Walkthrough for "Sting" by Mike Russo, as entered into the 27th Annual IF Comp (2021)

Walkthrough for "Sting" by Mike Russo, as entered into the 27th Annual IF Comp (2021)

This walkthrough provides a minimal set of commands needed to finish the game. The choices it makes are the ones that best mimic what actually happened in each vignette, at least so far as memory allows.

Part I - Toddler

PLAY WITH LIZ
PLAY BALL WITH LIZ
PLAY TAG WITH LIZ
PLAY LEAPFROG WITH LIZ
IN
3
2

Part II - Sailing

This section of the game is heavily randomized, so a command-by-command walkthrough is not possible. To do well, you should ROLL whenever Liz calls a tack (and JIBE when she calls a hibe); PULL the jib or spinnaker IN when it is too loose, or LET it OUT when it's too tight; and HIKE OUT when a gust makes your boat heel over. After passing the first buoy, you'll want to get the pole clipped to the mast (TAKE POLE will take care of this), then HOIST the CHUTE; before you hit the third buoy, you'll want to reverse the process, via TAKE POLE and DOUSE CHUTE.

If all that's too much trouble, you can simply WAIT until the race is over (perhaps TALKING TO LIZ every once in a while to pass the time), which will allow you to progress to the next section -- there are no negative consequences to coming third, or positive ones to coming second or first, that persist beyond this section.

Part III - Exeter

TALK TO LIZ
4
1
3
1
1
4
1
TALK TO LAURA
1
4
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
W

Part IV - Long Island

S
D
E
OPEN FRIDGE
TOAST BAGEL
BREW TEA
EAT BAGEL
W
N
TAKE DUMBBELL
TAKE BEE
S
E
PUT BEE IN TRASH
W
N
N
1
2
1
1
1

Part V - Pasadena (part one)

N
TALK TO KAYLEE
4
3
3
3
U
W
PUT GROCERIES IN FRIDGE
E
D
X HIVE
TALK TO BEEKEEPER
WAIT
TALK TO KAYLEE
1
U

Part VI - Pasadena (part two)

TALK TO PARIA
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
TALK TO PARIA
1
2
1
1
1
TALK TO PARIA
TALK TO PARIA
1
1
2
3
2
2