Re: Suspended instructions?

[tilford@ralph.caltech.edu (Mark J. Tilford)]

On 15 Mar 2000 03:35:05 GMT, Jake Wildstrom <wild_dj@mit.edu> wrote:
>In article <8amrg9$lia$1@flood.xnet.com>,
>Jason Compton  <jcompton@typhoon.xnet.com> wrote:
>>Max <massimo@gte.net> wrote:
>>
>>: There are no special instructions that are different than other infocom
>>: games.
>>: You address your robots using the robot name and a comma followed by the
>>: instructions eg.
>>: WALDO, PICK UP CABLE
>
>There are a couple other commands too, both game and metagame:
>
>QUERY xxx: You can tell Whiz to QUERY things when plugged into a peripheral.
>For instance, send him to the Historical Archive, plug him in, and QUERY
>FRANKLIN.
>
>ARR: Short for All robots report. Acts as if all robots LOOKed at the same
>time. Takes only one turn.
>
>ARL: All robots, report location. Lists all robot locations. Takes a turn.
>

Actually, I think that ARR, and probably ARL, take seven turns (or,
however many robots you have.)

>CONFIGURE: Lets you set robot location and occurrance time of the tremors.
>May only be used on the first and second turn (note: it's not _supposed_ to
>work on the second turn, but it does).
>
>EXPERT: Uses a more difficult configuration than usual. Also can only be used
>on first or second turn.
>
>IMPOSSIBLE: Essentially a joke. Try it out... but you can't win. Also, only
>first or second turn.
>
>>There's a special case where you can tell TWO robots to do something "Both
>>Waldo and Iris, Do XXX", and there's also some instruction about how you
>>can use Whiz to Query the FC databases.
>
>There are lots of wierd cryolink bugs. In early versions of the game, you can
>link to the humans. In all versions, you can establish a dual-cryolink with
>the command BOTH SENSA AND SENSA, DO SOMETHING (for instance). In early
>versions you can also dual-cryolink with inanimate objects.
>
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