Improve giant-words failure message.

diff --git a/actions.c b/actions.c
index 2b432f371470eb0645532951774149d7ce2d3925..aea451eb7ac9d882304b15600ce59926b5332f88 100644 (file)
--- a/actions.c
+++ b/actions.c
@@ -217,9 +217,11 @@ static int bigwords(long id)
   else
     {
       if (game.loc == LOC_GIANTROOM) {
-       rspeak( START_OVER);
+       rspeak(START_OVER);
       } 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;
       return GO_CLEAROBJ;

diff --git a/adventure.yaml b/adventure.yaml
index a1c4fe1766461654b5a733a09d87ce6fd9bc5d8d..c9be988afb3d8705bdc4bc27c78fb4367f91d546 100644 (file)
--- a/adventure.yaml
+++ b/adventure.yaml
@@ -2957,6 +2957,7 @@ arbitrary_messages:  !!omap
       black smoke.
 - 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.'
+- WELL_POINTLESS: 'Well, that was remarkably pointless.'
 - 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.'
 - BIRD_BURNT: |-

diff --git a/notes.adoc b/notes.adoc
index 615fadd1d91193bbc3dee9f2bf6804c3ea563e89..8fbbbd54ef9708380dc170a90c215e4c47301f19 100644 (file)
--- a/notes.adoc
+++ b/notes.adoc
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ Bug fixes:
 
 * Behavior when saying the giant's magic words outside his room wasn't
   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.