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Show HN: Automatically detect and patch walking-dead states in Sierra games

The show update

There's no game-specific code involved; all the logic is generic, though of course Sierra introduces new idioms and mechanics in every game so every new supported game needs a bunch of engine work

What shifts

For those following show, automatically, detect, patch, walking, this report from Hacker News introduces a variable that could shift existing calculations.

The wider picture

The background, as Hacker News reports, involves shifts that have been visible for some time in show, automatically, detect, patch, walking.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The editorial line

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of show, automatically, detect, patch, walking: There's no game-specific code involved; all the logic is generic, though of course Sierra introduces new idioms and mechanics in every game so every new supported game needs a bunch of engine work.

Source note

Hacker News reporting: https://github.com/katiahayati/lucasartsifier/

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