There are a lot of bugs with this. For one, examining anything seems to always examine the conference table, no matter which room (or building) you're in. A few times there are some rooms that don't properly tell you about all the exits. Some other little things (i was trying to hit enter xxxx for the keypad code and it kept saying 'you can't go that way'.

Still, it's very cool to see a verge text adventure. The plot of Diver Down was actually partially created when I was making a text adventure (that never got finished). The game story seems interesting but it kind of felt like there was nothing to do in some of the places. Like I would just walk around and read a description and move on. There should be more interaction in each room. Unless I was totally missing everything. :b

Is this project gonna be worked on anymore?

Well, some advice for any indie developer is that you have to work to get feedback. I released an original rpg with 15 hours of playtime that got great reviews when it was reviewed, but sometimes getting feedback (especially when specifically referring to bugs) it was a pain.

We all do it. We all download games, play them a bit, then delete them without contacting the developer.

For exits, I don't remember the room, but it was only like the 2nd or 3rd room you're in. You start by going west a couple times, but one of the rooms doesn't mention that you can exit to the east.

The examine bug seemed to occur after I examined the conference table. From then on out it was borked.

That keycode thing... You gotta have some kind of feedback (especially in a game like this) that my input is a valid command but I entered the wrong code. If I try and enter a keycode and the text says "you can't go that way", it lends me to believe that the game is messed up, or expecting another command. Any 'enter x" number command needs to say correct or incorrect code. That way the player knows that they're using the interface correctly.

I'm using Win98, btw.

It was an okay game, but I've found that I am too lazy to read all the text when playing text games now... :S

I did finish the demo though. :D Nice touch with that keypad thing, I do agree with grenideer that it'd be better if the keypad gave a more logic feedback when entering the wrong keycode, although I do also understand codewise why it doesn't. (Shortcuts can only do as much. :P)

Wow, thanks for the comment!

I'm not sure what might be causing the double move bug, because it clears the command buffer everytime a command is entered, as well as clearing the key buffer. I think. I do know that I made a command "again" or "z" that repeats the last command. I don't think you are accidentally doing that though, so it's probably a bug.

As for missing your keystrokes, damn, how fast do you type? I type at about 50-60 WPM, and I couldn't get it to drop keys. I know what is causing it in this case - I'm relying on V3 to do the key buffering, which won't be perfect in the loop I'm using. However, to be able to get keys to drop, you have to be typing REALLY fast. :D

I'm thinking about releasing a second version, for several reasons. First of all, I don't think it's finished. In a fit of madness, I released an unfinished game as a "version 1" because I wanted to get it out fast, which is something I always get mad about when commercial publishers do it. Second, there have been some changes to the main story of my official (or not) game, and I need to make those changes in the game to reflect those (name changes, continuity, etc). I might as well make some major improvements while I am at it. :D

I really appreciate your comments.