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Students of Herr Rau (and Herr Rau)
Book of Help
Part of Helpful Topics
A help-topic is a kind of value. Some help-topics are defined by the Table of Helpful Hints.
Asking for help about is an action out of world, applying to one help-topic.
Understand "help [help-topic]" as asking for help about.
Understand "help" or "help [text]" or "hint" as a mistake ("Help is available on the following topics (write 'help' followed by the topic): [help-topics list]").
Carry out asking for help about:
repeat through the Table of Helpful Hints:
if the help-topic understood is the help-topic entry:
if availability entry is 1:
say "[reply entry][paragraph break]";
break.
To say help-topics list:
repeat through the Table of Helpful Hints:
if availability entry is 1:
say "[line break] [help-topic entry]";
Table of Helpful Hints
| help-topic | availability | reply |
| Coraline | 1 | "It's a book by Neil Gaiman, published in 2002. It was made into a film, too. This game follows the plot of the book, mostly." |
| Neil Gaiman | 1 | "A famous writer. Herr Rau likes a lot of his comic books and books. Robert Gadling is Herr Rau's favourite Gaiman character." |
| goal | 1 | "The goal of the game is to enjoy it, and to follow the plot of the novel: As in the book, you must find a way into - spoiler alert - the other world, talk to the cat, get the talisman, and rescue your parents and the three lost souls. Then, you must return home." |
| commands | 1 | "You can LOOK (l) around or LOOK AT/EXAMINE (x) something that is visible to you.[line break]If you type INVENTORY (i), you get at list of everything that you are carrying or wearing.[line break]You can try to TAKE something or DROP it again.[line break]Shoes and clothes you can PUT ON or WEAR or TAKE OFF. [line break]Doors you can OPEN or CLOSE, and other things, too. Sometimes they are locked, then you first have to UNLOCK them - if you have the right key.[line break]With people, you can ASK them ABOUT something, or TELL them ABOUT something, or TALK TO them.[line break]There are many more commands that the game understands." |
| map | 1 | "If you type MAP or SHOW MAP, you will see a map of Coraline's house and the area around it." |
| saving | 1 | "To save the game, type SAVE. You will be prompted to supply a file-name for your saved game. If you'd like to return to play at that point again later, RESTORE the saved game. You only have to save the game when you stop playing, there is nothing dangerous that can make you come to an unhappy ending... well, except for close to the finish." |
| help | 1 | "You can also ask any character for help by writing, for example, 'mum, help me'. You may get different hints from different people in different situations. Also, you can read your journal if you need help." |
| hint 1 | 1 | "Ask your mother about the door and examine the door thoroughly. Go to bed when you are tired." |
| hint 2 | 0 | "Has your mother locked the door after you left? You should check. And if she has, maybe she has left the key hanging somewhere..." |
| hint 3 | 0 | "Find the cat and talk to it. Then, go to bed again - it's late." |
| hint 4 | 0 | "Talk to Miss Spink and Miss Forcible about their secret. Then you must go and find your parents. They aren't in *this* house, that's certain." |
| hint 5 | 0 | "Listen to the Children! Find their souls." |
| hint 6 | 0 | "Find the souls of the children in the form of three colourful marbles. Mostly, they are hidden with people, sometimes they are hidden in plain sight. When you have them and your parents everything, attack the mother to distract her, and get the key." |
| hint 7 | 0 | "Act quickly." |
When Midnight Excursion begins:
now the availability corresponding to a help-topic of hint 2 in the Table of Helpful Hints is 1;
now the availability corresponding to a help-topic of hint 1 in the Table of Helpful Hints is 0.
When First Visit begins:
now the availability corresponding to a help-topic of hint 3 in the Table of Helpful Hints is 1;
now the availability corresponding to a help-topic of hint 2 in the Table of Helpful Hints is 0.
When Home Alone begins:
now the availability corresponding to a help-topic of hint 4 in the Table of Helpful Hints is 1;
now the availability corresponding to a help-topic of hint 3 in the Table of Helpful Hints is 0.
When Meeting the Children begins:
now the availability corresponding to a help-topic of hint 5 in the Table of Helpful Hints is 1;
now the availability corresponding to a help-topic of hint 4 in the Table of Helpful Hints is 0.
When Searching the Other World begins:
now the availability corresponding to a help-topic of hint 6 in the Table of Helpful Hints is 1;
now the availability corresponding to a help-topic of hint 5 in the Table of Helpful Hints is 0.
When the Chase begins:
now the availability corresponding to a help-topic of hint 7 in the Table of Helpful Hints is 1;
now the availability corresponding to a help-topic of hint 6 in the Table of Helpful Hints is 0.
When Unfinished Business begins:
now the availability corresponding to a help-topic of hint 7 in the Table of Helpful Hints is 0.