'Potty Trek' by Ram of PalmPilot Entertainment Zone

  http://www.fidalgo.net/~ram/

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PRE-GAME NOTES

INTRO:

I was looking for a game to make to test some ideas I had for Piltima 2.   Inspiration came when I got a FLASH version of the 'Toilet Game' which I thought was very cool.  So although the Toilet Game is at the heart of Potty Trek, it is by no means the whole game.  Basically what the Toilet Game is for those who don't know, its a game in which you choose which urinal to use given who else is in the public bathroom and where they are doing their business.  In Potty Trek, if you choose the right urinal to use, you get experience points.  Along the way you are searching for your girlfriend who was kidnapped.  A whole evil plot will unfold in the game as you discover who kidnapped her and what the potential danger to Kelly is.  The game takes place across 7 cities, each one rougher than the last.  Along the way you will be a Bounty Hunter, help a drug seller, meet an old man, search through garbage, deliver packages and many other crazy things.  Then if you play your cards right, you'll get Kelly in the end.

DOES THE GAME TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL QUEST 3 ENGINE FEATURES?

YES, every single last one of them!  We finally have a level that uses REAL MAGIC!


ITEM BREAKDOWN

WEAPON STATS:

WEAPON REP VAL USES COST
Pocket Knife 1 6 8 0 (starting weapon)
Mace 2 20 25 20
Switch Blade 2 20 25 30
Baseball Bat 3 10 30 35
Revolver 3 20 6 100
9mm Semi 4 30 12 150
UZI 5 35 15 200
Chaingun 6 40 25 300
Elephant Gun 7 40 6 220
Rocket Launcher 70 8 1 6000

Val- # of sides on the dice   Rep - # of times to roll the dice for total

ARMOR STATS:

ARMOR EFFECTIVENESS HITS COST
Trench Coat 4 6 20
Goalie Pads 10 8 30
Bicycle Helmet 8 7 25
Leather Coat 15 10 50
Leather Suit 20 15 90
Kevlar Vest 35 20 160
Kevlar Suit 45 25 230

STARTING SPELL STATS:

SPELL SPELL POINTS TO CAST COST
ATTACK: Magic Arrow - REP: 4  VAL: 15 8 200
HEALTH: Rejuvenate - REP: 5 VAL: 20 10 200
PROTECTION: Protection - % Of hit to absorb: 5 15 200
STEALTH: Invisibility - Good for 10 moves 13 200

Val- # of sides on the dice   Rep - # of times to roll the dice for total

STAT ENHANCERS:

ENHANCER Point Increase COST
Roid Ring Strength + 10 300
Neuro Ring Intelligence + 10 300
Hyper Ring Agility + 10 300
Eternal Ring HitPoints + 25 300

PLAYING THE GAME

KNOWN ISSUES:

-Experience points.  I give 720 exp points per correct urinal choice, however 'Quest' has a problem with this.  If you're at level 0 and I give you 720 experience points, this gives you enough to go up 3 levels.  However Quest only ups you 1.  To get the other 2 levels, just have to find a repeating event (like talking to someone) and you'll see on the bottom of the screen "You went up a level".   Sorry it's a little inconvenient but it's an engine limitation that hopefully Kyle will fix in future versions.

GETTING EXPERIENCE:

-Don't try and get experience by killing dogs and snakes, it'll take you forever.  Experience points come from playing the 'Toilet Game'.  If you make all 6 choices correctly, you will get up to level 10, and that levels is what the game is scaled for.  There is no point in trying to get your character to level 22, its just a pointless waste of time (and it WILL take you a long time!).

GETTING MONEY:

-Money comes from fighting gang members, thugs, thieves etc.  The amount of money is chosen at random kind of like real life.  You don't know much someone is carrying on them until you can search their pockets.  Same deal in Potty Trek.  Dogs and snakes don't carry money, hence the reason why you get no money from killing them.


WALKTHROUGH

  1. First you want to beef up your character by playing the Toilet Game.  From where you start go into the bus station in Pleasenton and into the Men's Room.  Choose the correct urinal to use and collect your 720 points.  Then get on bus B, and go into the Men's Room there and choose the correct urinal.  Then get on bus C and do the same thing until you've finished in the Men's Room in Commodia (Bus F gets you there). 

  2. TIP: CHOOSING THE RIGHT URINAL:  I could TELL you which ones to choose where but that would kind of take the fun out of it, and besides  you should just know this stuff.   In short make sure there is at least 1 urinal between you and the guy next to you.   If the choice is between going next after a few people or pairing with a guy on his own, go with the group.  Also remember being next to the door means people will always be walking through your personal space.  Finally remember there are some situations when you should just walk out and pretend you didn't intend to be there.

  3. TIP: GETTING ALL YOUR EXPERIENCE:  You will notice that there is a sign in every bathroom.   After you choose a urinal to use, if you chose correctly you will be awarded 720 experience points.  The unfortunate thing is that Quest will only boost you 1 level per event.  So make sure before you leave the bathroom that you read the sign a few times.  If you have enough experience points to go up another level, you'll see "You went up a level" on the bottom of the screen.  If you don't do this, you could be wasting experience points!  If you choose all 6 urinals correctly, you should be on level 10.

  4. ITEM: In Commodia there is a gun in one of the trashcans in the park south west of the Bus Station.  Enemies are rough here so you might want to consider visiting the gym directly south of the Bus Station first and cash in all your experience points.   Then head over to the park.  Once you've found the gun, get back to the Bus Station and go to Bowlville.

  5. ITEM: In Bowlville there is $50 in one of the trashcans in the park north west of the Bus Station. Once you've got the $$$ get back to the Bus Station and go back to Pleasenton.  We'll start the game from here.

  6. THE QUESTS: You can do the following quests in any order. So if one is too hard for your current stat level, do a different one first.

  1. Now that you're as strong as you're going to get, informed, relieved and experienced, it's time to go get Kelly!  First you need to buy a Rocket Launcher, as the crack dealer said you're not physically strong to take him down bare handed.  So we'll stack the odds in your favor by getting a no nonsense weapon into your hands.   Of course if you miss, you're pretty much screwed.  So once you have $6000 you can buy a rocket launcher in either Bowlville or Flushington.  The bounty hunter quest gave you almost $5000 so it's up to you to build up the missing $1005 (hey I can't give you everything!).  The best way to build up fast cash is to take on the thugs in Flushington and Commodia, they're the big guys and carry the highest potential for large cash payoffs.  I would also recommend taking a chain gun with you in the event that you miss with the rocket launcher.

  2. Once you have your rocket launcher go to Commodia.  As one woman said along the way, you should bring Kelly a gift of love.  You weren't there to protect her from getting kidnapped so she's going to totally blame you for all this.   Showing up empty handed is probably not going to go over very well.  But if you think it wasn't your fault, you were out getting her food, then skip to step 9.   Otherwise visit the flower lady in Commodia who is set up directly east of the Bus Station.  Tell her you would like some of her flowers and she'll gladly share them with you.

  3. Get on the bus to Peztown.  Take note of the message as you enter the bus, THERE IS NO WAY BACK!  Storms have washed out part of the road so it's a one way trip, so I would save your game here if I were you.

  4. Once you get off the bus in Peztown, head due west until you hit the trees, then follow the road north to Wild Bill's house.  Look there's his Jeep!   Enter his house and walk up to Wild Bill.  You'll engage in a little verbal exchange and then it's your chance to take revenge on him.  At this point I would strongly suggest firing your rocket launcher and taking care of him.  In the even that you miss, ummm.... may the force be with you! Wild Bill is also weak agains the Chain Gun, so give that a shot!

  5. With Wild Bill dead, walk up the hall and Kelly will be in the room on the left.  Walk up to her and either of 2 endgame sequences will fire off, one good, one bad.


REVISION HISTORY

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