The Maintenance Man by Philip Dearmore ======================================= This document is written by Ryan Cuthbertson. It contains hints, a walkthrough and a short review. Feel free to write and upload something better if you want to do so, otherwise, corrective modifications are welcomed and encouraged. 1.00 2/1/2004 Hints ------ Answers encoded with ROT13. o What should I do first? o Trg gb jbex! o Jurer'f lbhe obff? o Creuncf ur'f bhg. o Znlor cynl nebhaq jvgu gur tnqtrgf va lbhe ebbz svefg. o Purpx gur nafjrevat znpuvar. o "chfu ohggba" o I can't get out the room! The phone keeps ringing. o Unir gur cubar nafjrerq sbe lbh. o Rzcyblrrf fubhyq gnxr nqinagntr bs grpuabybtl! o "ghea ba nafjrevat znpuvar" o How do I help the people in the elevator? o Lbh'yy arrq gb hfr gur fgnvef. o Lbh'yy arrq gb trg gur crbcyr gb gur tebhaq. o Gur yvsg znpuvarel vf ba gur tebhaq sybbe, bhgfvqr. o Bcra gur inyir. Vg'f cnfg gur ybpxrq qbbe. o Lbh'yy arrq n jerapu gb qb vg (sebz lbhe ebbz) o There's a locked door. Is that important? o Gb svk gur yvsg, lrf. o Fheryl lbhe rzcyblre jbhyq unir tvira lbh xrlf. o Gurl'er cebonoyl va lbhe ebbz fbzrjurer. o Nera'g lbh pbyq? Vfa'g gung zber vzcbegnag? o Gur nafjrevat znpuvar'f oyvaxvat qvfgenpgrq lbh juvyr lbh uhat hc lbhe wnpxrg ng gur ortvaavat. o Trg lbhe wnpxrg, gur xrlf ner haqrearngu gurz. o How do I not hurt the people stuck in the lift? o Unir lbh ernq gur sylre gung jnf ba lbhe qrfx? o Ghea gur inyir bayl gjvpr jvgu gur jerapu (fgbc bcravat vg jura lbh urne uvffvat). o How do I get out of the dark? o Gur yvtugf jrag bhg orpnhfr gurer'f ab cbjre. o Jung nobhg hfvat onggrel cbjre? o Qb lbh erzrzore jung jnf urer orsber? o Fbzrguvat gung vf qrfvtarq gb jbex va cynprf jurer gurer vf ab cbjre. o Fbzrguvat gung pna cebivqr vgf bja yvtug jvgu be jvgubhg fgerrgyvtugf. o Hfr gur yvtugf bs gur Yrkhf jubfr jvaqbj jnf bcra n yvggyr. o "svaq pne", "svaq jvaqbj", "svaq yvtugf" Walkthrough ------------ You should be able to use this file directly as input to the game because all the commands begin with ">". At the game command prompt, type an at sign ("@") followed by the name of this file (eg. "@mmhelp.txt"). The game can be completed in less moves than this but who's hurring? >e >x radio >take all >w >x desk >x machine >push button >e >turn on radio >w >sort orders >stand >take jacket >take keys >s >s >turn on answering machine >s >s >push button (just to check) >w >n >d >n >wear jacket >w >x lexus >e >unlock door with keys >e >open box >touch copper (don't try this at home!) >n >x line >turn valve with wrench >g >drop flyer >z.z.z >s. w. w >find car >find window >find lights >l >n. s. e >e. e. n Reflective Comments -------------------- I quite liked this game and even though only the beginning currently exists, most of it is complete enough to be considered a short game. I thought the answering machine puzzle was a bit tricky because there was no description of a button on it and it must be assumed that it can be turned on and off somehow. The game would have benefited greatly if it was more polished. I really liked the lights puzzle!