Monday, January 27, 2020

Computer Interface for a Freight Elevator

This is a puzzle that I used in one of my Mothership games and I thought some other Wardens might find it useful.

The computer terminal is perched at the edge of a rusty, ancient, planet-side freight elevator. It is a tiny terminal with two big chunky buttons and a tiny screen.
At boot up, the tiny screen shows four options, with a blinking icon hovering over the first. The players will quickly learn that the left button SCROLLS OPTION and the right button SELECTS OPTION.
  • Elevator operations
  • Updates
  • History
  • Customs
After being selected, the screen gives a different set of options, with the following effects if selected:

Elevator Operations:
  • Up: moves elevator up one level at a sluggish pace. If at top of elevator, does nothing
  • Down: moves elevator down one level at a slightly less sluggish pace. If at the bottom, does nothing.
Updates:
  • Updates available: brings user to the following screen:
  • Update system?
    • Yes: crashes the entire system beyond repair
    • No, later: returns to main options list
History:

This section is up to the Warden's discretion, as appropriate for their home game.

Customs:
  • Source Sans Pro.regular
  • Bankgothic.regular
  • 楷体
  • 微软雅黑
Selecting any of these options changes the system font and returns to the home screen.

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Computer Interface for a Freight Elevator

This is a puzzle that I used in one of my Mothership games and I thought some other Wardens might find it useful. The computer terminal is p...