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Re:Show HN: WrittenRealms – a modern platform for text-based... by kazoomonger on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @05:19PM (#27899502)
I like the interface in general. However, as someone that has played some text-based games but is not super familiar with the genre, I think this log captures my confusion:

    kill spider
    You stab a small spider for 6 damage!
    stab spider
    Unknown command: 'stab'. Type 'help' for help.
    kill spider
    You're already in combat!
    attack spider
    You're already in combat!
I can see a floating box that says that I'm in combat, but it doesn't help me figure out what to type, because the only option is "FLEE"

If I try to flee, I get a loading bar that then becomes full and then doesn't do anything. If I try to flee again, it says I'm charging an ability.

I'm honestly not sure how to proceed. help didn't give me any useful commands.

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Re:Show HN: WrittenRealms – a modern platform for text-based... by mbunch on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @05:31PM (#27899639)
Welp, that's definitely a bug! Flee is supposed to move you to an adjacent room on completion, which is, of course, exactly what it did until some time today. Working on a fix now!
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Re:Show HN: WrittenRealms – a modern platform for text-based... by chrisco255 on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @05:54PM (#27899883)
Why wouldn't it allow the continuation of the fight? Either way, this is looking very good and interesting!
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Re:Show HN: WrittenRealms – a modern platform for text-based... by mbunch on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @06:17PM (#27900056)
The last time this came up, it was an unhandled exception that basically killed the combat thread. Probably something similar this time. In any case, thanks! Hoping to get it back into a playable state shortly, haha.
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Re:Show HN: WrittenRealms – a modern platform for text-based... by digital_ice on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @05:27PM (#27899602)
Yeah, I found myself in the exact same position. Tried tapping and typing almost everything I could think of, got frustrated and quit. Not sure if its a bug, or just lack of useful tutorial information.
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Re:Show HN: WrittenRealms – a modern platform for text-based... by mbunch on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @05:32PM (#27899646)
Sorry, looks like this is a bug with Flee that just popped up and it just stalls combat entirely. Trying to fix now.
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