🧭 THE ARCHIVES

Quote of the day

As the door swings open you are blinded by intense light and incredible pain. Just before everything overloads and you fade from existence, you can make out a shape outside, holding onto the door of the cylinder, and then everything goes dark.

-- Suspended

Factoid of the day

For most Infocom games, the packaging and "feelies" were designed to complement the story. For Wishbringer, though, the packaging was conceptualized before the game. Brian Moriarty reasoned that a magic ring or a glowing stone would make a great "feelie" to include in a game box. His peers thought it was a great idea, too, so he began developing Wishbringer, a story about a glowing magical stone.

Link of the day

Zarf Updates

IF author Andrew Plotkin's blog about all things IF.

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Invisiclues

A Mind Forever Voyaging

Recording "Points"

(use only as a last resort)

(Click or tap on any clue to reveal the clue.)

Notes:

If an event or sight is recordable in two or more different years, you get credit for it only the first time you record it. For example, if you recorded a closed orphanage in 2061, the associated internal recording points would be credited to 2061, for the benefit of Perelman's evaluation of your recordings. If the orphanage was also dosed in 2071, recording the fact would have an effect only if you hadn't already recorded it in 2061.

The following listing has such events and sights listed multiple times, under each of the simulation years during which they occur.

2051:

Points	Event/Sight (and how to get it)
3	Looking through the window in your apartment
3	The BSF raid, which happens within your first 20 turns in your apartment
2	LOOK when you're in the Courthouse
1	The police raid on the Dorm, which happens within your first several turns there
1	EAST from Rockvil Mall
1	BSF officers completing a raid at Main & River, which happens within your first several turns there
1	Reading the bordello flyer from the man at Main & Wicker
1	LOOK when you're in the Health Center
2	LOOK when you're in the Church of God's Word
1	Reading the pamphlet from the Church of God's Word lobby
1	LOOK when you're in Huang Hall
1	Skycopter at Halley & University announcing a prayer meeting, which happens within your first several turns there
1	Looking in the tank at the Aquarium (also 2061 and 2071)
1	LOOK when you're in the Rockvil Reformatory
2	Examining the newspaper dispenser in Bodanski Square
3	Reading the newspaper after getting a copy
1	Reading the marquee at the Cinema, or watching a movie
2	LOOK when you're in the Soup Kitchen, or just outside it
3	LOOK when you're in the City Dump (also 2061 and 2071)
1	LOOK when you're in the Power Station
1	LOOK when you're in the Skycar Factory
1	LOOK when you're in any tubecar
2	The sirens announcing curfew, which you can hear from anywhere at 9 p.m. (also 2061 and 2071)
1	LOOK when you're in Halley Museum
1	Examining the river, from any place where it's visible
2	Talking to the government official at City Hall

2061:

Points	Event/Sight (and how to get it)
2	LOOK when you're in any apartment lobby (also 2071)
1	Drinking water in your kitchen or bathroom (also 2071)
1	WEST from the lobby of Parkview Apartments (also 2071)
2	Examining the window in your apartment
5	Looking through the window in your apartment
4	Jill telling you that Mitchell has joined the Church of God's Word, which happens shortly after you enter your apartment
4	The BSF raid, which happens within the first 20 turns after Jill returns to the apartment
2	LOOK when you're in the construction site that was once Kennedy Park
5	LOOK when you're in the Courthouse
1	LOOK when you're in either Foodville
1	LOOK when you're in the Hospital
3	LOOK when you're at Southway & River (also 2071)
1	LOOK when you're in Heiman Village
1	LOOK when you're in Heiman World (also 2071)
1	LOOK when you're in The Coachman
2	LOOK when you're at the Church Entrance near St. Michael's
2	LOOK when you're at the Health Center
5	Reading the pamphlet from the Church of God's Word lobby
2	LOOK when you're in Huang Hall
1	LOOK when you're in Halley Park West
1	LOOK when you're in Halley Park East
2	LOOK when you're in the Zoo
2	LOOK when you're at Halley & Park
2	LOOK when you're in Burgerworld
2	Church youths harassing an old Jew at the Zoo Entrance, which happens within your first few turns there
3	LOOK when you're in the Rockvil Reformatory
4	LOOK when you're in Rockvil Stadium
2	Schoolchildren making fun of you, which happens upon entering the Athletic Field
5	LOOK when you're in the Vincent School (also 2071)
2	LOOK when you're in the Bank
3	Skycar nearly crushing an old woman at Airportway & River, which happens within your first few turns there
1	LOOK when you're at the Museum Entrance (also 2071)
5	Policemen casually beating up a black youth at the Museum Entrance, which happens within your first few turns there
2	Reading the marquee at the Cinema, or watching a movie
1	Security guards are rude and rough when you try to enter any of the numerous closed or off-limits buildings
3	LOOK when you're at the airport Terminal (also 2071)
2	Reading the sign at the airport Terminal (also 2071)
2	LOOK when you're in the Power Station
2	LOOK when you're in the Skycar Factory
2	LOOK when you're in any tubecar (also 2071)
2	Examining the sky during the day, or being outside at sunset, to see the smoggy skies
1	LOOK when you're at Kennedy & Main
1	LOOK when you're in the Post Office (also 2071)
1	LOOK when you're at the Water Tower
2	Examining the river, from any place where it's visible

2071:

Points	Event/Sight (and how to get it)
2	Taking a shower in your bathroom
7	Looking through the window in your apartment
9	Mitchell arresting Jill for being a heretic, which happens within several minutes of your arrival at the apartment
5	The BSF raid, which happens within the first 20 turns after Jill is arrested by Mitchell and the police
1	LOOK when you're in Rockvil Centre
2	LOOK when you're at Kennedy & Main
8	LOOK when you're in the Courthouse
10	Getting executed for cheating on your food ratio: Enter either Foodville when the sign in the window indicates that it's our ration day (see the number after the hyphen on your ration card). To get a soy patty, give your ration card to the clerk. Return to the Foodville, and give the clerk your card a second time. You'll be arrested and thrown in jail. Just wait a few hours until your "trial."
4	LOOK when you're just outside either Foodville
2	LOOK when you're at Elm Underpass
5	Entering the Dorm
3	LOOK when you're in the Hospital
7	Policemen shooting an old woman in an alley near Southway & Kennedy, which happens within your first few turns there
3	Pushing the Joybooth button while wearing the headset
6	Policeman clubbing a screaming woman at Main & Church, which happens within your first few turns there
3	Entering The Coachman
4	LOOK when you're in the Cemetery
5	Reading the pamphlet in the Church of God's Word lobby
4	Bodyguards beating a beggar at Centre & Kennedy, which happens within your first several turns there
7	LOOK when you're in Huang Hall
2	LOOK when you're at any entrance to the estates that have been constructed on the former site of Halley Park.
2	LOOK when you're at Rockvil University
3	Entering the estates built on the site of Halley Park
5	LOOK when you're in the Zoo
4	Reading the banner in the Zoo
1	LOOK when you're in the Bar that was once a Burgerworld
4	LOOK when you're in the Rockvil Reformatory
8	LOOK when you're in Rockvil Stadium
7	Getting stoned to death by schoolchildren, which happens soon after entering the Athletic Field
3	LOOK when you're in the Bank
3	LOOK when you're in the Vacant Lot where the First Methodist Church once stood
2	LOOK when you're in the Wells Theatre
2	Trying to enter Riverside Park
3	Reading the marquee at the Cinema, or watching a movie
2	Trying to enter Symphony Hall
3	Security guards are abusive when you try to enter any of the numerous closed or off-limits buildings
5	Shooting of innocent man at airport Terminal, which happens within your first few turns there
3	Skycopter at Wicker & River announcing special Execution Matches, which happens within your first few turns there
3	LOOK when you're at the Power Station
3	LOOK when you're on either of the bridges over the river
3	LOOK when you're in the Skycar Factory
1	LOOK when you're at Wicker & Pier, or trying to enter the bookstore there
8	Getting shot by drunken cops by waiting outside after curfew
6	Reading the list of banned books in the Main Library
1	Trying to enter Dunbar's
2	Examining the soy patty which you get at either Foodville
2	LOOK when you're in the Fire Station
1	LOOK when you're in the Cinema
2	LOOK when you're at the Water Tower
3	Examining the river, from any place where it's visible
2	Trying to get food in either Foodville when it's not your ration day (compare the sign in the window to the number after the hyphen on your ration card)
2	LOOK when you're in the Aquarium, or smelling the aquarium

2081:

Points	Event/Sight (and how to get it)
15	Going south from Main & Wicker
4	Entering the Cemetery
2	Examining the bloody sack from the Main Street Bridge
3	Going east from, or waiting on, the Main Street Bridge
2	LOOK when you're on the Main Street Bridge
2	Eating the mold from the Foodville
3	LOOK when you're in the Foodville
6	Going west from Main & Wicker
8	LOOK when you're at Main & Wicker
3	LOOK when you're in The Coachman