Mike Piontek1d ago
Transfer Point is now available! It’s a point-and-click adventure game about regret, forgiveness, and email. It was made in World Builder, a Mac app from 1986. You can play it free in your web browser. InvisiClues are also available here if you need a hint! https://robotspacer.software/transfer-point.html #MARCHintosh
Transfer Point for Macintosh

An adventure game about regret, forgiveness, and email, created in World Builder. Made almost entirely live on twitch.tv/robotspacer, from March 2023 through June 2024, with the help of many wonderful people.

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Show threadDigital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 👽1d ago

@robotspacer Well, I've had a couple deaths (egret, shadow) and I'm now stuck, and/or waiting for a potato to grow.

- "put book in drop" should do something!
- No sounds, is that normal?
- there's no "back" button in signs & such. "leave" works but nothing tells me it should.
- YOU CAN PET THE DOG!
- "i" for inventory would be nice.
- Nice book titles!

Show threadMike Piontek1d ago
@mdhughes
- You're right! Noted.
- Should have sound (including right after "click to start”). If I recall correctly World Builder sounds don't work on 32-bit Macs? If you're running it on real hardware or a later emulator that might be it. I should add a note about this.
- There should be Back/Close in the Commands menu in close-ups?
- 🎉
- I agree but that's a built-in command so there's no way to do it. Command-I works.
- Thanks, lots of community suggestions in there!
Show threadMike Piontek1d ago
@mdhughes Oh btw, exiting close-ups is mentioned in the help (second screen). That's worth a quick look if you get stuck on anything else.
Show threadDigital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 👽1d ago
@robotspacer Yeah, I looked at the help after a bit. Still would be nice to have a back button, but it may be tough in their engine.
Show threadDigital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 👽1d ago

@robotspacer OK, nice game!!!

(yes, I know I'm a monster.)

But 2 more points‽

Anyway, first run I guessed in the cat conversation, based on the books outside, and only later got the PDA which explained it. MAYBE don't let the bookcase move until you use the PDA? Or require HER name?

I keep forgetting to search rooms.

I don't understand the shadow or gone room? I'll have some more investigation on that. I have to set up my emulator to have useful saves.

Show threadMike Piontek1d ago
@mdhughes Thank you! Yeah, I think it’s not super hard to guess the cat conversation, but that seems OK. And yes the search mechanics are little odd but I decided to accept some things as being standard for World Builder. I’ll probably improve on those things for the Playdate version. I’m confused what you mean by “the shadow or gone room”?
Show threadDigital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 👽1d ago

@robotspacer The shadow is the figure in the doorway. I don't know how to reliably trigger it, I avoid it by just walking away but maybe there's a solution. Why isn't it inside the house?

The gone room: The place past the foyer.

Show threadMike Piontek
@mdhughes Ah, got it. Let me know if you want answers to either of those.
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