Timeless Bauble changed...?

TaoLibra · #1 November 9th, 2005, 07:16 PM

Anyone who doesn't already know what the Timeless Bauble did in SAIS (perhaps because they never played it) may wish to avoid reading the WW question below, as it might spoil the mystery for you.

On the other hand, maybe not.

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I found the Timeless Bauble in WW, and I attempted to use it as it was used in SAIS. However, when I entered the name of an item (the name of the best engine to be specific, correctly spelled, and which I know exists in WW because I found one later), the� uh, occupant claimed not to know what that item was and gave me something else instead. (And the *&^%$#@! laughed at me, too! Yeah, you better disappear buddy, or I'm gonna wipe that laugh off yer ugly face with a Tachyon Ray�)

So my Question is: Is that a Bug? Or some kind of evil Trick, deliberately planted by the twisted, sadistic Overlords at Digital Eel, just to mess with our heads?

Arralen · #2 November 9th, 2005, 07:24 PM

Maybe you got the name wrong ?

TaoLibra · #3 November 9th, 2005, 07:31 PM

Nope, I'm sure I got it right. Even if I hadn't been sure though, I've actually tried it several times, with different items; and I have been careful to choose only items that I am certain are in Weird Worlds, and I have been very careful to spell them correctly. Same results, every time. (Four or five occasions, so far.)

Have you (or has anyone else) gotten the Timeless Bauble in WW and used it successfully? If so, then perhaps there's just something wrong with my installation�

Combat Wombat · #4 November 9th, 2005, 07:50 PM

Always worked fine for me. Its only worth using to get a particle vortex cannon anyways.

Fingers · #5 November 9th, 2005, 08:48 PM

TaoLibra: certain items are unique, ie. there can only be one of them in the game at any one time. If that item is somewhere on the map then it can't be in Fomax's vault. This means that wishing for something particularly powerful or valuable has a chance of failure (especially so on the large map).

TaoLibra · #6 November 9th, 2005, 09:10 PM

Ahhh� well, that makes sense, I suppose. I shall try it again, and ask for something that isn't a unique item�

James Sterrett · #7 November 9th, 2005, 09:37 PM

Actually, as a matter of risky strategy, it's worth it to ask for that item once the game's gone about halfway. You run a solid risk of losing points, but if the Item is *not* present in the game, you get it then and there, giving you the time to get a much better score.

Cyberis · #8 November 10th, 2005, 10:51 AM

Thanks for sharing that information Fingers

, that's good to know. I have only come across this once in WW and I asked for the cloaker. In fact all I entered was "cloak" and fomax knew what I meant. IMPRESSIVE!

Arralen · #9 November 10th, 2005, 11:58 AM

IIRC, the cloaker isn't unique, there are at least .. ok, I better shut up, I think

nihilix · #10 November 11th, 2005, 01:33 AM

Fomax does his best to please; pretty good about finding what you want. And he starts with the front of a string, so 'hyperdr' is all you need.

HOWEVER...

If you merely ask for 'hyper' - well, there are a number of items that start out that way. I asked for an 'anti' (graviton shunt - black holes to explore! AND worth a lot!) and got the antichronon pulse blaster... not as disappointing as getting a fuzzy lummox, to be sure, but I won't make THAT mistake again!