Would be nice to get at least some confirmation that we've helped you resolve some of these issues.
Investigating this one...
Once you've given the helm to the caretaker, quickly pop to the south to scare the cleaner (and make her drop the tomato). Ignore the seats for now and go straight back to ...
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- Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:32 am
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Possible problem - Loose Ends
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4796
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:19 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Gilsoft PAW/Quill
- Replies: 49
- Views: 64992
Re: Gilsoft PAW/Quill
IIRC, you use the load database command in the Quill editor to load in the UDGs. You just need to make sure you've saved them correctly at the address the Quill program tells you on startup.
So much easier in the PAW... which combined all the various Quill extensions and facilities into one package ...
So much easier in the PAW... which combined all the various Quill extensions and facilities into one package ...
- Tue Oct 06, 2020 10:36 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Gilsoft PAW/Quill
- Replies: 49
- Views: 64992
Re: Gilsoft PAW/Quill
If you're emulating a 48K Spectrum then you can't just type CODE, you need to enter it as a keyword... so CAPS SHIFT then SYMBOL SHIFT (to get into extended mode... which accesses the green keywords) and then press I
(You may wish to bring up an onscreen Spectrum keyboard if that's an option in ...
(You may wish to bring up an onscreen Spectrum keyboard if that's an option in ...
- Tue Oct 06, 2020 4:50 pm
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Solution problem - The Twelve Days of Christmas
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4041
Re: Solution problem - The Twelve Days of Christmas
Oh, I see what you've done... You've missed a chunk out of the solution. You didn't do the seven swans a swimmin'.

- Tue Oct 06, 2020 4:07 pm
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Solution problem - The Twelve Days of Christmas
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4041
Re: Solution problem - The Twelve Days of Christmas
I'll investigate this a bit further. I can't immediately see why it's not triggering... it's not because of the object issue because the bucket and the milkmaids (and indeed the goat) are actually a single object in the code.
My initial thoughts are the version of the game you have is bugged ...
My initial thoughts are the version of the game you have is bugged ...
- Sun Oct 04, 2020 12:26 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Gilsoft PAW/Quill
- Replies: 49
- Views: 64992
Re: Gilsoft PAW/Quill
The Quill Editor accepts the following entries:
Verb Noun combination: (each word must be in the dictionary)
_ word (the word is skipped!)
But I don't understand the point of the latter since the word is ignored. It's a pity because it would have been very useful.
It's not really that useful in ...
- Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:06 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Tim Hartnell and Clive Gifford's Mysterious Adventures
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6080
Re: Tim Hartnell and Clive Gifford's Mysterious Adventures
There are so many type-in books out there that some are bound to be overlooked; particularly for machines like the CPC where most of the preservation effort is being spearheaded by the French community. The Spectrum scene is still plugging type-in gaps and their archives are a lot more extensive ...
- Mon Sep 21, 2020 10:54 pm
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Possible solution problem - The Mummy's Crypt
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6945
Re: Possible solution problem - The Mummy's Crypt
If the drapes are smothering you then you're carrying too much. You can only carry the wirecutters. The solution says to drop everything else (aside from the wirecutters) before you climb up.
- Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:18 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Land of the Giants (C64), Dorothy Millard
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12604
Re: Land of the Giants (C64), Dorothy Millard
Yes, there are various known issues with the word wrap and the control codes in (literally) edge case instances like that. It's why, if you look at various PAWed games, you'll see the author inserting a manual line break every so often when using coloured text highlighting.
- Thu Sep 03, 2020 3:43 pm
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Solution problem? Mutiny (part 2)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10006
Re: Solution problem? Mutiny (part 2)
If you SEARCH DEBRIS at this location then you uncover the ruby...

- Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:18 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Land of the Giants (C64), Dorothy Millard
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12604
Re: Land of the Giants (C64), Dorothy Millard
I can remember Quill users like Laurence and Simon talking about this a lot back in the day; and it's the reasons why a lot of their games, and games by other Quill authors, have points-of-no-return in them (such as a one way boat trip); so the very limited number of flags could be reused.
- Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:12 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Land of the Giants (C64), Dorothy Millard
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12604
Re: Land of the Giants (C64), Dorothy Millard
Nah, it'd be impossible to justify or even enjoy that sort of purchase at the moment. Thanks for the offer but there are far better and more needy causes to donate to than unnecessary computers for middle-aged blokes. 
- Wed Sep 02, 2020 11:30 pm
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Solution problem? The Ellisnore Diamond
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4570
Re: Solution problem? The Ellisnore Diamond
Use...
CHECK VERSE instead.
CHECK VERSE instead.
- Wed Sep 02, 2020 11:15 pm
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Solution problem? Mutiny (part 2)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10006
Re: Solution problem? Mutiny (part 2)
Do you even have the ruby at this point?
- Wed Sep 02, 2020 10:54 pm
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Solution problem? Silverwolf
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3867
Re: Solution problem? Silverwolf
You need to BECOME THUNDER to rub the ring with the scarf as thunder is the one with all the items.
