AGS Cryptic

AnasAbdin · Mon 10/08/2015 20:59:59

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I'm not sure.. but the officer part may have helped...

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Earl Bobby?

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Haggis · Mon 10/08/2015 22:33:43

'ello 'ello 'ello... he's only gone and nailed it!

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Of course! Arabic script - right to left - rl

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God job.

Stupot · Mon 10/08/2015 22:41:57

Ding ding ding! Well done Anas :-)
Indeed, Earl Bobby it is.

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AnasAbdin · Tue 11/08/2015 10:44:46

Ideally, one should never call it in the final release of their baby into the wild (9)

AGS related.

Baron · Wed 12/08/2015 04:22:07

Hmmmmm. Eight italicized words and eight non-italicized words. If I didn't know any better I'd say it's probably a type-o and should be disregarded entirely.

AnasAbdin · Wed 12/08/2015 06:37:32

Quote from: Baron on Wed 12/08/2015 04:22:07
Hmmmmm. Eight italicized words and eight non-italicized words. If I didn't know any better ~~I'd say it's probably a type-o and should be disregarded entirely~~.

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Italians are serious

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Stupot · Wed 12/08/2015 06:57:42

Just based on the literal sentence of the clue itself and the letter count:

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debugging

In that you should always turn off debugging before releasing final version of your game to the world.

How that relates to Italians being serious, I have no idea.

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AnasAbdin · Wed 12/08/2015 07:52:32

Dammit! Why does my heart sink whenever someone gets too close!

Quote from: Stupot+ on Wed 12/08/2015 06:57:42
Just based on the literal sentence of the clue itself and the letter count:
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~~debugging~~

In that you should always ~~turn off debugging~~ before releasing final version of your game to the world.

How that relates to Italians being serious, I have no idea.
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Italians italics...

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Kweepa · Wed 12/08/2015 23:46:52

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debugmode?
It's been too long since I did any AGS coding...

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Stupot · Wed 12/08/2015 23:55:32

Quote from: AnasAbdin on Wed 12/08/2015 07:52:32
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Italians italics...
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bicilotti

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Baron · Thu 13/08/2015 03:52:12

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I always bicilotti my game before release.

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Game.Font?

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AnasAbdin · Thu 13/08/2015 06:34:46

Sorry Stu and Kweepa.. Kweep trying

Quote from: Baron on Thu 13/08/2015 03:52:12
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I always bicilotti my game before release.
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~~Game.Font?~~
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Almost spilled my coffee! Still wrong.

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It's AGS code related.
It can be answered if you only use the italics from the main puzzle.
It's a major issue in the world.

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Baron · Fri 14/08/2015 04:28:34

Quote from: AnasAbdin on Tue 11/08/2015 10:44:46
Ideally, one should never call it in the final release of their baby into the wild (9)

Quote from: The Manual
This command should ideally never be called in the final release of a game.

Due to the similarities of the above word clusters, I'm going to go with

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AbortGame. But I still don't see how this is a major real world issue....

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AnasAbdin · Fri 14/08/2015 06:53:50

Correct Baron. A lot of countries have debates about abortion...
anywho next!

Mandle · Fri 14/08/2015 08:56:16

Quote from: Baron on Fri 14/08/2015 04:28:34
Quote from: AnasAbdin on Tue 11/08/2015 10:44:46
Ideally, one should never call it in the final release of their baby into the wild (9)

Quote from: The Manual
This command should ideally never be called in the final release of a game.

Due to the similarities of the above word clusters, I'm going to go with
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AbortGame. But I still don't see how this is a major real world issue....
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WOOOOOAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!

I'm still totally lost on this one...

Can someone please explain to the big dummy over here how it worked???

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Oh no worries I got it...GRRRRRRRRRR...

So you had to use the italic words to search on Google to find in the AGS manual a coding phrase that matched them???

WTF??? DUUUUUDE....sorry but I'm gonna have to call bullshit in the nicest possible way

Oh and Baron: HTF???

AnasAbdin · Fri 14/08/2015 11:29:23

Ideally never call it in the final release is literally mentioned in the AGS manuel on the first index

Italics are used to emphasise on which words in the clue are important

no googling was used in the making of this product!

Mandle · Fri 14/08/2015 13:24:14

Quote from: AnasAbdin on Fri 14/08/2015 11:29:23
Ideally never call it in the final release is literally mentioned in the AGS manuel on the first index
Italics are used to emphasise on which words in the clue are important no googling was used in the making of this product!

Okay then...I retract my "calling bullshit" statement and replace with:

Errrrrmmmmmm...

Hahaha just kidding mate....not every puzzle can please everyone all the time and just in adding content to the thread thanks!!!

This one just happened to get me a bit frustrated but heck...we are adventure game players and well used to being frustrated by puzzles right?

Baron · Sat 15/08/2015 05:20:37

Quote from: Mandle on Fri 14/08/2015 08:56:16
[Oh and Baron: HTF???

I figured, since it was AGS code related, that the answer was in the manual. Fortunately it was the very first entry, so I didn't need to read very far (I wouldn't have got it without the code-related hint).

Topless dinosaur band breaks rules, to Scooby-Doo (7)

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Adventure Related

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Mandle · Tue 18/08/2015 01:00:19

Quote from: Baron on Sat 15/08/2015 05:20:37
Topless dinosaur band breaks rules, to Scooby-Doo (7)

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Adventure Related
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Hmmmmmm...

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Topless dinosaur = saur?
band = ring?
breaks rules = no idea...
Scooby-Doo = Replace first letter with "R"? (Like how Scooby talks)

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Baron · Tue 18/08/2015 02:03:09

3 days a hint:

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If I were you guys, I'd be looking up dinosaur bands. Try to find a group of fossils from several eras ago who are still playing.

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And for poor diligent Mandle:

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No, no, no, and yes!

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