h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I've been playing with the new hhgg game on the Radio4 site http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml

I see there have been a number of threads started on Ask about the new version of the game recently. I'm wondering if there is interest in starting an Apage as a central place for researchers to discuss the game, ask questions etc.

I'm happy to start an entry on this but I wanted to check first that (a) it hasn't already been done, and (b) do people think it would be useful?

Any comments or ideas are welcome

kea.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention - daren't start playing now, I've got to go & start cooking dinner!

I think it would be a good idea, I've not seen anywhere on here that it's been done already...

I've got a question thoguh To save the game, I type save, then it asks for a name. Every in thing I type in, it won't accept What words can i save it under?

ah! never mind, sorted!

Traveller in Time on his head
"How about < <./>F19585?thread=490926</.> > ?

But perhaps we should wait for 'Sean D.Sollé' < U7 > as he wrote it "

I'm stuck at the bulldozer... how do I keep it stopped and follow Ford without dying?!?

Traveller in Time on his head
"Act as a parrot.
Act as a winning machine in a turing test.
Well, perhaps act human, mainly ignore him for a while. "

I did. I've tried everything I can think of, but I can't get the bulldozer to stay there while I go anywhere. I can't dismantle it, I've even tried brushing it! Didn't do anything, but you know...

Cat

Traveller in Time on his head
"Never mind this bulldozer, it is not your size. Perhaps you should just concentrate on ford, or the BBC messageboard < <./>/cgi-perl/h2/h2.cgi?state=threads&board=radio4.hitchhiker&</.> > "

Cat, have you read the book? The first thing you need to do is the same as in the book. After that, take TiT's advice in his first reponse to you (especialy that last line).

~

Thanks for the feedback...I guess I'll go ahead and set up an entry for questions, discussions etc. Will post the link when I get it done

Yeah, i've read the book. I've stopped the bulldozer, but I can't get it to stay stopped long enough for me to leave and not die.

Traveller in Time on his journal
"Do not forget to include links to and from the other conversations about the new game here on hootoo. And perhaps you can include parts of the message board, it is filled with 'spoilers'. "

Besides which, i don't understand TT at the best of times!

I also don't understand the message board. It's freaking me out. All I can figure out is that someone said there was a read-through somewhere and I don't know where they were on about.

Traveller in Time on his head
"Hey, I just try to give hints not spoilers. The is crucial "

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE, I just got annoyed at it and said:

Me: Hit prosser with a star
It: You're not holding the sun


Does anyone else find this hilarious?

Traveller in Time no his head
"If you use known words, all the 'wrong' questions give hilarious answers. "

I GOT PAST IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wooo!!!!

(No, it didn't take me an hour and a half, I was watching Rove Live, came back and got past it. Peet helped a little...)

well done Cat

>>Traveller in Time on his journal
"Do not forget to include links to and from the other conversations about the new game here on hootoo. And perhaps you can include parts of the message board, it is filled with 'spoilers'. "<<

Will include the links . I'm not sure about the mesage board - I found it kind of weird, and then gave up after I saw a post complaining about all the games posts


So what is it with the and the bulldozer? *worried now that I have missed something vital at that stage*

*goes off to inspect that part of the game*

No idea, cause it didn't help me at all. It was pretty funny though telling it to do a whole pile of stuff about the sun and stars...

Now I'm stuck in the dark though...