSNeoman posted:Everyone gets a coat This This is what I implied earlier without explicitly saying it because I figured that if the game reveals it, it'll do a better job at it than me just posting it in the thread.
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