Thanks for your review of Improv: Origins! I'm currently working on bug fixes and on augmenting the in-game hints, and I realized your review cited a potential game-breaking bug but never indicated what it was — if you let me know, either here or by separate message, I can incorporate a fix into the next release if it's not already in the Release 2 version.
Hi Neil,
I used to play version 1 and now I just tried with version 2. This time I managed to complete the game, so I think the bug might be the reason I couldn't complete version 1. Still, there seems to be some bugs left. It seems like the order of things can ruin the game.
To avoid spoilers, you can decode the following text at rot13.com :
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Sbe vafgnapr, V zvtug chfu gur erq ohggba naq gur pbhagqbja ortvaf. Vs V jnvg n srj gheaf naq gura fnl gur cnffjbeq, gur pbhagqbja fgbcf. Jnvg n srj gheaf, V pbhyq gura glcr CNFGVPUR, HAYBPX FNSR jvgu fhpprff. Ohg vs V svefg gel gb cbvag gur jnaq ng gur fnsr, gura JNEYBPXFZVGU fcrnxf ntnva. Va i2 gur pbhagqbja qbrfa'g ortva nsgre gung ohg vs V jnvg n srj gheaf nsgre gung, vg fgvyy ceriragf Cnfgvpur sebz haybpxvat gur fnsr jvgubhg n tbbq rkcynangvba naq V guvax gur tnzr jvyy gura or hajvaanoyr.
V nyfb abgvprq, gung vs V fnl gur cnffjbeq vzzrqvngryl nsgre chfuvat gur erq ohggba, V unir gb glcr CNFGVPUR, HAYBPX FNSR gjvpr orsber V pna qb vg - abg fher vs gung vf vagraqrq?
Urer vf n oevrs genafpevcg:
/////////////// GENAFPEVCG FGNEG - ERYRNFR 2 ////////////////////
>chfu erq ohggba
Vs vg jrer nf rnfl nf gung, gur onax cebonoyl jbhyqa'g unir arrqrq gb pnyy n fhcreureb, qba'g lbh guvax?
>chfu erq ohggba
Bxnl, vs lbh vafvfg?
Nf lbh cerff gur ohggba, vg inavfurf sebz fvtug jvgu n snvag "cbbs," yrnivat fzbbgu zrgny jurer vg unq orra. Lbh'q or fgnegyrq ol guvf, vs lbh jrera'g gbb ohfl orvat fgnegyrq ol gur ybhq ibvpr gung'f fhqqrayl svyyrq gur ebbz.
"URYYB!" obbzf n ibvpr. "JRYPBZR GB LBHE JNEYBPXFZVGU PHFGBZ FRPHEVGL FLFGRZF CREFBANY VAGRESNPR! JNEYBPXFZVGU PHFGBZ FRPHEVGL FLFGRZF - JURER FHSSVPVRAGYL CBJRESHY ZNTVP VF VAQVFGVATHVFUNOYR SEBZ NQINAPRQ GRPUABYBTL!"
Gur Jneybpxfzvgu - lbh'ir ernq nobhg uvz, n ybat srngher negvpyr gung ena va gur Urebvat frpgvba bs gur Fhaqnl Zrgebcbyvgna. Vs gur negvpyr jnf gb or oryvrirq, uvf cnffjbeq-cebgrpgvba fpurzrf, zryqvat napvrag pelcgbybtl jvgu phggvat-rqtr zntvp, ner arneyl vzcbffvoyr gb penpx.
"CNFFJBEQ?" obbzf gur ibvpr.
Yrkvpba fnlf, "'Inhyg' vf sebz gur Yngva jbeq 'ibyirer,' zrnavat 'gb ebyy'."
"Abobql nfxrq lbh, Yrkvpba," fnlf Cnfgvpur.
>m
Gvzr cnffrf.
"CNFFJBEQ?" obbzf gur ibvpr.
>m
Gvzr cnffrf.
"CNFFJBEQ?" obbzf gur ibvpr.
>Oemrapmlfmpmlxvrjvpm
"CNFFJBEQ NPPRCGRQ."
>m
Gvzr cnffrf.
>m
Gvzr cnffrf.
>cbvag jnaq ng fnsr
XXXENTT! N synfu bs yvtug rathysf gur fnsr.
"URYYB!" obbzf n ibvpr. "JRYPBZR GB LBHE JNEYBPXFZVGU PHFGBZ FRPHEVGL FLFGRZF CREFBANY VAGRESNPR! JNEYBPXFZVGU PHFGBZ FRPHEVGL FLFGRZF - JURER FHSSVPVRAGYL CBJRESHY ZNTVP VF VAQVFGVATHVFUNOYR SEBZ NQINAPRQ GRPUABYBTL!"
Gur Jneybpxfzvgu - lbh'ir ernq nobhg uvz, n ybat srngher negvpyr gung ena va gur Urebvat frpgvba bs gur Fhaqnl Zrgebcbyvgna. Vs gur negvpyr jnf gb or oryvrirq, uvf cnffjbeq-cebgrpgvba fpurzrf, zryqvat napvrag pelcgbybtl jvgu phggvat-rqtr zntvp, ner arneyl vzcbffvoyr gb penpx.
>m
Gvzr cnffrf.
>m
Gvzr cnffrf.
>cnfgvpur, haybpx fnsr
"Yrg'f frr..." Nf Cnfgvpur zbirf gb ernpu ure unaq guebhtu gur sebag bs gur fnsr, na vaivfvoyr sbepr svryq oybpxf ure sebz qbvat fb. "Abcr."
>t
"Yrg'f frr..." Nf Cnfgvpur zbirf gb ernpu ure unaq guebhtu gur sebag bs gur fnsr, na vaivfvoyr sbepr svryq oybpxf ure sebz qbvat fb. "Abcr."
>t
"Yrg'f frr..." Nf Cnfgvpur zbirf gb ernpu ure unaq guebhtu gur sebag bs gur fnsr, na vaivfvoyr sbepr svryq oybpxf ure sebz qbvat fb. "Abcr."
Yrkvpba fnlf, "'Inhyg' vf sebz gur Yngva jbeq 'ibyirer,' zrnavat 'gb ebyy'."
"Abobql nfxrq lbh, Yrkvpba," fnlf Cnfgvpur.
>t
"Yrg'f frr..." Nf Cnfgvpur zbirf gb ernpu ure unaq guebhtu gur sebag bs gur fnsr, na vaivfvoyr sbepr svryq oybpxf ure sebz qbvat fb. "Abcr."
>GURER VF AB PBHAGQBJA NALZBER OHG CNFGVPUR PNAABG HAYBPX GUR FNSR
Gung'f abg n cuenfvat jbegul bs n fhcreureb.
///////////////////// RAQ BS GENAFPEVCG /////////////////////
Nf lbh pna frr, Cnfgvpur pnaabg haybpx gur fnsr abj.
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Anyway, I am glad I played again as I managed to complete the game. It is a very good game. It seems to me, there is no distinction between hints and working together with the team, so the "hints" you get from your team mates are more or less required to solve the game.
It's a pleasure - and thanks for organising!
Also thanks to groggydog for inspiring me to add cover art to the reviews :D
