| Author | Message | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1434 Registered: 3-2006 |
Hi all! I've been away from this forum for a bit, but am now back! Nice to see some familiar names still around, and so many new members. =) I'll get back into the swing of things with a quick puzzle... I'd always thought that there was something wrong with him. It was only later that I found out that I was the one to blame, but though I felt bad, there was no way to apologise. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2051 Registered: 9-2009 |
"him" : H? A? M? A fictional character? No way to apologise: Because by this time he was dead? Otherwise unreachable? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1436 Registered: 3-2006 |
"him" : H? Yope A? Yes M? Yes A fictional character? Yes No way to apologise: Because by this time he was dead? No Otherwise unreachable? Yes | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2998 Registered: 7-2009 |
Fictional character from a: book? movie? graphic novel? comic strip? urban legend? play? musical? radio program? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1438 Registered: 3-2006 |
Fictional character from a: book? movie? graphic novel? comic strip? urban legend? play? musical? radio program? No to all | ||
| Nightly (Nightly)
New member Username: Nightly Post Number: 2 Registered: 8-2012 |
Was the fictional character from a dream? A dream that you had? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17387 Registered: 4-2010 |
Hi Jackie! I still remember your spider versponse... wish we had figured out the answer before you left. Is the character from a TV show? "No way to apologize": Had the show ended? | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 1004 Registered: 8-2011 |
Had you misunderstood something about the character? About something else? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1440 Registered: 3-2006 |
Nightly: Was the fictional character from a dream? No A dream that you had? No Balin: Hi Jackie! I still remember your spider versponse... wish we had figured out the answer before you left. Hi Matt! I'm so sorry about the spider versponse. You guys actually had indeed figured out the answer, and I was getting ready to write a long, poetic $poyler narrative. Unfortunately that summer was such a crazy time (graduation, looking for my first job, getting my first job, moving cities etc) and by the time I got back to find it I was heartbroken to discover that I'd been a bit too late and it had been deleted! =( Next time I'll write the $p0iler at the same time as the opening puzzle verse, and hold it in readiness...I'm flattered that you remember it though, it was such a long time ago! Is the character from a TV show? No "No way to apologize": Had the show ended? So no Ciaobella: Had you misunderstood something about the character? Yope About something else? No | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3004 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was the fictional character from some sort of advertisement? From a story you heard socially? From a song? A fable? A traditional folk tale? a poem? If none of the above, let's go to more general categories: is the fictional character from something you read? heard? saw (not counting reading something as seeing it)? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1448 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was the fictional character from some sort of advertisement? No From a story you heard socially? No From a song? No A fable? No A traditional folk tale? No a poem? No If none of the above, let's go to more general categories: is the fictional character from something you read? heard? saw (not counting reading something as seeing it)? I'd give a yes to both 'heard' and 'saw', because I could indeed hear and see him, but be careful of lurking FA | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3008 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was he fictional in that he was pretending to be someone he wasn't? Perhaps someone using an alias? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17391 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the character from a myth? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1451 Registered: 3-2006 |
Noel: Was he fictional in that he was pretending to be someone he wasn't? No Perhaps someone using an alias? No Balin: Is the character from a myth? No | ||
| Nightly (Nightly)
New member Username: Nightly Post Number: 11 Registered: 8-2012 |
Did you ever talk to him, or otherwise communicate with him? Is he a character you had invented? someone else? Did you used to think there was something wrong with his looks? Does he look like a human? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1456 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did you ever talk to him, No or otherwise communicate with him? Yesish Is he a character you had invented? Yes! someone else? Did you used to think there was something wrong with his looks? No Does he look like a human? Yes | ||
| Nightly (Nightly)
New member Username: Nightly Post Number: 12 Registered: 8-2012 |
Did you always know that you had invented him? Did you invent him in your childhood? Did you feel bad for the character, or someone else? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1458 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did you always know that you had invented him? Yes Did you invent him in your childhood? No Did you feel bad for the character, or someone else? The character. Let's call him Sam. | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2053 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did you use to talk with Sam? Analyzing problems? At some point, did you stop talking with him because your problem was solved, so the "character" was not necessary anymore? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1459 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did you use to talk with Sam? Yope, DOYD of 'talk' Analyzing problems? No At some point, did you stop talking with him because your problem was solved, so the "character" was not necessary anymore? No | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3013 Registered: 7-2009 |
You invented him, so are you a writer? artist? was he your imaginary friend? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1462 Registered: 3-2006 |
You invented him, so are you a writer? artist? Not in this puzzle! was he your imaginary friend? No | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3015 Registered: 7-2009 |
Relative to this puzzle, are you an actor? a comedian? If one of these, is he a character you've developed and played? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1465 Registered: 3-2006 |
Relative to this puzzle, are you an actor? a comedian? No to both If one of these, is he a character you've developed and played? So no, although it could be a yope | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3290 Registered: 2-2011 |
is am your internal monologue? your alter ego? your conscience? or like "The importance of being earnest" - an imaginary character you can blame everything on? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1471 Registered: 3-2006 |
is Sam your internal monologue? your alter ego? your conscience? No to all or like "The importance of being earnest" - an imaginary character you can blame everything on? No | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2058 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is Sam a character in a computer game? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1473 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is Sam a character in a computer game? Yes! | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3022 Registered: 7-2009 |
good thinking, Rbruma! When you say you thought there was something wrong with him, did you: Think there was a bug in the software? Think the character was unable to complete a task that he actually could complete? Is the genre of video game relevant? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1474 Registered: 3-2006 |
When you say you thought there was something wrong with him, did you: Think there was a bug in the software? Yes, mainly this Think the character was unable to complete a task that he actually could complete? No Is the genre of video game relevant? Yes | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17404 Registered: 4-2010 |
So it's a character you invented, right? Is this in a The Sims game? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1475 Registered: 3-2006 |
So it's a character you invented, right? Yes Is this in a The Sims game? It is indeed! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 17405 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the character's physical appearance relevant? Was he disproportionate? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1477 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is the character's physical appearance relevant? No Was he disproportionate? No | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3026 Registered: 7-2009 |
Is the character's personality relevant? His interactions with other Sims? His career? His hobbies? His physical abilities? His stats/skill points? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1478 Registered: 3-2006 |
Is the character's personality relevant? Noish His interactions with other Sims? No His career? No His hobbies? No His physical abilities? No His stats/skill points? No | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3065 Registered: 7-2009 |
I've come to look at your puzzle, as promised, but I'm stuck. I can't think of anything else a Sims character might have a problem with that we haven't asked about yet. Sorry! | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1500 Registered: 3-2006 |
Thank you for taking a look at my puzzle Noel! I'll give a recap and hints. I created a character on The Sims, and called him Sam. One day I noticed something which implied that there was something wrong with him, most likely a system error. Later, I found that it was actually my fault, but since he was merely a computer game character, there was no way to apologise to him. Some Sims background: You can create Sims, determining their facial features, body type, ambitions, and personality. They live in a house, and go about their daily lives- eating, bathing, sleeping etc, and like most adventure characters, they have a personal inventory. You can control their movements by making them interact with things/people around them, but they also have their own free will. When hungry, they may fix themselves some lunch, when sleepy, they will go to bed, and so on. They also react to things around them spontaneously. When a loved one dies, they have bouts of grief for a few days; when they see something they dislike or something that smells bad, they express disgust; when they see an enemy, they express anger. You now have all you need to know to solve this puzzle, even without having played the Sims! | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3070 Registered: 7-2009 |
Are his emotions relevant? Did you create a Sim that cried all the time, for example? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1506 Registered: 3-2006 |
Are his emotions relevant? Yesish Did you create a Sim that cried all the time, for example? But not this | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3074 Registered: 7-2009 |
Are any of the following relevant? Happiness? Sadness? Anger? Frustration? Love? Jealousy? Loneliness? Excitement? Boredom? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1510 Registered: 3-2006 |
Are any of the following relevant? Happiness? No Sadness? No Anger? Not exactly this, but close-ish Frustration? Again, not this, but close Love? No Jealousy? No Loneliness? No Excitement? No Boredom? No | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3324 Registered: 2-2011 |
irritation? quickness of temper? violence? narcissism? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3325 Registered: 2-2011 |
irritation? quickness of temper? violence? narcissism? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1511 Registered: 3-2006 |
irritation? This is close, but again, not quite quickness of temper? No violence? No narcissism? No | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3077 Registered: 7-2009 |
disgust? annoyance? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1512 Registered: 3-2006 |
disgust? This! annoyance? Maybe this too. But mostly disgust. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3078 Registered: 7-2009 |
Also - So regardless of the exact emotion, we know that you thought there was something wrong with your character that was in some way related to a negative emotion along the lines of irritation, anger, and frustration, right? Did you think there was something wrong with him: because of the way he displayed the emotion in reaction to other Sims? because of the way he displayed the emotion in reaction to a command you gave him? to a command you didn't give him? because of the way he displayed the emotion in reaction to an object? because of the way he failed to display the emotion when you expected him to? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1513 Registered: 3-2006 |
Also - So regardless of the exact emotion, we know that you thought there was something wrong with your character that was in some way related to a negative emotion along the lines of irritation, anger, and frustration, right? Yup, it was disgust, you got it. Did you think there was something wrong with him: because of the way he displayed the emotion in reaction to other Sims? No because of the way he displayed the emotion in reaction to a command you gave him? No to a command you didn't give him? No, but this question is interesting because of the way he displayed the emotion in reaction to an object? Yope because of the way he failed to display the emotion when you expected him to? No | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3327 Registered: 2-2011 |
because he didn't display disgust when you would have wanted him to? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1516 Registered: 3-2006 |
because he didn't display disgust when you would have wanted him to? No | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3079 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was he disgusted at something most people would think was normal? Was he disgusted at an inanimate object? a pet? a food item? his clothing? his house? a mess? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3331 Registered: 2-2011 |
a person? an action? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1517 Registered: 3-2006 |
Noel: Was he disgusted at something most people would think was normal? Yope!! Was he disgusted at an inanimate object? a pet? a food item? This! But... his clothing? his house? a mess? Shez: a person? an action? No to both | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3083 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was he disgusted at a specific food? Or at the food's condition? Was it spoiled? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1518 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was he disgusted at a specific food? Or at the food's condition? Was it spoiled? Yes! | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3084 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did you not realize it was spoiled? Were you zoomed out too far to be able to see the flies buzzing around it? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1519 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did you not realize it was spoiled? Difficult to answer... I'll go with 'FA' Were you zoomed out too far to be able to see the flies buzzing around it? No | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3086 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did you expect him to like the spoiled food? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1520 Registered: 3-2006 |
Did you expect him to like the spoiled food? No, but FA | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3339 Registered: 2-2011 |
did you expect him to notice that the food was spoiled? did you expect him to be digusted by it? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3089 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was he disgusted upon eating the spoiled food? upon seeing it? at some other time? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1521 Registered: 3-2006 |
Shez: did you expect him to notice that the food was spoiled? FA did you expect him to be digusted by it? FA but yes, I expect Sims in general to be disgusted by spoiled food. Noel: Was he disgusted upon eating the spoiled food? No upon seeing it? Yesish at some other time? Yesish | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3090 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was he disgusted at having to clean it up? | ||
| Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet Post Number: 1626 Registered: 6-2005 |
Was the food in the garbage can? Did you forget to take out the trash? Or make your SIM take out the trash? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1523 Registered: 3-2006 |
Noel: Was he disgusted at having to clean it up? No Dlcygnet: Was the food in the garbage can? Did you forget to take out the trash? Or make your SIM take out the trash? No to all | ||
| Rogerchang (Rogerchang)
New member Username: Rogerchang Post Number: 2 Registered: 9-2012 |
You finally realized that u are the one to blame when you discovered a new command to give him? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1524 Registered: 3-2006 |
You finally realized that u are the one to blame when you discovered a new command to give him? No | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 253 Registered: 2-2009 |
Was is not actually food anymore? As in it was just the dirty plate? Or an unclean kitchen area? Are any game glitches involved? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1525 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was is not actually food anymore? It was still food, just spoiled. As in it was just the dirty plate? No Or an unclean kitchen area? No Are any game glitches involved? No. I thought it was a glitch at first, but then I realised... | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 736 Registered: 5-2008 |
Was the food visible when you noticed his disgust at it? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1526 Registered: 3-2006 |
Was the food visible when you noticed his disgust at it? No!!! Good question. =) | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3283 Registered: 7-2009 |
WEre you zoomed too far out to see the food? Too far in? Was it behind something? was it off screen? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1527 Registered: 3-2006 |
WEre you zoomed too far out to see the food? No Too far in? No Was it behind something? Noish was it off screen? Ooh, yes, but possibly not in the way you're thinking | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3285 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was it off screen in that: You were looking at a different section of the house than where it was? You had put it into storage? It was technically on screen, in that it was contained in the area you were viewing, but it was not visible? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3555 Registered: 2-2011 |
was it inside something? | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1528 Registered: 3-2006 |
Noel: Was it off screen in that: You were looking at a different section of the house than where it was? You had put it into storage? Yes!! It was technically on screen, in that it was contained in the area you were viewing, but it was not visible? Shez: was it inside something? Yes! Kind of. Time for a... | ||
| Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack Post Number: 1529 Registered: 3-2006 |
*************************SPOILER************************** I was playing the Sims when I noticed that one of my characters, Sam, seemed to express disgust at completely random moments. Whenever he did it, I'd look around for any evidence of leftover plates, dirty surroundings, and find nothing! "Weirdo," I thought. "There must be something wrong with him." One day, I happened to be looking through his inventory for something, and I found a stinky, old, mouldy muffin lurking in there! I'd put it in ages ago and forgotten all about it. Poor old Sam had been going around for days with a decomposing muffin in his pocket. No wonder he seemed disgusted! It was my fault, and I'd misunderstood him all along... =P Apologies to all for how slow-moving this puzzle became, I guess I overestimated people's knowledge/interest in the Sims. And thank you so much to those who stuck with it, especially Noel and Shez! | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3300 Registered: 7-2009 |
Haha, funny! | ||
| Vene (Vene)
New member Username: Vene Post Number: 98 Registered: 9-2008 |
Nice one! Back in my day, sims didn't have inventories though :P |
