DIAMOND TRAIL /Gilsoft/
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This game depends of some random events, so at one place it is not possible to
give an exact step by step solution. However, the solution will be formalized
as many as possible. Here will be given two solutions. The first one is the
most logical solution. But, once you finish the game using this solution, you
will be challenged to find the shortest solution (in 115 moves). So, this
solution is given here too (without any comments, because they are the same as
those given with the first solution).
Solution I:
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This is the most logical solution:
W, N, EXAMINE PURSE, OPEN PURSE (a 1.00 pound note is in it), GET NOTE, S, S,
E, N, DROP NOTE, GET COIN (a 50p coin - you need to drop the note before
getting this, else this act will be treated as a stealing), S (you are hungry,
so you need to find a food), GET LADDER, W, N, EXAMINE ROAD (you can see a
Zebra crossing), CROSS ZEBRA, S, ENTER DELICATESSEN, USE COIN (on the vending
machine), GET HAMBURGER, EAT HAMBURGER (much better), S, GET MATCH, N, E, S,
GET MACKINTOSH, WEAR MACKINTOSH (a protection against a damaged fire hydrant),
N, N, W, GET GUN, N, READ BOOK (a hint about how to use a laser cutter), S, E
(the hydrant starts to shower acidic water, but you are protected), CROSS
ZEBRA, S, CLIMB LADDER, GET KEY, D, S, E, E, CLIMB LADDER (the dustbins are in
the way), DROP LADDER, CLIMB DUSTBINS, GET CUTTER, UNLOCK DOOR, DROP KEY, W,
GET LAMP (now, you must not leave the museum through a regular exit, because
you will be arrested for stealing the lamp), E, S, W, W, N, N, E, E (starting
from this place, a man will appear at the random moment and will take a shot
at you; when this happens do SHOOT MAN), S, USE CUTTER, TWIDDLE KNOBS (to cut
the cover - a hint from the book), DROP CUTTER, LIGHT MATCH, LIGHT LAMP, D, E,
E, E, D, GET CARD, S, N, N, N, E, U, N, E, BUY TICKET, GIVE CARD, W, W, N, GET
KNIFE, S, W, S, READ NOTICE (a hint about what happens with the tube trains),
D (you need a ticket), GIVE TICKET, WAIT TRAIN (do not board this train - it
will crash), WAIT TRAIN (another one), ENTER TRAIN (after a while you will
reach a new station somewhere in Wales; I don't know whether the name of the
station "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" is a
coded hint, or just a parody on Welsh language), E, EXAMINE CRATE (very
interesting), OPEN CRATE (with the knife), DROP KNIFE, GET DIAMOND, EXAMINE
DIAMOND (well, now you have it, but you can not bring it in the tower using a
regular entrance, because you will be arrested; instead you need to use a
thief's way through the sewer), W, ENTER TRAIN, U, N, E, E, S, D, E, E, E, D,
S, N, E, W, U, OPEN DOOR (you are at the right place), DROP DIAMOND, GET FAKE
JEWEL, D, N, N, N, CROSS ZEBRA, E (well done).
Solution II:
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This is the shortest possible solution (in 115 moves).
W, N, GET PURSE, S, S, E, N, OPEN PURSE, GET COIN, S, GET LADDER, W, N, CROSS
ZEBRA, S, W, USE COIN, EAT HAMBURGER, S, GET MATCH, N, E, S, GET MACKINTOSH,
WEAR MACKINTOSH, N, N, W, GET GUN, E, CROSS ZEBRA, S, CLIMB LADDER, GET KEY,
D, S, E, E, DROP LADDER, CLIMB DUSTBINS, GET CUTTER, UNLOCK DOOR, DROP KEY, W,
GET LAMP, E, S, W, W, N, N, E, E (starting from this place, a man will appear
at the random moment and will take a shot at you; when this happens do SHOOT
MAN), S, TWIDDLE KNOBS, DROP CUTTER, LIGHT MATCH, LIGHT LAMP, D, E, E, E, D,
GET CARD, S, N, N, N, E, U, N, E, GIVE CARD, W, W, N, GET KNIFE, S, W, S, GIVE
TICKET, WAIT TRAIN, WAIT TRAIN, ENTER TRAIN, E, OPEN CRATE, DROP KNIFE, GET
DIAMOND, W, ENTER TRAIN, U, N, E, E, S, D, E, E, E, D, S, N, E, W, U, OPEN
DOOR, DROP DIAMOND, GET JEWEL, D, N, N, N, CROSS ZEBRA, E.
Hints:
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- Be carefully when you get an object: there is a lot of objects which must
not be simply picked up, else you will be arrested for a stealing. That's
why you also need to find alternative ways to bring out some important
objects (for example, the lamp from the museum, etc.).
- It is impossible to use the key to unlock a door inside the museum from the
regular side.
Comment:
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A relatively good text only game, written by Tim Gilberts using The Quill. The
parser is a strict verb-noun parser. The game has a good atmosphere, and it is
not very hard to solve, although some puzzles are not so easy. Finding the
shortest solution is an interesting challenge: although it is relatively easy
to find a solution in 116 moves (once the game is solved), finding a 115-moves
solution was a quite hard task for me...
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Game solution by Zeljko Juric
If something is not clear, ask me using e-mail:
zjuric@utic.net.ba
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