It seems that if you just type "SWIM", and you're in a room with GLOBAL-WATER, the game will always print "You'd probably drown." while if you "SWIM IN WATER", it will print "This is a very small brook. Forget it."
These are the rooms with global water:
FOREST-2
BEACH
SHADY-BROOK
The "This is a very small brook. Forget it." message is probably only intended for SHADY-BROOK.
Both WATER and GLOBAL-WATER use the same action routine, WATER-FUNCTION. Once it's done with the actions on GLOBAL-WATER, it may change PRSO or PRSI to WATER. That's probably why things can get a bit mixed up.
In fact, the game will print "This is a very small brook. Forget it." even if the only water nearby is the water in your jug.
It seems that if you just type "SWIM", and you're in a room with GLOBAL-WATER, the game will always print "You'd probably drown." while if you "SWIM IN WATER", it will print "This is a very small brook. Forget it."
These are the rooms with global water:
FOREST-2BEACHSHADY-BROOKThe "This is a very small brook. Forget it." message is probably only intended for
SHADY-BROOK.Both
WATERandGLOBAL-WATERuse the same action routine,WATER-FUNCTION. Once it's done with the actions onGLOBAL-WATER, it may changePRSOorPRSItoWATER. That's probably why things can get a bit mixed up.In fact, the game will print "This is a very small brook. Forget it." even if the only water nearby is the water in your jug.