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|    Ray Sbaitso to John Hiemenz    |
|    Re: The Long Dark    |
|    04 Apr 20 12:45:10    |
      PID: ZeusBBS 1.5 3f2       MSGID: 1:19/38 E88D6FE4       REPLY: 217.fidodoom@1:154/40 22e4e3cc       TID: CrashMail 1.30/b 2000       Did you happen to play Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Infocom? I am the       exact same way and I believe that's where the issue came from with me. There       was a point in the game where you got told you needed a certain item to finish       the game. If you didn't already have it, you had to start all over because you        couldn't go back. The first time I went back and started over I didn't       realize it was apparently random or there was at least a list of items it could        be because I picked up the item it mentioned the prior time and it asked for a        different item the next time. From that point on I grabbed everything in       sight! :)              I think Deus Ex was the first game I ever played with a limited inventory. I       couldn't grasp it at first. There's a LIMIT to how much you can carry!?!?        Everyone else thought it made complete sense, but I was mortified. Why can't I        carry 3 truckloads of items in a backpack anymore?!!?                             On Saturday March 28, 2020, John Hiemenz said to Ray Sbaitso...               JH> That's me in a nutshell. I have that game mentality from years gone        JH> by.. if I can pick it up and carry, there must be some importance to        JH> this that will become clear later in the game. Pick up and carry all        JH> the things!               JH> As I learned a little more abouth TLD, I would hoard stuff and haul it        JH> to certain areas where it would make sense to have it, near or on the        JH> way to a forge or crafting table. I've started using the in-game notes        JH> and calendar to write down where I've placed things in case I forget        JH> what I have or don't have and where it is.              --- Zeus BBS 1.5        * Origin: CIA AMIGA BBS - ciaamigabbs.dynu.net:6400 (1:19/38.0)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 14/5 15/0 2 19/25 36 38 34/999 90/1 104/115 106/201       SEEN-BY: 106/987 114/224 702 705 706 116/18 120/331 123/140 124/5014       SEEN-BY: 124/5016 128/2 73 187 253 130/803 153/7715 218/700 222/2       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/101 426 1014 230/150 152 240/5832 249/206       SEEN-BY: 249/307 317 400 250/1 261/38 100 266/512 267/155 275/100       SEEN-BY: 282/1031 1056 291/1 111 298/25 305/1 3 310/2 312/2 317/3       SEEN-BY: 320/119 219 322/757 340/400 342/13 200 387/25 27 396/45 640/1321       SEEN-BY: 712/848 801/189 2320/105 3005/1 3634/12 5020/1042       PATH: 19/38 396/45 261/38 15/0 317/3 229/426           |
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