From: Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 21:32:44 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Improve giant-words failure message.
X-Git-Tag: 2017-07-10~61
X-Git-Url: https://jxself.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c8cac18f42ab4e5e060d632fcde29c8c74354b53;p=open-adventure.git

Improve giant-words failure message.
---

diff --git a/actions.c b/actions.c
index 2b432f3..aea451e 100644
--- 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 a1c4fe1..c9be988 100644
--- 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 615fadd..8fbbbd5 100644
--- 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.