Improve giant-words failure message.

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Eric S. Raymond 2017-07-05 17:32:44 -04:00
parent 0b99885ed2
commit c8cac18f42
3 changed files with 7 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -219,7 +219,9 @@ static int bigwords(long id)
if (game.loc == LOC_GIANTROOM) { if (game.loc == LOC_GIANTROOM) {
rspeak(START_OVER); rspeak(START_OVER);
} else { } else {
rspeak(NOTHING_HAPPENS); /* This is new begavior in Open Adventure - sounds better when
* player isn't in the Giant Room. */
rspeak(WELL_POINTLESS);
} }
game.foobar = WORD_EMPTY; game.foobar = WORD_EMPTY;
return GO_CLEAROBJ; return GO_CLEAROBJ;

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@ -2957,6 +2957,7 @@ arbitrary_messages: !!omap
black smoke. black smoke.
- SHELL_IMPERVIOUS: 'The shell is very strong and is impervious to attack.' - SHELL_IMPERVIOUS: 'The shell is very strong and is impervious to attack.'
- START_OVER: 'What''s the matter, can''t you read? Now you''d best start over.' - START_OVER: 'What''s the matter, can''t you read? Now you''d best start over.'
- WELL_POINTLESS: 'Well, that was remarkably pointless.'
- DRAGON_SCALES: 'The axe bounces harmlessly off the dragon''s thick scales.' - DRAGON_SCALES: 'The axe bounces harmlessly off the dragon''s thick scales.'
- NASTY_DRAGON: 'The dragon looks rather nasty. You''d best not try to get by.' - NASTY_DRAGON: 'The dragon looks rather nasty. You''d best not try to get by.'
- BIRD_BURNT: |- - BIRD_BURNT: |-

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@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ Bug fixes:
* Behavior when saying the giant's magic words outside his room wasn't * Behavior when saying the giant's magic words outside his room wasn't
quite correct - the game responded as though the player were in quite correct - the game responded as though the player were in
the room. the room ("...can't you read?"). The new message is "Well, that was
remarkably pointless."
* Attempting to extinguish an unlit urn caused it to lose its oil. * Attempting to extinguish an unlit urn caused it to lose its oil.