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   Message 294 of 419   
   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.   
      
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