Nightfirecat
commented
4 years ago It's difficult to accurately label all clues with these requirements because many have multiple routes allowed to complete them or conditions which may make certain requirements obsolete. (eg. observatory has no travel item requirements if the grapple shortcut has been taken, dragontooth island clues have no ecto-token requirement if the ghost captain had been paid the 500 token one-time fee)
That said, others like the desert genie clue could certainly be changed to use more traditional item requirements since that requirement is fixed for all players and has no alternate route.
whartd
MikuLittle
wayne-li2
Elite clue: "I live in a deserted crack collecting soles".
Solution: Enter the crack west of nardah rug merchant and talk to the genie.
While the clue notes that you need a rope and light source to enter the crack, it would be useful if those items were indicated with green check / red x depending on whether or not the player has them in their inventory, similar to how a spade is treated for clues where it is needed.
Note: There may be other clues requiring ropes, light sources, or other items. I can think of a few off-hand where they are useful, but for those cases they are not necessary (lummy swamp cave emote light source, observatory cbow+mith grapple). I would like input as to whether or not there would be value to taking a similar approach for these clues. If anyone knows of any other clues with necessary/helpful items it might be nice to comment them on this issue.